Who Killed the World? | Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
“Who killed the world?” This question haunts the now five-year-old masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road. Though it is only uttered twice in the film, the state of Fury Road’s world demands it be asked. The barren desert landscape bears witness…
Maybe Redemption Has Stories to Tell: Warrior (2011) & Good Will Hunting (1997)
Every movie is a story about redemption. Warrior (2011) and Good Will Hunting (1997) are no different, but what they tell us about redemption—and its source—could not be less similar. Good Will Hunting is a story about Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a…
Review| Venom
An otherworldly being inhabiting a human has been an oft-treaded conceit in the science fiction genre. The characters affected experience an assortment of interactions likened to symbiotic relationships found in the natural world. From the parasitic possession of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Parasite…
Review| The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises is a must-see film. Easily the best film of the year. It’s not perfect, but it’s audacious. Nolan takes some tremendous risks, and they pay off. The scope of the story is enormous, the acting is…
#088 – The Revenant and the Fear of Death
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: The Revenant is a film that seems almost impossible to live up to the hype. Alejandro Iñárritu’s follow-up film to his Academy Award-winning film, Birdman (including two incredible actors in Tom…
Art & Indie Corner| Locke
Most film producers would hear the pitch for Locke and probably respond with a great guffaw, “Who would watch a guy in a car for 90 minutes?” In truth, it’s a fair question, but I’m here to tell you it…
Top 5: Best Supporting Actor 2015
This may be one of the toughest categories to call come awards time. Unlike some other categories, however, it’s not because of the top-to-bottom nature of the nominees. In this case, it is the battle at the top. There were…
Review| The Revenant
The Revenant, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s followup to his critically acclaimed Birdman (2014), was one of the most talked about films of the past year. It was on numerous “Most Anticipated Movies of 2015” lists, and if you follow movie news all, you…
In Theaters December 25th, 2015
Merry Christmas everyone! We’re excited to have our third Christmas episode out today, as well as exciting new developments for the future of our site! We’re also excited for the Christmas rush of new movies, including a few we have…
In Theaters December 11th, 2015
One week. Seven days. You know what I am getting at. In other movie news, that doesn’t rhyme with “car boars”, we’ve got a great slate of new movies this week! Chris Hemsworth is back in theaters taking on giant…