Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Supporting Actor Performances
We’re about four weeks out from the 87th Academy Awards, and we’re all very excited here at Reel World Theology. After spending two weeks ago counting down each of our Top 10 movies of 2014 and spending last Tuesday looking…
Netflix Your Weekend – Big Fish
The legacy that a father passes down to his son can be a joy, as well as both a heartache and/or a headache. We often remember with fondness the small quirks our fathers had, like my dad whistling all the…
In Theaters Thursday – 1-22-15
It’s the first big push of 2015 and there are a bunch of movies coming out in anticipation of the Oscars, as well as the first significant slate of movies for 2015. I have to be honest with you, nothing…
A Guide to Coping with the End of the Marvel Universe
It’s the end of the world. At least two of them. That’s right – yesterday, Marvel announced at a press event that the upcoming “Secret Wars” storyline would destroy both of Marvel’s long-running continuities: The “Marvel Universe,” which has been…
#049 – Unbroken and Partially Told Stories
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We take a look at the near-unbelievable true story of Louie Zamperini in the film Unbroken. Zamperini’s life is an incredible journey from immigrant, to the Olympics, to Japanese prison camps,…
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2015 (Not Named The Avengers or Star Wars)
I’m back at it this week with a brand new Top 5 Tuesday and we’re finally looking ahead to 2015! There are a LOT of movies we here at Reel World Theology are looking forward to in 2015. None bigger…
Shepherding an American Sniper’s Heart
American Sniper opens with a sequence where a young Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is thrust into the protector role of his younger brother, Jeff Kyle (Keir O’Donnell), when he is attacked by a bully in the schoolyard. When their father demands…
Fizz’s Top 10 of 2014
Obviously saving the best for last (WARNING: May not actually be saving the best for last)! 2014 was a pretty solid year for film. Until I sat down to write up this list, I thought 2014 may have been a…
Josh’s Top 10 of 2014
My Top 10 list never ends up being the movies I expected to like going into the year. I honestly thought my Top 10 would have a lot more Sci-Fi on it, based on what I was anticipating, but there were a…
Serial Identity
(Don’t worry. You’re reading a spoiler-free article.) This is a Global-Tel link prepaid call from — Adnan Syed — an inmate at a Maryland Correctional facility. On October 23, 2014, the first episode of Serial was released. Buoyed by its…