S07 E07 – 40: The Temptation of Christ and the Powerful Necessity of Suffering
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: This episode ballooned from a written article into a full-fledged podcast episode. Friend of Reel World Theology, Reed Lackey, wrote the movie 40: The Temptation of Christ and it debuted this…
Reviewing the Classics| The Gospel According to St. Matthew
When Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Italian director of The Gospel According to St. Matthew, was asked why his movies so often dealt with religious themes despite his communist leanings and professed atheism, he responded, “If you know that I am an…
Oh! The Horror… | of Dissolution
Imagine for a second: an amorphous mass of gelatinous ooze engulfs a person and, just as they open their mouth to air their protests of fear, the pulsating form reaches out its bulbous tentacle and begins to slide down the…
Oh! The Horror… | of the Curious Crucified Rabbit Man
I, earlier this week, reviewed the new anthology horror film, The Dark Tapes, and declared my love for the sub-genre and the heartbreak inherent in those times when it is not done well. So, when I was thinking about an…
Reviewing the Classics | The King of Kings
Cecil B. DeMille’s depiction of the life of Christ is “a reverent spectacle.” The silent film embodies both piety and theatrics, and features a tranquil Christ in the midst of a melodramatic world. DeMille’s nearly 3-hour epic features scenes and…