Review| Les Innocents
In recent years we’ve been given three foreign films that take as their subject the events in a monastery; “Of Gods and Men” (2010), “Ida” (2013), and this year’s “Le Innocents”. “Of God’s and Men” confronts the outside threat on…
#121 – Manchester by the Sea and Agents of Grace
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are all able to finally catch Manchester by the Sea and boy do we have thoughts… and feels. There is plenty of awards buzz about this one– and rightfully so–…
Streaming Weekly December 2016 4.0
School’s out, you might be on vacation, and all of us here at Reel World want to make sure you get the belated Christmas gift of streaming recommendations! So keep your friends close this holiday weekend, but keep your recommendations…
Tough Passages #12: Bloody Difficult (Leviticus 18:19)
In “Tough Passages,” we’re looking at the difficult verses in the Bible that are often brought up by secular people as reasons the Bible doesn’t make sense, and discovering how they actually reveal the character, love, and glory of God…
Reviewing the Classics| Scrooge
Charles Dickens’ story A Christmas Carol is well nigh inescapable during this time of year. Even without reading the book or watching any of the dozens of film and stage adaptations, we still encounter it. The word “scrooge” is part…
Review| Fences
“Some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you.” – (2.1.32) of August Wilson’s Fences I had no familiarity with August Wilson or…
The War on Christmas Revisited
I am surprised and dismayed that this post is still relevant after twelve months, but I suppose I shouldn’t be. The last line is still true, and I urge you to keep your eyes out. I’ve heard legends of the War…
A Visit from (the Historical) St. Nick
We’re happy to bring you our third Christmas fiction; we hope you enjoy this story of a more…forceful St. Nicholas. • • • ‘Twas the day of the Council, when all thro’ the streets Swarmed dozens of churchmen, with hearts…










