One Reader’s Top 20…
Faithful Pop Theology reader and movie guru, Ernest Myers, recently created his top 20 (well Top 20 1/2) movie list for 2007. I…
It’s That Time of Year Again…Maybe…
The Oscar Nominees have been announced, even though the awards show hangs in the balance. Hopefully your favorite movies and performances made the…
Facing Controversy…
In my research on the resurgence of contemporary religious cinema in the United States, one film stands out among all the rest. Facing…
Takin’ It To the Streets…
Talk about the relationship between religion, film, and pop culture. Two Welsh brothers have taken it one step further. Follow the link for…
There Will Be Blood, But No Revelations…
P.T. Anderson’s (Boogie Nights, Magnolia) latest film, There Will Be Blood, opened to mixed, though mainly positive, reviews. A fan of his earlier…
An Extra Special Series…
Whoever says there’s nothing good on television must not have a DVD player, a local video store, or access to HBO. Between multiple…
First Generation Films…
For a class on religion, race, and American film, I watched several movies that dealt with immigrants and non-Christian religions, with the recognition…
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Things Done and Things Left Undone…
The prayer of confession in the Episcopal Church asks for forgiveness for things done and things left undone, thus recognizing that we break…