‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on ScriptednessPosted in Featured, Film, Headline on 27 January 2010
Why is it so hard to mean what we say?
‘The Road’ Goes Ever OnPosted in Featured, Film, Headline on 30 December 2009
Carissa explores the gestures of hope in The Road.
Looking Back: Books and Music in 2009Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature, Music on 17 December 2009
Carissa Smith shares the books and albums that got her through the year.
Why ‘Precious’ Is Actually Too ComfortingPosted in Featured, Film, Headline on 4 December 2009
‘Precious’ is touching, but not particularly moving.
FlashForward and the Burden of False GuiltPosted in Featured, Headline, Television on 9 November 2009
FlashForward isn’t so much about the future; it’s about our present inability to cope with guilt.
“The Magicians”: If Harry Potter was DoubtfulPosted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 21 October 2009
It’s been called “Harry Potter for grownups,” but it’s more like “Narnia for the disillusioned.”
‘Bright Star,’ Dim CharactersPosted in Featured, Film, Headline, Literature on 14 October 2009
With a great romantic poet as its subject matter, you would think this film would have been a bit more poetic.
Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 2)Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 1 October 2009
Carissa Smith shares her thoughts and insights on a conference you probably should have attended.
Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 1)Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 30 September 2009
A special treat: Carissa Smith shares her thoughts and insights on a conference you probably should have attended.
Living the ‘Goode’ LifePosted in Featured, Headline, Television on 17 September 2009
Fox’s short-lived The Goode Family finds environmentalists hilarious.
