Conversations with Barry Taylor: Part 1 & 2
Last week, I attended the second session of the Transforming Theology Conference down at Claremont. This time, denominational leaders got together to discuss…
Sound and Fury
Things have been a bit lax around here with comprehensive exams highjacking all my time and energy. With the written component of those…
Star Trek: A Pop Theology Conversation
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past week or so, you’ve heard about the wild popularity of the new Star…
Is This Real Life…
I have to admit, I loved Jean-Claude Van Damme films when I was a kid. Although I haven’t seen one in a while,…
Sleep Tight
I really enjoy a good revenge thriller, which is what attracted me to Akira Kurosawa‘s The Bad Sleep Well. While its plot of…
Speaking Truth to Power
With the increased political and economic crises plaguing our country, how will filmmakers respond? Will we have an over-indulgence of diversions or will…
Don’t Believe the (Negative) Hype
Earlier last week, Rotten Tomatoes had X-Men Origins: Wolverine rated 100%. It has since plummeted to a 38% rating (15% on the top…
Man of a Thousand Faces
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay gives us a brief review of the biopic about one of my favorite actors, silent film star Lon…
Get Down with WATTSTAX
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay gets funky with a capsule review of Wattstax.