Screwball Theology
Film and religion professor Terry Lindvall recently alerted me to Theodora Goes Wild (1936), a screwball comedy starring Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas. …
Seriously, God…
It’s hard to talk about the Coen brothers’ most spiritual film, because in one way or another, whether clothed in humor or extreme…
Stardom and Spirituality
This fall, I have been teaching a course entitled Theological Crises and the Development of American Cinema. It’s a glorified film history course…
Anticipating Antichrist
Lars von Trier‘s Antichrist is one of the few films that I really want to see this Fall. Film and religion scholar S.…
Standing with the Other
Barrack Obama’s reception of the Nobel Peace Prize pleased, puzzled, and perturbed in equal measure yesterday. I personally found it an interesting commentary…
Some Thoughts on Broadcasting Worship…
While re-watching Frost/Nixon, I was struck by one of the opening lines of the film. Reflecting on the whole experience of interviewing Richard…
A Boy and His Dogs
I don’t know how it escaped me, but a draft of this review has been sitting around for a couple of months now. …
Graphic High Art
Asterios Polyp. It’s either the name of an obscure Greek philosopher or some sort of intestinal ailment. Actually, it’s neither. Asterios Polyp is…
District 9: A Pop Theology Conversation
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay and I discuss one of the year’s best movies after the jump.