Review| Dope
The coming-of-age story has a long history as cultural currency for middle school and high school kids. Every four years or so, a new movie comes along as the definitive guide for an age group’s struggle with adolescent awkwardness. Phrases…
Review| Inside Out
After two long, lonely years, Pixar is back; and this time they’ve brought us one of their most original and innovative films yet, Inside Out. As its title suggests, Inside Out takes place in two different spheres: the world inside the head of…
3D #2: Tomorrowland
3D: The Redeeming Culture Podcast is back! In this episode, Ryan and David go to Tomorrowland and find out what it can tell us about hope. Links: Tomorrowland trailer: youtu.be/1k59gXTWf-A RedeemingCulture.com/podcast Want to subscribe? RSS Podcast Feed (with your podcast…
#064 – Jurassic World and Human Greed
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It would be a lie to say that there wasn’t a lot of buzz about Jurassic World, but few people had very high expectations for this 20+ year sequel. While the…
Netflix Your Weekend June 3.0
Via MARK WINGERTER Jack Reacher – You’re probably thinking- Jack who? Believe it or not this movie has Tom Cruise in it. And you probably missed it like most people did- including me. But I needed something to watch one boring evening…
Review| Testament of Youth
“Our generation will never be new again… our youth has been stolen from us…” –Vera Brittain WWII is probably the most cinematically featured time period simply because of the unspeakable atrocities done to an entire generation of people and culture. WWI…
In Theaters June 19th, 2015
In 2012, it was Disney/Pixar’s Brave that won an Oscar and surprised everyone with a curly, red-haired Scottish princess. In 2013, it was Disney’s Frozen that dominated the big screen and little girl’s vocal chords. In 2014, The LEGO Movie surprised us all and gave…
Inconceivable!: God’s Pursuit of The Princess Bride
An earlier version of this post originally appeared on Redeeming Culture’s ancestor site, Zoettrope, on February 20, 2012, but has been updated and edited for posting here. Of course, there are spoilers. Enjoy! How do you explain The Princess Bride? You…
Top 5 Pixar Movies
The title of this Top 5 could possibly be offensive to you, and honestly, it is slightly offensive to me. Undertaking the task of rating Pixar movies is a little bit like doing a Top 5 on books of the…
Review| Jurassic World
It’s been a little over 20 years since the original Jurassic Park left its monstrous footprint in cinematic history – and on many of our collective imaginations. Since then, movie-makers have tried repeatedly to recapture the sense of awe and terror the…