Unmasking “The Enemy:” Jack G. Shaheen’s “Reel Bad Arabs”
Over the course of this semester, I have been teaching a course entitled “Theological Crises and the Development of American Cinema.” In it,…
FlashForward: Paradoxology and the Work of God
Check out the latest from Jason Derr after the jump, an attempt to look at the theological concepts in the ABC TV series,…
They Killed Sister Dorothy
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) “Then he said to them…
V: A Review
Last summer, we saw an alien spaceship settle over a capital city. Despite the potential for inter-galactic diplomacy, let’s just say the relationship…
Not So Wild Things
Getting into the mind of a 12-year-old boy is no easy task. Crafting that internal world into a film is even more difficult…I…
Screening Violence: A Review
Students of religion and film or theology and film must reckon with the ever-presence of violence in much of contemporary cinema and throughout…
Two Films in One…
“I’d love to watch that film with the Women’s Studies Group at the Graduate Theological Union.” You won’t hear me say that phrase…
A New Pop Theology Contributor and the Problem of Geeky Authority
Pop Theology is thrilled to welcome its newest contributor, Jason Derr. Jason has extensively studied creative writing and has an AS in Film/Video…
The Family that Sits Together, Stays Together
A local sports talk radio host frequently comments on the importance of family, arguing that at the end of the day, they’re the…