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Cinema Faith

The days of counting swear words are over. Welcome to a fresh voice in film and faith. Join Cinema Faith founder Jonathan Butrin and cinephile Tim Nelson as they discuss film through a Christian lens.

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63:36

The Irishman

Cinema Faith ·

2019/12/19

Christmas movies are overrated. Why not spend the holidays with a film full of sociopaths instead? That was Netflix's gamble when they released Martin Scorsese's latest offering on their streaming platform in December. According to them, 26 million people have streamed the movie to date. Clearly, the gamble paid off.Scorsese has made a lot of features in his 50+ years of filmmaking, but he'll always be best known for his mob movies. The Irishman is the perfect culmination of that legacy. The film is

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62:46

Parasite

Cinema Faith ·

2019/11/29

As protests spring up worldwide and economic populism becomes the defining politic of the moment, it was only a matter of time before a film tapped into the zeitgeist. That film is Parasite. The movie, directed by Bong Joon-Ho, nabbed the Palm d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opened in wide release across the country, and has already raked in close to $100 million domestically. Not bad for a foreign film with subtitles.Parasite is about a family of four struggling to make ends meet in a

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81:46

Joker

Cinema Faith ·

2019/10/31

No film in recent memory has been as polarizing as Joker. A scroll through Rotten Tomatoes reveals a spectrum of reactions ranging from the highest praise of the year to anger that the movie was even made. One thing's for sure though: everyone has seen it. Joker is officially the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time bringing in $856.3 million to date. And everyone who's seen it has an opinion. Naturally, the time has come for ours.Joker certainly isn't your average comic book movie. For

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51:59

Booksmart

Cinema Faith ·

2019/10/01

Booksmart has been on our radar since its release in May. With a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, it's one of the best-reviewed films of the year. But now, it's our turn. Does the movie live up to the hype?Booksmart is the directorial debut of actress Olivia Wilde. Whatever faults Wilde brings to her first outing, casting isn't one of them. Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein play Amy and Molly, two high school seniors who have made school their sole focus. With their enrollment secured at a prestigious

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79:42

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Cinema Faith ·

2019/08/30

The ninth film from Quentin Tarantino is now playing, and it's filled to the brim with everything you love or hate about his movies. When Once Upon a Time In Hollywood was first announced, we admittedly feared the worst. A Tarantino film about the Manson murders? Gulp. But the end result is guaranteed to surprise you.Hollywood is the collision of two different stories and two different eras. The first story follows fictional actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth

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68:44

Avengers: Endgame

Cinema Faith ·

2019/05/31

Eleven years ago, Iron Man changed comic book movies forever. Not only was the movie great, it was the beginning of a journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with each film offering something new while also being connected to one large story. Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of that 22-film saga. From this point forward, the MCU will never be the same.In many ways, Endgame is the pinnacle of Marvel's achievements. Their signature blend of comedy and adventure are still in place, but the

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53:59

Gloria Bell

Cinema Faith ·

2019/05/01

April is too early to be talking about the Oscars, but sometimes a gem comes along that's worthy of the discussion. Director Sebastián Lelio isn't well-known to American audiences. His only English-language feature prior to this year was 2017's Disobedience. But Gloria Bell could be the film that changes all of that for good.Bell is a remake of Lelio's own Spanish-language movie Gloria. Julianne Moore plays the titular character, a divorced 50-something looking for love and meaning wherever she can

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56:03

Rashomon

Cinema Faith ·

2019/03/29

We're back! After taking February off for all things Oscars, Jon and Tim are ready to turn the page on 2018…by talking about a really old movie. Yes, that's right — 2019 will have to wait. It's a dumpster fire in movie theaters right now, so we thought we'd travel back in time to 1950 and visit the work of a master. There are few directors as influential and legendary as Akira Kurosawa, and Rashomon is the perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated.Rashomon is a Japanese classic which

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70:23

If Beale Street Could Talk

Cinema Faith ·

2019/02/01

Barry Jenkins and Damien Chazelle both directed Oscar-nominated movies this year. The last time that happened was in 2017 when Chazelle's La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner only to be supplanted by the true Best Picture winner — Jenkins' Moonlight. The debacle was a distraction from what should have been Jenkins' sole moment in the spotlight. Moonlight was indeed the best film of 2016. Now, Jenkins is back with a follow-up: If Beale Street Could Talk. Beale Street is an

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60:04

Roma

Cinema Faith ·

2018/12/28

It's that time of the year again. Lights are glowing. Music is going. Food is flowing. That's right — it's Oscar season! The festive holiday where we live in movie theaters because all the best films of the year appear over the course of three months. However, Netflix might be changing that. The platform that redefined TV as we know it just released their primary Oscar contender in theaters and streaming simultaneously. So rather than make yet another trip to the theater, you can watch this Oscar

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48:15

First Man / Free Solo

Cinema Faith ·

2018/11/30

Our audio equipment failed us in October, but we're back and better than ever. Welcome to our first double feature podcast! That's right, this month you get two movies for the price of one.Starting things off is First Man. After launching two masterpieces into the universe with Whiplash and La La Land, director Damien Chazelle is back with a film about Neil Armstrong's infamous walk on the moon. But First Man is so much more than a biopic. Chazelle re-teams with Ryan Gosling for an untold take on

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58:03

Mandy

Cinema Faith ·

2018/09/28

Who is Nicolas Cage? Oscar-winning actor? Charming leading man? The king of rage? The answer of course is all of the above. His nearly four decade career has run the gamut. He's been acclaimed and panned. He's made hits and straight-to-DVD misses. But through it all, Cage is still making movies and we're still talking about him.Cage's latest is the strangest film of the year so far. Writer/Director Panos Cosmatos has an affinity for the grindhouse style of filmmaking. Mandy feels like it was

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57:22

Eighth Grade

Cinema Faith ·

2018/08/31

Anyone who says they loved eighth grade is lying. It's the perfect storm. Bullies, hormones, rejection, fear, doubt, and self-loathing. Rinse, repeat. But what was hell on earth is cinema heaven. Enter stand-up comedian Bo Burnham. Eighth Grade is Burnham's feature film debut, and he couldn't have picked a time in our lives more rife with tension and conflict.You could almost call Eighth Grade a horror movie. With a raw, unflinching aesthetic, we follow Kayla (Elsie Fisher) around in the summer of

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67:48

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Cinema Faith ·

2018/08/03

Could there be a movie more needed in 2018 than Won't You Be My Neighbor? As fear and tribalism reach fever pitch, we desperately need a mirror held up to our humanity. Fred Rogers was that mirror, not by pointing a finger, but by living a life of selfless love that still resonates today.The beauty of Morgan Neville's Neighbor is that he takes a man we thought we knew and reveals so much more. Many remember watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on childhood sofas after school, but how many were

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75:02

First Reformed

Cinema Faith ·

2018/06/29

Paul Schrader is better known for his writing than directing. Though he's directed over 20 films, it's his screenwriting collaborations with Martin Scorsese that have stood the test of time. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Bringing Out the Dead highlight Schrader's proclivities as a writer. All three feature a tortured protagonist walking against the current of life toward a fateful end. In First Reformed, Schrader brings his trademark themes behind the lens for an addition to his directing resume

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67:10

Avengers: Infinity War

Cinema Faith ·

2018/05/24

In 2008, Marvel Studios took the gamble of the century. They released Iron Man, featuring a virtually unknown character outside the comic book world and starring an actor with a checkered past and little box office success in Robert Downey Jr. Raising the stakes even further, prior to the release of Iron Man, Marvel committed themselves to a handful of additional movies and an eventual team-up event starring more lesser known characters like Thor, Captain America, and the Hulk. The result could

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65:27

Ready Player One

Cinema Faith ·

2018/04/26

We know what you're thinking. Another Spielberg movie? Really? Yes, two podcasts after The Post we're back for another discussion on the legendary filmmaker. But his latest entry couldn't be more different.Ready Player One, based on the novel by the same name, takes place in the year 2045. The world has devolved into a cramped, dirty mess and everyone is looking for an escape. And that's exactly what they find in a virtual reality world called the OASIS. Every day, the people of the future put on

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55:11

Annhilation

Cinema Faith ·

2018/04/01

Our podcast this month was originally on A Wrinkle in Time. Then we saw the movie… Tune in to the beginning for Jon’s epic rant, and then stay for a discussion of a movie that’s actually worth talking about: Annhilation.Alex Garland is a prolific writer, ranging from novels (The Beach) to screenplays (28 Days Later), but in 2014 he began a new trajectory as both writer and director for Ex Machina. The movie is a scary meditation on artificial intelligence starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and

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65:18

The Post

Cinema Faith ·

2018/02/02

Is there any director with a more impressive filmography than Steven Spielberg? He defined our childhood, explored every genre, invented the blockbuster, and delivered masterpieces worthy of any top ten list. His work is legendary, and he's not done yet. The Post is Spielberg's 31st time behind the director's chair. And this time, he's got politics on the brain.In 1971, a government employee leaked a classified study on the Vietnam War called "The Pentagon Papers" to the New York Times. After the

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63:27

The Shape of Water

Cinema Faith ·

2017/12/29

You'd be forgiven for writing off Guillermo del Toro as just another genre director. Entries like Hellboy, Blade Runner II, Pacific Rim, and Crimson Peak fit neatly in that vein. But if you really want to uncover del Toro's heart, look no further than 2006's Pan's Labyrinth. The film has been described as an "adult fairy tale" — a child-like fantasy set in a grown-up world. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won three.The Shape of Water is another fairy tale for adults that seems destined

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