Are Stories Trojan Horses? Being True to Life without the Bait and Switch
A story can carry within it the seeds of absolute, biblically-grounded truth without ever mentioning the Bible, or Christianity, or any religious topic.
A story can carry within it the seeds of absolute, biblically-grounded truth without ever mentioning the Bible, or Christianity, or any religious topic.
Kevin & Sarah review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and then take on a different “superhero” in Paul Verhoeven’s 1982 satire, RoboCop.
Harry’s rough-around-the-edges compassion emerges over the course of these films: sometimes, to protect the sheep, the shepherd must get down and dirty with the wolves.
Kevin and Sarah talk their juxtaposed feelings on Paul Schrader and his new film, Master Gardener followed by the Watchlist’s Mikey and Nicky
Sarah and Kevin review Kelly Reichardt’s latest movie, Showing Up, in which Michelle Williams plays an artist trying to hold it together.
Horror is a witness to the monstrous we wish we could explain away but cannot.
Kevin and special guest Chris Williams cover examine the family film Fast X. Then Jacques Tourneur’s film noir classic, Out of the Past.
Sarah and Kevin dive back in to the MCU with James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Then, they take on Katsuhiro Otomo’s anime, Akira.
Kevin and Sarah clash over Nida Manzoor’s action/heist/drama mash-up Polite Society and the societal commentary with 1936’s My Man Godfrey.
Kevin and Sarah review Kelly Fremon Craig’s adaptation of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret and Agnes Varda’s beloved Cléo from 5 to 7.
Sarah and Kevin review Ari Aster’s newest film, Beau Is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Then, Henry Selick’s masterpiece Coraline.
Although this murder mystery faltered in theaters, it became a cult classic, captured the pulse of our culture, and provided perspective on commitment.
Kevin and Sarah sink their teeth into a pair of vampire movies. First up is “Renfield” then Kathryn Bigelow’s “Near Dark”.
M. Night Shyamalan’s rendition of The Trolley Dilemma forces us to reckon with our limited capabilities.
White Noise skewers our comforts by offering a skewed view of our modern society.
Kevin and Sarah let their nerd flags fly as they review Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and then 1998’s The Mask of Zorro.
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