At SXSW25: ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION
Having spent most of my adult life living outside Mississippi, I would occasionally encounter people that would react a certain way when they…
SXSW25 Preview
It’s that time of year again when Pop Theology comes alive with a flurry of posts from yours truly and Benjamin PowerGriffin. We’ll…
At SXSW24: Doppelgängers³
I’ll confess, Doppelgängers³ wasn’t on my list of films to catch at the festival this year. My colleague Alexander Carpenter and I only…
THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
At SXSW24: MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE
“We see a lot of war movies. We don’t really see a lot of movies about veterans,” said first time writer/director and Army…
At SXSW24: SING SING
We are more than the worst thing we have done. But what if the worst thing we ever do becomes part of the…
At SXSW24: MONKEY MAN
Might as well come out and say it…Monkey Man is one of the best action movies I’ve seen in a long time and…
At SXSW24: BACKSPOT and NATATORIUM
Two of my first SXSW24 screenings were of small, fiercely independent dramas that feature strong female leads. Backspot is one of the first…
