Top 5 Disney Animation Renaissance Films
With the impending release of Disney Animation’s latest output, Zootopia, there is a buzz this movie can repeat the success of recent Disney Animation films and also take the horrible taste The Good Dinosaur left behind. In today’s movie environment,…
Top 5 Wuxia Films
The Chinese movie genre “wuxia”, meaning “martial or chivalrous hero”, has been getting a lot of attention as of late. I recently reviewed the 2015 festival film darling The Assassin, the famous Taiwanese director Hsiao-Hsien Hou’s fabulous take on the genre. And…
Top 5 80s Fantasy Films
Fantasies from the 80s are among some of my favorite films in general. The use of organic effects that stretched creative effort and artistry is what gets me. They may not hold up to first-time 21st-century viewers, but I personally…
Top 5 Romantic Comedies
In celebration of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, it seems only appropriate to have our Top 5 reflect the most famous of Hallmark co-opted Catholic celebrations. We’ve asked fabulous and prolific contributor, Alexis Johnson, to give us her Top 5…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2016
With the passing of January on the Reel World Theology calendar, we squarely focus our sights on 2016 and what has us gnawing at our limbs in anticipation. We put together our collective heads together and mashed together our separate…
Top 5 Minor Characters in The Force Awakens
One of the reasons that Star Wars is so iconic and has captured our imaginations so thoroughly is because of the fascinating characters that populated its universe. Every character, every droid, every human, and every alien, no matter how small…
Top 5 Domestic Grossing Movies of 2015
Happy 2016 everybody! 2015 has atrophied into dust and been replaced by a brand new 2016 baby. The holiday movie season is finally winding down and the numbers from 2015 are in. Last year, we used our first two Top…
Top 5 Cinematic Surprises of 2015
There have been plenty of great movies, moments, and successes of 2015. We’ve seen the soaring highs of multi-billion dollar worldwide grosses and critical darlings birthed right before our eyes. You all have you favorite movies by now and we…
Top 5 Ill-Fated Opponents of Star Wars Movies
Unless you were the big kid on the playground growing up, you learned pretty quickly to pick your battles. Same thing goes for tackling that 1 pound burger challenge at your local bar and grill/food trough restaurant. Sometimes, our eyes…
Top 5 Star Wars Casting Could’ve-s
One of the most iconic images associated with The Force Awakens is the image of the cast, new and old, sitting together reading lines and going through the script. Nerds all over the world squinted and read way too much into one…