Review| Jackie
Imagine your husband unexpectedly dying in front of you. Now imagine that his death is as violent as it was a surprise, his skull shattered by a gunman’s bullet, his blood pouring all over your car, your gloves, your dress.…
Review| Les Innocents
In recent years we’ve been given three foreign films that take as their subject the events in a monastery; “Of Gods and Men” (2010), “Ida” (2013), and this year’s “Le Innocents”. “Of God’s and Men” confronts the outside threat on…
#121 – Manchester by the Sea and Agents of Grace
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are all able to finally catch Manchester by the Sea and boy do we have thoughts… and feels. There is plenty of awards buzz about this one– and rightfully so–…
Streaming Weekly December 2016 4.0
School’s out, you might be on vacation, and all of us here at Reel World want to make sure you get the belated Christmas gift of streaming recommendations! So keep your friends close this holiday weekend, but keep your recommendations…
Reviewing the Classics| Scrooge
Charles Dickens’ story A Christmas Carol is well nigh inescapable during this time of year. Even without reading the book or watching any of the dozens of film and stage adaptations, we still encounter it. The word “scrooge” is part…
Review| Fences
“Some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you.” – (2.1.32) of August Wilson’s Fences I had no familiarity with August Wilson or…
#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.…
Streaming Weekly December 2016 3.0
We were so excited about Rogue One last week, we completely spaced on bringing you a weekend of streaming recommendations from our fine contributors. Well, now that you have seen the latest Star Wars movie 500 times, we’re ready to fill your proverbial stocking…
Oh! The Horror… | of a Very Scary ‘Black Christmas’
Before ‘The Shape’ ever stepped foot back in Haddonfield, Illinois and Jill Johnson was warned that the terrifying phone calls were coming from inside the house, there was ‘Billy,’ the perverted killer in the sorority house attic who wreaked terror…
#119 – Rogue One and Hope in Death
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Disney’s first attempt to make a standalone Star Wars film was met with mixed– though mostly positive– response. While definitely taking a different tone than most of the films that have…