In Theaters July 24th, 2015
Last weekend was a great weekend in new movies! Ant-Man opened to a #1 finish and Trainwreck, the new Amy Schumer comedy, opened with a surprising and welcome $30 million. On top of that, both movies were quality movies! Victory! This week,…
Betrayal and Revenge: The Justice of The Count of Monte Cristo
The popularity of The Count of Monte Cristo over its nearly two centuries means that it’s been adapted and developed many times. The outline of this review was written for a Film and Theology event and targets the 2002 film version and does…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies for the 2nd Half of 2015
We’re beyond the halfway point of 2015, and we have had some surprising successes and some unfortunate bombs. As we discussed on the most recent podcast, Minions was a disappointment. Critical success came to movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury…
#067 – Minions and Non-Family Entertainment
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: With all the success of Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, it wasn’t inconceivable that the minions would get their own movie as well. They were lovable and loyal– and that goes a…
Review | Ant-Man
Marvel’s 2015 summer installment has been talked about quite a bit, but not for the reasons a studio would want. Since May of 2014, when then director Edgar Wright parted ways with the movie, speculation expanded beyond Marvel’s official stance that…
3D #3: Wreck-It Ralph
3D hits its 3rD episode! Ryan and David are gonna wreck it with the Disney classic, Wreck-It Ralph, investigating what it tells us about identity. Links: Wreck-It Ralph trailer: youtu.be/87E6N7ToCxs Want to subscribe? RSS Podcast Feed (with your podcast program…
Netflix Your Weekend July 3.0
Despite an impressive block of new movies in theaters this weekend, there is still plenty of great selections for a quiet evening at home on Netflix. Our wonderful contributors dig deep to bring you some premium recommendations to fill up…
In Theaters July 17th, 2015
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…
Star Wars and a New Community
“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…
Pluto: Invisible made Visible
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…