On November 20th 1971, in Berlin’s Deutschehalle, German actor Klaus Kinski presented his thirty page verbal portrait of Jesus. The performance turned out to be disastrous with heckling and interjections…
We consider the work of David Gordon Green on this episode of the Reel Spirituality Podcast.
McQueen’s movie invites viewers to perceive what it is, and isn’t, to be human. The movie, however, proves not to be a film to dispassionately discuss, but rather to contritely experience.
What makes Wes Anderson Wes Anderson, and why do Christians like his films so much?
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah prompts our co-hosts to consider what the word “biblical” really means.
When we respond to films based on the Bible with hostility, we hinder people curious about the Bible and all it contains from exploring it. How many others have been put off from exploring the Bible entirely by Christian hostility?
2013 was a strong year for documentaries. We look at the five nominated for Oscar’s big prize.
The longer I sat and watched Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, the more uncomfortable I became. Actually, uncomfortable is the wrong word. Troubled is better–perhaps even angry at times, but not by anything I had encountered in the theater that day…
The Holy Triple Header of Kevin Costner baseball movies–Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and For Love of the Game–is in you podcast on-deck circle.
This all begs the question as to why any of us cares about the Oscars. I suppose it’s a bit like professional sports–we are looking for identification figures on whom to project our hopes.
Lent is a time of suspense, a time of darkness, a time to meditate on the need for resurrection in our own lives, the lives of our communities, and our world. Resurrection is coming, but it isn’t here yet…
Only 12 films won awards last night, 57 films were nominated, so you saw lots of clips from lots of movies. Some of them might have piqued your interest…
Who would win in a fight – Robocop or Robocop?
To enjoy life – to trust oneself to its music – one need not take up ballroom dancing. But whether its swimming or kite flying, listening to Mozart or reading Lacunae, meditating or dancing, we become more fully human as we give ourselves not only to our work, but also to that which has no ulterior motive…
We look at the nominees for the 2014 Oscars.
Malick juxtaposes the way of grace and the way of nature. He references the Apostle Paul’s meditation of love. Grace doesn’t try to please itself; it accepts insults and injuries. What is our calling? To be true to God, whatever comes our way…
Reel Spirituality Co-Director Elijah Davidson and guest host Jessi Knippel discuss the films of Lynn Shelton.
Son of God provides an interesting opportunity for inter-faith dialog. We’ve prepared a toolkit to help.
Elijah Davidson and Matthew Aughtry consider the cinematic work of Paul Schrader.
Max’s transformation comes from outside of the character as much as it does from within. This is another Anderson pattern. His films are sprinkled with little epiphanies – wonderful shots that would be throwaway moments if not for the emotional significance they mark…
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival just wrapped up. Here are a few of the stand-out films.
