Hell on Earth
It’s a daring thing when a filmmaker asks you to “close your eyes” at the beginning of his film and dares you to…
Black, Gay and Proud
With the Supreme Court’s ruling on both DOMA and California’s Proposition 8 last week, many people across the country are celebrating new rights…
A Horrific Reenactment
The oft-used phrase, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” is often critical hyperbole. I can assure you, however, that you’ve never seen anything like The Act…
A Man of Steel Conversation
One of my favorite pop culture scholars, Tony Mills, wanted to weigh on in the new Superman movie, Man of Steel. I wanted to…
Five Reasons Why Jesus Isn’t Superman
“My hope for the church is for it to become Gospel-saturated and focused on the fact that Jesus is the Hero of our…
Five Reasons Why Superman Isn’t Jesus
The moment word broke of the new Superman film, Man of Steel, directed by Zack Snyder, the comparisons between Superman and Jesus were…
Star Trek: Into Darkness — Boldly Brimming with Bromance and Story
Continuing the bromance that is PopTheology.com, Ryan and I do a dialogue review for Star Trek: Into Darkness. Ryan: I think we’ve got…
Eat of My Flesh
Pieta conjures up many beautiful artistic images of Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, the most familiar of which is undoubtedly Michelangelo’s…
Iron Man 3 and Mud
I recently saw a couple of films back-to-back that couldn’t have been more different (I’m already in love with being in the center…





