#148 – mother! and Layered Allegory
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Another year, another controversial and (generally) Biblically themed film from Darren Aronofsky. Somehow, the divide seems to be even wider with his new film mother! than it was with his highly…
Reel World Interview #001: Elijah Davidson and How to Talk to a Movie
We’re starting a new occasional series at Reel World Theology called Reel World Interviews. In these, we hope to talk to people who are actively engaging entertainment and pop-culture with the Gospel in mind. In our first interview we talk…
#122 – La La Land and Being an Artist
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Fresh off winning seven (a record) Golden Globes, we talk about La La Land— a modern day musical. Brought to us by acclaimed Whiplash director Damien Chazelle, La La Land gives us…
#090 – Spotlight and the Role of the Church
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Spotlight is an important film that everyone should see. When I say, “everyone,” I especially mean Christians. It is rare that such a tough– and very real– topic is handled with…
#087 – The Hateful Eight and The Stories We Tell
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: A story so bloody that we had to stop and think, “Can this type of story really start a worthwhile conversation?” Then we remembered it was written by Quentin Tarantino and…
Conviction and Witness
A couple weeks ago I shared an article from Reel Spirituality on an approach to reviewing movies that is not criticizing, but is approaching a movie as an exploration and us as the movie-goer as an explorer. This article was…
#054 – Jupiter Ascending and Choose Your Own Theology
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: The Wachowski’s are often criticized for never living up to the potential they showed in The Matrix. While we do think that no other of their films has topped The Matrix,…
#038 – Gone Girl and the Sacrament of Marriage
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Back to back David Fincher movies. If things haven’t gotten too intense for you, then join us as we talk about Gone Girl. It’s dark, gritty, and stars Ben Affleck and…