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The Fountain (2006)It's easy to talk about the meaning of life - we can test those philosophies here and now. But what about the meaning of death? How do we face death and dying, especially in the face of losing those we most care about? Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is a movie/poem/existential mini-epic that wants to ask [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
The Princess Bride (1987)Maybe it's not exactly theology, but does a nice fairy tale like The Princess Bride have something to say? Is it possible that Westley, Humperdink and Miracle Max are all players in some universe of moral clarity, destiny and providence? On this episode, we turn our focus to William Goldman's and Rob Reiner's consent to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
The Virgin Spring (1960)Ingmar Bergman had a number of questions about God, life, justice and loss. In this episode, we look at one of the least subtle examples of Bergman's explorations of these themes and ideas. The Virgin Spring won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but now seems largely forgotten. But we spend a little [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Die Hard (1988)[NOTE: Explicit Content] With the release of Die Hard 4, theologians all over the world are asking, "What is it about John McClane that causes bad things to happen?" In this edition, we focus on the film that started it all, with John McTiernan's new-classic action film, Die Hard. Along the way we ask questions [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Constantine (2005)Keanu Reeves is no stranger to roles with significant theological and philosophical impact: Neo, Buddha, Ted "Theo-dore" Logan. In this edition, we look at him as he fights the forces of good and evil, once again coming face-to-face (remember The Devil's Advocate?) with Satan. On this episode, we follow Reeves as the incarnation of the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Somehow, Stanley Kubrick managed to entrance two generations of movie-goers with his adaptation of an Arthur C. Clarke short story. From the famous defensive appeals of a computer named HAL to the birth of some cosmic star child, 2001: A Space Odyssey created more interpretations and questions than any kind of special answers. Still, there's [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Grizzly Man (2005)A few summers ago, while most of us were out camping or having a bar-b-q, Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend were being killed and eaten by a starving grizzly bear in Alaska. One of our most significant working directors, Werner Herzog, picked up his video footage and compiled a documentary about the severity of nature [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Dogma (1999)[NOTE: Explicit Content] Religious movies sure have a way of making religious people angry. Kevin Smith's 1999 film, Dogma, is no exception. Fearing death threats - from the "Thou Shall Not Kill" folks who ought to know better - Smith went as far as putting a disclaimer at the beginning of the movie to let [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Barton Fink (1991)Some films are clear - you know exactly what you're getting and exactly what you're supposed to learn. Then there's Barton Fink. In the midst of a bad case of writer's block, the Coen Brothers scripted this tale of a talented playwright with his own unusual case of writer's block. Barton leaves the promise and [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Forbidden Planet (1956)1950's science fiction is a wonderful place for finding heavy-handed propaganda. The stories are often parables and metaphors with shiny gadgets and planet-size catastrophes. 1956's Forbidden Planet is an example of great moral lessons buried in the luster of special effects and lasers. Forbidden Planet also has the distinction of being the finest blending of [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Children of Men (2006)[NOTE: Explicit Content] Since Huxley's Brave New World, novels and films have flowed with a bleak view of the not-too-distant future. Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of P.D. James' Children of Men doesn't depart too far from this perspective. But it does offer some new thoughts to the genre. Join us as we look at what [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Shaun of the Dead (2004)You don't see a zombie every day, but if you did, would it change your life forever? On this episode - the first of season two - we spend time with some nobody named Shaun, who is having a very bad day. It seems that everyone around the poor guy is turning into the undead, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Pinocchio (1940)What do the frontier revival evangelists have in common with pre-War, classic Disney animation? Perhaps a lot more than many of us may have considered. It seems that Pinocchio has more to say about good behavior and the problem of succumbing to the devil's devices - gambling, drinking, smoking, etc. - than many of today's [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
The Fountain (2006)It's easy to talk about the meaning of life - we can test those philosophies here and now. But what about the meaning of death? How do we face death and dying, especially in the face of losing those we most care about? Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is a movie/poem/existential mini-epic that wants to ask [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
The Princess Bride (1987)Maybe it's not exactly theology, but does a nice fairy tale like The Princess Bride have something to say? Is it possible that Westley, Humperdink and Miracle Max are all players in some universe of moral clarity, destiny and providence? On this episode, we turn our focus to William Goldman's and Rob Reiner's consent to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
The Virgin Spring (1960)Ingmar Bergman had a number of questions about God, life, justice and loss. In this episode, we look at one of the least subtle examples of Bergman's explorations of these themes and ideas. The Virgin Spring won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but now seems largely forgotten. But we spend a little [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Die Hard (1988)[NOTE: Explicit Content] With the release of Die Hard 4, theologians all over the world are asking, "What is it about John McClane that causes bad things to happen?" In this edition, we focus on the film that started it all, with John McTiernan's new-classic action film, Die Hard. Along the way we ask questions [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Constantine (2005)Keanu Reeves is no stranger to roles with significant theological and philosophical impact: Neo, Buddha, Ted "Theo-dore" Logan. In this edition, we look at him as he fights the forces of good and evil, once again coming face-to-face (remember The Devil's Advocate?) with Satan. On this episode, we follow Reeves as the incarnation of the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Somehow, Stanley Kubrick managed to entrance two generations of movie-goers with his adaptation of an Arthur C. Clarke short story. From the famous defensive appeals of a computer named HAL to the birth of some cosmic star child, 2001: A Space Odyssey created more interpretations and questions than any kind of special answers. Still, there's [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Grizzly Man (2005)A few summers ago, while most of us were out camping or having a bar-b-q, Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend were being killed and eaten by a starving grizzly bear in Alaska. One of our most significant working directors, Werner Herzog, picked up his video footage and compiled a documentary about the severity of nature [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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