Oh! The Horror… | of Our Grief-Stricken Thoughts
Reader, be warned, there be spoilers ahead… There are all sorts of monsters that lurk in dark recesses. Some are fictional—lingering between the pages of a book and the flickering celluloid of films—while others are imaginary but are given psychical…
#120 – It’s A Wonderful Life and Fighting For Joy
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Merry Christmas! It’s time again for our special Christmas episode. We talk about Christmas traditions, how they change, and how watching great movies like It’s a Wonderful Life fit into that.…
#118 – Fantastic Beasts and Growing Up With Stories
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We dive back into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (or ‘The Potterverse’ as we unashamedly call it on the show) with Fantastic Beasts. After Erienne sets us straight about the source…
#116 – Doctor Strange and A Spiritual Marvel
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Marvel is back and have scored another critical success with another character many people are not familiar with– we’re they can do this with any character now, right? We follow the…
#114 – The Witch and The Subtlety of the Devil
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s time again for our Halloween Episode! We have had a lot of great horror films to choose from this year, but the one that has stuck with us the most…
Review| The Wailing (2016)
While the festival darling The Witch, the masterfully marketed 10 Cloverfield Lane, and James Wan’s spooky sequel The Conjuring 2 are rightly—in my view, at least—being touted as prime examples of the influx of solid, well-crafted horror films released in 2016, Na Hong-jin’s enigmatic…
Reel World Rewind #009 – Vampyr (1932)
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind, Blaine is joined by Blake Collier to talk about Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr (1932). While Dreyer’s take on the vampire myth, with its refusal to submit to basic rules of continuity editing, is deliberately…
Streaming Weekly September 2016 5.0
Teetering on the precipice of October, our Streaming Weekly column stares up at the proverbial moon, dreading its transformation from a regular streaming column into a snarling beast known as “Screaming Weekly”. While you load your silver bullets and stock…
Streaming Weekly September 2016 1.0
This weekend is Labor Day weekend. School is back in session for most of your kids, and you’ll be looking for something to unwind and enjoy an extra vacation day on Monday. Three streaming picks from our fine contributors should do…
The Vices, Virtue, and Imagination of Willy Wonka
We here at Redeeming Culture were devastated to learn of Gene Wilder’s passing this week. In honor of his life and work, we invite you to come with us on this quick tour through possibly his most well-known role. •…