One of my favorite fantasy movies of all time is The Dark Crystal. This groundbreaking film comes from the mind of Jim Henson. It is directed by his longtime collaborator […]
The Dark Crystal and the Sinful, Schismatic Skeksis Read More »
Padre Pio himself said, “It would be easier for the world to exist without the sun than without the Holy Mass.” To believe this statement beyond a mere pious platitude
Thanksgiving: the Apocalypse Antidote Read More »
“At the end, I am there with them. I am holding their hand and they’re holding mine…” Every episode of the Netflix fantasy drama, The Sandman, based on the graphic
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In part one of this two-part blog, I reviewed the story and themes of Dracula, but I opened the conversation by shooting a shot across the bow of common Dracula
Dracula Doesn’t Suck! – part 2 Read More »
“Dracula,” by Bram Stoker, must be the most abused book in literary history. Wikipedia summarizes the themes of Dracula in a pithy three categories: gender and sexuality, race, and disease.
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“I should have said that!” This thought that goes through the head of virtually every person since upper adolescence as every one of us reflects back upon past conversations where
Dr. Peter Kreeft & the Art of the “Fictionalized” Conversation Read More »
I once read someone describe the Babadook as, “like “The Shining” if the main character, Amelia, is both the Jack Nicholson and the Shelly Duvall character. This is a hilariously
In the first installment of this three-part essay series exploring Walter M. Miller, Jr.’s magnificent science fiction novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, we examined the book’s first novella, “Fiat Homo.”
A “Lux” Shines in the Darkness: Part 2 of A Canticle for Leibowitz Read More »
The 6 ‘3, flamboyant playwright that was Oscar Wilde will, regretfully and most likely only be remembered in academia and popular education for his wit and as an icon of
Wounds of Love: Redemption in Oscar Wilde’s “The Selfish Giant” Read More »
Walter Mitty lives his life through a series of fantasies, which show him being the person he wishes he was and doing the thing he wishes he could. The movie,
Walter Mitty and the Man “Fully Alive” Read More »
