Movies
56 conversations where the hosts get into movies.
56 conversations
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Images of Jesus and crucifixion reenactments: would you play Jesus?
- Would you play a crucified Jesus in a reenactment?
A tangent on whether depicting Jesus violates the command against making images — the host notes the Last Supper is not a scriptural problem anyway, and muses on early-church icon…
From No. 536 · The Olympic Supper Club
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Is it wrong not to dwell on crucifixion gore?
- Is it wrong not to dwell on the violent, gory details of Jesus' crucifixion?
Second 'is this wrong?' case, submitted by Ben: is it wrong that he doesn't dwell on the excruciating details of the crucifixion or find them all that important?
From No. 524 · Handshakes and Wrongness
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The Shack: book, movie, and theological controversy
- Is it okay to read or watch The Shack?
- Is the author of The Shack a believer? Was it published by a Christian publisher?
A long discussion of The Shack prompted by its film release. One host, who listened to it on audiobook while new in the faith, says it made him think and drove him back to his Bible without replacing his theology.
From No. 312 · The Shack
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Filtered DVDs, cursing, and Jesus Christ Superstar
- How much do you need to see a movie if you need a filtered version of it?
- Can a movie like Jesus Christ Superstar teach anything true about Jesus?
A substantive discussion: are profanity-filtering DVD players worthwhile, and 'how much do I need to see a movie if I need a filtered version of it?'
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Passion of the Christ, Schindler's List, and the double standard
The hosts compare the gut-check of The Passion of the Christ's violence to King of Kings and ask whether Christians hold a double standard: violence seems acceptable to depict while nudity and sexual sin are not.
From No. 16 · Zacchaeus Had A Thin Moustache
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Band name origin: Jephilus to By It's Right Name
- Where did the band name By It's Right Name come from?
The band explains their former name 'Jephilus' — a nickname a friend Ivan gave a member named Jared after watching HBO's Rome — and their current name, taken from the film Into…
From No. 23 · From Saul to Paul: God will step in if He has to
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The Mandela effect: did Sinbad star in a movie called Shazam?
- Did a Sinbad movie called Shazam actually exist?
A host reads a Relevant Magazine piece about internet users who vividly remember a 1990s Sinbad movie called Shazam that never existed — no records, no VHS, and Sinbad himself…
From No. 312 · The Shack
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The boy who claimed he visited heaven recants
- What about Lazarus? (Ben's wife's counter to his 'die once, then heaven' argument)
The hosts discuss the popular book about a boy who claimed to visit heaven and has now recanted, saying he made the story up for attention; the publisher is pulling it.
From No. 219 · Why Read the Psalms?
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Noah movie: debunking the set-visit article, reasons 1-4
- Are the set-visit article's reasons valid grounds for telling Christians to see the Noah movie?
A host reads and rebuts a set-visit article listing reasons Christians should see the Noah movie. Reason 1 (he was on set, talked to Russell Crowe, they were serious): not a reason to see it.
From No. 180 · Noah: The Verdict
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Casting Peter
- Which actors should be cast as the twelve apostles (plus John the Baptist and Matthias) in a Bible movie?
The apostle-casting game opens with Peter, described as an act-first fisherman who jumped in the water and ran into the tomb.
From No. 69 · September 19 2011
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Structuring the apostle movie
- Where should the apostle movie begin?
- Who is going to write the apostle movie's script?
With the cast done, the hosts plan the film: it should open at the wedding where Jesus turns water into wine, intercut with John the Baptist's imprisonment and beheading before Herod to create conflict, while Jesus stays in the background as the unknown carpenter's son.
From No. 69 · September 19 2011
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Gideon, Jephthah's rash vow, and whether keeping it honored God
- Did Jephthah honor God by keeping his rash vow, or dishonor God by sacrificing his daughter?
The hosts discuss Gideon and Jephthah, confusing the two at first, then land on Jephthah's vow to sacrifice whatever came out of his house if God granted him victory.
From No. 68 · September 12 2011
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John the Baptizer movie and dream casting
- Who would be the perfect casting for John the Baptist in a movie?
The hosts pitch a John the Baptist film and debate casting: Roddy Piper, John Goodman, Tom Selleck, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Heath Ledger, and Justin Timberlake as Peter, with the rule that it has to be an unknown for the apostles.
From No. 68 · September 12 2011
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Improv games, Oscar seat-fillers, and award-show banter
- How much does a bearded lady get paid?
The hosts run improv acting games: a 'line from a movie' bit, then an extended scene as a 1930s farm owner named John pleading with his wife Louisa to keep the farm while his mother-in-law Beulah supports him.
From No. 36 · Stop Crying! Loving God Without Weeping.
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Movie-extra stories and chat questions
- Would you be in a movie (as an extra)?
Recapping the show so far, a host asks 'Hey, Mike, you remember that movie you were in though?' and the story follows: a Craigslist-found extra gig for a downtown Des Moines…
From No. 36 · Stop Crying! Loving God Without Weeping.
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Toenails, hotels, sideburns, and action movies
- How long is a reasonable length to grow your sideburns?
Pure studio banter: one host let his 13-year-old daughter paint a Hawkeye logo on his big toenail and debuted it at Cold Stone Creamery; Next Crossing's Phil is reported to have a…
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The NYT's 27 ways to be a modern man, items 1-11
- Do the hosts agree with the New York Times' '27 ways to be a modern man'?
The hosts vote through eleven of the list's items - buying shoes for a spouse, hiding sunk confidence, theater popcorn etiquette, steak fat, parking spots, charging the family's…
From No. 254 · 27 Ways to Be a Modern Man
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Ask 'does God want me to do this?' — and the sweet-then-bitter scroll
The hosts take up the article's proposal that a surrendered life asks 'does God want me to do this?' instead of 'is it okay if I do this?'
From No. 445 · Being a Tool for Halloween
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Off-air talk, Dan's articles, and the movie Speed
The hosts admit they'd have kept the theology conversation going 45 more minutes off-air and joke about chopping shows into parts.
From No. 540 · Justice is Mine
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Show-open comedy run
The hosts open with a 'hacksaw' camera gag and a Yom Kippur/Yul Brynner riff before a long movie-inspired riff: one host took Westworld's slow-and-steady assassin as a life…
From No. 508 · The Caduce
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Lord of the Rings and 'Lukenbach, Texas'
The hosts discuss watching the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings during quarantine, with one planning LOTR tattoos. This cues up Waylon Jennings' 'Lukenbach, Texas,' which plays as a music moment.
From No. 404 · The Dumpster Fire
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Comfort's blindness, vigilance, and what survivors never got to learn
The hosts and Nate talk about the blindness of comfortable American Christianity and the need to deliberately force their eyes open to where light needs to go.
From No. 337 · Wings of Refuge
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Noah movie jokes, Kabbalah, and the Epic of Gilgamesh
The flood topic slides into comedy: jokes about Noah leaving the ark doors open two-by-two and rock creatures that could never get back up if they fell over.
From No. 331 · Beg Your Pardon, Joel
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Cowboy spurs, saloon fantasies, and a paper-bag bourbon plan
The bourbon bit continues: Boova (addressed as 'Bovo') offers to bring Mike smooth bourbon, and the group spins out cowboy fantasies involving saloon doors, spurs in San Antonio, and the movie Roadhouse.
From No. 327 · Got You Under My Skin