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March 2014

March 10, 2014

Cross-Watching ‘Looking’ and ‘Tales of the City’

Perhaps it’s fitting for a television show located in San Francisco that such a fault...

February 2014

February 19, 2014

Making (Religious) Meaning out of (Pop) Music

Few scholars of religion and popular culture are as thorough in their articulation of both...

February 05, 2014

A Beautiful Mystery

Every now and then, when I finish watching a movie, I ask myself, "What the...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Death at the Movies: A Review

Few film and religion books are as intriguingly interreligious as Lyn and Tom Davis Genelli's Death...

January 29, 2014

Wounded Healers

Two smaller "indie" films are getting vastly different treatment this awards season. The first, Enough Said,...

January 27, 2014

The Grammy Wedding: ‘Same Love,’ Different Interpretations

Last night, we were treated to one of the stranger spectacles in awards show history,...

January 23, 2014

Finding Grace in the Loud Places

I'm slowly gearing up for my first extended writing foray into non-film subject matter with...

January 19, 2014

August: Osage County: Family Ties that Bind–and Gag

August: Osage County is the kind of drama that theater critics used to accuse gay...

January 17, 2014

Surviving His Own Innocence

It's that time of year again when, for really no good reason, I scramble to...

January 09, 2014

Favorite Songs of 2013: Part 2

“With you it’s always Nick Cave and David Bowie…” - Dave Lemley (@lemdavely) Guilty...

January 07, 2014

Film Favorites from 2013

As usual, Richard and I are a little late with our "Best Of" list for...

January 02, 2014

Favorite Songs of 2013: Part 1

Over the holidays my twitter feed was blowing up with end of the year lists. ...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

The Sin Carries the Punishment

Few films among the contenders for Best Picture in the run up to awards season...

December 31, 2013

Angels Among Us

Angels play a major role in the Christmas story that many Christians around the world...

December 24, 2013

Boring but Beautiful

The biggest lie being perpetrated this holiday season (aside from the hyper-commercialization of Christmas) is...

December 21, 2013

How do I love my neighbor Phil?

In a previous post outlining the homophobic comments of Phil Robertson, prior to the...

December 18, 2013

Phil Robertson Comes Out

The news is splashed all over the Internet today about Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson's...

December 11, 2013

A Prophetic State of Mind

Every now and then...rarely really...I read a book about film(making) that, like I feel after...

December 11, 2013

Overlooked Christmas Albums

Looking for something outside of your normal Christmas playlist? Every year we get new holiday...

December 06, 2013

A Cheap Revenge

Park Chan-Wook's Oldboy is one of those films that you never forget. I still remember everything about...

December 05, 2013

Blessed by Less: A Review

Blessed by Less. This is certainly not the mantra that many of us will be...

December 03, 2013

The Goldfinch: Worth the Wait

If you're a fan of Donna Tartt's work, then you know you have to wait...

December 02, 2013

Philomena: Shaming Believers and Non-Believers Alike

I love it when theological conversations seamlessly connect my real and "reel" lives. Such was...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Live: Justin Timberlake 11/26

Justin Timberlake fails to inspire in his 20/20 experience. It was one missed opportunity after...

November 29, 2013

Black Nativity: A Review

You've got several choices for holiday films in theaters now from Best Man Holiday to...

November 27, 2013

A Conversation with the Stars of Black Nativity

A couple of weeks ago, I attended my very first press junket, a typical Hollywood...

November 27, 2013

Review: Prism by Katy Perry

Katy Perry's Prism lacks in creativity but has moments of profound self actualization. In between...

November 27, 2013

Live: Pearl Jam 11/24

"It's evolution baby!" Pearl Jam played an invigorated three hour set at the Los Angeles...

November 26, 2013

Children of the Revolution

What to write about Catching Fire? It's really good. If you're a fan of the books,...

November 25, 2013

Good movie, great performance

One of last year's best documentary feature nominees is now one of this year's most...

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