Review| Casino Royale: The Bond Identity Part 2
After much Internet clamor and greatly divided opinions on the reboot of the beloved James Bond franchise, Casino Royale arrived to critical acclaim in 2006. Following Die Another Day (see my review in Part 1 here) there certainly was nowhere…
Review| Die Another Day: The Bond Identity Part 1
It’s funny to me that the central visual in the marketing campaign for the Bond film that put the long running series on ice was… ice. If that’s not irony I don’t know what is. “But wait,” says the year…
Review| Licence to Kill
Rating the Bond’s is like asking me which one of my kids I love more. Luckily, I don’t have any kids, or a problem with telling you they go like this: 1. Timothy Dalton 2. Roger Moore 3. Daniel Craig…
Review| Pan: When Bad Things Happen to Good Ideas
“Resoundingly god-awful” and “theme-park ride from hell,” are just a couple of phrases popular critics are throwing around regarding Joe Wright’s adaptation of Peter Pan. I am quite a fan of Wright’s films, and I also know that every director…
#075 – The Martian and Earthly Optimism
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We have been eagerly awaiting the Fall movie season so we can begin sitting back and enjoying what has become the best season for film each year. The Martian plants that…
Review| The Martian
Adapted from Andy Weir’s bestselling debut novel, The Martian hits theaters as one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. With this excitement, however, comes the lingering fear that Ridley Scott’s film will fail to distinguish itself from…
#072 – Batman Begins and Being Ruled By Fear
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s one of those magic times during the year when our schedule opens up and we get to take a look at films past. I have been wanting to have a…
Art & Indie Corner| Cop Car
Marvel recently tapped Jon Watts to direct their upcoming Spider-Man re-re-reboot, which begs an interesting question: How does a young director prepare to tackle a project of such magnitude? Watts’s response seems to be akin to that of Jonah, who…
Review| The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
In a normal year, it would be fairly easy to declare The Man from U.N.C.L.E. the best movie of the summer and let the cards fall where they may; but here’s the rub: Mad Max: Fury Road, which released mid-May,…
#069 – Rogue Nation and Authentic Action
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Ethan Hunt is back and more implausible than ever before! This time we get to focus on teamwork and a new mystery lady who has been described as one part Bond girl…