Solo and The Scoundrel’s Journey
Joseph Campbell said of the hero, “When we quit thinking primarily about and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation…”. In the original Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas embodied this transformation in both the character arc of his main…
Of The 1890s
Wherever historians would like to place the actual year of the first “film,” its beginnings were firmly in the 1890s. Between Edison’s phonograph, Dickson’s kinetograph and the Lumière brothers’ commercialization of their projectors with the cinématographe, the moving picture was well…
The Cinephile: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
The Redeeming Culture Cinephile is our series about classic films; we hope you enjoy another look at some of the formative films in cinema history. If it had been the only Star Trek thing ever, we would simply regard Star…
Review| Farenheit 451 – The Burning Heart of Man
All I had to see was the poster with the two awesome Michael’s on it and I was ready to throw my money at the screen. Fahrenheit 451 proved to be worth it for me. The film is getting a…
#171 – A Quiet Place and Affirming Life
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk (quietly) about John Krasinski’s latest film, A Quiet Place. Boy did this one catch on. A Quiet Place found audiences that love horror and those who don’t, which leads…
Review| Deadpool 2
Let’s just start by acknowledging that I really enjoyed the original Deadpool and have found the comic book character a guilty pleasure for some time. I had hopes for this movie but tried to temper them because sequels are almost…
Redeeming Culture’s Guide to Deadpool Dinner Parties
It’s done – our first full book! Come read up on everything you need to know about Deadpool before you go see his second movie this weekend.
Star Wars (1977) & Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first in a new monthly series at Reel World Theology where contributors bring two films–often from different cinematic eras–into conversation with one another in order to investigate the elements (themes, technique, script, character, etc.) of…
Review| First Reformed
Paul Schrader, director of First Reformed and famed screenwriter of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Last Temptation of Christ grew up in the Calvinist Christian Reformed Church with a strict family home. He attended Calvin College and graduated with a minor in theology. A…
#170 – Infinity War and Unlikely Protagonists
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We do what everyone in the world is already doing– talk about Avengers: Infinity War. We go into spoilers because, honestly, this movie is coming up on the two billion worldwide…