#091 – The Big Short and the Art of Edutainment
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Hopefully you’ve had a chance to see The Big Short. The more we think about it, the more we love it. What a great oddball film that bounces around genres seamlessly…
#079 – Bridge of Spies and Historical Allegories
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s that time again! Steven Spielberg has teamed up with Tom Hanks to bring us another historical drama. Both masters of their craft, it is always interesting to see if the…
#050 – Selma and History’s Lessons
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We are talking about a film that is even more monumental and historic than the fact we have reached 50 episodes of this show. That film is Selma. With an incredibly…
#040 – What’s Gotten Into Us: Possession, Haunting, and the Christian Tradition
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: A very special episode of the podcast. No movie review, but an awesome conversation from the Baylor Faith and Film Symposium featuring JR. Forasteros, Clay Morgan, Bryne Lewis, and Mikey…
#020 – Monuments Men and the Value of Art
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:
We take a look at The Monuments Men, a George Clooney joint. With a near-all-star cast, this movie, about an unlikely World War II platoon tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners, hasn’t made as much of a splash as I think it would have hoped, but, it does have a very clear message about the value of history, art, and human life. It also speaks about human legacy and what matters in the annals of time. We try to dissect where the film is pointful and where it is just fun— and with this cast, it certainly had a bit of both.