#062 – Mad Max: Fury Road and Cinematic Milestones
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: One of our most anticipated movies of the Summer may have just become one of the best movies of the year. With levels of hype that seemed unachievable, Fury Road surpassed…
Netflix Your Weekend | The Boxtrolls
When The Boxtrolls came out last September, my weekly movie theater preview was smothered in skepticism. Even the general movie-going public’s opinion on this movie wasn’t even lukewarm. People were even more confused and slightly angry when it got an Oscar nod…
In Theaters May 29th, 2015
Hard to believe May will have come and gone after this weekend. But fret not, intrepid movie viewer, the final weekend of this first month of summer movies does not fail to bring the blockbuster, as well as the potential…
Space Day, Race Day, and Memorial Day (Lightning Round)
Occasionally, a week is so busy that we feel a need to comment on more than one thing. Usually we release multiple articles, but this week we’re going to try something new: the Lightning Round. We’re going to take a…
Re:View| The Princess Bride
“Who says life is fair? Where is that written?” –The Grandfather I am an escapist. You are too. But as we say at Reel World Theology, the entertainment that we escape through is not mindless. It has something very real…
Top 5 Disaster Movies
At some point in your life, you develop an obsession with the end of the world. Stick with me on this, but everyone one of us wonders, eventually, what it would be like for all life on earth to be…
Review| Pitch Perfect 2
The central plot is pretty straight forward. It is one of redemption: the Barden Bellas seek to clear their soiled reputation and earn back the right to perform by being the first Americans to win an International a cappella competition.…
Netflix Your Weekend | Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog is most well-known for many for his matter-of-fact, bleak philosophizing on humanity (see his Twitter account for evidence) and modern society as well as his distinct, almost cartoony German accent. For those not initiated into his filmmaking, at times,…
#061 – Daredevil and the Netflix Difference
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Can MARVEL find success on the small screen like it has at the movies? Agents of SHIELD gave us hesitation, but Daredevil seems to be a game changer. With its own…
In Theaters, May 22nd, 2015
May has been quite the month for new releases. First, we had Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was a massive success and a really fun movie. Then, this past week had two really great releases in the Box Office topper Pitch…