of the 1930s
“Horror films served as a kind of populist surrealism, rearranging the human body and its processes, blurring the boundaries between Homo sapiens and other species, responding uneasily to new and almost incomprehensible developments in science and the anxious challenges they…
Review| The Predator
Way back at the beginning of 2018, Shane Black’s The Predator made my list of the most anticipated movies of 2018. The original Predator is one of my favorite 80’s action movies, not even just ones helmed by AH-nuld. Combining the stealthy, monster-esque vibe of…
#181 – The Meg and Being Eaten Up By Grief
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We did it! We had a full– and legit– episode on The Meg. Given, it gives us a chance to compare it to other films we may have liked more, but…
Of The 1920s
The 1920s holds a special place within cinema history as German Expressionism makes its way onto American shores. Known for its angular, almost surreal, settings and its narrative gloom, German Expressionism gave silent cinema some of the most fantastical and…
Reel World: Rewind #029 – Pontypool
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind… A cerebral zombie movie taking place at a small, local radio station in rural Canada about the zombie-like infection being spread by language has perhaps been the most difficult episode ever to record…
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) & The Mist (2007)
Despite their Stephen King pedigrees and the guiding hand of writer-director Frank Darabont, few films initially appear to have as little in common as The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist. Released in 1994 to critical acclaim but little fanfare, Shawshank…
Of The 1910s
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! –tear up the planks! here, here! –It is the beating of his hideous heart!” –Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” “In [Thomas] Dixon’s book The Clansman, rape is actual, not…
The Battle for an Ugly World: Se7en (1995) & Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It’s hard not to be cynical. Don’t believe me? Watch the news. Sit through a few commercials. Scroll Facebook… This can be an ugly little world. Turn on the news and you’re likely to hear stories of violence and tragedy,…
Of The 1900s
“And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” –Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5 Once the 1900s began, technological advances in cameras and projectors were…
Should Christians Watch Demonic Films?
Hereditary is proving both a critical and commercial success. It’s boasting over 90% on RottenTomatoes and the best opening weekend for studio A24 (and on track to be A24’s second-most successful film, after Ladybird). The film centers on a family…