Review| The Shallows
An offshore facility that contains genetically enhanced sharks meant for amnesia research, sharks in tornados, giant sharks, freshwater sharks, sharks in the snow, and robot sharks in space (probably): Since Jaws swept audiences away in the summer of 1975, shark…
Game of Thrones: S06E09 Battle of the Bastards
Somewhere, Mick Jagger has changed his tune to sing “I actually got some satisfaction this time.” Assuming, of course, he is a Game of Thrones fan. Yes, this week was full of long coming payoffs and gloriously delicious feasts of…
Review| Finding Dory
Finding Nemo is a splendid film on a number of levels. It’s a kid-friendly, fun-loving flick that simultaneously tackles some very adult issues, like how fear and anxiety have a terrifying ability to cause us to hurt the ones we love…
Review| The Lobster
I never wanted to get married. Sure, I was interested in girls, but as I grew up, I insisted to my family I was going to be a priest so I could serve God and never get married. While I…
Who-ology| S02E11 Fear Her
If there’s anything the Doctor believes in, it’s companionship. Even when he finds himself without a semi-permanent traveling buddy, he is making friends with whomever he comes into contact with on his adventures. Companionship is the centerpiece of this episode. Perhaps the…
Game of Thrones: S06E08 No One
The very last scene in last week’s episode showed “The Hound,” Sandor Clegane, grabbing an axe and walking off to find revenge, seemingly accepting who he was fated to be. After time spent with Brother Ray who began to bring…
Review| The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring 2 opened to a massively successful first weekend: 75% on RottenTomatoes and $40 million dollars, the biggest horror film opening since the first installment in 2013 (and the biggest June horror film opening ever). The film is quite good…
Review| Warcraft
The Summer movie season rolls along and it seems like the films keeping getting bigger and bigger! This past weekend we had the opportunity to experience Warcraft, a film that, even before it came out, had the potential to be…
Review| Love & Friendship
Neither love nor friendship are quite what one would expect in this 2016 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan. Neither is Lady Susan herself, the heroine, who one might hesitate to call heroic. Lady Susan is an enigma. Just…
Game of Thrones: S0607 The Broken Man
Mark is on assignment this week and this space is being temporarily filled by Mikey Fissel, managing editor at Reel World Theology, in an attempt to make sure no white walkers slip past… Another week of Game of Thrones, another…