Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg is one of the best filmmakers of all time. Jaws, E.T. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private Ryan are bona fide classics. But it’s…
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Backrooms, frontrooms and the search for meaning
“Liminal.” There. I’ve said it. Now let’s talk about Backrooms without using that word or concept, because there’s so much more to say. During my first job, I was fortunate…
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Oscars 2026 — Who Should Win? (Part Four)
Welcome to our final Oscar picks! Here’s part three in case you missed it: Oscars 2026 — Who Should Win? (Part Three) Remember, these aren’t the movies that will win,…
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Sentimental Value
The Oscar nominations are out and Sentimental Value is up for nine of them. That’s the most nominations ever for a Norwegian film, and the honors are richly deserved. It’s…
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Hamnet
I’ve always hated Shakespeare with a passion. Why watch a play if you can’t understand what the characters are saying? Hamnet changed that for good. Not only is the movie…
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Grace in the Grey: Finding Redemption in Morally Complex Films
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t live in clear moral categories. We want to believe we do. We want our stories, our theology, our art to give us…
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The Brutalist
Welcome to the season finale of the Cinema Faith podcast! 2024 was an incredible year for film and we’re ending it by discussing a movie up for 10 Oscar…
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Babylon
Damien Chazelle burst onto the scene with 2014’s Whiplash, a perfect film and one of the most memorable theater experiences of all time. Two incredible movies followed: La La Land and First Man….
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The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg. The name associated with the biggest moments in movie history. From killer sharks to Oskar Schindler, Spielberg re-defined movie magic, touched our hearts, and brought out the child…
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Drive My Car
Coda won the highest honor at this year’s Oscars, but the academy failed to recognize the true best picture of 2021: Drive My Car. Car did win an Oscar for Best International Feature…
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