Jesus' Son

"...Directed by: Alison Maclean. Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of God

This biopic is strictly for easily-entertained believers.

"...of "what you see is what you get" in Son of God, but instead: You get what you want..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...the case, a porn star should be the last person on earth with anything to gain by strapping on..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Capricorn Jesus

Sometimes outlaws walk on water

"...Kris Kristofferson won't let you worship him no matter how hard..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Feature by Melinda Hasting Wheatley

Fortunate Son

Bass player to the stars, past and present, Mark Andes

"...here. Los Lonely Boys, Trail of Dead, and Eric Johnson count large followings in and out of Texas, but..."

May 19, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Night Visions

Director Alison Maclean and author Denis Johnson on Jesus' Son, a soulful, darkly comic take on life and death as a junkie

"...those horror stories, you saw that movie where Jennifer Jason Leigh gets torn in two. Pick up a hitchhiker?..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in this secular imagining

"...boils down to the eternal conflict between fathers and sons, a struggle depicted in two parallel storylines. As the..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gospel of John

The last years of Jesus are presented with more realism than pageantry.

"...about The Passion, the upcoming Christ movie by Mel Gibson, which, though largely unseen, has been the object of..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

He Got Game

"...by: Spike Lee. Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich, Ned Beatty, Hill Harper, Bill Nunn, Jim..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Nativity Story

Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.

"...A teenage girl learns she’s giving birth to the son of God; a king so fears the coming of..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

A former actor finds faith in his hometown

"...Directed by: Dallas Jenkins. Starring: Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Shawn Michaels, Neil Flynn, D.B. Sweeney, Tim Frank, Christopher..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Risen

A Roman soldier is sent to track a rumor about the Christ's resurrection

"...Risen makes a timely arrival in theatres for the season of Lent. This biblical-epic wannabe will entertain its intended..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nothing Bad Can Happen

The title is grimly ironic: In fact, a whole lot of bad things happen in this German horror film.

"...Astrid (Kuhl), her teenage daughter Sanny (Kohlhof), and younger son Dennis (Theinert). However, as Benno’s overly forceful personality becomes..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Letters to God

A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.

"...David Nixon and Patrick Doughtie. Starring: Robyn Lively, Jeffrey Johnson, Tanner Maguire, Michael Christopher Bolten, Maree Cheatham, Bailee Madison..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Judas Project

"...of Jesus in modern drag. This time out, the Son of God is named Jesse. He's a faith healer..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heaven Is for Real

Greg Kinnear plays a dad who believes his son's claim to have seen heaven.

"...That is, unless you’re real-life Colton Burpo, the 4-year-old son of a Midwestern pastor who matter-of-factly claimed he visited..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Coming Correct

It's a wonder Jesus didn't crucify himself

"...My husband is a good guy who really loves..."

June 8, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...him flanking Pierce Brosnan on horseback in the new season of AMC's The Son – Bradford remains one of..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Latter Days

A West Hollywood party boy and a Mormon missionary find love and understanding.

"...Sandvoss, Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Kay Place, Rebekah Jordan, Amber Benson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Erik Palladino. This gay-themed romantic drama..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

First Reformed

Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke burn in the divine for this meditation on faith.

"...these and many other questions. It’s a movie every person of faith should see, although many won’t enjoy looking..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...a candidate for the upcoming City Council election, a person must either get 312 registered voters to sign a..."

March 26, 1999 Column

'Downton Abbey' Season Premiere: Part One

The denizens of Downton are back (some of them in black)

"...in a car accident, leaving behind Mary and newborn son George. As such, the opening moments of season 4..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

The Messenger

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play two members of the military's casualty notification team, which delivers bad news to soldiers' next of kin.

"...Directed by: Oren Moverman. Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker and..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Morvern Callar

"...Raife Patrick Burchell, Dan Cadan, Carolyn Calder and Jim Wilson. Not enough people know about Samantha Morton, but then..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Defining the Name of the World

Denis Johnson's new novel is about grief, but told anew, as if we didn't know anything about it.

"...The Name of the Worldby Denis Johnson..."

July 7, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

AFF Knows We Like to Watch

Local film Harmony and Me tops sneak peek at festival lineup

"...black comedy (Robert Townsend's Why We Laugh), screenwriting (Peter Hanson's Tales From the Script), and the 2008 national party..."

Aug. 26, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...Sense's Toni Collette bare all) follows a father and son who set up their own Felliniesque harem. Following up..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Recommended

Son Volt

"...will get to see Jay Farrar's vehicle for world-weary songs rooted in musical Americana (Son Volt's debut, Trace, is..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Feature

Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...A storm pounded St. David’s North the night my son was born in 2014. The electrical system buckled on..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories

Miranda July's people

"...major-motion-picture acting debut in a film adaptation of Denis Johnson's collection Jesus' Son, as it is to that book..."

June 22, 2007 Books Review by Shannon McCormick

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