Review| Mission Impossible II
There was a time in the mid to late-90s when John Woo could do no wrong, and if you’ve seen Broken Arrow and Face Off you know the lack of wrong to which I speak. I was too young to be following what the…
Review| Mission Impossible
The Mission: Impossible film franchise, with each sequel each promising bigger and more dangerous stunts for its star, Tom Cruise, to attempt, began less with a loud bang and more with a slow burn. Brian De Palma’s 1996 film is…
Netflix Your Weekend July 4.0
Excited for the new Jake Gyllenhaal movie Southpaw? Either catch up on his last movie or watch it afterwards and marvel at his physical transformations in his two most recent films. Griffin recommends Gyllenhaal’s last movie and our other contributors pitch in…
In Theaters July 24th, 2015
Last weekend was a great weekend in new movies! Ant-Man opened to a #1 finish and Trainwreck, the new Amy Schumer comedy, opened with a surprising and welcome $30 million. On top of that, both movies were quality movies! Victory! This week,…
Betrayal and Revenge: The Justice of The Count of Monte Cristo
The popularity of The Count of Monte Cristo over its nearly two centuries means that it’s been adapted and developed many times. The outline of this review was written for a Film and Theology event and targets the 2002 film version and does…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies for the 2nd Half of 2015
We’re beyond the halfway point of 2015, and we have had some surprising successes and some unfortunate bombs. As we discussed on the most recent podcast, Minions was a disappointment. Critical success came to movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury…
#067 – Minions and Non-Family Entertainment
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: With all the success of Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, it wasn’t inconceivable that the minions would get their own movie as well. They were lovable and loyal– and that goes a…
Review | Ant-Man
Marvel’s 2015 summer installment has been talked about quite a bit, but not for the reasons a studio would want. Since May of 2014, when then director Edgar Wright parted ways with the movie, speculation expanded beyond Marvel’s official stance that…
3D #3: Wreck-It Ralph
3D hits its 3rD episode! Ryan and David are gonna wreck it with the Disney classic, Wreck-It Ralph, investigating what it tells us about identity. Links: Wreck-It Ralph trailer: youtu.be/87E6N7ToCxs Want to subscribe? RSS Podcast Feed (with your podcast program…
Netflix Your Weekend July 3.0
Despite an impressive block of new movies in theaters this weekend, there is still plenty of great selections for a quiet evening at home on Netflix. Our wonderful contributors dig deep to bring you some premium recommendations to fill up…