In Defense of the Lions
The sky is falling! Christians are an endangered species! Controversial stands on topics like abortion and homosexuality are turning people away from the faith in droves! Facebook and Twitter are awash in anger against the faithful! Head for the hills! Christian…
Top 5 Brad Bird Movies
Have you settled down after seeing Mad Max: Fury Road? Perhaps you are still beaming and shimmying from this weekend’s viewing of Pitch Perfect 2. Perhaps, like my compatriot here at Reel World Theology, you took in both and are torn between…
Who-ology| S01E11 Boom Town
“Boom Town” starts right out of the gate with an airy, carefree, light-hearted tone. In the way, we enter the story in medias res with Rose, Jack, and the Doctor as they land in Cardiff. We watch them laugh at inside…
3D #1: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Welcome to 3D: The Redeeming Culture Podcast! In this episode, Ryan and David take on Ultron and see what Marvel’s latest blockbuster can tell us about God and our relationship with Him. Links: Age of Ultron trailer: youtu.be/JAUoeqvedMo Want to…
Netflix Your Weekend | Fruitvale Station
In Oakland, California in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Oscar Grant III was shot by police at the Fruitvale BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station. He would eventually die after hours of surgery to try and save…
Review| Ex Machina
On the most recent episode of the Reel World Theology podcast, discussing Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mikey and I were musing about the slew of AI movies making their way into theaters. Movies already out this year addressing AI, like…
In Theaters May 15th, 2015
Ho hum, just another week with nothing to talk about in new movies. Yup, I might take the week off and read a book, go fishing, or stare at the grass as it gently sways in the late spring breeze.…
Review | Mad Max: Fury Road
Just when you thought that Avengers: Age of Ultron was destined to be the most action-packed and relentless film of the blockbuster season, Mad Max: Fury Road comes thundering into theaters. Director George Miller has returned to his beloved franchise after a thirty-year…
The Most Dangerous Beard in History
Obi-Wan Kenobi. Albus Dumbledore. Gandalf the Grey. Yinsen. What do these characters all have in common (besides an awesome white beard)? They all died. Specifically, they all died before the quest could be completed, or in some cases before it…
Top 5 Tom Hardy Movies
It is not a well guarded secret that I am a huge Tom Hardy fan. He is one of four actors I will not miss, unless the movie is not in my area. A score of performances from 2008 to…