A response to Brian Godawa's response to my response to him: Can we appreciate Darren Aronofsky's film as something that grows out of the Jewish tradition, without insisting that it line up with Christian presuppositions? Read more
A response to Brian Godawa's response to my response to him: Can we appreciate Darren Aronofsky's film as something that grows out of the Jewish tradition, without insisting that it line up with Christian presuppositions? Read more
Jon Stewart finally comments on the Noah controversy -- but in doing so, he repeats a claim that defenders of the film, such as myself, have already begun to doubt. Read more
The co-writer and co-producer of Darren Aronofsky's Noah discusses fidelity to the text, whether God can learn something from humans, and the surprising backlash the film has received from some Christians. Read more
An upcoming TV series and an upcoming film will look at the Rapture from very different points of view. Read more
The film gets a positive review at the Al Jazeera website. If I find any more Muslim responses to the film, I will add them to this post. Read more
Malaysia bans Darren Aronofsky's film, Egypt decides to permit it after all, and a lawyer in Turkey calls for a disclaimer to play before the film in theatres. Plus: popular Bible apps and websites report that readership has gone up since the film came out. Read more
The Rwandan genocide began 20 years ago today. Here are my reviews of four films that told that story from a variety of perspectives, plus my interview with the producer of one of those films. Read more
The second-weekend drop for Noah is about identical, percentage-wise, to that of Son of God four weeks ago. Also: God's Not Dead is just a few days away from becoming the top-grossing movie made by and for evangelical Christians ever. Read more
Unogumbe -- based on Benjamin Britten's opera Noye's Fludde -- sets the story in a South African township and turns Noah into a woman, to address the problem of men who won't take responsibility for their families. Read more
Is the snakeskin worn by Noah's father, in Darren Aronofsky's Noah, a Gnostic symbol? Or does it represent something else? Are serpents ever symbolic of good things in the Bible? And more. Read more
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