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THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

December 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

For all the meticulous detail in THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE about the early life of Tammy Faye Bakker, this biopic about the rise of fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker has an ending that is curiously sparse. It’s not just Tammy Faye’s second marriage to Roe Messner that is erased, though he does… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Christianity, evangelicals, hypocrisy, religion, televangelism

PILGRIMAGE

September 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment

PILGRIMAGE

PILGRIMAGE tells a dour tale of faith and fanaticism. Set in 13th-century Ireland, it blends mysticism with realpolitik in a time and place so distant from ours that a subtext of imperialism might be almost too subtle, while the vicious commonplaces of summary justice, revenge, and casual violence are all too vivid A prologue set… Read More »

Tagged With: battle, Christianity, fairy fort, fanaticism, gore, holy relic, Ireland, monastery, monks, Normans, religion

THE OVERNIGHTERS — Jesse Moss

January 9, 2015 By Leave a Comment

THE OVERNIGHTERS — Jesse Moss

Jesse Moss didn’t  go to North Dakota to make a film about the homeless problem that the oil boom brought with it. But when he heard about Pastor Jay Reinke’s program to house people who migrated to his small town of Williston, ND in search of work, he knew he’d found a story he wanted… Read More »

Tagged With: charity, Christianity, cinema, documentary, film, homelessness, Jay Reinke, Jesse Moss, oil economy, Oscar short list, religion, unemployment

HELL HOUSE – DVD

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

HELL HOUSE – DVD

HELL HOUSE is one of the scariest documentaries you will ever see. In it, fundamentalists with what they consider to be the purest of motives, put on a Halloween house in which scenarios are staged depicting violence that is intensely disturbing both emotionally and graphically. It’s all meant to convert the unsaved by demonstrating a… Read More »

Tagged With: AIDS, Cedar Hill, Christianity, damnation, documentary, fundamentalism, George Ratliff, Halloween, Hell, homophobia, misogyny, Texas, Trinity Church

SAVED!

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

SAVED!

What would Jesus do? That’’s the theological conundrum at the heart of SAVED!, a smart, sharp, and ultimately compassionate consideration of just that question. And before anyone jumps to any conclusions, consider the biblical injunction to judge not lest ye be judged. Open your mind, the way many people in this film just won’’t, and… Read More »

Tagged With: Christianity, comedy, media, religion, satire, teen pregnancy, unwed mother

George Ratliff Guides Us Through HELL HOUSE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

George Ratliff Guides Us Through HELL HOUSE

George Ratliff’s documentary, HELL HOUSE, chronicles the building of a Halloween house that doesn’t purvey ghouls, werewolves, or vampires. Instead, this brainchild of the sincere folks of Trinity Church in Texas use the concept of a Halloween fright fest to convert the unsaved to their brand of fundamentalism. A fundamentalism in which abortion, raves, and Harry Potter are presented as… Read More »

Tagged With: AIDS, Cedar Hill, Christianity, damnation, documentary, fundamentalism, George Ratliffe, Halloween, Hell, homophobia, misogyny, Texas, Trinity Church

Jena Malone is SAVED!

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Jena Malone is SAVED!

If there is such a thing as a very old soul, Jena Malone has one. For someone who is not quite old enough to legally order a drink, she has amassed an impressive body of work that showcases not only her considerable talent, but also a commitment to intelligent, thoughtful films that do more than… Read More »

Tagged With: Christianity, comedy, darwinism, image, media, religion, satire, teen pregnancy, unwed mother

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