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Nathan Self

Nathan Self is the intern of Much and Little at Transformation City Church, a multi-ethnic community in the heart of Milwaukee. In his free time, he loves to find glimmers of theology in movies, books, and music, and has only recently written any of them down.

Reviews, Streaming ReviewsFebruary 9, 2017

Silence

By Nathan Self

Silence is the story of two priests who travel from Rome to Japan in search of their former teacher, Father Ferreira, who is said to have apostatized* under persecution from…

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Black Lives Matter, Reviews, Streaming ReviewsNovember 30, 2016

Moonlight

By Nathan Self

Moonlight is about Chiron. The movie focuses on this boy through three epochs of his life (Little, Chiron, Black) utilizing three different actors to pronounce the difference, all carrying his…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsMay 23, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

By Nathan Self

Marvel’s at it again. This spring’s big hit is an adaption of the multiverse sensation Civil War for the newest Captain America movie. I remember 10 years ago spending hours…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsApril 4, 2016

Son of Saul

By Nathan Self

Son of Saul is a movie unlike any other I’ve seen.  Critics agree. It has recently racked up an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, four awards at the Cannes film…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsJanuary 11, 2016

Children of Men

By Nathan Self

I never planned to review Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. My hope was to review the new movie Son of Saul just in time to make sure the holidays didn’t…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsDecember 31, 2015

Spotlight

By Nathan Self

We know the story. Priests in the Catholic church abused lots of kids for a long time. With a story so familiar is it worth seeing Spotlight? Absolutely. Spotlight allows…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsNovember 10, 2015

Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party

By Nathan Self

For all of you who haven’t been wanting to watch this movie for over a year, allow me let you into my world. My anticipation for Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party…

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsAugust 18, 2015

Pan’s Labyrinth

By Nathan Self

From director Guillermo del Toro comes a work of fantasy between two conflicting myths: the modern myth of might and materialism and the pagan world of wonder, humility, and sacrifice….

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Reviews, Streaming ReviewsAugust 2, 2015

Moulin Rouge

By Nathan Self

Moulin Rouge is the most spectacular and visually overwhelming musical I have ever seen. Somehow, Baz Lurhman, the writer and director, has crafted a sensory overloaded musical, filled with mash-ups…

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