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March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott
The Evangelicals Behind the Velvet Curtain
"...comprised of millions and millions of vociferous and devoted evangelical Christians. Think President George W. Bush, or James Dobson..."
May 20, 2008 Books Post by Jordan Smith
Road to Redemption
"...the mob” storyline and adds a heavy dose of evangelical Christianity -- strange bedfellows, indeed. While it's competently directed..."
Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
God Loves Uganda
Uganda's harsh, new anti-homosexuality law owes much to the Christian evangelical movement, argues this documentary.
"...The threat comes from Western evangelicals who have leapt into the power vacuum created by..."
Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fireproof
God helps a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron, to repair his marriage.
"...acting, good writing, or good directing to make an evangelical movie that catches Tinseltown off guard. In fact, the..."
Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Left Behind
"...and his actress wife Chelsea Noble co-star in this evangelical Christian movie based on the Book of Revelation. Shaped..."
Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Finding Queer Family Within and Without Faith
Queer podcasters unpack evangelicalism in How Gay Thou Art
"...staples. That is, unless you grew up as an Evangelical Christian like Jey Austen and Clint Keller...."
March 3, 2023 Qmmunity Post by Joelle DiPaolo
Bombshell
Finding sympathy in Fox’s #MeToo moment by ignoring everything else about Fox
"...Robbie plays a naive yet ambitious fictional character, an “evangelical millennial,” who we observe being sexually humiliated by Ailes...."
Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Boy Erased
Joel Edgerton goes to gay conversion therapy's heart of darkness
"...gay conversion organization that has the feel of an evangelical doomsday cult and an altogether unnerving atmosphere of dread...."
Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
YA novel adaptation gently lampoons "pray the gay away" thinking
"...is forcibly sent by her guardian to attend an evangelical Christian conversion center called "God’s Promise" to cure her..."
Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
A former actor finds faith in his hometown
"...that rarely if ever deviates from the approved, modern evangelical template. If Carl Theodor Dreyer’s boundlessly soulful 1928 masterpiece..."
Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Deathgasm
Crazed Kiwi film leaves you laughing, gagging, and head-banging
"...only one movie this year that climaxes with demon-possessed evangelical Christians being beaten into submission by metalheads wielding double-headed..."
Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Captive
Ripped-from-the-headlines movie about a hostage crisis defused by a devotional book
"...two-person hostage drama sporting a strong, upfront message of evangelical Christian values as espoused in Saddleback Church founder Rick..."
Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
The former teen heartthrob turned evangelical entrepreneur shows how to put the faith back into Christmas.
"...Essentially an extended Sunday sermon in which former teen heartthrob-turned-evangelical entrepreneur Kirk Cameron "Camsplains" the true meaning of Christmas,..."
Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
God's Not Dead
A college kid faces flunking out if he can't prove to his classmates and atheist professor that God exists.
"...jerk or a true believer. Maybe it takes an evangelical mindset to think that everyone of differing opinions is..."
March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Ultimate Gift
In this inspirational film, a deceased tycoon's will decrees that his grandson perform a series of tasks to determine if the young man is worthy of inheriting the fortune.
"...and several upcoming titles aimed at banking off the evangelical Christian audience. Because a movie is “Christian,” does that..."
March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
Facing the Giants
A born-again high school football coach draws on a higher power to inspire his team to victory.
"...finals. Facing the Giants makes no secret of its evangelical agenda – it was funded by Sherwood Baptist Church..."
Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
The Notorious Bettie Page
Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.
"...Page's life (before her 1957 rebirth as a devout evangelical Christian, anyway) is mapped out by Harron in a..."
April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
End of the Spear
Members of the violent Waodani tribe of Ecuador kill five Western missionaries, but as a result they choose to abandon their kill-or-be-killed ways.
"...1956 will likely depend on your feelings about the evangelical mission of some elements of organized Christianity. Some will..."
Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher and author who also co-stars, this unusual film is part revivalist sermon, part narrative drama, and wholly urgent and engaging.
"...on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher, prolific author, and host of a weekly broadcast..."
Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
"...stood out for her exceptionally tolerant attitudes within the evangelical world. Yet, this film mistakes its freewheeling conversations with..."
Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Apostle
"...Thornton and Miranda Richardson. The movies haven't portrayed the evangelical preacher in a very flattering light, suffice to say...."
Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Battle for the Minds
"...a compelling, well-structured film that argues its point with evangelical passion and righteous zeal. (Dr. Molly Marshall, a former..."
May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Packed Room at Trib Fest Hears Warnings on Christian Nationalism
The endless struggle continues
"...gave a brief lesson on the many groups that Evangelical Christians have attacked since the 1940s. It was an..."
Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon
DVDanger: She Who Must Burn
Anti-abortion terror as the new Salem witch trials
"...a chilling indictment of the fanaticism of the modern evangelical anti-abortion movement...."
Oct. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Letters at 3AM
Three fronts of transformative change in U.S. society: the allowance of Christian proselytizing in the U.S. Air Force Academy, Halliburton's receipt of government contracts to build detention centers for Homeland Security, and the rise of the Latino electorate
"...the fewest personnel – is being systematically staffed with evangelical Christians...."
April 28, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
Evangelical film franchise rolls into volume three.
"...Released in 2014, the first film pitted a devout evangelical college student against an atheistic university professor who directed..."
April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Hightower Report
The Ruby Red Cocktail; and An Appeal to Evangelical Voters
"...so common. He's sold none of those.AN APPEAL TO EVANGELICAL VOTERS It's time for our friends in so many..."
June 9, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower
The Hightower Report
After five years as president, W. remains securely sealed in his political cocoon, void of real-life experiences, pure of any intrusion by the hardships of regular folks; and it's wrong to think that faith talk and photo-ops with evangelicals will be enough to convert people to the Democratic cause
"...religion (specifically Christianity) on their sleeves, make alliances with evangelical churches, and openly engage in "faith politics!" The pundits..."
Dec. 23, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower
Preying for Votes: The Governor's Preachers
Perry and religious conservatives get together to bash gays
"...gathering seemed to carry all the trappings of an evangelical-style political rally designed to rally the flock on two..."
