#080 – Spectre and Being Bond
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Spectre is the 24th film in the James Bond franchise and easily the most hyped to date. Through his many iterations, James Bond has delighted and thrilled audiences across multiple generations–…
Review| Spectre
Bond, James Bond, is back in cinemas. Three years after Skyfall (2012), which was well received by critics and fans alike, Daniel Craig reprises his role as 007, the embodiment of machismo and style. Sam Mendes is back on board…
In Theaters November 6th, 2015
It’s November! And that means we are going full tilt from here until the end of the year with new blockbusters, Oscar potentials, and everything in between! To kick off November, #BondWeek reaches its climactic end with the release of…
Review| Skyfall
When Daniel Craig blew all of our minds with his amazing Bond reboot in Casino Royale, I think many of us assumed it would be sunshine and daisies from there on out. Quantum of Solace reminded us that even the…
Review| Quantum of Solace
Sandwiched between the two best Bond films (in my humble opinion) is Quantum of Solace. I think it is a truth universally acknowledged that Casino Royale set the bar really high. It’s not only a brilliant Bond film, it’s a…
Review| Casino Royale: The Bond Identity Part 2
After much Internet clamor and greatly divided opinions on the reboot of the beloved James Bond franchise, Casino Royale arrived to critical acclaim in 2006. Following Die Another Day (see my review in Part 1 here) there certainly was nowhere…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies for the 2nd Half of 2015
We’re beyond the halfway point of 2015, and we have had some surprising successes and some unfortunate bombs. As we discussed on the most recent podcast, Minions was a disappointment. Critical success came to movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury…
Knives Out: A Colliding Kindness
Whodunits require a lot from both creator and viewer. This is because they’re actually carved from two stories, woven together as a “double narrative”— one is the secret, behind-the-scenes, cloak-and-dagger story of what really happened to cause the death of…
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