Mark’s Top 10 of 2014
Tuesday brings us another Top Ten of 2014– this time, from Mark Wingerter. Enjoy! You can’t always see everything and there were definitely two movies that I wish I saw this year: The Raid 2 – I haven’t even seen…
Griffin’s Top 10 of 2014
We kick off our week of staff Top 10 lists with Griffin Kale… 10. Inherent Vice I am gonna be honest– I haven’t seen this film, but I am reserving this spot because I feel pretty sure I am going…
#048 – The Hobbit and the Battle of Excess
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about our final journey into Peter Jackson’s vision for Middle Earth with The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. While bouncing around some thoughts on adaptation and expectation, we…
#047 – Into the Woods and Getting Your Wish
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are talking about Into the Woods— from stage to screen! Who can blame them for bringing another musical to life after the recent success of films like Les Miserables? This film…
#046 – Elf and Putting the Más in Christmas
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Merry Christmas! Our second annual Special Christmas Episode has arrived for your holiday consumption. This year we are talking about one of the youngest films to achieve “Christmas Classic” status: Elf. Boasting…
#045 – Exodus and the Impatient Child
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We take on the non-controversy of Exodus: Gods and Kings. Earlier this year the film Noah set off an internet firestorm of back-and-forth of those who either loved it or…
‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ An Old Testament Highlight Reel
I think most of us in the film reviewing business were bracing ourselves for the next wave of controversy over another Biblical adaptation from Hollywood when we heard that someone, in this case Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus, Blade Runner), was…
#044 – Mockingjay Part 1 and the Power of Propaganda
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about part one of the penultimate installment of The Hunger Games series, Mockingjay. This series has been a great opportunity to look at the power that media and propaganda…
#043 – Big Hero 6 and the Healing Power of Empathy
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We get the chance to talk about another high quality animated movie released this year, Big Hero 6. This first marriage of Disney Animation and the MARVEL Universe seems to be…
#042 – Interstellar and the Best of Mankind
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We take a look at the impressively large-scale sci-fi adventure of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. While well-documented as Nolan’s “most ambitious” project to date, it does remind us a lot of things…