#127 – John Wick: Chapter 2 and The Importance of Purpose
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: They say that action films are just fodder for shoveling popcorn but you should know by now that we don’t buy it. We talk about the new kid on the block…
Review| Paterson
It’s Monday and the early morning sun cast an amber glow to the white undershirt of Paterson (Adam Driver) and the brown skin of his wife (Golshifteh Farahani). Paterson sleepily rolls over and picks his wristwatch off the bedside table.…
Streaming Weekly February 2017 4.0
With a good chunk of the country returning to the winter cold–it is still February after all–our contributors have some recommendations to keep you and your family entertained while you hunker down and stay warm. Check them out and have…
Star Wars Rebels S03E16 Legacy of Mandalore
Star Wars is a cinematic icon, but it is much more than its movies. Blaine and Josh dive deep into the universe of Star Wars Rebels, the fantastic animated show on Disney XD, with reviews of the third season of this…
Oh! The Horror… | of Deconstructing the Heart of the Slasher Genre
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — John 15:13 (ESVUK) I just thought what was so clever about the conceit of the movie is that it really is the story…
Reviewing the Classics | The Innocents (1961) and the Madness of the Past
Henry James’ 1898 novella, “The Turn of the Screw,” is either the greatest ghost story ever written or it is the greatest ghost story without actual ghosts ever written. Critics throughout the years have passionately debated the true nature of…
Review| A Cure for Wellness, and the New Gothic
Gothic stories are a personal favorite of mine, from classic novels to their film renditions and beyond. They are often melancholy tales of loss, sadness, madness, and love. They also feature violent, insane characters obsessed with something or someone…
Streaming Weekly February 2017 3.0
Been to the theaters and found the cure of wellness? Hopefully, it is not as creepy and deadly as the trailers. Already scaled the Great Wall? Even better if you got someone to pay for it! Seen Batman spew pop…
Reel World: Rewind #013 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind, Blaine is joined by Shannon Grimes to talk about Disney’s 1991 animated classic, Beauty and the Beast. They start their discussion by recounting their personal histories with this “tale as old as time,” and from…
#125 – Silence and the Cross of Christ
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We take a deep breath and settle in for a very heavy conversation about Martin Scorsese’s latest exploration of faith, Silence. Based on the book of the same name, Silence has…