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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
It’s Christmas Time! But…what is time? The Christian theologian, Augustine of Hippo (354-430), explored the mysterious concept of time in Chapter XI of Confessions. He surmised that since the past no longer exists, the future does not yet exist, and the present is always slipping into the past, time is […]
Many skeptics doubt the story of the global flood found in the Bible. The story of Noah and his family living inside an enormous ship for a year and caring for thousands of animals seems implausible to those who think the Bible is a book of fairy tales. But […]
Art and Apologetics “Self, 1991”, Marc Quinn at the Yale Center for British Arts, 2022 By Scarlett Clay British artist, Marc Quinn, began a series of self-portraits comprised of his blood in 1991, and creates a new blood-head every five years. He makes a mold of his head, fills it […]
Happy New Year! I have written a small book for Ratio Christi on art and apologetics. Here is the description: In Arts and Apologetics, human creativity takes center stage in the defense of the Christian faith. Through a collection of arguments from the arts and aesthetic experience, the wonders of […]
Apologetics goes to the movies! Grab some popcorn and learn how Hollywood’s most memorable heroes shine the spotlight on the ultimate hero of the universe, Jesus Christ. In their new fast-paced work, Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God seasoned apologists Frank Turek (Crossexamined.org) and his son, Captain Zach […]