Pop Theology’s Oscar Conversation
Like Punxsutawney Phil, Ernest Myers usually makes an appearance at Pop Theology around this time of year. This year, Ernest and I have…
Bad Even for Hollywood
In a recent review of The Book of Eli, I referenced Owen Glieberman’s review of the film in which he bemoaned the release…
A New Way to Dialogue…
I recently highlighted a list of significant religious documentaries released in the past decade. Well…it looks like I missed one, but perhaps so…
The Bubble: A Review
Israelis have a strong sense of holy space. Solomon’s Temple, now just a venerated wall, was not simply a place to worship God,…
A Post-Apocalyptic Bible
In 2009, there were two (post)apocalyptic films…that I am aware of, The Road and 2012. Both took drastically different approaches to an age…
The Hurt Locker
Many of the films that focus on the war in Iraq look at the effects of the war on soldiers returning from battle,…
LIFE.SUPPORT.MUSIC. A Review
At the first Transforming Theology Conference last year, Tripp Fuller and I videoed the participants answering a select group of theological questions from…
A Decade for Documentaries
As Richard and I mentioned in our review of some of the most spiritually and theologically significant films of the decade, the ‘aughts…
Ten Spiritually/Theologically Significant Films of the Decade
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay and I have just completed our list of ten spiritually/theologically significant films of the last decade. Check it…
