Top 5 Oscar 2016 Nomination Snubs
Award season is in full swing and there are few days that could make or break a movie’s continued legacy than Oscar Nomination Day. This morning at 8:30 am EST the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the…
Dragons and Babies
Games are powerful. I don’t mean that in the “game systems have a lot of processing horsepower” sense. Games can make us feel something in a way that no other medium can. I could give you dozens of examples from the…
Reviewing the Classics| City Lights
Although I’ve included a few clips from City Lights, I highly recommend watching the entire 87-minute film. It moves quickly, is remarkably approachable (even to those unfamiliar with older and silent films), and available in numerous editions on YouTube, as…
Top 5 Minor Characters in The Force Awakens
One of the reasons that Star Wars is so iconic and has captured our imaginations so thoroughly is because of the fascinating characters that populated its universe. Every character, every droid, every human, and every alien, no matter how small…
Review| The Revenant
The Revenant, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s followup to his critically acclaimed Birdman (2014), was one of the most talked about films of the past year. It was on numerous “Most Anticipated Movies of 2015” lists, and if you follow movie news all, you…
Streaming Weekly January 2016 2.0
Done binge-watching your latest TV show? Out of brand new movies to watch and don’t want to get off your couch this weekend to see a movie? Let our contributors’ recommendations keep your retinas bathed in the warm glow of…
#086 – CROSSOVER: Star Wars When Faith Awakens
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: In a different sort of podcast, James Harleman (Cinemagogue), Mikey Fissel (Reel World Theology), and Steve Norton (ScreenFish) come together for a super-sized conversation on the theological issues within and behind…
In Theaters January 8th, 2016
It’s our first real release weekend of 2016! After last weekend saw only two movies opening, one of which opens beyond NYC and LA this weekend and the other having been previously previewed, we’ve finally got out first real releases…
Top 10 TV Shows of 2015
End of the year lists spend so much time on film. Nothing wrong with that, but I spent a lot more time on my couch this year than in a theatre. So, I humbly present my take on the best…
The Not-So-Good Dinosaur
If you’ve only been reading Redeeming Culture for the last couple of months, you could be forgiven for thinking that Star Wars and Christmas are the only two things that have happened since Thanksgiving. But if you did think that, you would have missed…