Top 10 Spiritually Significant Films of 2008
Before 2009 gets any older, I thought I’d better look back over the films that I saw in 2008 (or that were released…
Sign of the Times…
A couple of months ago, film scholar and critic David Thomson spoke on NPR during the height of the Presidential election. He and…
Who Says Christmas Is Over…
We just can’t let go of the holiday spirit here at Pop Theology. Wendy Arce provides a belated review of two of the…
Go On, Get Happy!
Yesterday morning, I heard a homily in which the priest talked about partaking of the Eucharist and how he (we) often do so…
Theology and Film: A Conversation
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Marjorie Suchocki, a process theologian and Professor Emerita at the Claremont School of Theology, about her…
A Millionaire Making Meaning
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button provides us with a character who is able to reflect back on her life as she lies…
A Curious Love Story
Over the Christmas holidays, I saw two films that dealt with the meaning of life…or rather the meaning of life for two distinct…
From the Top Please…
John Huston concludes his film, The Bible: In the Beginning (1966), with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac and God’s promise of countless…
Another Good Interview…
No, I’m not talking about the latest Pop Theology review between Richard Lindsay and myself. I’m talking about Ron Howard’s latest film, Frost/Nixon. …