2017 In Review
Happy New Year from Redeeming Culture! We go over the highlights of 2017 in our wrap-up post.
Review| Dead Poets Society
Do you remember the good old days back when Robin Williams was still around? Many of his movies are remembered for being not only funny (Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire), but also heart-warming and uplifting (Good Will Hunting, Awakenings). His kind and…
Review| Downsizing
Reactions to Downsizing from critics and audiences have been mixed with scores ranging from 25 to 100. Be that as it may, most agree Downsizing has a fascinating premise that presents an interesting, albeit far fetched, solution to some of…
Oh! The Horror… | of the Coming
“O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.” Advent has passed, as has the celebratory birth date of…
The Last Jedi: The Last Straw
In case you’ve been living on a hidden planet for the last few years, you may not know that there’s some Star Wars controversy. Ryan unpacks the rage in today’s article.
Review| Bright
In a little under 20 years, Netflix has finally entered the realm of distributing original blockbuster films with their first title, Bright. With stars like Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, and Noomi Rapace (who also starred in the original 2017 Netflix…
A Prayer of Christmas
Merry Christmas from Redeeming Culture.
#156 – The Muppet Christmas Carol and a Fearful Conversion
On this SPECIAL Christmas episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Merry Christmas from the Reel World Theology team to all of you out there! You voted, and we obliged. For Christmas we got you a brand new episode on…
Macarena, Baby It’s Cold Outside, and Receiving Culture
What do you know about your favorite Christmas song? One in particular has recieved a lot of press this year.
Reviewing the Classics| The Shop Around the Corner
Ernst Lubitsch’s 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner is a familiar story for many reasons—one being that it is a textbook romantic comedy. The film is “textbook” not because it is a repetition of what came before, but because…