Encounters at the End of the World

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. [Read more]

This Cross Was Made for Walking…

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 am less interested in this evangelical-produced film in and of itself than I am in the dialogue surrounding the film. [Read more]

Frozen River

Pop Theology contributor Wendy Arce reviews last year’s independent hit, Frozen River. [Read more]

Let the Right One In

Pop Theology contributor Wendy Arce reviews the Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In. [Read more]

Just a Reminder…

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. [Read more]

Evangelical Media

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. [Read more]

Slumdog: The Little Movie That Couldn’t

So not everyone loved Slumdog Millionaire.  It’s success has been bugging occasional Pop Theology contributor Daniel Skidmore.  He rants after the jump. [Read more]

Bohemian Invasions…

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]

The Gloves Come Off: Philip Clayton and Tony Jones

Friday night, after the public forum at the Transforming Theology Conference, some participants and students stuck around for a theo-pub.  It didn’t take long for Philip Clayton and Tony Jones to get down to an intense debate over issues of emergence and emergents.  Check out the first half of the discussion posted here in the Featured Video section.  Follow the link after the jump to see the second half of the discussion and questions from the audience. [Read more]

This Just In: Theologians Debate Social Media

So I am at the Transforming Theology Conference where forty of the best and brightest theologians have gathered to discuss transformative thought for progressive action.  The first panel of four theologians included Harvey Cox, Delwin Brown, Joseph Bracken, and Ignacio Castuera.  They each posed seven minute thoughts on the perils that we as a society face and how theologians might respond.  After these insightful ideas, the rest of the theologians began debating the relevance of social media and online communities like Facebook or Twitter in their responses to the panel. [Read more]

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