PODCAST: Interview with an Exorcist (w/ guest Scott Johnson)
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My guest was Scott Johnson, a demonologist, exorcist, and minister. We talked about his experiences with the demonic, the danger of mistaking mental illness for […]
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PODCAST: Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 8 – Arrival (w/ Joseph Cox)
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My special guest was director and producer Joseph Cox. We talked about 2016’s Arrival, a science fiction film which explores issues of time and determinism. […]
Podcast: Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 7 – Crimes and Misdemeanors (w/ Bridget Nelson)
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My special guest was Bridget Nelson of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax fame. The film we discussed was Woody Allen’s 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors, […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus Book Club Ep. 2 – Movies Are Prayers (w/ the author Josh Larsen)
Posted onI had the opportunity to speak with Josh Larsen about his thought-provoking new book Movies Are Prayers. Josh’s career began in the newspaper business, where he […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 6 – The Shack and Silence (w/ Lenny Esposito)
Posted onIn this episode my special guest Lenny Esposito and I talk about two movies made in the last year that deal with issues of God […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 5 – Batman V Superman (w/ Ben Doublett and Jackson Ferrell)
Posted on“The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world– God versus man.” In this episode I and special guests Ben Doublett and Jackson Ferrell watched […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus At the Movies Ep. 4 – The Mission (w/ Keith Giles)
Posted onIn this episode we talked about the 1986 film The Mission, and particularly dissected its themes of love, forgiveness, violence, and the corrupting entanglement of […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus At the Movies Ep. 3 – What Dreams May Come (w/ Chris Date)
Posted onIn this episode we talked about the 1998 film What Dreams May Come, which sparked some great discussion about heaven, hell, love, the physicality of […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus At the Movies Ep. 2 – Noah (w/ Mike Schellman)
Posted onIn this episode we looked at Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014) and talked about its themes of judgment and mercy, misguided piety, and stewardship/environmentalism. We also examined its […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus At the Movies Ep. 1 – Sin City (w/ Nick Quient)
Posted onThe first episode in a new series on theological and philosophical analysis of films looks at Sin City (2005)–the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s comic […]