Cinema Faith 📽️
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📽️ Monthly film podcast. We are a chaplain, a deconstructed millennial & an anarchochristian GenXer somewhere to the left of the post-evangelical wilderness. Film reviews & movie essays going back to 2015 at https://cinemafaith.com
Can a movie about sexual assault be redemptive? In the hands of writer/director Eva Victor, the answer is a resounding yes.
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'Sorry, Baby' Is The Most Redemptive Movie Of The Year
There's always a movie that flies under the radar only to end up being one of the best of the year. Sorry, Baby claims the title for 2025. The film was released in June to little fanfare. The critics ...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Can a movie about sexual assault be redemptive? In the hands of writer/director Eva Victor, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie shows us many ways to fight against injustice. Which of them most resembles the way of Jesus?
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How To Love Our Neighbor When It's 'One Battle After Another'
Paul Thomas Anderson may be the best director working today. His career as a writer/director transcends genre and convention with unique stories and characters every time he steps behind the lens. But...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie shows us many ways to fight against injustice. Which of them most resembles the way of Jesus?
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The writer/director best known for 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM makes his most accessible movie to date. Is it still worth watching?
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'Caught Stealing' Is A Mainstream Pivot For Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is best known as a writer/director of provocative films like Black Swan, Mother!, and Requiem for a Dream. Movies that are hard to watch and harder to forget. Caught Stealing is none ...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The writer/director best known for 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM makes his most accessible movie to date. Is it still worth watching?
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Taking place in 2020, Ari Aster's dark comedy EDDINGTON zooms in on the inflection point that led to our current state of discontent.
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'Eddington' Holds A Magnifying Glass To A Divided Nation
2020 was a pivotal moment in American history. We disappeared into our homes and came out a divided nation. That's the backdrop for Eddington. Ari Aster, the writer/director best known for horror movi...
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August 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Taking place in 2020, Ari Aster's dark comedy EDDINGTON zooms in on the inflection point that led to our current state of discontent.
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In this special live edition of the Cinema Faith podcast, Jon and Tim share a mic to discuss FRIENDSHIP... the movie and their own.
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'Friendship' Is Hilarious And Uncomfortably Relatable
At the beginning of June, Jon drove up to visit Tim in Kansas City. They ate junk food, went kayaking, and watched a ton of movies — male friendship at its finest. They also recorded a live podcast fr...
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July 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In this special live edition of the Cinema Faith podcast, Jon and Tim share a mic to discuss FRIENDSHIP... the movie and their own.
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It's only May but we're already starting our top ten list for 2025. One movie guaranteed to hold a spot is Ryan Coogler's SINNERS.
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'Sinners' Is An Early Lock For Top Ten Movies Of 2025
Oscar season is six months away, but we've already seen one of the best films of 2025. And believe it or not... it's a vampire movie. The difference is these vampires are directed by Ryan Coogler.
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June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's only May but we're already starting our top ten list for 2025. One movie guaranteed to hold a spot is Ryan Coogler's SINNERS.
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Who does Jesus want us to be loyal to? That's the question up for debate in our first podcast of the 2025 movie season BLACK BAG.
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'Black Bag' Is A Smart Spy Thriller About The Limits Of Loyalty
Welcome to our first podcast of the 2025 movie season! We're starting things off with a bang - a British spy thriller from genre master Steven Soderbergh.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Who does Jesus want us to be loyal to? That's the question up for debate in our first podcast of the 2025 movie season BLACK BAG.
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Join us for the season finale of the Cinema Faith podcast as we discuss THE BRUTALIST and the truth it reveals for our current moment. #FilmSky
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'The Brutalist' Is An Immigrant Story For This Moment In Time
Join us for the season finale of the Cinema Faith podcast as we discuss THE BRUTALIST and the truth it reveals for our current moment.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Join us for the season finale of the Cinema Faith podcast as we discuss THE BRUTALIST and the truth it reveals for our current moment. #FilmSky
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Who is our neighbor? Writer/Director Sean Baker is back with another story about a sex worker and one of the best films of the year. cinemafaith.com/podcasts/ano... #FilmSky
Sean Baker's Heart For The Marginalized Shines Again In 'Anora'
Every time Sean Baker makes a movie, it feels like an event. His 2017 film The Florida Project landed on numerous top 10 lists and earned Willem Dafoe an Oscar nomination. This year's Anora is no diff...
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January 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Who is our neighbor? Writer/Director Sean Baker is back with another story about a sex worker and one of the best films of the year. cinemafaith.com/podcasts/ano... #FilmSky
My favorite "new" podcast of 2024 (new to me) is hands down What Went Wrong hosted by Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer. It's like all the best bonus content from your favorite DVD but without the secret menu buttons. Film commentary, jokes and even tears. Subscribe! www.whatwentwrongpod.com
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January 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My favorite "new" podcast of 2024 (new to me) is hands down What Went Wrong hosted by Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer. It's like all the best bonus content from your favorite DVD but without the secret menu buttons. Film commentary, jokes and even tears. Subscribe! www.whatwentwrongpod.com
Wonderful piece from @artwithin.bsky.social over at @TheRabbitRoom connecting INTERSTELLAR, A Christmas Carol, TS Eliot and incarnation. "The reality of love still provides an opportunity to redeem what was once thought to be forever broken." www.rabbitroom.com/post/a-chris...
A Christmas Carol, Interstellar, and The Cosmic Redemption of Time
What do Christopher Nolan, Charles Dickens, and T. S. Eliot have in common?
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January 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wonderful piece from @artwithin.bsky.social over at @TheRabbitRoom connecting INTERSTELLAR, A Christmas Carol, TS Eliot and incarnation. "The reality of love still provides an opportunity to redeem what was once thought to be forever broken." www.rabbitroom.com/post/a-chris...
MERRICK
I feel as if I've traveled my whole
life just to stand here.
I feel as if I've traveled my whole
life just to stand here.
January 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
MERRICK
I feel as if I've traveled my whole
life just to stand here.
I feel as if I've traveled my whole
life just to stand here.
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Pray (2022)
January 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Pray (2022)
Quick reminder: there are FOURTEEN "The Land Before Time" movies. That's XIV for those keeping count. Anyway just something to mull over as the Polar Vortex descends on the upper midwest.
January 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Quick reminder: there are FOURTEEN "The Land Before Time" movies. That's XIV for those keeping count. Anyway just something to mull over as the Polar Vortex descends on the upper midwest.
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Excited to learn how his life was forever changed when he was bitten by a radioactive loaf of bread
January 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Excited to learn how his life was forever changed when he was bitten by a radioactive loaf of bread
The @nplusonemag.com top 25 films of the year list is just as wonderfully recondite as you might expect. Yes, MEGALOPOLIS is on there. Bless you, @hamrahrama.bsky.social. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Clamp Lights, Beige Cities | A. S. Hamrah
British movies these days—from good ones like The Old Oak to OK ones like Bird to wretched ones like Saltburn—present British people as ruthlessly mean to each other, petty, conniving, classist, vulga...
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January 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The @nplusonemag.com top 25 films of the year list is just as wonderfully recondite as you might expect. Yes, MEGALOPOLIS is on there. Bless you, @hamrahrama.bsky.social. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Great interview with Brady Corbet at #TIFF24 about #TheBrutalist youtu.be/0-o2IR8MoFQ?...
"[America, Religion, Art] these are not big ideas, they are the ONLY ideas. You got 250 people together and you made a movie about a break up?!? I struggle with [that] as a viewer... a lot."
"[America, Religion, Art] these are not big ideas, they are the ONLY ideas. You got 250 people together and you made a movie about a break up?!? I struggle with [that] as a viewer... a lot."
THE BRUTALIST Q&A with Brady Corbet | TIFF 2024
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January 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Great interview with Brady Corbet at #TIFF24 about #TheBrutalist youtu.be/0-o2IR8MoFQ?...
"[America, Religion, Art] these are not big ideas, they are the ONLY ideas. You got 250 people together and you made a movie about a break up?!? I struggle with [that] as a viewer... a lot."
"[America, Religion, Art] these are not big ideas, they are the ONLY ideas. You got 250 people together and you made a movie about a break up?!? I struggle with [that] as a viewer... a lot."
Nice little post about GLADIATOR 2 from #NewTestament scholar @nijaykgupta.bsky.social nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-roman-... His final word on the matter: "Watch the film, enjoy it for entertainment, and don’t be a history snob."
The Roman World of "Gladiator 2" (The Movie)
A NT Scholar Discusses "Gladiator 2"
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January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Nice little post about GLADIATOR 2 from #NewTestament scholar @nijaykgupta.bsky.social nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-roman-... His final word on the matter: "Watch the film, enjoy it for entertainment, and don’t be a history snob."
Watched a lot of Jane Austen adaptations with my wife over the holiday break. The only question I kept asking was "Why is there no Austen-verse?" All of these stories and characters should have been connected. Missed opportunity, Jane.
January 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Watched a lot of Jane Austen adaptations with my wife over the holiday break. The only question I kept asking was "Why is there no Austen-verse?" All of these stories and characters should have been connected. Missed opportunity, Jane.
When art is the goal, truth will follow. CONCLAVE is one of the best films of the year and a model for what Christian art should be. #FilmSky
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'Conclave' Is What Christian Films Should Be
Conclave is what awards season is all about. A prestigious cast at the top of their game with an acclaimed director firing on all cylinders. Edward Berger's last film, All Quiet on the Western Front, ...
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December 20, 2024 at 5:55 AM
When art is the goal, truth will follow. CONCLAVE is one of the best films of the year and a model for what Christian art should be. #FilmSky
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Finally SING SING is number one on a list. Moving and powerful ... no: True, beautiful and good. This is human flourishing amongst the principalities and powers. Cannot wait for this film to get a wider audience on streaming & at awards time. #BFCC deadline.com/2024/12/blac...
Black Film Critics Circle Names ‘Sing Sing’ Best Film; Cynthia Erivo & Colman Domingo Among Winners – Full List
Black Film Critics Circle named 'Sing Sing' best film of 2024, and its Colman Domingo took Best Actor. Cynthia Erivo won Best Actress for 'Wicked' -- full list.
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December 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Finally SING SING is number one on a list. Moving and powerful ... no: True, beautiful and good. This is human flourishing amongst the principalities and powers. Cannot wait for this film to get a wider audience on streaming & at awards time. #BFCC deadline.com/2024/12/blac...