Reviewing the Classics| The Adventures of Prince Achmed
In order to truly appreciate the beauty and wonder of Prince Achmed, we must acquaint ourselves with Lotte Reiniger—the woman who shaped the destiny of animated films with a pair of scissors. Before Walt Disney could change the world with…
Review| Wonder Woman – It’s Not About ‘Deserve’
Like all my posts, I am going to dig into the film here, which means SPOILERS. If you haven’t seen the movie, stop right here, but please come back after you’ve seen it. (AKA: Get to your local cinema…
Review| Focusing on the Family in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy quickly became my favorite Marvel movie, even though I initially had no idea what to make of it when I saw the trailers. I’m a sucker for two things in stories: bromances, and outcast, misfit groups…
Top 5 MST3K Episodes
Sometimes, movies are so bad that they are actually enjoyable. All you need is the right friends at your side to help make fun of them. That is one of my personal favorite pastimes, and it was MST3K that showed…
Reviewing The Classics| 12 Angry Men
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, and it is as relevant and captivating as ever. Our current cultural climate is different and much more progressive than the 1950s, but we still face the…
Review| A Cure for Wellness, and the New Gothic
Gothic stories are a personal favorite of mine, from classic novels to their film renditions and beyond. They are often melancholy tales of loss, sadness, madness, and love. They also feature violent, insane characters obsessed with something or someone…
Streaming Weekly January 2017 1.0
Happy New Year everyone! Our first Streaming Weekly of 2017 is an exciting launching pad for the many great things coming this year from us and in movies. January is also the perfect time to stay indoors, stay warm (it’s…
#120 – It’s A Wonderful Life and Fighting For Joy
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Merry Christmas! It’s time again for our special Christmas episode. We talk about Christmas traditions, how they change, and how watching great movies like It’s a Wonderful Life fit into that.…
Reviewing the Classics| Singin’ In The Rain
Considered by many to be the greatest film musical of all time, Singing in the Rain is also one of my personal favorite things, a movie about the art and business of making movies. At the pinnacle of fame and…
Review| Arrival and the Importance of Patience in Communication
“Language is the foundation of civilization and the first weapon drawn in a conflict.” Those words are from a book written by the lead character in Arrival, Dr. Louise Banks, but more than that, they abridge much of what the…