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Jake Martin, S.J. is an assistant professor of film studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He received his PhD in Film Studies from Trinity College, Dublin in 2023. His book 'What’s So Funny About Faith: A Memoir from the Intersection of the Hilarious and Holy' was published by Loyola Press in 2012.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Novak Djokovic is a flawed man, which he has proven on multiple occasions, but what athlete isn’t?
Arts & CultureTelevision
The third season of ‘Derry Girls’ has plenty of laughs to offer and goes deeper with all its main characters.
Arts & CultureIdeas
As the Beijing games draw to their conclusion, my only hope is that there is room for more than just Kamila Valieva’s story in the public imagination.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Conan never did quite fit in, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Arts & CultureTelevision
“The Reunion’’ shows “Friends” for the fantasy that it always was, while at the same time showing what sustained and continues to sustain that fantasy: the shared affection, admiration and respect of six very talented actors.
Arts & CultureFilm
It's still 2020, and Borat and Rudy are still with us.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Joker” is more than just another comic book film. It has hit a nerve with an already nervous American public.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The new show subverts the traditional Dickinson iconography, but also takes away the best part of her.
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert Dean Lurie's biography of R.E.M. aims to trace the group’s rapid ascension from college town obscurity to rock’s upper echelons.
Arts & CultureTelevision
The priest in “Fleabag” is of a type that has become, surprisingly, quite common in film and on television