#179 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout and When the Bad Guys Are Right
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about the (arguably) best action film of the Summer. We basically have to take a step back and wonder how Tom Cruise not only ceases to age but keeps…
Review| The Spy Who Dumped Me
The first time I ever watched a spy movie was in the 90’s with the release of the first Austin Powers movie. I remember being delighted by childish jokes and humorous spoofs of classic movie tropes. In my mind, spy…
Review| Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
(Insert your own poop or fart joke to the title) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. With the avalanche of superhero movies and TV shows and comics and graphic novels and web comics and action figures…
Review| Mission: Impossible – Fallout
It’s true what they say about Mission: Impossible – Fallout. It really is one of the most impressive action films we’ve gotten in a while. While it may not exercise quite as much cleverness or deliver the same punchy twists…
#178 – Won’t You Be My Neighbor and the Imago Dei
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We look at one of the most talked about documentaries of the year, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? This look at Fred Rogers life tries to show the man who had…
Review| Eighth Grade
Watching Eighth Grade is an experience. Kayla (played brilliantly by newcomer Elsie Fisher) is trying to figure out who she is as she makes the transition from eighth grade to high school. It is affecting, insightful, and relatable and as…
Of The 1910s
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! –tear up the planks! here, here! –It is the beating of his hideous heart!” –Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” “In [Thomas] Dixon’s book The Clansman, rape is actual, not…
#177 – Ant-Man and the Wasp and a Focus on Family
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We find another Marvel movie in our sights. You’d think by now we’d be getting tired of talking– or watching– these films yet, but we praise Marvel for continuing to tell…
The Battle for an Ugly World: Se7en (1995) & Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It’s hard not to be cynical. Don’t believe me? Watch the news. Sit through a few commercials. Scroll Facebook… This can be an ugly little world. Turn on the news and you’re likely to hear stories of violence and tragedy,…
Review| Sorry To Bother You
Sorry To Bother You stands as one of those experiences that is so removed from expectations that it is hard to know how to feel about it after it has happened to you. It is not a film that one…