Lord, Forgive Us Our Cinema

The Truman Show truly had something for everyone. 

For the Jim Carrey fans desperate to see him emerge from the rhinoceros’ [redacted] of typecasting, this was lightning in a bottle. 

For the mildly anxious types who distrusted the entire world around them, this was how they finally felt seen. 

For psychics, this movie had to be a dream. I mean, it literally spoils the next 30 years of entertainment. 

And for us, it was the perfect film to dive into before, atop a painted staircase, we gave the world a final bow. 

But you know the deal: Was Truman a Christ figure? Was Christof a SATAN figure? Is determinism all that bad? Was Meryl all that good?

Good afternoon, good evening, and good night friends. See ya when we see ya! 

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Ahhh, to be a young lass in 19th century England again, right ladies?

This week, the LFOC gang step back in time to the whimsical land of Jane Austen as we explore the best (maybe? Don't come after us, BBC stans) depiction of her magnum opus, Pride and Prejudice. 

This truly is the quintessential film that women show their boyfriends/husbands, promising them that it will be good if they just give it a chance, and two hours and seven minutes later are proven correct.

But you know us, we're here to ask the real questions: Is Lydia so unlikeable because she has a Jezebel spirit? Is Rupert Friend a good friend in real life? And how can we possibly trace the notes of the Gospel in a movie with no explosions???

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Let’s talk bees. Let’s talk Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys. Let’s talk the omnipresence of 2000s Dakota Fanning. 

We are joined this week by our friends and special guests Caleb & Meredith Amadee-Jackson.

We’ll dive into 1960s South Carolina and talk the Jim Crow south, the process of cleaning up honey, and screen printed t-shirts. 

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“Wow, what a phenomenal movie. My heart is full of optimism about what the superhero genre is yet to become.” 

— Jarrad McDaniel, 2008, probably. 

The Dark Knight was a fun time because it wasn’t a movie for movie fans. It was a movie for people who like living. 

“Do you enjoy joy, good sir? Allow me to introduce you to Christopher Nolan’s finest work.” 

It’s honestly hard to say something new about a film like this. But darn it if we aren’t gonna try anyways. 

Is the Joker really a symbol of the Antichrist? What are Batman’s spiritual gifts? What’s the deal with that scene in Hong Kong? 

We’ll discuss these and so much more.  

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WELCOME TO EARTH. 

It's really only fitting that on the week after America's birthday we bring to you perhaps the greatest blockbuster hit of all time. 

It's got explosions. It's got dogs surviving certain death. It's got...Vivica A. Fox at a strip club? Wait, what?

Anyways, this movie is still really awesome. And we're here to answer the questions as old as Old Glory herself: Did Jeff Goldblum live up to his charismatic potential? Is this a Christian movie? Is this a Jewish movie? Would anyone really care if an astronaut married a stripper?

So many questions, so few cigars. 

Cue the fat lady.  

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Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?

What a strange film this is. Not a lot of the “intellectual-challenged” films from this era (not named Rain Man) have survived the cannon fire of modern day critics. Looking especially hard at you, Radio. 

It’s hard to imagine that one of those films broke all kinds of records, won all kinds of awards, and had all kinds of weirdly endearing America and apple pie-flavored charm. 

But hey, that’s Forrest Gump for ya. 

But enough of all that genuine analysis, we’re here to ask the real questions. 

For example: 

Was this film an allegory for the biblical Book of Hosea?

Was Lieutenant Dan fit to serve in the LORD’s army?

Was Jenny a bad person? Or was she the worst person? 

Tune in for all that and more! 

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Grab your ski masks, movie fans. 

This week, the gang covers a film that feels criminally under appreciated, which is funny because of how criminal the actions in this movie are. 

Hell or High Water is a neo-Western that examines the malaise of living in a small Texas town where the charm of a peaceful rural existence has been sabotaged by big banks and predatory corporations. 

It’s also got lots of bank robbing, which is sick. 

Join us as we ask hard hitting questions like, “What happened to the man who ordered trout at that restaurant?” and “Could Kirk Cameron have improved this film somehow?”

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LETS GET DOWN TO PODCAST 

The people asked and we answered. The 1998 smash phenomenon, Mulan. 
A powerful female lead, a hilarious side character lizard, and an extraordinary amount of violence for a Disney film. What else could you ask for? 

Join us as we ask the questions other podcasts are afraid to ask: Does anyone care that the bad guy Hun was actually Puerto Rican? Is this afterlife even worse than Coco’s? Is Mushu a problematic name, or just a delicious name? 

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Well, well, well. 
It’s about time we talked about some REAL cinema.

Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life is not your typical popcorn blockbuster fare. It’s a slow burning, meditative contemplation on familial loss and the feeling of God’s absence. At times it feels more like a poem or painting than it does a film. 

So join the Fab Four as we dive into our deepest film so far. We’ll ask timeless questions like, “Why do boys act like that?” and “Is that dinosaur a kind of Christ figure?”

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Okay, here's the thing. 

Hahahahahaha. 

No but seriously. 

This movie is so bonkers. Gripping paranoia, brain-melting special effects, and whatever that giant hat was that Kurt Russell wore. Everything about this movie just rocks to high heaven. 

But honestly, we're here to ask the questions that no other podcast is BRAVE enough to ask. Like, why isn't Keith David more appreciated? What happened to Wilford Brimley's mustache? Is "the thing" just a metaphor for the Pentecost? And how does this story relate to church history?

Tune in for all this and much, much more. 

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