Spike Lee Returns With the True-Life Tale of KKK Infiltrator Ron Stallworth
DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE/2018
JIM TUDOR: Recalling a time of deep racial divide and...
Director: Kathryn Bigelow/2017
From its opening sequence of animation and title cards giving background information that leads up to what you are about to wi...
DIRECTED BY JEFF NICHOLS/2016
Jeff Nichols' 2012 film Mud was a refreshing and engaging look at the south, its darker tendencies, and wonderful beauty. For hi...
Compelling Documentary on America's Past (and Present) Racial Injustice
#33: 13th (2016)
Director: Ava Duvernay
I am a white woman living near St. Louis;...
Note: “Reel Theology” is a special section devoted to editorial interpretations of various movies. The readings you may find here might very well be unintended...
"Masterpiece" Documentary is a Turgid March of Nazi Propaganda
#24: Triumph of the Will
Director: Leni Riefenstahl/German/1935
Fascism is boring. I suspect...
Disney's Surprising And Arresting Buddy Comedy
Expectations in regard to Disney’s latest animated feature, Zootopia, are likely rooted in two things:
1. The...
Jesse Owen's Story Inspires Despite Average Filmmaking
DIRECTOR: STEPHEN HOPKINS/2016
Sometimes people choose the path of heroism, and sometimes the path o...
Documenting the Monster Next Door
Directors: Christopher K. Walker & Michael Bean Nichols/2015
A good horror movie taps into real and present fears, ro...
