I REGRET NOTHING I wish I could say I am leaving college armed with great advice for the undergraduates that will follow me. I wish I could say I have the answers to the world’s problems and I know what I want to do with my life. I wish I had a wholly formed understanding of myself and the world I live in. But I don’t. And you won’t either when you�...

Hollywood seems to be going through a biblical phase. Last month’s release of “Son of God” marked the beginning of what some are calling “the Year of the Bible” in Hollywood. When The Bible series premiered on the History Channel in 2013, it attracted more than 13 million viewers and the series finale attracted an audience even greater than ...

I have a confession to make: I love Jesus movies. Growing up, “The Greatest Story Ever Told” was a staple in my household and I’ve happily sat through it at least 10 times. Same with 1961’s “King of Kings,” which is my personal favorite of the subgenre. I love the melodrama and bad special effects. I love the corny wigs and Roman armor....

Last year, a film professor asked my class to write a paper about how Jane Campion’s “The Piano” has a distinct feminine quality to it—what about this film made it obvious that it had been made by a woman? What effect does the “feminine touch” have on a film? The prompt struck me as quite condescending, as if it implied that female directors...