Twenty-five things church-based “abstinence-only” sex education never taught me
The film Give Me Sex Jesus is out, and streaming for free on Vimeo. This documentary on the Christian (sexual) Purity Movement asks…
Live from Seattle: Princess Leia’s Bikini!
Back in Seattle for a friend’s wedding and, continuing to wonder if this might be a new home once my swamp exile is…
MOVIE REVIEW: The End of the Tour
Back in the summer of 2011, my friend Ernest Myers and I observed “June of Jest” by challenging each other to read Infinite Jest in…
The Netflix-ization of the Church
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Progressive Christianity in America. Read other perspectives beginning…
Movie Review: Stanford Prison Experiment
If you’re not familiar with the Stanford Prison Experiment, you’ll be thrilled and riveted by the film of the same name. If you…
Popping Collars Part II: “Jesus becomes a monster for us and with us”
My book, Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day, dropped yesterday. Get it on…
Richard’s Book Is Here! + Part One of Popping Collars
So the big day has arrived. My book, Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern…
Cross+Roads Faith and Film Renewal: Review of “Louder Than Bombs”
Louder Than Bombs (directed by Joachim Trier) is an American-Norwegian film about a family still coming to grips with the untimely loss of the…
