Streaming Weekly May 2017 4.0
Over the long, Memorial Day weekend, you might be ready to kick back and enjoy the sunshine. To that our contributors say, “A pox on thy respite!” Spend your weekend and the extra day enjoying the sweet, REM-destroying glow of…
Oh! The Horror… | of Displacing God
James Whale brought to the screen what is considered the most dynamic film in the first cycle of Universal monster pictures of the 1930s, 1931’s Frankenstein. Though diverging from Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, in three significant ways–making…
Who·ology – S10E06 Extremis
If you’re anything like me you probably sat in confusion for most of “Extremis.” That’s okay though, because that’s exactly what Steven Moffatt wanted. Why? No real reason other than to just keep you guessing. It’s textbook Moffatting. Despite this…
#134 – Passengers and Pen Names, Fan Theories, and Online Dating
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Oh… we did it. We recorded an episode on the Reel World Theology Group’s most infamous film of 2016. Whether you were let down or you thoroughly enjoyed Passengers, it didn’t…
Streaming Weekly May 2017 3.0
Already seen Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy? Tired of all them scary and thrilling space flicks? Well, we’re here to solve your intergalactic fatigue with a space-less weekend of recommendations. Our grounded picks will keep you and your family entertained…
Reviewing the Classics| Spellbound: Psychology, Sexism, and Reversing the Roles
Woah. I’m no stranger to director Alfred Hitchcock’s work, and I have seen Spellbound a few times before this (though it’s been a while), but this movie blew my mind. Not only does it use surrealist ideas and imagery to…
Reel World: Rewind #016 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind . . . A very tired Blaine and Shannon talk about their unashamed love for Pirates of the Caribbean. They talk about legalism and lawlessness, but they also manage to work in a reference…
Who·ology – S10E05 Oxygen
As much as you can call me a Whovian, there’s another fandom term you could call me that I may even take more seriously than my love for the mad man in a box- Trekker. That’s right, I’m a Star…
Streaming Weekly May 2017 2.0
May you watch a movie this weekend? Yes, you may. Sick of May-related puns already? You may be entitled to punch me in the face. After delivering satisfying said retribution for calendar-based quips, enjoy a rousing round of refreshing recommendations…
Oh! The Horror… | of Listening to Other People
There have a been a couple of moments in my life where I have truly been frightened by an event that took place, which at the time and to this day, I have not been able to explain. There have…