#190 – Bohemian Rhapsody and Shuffling the Facts
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: While wildly popular with audiences, Bohemian Rhapsody, the latest Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic, is also gathering its detractors. There are a number of reasons, from historical inaccuracies, conveniences, and in the way…
Reel World: Rewind #032 – Wreck-it Ralph
On this episode of Reel World: Rewind… With the impending release of Ralph Breaks the Internet, it seemed only fitting to rewind six years to its predecessor, Wreck-It Ralph. It also seemed incredibly fitting to bring back the original co-host of Rewind…
#189 – The Hate U Give and Code-Switching
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk about one of the most affecting movies of the year, The Hate U Give. While it has not been blowing the doors off the box office, those who have…
#188 – Bad Times at the El Royale and the Necessity of Confession
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We have another podcast sponsored by one of our generous Patreon donors. Chase Tremaine chose for us to talk about Bad Times at the El Royale. While we all thought the…
#187 – Halloween and Halloween (2018)
On this special Halloween episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s that time of year again where we get to do a little something special and celebrate Halloween through the lens of cinema. This year we had an incredibly…
#186 – First Man and A Matter of Perspective
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We continue our dive into the start of awards season films with director Damien Chazelle’s La La Land follow-up, First Man. This intense look at the life of Neil Armstrong feels wholly…
Review| First Man
Going to space is hard. As last week’s Soyuz rocket failure proves, even a well-proven rocket with a spotless half-century track record can still remind us that getting to space isn’t any easier than it was for Neil Armstrong. It…
#185 – A Star Is Born and Assigning Blame
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: After a trailer that brought cheers (and even possibly tears), it felt like the excitement level for A Star Is Born could not be any higher. We talk about our expectations…
#184 – Hereditary and the Complicated Reality of Trauma
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We kick off October with a movie that has been heralded as the scariest movie of 2018, Hereditary. Due to the nature of its release, it took a while for this…
Trektember: Mad Idolatry | The Orville
The Emissary from Above I’ve always had a complicated relationship with science fiction when it tries to tackle religious subject matter. More often than not, the religious ideologies are minimized and dismissed as lunacy, while a fundamental belief in the…