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Saved!

A collection of 4 posts
On Movies & Media

Remember "Saved"?

Brian Dannelly's satire about growing up in a Christian high school stirred up a lot of controversy and debate amongst Christians back when it opened. I reviewed it here and wrote more about it in Through a Screen Darkly. Now, Saved! is coming back. As a musical off-Broadway.
24 May 2008
On Movies & Media

My favorite response to Saved!

The best response to the movie Saved! that I've heard yet is a one-line quip passed along by my friend Michael Leary, who heard someone else say it after a screening of the film... "The Church will only be doing what it really should be doing when
07 Jun 2004
On Movies & Media

SHOCKER! Christian Critics Hate 'Saved!'

Right on cue, Christian film critics are lining up to condemn Saved! for being a "hateful attack on Christianity." What it is, in fact, is a spot-on satire about the manipulative, militant tactics of many evangelical Christians who give the faith a bad name with their codes of
28 May 2004 1 min read
On Movies & Media

What do Shrek 2 and Saved! Have In Common?

A few things to think about before you see Shrek 2 and Saved!, which open in a few weeks. This is not a review. This is just food for thought. The two films actually have quite a bit in common... They both have central characters who rebel against a culture
14 May 2004 3 min read
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