Reel World: Rewind #028 – The Princess Bride
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind… It is borderline criminal there has not been a podcast episode on The Princess Bride, a movie universally loved within the Reel World Theology staff and contributors. Reel World staff members David Atwell…
Reviewing the Classics| The Shop Around the Corner
Ernst Lubitsch’s 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner is a familiar story for many reasons—one being that it is a textbook romantic comedy. The film is “textbook” not because it is a repetition of what came before, but because…
Inconceivable!: God’s Pursuit of The Princess Bride – Revisited
Happy 30th Birthday, The Princess Bride! Celebrate the legacy of this modern classic with our look at a peculiar sort of pursuit.
Reviewing the Classics| Spellbound: Psychology, Sexism, and Reversing the Roles
Woah. I’m no stranger to director Alfred Hitchcock’s work, and I have seen Spellbound a few times before this (though it’s been a while), but this movie blew my mind. Not only does it use surrealist ideas and imagery to…
Streaming Weekly December 2016 3.0
We were so excited about Rogue One last week, we completely spaced on bringing you a weekend of streaming recommendations from our fine contributors. Well, now that you have seen the latest Star Wars movie 500 times, we’re ready to fill your proverbial stocking…
Review| Captain Fantastic
Being a father is frequently the most rewarding part of my life, but it is equally and often as terrifying as it is fulfilling. On the one hand, I am given a task of eternal significance, to love and care…
Review| The Lobster
I never wanted to get married. Sure, I was interested in girls, but as I grew up, I insisted to my family I was going to be a priest so I could serve God and never get married. While I…
Top 5 Memory Loss Movies
The great thing about memory loss movies is…something important. Huh, well, I seemed to have forgotten. Anyway, with the impending release of Pixar’s latest, the most memorable and impactful character from Finding Nemo, Dory the blue tang fish, returns. Voiced, once again,…
Moulin Rouge
This review does contain mild spoilers about Moulin Rouge, but seriously, you should watch it. My wife and I love Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film Moulin Rouge. Excellent performances by talented actors and musicians, spectacle and humor, and of course love…how could…
Reviewing the Classics| Make Way for Tomorrow
When Leo McCarey won an Academy Award for directing The Awful Truth, he began his acceptance speech with the following: “I want to thank the Academy for this wonderful award, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture.”…