The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game: Halloween (2018)
“Everyday brings change, and the world puts on a new face Sudden things rearrange, and this whole world seems like a new place Oh yeah, secretly I been tailing you Like a fox that prays on a rabbit Had to…
Review| Mandy
A Latin proverb states, “revenge is a confession of pain.” While there is little evidence to find the origin of this quote or prove it is actually Latin, the axiom is true enough apart from its suspicious attribution. Revenge is…
#182 – First Reformed and Essential Paradoxes
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: From its announcement, First Reformed has been one of the most requested episodes of Reel World Theology– even before the film came out. It only took the trailer and the people…
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…
#179 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout and When the Bad Guys Are Right
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about the (arguably) best action film of the Summer. We basically have to take a step back and wonder how Tom Cruise not only ceases to age but keeps…
Review| Mission: Impossible – Fallout
It’s true what they say about Mission: Impossible – Fallout. It really is one of the most impressive action films we’ve gotten in a while. While it may not exercise quite as much cleverness or deliver the same punchy twists…
Review| Beirut
Last month was a benchmark in terms of the number of amazing film-watching experiences for me. First was Isle of Dogs, the latest offering from Wes Anderson, which I was entirely delighted by and I gave 4 ½ out of…
Black Mirror S3E2: Playtest
Back when I first began my expedition into Black Mirror, Season 3 was my launch point. The themes centering around technology and how it assists us in propagating our sinful nature certainly intrigued me, but I was equally impressed with…
Black Mirror S3E1: Nosedive
Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror’s writer and executive producer, knows how important it is to grab an audience’s attention from the start. We saw this when we first tackled the show in Season 4 with USS Callister. We’ll see it again…