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March 2014

March 28, 2014

“Noah” is Darren Aronofsky’s Midrash

Darren Aronofsky has made an eminently biblical film. That is, if you see the Bible...

March 26, 2014

This Is an Important Moment for Progressive Christians

In the struggle for who gets to define the gospel in 21st century America —...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Evangelicals and their (Bad) Movies

I had thought we were past this. Honestly. Movies that are blatantly written and produced...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Fiction, Film, and Christian Spirituality

That's the topic of our gathering next month, when I meet with nine of my...

February 2013

February 02, 2013

The Queer Subtext in Biblical Epic Movies

I always thought that the male characters in The Ten Commandments seemed more interested in...

June 2012

June 15, 2012

This Is Gonna Be Helluva Good Movie

Coming to theaters this fall.

June 14, 2012

Growing Up in the 70s: The Boy Who Liked Deer

My friend Jim and I are going to see Rush in concert in September. That's...

June 11, 2012

Growing Up in the 70s: Cipher in the Snow

My friend Jim and I are going to see Rush in concert in September. That's...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

One More Thought on Blue Like Jazz

So, now I'm getting emails from people, asking why I'm so negative toward Blue Like...

April 17, 2012

Did You See Blue Like Jazz?

So, I'm wondering if any of you saw Blue Like Jazz over it's opening weekend....

April 11, 2012

I’m Feeling Ambivalent about Blue Like Jazz: The Movie

If you travel in the same online circles as me, you are being inundated with...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

C’Mon, Squirt a Few

At Duke's Call and Response blog, Scott Benhase ties The Great Santini, one of the...

August 2011

August 20, 2011

Life of Brian — Happy 30th Birthday

Monty Python's The Life of Brian is turning 30, and I think it's as fresh...

August 02, 2011

It’s National Night Out!

Tonight is National Night Out, known around here as Night to Unite (some controversy about...

July 2011

July 27, 2011

Will the Last Evangelical Please Turn Out the Lights? (Con’t)

In my ongoing series, pointing out the impending evangepocalypse, I bring you this news from...

June 2011

June 21, 2011

Teaching to Transgress — In Silence

I don't know if it's what bell hooks had in mind when she wrote Teaching...

April 2010

April 24, 2010

Weekend in Nashvegas

I arrived in Nashville on Thursday evening, just in time to take in the closing...

March 2010

March 09, 2010

More Satire from Rick Bennett

Rick Bennett has taken his satire to a new level with this piece, imagining an...

January 2010

January 19, 2010

My Long Strange Trip with Larry Norman

A couple weeks ago, I watched (and blogged about) the David Di Sabatino documentary film,...

December 2009

December 30, 2009

Lonnie Frisbee and the Non-Demise of the Emerging Church

Well, it seems that my long-time friend and occasional sparring partner, Andrew Jones (TSK), has...

January 2009

January 30, 2009

St. Gayle Haggard

Last night, I watched the HBO documentary, The Trials of Ted Haggard, and then caught...

January 29, 2009

I'll Be Watching Haggard Tonight

My friend, Patton Dodd, has a piece up on Slate in advance of Alexandra Pelosi's...

November 2008

November 12, 2008

Dysfunction Junction

Last Saturday night, rain and general fatigue scuttled my plans to head into Manhattan, so...

October 2008

October 01, 2008

Day One in Australia

It’s not a short flight from San Francisco to Sydney – about 14 hours. But...

December 2007

December 30, 2007

Soul Searching: The Movie

Many of my blog readers will be familiar with Christian Smith’s excellent book, Soul Searching:...