Nolan, Save Us: High Hopes for Oppenheimer
Editor’s note: this article was written before the wide release ofOppenheimer. “Stunned & Emotionally Recovering” “Perfect” “Fearsome” “Impeccable” “Spectacular” These accolades for Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s latest and perhaps most highly anticipated film, are just a few of the quotes from…
Captain Marvel: Blessed Assurance
Spoiler warning: Plot spoilers for Captain Marvel follow. It took ten years and 21 movies, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally given us a female superhero movie; and as far as I’m concerned, it was the one I was…
Split Decision: Glass (2019)
Sometimes our writers don’t agree. Most of the time it’s hilarious, all of the time it’s entertaining. And when those disagreements are so intractable, so irreconcilable, we put them in the ring and let them sort it out with verbal…
Oscar Nominations 2018 – Winners and Losers
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards have been announced! And of course, like any major announcement of awards or movie news, there will be things we loved and tragic oversights. So, here are some quick thoughts and observations on…
News| Netflix Goes to Narnia
On Wednesday morning, The C.S. Lewis Company broke the news: they’d sold television and film rights to Netflix. In a joint announcement later posted by Netflix, they promised that the streaming network, alongside eOne Films, would “develop classic stories from…
How the Academy is Missing the Mark
It’s been a couple of weeks since The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it would be adding an additional category to its award ceremony and people are still debating and rolling their eyes about the decision. So…
Should Christians Watch Demonic Films?
Hereditary is proving both a critical and commercial success. It’s boasting over 90% on RottenTomatoes and the best opening weekend for studio A24 (and on track to be A24’s second-most successful film, after Ladybird). The film centers on a family…
Crystal Ball| Isle of Dogs
Every so often due to narrow distribution or a small showing time it is difficult to get to a theatre and see a movie you’ve been looking forward to seeing on the silver screen. Luckily here at Reel World Theology…
Why I Love Godzilla (and You Can Too!)
Godzilla is a gargantuan, semi-intelligent, indestructible, nuclear-powered dinosaur whose spine lights up when he breathes atomic fire. Forgetting all the cultural iconic status built up around Godzilla and other kaiju franchises, sit with that first sentence for a moment. If…
Humble Disagreements With the 2018 Oscar Nominations
Let me start off by saying that “snub” is a pretty harsh word for most of these. I would also accept “oversights” or “tough calls.” With that said, here are five of my initial thoughts on films/directors/actors who I thought…