I consistently try to stay away from overtly political discussions here on Pop Theology. I find myself too tied up in the “fantasy worlds” of movies, television shows, books, and video games to cast my lot in “real world politics.” However, when religion, politics, and the news converge like they did on Friday, it is [...]

Thanks to Steven Bauman, frequent Pop Theology reader, for pointing out this article from a British theological think tank called Theos. According to research by Theos, “a quarter of people in Britain confuse the Bible with speeches by Sir Bob Geldof.” Follow the first link for more. Beyond the humor of this research, the article [...]

There’s a serious lull in theaters these days; however, I’ll probably catch Horton Hears a Who this weekend. Here’s an interesting article from Idol Chatter on some shenanigans around the Hollywood premier. Who would have thought pro-lifers could have ruined this one. Horton Hears a ‘Boo’?

With the spring semester in full swing, my adventures in video gaming take a back seat, unfortunately, to much more, ahem, sophisticated endeavors. However, I still like to keep an eye on the screen to see what the latest news is from the consoles, aside from the countdown until the release of Grand Theft Auto [...]

Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World might be a lesser-known production than the BBC/Discovery Channel uber-series, Planet Earth. However, this much shorter project (2.5 hours compared to almost 10) is no less beautiful or entertaining. Like Planet Earth, Galapagos is shot in brilliant high definition and intimae glimpses into the lives of these islands’ [...]

Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died last week. I never got into Dungeons & Dragons and don’t believe I know anyone who did, at least no one who confessed. However, I apparently have been partaking in Gygax’s world without knowing it. Here is a great homage to Gygax by Adam Rogers, a senior [...]

Turner Classic Movies recently debuted a documentary entitled Thou Shalt Not Sin. The documentary examines pre-Code films and representations of bodies, sex, and sexuality and the changes in this representation in light of the Production Code. TCM offers this description: Over seventy years later, they’ve lost none of their power to shock, entertain, and titillate. [...]

I realize that I have written about some fairly obscure films in Pop Theology’s short history. However, I doubt any have been as quirky as the recently-released (on DVD) documentary, Darkon. Directed by Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel, Darkon focuses on a group of young to middle-aged adults in Baltimore who participate in a live-action, [...]