Pop Theology
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay reviews U2’s latest album, No Line on the Horizon. (more…) Read more
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay reviews U2’s latest album, No Line on the Horizon. (more…) Read more
Religion Dispatches has two opposing viewpoints on the new NBC drama, Kings. Both look at how the series draws from biblical narratives and either succeeds or fails. Follow the links after the jump. (more…) Read more
What do gay penguins, artistic pseudo-intelligent single cell organisms, and the end of human life have in common? Give up? They are all topics up for discussion in Werner Herzog‘s latest, brilliant documentary, Encounters at the End of the World. Nominated for best documentary at this year’s Academy Awards (one of the strongest categories this year), Encounters is not only one of the best documentaries of last year, it is one of the best films. (more…) Read more
Few people know his name, but people all over the world have seen him at some point in their life. Arthur Blessitt has walked more than 38,000 miles carrying a cross over his shoulder and spreading the gospel of Jesus for over 30 years. This Friday, The Cross, a documentary about his life and work will open in 220 theaters across the country. It had its world premier earlier this week at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Once again, I... Read more
Pop Theology contributor Wendy Arce reviews last year’s independent hit, Frozen River. (more…) Read more
Pop Theology contributor Wendy Arce reviews the Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In. (more…) Read more
If you’re not watching Breaking Bad, you should be. The second season is shaping up to be a masterpiece. Check out the quote of the season from the most recent episode after the jump. (more…) Read more
To understand the challenges that evangelical media and mainstream media pose to one another and the challenges that changing technologies pose to the evangelical community is to understand the nature of new media in a very real way. In their book, Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication, editors Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr. compile numerous essays that address various evangelical media including radio, television, film, comics, video games, theme parks, and merchandising. (more…) Read more
So not everyone loved Slumdog Millionaire. It’s success has been bugging occasional Pop Theology contributor Daniel Skidmore. He rants after the jump. (more…) Read more
This is always the perfect time of year to catch up on a backlog of DVDs. With a relative dearth of theatrical releases just after the Oscars and frequent releases of Oscar-nominated films on DVD, there are often more worthwhile new DVD releases than theatrical releases. Last week, three really good films released on DVD, Milk, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Rachel Getting Married. The first two were reviewed here shortly after they released in theaters. I finally watched the latter last night.... Read more
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