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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)
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Pitchfork just gave the Carrie & Lowell 10th Anniversary Edition a rare 10. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

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Reposting this once again because I'm now also teaching an introductory "History of US Cinema" course this fall, and I would love recommendations for good texts on American film.

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RIP Walter Brueggemann, a humble theological giant. His 19 Theses presenting a description of the dominant script of American society—"therapeutic, technological, consumerist militarism"—and the counterscript of Christ remains urgent & relevant. www.christiancentury.org/article/2005...

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Le Fils Ishtar Caché Meek's Cutoff

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Are you a scholar of religion with a passion for public scholarship? Want to share your work with an enthusiastic, global audience hungry for deeper learning? We’re inviting scholars to give lectures in a live Zoom series hosted by Religion for Breakfast. More here! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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1. No Country for Old Men 2. A Serious Man 3. Barton Fink 4. Hail, Caesar! 5. Fargo Full ranked list here: letterboxd.com/jmayward/lis...

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Reposting this question because I am definitely teaching 30+ students in a "Film Theory and Criticism" course this upcoming fall.

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I let someone borrow my Criterion Blu-ray of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC and now I can't remember who. If you have it, I'd like it back.

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Out of all the dystopian sci-fi films, one I think remains prescient and captures the current cultural moment is WALL-E.

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If I sell 25 prints a day for the next couple of days I can pay my rent, which we love to do around here! Can we do it? I think we can! (All of these are currently available!) www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products

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The actions of this administration and its lackeys are horrifying, unjust, and evil.

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My forthcoming book, "Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence" has a web page and a publishing date: October 16, 2025. Cover coming soon featuring original artwork by @briannaduggan.bsky.social (I've included a teaser image). www.bloomsbury.com/us/theology-...

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The Dardenne brothers' YOUNG MOTHERS (JEUNE MÈRES) has won the 2025 Ecumenical Jury prize at Cannes. cannes.juryoecumenique.org/actualites/d...

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"Even as his cinematic style & personal theology have developed & matured over time, Scorsese has always been breaking down the transcendent-immanent divide in his underlying theological queries & quest for redemption, uniting the sacred & profane."

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AI will have sex for you, eat dessert for you, play board games for you, sit by the open window and enjoy the first cool breeze of fall for you, visit your elderly parents to free up more time for you to stare at the wall and contemplate your own death

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Me, not using citation software and typing out all my reading notes and bibliographies manually. My research is ARTISANAL.

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The really pernicious thing here is not just how blatantly AI makes shit up, but that it’s now appearing in mainstream news sources, WHICH WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST TO DIFFERENTIATE REALITY FROM AI-GENERATED SLUDGE.

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This, plus the exploitative environmental effects and the underlying ideology behind much of its promotion and practice, is why I've grown to view AI use as generally immoral.

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The Bible, poorly interpreted.

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Today marks six months until the release of my book for 33 1/3, "Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell," and thus six more months of me reminding you: we're all gonna die. www.bloomsbury.com/us/sufjan-st...

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For the late night crowd: we're all gonna die. amzn.to/3H5DHac

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We sang "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" in church today, and all I could think of was The Night of the Hunter. A good Mother's Day movie.

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Graduation ceremonies are over and final grades are posted, which means my fourth year as a professor is complete. 🤓

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Habemus papam. #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky My Letterboxd profile: boxd.it/3muJ

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Your Pope name is: last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name — Pope Altoids IV

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i fell in love again all things go, all things go pope from chicago new leo, new leo

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More thoughts on this: I can (and do) use creative approaches to education and assessment in my smaller classes. But I also teach a large (400+ students) intro-level gen ed class in an auditorium. Making this course AI-proof is a Sisyphean task.

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I love my job as a professor—I love teaching, researching, writing, mentoring, pastoring, learning, etc.—but the advent of ChatGPT and similar tech has led to far too many wasted hours being an AI detective.

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