How the Academy is Missing the Mark
It’s been a couple of weeks since The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it would be adding an additional category to its award ceremony and people are still debating and rolling their eyes about the decision. So…
#165 – The Shape of Water and Adult Fairy Tales
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about the best movie of the year according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Shape of Water. We ask ourselves how this odd, adult fairy…
Oscar 2017 Pool– with Prizes!
The Oscars are just around the corner and the Reel World Theology team would love to have a picks pool with it’s awesome fans and listeners! To make things interesting, RWT has just acquired a few copies of Academy Award…
Streaming Weekly December 2016 2.0
You may or may not be headed out to the theaters this weekend. It may be freezing cold where you live (like it is here in Wisconsin) or you may just need an excuse to unwind after a long week.…
2016 Oscar Results
The 2016 Academy Awards have come and gone and the results are in. There were not a great deal of surprises, but when there were, they were BIG. I guess the Academy wants to keep us guessing. I think we…
Top 5 Oscar Winners of 2000
A year full of surprises and some quality movies, the first year of this century had a lot to live up to after 1999 was one of the best years in movie history. While there were plenty of movies to…
Review| The Grand Budapest Hotel: We’re Brothers
“You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that’s what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant… oh, f*** it.” –M. Gustave In one week, I…
In Theaters Thursday – 2-19-15
For this weekend’s look at new movies, we’re going back in time for a follow-up to the surprisingly funny and clever Hot Tub Time Machine. There is Disney’s first release of 2015 in an impressive slate of movies (Strange Magic doesn’t count)…
#052 – Whiplash and The Cost of Perfection
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Our panel takes a look at another Best Picture candidate, Whiplash. Starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons, Whiplash explores themes of perfection and achievement in an incredibly intense and jazzy way.…
Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Supporting Actress Performances
Another week closer to the Oscars, another set of prestigious Reel World Theology performance awards to hand out. This week on our Top 5 we’re looking at the Top 5 performances by actresses’ in a supporting role. There were some…