When Adonis Creed returns to the ring in CREED II, he has all he’s ever fought for: a new wife, stable family and, of course, the heavyweight championship on his shoulders. However, when the shadows of his past resurface to confront him, Creed must ask himself what he’s fighting for and what he’s prepared to… [Read More]
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
An atheist and a former Islamist extremist walk in to a bar… Joking aside. Sam Harris is a known atheist and the author of The End of Faith, among many others. The End of Faith was Sam’s immediate reaction to the events of 9/11, and includes numerous references to Islam. To roughly quote Sam, he… [Read More]
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse: Heroes Will Rise
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse is the best superhero animated film I’ve ever seen. It’s the best film I’ve seen this year. It may be the greatest Spider-Man film of all time. If all of those seem like exaggerations to you, then you haven’t seen the movie for yourself yet. And I’m sorry. In Spider-Man Into… [Read More]
Ben Is Back: Broken Honesty on a Bruised Holiday
Ben is Back tells the story of Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges), a nineteen-year-old drug addict who unexpectedly returns to his family’s suburban home on Christmas Eve. From the moment she first sees him, Ben’s mom, Holly (Julia Roberts), welcomes him openly yet remains cautious of her son’s drug addiction. Over a turbulent twenty-four hours, new… [Read More]
Bird Box: In the Land of the Blind
You’ve heard “don’t make a sound” before in thrillers, but what about “don’t open your eyes”? Josh Malerman’s novel Bird Box was disturbing, spinning a story around a mother struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is threatened with extinction. What initially appears to be a European illness quickly transforms into a widespread… [Read More]
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