In a Polish convent just after World War II, nuns endure the effects of a nightmare. These sisters have more reasons than usual to want to remain isolated, but their situation demands assistance from the outside. They reach out, tentatively, to Mathilde, a French doctor Read More …
For 2026, members of Arts & Faith curated a Top 25 list of spiritually significant films directed by women. The theme was one the group had talked of doing for years. After releasing the most recent edition of the Top 100 list in 2025, members Read More …
The last time the Arts & Faith community released a Top 100 Spiritually Significant films list, I campaigned hard for Lady Bird’s inclusion. It finished in the bottom ten. This time I shared an essay of mine on the spirituality of Gerwig’s filmography and repeatedly Read More …
“You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Laurence Fishbourne’s Morpheus poses these iconic options Read More …
Our personal faith is a beautiful thing — no matter where that may lie for each of us. It sings in the babbling brooks, dances in the rustling leaves, and, for Jen Starling who is played brilliantly by Eliza Scanlen, is intertwined with a deep, Read More …
Celine Song’s directorial debut Past Lives has the kind of confidence that one would expectfrom a seasoned filmmaker deep into their career. The narrative is built around the concept of in-yun, which is essentially the belief that the relationships built amongst people are ultimately the Read More …
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is essential viewing because an unexamined faith is not a wellspring of beliefs, but a list on inclinations inscribed on a wet napkin. Following Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man; A Dog’s Journey) as Margaret, the daughter of a Jewish man (Bennie Sadie — Read More …
If life is what happens while you are making other plans, great documentaries are often those that result from sudden and unexpected navigational shifts. Nowhere is that more evident than in the films of Barbara Kopple. A profile of the Dixie Chicks takes on new Read More …
Scathing without being scandalous, Women Talking keeps the gaze on the titular women and avoids any attention to the men who have victimized them. The women of a small enclosed religious community are the victims of repeated sexual assaults, while the men who commit these crimes go Read More …
The “Disney Renaissance” of the late 1980s and early 1990s pushed the boundaries of animation by taking the formulas of Broadway musicals, applying them to fairy tales, and selling the results to grown-ups who might never have considered going to a Disney cartoon. So when Read More …