"Nah, where's your God now Moses?!"

Edward G. Robinson delivered what had to be the best line in any religious movie ever made (above) in his part in The Ten Commandments. Similarly, I missed linking a story about the roof of a local church collapsing yesterday because it was a little to sappy for me to take seriously, very much like the wounded goose story that is only news to crazy people who try to find patterns in the daily paper.

Anyway, as we approach Easter I very much doubt I'll be going to Church but I will partake in a few of my favorite religious films. Here's a sampling:

• The Last Temptation of Christ - This is probably may favorite Easter flick because I imagine if in fact there was a guy named Jesus walking around telling everybody he was the son of God then most if not all people would have called him crazy and given him endless amounts of shit. Money line: Harry Dean Stanton's character tells The Big J.C. gone the alternate route: "If you didn't exist, I would have to invent you." Never before and not for a long time will a movie be so perfectly blasphemous . . . Unless you count Glitter.


• The Last Supper - Not really religious but full of ethical dilemmas.


• The Passion of The Christ - Now this is horrible but I always cheer and yell "Get that motherfucker! Get it!" during the scourging scene to the horror of anybody I'm watching it with . . . Mostly because it's funny remembering a whole nation get riled up over badly used stage blood and overacting in what was essentially a low budget movie with great grass roots marketing.


• Spartacus - The only epic which doesn't feature the Big J.C. . . . Actually quite moving even with the insane accent of Kirk Douglas and his out of place buzz cut.


• The Day the Earth Stood Still - The best all time Jesus flick ever made. Science Fiction rules because it doesn't have to wear it's ethos on its sleeve like most major religions or political parties.

Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments.