The short film “Ancestra,” directed by Eliza McNitt and produced by Darren Aronofsky premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. It is groundbreaking because of its use of AI generated imagery. The narrative centers on a mother’s profound love for her baby daughter as she calls upon cosmic, ancestral forces to […]
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“Bugonia”-No Love. No Justice. No Redemption.
“Bugonia,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is a 2025 black comedy that delves into the psyche of Teddy Gatz, a conspiracy theorist who believes the CEO of the pharmaceutical co. he works for, Michelle Fuller, is an alien out to destroy humanity. He kidnaps and imprisons her in his basement, intent […]
Dataland and the Problems of Poetic Speech
It sounds more like a theme park for techies than an art museum. Dataland, the world’s first museum devoted to AI arts, is scheduled to open in Los Angeles this spring. For those wishing to address the vexing question, “Is AI art really art?” I direct you to online forums […]
Christmas Apologetics: How to Think About Facts
Recently, I saw an ad with a family stringing cranberries to make a garland and I thought of an analogy by the 20th century apologist, Cornelius Van Til. Van Til uses an analogy of beads on a string to explain how Christians makes sense of facts. I’ll explain his analogy, […]
The Aesthetics of Charlie Kirk
It’s been one week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk and it’s still hard to believe. The rippling effects of his martyrdom are unfathomable. Following the initial flood of tears comes the flooding of the internet with articles and videos about Kirk, his family, and his organization, Turning Point USA. […]
(Mis)Understanding Apologetics
In the newly published Understanding Christian Apologetics (Hendrickson, 2025), five methods of defending the Christian faith are explained and critiqued. If you are interested in apologetic methodology, I recommend the book as a good introduction to the various methods promoted today and the arguments for/against them. As someone who finds […]
The Art of Disappointment
I waited a quarter of a century. My love for the Dutch artist, Rembrandt, began in my early twenties, and ever since then, I had had my heart set on traveling to the Netherlands to see his famous painting The Night Watch. Six weeks ago, the day finally came. I walked […]
(Un)Grounded in the Stars
Human value comes from God alone. (Gen. 1:27) Today, contemporary artists often want to give honor and transcendent value to persons of color, while promoting an ideology which denies transcendent value. It is a paradox; people speak of spiritual values, while holding on to belief systems which cannot justify them. […]
Atheist Perspective in Chocolate
Many atheists claim the universe and all life arose from natural processes. On a much simpler scale, this view can be compared to the belief that this detailed chocolate figure arose from the warm, melted chocolate as it cooled. It’s unbelievable on a simple scale and vastly more unbelievable when […]




