Reel World Theology

On this episode of the podcast: It's been a long road to Endgame, but we're finally here. We have a show that tries to run the length of the actual film as we talk about the movie's immediate success, how well we thought it tied off the MCU to this point, and what we connected with, in the film. Much like your favorite TV series having its series finale, we remember these past ten years and over twenty films fondly. Whatever it takes!

On this VERY special, epic episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We cross the 200th episode line! Well, assuming you're not counting mini-sodes or interviews or, well, anything else special we've done, here we are! We thought it was almost absurd that we made it to 100 so now 200 feels every weirder. Some of our Reel World Staff, Josh Crabb, Mark Wingerter, and David Atwell, join Fizz to talk about their favorite memories from RWT's history and how they even got here in the first place. All in all, we have a fun time doing some epic-level naval-gazing. Hey, we've earned it, right?

On this episode of Reel World: Rewind: Once again, Blake strikes with a challenging and heady movie. Richard Kelly's widely criticized second feature film Southland Tales suffered similar marketing obstacles to his first feature film, the classic film Donnie Darko. Consequentially, his second film has largely been forgotten. Blake Collier and Josh Crabb untangle this serpentine narrative to discuss Kelly's righteous anger, his sharp satirical takedown of LA and popular culture, and how the apocalypse is a bi-partisan initiative.

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On this episode of the Reel World Theology podcast: That's right, we're going to squeeze in one more 2018 movie before completely moving on to 2019. It's ok though because we get to talk about one of our favorite movies from 2018, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The latest Coen Brothers film ranks among their best yet. With such an unusual format, what is it about this anthology that strikes a chord with us? We go through each story and talk about what we think the Coens are exploring about death, life, and humanity.

On this episode of the Reel World Theology podcast: The Marvel Cinematic Universe cruises right along with another great character addition. Captain Marvel is a film that, like many other films over the past few years featuring female leads in big franchises, garnered a lot of attention before the first person even saw the film. We talk about where that controversy came from along with our impressions of what this film actually did-- both for us as fans and for the MCU.

On this episode of Reel World: Rewind: It's showtime! With the release of Tim Burton's Disney's live-action Dumbo, it seemed very appropriate to return to Tim Burton and actor Michael Keaton's first collaboration, 1988's Beetlejuice. Co-host Josh Crabb is joined by Reel World staff member Mark Wingerter to dive real deep into the first movie where Tim Burton's aesthetic and vision was allowed to fully bloom. Putting aside Keaton's performance taking the movie to another level, Josh and Mark discuss how this family movie models a biblical view of death and the afterlife, battles the shallow view of shedding the past and delights in Burton's whimsical grotesquerie of images. How does a PG movie with an F-bomb endure this long and carry the energy for a rumored sequel thirty years later? You'll have to listen to find out!

On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We get to talk about one of our "favourite" films of the year. While Yorgos Lanthimos isn't everyone's cup of tea, he finally made a movie that seems to be accessible to broader audiences. We talk about what is different about this film from his previous films and generally sit in awe of the three leading ladies. Hopefully, you've had the chance to enjoy this one as much as we did.

On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Well, I guess we couldn't have planned it better if we tried. A few weeks back we sat down to talk about Green Book not knowing how the Oscars would pan out. Now, the day after, with all kinds of contention, we let you guys hear our conversation on what will now go down in the record book as the 'best' film of 2018. Incredibly divisive and problematic, Green Book is a film that leaves different audiences with very polarizing views and we try to explore that tension.