Raise your hand if you bet on this Victor Hugo adaptation being the one to make a list of top movie musicals. Now put your hands down, fibbers. I imagine that I was not the only one who expected Les Miserables. It is a beloved Read More …
In 2013, readers at the Arts & Faith website voted on their Top 25 (Spiritually Significant) Films on Marriage. The list and appreciations were originally published at Image Journal (which owned the A&F site at the time). An introduction by M. Leary is available by Read More …
One common academic definition of poetry is that which cannot be summarized in prose. American author and theologian Dallas Willard claimed in The Divine Conspiracy that “sometimes important things can be presented in literature or art that cannot be effectively expressed in any other way” Read More …
In 2022, readers of Arts & Faith voted on their Top 25 Movie Musicals. To read an introductory essay on this list and the selection process, click here. To read an appreciation or explanation from a voter, click on the appropriate title. Fiddler on the Read More …
In 2014 Arts & Faith readers voted on their Top 25 Divine Comedies. An introductory essay is still accessible (as of 2022) here. The results were originally cross-posted at both Arts & Faith and Image Journal (which owned the site at that time). To read Read More …
Read a full introduction to this curated list in Crux.Click on a link below for an appreciation from one of the voters. Monsieur Vincent The Ox-Bow Incident Diary of a Country Priest Happy Together Les Misérables Of Gods and Men The Elephant Man Frisco Jenny The Read More …
Akira Kurosawa’s entire body of work—from 1943’s brash debut Sanshiro Sugata to 1993’s valedictory Madadayo—challenges viewers to awaken to their responsibility to use their talents unselfishly in a desperate world. 1965’s Red Beard is no exception. Set in feudal Japan, it opens with callow Doctor Read More …
In 2017, readers at Arts & Faith voted on the Top 25 films that illustrated the theme of “Waking Up.” It was the seventh Top 25 themed list, and the last done while the website was owned and run by Image. Click on the link Read More …
In 2020, readers of Arts & Faith voted on their Top 25 Films about the topic of Growing Older. This topic included, but was not limited to, mortality, coming-of-age, and maturing. To read an appreciation or explanation from a voter, click on the appropriate title. Read More …