Review| Never Goin' Back
Adulting is hard. Jessie (Camila Morrone) and Angela (Maia Mitchell) put that into sharp focus in their small Texas town as they coast from one high to the next and try to get by working at their diner jobs. Of…
Review| Eighth Grade
Watching Eighth Grade is an experience. Kayla (played brilliantly by newcomer Elsie Fisher) is trying to figure out who she is as she makes the transition from eighth grade to high school. It is affecting, insightful, and relatable and as…
Review| Tully
Tully hit theaters right before Mother’s Day. The trailer shows a raw, though apt picture of motherhood and I would guess many people, like me, decided to take their mom to watch the film. I’m also guessing that most people…
Review| Beirut
Last month was a benchmark in terms of the number of amazing film-watching experiences for me. First was Isle of Dogs, the latest offering from Wes Anderson, which I was entirely delighted by and I gave 4 ½ out of…
#164 – Darkest Hour and Heroic Historical Fiction
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It seems hard to believe that we could talk about Darkest Hour without talking about how it and Dunkirk tell a similar tale from very different perspectives. So, of course we…
Review| Game Night
Like the art of misdirection, comedies can hold an audience’s attention with on-point comedic timing or a well-placed moment of slapstick. It’s smoke and mirrors. While you’re laughing at a joke that played well, you might not notice (or care)…
#161 – I, Tonya and Plenty of Blame to Go Around
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Just in time for the Winter Olympics, we take a look at one of our favorite films of the year, I, Tonya. With a fourth-wall breaking format, this telling of the…
RWT Non-Top 10 Movies of 2017
We’ve shared our Top 10’s from 2017, but there are a bunch of movies just missing the cut we still liked. Our contributors and staff offer up a movie from 2017 they consider to be essential viewing but missed out on their…
#158 – Lady Bird and Attention as Love
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: More awards movies! Also, movies that happen to just be good. With this we turn to Lady Bird, a movie that is making a LOT of Top 10 lists this year…
Contributor 2017 Top Ten| Hannah Lorence
This week at Reel World Theology we are featuring the top ten lists of contributors to the site. You can find all our contributor lists here, as well as links to reviews and podcasts for each movie below. 10 –…