Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

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Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective episodes

November 16, 2018 OVERLORD Roadtrip! – SA289
Ben checks out the newest sci-fi horror movie from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot — OVERLORD!!! He starts out thinking it’s a Cloverfield franchise movie . . . but in the end, it’s a stand alone weird World War II tale. What does Ben think as he takes a solo road trip behind enemies lines?
33 min
October 26, 2018 Twilight Zone, The Prestige, the Rich Man, and Lazarus – SA288
Ben takes a look at one of Jesus’ parables, exploring how it lines up with the storytelling patterns of The Twilight Zone and The Prestige.
37 min
October 05, 2018 VENOM Road Trip – SA287
Ben and Evan take a road trip to see VENOM. Their standard? Is is better than Spider-Man 3? Is it better than Fantastic Four? Is it as good as an MCU movie?
49 min
October 02, 2018 Disney Animation Retrospective Pt. 2 – SA286
We continue our Disney animation retrospective by looking at the Disney movies from The Little Mermaid to today! You can find part one here!
1 hr 30 min
September 21, 2018 Disney Animation Retrospective Pt. 1 – SA285
It’s another animation retrospective! This time, we discuss the first half of the Walt Disney Studios Animation feature films…
1 hr 34 min
September 09, 2018 POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE (Retro Movie Mission 6) – SA284
In Retro Movie Missions the Retronauts fire the Retro-rockets on their Retro-starship to take a look back at some retro-movies! Will they discover something new? Will they retroactively change their opinion? Join Captain Ben, Sergeant Steve, and Ensign Evan as they explore the feature film 90s kids were clamoring for but 2018 adults may be less […]
1 hr 5 min
August 24, 2018 “Envy” (Part Six of the Seven Deadly Sins) – 283
In the sixth episode of our Seven Deadly Sins series, Evan, Steve, and Ben dive into what envy is, some examples from pop culture, what envy looks like in our own lives and, of course, what Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the Bible have to say on the matter. You can listen to the other episodes […]
1 hr 25 min
August 11, 2018 SUMMER 2018 ANIMATION ROUND UP – SA282
Ben and Evan (with a slight cameo from Steve) discuss some of the movies this summer that we didn’t get a chance to do a road trip to: DC Animated’s DEATH OF SUPERMAN Disney/PIXAR’s INCREDIBLES 2 Netflix and Toho’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE DC’s TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES
1 hr 6 min
August 01, 2018 Lessons from San Diego Comic Con – SA281
The weekend of San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and with it there were some interesting news items and some less exciting news items. There were some fantastic trailers and some less than stellar trailers. In this episode we explore three “lessons” to be learned from this years Comic Con weekend.
1 hr 24 min
July 22, 2018 Legend of Zelda Round Table – SA280
Evan, his siblings, and some guests talk about the Legend of Zelda series as a whole, and it’s newest entry, the Breath of the Wild.
51 min