J. Ryan Parker sits down with Bo to talk about the movie Exodus: Gods and Men. Bo had blogged about the footage that he had seen and Ryan came over to chat about it. You can read Parker's article in Relevant Magazine about Ridley Scott's portrayal of God in the movie. … Read more about Exodus: Spoiler Alert
Waiting To See God In The Exodus Movie
A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to see 35 min. of the new Exodus: Gods and Kings. The 10 or so clips that I saw were both visually stunning and action packed. I actually was fairly impressed to be honest. Now, we all know that there are 2 aspects of the movie that are going to garner … Read more about Waiting To See God In The Exodus Movie
Noah: Inhabiting A ReEnchanted World
In Aronovsky’s movie, Noah inhabits an enchanted world. From the first rain drop that mystically/magically replaces a plucked flower, we know that Noah is walking in a world that is enchanted is way we are not used to seeing. The rules are a little different. Things work in slightly different … Read more about Noah: Inhabiting A ReEnchanted World
Noah: Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative
The new Noah movie is a masterful work of biblical imagination and creativity. You can listen to a review of the movie and interview with the director and screenwriter here. There are two aspects of the movie that audiences will notice up-front: one is related to epic-mythic-primal … Read more about Noah: Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative
Noah Movie Review and Interview
We review the movie Noah with J. Ryan Parker and then hear from the director and screenwriter. Bo and J. Ryan chat about their upcoming posts for the movie and some of the concerns they had coming out of their viewings. Bo's post Noah: Inhabiting a ReEnchanted World Ryan's post 'Noah: the … Read more about Noah Movie Review and Interview
TNT: Jesus & Bible Movies
In this throw-down Bo chats with Micky, Callid, Pete Rollins and Tripp about all of the Jesus and Bible themed movies and what they mean to our culture. Earlier, Bo had blogged some thoughts about this whole issue. Now the gang chimes in. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome … Read more about TNT: Jesus & Bible Movies
Jesus (movies) On My Mind
I have Jesus on my mind a lot these days. The 'Son of God' movie was released last weekend. I was semi-interested in the conversation surrounding its release but with a trip to the East coast for family stuff and being off the internet most of time, I watched it all from a distance. The … Read more about Jesus (movies) On My Mind
CultureCast: Movies, the Week in Whiteness & Doug Pagitt
The CultureCast crew is on hiatus for a while so the HomeBrewed crew decided to change it up and put out a culture cast as an early Christmas present! First up is Callid and Bo talking about 5 movies coming out this holiday season: American Hustle Anchor Man 2 The Wolf of … Read more about CultureCast: Movies, the Week in Whiteness & Doug Pagitt
Jesus Isn’t Superman
As you may be aware, with the release of the Man of Steel movie earlier this year there was a major push by evangelical marketing types to get preachers to focus on the messianic imagery that had been intentionally spliced into the movie. This is not my concern (although insights about that … Read more about Jesus Isn’t Superman
12 Years A Slave and the Cross of Christ
by Bo Sanders 12 Years A Slave is one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. The cinematic elements compliment the twisted and troubling plot to create a riveting experience for the viewer. What follows is a theological reflection - for a more formal review of the movie check out Pop … Read more about 12 Years A Slave and the Cross of Christ
Blue Like Jazz the Movie! A Conversation with Steve Taylor & friends
We sat down with director (and music legend) Steve Taylor for a roundtable about his newest project Blue Like Jazz the movie. Joining us is one of the script's writers Jordan Green of the Burnside Writers, the Whiskey Preacher, Rev. Amy Piatt, & her preacher's spouse Christian. The … Read more about Blue Like Jazz the Movie! A Conversation with Steve Taylor & friends