Pop Theology
Last weekend, I finally got around to watching Precious, a film deserving of all the critical acclaim heaped on it since its release. Check out the review after the jump. (more…) Read more
Last weekend, I finally got around to watching Precious, a film deserving of all the critical acclaim heaped on it since its release. Check out the review after the jump. (more…) Read more
I looked forward to reading Tony DuShane‘s Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk because I felt like, according to the blurbs on the back, it would give some insight into a somewhat secretive religious group, Jehovah’s Witnesses. This coming-of-age novel, while not necessarily full of specific, insider info on the theology and practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses, does provide insight into how problematic extremely conservative social and theological worldviews, especially with regard to sex(uality), can be for teenage believers. (more…) Read more
“If forgiveness is not important, what is?” This is just one of several theological questions that the film Troubled Water raises. Released on DVD here in the states as part of the Film Movement project, it offers up an engrossing narrative and an interweaving structure that keeps viewers hooked until the end. (more…) Read more
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay reviews the documentary, Saint of 9/11, after the jump. (more…) Read more
Due to the volcanic ash cloud’s disruption of my wife’s arrival to the UK, I had some extra time on my hands and decided to start Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, composed of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Having read a few pop-crime novels in my day, I can safely say that these are in a class all by themselves. Unfortunately, Larsson didn’t live to see the success... Read more
Confession: I loved the first Iron Man film. In my mind, Jon Favreau crafted a pitch-perfect superhero film that didn’t take itself too seriously, but contained serious themes. Of course, his success was due in great part to a memorable performance by Robert Downey, Jr. The reason that I am simultaneously pleased with and disappointed in their sequel is that it is simply more of the same. (more…) Read more
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay reviews the new release, Kick-Ass, after the jump. I ought to kick his for seeing it before me. (more…) Read more
Like many of you, my Netflix Queue is a mile long. Some films have been at the top of that list or hovering around it since the beginning, often being over-taken by other films that I need to watch for research or just for fun. Unfortunately, Hero (2002) was one of those films that I waited much too long to see. On the other hand, it was definitely worth the wait, because it is one of the most beautiful, enrapturing... Read more
What is the meaning of life? What if I told you you could find out for only $9.99? Too good to be true? In the animated film $9.99, a young man buys a book for the titular price that promises to provide him with such information, while all around him life spins out a wealth of meanings. (more…) Read more
When most of us think of religious toys and games, we probably go straight to the satirical…the Looking Good for Jesus makeup kit, the Buddy Christ, or even the controversial Left Behind video game. The authors of Toying With God: The World of Religious Games and Dolls, Nikki Bado-Fralick and Rebecca Sachs Norris, address these games but also take readers on a journey into a world rich with both satirical and serious religious components, uncovering implications for religious expression/experience and... Read more
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