Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (dir. Adamma Ebo).
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown ham it up as the self-delusional first lady and pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch in a satirical mockumentary about the corruption of contemporary organized American Christianity. It follows the couple’s attempt at rebuilding their reputation and congregation after a perilous scandal. Ebo pulls no punches in the film’s naturalistic yet biting commentary about the easy access to wealth those who supposedly preach the word of God (as they see it) have. There’s a fun construction to the earnest comedy in the form of character studies about the hypocrisy and influence of religious power.