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Cinema, Black Suffering, And Theodicy: Modern God, Terry Lindvall
Cinema, Black Suffering, And Theodicy: Modern God, Terry Lindvall
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Shayne Lee, Cinema, Black Suffering, and Theodicy: Modern God (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022).
Marveling Religion: Critical Discourses, Religion, And The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jessica Knippel
Marveling Religion: Critical Discourses, Religion, And The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jessica Knippel
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Jennifer Baldwin and Daniel Hodge White, eds., Marveling Religion: Critical Discourses, Religion, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Ladham, MD: Lexington Books, 2022).
Animated Parables: A Pedagogy Of Seven Deadly Sins And A Few Virtues, Joel Mayward
Animated Parables: A Pedagogy Of Seven Deadly Sins And A Few Virtues, Joel Mayward
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Terry Lindvall, Animated Parables: A Pedagogy of Seven Deadly Sins and a Few Virtues (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023).
The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, And Demonic Belief, Sena Nurhan Duran
The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, And Demonic Belief, Sena Nurhan Duran
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Joseph P. Laycock and Eric Harrelson, The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2023).
Radically Feminist Or Monstrously Feminine?: Witches And Goddesses In Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018), Lindsay Macumber
Radically Feminist Or Monstrously Feminine?: Witches And Goddesses In Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018), Lindsay Macumber
Journal of Religion & Film
Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of Suspiria explicitly and implicitly incorporates two connected myths, witchcraft and goddess centered matriarchal prehistory. The fact that each of these myths have been claimed by feminists in myriad ways may explain Guadagnino’s claim that Suspiria is a great feminist film that escapes the male gaze. In this article, I argue that Guadagnino’s representation of these myths lays bare their misogynistic origins and perpetuates, rather than subverts, patriarchal power structures.
Mary Magdalene On Film In Twenty-First Century: A Feminist Theological Critique, Mary Ann Beavis
Mary Magdalene On Film In Twenty-First Century: A Feminist Theological Critique, Mary Ann Beavis
Journal of Religion & Film
Since the turn of the millennium, several films (and one popular TV series) featuring Mary Magdalene as a significant character, or even as the central character, have been produced. A few, specifically Son of God (2104), The Chosen (2017-), and Mary Magdalene (2019), gained a wide audience through some combination of theatrical release, television, and streaming services. Unlike earlier productions that unfailingly portrayed her conventionally as a penitent prostitute, these and other, less well-known films of recent decades have departed from this traditional Magdalene. This is no doubt due, among other things, to the influence of feminist theology and biblical …
Eternal You, John C. Lyden
Eternal You, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Eternal You (2023), directed by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck.
Marungka Tjlatjunu (Dipped In Black), William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Marungka Tjlatjunu (Dipped In Black), William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Marungka Tjlatjunu (Dipped in Black) (2023), directed by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch.
The Synanon Fix, Dereck Daschke
The Synanon Fix, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Synanon Fix (2024), directed by Rory Kennedy.
Look Into My Eyes, Christopher R. Deacy
Look Into My Eyes, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Look Into My Eyes (2023), directed by Lana Wilson.
Grace, William L. Blizek
Grace, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Grace (2023), directed by Natalie Jasmine Harris.
Layla, Christopher R. Deacy
Layla, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Layla (2024), directed by Amrou Al-Kadhi.
The Moogai, Dereck Daschke
The Moogai, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Moogai (2024), directed by John Bell.
Krazy House, Christopher R. Deacy
Krazy House, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Krazy House (2023), directed by Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil.
In The Land Of Brothers, John C. Lyden
In The Land Of Brothers, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of In the Land of Brothers (2024), directed by Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi.
Exhibiting Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Exhibiting Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024), directed by Titus Kaphar.
*666, William L. Blizek
*666, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of *666 (2024), directed by Abby Falvo.
My Son Went Quiet; Shadow, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
My Son Went Quiet; Shadow, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of two short films: My Son Went Quiet(2024), directed by Ian Bawa, and Shadow (2024), directed by Kamell Allaway
Bliss, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Bliss, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Bliss (2022), directed by Joe Maggio.
Leilani's Fortune, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Leilani's Fortune, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Leilani's Fortune (2024), directed by Loveleen Kaur.
Punishment, Rubina Ramji
Punishment, Rubina Ramji
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Punishment (2024), directed by Øystein Mamen.
Realm Of Satan, Dereck Daschke
Realm Of Satan, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Realm of Satan (2024), directed by Scott Cummings.
Sasquatch Sunset, Dereck Daschke
Sasquatch Sunset, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Sasquatch Sunset (2024), directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner.
Love Machina, John C. Lyden
Love Machina, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Love Machina (2024), directed by Peter Sillen.
Agent Of Happiness, John C. Lyden
Agent Of Happiness, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Agent of Happiness (2024), directed by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó.
The New Boy, Sherry Coman
The New Boy, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The New Boy (2023), directed by Warwick Thornton.
Irena's Vow, Sherry Coman
Irena's Vow, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Irena's Vow (2023), directed by Louise Archambault.
Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda
Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Daniel O'Brien, Muslim Heroes on Screen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
Representing Religion In Film, Joseph P. Laycock
Representing Religion In Film, Joseph P. Laycock
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Tenzan Eaghll and Rebekka King, eds., Representing Religion in Film (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022).
The T&T Clark Handbook Of Jesus And Film, Joel Mayward
The T&T Clark Handbook Of Jesus And Film, Joel Mayward
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Richard Walsh, ed. The T&T Clark Handbook of Jesus and Film (London: T&T Clark, 2021).