In 1973 the famed American psychiatrist Karl Menninger wrote Whatever Became of Sin? In that book he provocatively argued against psychology’s watering down the concept of sin to sickness. Add to this the corroding … The Seven Deadly SinsRead more
Author: Bill Isley
Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)
Caché is a brilliant and uncomfortable film that does not entertain but is worth viewing and reviewing. The 2005 French-language film is often described as a psychological thriller. I’d say psychological mystery or suspense is … Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)Read more
On Reading a Classic: Virgil’s Aeneid
One of the beneficial challenges of teaching at Cair Paravel Latin School, a classical Christian school, is that teachers and students read the classics. Sometime in the dog days of the last … On Reading a Classic: Virgil’s AeneidRead more
A Man Escaped: A Metaphor for Hope and Freedom
The 1956 French film A Man Escaped is a taut, tense drama of a resistance fighter imprisoned in Lyons by the occupying German forces during World War II. Based upon historical events, with minimal dialogue … A Man Escaped: A Metaphor for Hope and FreedomRead more
Truth Is Stranger than Fiction
The 2006 movie Stranger than Fiction is proof positive that the fantastic is able to explore the depths of reality, a subject that realism never seems to be able to grasp.
