As the official nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow, January 23, I'm posting my own list of nominees. These are not predictions (some of these films don't even qualify for the actual Academy Awards; some categories are of my own making) but rather my own … [Read more...] about The 2024 Cinemayward Oscars
Top 20 Films of 2023
I didn't write any film reviews in 2023. It's not because I've given up on film criticism. It's because I was busy being a professor, writing another book on theology and film, and attempting to be present with my family. And yet, I still managed to watch 300 films over the past … [Read more...] about Top 20 Films of 2023
Top 20 Films of 2022
The year of 2022 has been one of the fullest years of my life. In terms of vocation, my first academic book was published: The Dardenne Brothers' Cinematic Parables: Integrating Theology, Philosophy, and Film (Routledge). I also experienced my first full year as a professor of … [Read more...] about Top 20 Films of 2022
Top 12 Films of 2021
While my end-of-year lists usually include some sort of reflective introduction looking back on the year that was, I confess that I just don't have it in me this year. I'm tired. We're all tired. It's been another full year of a global pandemic, a year marked by death, grief, … [Read more...] about Top 12 Films of 2021
The Cinematic Summoned Self
I have an article published at Pro Ecclesia, an academic journal of Catholic and evangelical theology, on the voice of Christ depicted in Martin Scorsese's Silence. Here's the abstract: American filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s theologically imbued cinematic approach arguably … [Read more...] about The Cinematic Summoned Self