#116 – Doctor Strange and A Spiritual Marvel
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Marvel is back and have scored another critical success with another character many people are not familiar with– we’re they can do this with any character now, right? We follow the…
#115 – Hacksaw Ridge and More Than Pacifism
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: After ten years of living in scrutiny from his Hollywood peers and the public at large, Mel Gibson is back in 2016 with his latest directorial debut, Hacksaw Ridge. For the…
#114 – The Witch and The Subtlety of the Devil
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s time again for our Halloween Episode! We have had a lot of great horror films to choose from this year, but the one that has stuck with us the most…
#113 – The Birth of a Nation and Systemic Injustice
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about the Sundance hit, The Birth of a Nation. While we have mixed feelings about the technical (and historical) merit of the film, there is no doubt that the…
#112 – The Magnificent Seven and God’s Justice
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Fall kicks off with a movie that tries to bridge the gap between Summer blockbuster and the better-produced films of the Fall, The Magnificent Seven. Sure, this is a remake of…
#111 – Sing Street and How We Worship
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: The writer/director who brought us Once and Begin Again gives us another touching, musically driven story with lots of heart and plenty of passion in Sing Street. This time we get to…
#110 – Kubo and the Two Strings and Redemptive Storytelling
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It seems like the films from Laika Studio fly under a lot of people’s radar, but also seem to be incredibly enjoyed by those who do see them (Coraline, Para Norman,…
#109 – Hell or High Water and Justice vs Law
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We get to talk about a movie that was previously not on our radar, but looks to be the gem of the late-summer muck. Hell or High Water gives is a…
#108 – Midnight Special and Surprised By Hope
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We ask the question, “Can someone explain Jeff Nichols?” We do our best while also talking about themes and items we see repeated throughout his budding catalog of written and directed…
#107 – Stranger Things and the Radical Pursuit of a Loving God
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: After giving you an episode-by-episode breakdown of the hottest show of the Summer (maybe year?), we get our writers together to talk about Stranger Things at even greater length! There is…