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April 2008

April 08, 2008
Well, I guess that depends on whether you are carrying the Olympic torch through San...
April 06, 2008
Charlton Heston died last night at the age of 83. While he was not the...
April 04, 2008
Here is some more footage of the GTU panel discussion on sports, religion, and social...
April 03, 2008
Below is the footage from a talk that I gave as part of a panel...

March 2008

March 31, 2008
Our nearest grocery store has RedBox, a $1 per night DVD rental vending machine. Surprisingly,...
March 30, 2008
World War II has inspired at least 600 films; the Vietnam War around 100. As...
March 27, 2008
I loved Deadwood. I think I watched all three seasons in a matter of two...
March 22, 2008
Here is a list of Jesus movies (forgive the whiteness) for your Easter viewing pleasure....
March 22, 2008
Last weekend, TCM aired the cult classic, Night of the Lepus, a B-horror movie about...
March 20, 2008
As an active participant in popular culture, I am constantly barraged by violent images. From...
March 18, 2008
Anthony Minghella, director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain, suffered...
March 17, 2008
Thanks to Andy Karlson for pointing out this hilarious comic from Salon.
March 17, 2008
The Big Lebowski's celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. If, like me, you can't get...
March 16, 2008
As the previous post makes clear, religion and media interact in contemporary culture in complex...
March 16, 2008
I consistently try to stay away from overtly political discussions here on Pop Theology. I...
March 14, 2008
Thanks to Steven Bauman, frequent Pop Theology reader, for pointing out this article from a...
March 11, 2008
There's a serious lull in theaters these days; however, I'll probably catch Horton Hears a...
March 10, 2008
With the spring semester in full swing, my adventures in video gaming take a back...
March 10, 2008
Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World might be a lesser-known production than the BBC
March 10, 2008
Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died last week. I never got into Dungeons...
March 05, 2008
Turner Classic Movies recently debuted a documentary entitled Thou Shalt Not Sin. The documentary examines...
March 05, 2008
I realize that I have written about some fairly obscure films in Pop Theology's short...

February 2008

February 24, 2008
I thought about live blogging the 2008 Oscars, but of course, got too caught up...
February 20, 2008
At its most basic level, the convergence culture about which Henry Jenkins writes depends on...
February 13, 2008
Traditionally speaking, most serious scholars would scoff at the idea of turning to popular culture...
February 08, 2008
Depending on the film or those involved in its creation, commentaries can either be truncated...
February 06, 2008
For those of you who think that competitive video gaming began with Halo tournaments.... Wait,...
February 05, 2008
Rumor has it the writers' strike will end later this week. Apparently, the big issues...
February 04, 2008
A new book has made an exciting contribution to the on-going study of the relationship...
February 03, 2008
Happy Super Sunday! Super Bowl Sunday is the high holy day of American Civil Religion,...
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