Joel Mayward
@jmayward.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Christian Ministries, Theology and the Arts @ George Fox University, OR • PhD, St Andrews • Pastor-Theologian • 🍅 approved Film Critic • Author (books on Dardenne brothers, Christopher Nolan, Sufjan Stevens) • Human (he/him)
If you purchase and/or read either of these books, thank you! 🙏
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you purchase and/or read either of these books, thank you! 🙏
Next, "Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell" for the 33 1/3 series, also 30% off at Bloomsbury. www.bloomsbury.com/us/sufjan-st...
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell
Upon the release of Sufjan Stevens' seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, two divergent groups found themselves as strange bedfellows: the LGBTQIA+ communi…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Next, "Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell" for the 33 1/3 series, also 30% off at Bloomsbury. www.bloomsbury.com/us/sufjan-st...
One 21st-century Oregon film I'd recommend that wasn't on the list: Gasoline Rainbow.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One 21st-century Oregon film I'd recommend that wasn't on the list: Gasoline Rainbow.
Here is the Table of Contents for the book as a movie list in Letterboxd. letterboxd.com/jmayward/lis...
T&T Clark Introduction to Contemporary Film and Theology
Here is the table of contents for my book, T&T Clark Introduction to Contemporary Film and Theology, to be published with T&T Clark/Bloomsbury in 2028. Two films per chapter, sixteen chapters, all 21s...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Here is the Table of Contents for the book as a movie list in Letterboxd. letterboxd.com/jmayward/lis...
Confession: I am addicted to research and writing.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Confession: I am addicted to research and writing.
also, please buy my book www.bloomsbury.com/us/theology-...
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan
This work of theological film criticism provides an analysis of filmmaker Christopher Nolan's entire filmography, from Following (1998) to Oppenheimer (2023).Th…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
also, please buy my book www.bloomsbury.com/us/theology-...
You can purchase the book from Powell's here. www.powells.com/book/sufjan-...
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell (33 1/3) | Powell's Books
Upon the release of Sufjan Stevens’ seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, two divergent groups found themselves as strange bedfellows: the LGBTQIA+ community and American evangelical Christians. Both...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
You can purchase the book from Powell's here. www.powells.com/book/sufjan-...
Here's Ebert's 4-star review. "'The Son' is complete, self-contained and final. All the critic can bring to it is his admiration. ... It is as assured and flawless a telling of sadness and joy as I have ever seen." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
The Son movie review & film summary (2003) | Roger Ebert
"The Son" is complete, self-contained and final. All the critic can bring to it is his admiration. It needs no insight or explanation. It sees everything and
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November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's Ebert's 4-star review. "'The Son' is complete, self-contained and final. All the critic can bring to it is his admiration. ... It is as assured and flawless a telling of sadness and joy as I have ever seen." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
Spoiler alert: The Dardennes' LE FILS is precisely this.
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Spoiler alert: The Dardennes' LE FILS is precisely this.
And while it's not perfect, "A Sun Came" deserves honorable mention.
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
And while it's not perfect, "A Sun Came" deserves honorable mention.
Thank you so much! 🙏
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Thank you so much! 🙏
And if you're not near Powell's, order the book here: amzn.to/3XEugUd
Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell (33 1/3)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And if you're not near Powell's, order the book here: amzn.to/3XEugUd