Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies…
Another film about sperm donors? Yup, ‘fraid so. Somehow Hollywood seems to be tapping into a fertile (sorry) source of stories here. Think about it: fatherhood, motherhood, reconciliation, sex and technology. This genre presses every button except mindless mayhem.
Another film about sperm donors? Yup, ‘fraid so. Somehow Hollywood seems to be tapping into a fertile (sorry) source of stories here. Think about it: fatherhood, motherhood, reconciliation, sex and technology. This genre presses every button except mindless mayhem. Here’s the trailer for Jesus Henry Christ.
Michael Cook
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Michael Cook edits BioEdge, a bioethics newsletter, and MercatorNet, an on-line magazine whose focus is human dignity. He writes from Sydney, Australia.
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