I do not claim to be a music critic. I know what I like and I like less and less new music these days, secure in the old alt country standbys and venturing into some occasional new rock and roll and even less frequently rap. I keep up with few bands and purchase even fewer [...]
As I mentioned in the previous post, I thought the recent Hellboy II was much better than its predecessor. As a friend of mine and I discussed, it’s like the producers tried too hard to make the comic book into a movie the first go round, and with the second, they finally realized that they [...]
The past two weeks have been all about the sequel: Hellboy II trumped Hellboy and, if all the arly reviews are any indication, so will The Dark Knight, apparently the Godfather II of comic book movies, which would automatically place it in the running for the greatest action movie of all time. To get ready [...]
Occasional pop theology contributor and Judd Apatow devotee, Wendy Arce, provides a review of the recent film, La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon). Read on.
This fall, I will be taking a course entitled “Nonviolence, Power, and Evil” in which we will discuss and apply theoretical responses to evil vis-a-vis The Sopranos. At the end of the semester, we will then choose one of these models and apply it to a real-world situation. I am intrigued by this course because [...]
William H. Willimon’s newest book, Who Will Be Saved?, is an extended sermon in praise of the height, width, and depth of God’s love for the cosmos. As such, it is a staunch reaction to any concept of Christian salvation that would limit God’s loving reach for all by dictating “who’s in and who’s out.” [...]
Having been involved with a new documentary, Renewal, about the religious environmental movement, I am more aware of how environmentalism is represented or addressed in popular culture. From the moment I first saw the trailer for the new Pixar miracle, WALL-E, I was intrigued by its dark, enviromental implications. When the voice over mentioend that [...]
