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“Civil War” Could Have Been So Much Better
I went to see this film: “Civil War,” back when it came out and I left the theater with a somewhat mixed reaction, although overall I liked it very much. I thought the story of this film was very good and well written. It was gripping. It was at times very intense. It wasn’t as…
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God, Memories & Non-Existent Time
The Perligo Podcast | Episode 001 In this episode, I delve into the metaphysics of time, and in particular try to answer this central question: Can God have knowledge of the past and future, if the past and future do not exist? Read the full article this is adapted from here
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“Out of the Furnace” is a Bleak Depiction of Brotherly Love
It’s not often that selecting an unknown movie to watch, almost at random, yields good results. Let’s face it, there is a close to infinite amount of absolute garbage out there and it can be quite difficult sometimes to sort through the rubbish and something actually worth watching, particularly when time is in short supply.…
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A Return
After taking a few months away from this endeavor, we are back with a new lineup of film reviews, philosophical discussions, in-depth analysis of movies and more. At the same time, we have launched a brand new YouTube channel for Perligo Review, with new videos starting this week. So, make sure to subscribe over there…
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A Return, Shallow Platitudes and more… | May in Review
Subscribe to Perligo Review Perligo Review A channel for philosophical discussions and film reviews – released Tuesdays and Fridays! Perligo Review has a new home on YouTube. Subscribe today to never miss a video or podcast episode! A Return After taking a few months away from this endeavor, we are back with a new lineup…
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Feminist First, Servant of God Second
Not too long ago, I had the privilege of visiting the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Washington Heights, New York City. Mother Cabrini’s body lies in full habit in a glass coffin inside the main altar of the church. Attached to Mother Cabrini’s shrine is a small museum documenting her life, work, and disposition towards…
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Shallow Platitudes Disguised As High Art
Since the recent papal election, it has been popular on social media to toss around this quote attributed to Pope Leo XIII: “The worst kind of heretic is one who, teaching for the most part true Catholic doctrine, adds a word of heresy like a drop of poison in a glass of water.” There’s a…
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“Black Bag” Struggles from Amoral Rationality
“Analysis paralysis,” is a favorite phrase of a friend of mine. I understand why. In addition to its pleasant bobbing rhythm and rhyme, it straightforwardly conveys the problem it seeks to describe. With good intent, a person begins to thoughtfully consider an event, idea, or phenomenon they’ve encountered—presumably with the goal of exercising good judgement…
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The Only Hope for Star Wars
The new trailer for the long-awaited second season of the Disney+ show Andor, came out a few days ago. At this point, Andor is arguably the only new Star Wars production worth watching – well, Season 1 was at least. Unfortunately, there is a very good chance that this second season will prove yet again…
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A Track-by-Track Analysis and Review of Jady’s “Napalm”
In the fall of 2023, the band Jady released their sophomore album entitled “Napalm,” which continued and expanded upon the conceptual world building which they had introduced in The Haze, while also presenting a fresh and matured sound in their music. Another aspect of this album, which I quite enjoy, but which isn’t an element…
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Pantheism Proposed
Spinoza, God, and a Single Substance Having laid out what he means by “substance” and provided evidence for the existence of God, Spinoza makes what is perhaps his most unique and surprising claim: that there is and can be only one substance and that substance is God. Nothing else exists. Since God possesses all attributes,…
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Spinoza’s View of Reality
Spinoza, God, and a Single Substance Over the course of this new two-part series, I will examine and discuss an…interesting…theory on the nature of reality which was put forward by the modern philosopher Spinoza. I will be looking primarily at a writing of his entitled The Ethics, in which he argues that there can only…
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Nolan’s “The Odyssey”
It has been confirmed. Christopher Nolan’s next project is a film entitled “The Odyssey” and will unsurprisingly focus on that work by Homer. The film is currently scheduled for release on July 17, 2026. As with Oppenheimer, The Odyssey will be distributed by Universal Pictures, which appears to confirm that Nolan will not be returning…
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Moriarty Should Have Continued Through Season 4 of “Sherlock”
The modern day, BBC produced retelling of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories by the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was something of a cultural phenomenon during the years in which it aired, and presented a compelling rivalry between Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty. Although there were many flaws in this adaptation, entitled “Sherlock,” particularly in some…
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Gerwig’s “Narnia” Reboot Will Have an IMAX Run
Greta Gerwig’s Narnia reboot will apparently have a limited theatrical run in IMAX theaters, before streaming on Netflix. While I still hold many serious reservations about the quality of this project – and will continue to until it proves me wrong – this announcement is promising. It shows that the series is at least somewhat…
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A True Masterpiece of Cinema
Interstellar | Film Friday While this movie is clearly a science fiction movie, it is also so much more than that. It’s not just about science and space, it’s also about family, love and survival – as well as selfishness, deceit and betrayal. All these elements are perfectly combined into a wonderful narrative, with beautiful…
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An Unworthy Sequel, This Year in Film and more… | December in Review
The Latest from The Perligo Podcast God As Form Plato and Divine Simplicity | Episode 008 In this final part of my series on Plato and Divine Simplicity, I conclude this series by laying out all four accounts of Form in comparison. Merry Christmas Here at Perligo we would like to wish you and yours…
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Top 10 Movies from 2024
There were a good number of films released in 2024 and in this list I go over the top ten picks from the year. This list was somewhat more difficult to put together than I anticipated, likely due to the fact that this year was somewhat a dud in terms on film. Therefore the list…
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How Did This Become a Cultural Phenomena?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Film Friday This film from the turn of the century launched a major magical fantasy film franchise, with 8 films, 3 spinoffs and more. It was also a major cultural phenomena for many years and while perhaps not as big now as it once was, it still remains…
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Merry Christmas!
Here at Perligo we would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! -Perligo
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A24’s New Film “Warfare” Looks Incredible
A new trailer from the studio A24 just released for a film simply entitled Warfare. The project is written and directed by an Iraq War Veteran named “Ray Mendoza” and Alex Garland, who was the director of Ex Machina and a film called Civil War which released earlier in 2024. Ray Mendoza was the military…
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A Pretentious and Awful Film, Batman’s Motivations and more… | November in Review
The Latest from The Perligo Podcast God As Form Plato and Divine Simplicity | Episode 008 In this final part of my series on Plato and Divine Simplicity, I conclude this series by laying out all four accounts of Form in comparison. Stop Destroying Tolkien’s Work I am disappointed. The first trailer for the new,…
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The Assassin Pastor
This recently released film, with a small budget and a relatively unknown cast of actors, tells a remarkable true story – set during Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.
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A Track-by-Track Analysis and Review of Jady’s “The Haze”
In 2022, the band Jady released their debut album entitled “The Haze,” which introduced listeners both to their music and the conceptual world which they were building. In this video, I will walk through and review the album in its entirety. Throughout this entire album we can see that there is this theme of fantasy…
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Why Are They Making A Live-Action Version of “How To Train Your Dragon?”
Universal Pictures just released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming live action remake of their animated trilogy: How To Train Your Dragon. The film is currently expected to release in theaters next June. Just from a short teaser this looks like the prime example of why remakes – especially remakes of an animated movie…
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The Competing Motivations in “The Batman”
Matt Reeves’ take on the character of Batman in his 2022 film The Batman, is an interesting one. Not only did he aim to deliver a new version of the character in a darker, grittier version of Gotham, he also turned the iconic comic-book hero into an anti-hero. At the beginning of this film, the…
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Pretentious and Awful
Megalopolis | Film Friday This is perhaps one of the oddest films released so far this year. It is a passion project from the director of the Godfather films and has received a somewhat divisive reception from audience and critics alike. The trailers which preceded its theatrical release failed to spark my interest, but the…
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Tyler Joseph Confirms The Dema Story Is Not Over
During an interview that was conducted during Tyler Joseph’s performance with Q101 (which was recently released on YouTube but was actually recorded back in October) Tyler revealed two things that are very interesting and significant. First of all, as many suspected, the end of the Paladin Strait music video is not the end of the…
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