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

In the direct to home video battle for animation domination, who wins: Marvel or DC? Okay, that’s not a fair question. Fortunately, this episode is not about that debate and is just about the movies! What’s good? What’s bad? What’s ugly? From Superman: Doomsday to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and from Iron Man to […]

Join the Strangers and Aliens in an exploration of life, death, and resurrection in sci-fi and fantasy and why those stories are impactful for consumers of story.

There’s no question that Power Rangers 2017 is fueled by nostalgia and a desire to create another billion dollar franchise. There was also no question that Evan, fan of the franchise, was going to see it. And that meant Ben ended up seeing it, too. Join Ben and Evan as they discuss the movie . […]

Every once in a while, a movie changes everything. It doesn’t just became part of pop culture, it shapes it. It can push film making techniques to new heights or engage imaginations to do new things. We go through the decades, taking a look at the most important movies from 1900 to today. Did we […]

Evan and ben take a walk down memory lane and look at those little (sometimes big) pieces of plastic that fueled our childhood playtime (and sometimes still do).

Ben, Evan, and road companion Brennan head out to Skull Island to see KONG!!! And it’s a ROAD TRIP!!! This one’s a REAL road trip, featuring: Filling up at the gas station! Food stops! Road side attractions! And, of course, the MAIN EVENT!   The episode has four parts: Spoiler free discussion on the way to […]

Join Evan David and guest host Jonathan Becker from the now defunct Static Blade Podcast, as they reminisce about Evan’s favorite comic book series, Ultimate Spiderman!

John Christopher’s TRIPODS trilogy is a classic of YA science fiction that explores a post-apocalyptic battle between a technologically regressed humanity and a spacefaring race of conquering aliens. It’s also a touchstone of science fiction from Ben’s childhood and a favorite series from when Evan was in college, so naturally it was going to be […]

Taking a trip down memory lane, the S&A gang walk through the catalogue of Dreamworks’ animated films, from Prince of Egypt to today!

It’s the Lego Batman movie! it’s here! Bursting his guests starring role in The Lego Movie, Lego minifig Batman is back! And Ben and Evan went to see it!