#071 – Ex Machina and a Programmed Soul
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Sometimes limited release films fly under the radar until they just get enough buzz that they can no longer stay there. This is the case with Ex Machina. We thought about…
Art & Indie Corner| Cop Car
Marvel recently tapped Jon Watts to direct their upcoming Spider-Man re-re-reboot, which begs an interesting question: How does a young director prepare to tackle a project of such magnitude? Watts’s response seems to be akin to that of Jonah, who…
Review| The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
In a normal year, it would be fairly easy to declare The Man from U.N.C.L.E. the best movie of the summer and let the cards fall where they may; but here’s the rub: Mad Max: Fury Road, which released mid-May,…
Review| Inside Out
After two long, lonely years, Pixar is back; and this time they’ve brought us one of their most original and innovative films yet, Inside Out. As its title suggests, Inside Out takes place in two different spheres: the world inside the head of…
#063 – Tomorrowland and the New Earth
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Another highly anticipated Summer movie that was hard pressed to follow up Fury Road. Even though we admit that it isn’t the movie to see of the Summer, Tomorrowland gives us plenty…
#062 – Mad Max: Fury Road and Cinematic Milestones
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: One of our most anticipated movies of the Summer may have just become one of the best movies of the year. With levels of hype that seemed unachievable, Fury Road surpassed…
Review | Mad Max: Fury Road
Just when you thought that Avengers: Age of Ultron was destined to be the most action-packed and relentless film of the blockbuster season, Mad Max: Fury Road comes thundering into theaters. Director George Miller has returned to his beloved franchise after a thirty-year…
Review | It Follows
Like so many horror movies before it—Halloween, Friday the 13th, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Thing, to name a few—Robert David Mitchell’s It Follows is about sex, which, of course, has very specific connotations in the genre and is replete with…