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Ep 24 - Arrival: In Heaven We Will All Speak Heptapod
Do we understand God as clearly as we think, or do we have to fight through as many difficulties as Louise does when conversing with the...
Mar 16, 2023
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Ep 23 - Dueling Pinocchios
Two Pinocchio films, one clear winner? Come compare these two 2022 adaptations of the classic story as we discover that you can buy...
Mar 2, 2023
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Ep 17 - Howl's Moving Castle: The Heroism of Domesticity in a Weird World at War
Join us for a discussion about the weirdness that is Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle with William Morris, author of The Darkest...
Nov 10, 2022
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Ep 15 - Top Gun Maverick: Fast Planes, Amazing Cameras, and Heroic Masculinity
Sure, Top Gun Maverick is a near perfect summer blockbuster, but what moral lessons can we draw from it? We talk about the difficulty of...
Oct 13, 2022
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Ep 13 - Mirai: Travels Through a Literal Family Tree
Join us for a cozy discussion of the delightful Japanese film Mirai. We talk about how this film compares to other depictions of family...
Sep 15, 2022
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Ep 12 - The Adam Project: Time Travel Families Are Forever
This movie may be so-so as a science fiction property, but we think it's excellent as a film about family relationships, grief, and...
Sep 1, 2022
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Ep 10 - Hamilton: Church History Needs More Rap Battles
Surprisingly few movies exist about the revolutionary period of American history, but a huge exception is the musical phenomenon known as...
Jun 30, 2022
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Ep 7 - Free Guy: Living in the Simulation
We use the unexpectedly delightful movie Free Guy as a jumping off point to discuss all things video games. How do video games differ...
May 12, 2022
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Ep 5 - Silence: Struggling for Faith, Come Hell or High Water
We dive into Martin Scorsese's 2016 film Silence , an adaptation of the novel by Shusaku Endo. The film explores the story of Jesuit...
Apr 7, 2022
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Ep 4 - Turning Red: Crouching Tiger Mom, Twerking Panda
Pixar's 2022 coming-of-age film Turning Red has proved controversial, to say the least. It's a step away from the studio's usual all-ages...
Mar 24, 2022
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Ep 3 - Noah: Interesting Interpretation or Stretching Scripture?
Did rock monsters really help Noah build the ark? How about Methuselah wielding the flaming sword? We discuss the 2014 film Noah, the...
Mar 9, 2022
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Ep 1 - Encanto: We Don't Talk About Expressive Individualism
We open our podcast with an episode on Disney's 2021 family musical, Encanto. And we actually mostly don't talk about Bruno. Listen for...
Mar 1, 2022
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