Georgia Coley is a documentary filmmaker and culture writer living in Nashville. She writes about the intersection of trans experience and theology at her Substack, Georgia In Her Mind.
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In ‘KPop Demon Hunters,' Shame Is No Match for Authenticity
Why is it that, in our current era, the most emotionally resonant art often lurks behind the silliest premise? It has become something of a running joke in the rapidly emerging KPop Demon Hunters fan community that the movie, on the basis of the title alone, is incredibly difficult to recommend to people without being laughed off. KPop Demon Hunters may have a campy hook, but it explores ideas that cut to the heart of human experience.
KPop Demon Hunters is about Huntr/x, a trio of Korean singers whose pop star status conceals their true role as mystical demon hunters tasked with creating a supernatural barrier called the Honmoon. Through the power of music, this Honmoon keeps soul-consuming demons at bay from the world. When the evil demon king Gwi-Ma sends a demon boy band called the Saja Boys to fight fire with fire (or pop song with pop song,) our heroes’ defense against the demon army begins to break. And the darkest secret? Rumi, the group’s lead singer and the film’s protagonist, is actually part-demon herself.
CJ the X: The Nonbinary Philosopher Shaping Gen Z’s Spiritual Imagination
“At their best, my videos are life-changing,” CJ The X tells me, with a laugh that acknowledges the immensity of the claim. From the mouths of many other internet creators, this statement might sound ludicrous—but the comments on CJ’s channel will reveal that they are not exaggerating.
“Every CJ The X video gives me about 5 metaphysical panic attacks before giving me some sort of closure,” one commenter remarked.
‘Materialists’ Disrupts Modern Love with Sacred Wisdom
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Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal of 'Materialists' / A24
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Celine Song is just two films into her career, but she’s already established herself as a storyteller who infuses the tumult of modern love with ancient wisdom, and a kind of transcendence that breathes poetry into a disenchanted world.
What I Hope the Church Learns From That ‘Conclave’ Ending
'Conclave' / Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection
Conclave’s message goes beyond papal elections: Before I saw the film, I couldn’t have predicted just how shockingly relevant it would be to me and my experience as a trans person still doing my best to remain in relationship with the church.