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According to Letterboxd, I watched over 480 films in 2025, or an average of 40 films per month. I know—I don't know how I did it either. In 2025, I also published two books—Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence and Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & … [Read more...] about Top 20 Films of 2025

I watched over 400 films in 2024. This is an average of 8.3 films per week. I do not know how this happened. It was one of the fullest years in recent memory—I taught overload every semester, and taught summer courses too; my wife, Katie, completed a master's degree from the … [Read more...] about Top 25 Films of 2024

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

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

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