Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in the movie "Wicked." (OSV News photo/Universal) “Are people born wicked?” Glinda, the Good Witch of Oz, asks. “Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” Two ...

What is human nature? This is a question that has perplexed philosophers and psychologists throughout the ages. Are people essentially socially constructive and altruistic or are they destructive and ...

His provocative research made him a popular figure on campus. But his exploration of how good people can turn evil raised ethical questions. By Michael S. Rosenwald Philip G. Zimbardo, a towering ...

Editors’ note: The following is an edited version of remarks delivered for The New Criterion’s sixth annual Circle Lecture on September 26, 2024. Over the last six decades, a certain phrase has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Resident Evil movie from 2002 is not exactly a faithful remake of anything to do with the ...

The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality. By Hanno Sauer. Translated by Jo Heinrich. Oxford University Press; 416 pages; $29.99. Profile; £25 Trial by boiling water was not as bad ...

Katja Herbers as Dr. Kristen Bouchard on Evil, holding the Demon Baby and looking sad, with large red hands reaching out behind her Image by Zanda Rice If there's one thing that makes a show like Evil ...

In this horror remake, James McAvoy plays an aggressively friendly British stranger who extends a dubious invitation to an American couple. Suckers! By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

The remake matches the prolonged build of the bleak Danish thriller from two years ago, but drops its Euro art-house pretensions for a typically base Blumhouse joy-buzzer. Watkins introduces Paddy’s ...

Irrepressible Evil star Katja Herbers let loose with a "HOLY S–T!!!!" reaction after Stephen King, Master of Horror, elaborated on his affection for the "very scary" and "joyful" — but alas cancelled ...