#051 – American Sniper and Missing the Mark
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are setting our sights on American Sniper, the latest film from Clint Eastwood. This film has done extremely well at the box office and with awards officials by staying king…
Review| Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis go big and ambitious once again with a beautiful and intergalactic universe of dynasties, androids, aliens and monsters. While not as explicitly religious and symbolic as their previous work, most notably The Matrix, they still are at least dip…
Netflix Your Weekend – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Thomas Alfredson’s 2011 adaptation of John le Carre’s 1974 book, and the British TV series starring Alec Guiness of the same name, is not what you would expect from a spy movie. A “normal” spy movie, or more maybe more…
In Theaters Thursday – 2-05-15
This week brings a bit of a change with all but one of this weeks movies releasing nationwide in the theaters. Now is a time of year where you may see smaller films sneak into a wider release for distribution,…
Art Fusion
My church is also an art center. Famous local artists are headquartered there, and there’s a buzz about the art leading up to the open gallery night on the first Friday of each month. This month, a friend of mine…
Wednesday Web Link – The Stick-to-itiveness of Movie Watching
It’s always helpful to sit back and think about why you do something and how you are doing something. When watching movies it is so easy to get caught up in not thinking about them, especially since a lot of…
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Supporting Actress Performances
Another week closer to the Oscars, another set of prestigious Reel World Theology performance awards to hand out. This week on our Top 5 we’re looking at the Top 5 performances by actresses’ in a supporting role. There were some…
#050 – Selma and History’s Lessons
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are talking about a film that is even more monumental and historic than the fact we have reached 50 episodes of this show. That film is Selma. With an incredibly…
Letting The Air Out: A Theology of Super Bowl XLIX
Super Bowl Sunday! Break out the queso and beer, and let’s talk theology. Not what you had in mind for this afternoon? Ok, I’ll be quick. Just three loosely-connected thoughts to consider while you make the hot wings: DeflateGate Whether…
Netflix Your Weekend – Chef
One of my favorite classes I had in college, and one of my favorites in any level of schooling, was my communications class focused on media and journalism. Not only did I enjoy the writing and speaking, two things I…