Review | Spring
Sci-Fi and horror are two unique dramas that allow filmmakers the space to create movies with unique visuals, obviously. But, it also gives filmmakers an alternate way to deal with complex inner-life and outer-life issues. From the meta realities of…
Netflix Your Weekend | Exit Through The Gift Shop
If you grew up in a big city or metro area, like I did in the Milwaukee metro, graffiti and graffiti art was an ubiquitous part of the urban landscape. Even when I lived in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, about as…
#057 – Cinderella and Overcoming With Kindness
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We definitely had our doubts about Disney making a live-action version of this age-old tale, but instead of giving it the reinterpretation or revisionist treatment, they simply gave us the story…
In Theaters April 9th, 2015
After predicting the box office success of Furious 7, I feel on a roll to make another, bolder prediction. This weekend, you have, what I am hoping and thinking, will be the best Sci-FI movie of 2015. Needless to say, I…
Cherry Blossoms and Limestone Blocks
When we scheduled a family trip to our nation’s capital for this week, we had no idea that we were coming while the city was closed for repairs. The Capitol Dome: under scaffolding for restoration. The National Mall: a dirt…
Review | The Overnighters
A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to do an extended review of the very high quality documentary by Jess Moss, The Overnighters, over at Reel Thinking. For those of you who might have missed it, here is that review…
Top 5 Movies Featuring Artificial Intelligence
Opening this week in wide release is the new Sci-Fi movie Ex Machina starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander as the sentient A.I. female, Ava. This is the directorial debut of Alex Garland, the writer of 28 Days Later… and one…
Netflix Your Weekend | Galaxy Quest
Friday nights, or Saturdays during High School football season, were movie nights at our house. More often than not, my dad would pull out his VHS box-set of the Star Trek movies and inevitably we would end up watching Star…
In Theaters April 2nd, 2015
As I have previously mentioned in this week’s Top 5, Easter weekend tends to be a down weekend for movie releases. However, I honestly think that this year could be different. There is one insane blockbuster opening this weekend that…
(Not Iscariot)
Welcome to Redeeming Culture! What follows is a brief dramatization of what some people call “Spy Wednesday” – the day Judas began seeking an opportunity to betray Jesus. This is based in fact, but other than the names and basic…