This week is the first time this summer that every movie that is releasing has some genuine buzz and excitement surrounding it. If there is one weekend to go out to the movies, THIS is your weekend. From a new…

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“Use the Force, Luke.” The diagnostics of Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing whirl and beep as he caroms down the Death Star trench. The voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi implores him to rely on his limited training in the ways of a Jedi…

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An artist's conception of Pluto, pre-New Horizons.

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, and it was classified the 9th planet from the sun.  Until 1994, we didn’t even know exactly how big it was.  And the highest-resolution image we had of the planet was this, taken…

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With bated breath we wait for the much anticipated new Marvel movie Ant-Man. What I am looking forward to even more than a new superhero movie is Scott Lang being played by one of my favorite actors, Paul Rudd. Rudd typically…

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The latest movie from Illumination Entertainment takes the delightfully zany and crass yellow henchmen from Despicable Me & Despicable Me 2 and gives them their own spin-off movie. Minions opening minutes survey the primordial and pre-Gru existence of these dwarven,…

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On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We ask the question that most reviewers seem to wonder: “Did we need another Terminator film?” Well, it sure isn’t Oscar-worthy but we do talk about the positives of the fifth film…

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Another week, another great set of recommendations from our wonderful contributors to bedazzle an otherwise bedazzle-less weekend. [divider top=”no”] via Laura Fissel Kung Fu Hustle – This 2004 action-comedy martial arts film is a downright blast! Filled with vibrant, colorful characters…

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The spin-off movie of the summer is finally upon us with the release of Minions this weekend. Everyone loves those cute little yellow guys and my kids are no exception. While there are a couple highly-acclaimed smaller films debuting this weekend,…

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The snare drums rattle and the emboldened trumpets blare out the 20th Century Fox theme. As a child I remember seeing another 20th Century Fox movie for the first time and being confused and slightly offended those glowing blue words…

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We weren’t planning to talk about flags for two weeks in a row, but here we are: some theological musings on flying the Christian flag over the American flag, the gay pride flag over the Confederate flag, and what our truest hope is.

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