Just when you thought that Avengers: Age of Ultron was destined to be the most action-packed and relentless film of the blockbuster season, Mad Max: Fury Road comes thundering into theaters. Director George Miller has returned to his beloved franchise after a thirty-year…

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Obi-Wan Kenobi.  Albus Dumbledore.  Gandalf the Grey.  Yinsen.  What do these characters all have in common (besides an awesome white beard)? They all died. Specifically, they all died before the quest could be completed, or in some cases before it…

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It is not a well guarded secret that I am a huge Tom Hardy fan. He is one of four actors I will not miss, unless the movie is not in my area. A score of performances from 2008 to…

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On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: The Summer blockbuster season officially arrives with all the might of Mjolinir! Avengers: Age of Ultron is dominating the box office and will surely be the second billion dollar movie of…

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The human race has an obsession with magic and the fantastical. As a Christian, I believe this obsession with fairy tales, fantasy, and magic is an imprint of the supernatural, the Imago Dei, on humanity. What appears to some to…

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Coming Soon: The Redeeming Culture Podcast is coming soon to a podcast feed near you. Join us! Credits: The 3D Podcast is ©2015 Redeeming Culture. The theme song is adapted from “Hero” by Doctor Vox, and is released under a…

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In Avengers: Age of Ultron, I finally find Black Widow to be a relatable heroine and an authentic representation of the female gender. Apparently, that is not a common opinion. There are many compelling arguments being made right now about…

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Some people might call this the week between Avengers: Age of Ultron and Mad Max: Fury Road. That people would be me. Others might replace Mad Max with Pitch Perfect 2. Those people are not me. Now that it is officially summer movie season,…

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A twist ending is not a recent invention, of course.  Anna Karenina and Sherlock Holmes are both strong candidates for spoiler alerts, but until the second half of the 20th century brought us wide releases, nearly universal fan bases, mass interactive media,…

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I think I have finally recovered off my high from watching Avengers: Age of Ultron enough to continue my regularly scheduled programming. Since I have had my fill of “punchsplosions”, as one friend of Reel World Theology put it in his…

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