Nicolas Cage's 'The Carpenter's Son' turns an apocryphal text about Jesus' youth into a horror film

Filmmaker Lotfy Nathan has turned the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas into a supernatural thriller called “The ...
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‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Reimagines the Boyhood of Christ — Badly

COMMENTARY: Marketed as a ‘horror movie,’ the film leans on fringe apocryphal tales but ends up revealing more about modern ...

Filmmaker Lotfy Nathan on how an apocryphal text inspired ‘The Carpenter’s Son’

Filmmaker Lotfy Nathan has turned the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas into "The Carpenter’s Son," starring Nicolas Cage ...
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This Jesus horror movie could have used more heresy

Christians worried that 'The Carpenter's Son," a horror movie about Jesus, Mary and Joseph, would be blasphemous. Instead, it ...

‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Review: The First Temptation of Christ?

In this horror movie drawn from the Apocrypha, a teen Jesus is both troubled and troubling to his parents. Then along comes a ...

Faith, Choice, and the Higher Power of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

According to Lucifel, Enoch was “a pretty good guy.” When the story begins, Enoch seems to be another boring, rote hero: give ...
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Nicolas Cage Stars As Jesus’ Father In Horror Retelling That’s Breaking The Internet

Nicolas Cage is no stranger to unusual roles, but his latest project may be his most controversial yet. The film is inspired by the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and it has sparked heated ...