Losing the Endgame: How the Avengers Deal with Failure
Last year’s Avengers: Infinity War was quite a unique film. Part cliffhanger, part villain-as-protagonist character piece; the movie had all the makings of standard superhero epic, and assembled the most powerful characters that really matter to most of the moviegoing…
Heroes, Villains, and the Past: Avengers: Infinity War
In Infinity War, Thanos takes us on a trek back through the last ten years of the MCU and its heroes. Beware: spoilers within.
#151 – Thor: Ragnarok and Shifting the Tone
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: It’s finally here! Thor: Ragnarok has to be one of the most anticipated MARVEL films to date– not to mention that it’s easily the most anticipated Thor film to date. With Taika…
Thor: Ragnarok and Laughing Through ‘The End’
In the transition period between the first third and middle third of Thor: Ragnarok, the God of Thunder is subdued in a chair and forced into a gladiatorial-like arena to battle its champion. Before he enters the arena, his previous…
Review | Avengers: Age of Ultron
One of the benefits of not being one of those fortunate reviewers who gets a screener or gets an early pass to see a movie everyone is waiting for is the chance to not only react to the movie but …
The Theology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 2
Last week, we took a brief look at the films in Phase 1 of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, searching for elements of God’s true Story amid the bombastic heroism and derring-do of Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America. Now,…
The Theology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 1
With Avengers: Age of Ultron mere days away, it’s a good time to look back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and discover what truths about God and man we can see in the blockbuster superhero franchise. And what better way than…
Thor: The Avengers Disassembled
The Crown Prince of a higher realm. The son of a god who is himself a god. Petitioning his father to use all his resources to send him to Earth in pursuit of a runaway adopted brother, a former heir to glory that he loves despite his rebellion which tossed a world into chaos. Sound familiar?
#013 – Thor 2: Everyone Loves Loki
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: On this episode of the podcast we take a look at the second movie in the Thor franchise, which is also the second movie in phase two of MARVELs cinematic master…