The First Omen

Gruesome gynohorror prequel to 1976’s satanic masterpiece The Omen

"...1976 satanic masterpiece, The Omen, and it’s called the Bible. OK, glib jokes aside, there’s an overwhelming question when..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic

Nobody comes to Jesus because of the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the Christian religion

"...and stay for the salvation. In the King Jimmy Bible – you know, the one favored by all the..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...Bible! Wakefield Poole presents the Bible as you've never seen..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...Young Girl, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and the Bible...."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faith and Fatness in The Whale

Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie

"...that definitely played around with people's perceptions of the Bible they were raised with."..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Funny Pages

Portrait of the comic artist as a young idiot

"...while waxing lyrical about the linework in a Tijuana bible, or accuse his only friend, Miles (Emanuel), of ripping..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Redeeming Love

Nasty faith-based drama is Little House on the Prairie on Cialis

"...should also tell you it is based on the Bible’s Old Testament book of Hosea. Michael (Lewis), a dirt..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...my favorite Coen brothers, and for me it's the bible of Texas noir. The car accident, it definitely has..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Seventh Day

Training Day meets The Exorcist

"...chewing his ass, and he'll have Peter's collar and Bible if he can't toe the line, goddammit!). As the..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dark State

Nutty conspiracy theory flick is Pizzagate-style nonsense

"...officer who specialized in Psychology-Ops and co-wrote The Satanic Bible in his free time; a billionaire heir to a..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Planters

Quirky road trip comedy bears delightfully idiosyncratic fruit

"...Richard (Parolisi). But how does Sadie seeing visions of Bible stories (fantastically rendered stop-motion animation from Sam Barnett) in..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Luv Doc: A Cult of Ignorance

Belligerent idiocy has been trending in America since we started tossing tea in Boston Harbor

"...knowledge of Big G comes from actually reading the Bible and perhaps more importantly, Isaac Asimov's Guide to the..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine

The true story of the underdog music rag that lived (and died) rock

"...Back around the time of the Gutenberg Bible, 1454-55, mass production of printed works coincided with equally..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Live Review: The Aces

All-lady Utah lovers celebrate National Coming Out Day

"...all-female indie-pop quartet from Utah lit into “Lovin’ Is Bible” from sole full-length When My Heart Felt Volcanic. For..."

Oct. 12, 2019 Music Post by Alyssa Quiles

Breakthrough

Evangelical tract never raises a pulse

"...themed drama say grace at every meal, read the Bible in their spare time, and attend church every Sunday...."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride

"...a limbless orator (Melling) reciting random bits from the Bible, Shakespeare, the Declaration of Independence, and other high-minded literature...."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Hot Mom

Austin has more Peter Pans than just about any city this side of San Francisco

"...print publishing road. I have also read through the Bible a time or two, but mainly so I could..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Does the U.S. Pastor Council Have a Right to Discriminate?

Houston-based group files federal suit

"..."Because these member churches rely on the Bible rather than modern-day cultural fads for religious and moral..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Yellow Birds

Iraq War veteran's novel gets a sadly uninspiring adaptation

"...active service personnel, it's Boardwalk Empire's Huston as the Bible-quoting Sterling that has the clearest dramatic line, as military..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Coming Correct

It's a wonder Jesus didn't crucify himself

"...What pressure, though! God said, "Hey J-Dawg, here's a..."

June 8, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Terrible Music

Burn it all down and start over

"...put up with Facebook invites from experimental theatre actors, Bible study groups, and people whose children are "celebrating their..."

April 20, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

Evangelical film franchise rolls into volume three.

"...a David and Goliath dynamic as old as the Bible...."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Laura Monterrosa Released From T. Don Hutto

Could this be a bellwether for detained immigrants?

"...and Customs Enforcement and its regional field officer Dan Bible, as well as Hutto warden Charlotte Collins, alleging that..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Christina Coleman at WEST 2017

The artist gives voice to the blackness in creation stories and personal histories

"...work, a still-in-progress series of drawings dealing with the Bible's creation story. Coleman, who considers herself a Christian, says..."

May 12, 2017 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Luv Doc: Churchy Parents

People who give a lot of thought to having a baby are both adorable and hopelessly optimistic

"...Yes, there is something wrong with you, Partydowner. You..."

May 5, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

I Am Michael

James Franco plays a gay activist who finds God

"...he needs to answer God’s call. Eventually enrolling in Bible school, he finds a girlfriend (Roberts) and goes on..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

A former actor finds faith in his hometown

"...from Vertical Church Films and the Trump-backing, Chicago-based Harvest Bible Church, takes those tropes and runs with them, but..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cece Winans, Reluctant Star

Gospel great tapes for PBS on the Sabbath

"...youth since they’re our future. Originally starting as a Bible study in our house nearly five years ago, our..."

Nov. 19, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Turner’s uprising stems more from his discovery of the Bible’s duplicity and that conflicting passages can be used to..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...deadly blade-thrower; Jack Horne (D’Onofrio, channeling Burl Ives), a Bible-spouting mountain man and Indian fighter; Vasquez (Garcia Rulfo), a..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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