No Third Chances…
“What if” is the basis of cinema. All filmmakers, to some degree, ask themselves this question. Their success, in part, relies on their…
Hitchcock and Murder
David Thomson is one of the most accomplished film historians and critics working today. His books, The New Biographical Dictionary of Film and…
THE FIFTH ELEMENT: The Gospel According to Luc
Marion Grau, Professor of Theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, makes her first (and hopefully not last!) contribution to Pop…
Creative Gaming
Thankfully, in the recent publication, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God, editor Craig Detweiler and his contributors forego the well-worn arguments…
Now That’s the Truth
As far as pop-culture creations are concerned, The Wire is pretty much unbeatable across a number of genres. Most critics worth their salt…
In Defense of AVATAR: Or Why Mark Driscoll Just Doesn’t Get It
Yesterday, a friend directed me to an article about a recent sermon by Mark Driscoll (pastor of Mars Hill Church) in which he…
Shut Out the Past
Martin Scorsese has provided us with some of the most memorable films, and moments, in the history of cinema, many of which demand…
Hauntingly Beautiful
Our newest Pop Theology contributor, Jessica Margrave Schirm (read more about her on the Contributors page), reviews the recent novel, Bloodroot, after the…
LOST Deserves Better
In the latest version of “The Gospel According to ‘Insert-Pop-Culture-Creation-Here,’” Chris Seay turns his attention to Lost. Unfortunately, the book isn’t nearly as…