Welcome to Reel World Theology! Host Mikey Fissel welcomes a rotating panel of guests who talk about the popular cinematic narratives that are shaping our culture. The podcast facilitates conversations that illuminate the idea that story is powerful and entertainment is not mindless…
Free Guy: Liberty to the NPCs
Free Guy (2021) · Feb 26, 2022
Encanto: Mirabel's Miracle
Encanto (2021) · Feb 13, 2022
S07 E06 - A Christmas Story and Magic in the Margins
A Christmas Story (1983) · Dec 25, 2019
S07 E05 - The Rise of Skywalker and Choosing Our Family
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Dec 23, 2019
S07 E04 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Seeing Humanity
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) · Nov 25, 2019
S07 E03 - Zombieland: Double Tap and Sequel Necessity
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) · Nov 5, 2019
S07 E02 - Ad Astra and a Cosmic Letdown
Ad Astra (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #042 - Zombieland
Zombieland (2009) · Oct 15, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #041 – Sunshine
Sunshine (2007) · Sep 16, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #040 – Jaws
Jaws (1975) · Aug 15, 2019
#206 - Spider-Man: Far From Home and Absolute True Facts
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) · Jul 25, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #039 - Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (1995) · Jul 15, 2019
#205 - Toy Story 4 and Necessary Metaphors
Toy Story 4 (2019) · Jul 5, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #038 - The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal (1982) · Jun 17, 2019
#202 - Shazam! and the Power of Family
Shazam! (2019) · May 24, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #037 - The Matrix
The Matrix (1999) · May 15, 2019
#201 - Avengers: Endgame and Finishing Well
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · May 6, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #036 - Southland Tales
Southland Tales (2007) · Apr 15, 2019
#199 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Subverting Our Own Vanity
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) · Apr 5, 2019
#198 - Captain Marvel and Finding Perspective
Captain Marvel (2019) · Mar 25, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #035 - Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (1988) · Mar 15, 2019
#197 - The Favourite and Flattery Over Honesty
The Favourite (2018) · Mar 5, 2019
#196 - Green Book and the Value of a Multi-Cultural Perspective
Green Book (2018) · Feb 25, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #034 - MirrorMask
MirrorMask (2005) · Feb 15, 2019
#195 - Into the Spider-Verse and Positive Motivation
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Feb 5, 2019
Reel World: Rewind #033 - Unbreakable
Unbreakable (2000) · Jan 15, 2019
#192 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) · Dec 25, 2018
#191 - Creed II and Relationship to the Father
Creed II (2018) · Dec 3, 2018
#190 - Bohemian Rhapsody and Shuffling the Facts
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) · Nov 20, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #032 - Wreck-it Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) · Nov 15, 2018
#189 - The Hate U Give and Code-Switching
The Hate U Give (2018) · Nov 12, 2018
#187 - Halloween and Halloween (2018)
Halloween (2018) · Oct 31, 2018
#186 - First Man and A Matter of Perspective
First Man (2018) · Oct 22, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #031 - Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values (1993) · Oct 16, 2018
#185 - A Star Is Born and Assigning Blame
A Star Is Born (2018) · Oct 10, 2018
#184 - Hereditary and the Complicated Reality of Trauma
Hereditary (2018) · Oct 1, 2018
#183 - The Predator and The Value of Simple Story
The Predator (2018) · Sep 20, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #030 - UHF
UHF (1989) · Sep 17, 2018
#182 - First Reformed and Essential Paradoxes
First Reformed (2018) · Sep 10, 2018
#181 - The Meg and Being Eaten Up By Grief
The Meg (2018) · Sep 3, 2018
#180 - BlacKkKlansman and Dealing With Our History
BlacKkKlansman (2018) · Aug 20, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #029 - Pontypool
Pontypool (2009) · Aug 15, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #028 - The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987) · Jul 16, 2018
#176 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Living Alongside Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) · Jul 10, 2018
#175 - Incredibles 2 and The World Outside the Goggles
Incredibles 2 (2018) · Jul 2, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #027 - The Incredibles
The Incredibles (2004) · Jun 15, 2018
#173 - Deadpool 2 and The Incredible Marketing Machine
Deadpool 2 (2018) · Jun 11, 2018
Reel World Interview #005: Camp Manna
Camp Manna (2018) · May 31, 2018
#171 - A Quiet Place and Affirming Life
A Quiet Place (2018) · May 21, 2018
#170 - Infinity War and Unlikely Protagonists
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · May 10, 2018
#169 - Come Sunday, Ira Glass, and a Loving God
Come Sunday (2018) · May 1, 2018
#168 - Rampage and Oscar vs Popcorn Meter
Rampage (2018) · Apr 20, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #026 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) · Apr 16, 2018
#167 - Ready Player One and Capitalizing on Intertextuality
Ready Player One (2018) · Apr 13, 2018
#166 - The Post and Discerning Truth
The Post (2017) · Apr 2, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #025 - The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Mar 15, 2018
#164 - Darkest Hour and Heroic Historical Fiction
Darkest Hour (2017) · Mar 12, 2018
#163 - Black Panther and Image Bearing Perspectives
Black Panther (2018) · Mar 1, 2018
#162 - Jumanji and Rock Solid Reboots
Jumanji (1995) · Feb 21, 2018
#162 - Jumanji and Rock Solid Reboots
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) · Feb 21, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #024 - Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Feb 15, 2018
#161 - I, Tonya and Plenty of Blame to Go Around
I, Tonya (2017) · Feb 9, 2018
#159 - The Florida Project and Finding Our Kingdom
The Florida Project (2017) · Jan 19, 2018
Reel World: Rewind #023 - The Room
The Room (2003) · Jan 15, 2018
#158 - Lady Bird and Attention as Love
Lady Bird (2017) · Jan 10, 2018
#157 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Righteous Anger
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) · Jan 1, 2018
#156 - The Muppet Christmas Carol and a Fearful Conversion
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 25, 2017
#155 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Subverting Expectations
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Dec 20, 2017
#153 - Justice League and Fanlexia
Justice League (2017) · Dec 1, 2017
#152 - Only the Brave and Connection Through Pain
Only the Brave (2017) · Nov 22, 2017
#151 - Thor: Ragnarok and Shifting the Tone
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) · Nov 11, 2017
#149 - Blade Runner 2049 and the Lord of the Replicants
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Oct 20, 2017
Reel World: Rewind #21 - Blade Runner
Blade Runner (1982) · Oct 16, 2017