Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs

Crowd of demons: Tell him! Tell the boss! It’s brilliant! Satan: Tell the boss what? Crowd of demons: Tell him, Johnson! Tell him your amazing idea! Satan: Well, I haven’t got all day. Let’s hear it, Johnson. What’s this allegedly great idea of yours? Johnson: Well… I was just thinking… I… Satan: Spit it out!Continue reading “Great Moments in Hell”

The playlist for my trip to England.

“Resident Evil” is the second Zach Cregger movie in a row about children. It opens with Bryan learning that his girlfriend is pregnant and suggesting, a little obliquely, that she get an abortion. “It’s your body. It’s your choice,” he says, and declares this to be “the best answer” he can give. At the sameContinue reading “Surprise, Surprise, “Resident Evil” (2026) is a Pro-Life Film”

I had this exchange on LinkedIn recently and I found it a profound example of what is actually meant by the term “independent thinker.” This fellow I was chatting with, a PhD who teachers at a university, said his daughter was an independent thinker and a feminist and therefore wouldn’t marry at 19. One hasContinue reading “What is “an independent thinker”?”

Foie gras dumplings with leek jam and bone broth at Canard.

Made for a week spent in Los Angeles.

10. Metropolitan (1990), dir. Whit Stillman 9. Empire of the Sun (1987), dir. Steven Spielberg 8. Vertigo (1958), dir. Alfred Hitchcock 7. Birth (2004), dir. Jonathan Glazer 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), dir. Stanley Kubrick 5. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), dir. Anthony Minghella 4. Sans Soleil (1983), dir. Chris Marker 3. Lost inContinue reading “10 Favorite Movies (Revised 2026)”