The Avatar Blues
This review is about Avatar, the 2009 blockbuster, and as usual assumes that you’ve seen the film. Please be aware that there will be spoilers below. Avatar needs no introduction. It quickly attained the status of “highest-grossing film-ever,” beating out…
Star Trek (2009)
This version of Kirk, Spock and McCoy exemplify the core of their characters.
Who-ology: S01E06 Dalek
S1:E06 “Dalek” by Robert Shearman and Terry Nation Oh, this episode. This episode. It forces us to grapple with our concept of evil; it brings us to find it in uncomfortable places; and it begins our journey in a…
#032 – Snowpiercer and the Fate of Humanity
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about a film that has technically been out for a year– Snowpiercer. This film, from South Korean director Joon-ho Bong, was actually released worldwide last August but had some…
#031 – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Tribalism
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We discuss the latest edition in the Planet of the Apes franchise, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Building on the popularity of the surprise success of Rise of the…
#028 – Edge of Tomorrow and Changing History
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:
Our Summer Series continues by looking at the delightfully original Edge of Tomorrow. Even though it’s been compared to a lot of other movies, it doesn’t fit into any one mold. And despite it’s weak box office showing all of us on the show really enjoyed it. Not only did we enjoy it, but it sparked more topics than we had time to cover like time travel, regret, and eternity in Heaven. We also find ourselves trying to help Matt come up with a new Twitter handle.
Who-ology: S01E04&05 Aliens of London & World War Three
Episodes 4 and 5 of Doctor Who, “Aliens of London” and “World War Three,” comprise one story that explores the human instinct to self-preserve, and its alternative: self-sacrifice. The plot is constructed around an evil plan to reduce planet Earth…
#019 – All About Her
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about Spike Jonze film, Her, about a man, in the “not too distant future”, who falls in love with his operating system. This film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney…
#015 – Wonderful Christmas Timey Wimey
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s our first annual Christmas Episode! Yes, we show our British bias by following in the footsteps of the BBC and have a special, extra, episode just for Christmas. Hopefully this will be…
Who-ology: S01E03 The Unquiet Dead
“What the Shakespeare is going on?” This clever line is given to the actor playing Charles Dickens in this, the third episode of the Doctor Who reboot, written by Mark Gatiss (most recently of Sherlock Holmes fame). The TARDIS (as…