Review| Love & Friendship
Neither love nor friendship are quite what one would expect in this 2016 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan. Neither is Lady Susan herself, the heroine, who one might hesitate to call heroic. Lady Susan is an enigma. Just…
Game of Thrones: S0607 The Broken Man
Mark is on assignment this week and this space is being temporarily filled by Mikey Fissel, managing editor at Reel World Theology, in an attempt to make sure no white walkers slip past… Another week of Game of Thrones, another…
Reviewing the Classics| Make Way for Tomorrow
When Leo McCarey won an Academy Award for directing The Awful Truth, he began his acceptance speech with the following: “I want to thank the Academy for this wonderful award, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture.”…
Game of Thrones: S06E06 Blood of My Blood
Allow me a brief moment of book-reader freak out here. I try not to approach this review series from the eyes of the Ice and Fire reader that I am, but I simply must make an exception this week. We…
Game of Thrones: S06E05 The Door
Here’s a question: do you believe things happen for a reason? It’s a big question to be sure, but I’m guessing you answered right away. We’ve all wondered to some extent at how much fate or destiny controls our lives.…
#099 – Daredevil S02 and Holy Spirit Ninja Grace
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: You voted and we obliged! With our listeners pick of topic for Episode #099 we dive back into Hell’s Kitchen with Daredevil season two. We also get the gang back together…
Game of Thrones: S06E04 Book of the Stranger
To quote a friend of mine’s post on Facebook: “It took six years but Daenerys finally got interesting.” Okay, so even though it has been a long while since she has been consistently interesting, the statement may be a little…
Reel World: Rewind #004 – The Shawshank Redemption
On this episode of Reel World Rewind: Blaine is joined by Alexis Johnson. This month’s episode is on Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption. They talk about its status as a modern classic, where we see the theme of redemption in the film, and…
Review| The Finest Hours
When it comes to “historical United States Armed Forces films” typically people do not think of the Coast Guard at first– or at all. This is disappointing considering the scope and frequency of where and when the Coast Guard operates. Sure,…
Game of Thrones: S06E03 Oathbreaker
He’s alive, he’s awake, and he’s… kinda mopey? Jon Snow is with us again, and to be honest it was all a little anticlimactic. It seemed the appropriate tone for the usually somber Snow, but you couldn’t help but want…