Stranger Things: S02E08 – The Mind Flayer
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Yes, episode seven felt a tad out of place, no matter how you twist it. I’ve talked to person after person who has finished the season, and the main question…
Stranger Things: S02E06 The Spy
Mark hit the nail on the head Tuesday, with an all to common idea that we often forget: we want to be known. What a gift to be around people who we can know and be known by. What a…
Stranger Things: S02E04 Will the Wise
The Darkness has come. The character you barely know from last season, Will, is now infected by what seems to be the chief bad guy from The Upside Down. To be fair, as little as you know about him from…
Stranger Things: S02E02 Trick or Treat, Freak
There are many things that make Stranger Things one of the best shows Netflix, and Hollywood for that matter, have to offer. The kids are, for me, the primary thing that elevates it to that standing. Sure, Winona Ryder (Joyce…
#138 – Cars 3 and Relational Discipleship
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We take a dive into the world of Cars, Pixar’s most profitable film series and possibly its least critically acclaimed. We take a look at the dynamic of making a movie…
#133 – Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.2 and Lonely Gods
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We tackle the second movie in the Guardians of the Galaxy series. After the first installment “rocket”ed to a surprise box office success, the second one had some pretty big shoes…
#110 – Kubo and the Two Strings and Redemptive Storytelling
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It seems like the films from Laika Studio fly under a lot of people’s radar, but also seem to be incredibly enjoyed by those who do see them (Coraline, Para Norman,…
Review| ‘Snowden’ Shows Our Worship of Security
“Most Americans don’t want freedom, they want security.” Citizen Four won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2015. By the time that award show aired, I had watched the documentary three-or-four times with friends, trying to loop as many…
Review| The Bourne Identity
Growing up my dad and I watched tons of James Bond films. Tons. We had the vast majority of them on DVD or VHS, and if we didn’t have them Ted Turner’s channels seem to have quite the affinity for…
#104 – Finding Dory and Patient Parenting
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We hope you’re ready to discuss the highest grossing domestic film of 2016 (so far)! No, not Batman v Superman or Civil War, but Finding Dory. That’s right, as what might…