BLINDED BY THE LIGHT and Memories of My Father
Not that anyone has been paying all that much attention, but it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything here at Pop…
‘Come Sunday’ Exposes the Anguish of Evangelical Salvation Theology
Some thoughts on Come Sunday, the story of Bishop Carlton Pearson, a megachurch pastor who lost everything when he stopped believing in hell.…
Tab Hunter Stood apart for Telling his Gay Hollywood Story
Tab Hunter died this past Sunday. He was just shy of 87. His age makes him part of what’s known as the “Silent…
“Love, Simon” Is the Gay Teen Film Some of Us Have Been Waiting on for a Long Time
Adolescence has always been susceptible to movie exploitation. In the postwar era, when the idea of an interim stage between childhood and adulthood…
At SXSW18: HEAVY TRIP
From the outside, the death metal scene can seem pretty intimidating. Full of the dour and dejected, decked out in shirts depicting horrific…
At SXSW18: FIRST REFORMED
Portraying ministers in film is a daunting task. Make them too pious and they are foreign to a large audience. Make them “too…
At SXSW18: HEARTS BEAT LOUD
Making its SXSW debut after charming audiences at Sundance, Brett Harley’s “Hearts Beat Loud” is the perfect movie to celebrate as Austin transitions…
At SXSW18: Making the Grade
Like Jeremy Workman’s The World Before Your Feet, Making the Grade is another surprisingly charming documentary that premiered at SXSW this year. It’s…
