‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on Scriptedness ‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on Scriptedness
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 27 January 2010

Why is it so hard to mean what we say?

‘The Road’ Goes Ever On ‘The Road’ Goes Ever On
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 30 December 2009

Carissa explores the gestures of hope in The Road.

Looking Back: Books and Music in 2009 Looking Back: Books and Music in 2009
Posted 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 Comforting Why ‘Precious’ Is Actually Too Comforting
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 4 December 2009

‘Precious’ is touching, but not particularly moving.

FlashForward and the Burden of False Guilt FlashForward and the Burden of False Guilt
Posted 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 Doubtful “The Magicians”: If Harry Potter was Doubtful
Posted 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 Characters ‘Bright Star,’ Dim Characters
Posted 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) 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) 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’ Life Living the ‘Goode’ Life
Posted in Featured, Headline, Television on 17 September 2009

Fox’s short-lived The Goode Family finds environmentalists hilarious.