Oh! The Horror… | of Listening to Other People
There have a been a couple of moments in my life where I have truly been frightened by an event that took place, which at the time and to this day, I have not been able to explain. There have…
Oh! The Horror… | of Deconstructing the Heart of the Slasher Genre
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — John 15:13 (ESVUK) I just thought what was so clever about the conceit of the movie is that it really is the story…
RWT Top 20 Films of 2015: 5-1
This year our Reel World Theology Contributors all submitted their picks for Top 10 Best Films of 2015. We used a numeric scoring system to assign points to every movie that received votes and then counted up each team’s score…
RWT Top 20 Films of 2015: 10-6
This year our Reel World Theology Contributors all submitted their picks for Top 10 Best Films of 2015. We used a numeric scoring system to assign points to every movie that received votes and then counted up each team’s score…
RWT Top 20 Films of 2015: 15-11
This year our Reel World Theology Contributors all submitted their picks for Top 10 Best Films of 2015. We used a numeric scoring system to assign points to every movie that received votes and then counted up each team’s score…
RWT Top 20 Films of 2015: 20-16
This year our Reel World Theology Contributors all submitted their picks for Top 10 Best Films of 2015. We used a numeric scoring system to assign points to every movie that received votes and then counted up each team’s score…
Top 5: Best Director 2015
Satyajit Ray, the famous and artistically brilliant director of films like Pather Panchali, The Big City, and Charulata, among others, once said, “The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.” Directors are the ones blazing a trail through…
Top 5: Best Actress 2015
Best Actress this year was an incredibly tough category for the team. Many were confused as to when an actress went from supporting to lead. It is a question we wish weren’t so ambiguous. Sadly, there are still few movies…
Top 5: Best Actor 2015
It may be thought of as a foregone conclusion who will go home with the Oscar for best actor in a lead role, but we’ve been here before. As recently as last year, in fact. It’s no secret Leonard DiCaprio…
Top 5: Best Supporting Actress 2015
The role of supporting actress can often fall into a somewhat formulaic, empty version of a person with no real motivation aside from propelling the lead forward in the story. It’s when one can break that mold, pull the viewer…