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“The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” is great drama and great history
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 8, 2023
On one level, the saga of a Sephardic Jewish family. On another, Israel 101.
Vatican prosecutors to meet with brother of teenage girl who vanished in the 1980s
By Junno Arocho Esteves — April 7, 2023
(RNS) — Interest in the case was reignited by an October 2022 Netflix documentary, 'Vatican Girl,' featuring new testimony from a friend of the missing teen claiming she had revealed that a high-ranking Vatican clergyman had made unwanted sexual advances.
On hit shows ‘Ramy’ and ‘Mo,’ Azhar Usman adds nuance about Islam (and joy) to Hollywood
By Monique Parsons and Silma Suba — October 4, 2022
(Interfaith America) — A few recent hits for Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus are shifting Hollywood's narrative about American Muslims. They also have another thing in common: Azhar Usman.
Egypt demands Netflix, others adhere to ‘societal values’
By Associated Press — September 7, 2022
CAIRO (AP) — According to a statement from the Egyptian government on Wednesday, streaming services should comply with “societal principles and values of the country” they are streaming in.
Is “Mo” on Netflix good for the Jews?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 2, 2022
"Mo" is funny, poignant, sad, and biting. It's OK. Jews can take it.
‘God’s Favorite Idiot’: Proof we need more religious comedies
By Jillian Cheney — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — The show is a reminder that not all stories with a religious message have to be somber or existential. Sometimes they can — and should be — as sweet and simple as pecan pie.
The danger of finding our meaning at work
By Kathryn Post — June 8, 2022
(RNS) — In extreme cases, work isn’t just rewarding: It’s religion.
New Netflix docuseries ‘jeen-yuhs’ chronicles Kanye West’s belief in God and himself
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 16, 2022
CHICAGO (RNS) — The docuseries is a reminder West’s complicated relationship with Christianity reaches back further than ‘Jesus Is King’ and his recent elaborate Sunday Service events.
In new Netflix series, Pope Francis insists old have lessons for the young
By Claire Giangravé — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — Though focused on aging, the documentary sheds light on his views on climate change, migration and polarization in the Catholic Church.
Gay ‘Bachelor’ Colton Underwood says relationship with God is ‘best it’s ever been’
By Jillian Cheney — December 8, 2021
(RNS) — In the new Netflix show ‘Coming Out Colton,’ the former ‘Bachelor’ star looks to own his real identity and atone for past wrongs.
To vanquish lived trauma, Netflix’s ‘Procession’ puts victims in the director’s chair
By Jillian Cheney — November 23, 2021
(RNS) — The new documentary spotlights the practice of drama therapy, which uses role-playing to work through past trauma.
In Netflix’s ‘Procession,’ clergy abuse victims process trauma by making short films
By Alejandra Molina — November 19, 2021
(RNS) — The film follows six men as they make short films to help them process their individual traumas of being sexually abused by Catholic priests.
DuVernay’s ‘Colin in Black & White’ on Netflix traces the seeds of Kaepernick’s activism
By Tahil Sharma — November 15, 2021
(RNS) — A professional athlete's story turns out to be about all of us.
Netflix’s ‘Midnight Mass’ joins a long line of horror that plays with Catholic beliefs
By Regina Hansen — November 4, 2021
(The Conversation) — A scholar of religion in film explains the varied representation of Catholicism in horror. In some films, it is used in the fight against evil, while others show the Church itself as evil.
In ‘Midnight Mass,’ there is ungodly horror and there are puritanical Christians
By Jillian Cheney — September 21, 2021
(RNS) — Watching the show's Muslim police chief try to convince parents to keep Bible classes out of public schools is like backing a losing sports team.
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