Black Mirror S4E6: Black Museum
Our journey into the fourth season of Black Mirror has one last stop to make – the anthology-within-an-anthology episode, Black Museum. Directed by Colm McCarthy, Black Museum tells a story about a museum of the digital macabre, its curator, and…
Black Mirror S4E5: Metalhead
If we’re not talking about surviving the zombie apocalypse, chances are we will default to discussing and debating the robot apocalypse. With films such as The Terminator series, I, Robot, and the popular TV show Battlestar Galactica, the pinnacle fight…
Black Mirror S4E4: Hang the DJ
Dating is a curious thing; two people agree to meet at a specific place and point in time to find out if they’re not only compatible as friends, but compatible in a romantic or even sexual manner. While it has…
Black Mirror S4E3: Crocodile
Our memories are incredibly important to us. Memories help us to live, and are with us from before we’re even born to the day we die. They remind us of things that once were and gives us good indication of…
Black Mirror S4E2: Arkangel
In the year 1150, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote, “Hell is full of good intentions or wishes.” Today, we know that idiom as its more common adage: “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” That phrase is all…
Black Mirror S4E1: USS Callister
I was around 14 when a PC video game called The Sims was released. The game, which was an outright sensation in the early 2000s, appealed to both hardcore gamers and folks who casually played video games. It’s safe to…
Oh! The Horror… | of Anticipation
It’s a new year which means there will be a whole new slate of horror cinema to be released (probably) every day of 2018—as it continues to be the most profitable genre in film. In an age of #FOMO (“Fear…
Review| Downsizing
Reactions to Downsizing from critics and audiences have been mixed with scores ranging from 25 to 100. Be that as it may, most agree Downsizing has a fascinating premise that presents an interesting, albeit far fetched, solution to some of…
#155 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Subverting Expectations
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Once again the opening title scroll rolls and we are treated with another Star Wars film. This time, we see audiences again heavily divided between those who were able to go…
#149 – Blade Runner 2049 and the Lord of the Replicants
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We blend the old with the new by talking about a sci-fi classic being continued with a new, but familiar, vision. We have some die-hard Blade Runner fans on to talk…