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Podcast: Listen as a Theology Professor, an English Professor, an Ordained Minister, and a Film Critic Talk About That Noah Movie

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Podcast: Listen as a Theology Professor, an English Professor, an Ordained Minister, and a Film Critic Talk About That Noah Movie

Did the theologian think the movie was "un-Biblical"? Did the English professor think the "rock monsters" in the movie were "stupid"? Did the ordained minister think that God was absent in the film? Did the film critic think it was "the worst Christian movie ever made"?

Sara Zarr's This Creative Life

This morning, as the caffeine was just beginning to take effect, Anne and I appeared as guests on This Creative Life, a podcast hosted by young adult novelist Sara Zarr. Here's how she sums up the show: We talked about day jobs, burnout, how they survived several years

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Chariots of Fire: Does God care who wins?

As a follow-up to my two-part post (1, 2) on revisiting Chariots of Fire, I want to share this lengthy discussion between my friends Ken Morefield and Todd Truffin from their podcast called The Thin Place. I like this episode's clever title. Keep in mind: This is a

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Listen to a podcast discussion of The Tree of Life at The Kindlings Muse.

Here's the podcast recording of the discussion I had about Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life at The Kindlings Muse with Jennie Spohr and Dr. Chris Chaney. And if you're interested in attending one of these discussions live, come next Monday evening as the

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Do celebrities matter? Part Two.

Recently, I posted the first part of The Other Journal's podcast on celebrities. That was only the beginning. We didn't even get to Woody Allen. But we do in Part Two... which has just been posted.

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Do celebrities matter?

Do celebrities matter? Should we pay attention to them? That what The Other Journal's Allison Backous asked journalist and author Cathleen Falsani and me. (Cathleen is the author of The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers, and has been in the news recently discussing her famous pre-Presidency interview

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VIEWER DISCUSSION ADVISED - My new podcast.

My new film-review podcast - VIEWER DISCUSSION ADVISED - will be a joint venture with LookingCloser.org, Filmwell.org & ImageJournal.org. For more information and a link to a preview of the first installment, visit Filmwell.org.

The Arts and Faith Top 100 Films List: The Podcast!

The Arts & Faith Top 100 Films list, hosted by IMAGE journal, is the best place to start for planning your next 100 Netflix rentals. (Here's the introduction I wrote for it.) Dick Staub, Greg Wolfe, Jennie Spohr, and I talked about the list at Hales Pub and

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10 Films. One Oscar. But Are Any of Them Actually Profound?

Did you miss The Kindlings Muse last month? It was a lively conversation covering all ten of the Best Picture nominees. I discussed the ups and downs of the nominees with Dick Staub, Greg Wright, and... Jennifer Spohr, in front of an audience of moviegoers. You can listen to the