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Audience of One (2007) Nov 02, 2025

"In 1994, at age 40, Pastor Richard Gazowsky saw his first movie. Later that year, he received a vision from God." So begins the saga of AUDIENCE OF ONE, a brilliant documentary that serves as a cultural Rosetta stone for our podcast, an intimate portrait of where faith in God meets faith in movies. It's both a monument to the power of belief and a sobering testimony of how unchecked pride can poison spiritual authority. Director Michael Jacobs was given deep access to Gazowsky, his family, and his church (Voice of Pentecost, San Francisco). The film opens as the congregation-turned-film crew prepares their first feature. Having felt "called" by God to make a movie, Gazowsky appoints himself director and enlists family, parishioners, and a few hired outsiders despite no one having experience. Their ambitious project, GRAVITY: THE SHADOW OF JOSEPH, reimagines the biblical story of Joseph as a futuristic, Star Wars-inspired epic to be shot in Italy. Funded through church offerings, the production quickly spirals. Gazowsky secures favors and finances he can't repay, including a $17,000-per-month studio he's eventually evicted from. His leadership is strikingly confident, and he makes quick decisions and commands authority, but many are disastrous. He insists the film be shot on 70mm at 60 frames per second, a technically absurd and prohibitively expensive choice. In Italy, the crew manages to film only two incomplete, soundless scenes before the production collapses. Yet Gazowsky remains undeterred. In the film's haunting conclusion, he preaches that his next plan is to create a company producing 47 films a year, alongside resorts, airlines, and a space program. Gazowsky's faith seems consumed by ambition, though his audacity occasionally borders on genius. Still, his willingness to endanger and exploit his congregation, including children on unsafe sets, feels reckless and cruel. AUDIENCE OF ONE is an extreme but eye-opening look at faith-based film, where the movie is a powerful totem that allows the filmmaker to create an idol to both himself and God. In a roundabout way, it is an inspiring tale of faith, art, and the creative spirit.

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Slaughter of the Innocents (1993) Oct 19, 2025

Christian imagery and biblical references abound in this violent early 1990s crime thriller, tonally similar to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS is a lesser-known entry in the 1990s serial killer canon. Instead of a theatrical run, it premiered on HBO in 1993, which may have contributed to its obscurity. That's unfortunate, because the movie takes creative risks and deserves to be reevaluated as a cult classic. The film stars Scott Glenn as FBI Special Agent Stephen Broderick, a family man whose crime scene experience makes him a natural choice to investigate the Provo Canyon Massacre, a brutal child murder committed by someone calling himself "God." A man awaits execution for the crime, but Broderick believes the real killer is still at large. His son Jesse, played by Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus (the real-life son of director James Glickenhaus), is a precocious 10-year-old computer whiz whose tech skills help his dad link the massacre to a recent abduction in the same Utah area. Jesse's inclusion is one of the film's funniest choices—it's bizarre to see a cheerful 10-year-old browsing crime scene photos and discussing grisly details of child violence. For us at Boys' Bible Study, SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS stands out for its Christian imagery. The "God" killer, Mordecai Booth (Zitto Kazann), is consumed by a biblical obsession so intense he even steals two giraffes from a zoo to honor Noah's Ark. The title itself comes from the biblical story of King Herod slaughtering infants to prevent Jesus's rise. The final scene is so strange and powerful that we won't spoil it, but it perfectly captures what we love to see as a Christian film review podcast. Though this is a secular movie, it features two actors familiar from faith-based cinema: Kevin Sorbo as FBI agent John Willison and Michael D. Weatherred (of THE BUTTERCREAM GANG) in a small role. We love when secular films engage with biblical imagery, even when it borders on blasphemy. The aura Christian symbolism lends to a story—its power to evoke awe, fear, and moral imagination—shows religion's lasting influence on culture's darkest corners.

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Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) Oct 05, 2025

One of the most dramatic and exciting entries in David A.R. White's filmography is this tense, gritty end-times drama set in a world where monogamy is outlawed and bisexuality is encouraged (which is a bad thing, by the way). SIX: THE MARK UNLEASHED is a who's who of faith-based cinema, featuring Pure Flix kingpin David A.R. White, his prolific collaborator Kevin Downes, DIY acting mercenary Eric Roberts, pretty-boy Stephen Baldwin, and future WALKING DEAD star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. White and Downes play Brody and Jerry, two unchipped men scraping by through smuggling cars and "white hat hacking" in a society where every respectable citizen bears "the mark of the Beast" in the form of a computer chip implanted in the neck that makes its wearer beholden to a mysterious governing force known as The Community. Always hunted by The Community's law enforcement, Brody and Jerry struggle to stay off the grid. Meanwhile, another unchipped man, former cop Tom (Morgan), is captured and tortured until he agrees to go undercover to betray the renegades. Misadventures soon land all three men in prison, where they encounter charismatic convict-preacher Luke (Baldwin) and hear the teachings of Jesus Christ. They also learn of a mysterious figure, Elijah Cohen, who seems to be a "Jesus 2.0," wandering the fallen world and performing angelic miracles. The Community is determined to crush both Cohen and the Prodigal City settlement of Christians who refuse the chip and compulsory bisexuality. Will Brody and Jerry take the easy way out by surrendering to The Community's demands, or will they heed Luke's words and embrace Christ, even if it means execution by beheading? SIX stands out among rapture films for the brutal specificity with which it depicts the suffering of those who love God in a secular world.

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Faith Based (2020) TEASER Sep 28, 2025

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In 2020, a time of deep uncertainty for film releases as quarantine disrupted theatrical schedules, a certain comedy arrived lampooning the kinds of films we love here at Boys' Bible Study, and out of fear of being owned by its cutting satire we only decided to watch it now in 2025. FAITH BASED is a slacker comedy evoking the post-2000s wave of comedies such as ANCHORMAN and GET SMART, both of which co-star veteran comic actor David Koechner, who also makes a cameo in FAITH BASED. The real stars are Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason, playing underachieving roommates in Reseda, Los Angeles, desperate for money and relevance. They discover how much certain Christian films make, referencing (in the film's fictional world) actual titles we've covered on Boys' Bible Study such as GOD'S NOT DEAD and WAR ROOM. Kevin Sorbo is singled out as a "D-list actor" whose attachment to low-budget Christian movies helps them reach a sheep-like audience eager for anything with a godly message. Armed with a perfect scam, Luke and Tanner set out to make a movie despite zero experience, immersing themselves in Luke's father's church to seem more legit. The plan unravels when Tanner falls for a hot Christian woman and begins embracing religion to impress her, threatening their bromance. Trouble also brews when aging exploitation star Butch Savage (Koechner) never responds to their casting offer, putting the project at risk. FAITH BASED sounds like a premise rich enough to mine for comedy, but we found the filmmakers' shallow research into Christian cinema leaves many joke opportunities on the table. The script leans on obvious critiques and swings wildly in tone, making it hard to tell whether the film aims to be cutting or heartwarming. We invite any future filmmakers critiquing Christian movies to hire Boys' Bible Study to "punch up" your scripts for a very modest consulting fee, most of which we promise to tithe!

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A Line of Fire (2025) Sep 21, 2025

This new offering from perpetually busy Christian film auteur David A.R. White continues his "single dad action hero" era that began with 2020's BECKMAN. BECKMAN, LOVE ON THE ROCK (2021), and now A LINE OF FIRE are just a few of the many films White has made since the COVID era reshaped DIY filmmaking. Together, they show a man striking out on his own and reinventing himself, possibly influenced by his personal life, including a public divorce from actress Andrea Logan. Logan was a frequent artistic collaborator and business partner, and the two co-founded Pure Flix, the family-oriented streaming service intended as a wholesome competitor to Netflix. As prolific as he is, White inevitably draws inspiration from his own life, and it's no surprise that many of his recent films, including A LINE OF FIRE, portray him as a single dad juggling work responsibilities while navigating new love for the first time in years. In this film, former FBI agent Cash (played by White) is called back into service after his late wife's sister, also an agent, is assassinated by a crime boss's thugs. Supporting characters are played by notable celebrities such as Cuba Gooding Jr., whose recent fall from grace seems to have led him to the low-budget circuit, and Scott Baio, who alternately help and betray Cash. This repeated cycle of trust and mistrust becomes a tedious plot device, culminating in the reveal that one of White's own allies, Joan (a puzzling performance by Eve Richards), is a double agent operating under the name "Mr. X." A LINE OF FIRE is slickly produced and competently shot, with bursts of gory action that push the boundaries of wholesomeness, yet its plot is ultimately forgettable. Still, it's hard to fault White, who seems to be having a blast making five movies a year and rediscovering himself in the process.

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St. John in Exile (1986) TEASER Sep 14, 2025

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Another entry in the noble genre of "Christian one-man show," ST. JOHN IN EXILE stars career stage and screen actor Dean Jones as the exiled saint on the island of Patmos. We were excited to review this filmed stage production, since we're huge fans of other one-man pieces of Bible fanfiction and inspirational slop—like Curt Cloninger's WITNESSES (a true VHS classic) and Mike Adkins's A MAN CALLED NORMAN, a beloved sermon distributed by Focus on the Family. Both of those productions feature their leads absolutely killing it and drawing heavy laughter and applause from captive audiences. ST. JOHN IN EXILE is no exception. The late Dean Jones was clearly a trained actor, with a film career dating back to the late 1950s, including many classic family films such as THAT DARN CAT and THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES. He kept acting well into his golden years, with his final performance in the 2009 Christian movie GOD PROVIDES. For the math-challenged, that's over 50 years of regular acting work, much of it devoted to uplifting the Word of God or making wholesome entertainment for families. These decades of experience pay off in a captivating performance as St. John. Jones is a huge asset to the material, which would be extremely boring without his investment in the role. Unfortunately, the script in ST. JOHN IN EXILE is a little too straight-laced to match the wild, wonderful turns of WITNESSES, which we love for its constantly shifting perspective and Curt Cloninger's 10+ voices and personalities. Still, the film raises some interesting questions about biblical history—insisting that the same St. John authored both the Gospel of John and Revelation, a belief once common but now challenged by contemporary scholarship. We only wish ST. JOHN IN EXILE had leaned into some insane end-times visionary type shit. Regardless, Dean Jones's performance and the film's enduring place in the Christian media video world make it a must-have for collectors and completists of the faith-based film genre.

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Leap: A Tale of the Last Days (2025) Sep 07, 2025

The long-awaited third film in the notorious anti-Catholic parkour LEAP trilogy follows its lo-fi predecessors LEAP (2010) and LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST (2011), continuing to proselytize its staunch anti-Vatican message with an athletic twist. Director Christopher Tempel returns, now armed with a drone camera, and delivers a crisp, ambitious reboot to a series that clearly holds nostalgic value for him despite his open disappointment in the first two films, which he considers amateurish. Characters Blake, the handsome parkour-running college boy lead, and Liz, his hometown girlfriend who works at her grandmother's coffee shop, even watch LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST within the movie, creating a truly meta moment. Blake remarks, "It's a little cheesy." Liz agrees but adds, "Better than the first one… the director spent like $200," prompting Blake's deadpan "Woof!" Ironically, the first two LEAP films feel more authentic and excited, with a scrappy auteur spirit that this reboot largely sacrifices in favor of Tempel's improved technical precision. Still, LEAP (2025) features striking special effects, including a chilling scene where blood runs from a tap until a "blessed" character touches it, suddenly turning the water clear. The "blessed" in this film are Seventh Day Adventist sabbath keepers like Blake and Liz, who resist Catholic programming that encourages Sunday worship over Saturday. Tempel doubles down on his outspoken belief that a literal reading of the Bible naturally leads to Seventh Day Adventism, portraying Christianity as having been "pranked" by the devil and his servant, the Vatican, into dishonoring God's true way—ensuring that many sincere Christians will end up in hell. It is one of the harshest, most legalistic interpretations of Protestantism, suggesting that God values paperwork over love. This uncompromising message, paired with the film's polished digital effects and fully AI-generated soundtrack, results in a cold, tedious viewing experience.

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We Believe (2024) TEASER Aug 31, 2025

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We kick off football season with a review of a new film by prolific Christian director Jason Campbell. WE BELIEVE, which even features a cameo by former Superman actor Dean Cain, takes an impressionistic look at a real high school football community in St. Mary's, West Virginia, centering on the inspirational story of coach Jodi Mote. Grounded in fact, the film makes odd leaps into seemingly fictional storylines about St. Mary's students, an attempt to introduce conflict while staying inoffensive to the community. That tension becomes the film's biggest weakness. WE BELIEVE was cowritten by Campbell, Jodi Mote, and his wife Brandy, so the Motes clearly have a personal stake in telling the story of Jodi's sudden stroke, which left him unable to coach the St. Mary's Blue Devils during a crucial season. He was temporarily replaced by Bill Hanlin, a local legend remembered for coaching an undefeated season in 1963. The film's action drifts between Mote's recovery (as his team and special ed students miss him), Hanlin instilling Christian values in the Blue Devils, and contrived side plots: a Danish freshman exchange student turned field-goal kicker, and a troubled teen named Trey whose broken home pushes him into drinking and sexual temptation. The Danish subplot is especially bizarre, since actor Addison Dattilo, tattooed and visibly closer to 28 than 14, plays the role with the vibe of a California surfer instead of a homesick exchange student. In general, it is disappointing that the only conflicts (underage drinking, divorce, high school politics) are fictionalized; meanwhile the true story is flattened. The film would be far more compelling if it explored Mote's actual challenges. What did loneliness and frustration feel like for a devout Christian man whose body had failed him? To admit weakness, however, would cut against the film's purpose: flattering its collaborators.

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Standing With God (2024) Aug 24, 2025

While most Roblox gamers are busy with worldly pursuits such as "dressing to impress" or "stealing a brainrot," MinisterMatt and his Robloxian Children of God Ministries are using the popular gaming platform to spread the word of God. We review an hour-long Christian narrative special created entirely in Roblox called STANDING WITH GOD, subdivided into three episodes: "Challenges," "Trials and Faith," and "I Believe." The story follows a college-aged protagonist named John as he navigates the conflicts between personal faith and a secular world. Filmed entirely on location in the popular Roblox RP server Brookhaven, John begins his first term at Brookhaven School and immediately struggles with self-doubt. His new friends accept his faith but treat it as a curiosity, accusing him of being "abnormal" for requesting wine-free drinks at parties instead of getting drunk like the rest. Teachers at the school target Christian students by "preaching" pro-evolution lectures that are explicitly anti-God, while the looming threat of LGBTQ acceptance encroaches on everyday life, as rainbow-haired men go on dates with each other in full public view. What's a Robloxian Christian to do? John seeks guidance from an older Christian mentor, a famous pastor whose program he follows on television. But more significant than the actual plot of STANDING WITH GOD (which is admittedly hard to follow thanks to the static Roblox animation and the unrelenting monotone of robot voices) is the sheer fact that a group of internet believers banded together to create a feature-length production using only the resources immediately available to them. The boundaries between film and performance, roleplay and acting, blur as the conventional movie set is digitized, and actors log into location (the RP server) in costume (avatar) to perform film ministry. STANDING WITH GOD proves that, just like "IRL" film production, it's not the size of your Robux budget but the urgency of your message that makes for truly passionate filmmaking.

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In Gramps' Shoes (2014) Aug 10, 2025

We first fell in love with the film character Gramps and his anti-evolution hijinks when we watched GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE (2014), one of the most outrageous Christian films of all time. We knew we'd eventually explore the entire Gramps cinematic universe. We continue our journey with IN GRAMPS' SHOES, the confident first entry in this series, which, based on its morbid ending, does not feel like it's setting itself up for a sequel. Thankfully, writer Donald James Parker and director Chip Rosetti broke canon and persisted. Donald James Parker's work as Gramps could be compared to Jacques Tati's "Monsieur Hulot": an archetypal clown character wandering through our overly complex modern society and exposing its foibles. In IN GRAMPS' SHOES, Gramps heals the broken modern nuclear family by moving into his adult daughter's house and making a positive male role model impression on her teenage son and daughter. Sixteen-year-old Scott has taken up smoking cigarettes, is curious about marijuana, and in general has a grumpy, antisocial teenage attitude that needs to be healed with Christ's love. Gramps challenges Scott and his teenage cohorts to a footrace, which Gramps clears spectacularly, given that his passion is long-distance running. This inspires the whole family to take up cross-country racing, culminating in a climactic scene where Scott wins his high school cross-country meet and the heart of a Christian runner girl on the team, who he secures as his prom date. But it wouldn't be a Gramps movie without hearing Gramps take aim at pop culture unrelated to the main events of the film; IN GRAMPS' SHOES chooses to attack the HARRY POTTER series of books and films, saying they are "bait" to lure kids away from the church and toward a life of witchcraft and wizardry. Gramps states that things loved by many people are probably ungodly, because what God loves is not the same as what man loves. That's good news for IN GRAMPS' SHOES, because not a lot of people like this movie, so God probably loves it.

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Frailty (2001) Jul 27, 2025

The tension between faith and delusion builds to a thrilling climax in FRAILTY, the Bill Paxton-directed y2k crime drama with Christian themes. Matthew McConaughey, who we recently reviewed as a cast member of 1994's ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, stars as a man recounting his troubled childhood as the son of a religiously-motivated murderer (Bill Paxton) to a detective (Powers Boothe) who is trying to solve the case of the God's Hand killer. This killer, who McConaughey's character Fenton believes is his own brother Adam, targets seemingly random victims who are allegedly demons in human form. According to Fenton, his brother Adam is carrying out the legacy of their father, who experienced religious psychosis that led to a series of murders carried out with an axe the man believed to be a magical weapon provided by God. Young Fenton and Adam react to their father's passion for God and murder in different ways; Adam's naive admiration for his father foils Fenton's teenage skepticism. The two boys are possibly a metaphor for the human journey of faith and doubt, a reading supported by a surprising twist revealing the true nature of God's prophecy. FRAILTY does a great job of exploring Christian themes in an edgy way that condemns blind faith while still understanding the importance of faith itself.

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Touched by an Angel s8e3 "The Birthday Present" Jul 13, 2025

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL returns to our watchlist with another episode from its triumphant season 8, possibly one of the best runs in all of television history. Using its "human of the week" format, TBAA stars Roma Downey as Monica, Della Reese as Tess, John Dye as Andrew (the angel of death) and Valerie Bertinelli as the dumbass angel-in-training Gloria (our favorite character.) Gloria and Andrew figure prominently in "The Birthday Present", the story of a mail carrier accidentally uncovering brutal child abuse in an idyllic suburban neighborhood. Mailman Chuck, portrayed by frequent Christian media star and former sitcom actor Kirk Cameron, is struggling with the death of his grandmother when he accidentally kills a boy with his mail truck after the boy suddenly runs into the road. When apologizing to the boy's father, Chuck encounters a loaded gun carelessly disposed of in the front yard and realizes the young boy ordered it illegally off the internet to kill his father. Meanwhile, the boy's sister is missing after hiding from her father's abuse in a nearby nuclear bomb shelter (???) and being protected by Tess, who for some reason talks in baby voice the whole episode. In typical TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL fashion, human and angel stories weave together effortlessly to prove that God endlessly punishes the weak while enabling their oppressors — and this is a good thing. The addition of Kirk Cameron's confident guest starring performance fully bridges the gap that TBAA straddles between niche Christian entertainment and mainstream pop culture.

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2 to Tangle (2013) TEASER Jul 06, 2025

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"And twins!" This Christian romantic thriller about identical twins performing emotional terrorism on a Christian woman will make you believe in love during this Valentines-Day-in-July season. 2 TO TANGLE is one of a few feature films created by the son/father team (respectively) of director Caleb Johnson and writer Jeff Johnson. Per Caleb Johnson's self-written iMDb bio, Caleb directed his first film TIME COLLECTORS at the age of 17, before immediately moving onto 2 TO TANGLE, which won him international acclaim and was even sold at Walmart! 2 TO TANGLE is pretty accessible for a DIY faith-based film, mostly because the whirlwind plot is insanely stimulating. Young Christian woman Jess is on the rocks with her boyfriend Tom, an inventor/entrepreneur who doesn't share her Christian faith. A struggling relationship is made even worse when Jess's coworker finds Tom on a Christian dating website. Jess catfishes Tom by signing up for the website under the screen name "Pocahontas" and messages him in disguise; she ends up catching feelings for Tom's online persona. But things are not what they seem when Jess learns the man she's messaging is actually Tom's secret twin brother Michael, who is also an inventor/entrepreneur for some reason. This kicks off a bizarre series of events involving car crashes, evil spirits (!!!) and a long makeover sequence. 2 TO TANGLE has the madcap precocious energy of DIY filmmakers wanting to put absolutely everything they can think of into their film. The barely coherent plot will keep you guessing until the final scene of the movie. 2 TO TANGLED is the fun type of Christian film where if you showed it to someone not hip to the genre, they would describe it as a train wreck, but if you watch faith-based films every week (as we do here at BBS) you would find it a delightful "breath of fresh air."

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George W. Bush: Faith in the White House (2004) Jun 29, 2025

Do you ever reminisce about the good old days? We took a trip down memory lane to a time when political decisions were based on strong moral values, and when faith allowed men of consequence to weather tumultuous times. Our source material for this nostalgia sesh is GEORGE W. BUSH: FAITH IN THE WHITE HOUSE, a "documentary" (heavy emphasis on the scare quotes) produced by GRIZZLY ADAMS creator Charles E. Sellier Jr. and hosted by conservative radio host Janet Parshall. The thesis of the documentary is that the 43rd American president's strong personal Christian faith is what gave him strength during the September 11th terrorist attacks, the toughest circumstances ever beset upon an American president since George Washington. On the DVD jacket for the documentary, it bills itself as alternative programming to Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11, a cultural product also from 2004 that argues active malice among politicians and the media class leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the Iraq War. Wanting to be more fair and balanced than Michael Moore, GEORGE W. BUSH: FAITH IN THE WHITE HOUSE takes the funny tone of pretending to present sides of praise and criticism of George W. Bush, but then immediately settling on the most maudlin stories of Bush giving great hugs and being caring to his staffers during hard times in their lives. The obvious point of view here is to launder Bush's difficult and destructive political decisions through the lens of him being a real sweetie. The stories of Bush's day-to-day demeanor may be true, but how does that explain his desire to enter the Iraq War? Did God guide Bush to the "lesser of two evils" that protected American lives and liberated the Islamic world? I guess we'll never know for sure, because God hasn't allowed us to live in the reality where we saw the other side. It could have been even worse! GEORGE W. BUSH: FAITH IN THE WHITE HOUSE assures us that is probably the case; after all, Bush's is constantly seen praying in the Oval Office, always wears a suit, and donated money to the evangelical "crusades" of roving minister Arthur Blessitt, whom he met at a Holiday Inn. A guy like that is probably gonna do the right thing, so don't worry about it!

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Noah (2014) Jun 15, 2025

To celebrate Father's Day, we spend time with the story of one of the most important Old Testament patriarchs as depicted by acclaimed American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. NOAH takes great liberties with the biblical legend of Noah, adding elements inspired by the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. In Aronofsky's NOAH, the harsh realities of day-to-day life in Bible times are exaggerated with high fantasy elements. The most notable addition to the story are the giant stone "Watchers", towering giants whose stone exteriors imprison the souls of fallen angels doomed to wander Earth. These Watchers have a relationship with Noah's family, who they see as some of the last remaining humans on earth who care about doing God's will. Noah (Russell Crowe) hears the call of the Lord in a mysterious dream, which is later expanded upon when Noah's grandfather Methuselah (Anthony Hopkins) feeds Noah an ayahuasca-like hallucinogen, revealing the Great Flood and its brutal cleansing of the earth. Methuselah also gives Noah a seed from the garden of Eden, allowing Noah to carry on the esoteric knowledge of the garden to the new family line he will begin once the earth is destroyed. However, Noah is apprehensive about repopulating the Earth with humans who are by their nature prone to sin. He vows to kill the twins carried by his daughter-in-law Ila (Emma Watson) if they turn out to be girls, so humans will go extinct. He also doesn't let his incel son Ham (Logan Lerman) take a goth e-girl to be his wife. Fortunately, Noah's innate sense of human decency prevails (at least with Ila), because if he had killed Ila's babies, we wouldn't be alive to have a podcast today. Aronofsky's adaptation of Noah is similar to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST in the fact that it executes a Bible story with a mixture of ambitious high fantasy and gritty realness. It's admirable that Aronofsky is able to turn one of the most implausible Bible stories into something that feels real.

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Highway to Heaven s1e20 "The Banker and the Bum" (1985) Jun 01, 2025

Before there was TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL there was HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN, an 80s sitcom that may be the blueprint for the angel media craze that swept American pop culture at the end of the 20th century. HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN was created and directed by American television legend Michael Landon, who also stars in the series as the angel Jonathan Smith. Landon, known for his roles on all-American historical dramas BONANZA and LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, enlisted his former LITTLE HOUSE… co-star Victor French to play Jonathan Smith's buddy Mark Gordon, a retired policeman (and mortal human) who accompanies Jonathan on his weekly assignments to use angelic influence to improve people's lives. God is referred to as "The Boss" in the series; this world-building is consistent with TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL's commitment to never discussing Jesus's sacrifice or the concept of sin on network television. Both series only refer to a faceless God and His angelic messengers who can impact earthly forces. This week on BBS, we chose to explore this historical television series in our ongoing study of angel media, focusing on an episode with a trope we love: body swap. On previous BBS episodes ME AGAIN and SWITCHED we discuss the sub-genre of Christian body swap stories, and HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN s1e20 "The Banker and the Bum" is a triumphant new entry in that category. When homeless man Willy the Waver (Ned Beatty) has 24 hours to live, he makes a simple wish to tell elitist mayoral candidate Melvin Rich (also played by Ned Beatty) to "be nice". Angel Jonathan Smith grants this wish by swapping the two men's positions, teaching Melvin Rich an important lesson on empathy for others. The character of Willy the Waver reminds us of a common trope in Christian media: the homeless person who does unnecessary "kindness" to others that no one asked for in order to prove his unfortunate life is cheerful (in this case, waving to random cars on the road on a strict schedule like it's his job.) "The Banker and the Bum" is both a charming tale of acceptance and a reminder of the shallow understanding much Christian media has of homeless people.

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Chi Ann Blaze of Fury (2025) TEASER May 25, 2025

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For the first time in the history of our podcast, we are reviewing a film in which we co-starred. This is CHI ANN BLAZE OF FURY, the brand new film by 3Angels Power, a Canadian film production company based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. In 2019, BBS co-host Julian struck up a friendship and artistic relationship with the Karam sisters (Gladys, Mona Lisa, and Jeanne d'arc) whose films he found by accident after misspelling a search term on YouTube. He was immediately captivated by the creative writing and directing of the sisters' 2013 feature film FRANCESKA FINGER NAILZ, a 3 hour long epic about a misunderstood spirit wreaking havoc on a rural Canadian town. Julian wrote to the 3Angels, offering to film any script they sent to us with a troupe of actors. Weeks later, we had a script in hand for several scenes of a film that would become CHI ANN BLAZE OF FURY. We got about 20 of our friends together, drove to Marina del Rey and recorded a long scene on a beach in which a group of people discuss love and philosophy while fielding phone calls warning them to the existence of yet another evil spirit named Chi Ann. A long time passes and we are unsure about the status of the production; six years later, 3Angels surprise posts the film and we get to watch in its entirety. As fans and promoters of DIY filmmaking, it was so exciting to yield our will to filmmakers we admire and do whatever they asked us to do to realize their vision. 3Angels have a unique command of language and storytelling. No films look and sound like theirs. We're proud to be involved, and we hope our review inspires lovers of film to watch CHI ANN BLAZE OF FURY, subscribe to 3Angels' channel, and stay tuned to their electrifying updates.

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Michael (1996) May 18, 2025

In the 1990s, filmmakers and audiences seemed obsessed with "magic men" who caused chaos in their communities while teaching everyone an important lesson. Some of these men were angels; some of them were just weird little freaks who made a big difference. Some examples of this: POWDER, MEET JOE BLACK, PHENOMENON, and another John Travolta starring film called MICHAEL. MICHAEL is an interesting hybrid magic man/religious film where this "magic man" archetype is also the archangel Michael from the Bible. This device allows the film to be safe-religious while not directly invoking Jesus, a storytelling technique also used by popular Y2K-era television show TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. In the film, Michael is an angel discovered living in Iowa by tabloid reporters who specialize on documenting unexplained phenomena. When they travel to meet Michael, they find out he is indeed a real angel, but not in the way that most of us would expect to experience one. He is sweet, but with bad manners, and prone to seducing earth women because he's very interested in sex with them. Michael also introduces new rules of angel encounters on earth: for instance, angels are only allowed to visit earth 26 times and they can only perform small miracles. Inventing fake angel tropes outside of the Bible is a very common device of these safe religious 90s films, usually used to tie up plot continuity issues. In the end, Michael's secret mission is to unite the characters Frank (played by William Hurt) and Dorothy (played by Andie MacDowell) in a romantic love they will treasure forever. Although it's a sweet but ultimately quite stupid film that uses half-baked angel powers as a cop out, MICHAEL is an extremely interesting study in trends of biblical imagery in mainstream pop culture of the recent past.

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Battlefield Earth (2000) May 04, 2025

This infamous sci-fi film is perhaps the church of Scientology's biggest attempt to ingratiate itself with mainstream culture. BATTLEFIELD EARTH is based on a novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, whose end goal was to adapt this book into a Hollywood film. Hubbard made an attempt in the mid-1980s to produce the adaptation himself, but it failed, and Hubbard died in 1986. Hubbard had hinted to John Travolta, a prominent Scientologist, that Hubbard would have liked Travolta to star in the film. Travolta took it upon himself to bring BATTLEFIELD EARTH to life in the mid-90s, eventually co-producing and starring as Terl, the dreadlocked 9-foot-tall antagonist of the film. Travolta's character Terl is a "Psychlo", a colonial race of humanoid aliens on a universe-wide mission to strip less powerful planets of their resources. 3000 years in the future, earth is one of these planets. Johnny Goodboy is a human "man-animal" living like a post apocalyptic caveman and being hunted by the Psychlos. When Terl meets Johnny, Terl enslaves the human, thinking him inferior, but Johnny quickly adapts to Psychlo civilization and reads the historical Declaration of Independence which inspires him to thwart his captors with a daring escape. Although BATTLEFIELD EARTH doesn't demonstrate much about the Scientologist doctrine, perhaps it proves that Hubbard's main spiritual goal was aimed at the lowest heights possible — achieve fame and attention in the Hollywood system.

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Touched by an Angel s7e21 "The Sign of the Dove" TEASER Apr 27, 2025

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We're back with coverage of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, the television series that may hold the key to understanding the American psyche once and for all. The popular 90s and 2000s era show uses an "angel of the week" format as each story is about different angels inflicting themselves upon the lives of hapless humans. This week we focus on SIGN OF THE DOVE, a dueling angel experience which interweaves stories of Andrew (angel of death, portrayed by John Dye) and Monica (the show's protagonist, played by Roma Downey) helping two humans whose life paths have woven for generations. Andrew tells us the story of a human family he's been taking to heaven since the 1200s, including delightful time travel skits in period costumes (such as Revolutionary War-era powdered wigs.) Ben Mason is the last of this family; unfortunately he doesn't know he's about to perish in a bombing by his neighbor Nick Freeman, who doesn't mean harm to Ben but wants to collect insurance money and will kill Ben by accident. The history of a freed African American slave could be the key that unlocks Nick's humanity and prevents him from setting the fateful bomb. While we're waiting at the edge of our seats, we ponder the angel logic of TBAA. Why don't angels drink alcohol? Why do they make themselves visible to some humans but not all? What is it they can really do? TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL reviews have become our favorite fodder for podcast episodes because they are so dense with insane moments and inconsistent world building. Hopefully our review of "The Sign of the Dove" will be one you write about in your family Bible to remember forever.

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The Book of Eli (2010) Apr 20, 2025

This stylized post-apocalyptic thriller is a unique example of a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster with overtly Christian themes, even if it stops just short of a true Christian message. Directed by the Hughes Brothers (MENACE II SOCIETY, DEAD PRESIDENTS, FROM HELL) and starring beloved leading man Denzel Washington, THE BOOK OF ELI depicts the Bible as a source of tremendous power in a fallen world. Eli (Denzel Washington) is a survivor of a nuclear holocaust, wandering westward on a mysterious mission with few possessions except for a large book that he treasures. When Eli crosses paths with local warlord Carnegie (Gary Oldman), Carnegie suspects that Eli's book may be the Bible, which Carnegie himself has been seeking because he believes reading it will give him the power to control large groups of people. Carnegie is perhaps a metaphor for hypocritical conmen religious leaders who use Christianity as a way to acquire power and money, whereas Eli could represent Christ or even just a true honest believer who has made it his mission to spread faith into the world. This metaphor becomes even more clear when Eli's quest is revealed to be delivery of the Bible to an enclave of secret archivists who will reprint and preserve it forever. The authenticity of Eli's faith becomes even more clear when Carnegie does steal the Bible, only to be upset to find it is written in Braille, revealing Eli to have been blind the whole time. Despite being mortally wounded by Carnegie, Eli makes it to the archivists in time to speak the entire Bible to them as an oral tradition, ensuring its preservation. In the final scene of the movie, we see the archivists putting the newly reprinted Bible on a shelf alongside the Torah and the Quran. This ending, which is obviously inspired by the novel FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury, shows that THE BOOK OF ELI is not a truly Christian genre film — few faith-based films would equate the Bible and the Quran. To view THE BOOK OF ELI through the lens of faith-based film criticism is to see it as a religious cop out; hinting that the Bible is the source of spiritual truth but ultimately dismissing it as "just another book on a shelf."

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Salomé (1923) Apr 06, 2025

We dip into cinematic classics of the silent age (before people learned how to talk) with 1923 classic SALOMÉ, co-directed by married couple Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova. The latter stars as the titular SALOMÉ, a Bible character who has achieved historical infamy despite not being officially referred to by her first name. The story is provocative: a teenage princess dances seductively for her stepfather King Herod who promises her anything in reward; she picks the head of prophet John the Baptist, who is summarily executed and presented to her on a platter. Bryant and Nazimova's SALOMÉ takes cues from the Oscar Wilde play on the subject, adding extra-historical depth to the characters to portray Herod's throne in the throes of self destructive decadence. Male characters are simpering and devilishly gay (note that Alla Nazimova herself was openly bisexual, so this feels like intentional camp rather than homophobia.) Fashions are extravagant and imaginative, seeming both historical and futuristic. Physical acting is taken to extremes: SALOMÉ is a truly exciting watch, showcasing how much depth of character is possible from a silent film. To watch SALOMÉ is to not only experience an avant-garde take on Bible story, but also to see human ingenuity on full display with no boundaries to self expression despite limitations by emerging technology. Unrelated, in this episode the Bible Boys also discuss our new obsessions in ultra contemporary media: Harmony Korine's BABY INVASION and teen orthodox Jewish influencer Flynn Goldstein.

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Touched by an Angel s7e22 "The Face of God" TEASER Mar 30, 2025

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If we had to nominate one piece of broadcast media to be "the best episode of television of all time", in the shortlist would be this compelling TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL episode about human cloning, with a cameo by (an actor portraying) the legendary Albert Einstein. TBAA (as our listeners are well aware by this point) is a famous y2k era TV drama where a Greek chorus of angels inflict themselves upon humans going through moral crises. In this episode, a genetic scientist named Dr. Conover (portrayed by Annabella Sciorra who notably plays Gloria Trillo in THE SOPRANOS) is desperate for a child to call her own, so she fuses her personal longings with work and decides to give birth to a baby cloned from Albert Einstein. This doesn't sit right with our favorite angels, Monica, Tess, and Andrew, who see human cloning as sacrilegious means for humans to "play God." Monica becomes a bioethicist to monitor the doctor closely; meanwhile Andrew and Tess go back in time to tend to the dying Albert Einstein in his final days of life, to show Dr. Conover that even a brilliant man like her idol Einstein would be conflicted by the harmful effects caused by his life's work. Like most TBAA episodes, "The Face of God" takes a hard ideological stance using incredibly convoluted evidence written by humans and delivered by fictional angels as a means to completely eschew narrative continuity and moral consistency. But UNLIKE most TBAA episodes, this one is the origin of the character Gloria (Valerie Bertinelli) who is by far our favorite angel and is created by God out of thin air in this episode as a "flex" by humans for wanting to make cloned animals. Get good!

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Face the Beat (2024) feat. Pretty R1cky Mar 23, 2025

This Christian feature film about an aspiring DJ feels like a remake of the 2015 Zac Efron-fronted EDM movie WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS, but unfortunately is lacking a lot of substance both in its spiritual and musical themes. FACE THE BEAT is the story of Zack aka "ZDJ Grey", a teenager who wants to escape the rat race by kickstarting his career as a DJ and music producer. The film uses a lot of EDM stock music to represent Zack's creative output, which confusingly runs the gamut from chill house to lo-fi hiphop. Zack's support system includes his divorced parents (a working-class nurse mother and a father who works in the music industry), his rich playboy friend Cooper who books him for gigs, and his vocalist girlfriend Ava who is played by notable Christian singer V. Rose. Zack feels discouraged in realizing his dream as a successful DJ, but eventually his dedication (and some crucial financial support from his father and Cooper) pay off to being discovered by a "music influencer" and artist representative at his first big gig, hinting toward a successful future in Christian music. You would think a movie like this would explore the sacrifices one must make to preserve personal faith in a secular industry, but it really doesn't do anything like that at all. However, the film did inspire us to ruminate on what it takes to actually be a career DJ. Our DJ friend Pretty R1cky (@sobasedsopretty) joined us in the studio to discuss Los Angeles DJ politics, music as a force that comes directly from God, and their viral crucifixion tattoo that has earned them internet infamy.

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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah (2003) TEASER Mar 16, 2025

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We were very intrigued to find out just how deep this cartoon anthology series of Bible stories would go into the story of Sodom. GREATEST HEROES AND LEGENDS OF THE BIBLE is a y2k era animated series of biblical stories tied together by live action segments hosted by none other than the legendary Charlton Heston. Heston is well known for his portrayal of Moses in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, one of the most famous Bible adaptations in American film history, so he's the closest thing we have to a primary source for life in Bible times. Heston delivers his narrator lines with the poise of an aged Hollywood legend, but the cartoons themselves are unremarkable and low budget, clearly cutting on key frames to save time and money. The low quality animation does a huge disservice to the tale of Abraham, one of the most notable characters in biblical history, who rejected idol worship and did the first circumcision. But all would have been redeemed if the cartoon were brave enough to condemn Sodom directly for the sin of homosexuality. Unfortunately, it does not — the most wickedness we see in Sodom is a man laughing at another man being whipped (non-sexually.) But the director of this series, William R. Kowalchuk, has a sexy secret: his only feature film credit is on an obscure Canadian soft core porn comedy called SUMMERLUST, which looks extremely stupid and is about two men going on a sexy fishing trip (finding hot babes, not fucking each other.) When will God destroy Canada for its sins of lust and pornography?

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Mindreader (2022) feat. Brad Roelandt Mar 09, 2025

Veteran Christian film director Rich Christiano is back with a riveting parable about a magician named Dexter whose life story is obviously meant to represent the life of Jesus. Dexter is a stage performer specializing in mentalism, drawing huge crowds with his special trick where he guesses audience members' secret words and then gives them extremely specific life advice. Dexter's advice is so good that audiences have started to believe he is a miracle worker. This draws the ire of the Pharisee-like Magicians' Association, an elite club trying to maintain the sanctity of stage magic, who believe Dexter is tainting the art form by refusing to deny claims of his own supernatural ability. The Association ambushes Dexter with a public test, which he passes, but is punished anyway in a shocking plot twist. We recommend fans of Rich Christiano (and his brother Dave) tune into this genuinely entertaining new drama to enjoy the surprise for themselves, but we at Boys' Bible Study will reveal that Rich Christiano is still in top form after over three decades of regular output in the faith-based movie space. We were a bit disappointed with 2020's PLAY THE FLUTE but thought MINDREADER was an exciting new entry in the virtuoso director's catalog. Joining us to review MINDREADER is our friend Brad Roelandt, a longtime associate of ours in the Los Angeles found footage comedy scene, whose feature-length found footage film IMG0000 (2023, co-directed with Collin Lapinsky) creates thrilling associations between thousands of unrelated unlabeled YouTube videos uploaded from phone cameras with default titles. Fast-paced editing weaves together the self-documented life stories of thousands of ordinary people, finding joy and order in the hilariously mundane chaos of human existence, the way a magician might reach into an empty hat and find a rabbit.

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Barbara Sundstrom short film roundup! TEASER Mar 02, 2025

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THE GUARDIAN (2012) & FOSTER CARE (2013)

Inspired by our rediscovery of one of our favorite Christian directors on our episode last week with guest Louise Weard, we decided to spend this week immersing ourselves once again in Barbara Sundstrom's work, getting a few notches closer to having watched her entire catalog. Barbara Sundstrom is a Texas-based former youth film ministry director with a career spanning several features and shorts, primarily focused on empowering a youth cast and crew by giving teens real film production experience. Each one of Sundstrom's Cross Wind Productions films has a very unique story but tends to focus on "social realism" themes of sin and suffering among ordinary people. Sometimes, they dip into the supernatural: for example, 20 minute short film THE GUARDIAN, which is written by a film student of Sundstrom's, portrays a miracle that occurs when a "hobo" might be an angel in disguise. Christian teen Tara loses her father in a car crash but gets a second chance to say goodbye when she meets the homeless Leroy who coincidentally received Tara's father's eyes in a cornea transplant after the fateful accident. Faith also brings an orphaned teen to unlikely protectors in FOSTER CARE, a story by Sundstrom about how Christians' good intentions need follow-through to make a positive impact. When teen Bridgette is suddenly orphaned by her mother's intentional drug overdose, she is taken in by a family at her local church who aren't ready for the commitment they agreed to when housing a troubled teen. Bridgette fortunately is able to find herself with yet another more suitable couple in church, which has got to be one of the luckiest stories about the foster system ever told. Blurring the line between stark realism and complete fantasy, Barbara Sundstrom remains the kind of compelling voice in faith-based film that keeps us as Christian film podcasters hunting for the next big thing.

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In the Mirror Dimly (2007) feat. Louise Weard Feb 23, 2025

This dark, gripping teen drama about a girl suffering from an eating disorder begins with a surreal carnival dream sequence where protagonist Nicole sees herself distorted in a funhouse mirror, seemingly instigating a pattern of binge-eating candy and purging. Stuck traveling in between the houses of her divorced parents, Nicole's disorder becomes life-threatening after an electrolyte imbalance causes her to faint while horseback riding on her father's remote ranch. Director Barbara Sundstrom is a lesser known but accomplished Christian film ministry director whose work we've celebrated for years on our podcast, especially her 2007 magnum opus THE SABER (about a marine recruit battling porn addiction.) Sundstrom does not shy away from intense themes in her work, which primarily stars the teenagers who work with her as a part of her film ministry project Cross Wind Productions. Teens deal with intense emotions, so Sundstrom must feel that teens can handle powerful artistic truths. The dark subject matter of IN THE MIRROR DIMLY combined with its forays into the surreal, sometimes intentionally and other times unintentionally through bizarre visual storytelling, make the film an essential watch for anyone who appreciates unique film experiences. Joining us for this week's review is another singular filmmaker, but from a very different realm: Canadian edgelord auteur Louise Weard, whose star is rising with the recent success of her crowdfunding campaign for upcoming feature CASTRATION MOVIE PT. II. This will be a sequel to CASTRATION MOVIE PT. I, which last weekend drew two nights of sold out crowds at screenings in the Los Angeles area. Taking a break from her touring schedule to join us in the studio, Louise discussed the parallels between IN THE MIRROR DIMLY and her own work (mainly, tons of vomit sequences) and also dropped hints that Christian influences might creep into her upcoming CASTRATION MOVIE sequel.

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Promised Land (TV, 1996-1999) TEASER Feb 16, 2025

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We're getting deeper into our exploration of popular American TV with Christian themes, now scraping into this seemingly forgotten spinoff series of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, also created by TBAA executive producer Martha Williamson. PROMISED LAND launched with a "backdoor pilot" in the third season of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL where audiences met their new favorite family: the Greenes (Dad Russell, mom Claire, son Josh, daughter Dinah, mother Hattie, and roguish redheaded nephew Nathaniel.) Recently homeless, the family decides to nomadically drive their trailer around America after being told by an angel that their purpose is to help others. The American promise is a major theme of PROMISED LAND, leaning more heavily into an explicit endorsement of American values than TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL ever does. In fact, pilot episode "The Expatriate" centers around the Greene family helping a man who is moving from America to New Zealand after suffering a spinal injury from gun violence. It seems reasonable that a man who suffered a traumatic injury might want a change of scenery, but the Greenes (and thereby the logic of the show's writers) seem to think it's a sin to abandon America. It's "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" taken to an extreme and delusional degree, with the Greenes adding value to America by inflicting themselves on average people's lives who hold reasonable opinions. To get a broader sense of the vibe of PROMISED LAND, we also watch a late series episode where the show has completely abandoned the trailer-roaming angle of the show and the Greenes have settled down in Denver, CO. In the episode "What's in a Word?" Nathaniel overhears cool black teenagers saying the "soft 'a' n-word" among themselves and, innocently not understanding the racial context, repeats this word to his own black friend in school the next day. This causes a massive stir within his community and ignites a conversation, poorly handled by the show's writers, about racial dynamics in America. The conclusion? America is the greatest country on earth, no matter the cost.

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Touched by an Angel s8e8 "Heaven's Portal" feat. Woodrow White Feb 09, 2025

Prayer, Love, Unity, Respect: in this topical episode of popular 90s/y2k era TV drama TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, angel-in-training Gloria goes to a rave and actually does ecstasy with the human teen boy she's supposed to be protecting. Raves were a huge point of anxiety in pop culture in the y2k era. Although their colorful futurism and utopian optimism inspired a generation of media and fashion, people also had safety concerns about the newfound popularity of club drugs like ecstasy, leading to a large-scale moral panic. In the U.S. in 2003, then-Senator Joe Biden co-sponsored the RAVE Act (Reducing American's Vulnerability to Ecstasy) aimed at bringing harsh legal punishment not just to drug dealers but also party promotors. It's no wonder then that the writers of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL felt they had to get the angels to mission to ravers directly: rave media is great fodder for exploitation, titillating with radical imagery only to deliver an anti-fun message. In HEAVEN'S PORTAL, angels Tess, Monica, Andrew, and Gloria meet a teen named Nick who is upset with his parents' separation and has taken to smoking weed and looking at websites about techno. When he gets info about rave 40 miles away, he drives there with the gullible Gloria, who was only crated by God recently and knows little about the world. Immediately, friendly ravers in silly costumes hand them pills to try. What happens when an angel takes ecstasy? Does the world end? We invite our good friend Woodrow White, an artist and scholar of rave-themed media, to return to the show to debate moral dilemmas about raves, pleasure, and sin.

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Walker, Texas Ranger s7e9 "Paradise Trail" TEASER Feb 02, 2025

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Our new favorite classic television series is WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, a thrilling and campy show starring action film hero Chuck Norris in one of his most legendary roles. It's a police procedural with the unique twist of depicting Texas Rangers as being skilled in martial arts and frequently involved in supernatural or otherwise extraordinary plots involving elements such as hostile Native American ghosts, white supremacist gangs, time travel, and deadly poison gas. We at Boys' Bible Study have also recently been TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, an intriguing companion piece because both shows were extremely popular 90s/y2k era franchises that blend conservative cultural values with pulpy, supernatural plot lines. This is evident in the WALKER episode we focus on for this week's review: PARADISE TRAIL is a story where Walker and friends are being read a story about a 19th century bounty hunter in the Old West guiding a wagon crew of Mormon settlers crossing treacherous wilderness to get to Utah. The WALKER cast imagine themselves in various roles of the story, singing hymns and cooking meals with their pure and extremely Aryan-looking Mormon friends. The episode actually borrows plot points from real historic episodes involving Mormon settlers in the U.S., but like all good propaganda, misrepresents and distorts information to protect the honor of its sympathetic subjects; in this case, white American Christians. WALKER, TEXAS RANGER is much more successful than the Christian movies we usually watch at distilling Christian conservative values while still having broad cultural appeal.

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SPECIAL - 5 Years of Boys' Bible Study! Roundup, Best Clips, and Top Picks Jan 26, 2025

We are so thrilled to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Boys' Bible Study with you that nothing could hold us back — not even all the plagues and natural disasters God could throw at us as if to say, "It is not a very good idea for you spend this much time on your blasphemous podcast." We attempted to record this episode two weeks ago, and right as we went to take a break, the power went off at Ash's apartment, which led to a saga where Julian and Ash and many of our fellow Los Angeles friends had to evacuate the city to flee wildfires. But like Job, we endured our hardships and came back with our faith restored, ready to ask the hard questions that came up from yet another year of watching Christian films. For instance: what ultra-specific sect of Christianity can I join to further alienate me from my friends and loved ones? If Christ is dead, then why did He hug me in the bathroom? Should I install the "kill kill kill command" in my brand new robot? As is our tradition for celebrating another lap around the sun as a podcast, we spend the first half of the episode discussing the major themes we encountered in the previous year's viewing, and then we honor Christian film excellence by giving out Golden Calf Awards in categories of our own choosing. Stay tuned to the 2nd half of the episode to see who won our 2024 Best Picture award. For those who dutifully tuned into the show over the past year, we think you'll agree with our decision.

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My Private Line to God (2024) TEASER Jan 19, 2025

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As we await the great new Christian film of 2025, we realize there are still quite a few new offerings from last year that we at Boys' Bible Study haven't yet reviewed. Meet director Mignon Pinson, a faith-based film auteur as of yet unfamiliar to us, who seems to have begun her career in 2020 with a series of shorts and then a string of features primarily focusing on black Christian family life. MY PRIVATE LINE TO GOD is her latest film, which appears to be inspired by the famous verses Matthew 18-20 "Where two or three are gathered in the name…" It uses an adoption story to enforce key themes about the power of prayer and the importance of nuclear families attending church together. Married Christian couple Janice and Calvin are overjoyed to adopt their daughter, Joy, after being unable to have a child themselves. Joy is the answer to all of their prayers, but it seems that settling into life as parents causes them to take their blessings for granted. The couple start bickering about relatively minor things such as how many guests to invite to Joy's 7th birthday party. Janice stops going to church because she becomes convinced the pastor "only cares about the tithes." This confuses Joy, who retreats into prayer by calling God directly on the brand new phone she receives as a birthday gift. MY PRIVATE LINE TO GOD ends up being a film about how the precocious and sincere prayers of a faithful little girl can work real world miracles. It's a wholesome Christian family film, but not without its narrative inconsistencies: Janice and Calvin's fights are completely arbitrary and their stated viewpoints are frequently conflicting dialogue from earlier in the film. Dialogue is often delivered in a stilted tone that feels inhuman and unrealistic. Still, we're always excited and intrigued to add a new directorial voice to the BBS "pantheon" and think Ms. Pinson has a lot to contribute to the faith-based film scene as a contemporary 2020s voice.

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[UNLOCKED] Let the Lion Roar (2014) Jan 12, 2025

Due to evacuating from the Los Angeles fires, for the first time ever in our 5 year run as a show, we were unable to deliver a new weekly episode. Instead, please enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon vaults of one of our favorite things we watched in 2024. We are actually working on our special 5 year anniversary roundup/clip show, so we'll be back soon with brand new content. Thanks so much for your support!

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One of the most bizarre and singular pieces of Christian media we've ever watched is this dreamlike documentary from the minds of father/daughter writer/director team Derek and Vanessa Frank, who assembled some of the biggest names in Christian film history to shake the Protestant Reformation down to the "demonic conspiracy" at its very core: the anti-Semitic teachings of Martin Luther and John Calvin. In LET THE LION ROAR, Kevin Sorbo, Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts, John Schneider, and young up-and-comer Ben Davies star as 16th-century European historical figures who don funny hats and monologue their virulently anti-Semitic views to the camera for extended scenes, some lasting for several minutes at a time. Writer Derek Frank believes that the major weakness that plagues Protestantism is its insufficient respect for the Jewish faith and an unwillingness for the Christian church to become fully "grafted into Israel." Mr. Frank has written five more "theses," to add to Martin Luther's famous 95 Theses of 1517, that propose full deference to Jews from Protestants that he hopes will heal Christianity and save it from vague, unitarian sluggishness that he reads as weakness. This is an ambitious and extremely boring goal to try to sell to an audience, but the Franks make it fun with uncanny corporate stock footage and a series of costume changes that make Derek Frank look like the Architect from The Matrix, if that character were a hardcore Zionist. In general, Derek Frank's extreme passion for his case of "finishing" the Protestant Reformation is what sells this documentary — he gazes directly at the audience severely like a cat that has just cornered a mouse and wants to talk to it about Israel for an hour before dealing the death blow that will wipe it out of existence forever. The Lion of Judah is a lion after all, and Derek Frank teaches us that to hammer your point home, you must approach your argument with the ferocity of an apex predator.

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Touched by an Angel S8E18 "Minute by Minute" (2002) TEASER Jan 05, 2025

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There's a chance that the long-running CBS drama TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL is responsible for the contemporary American spiritual sickness as it manifests today. (Even if that's not true, it feels true, and that's what's important.) The extremely popular y2k era TV show depicts a troupe of angels trying to help humans on earth while adhering to a weird corporate power structure that dominates life in heaven. Tess (Della Reese) is the mother angel; Monica (Roma Downey) is a "search and rescue" angel who reports to her; Gloria (Valerie Bertinelli) is training for life on 21st century earth and is really bad at it; Andrew (John Dye) is an angel of death. Together they are case workers helping humans in need. We've previously reviewed another season 8 episode "Chutzpah" where the gang of angels meet a self-hating Jewish antisemitic cartoonist. Today we review "Minute by Minute", where a nun with a dark past must prevent a Columbine-style bombing of a Catholic school before it's too late. Time is of the essence, but you wouldn't know it from the angels in this episode, who spend tons of time frittering away at the local diner or refusing to use their powers to even encourage a human to pull the fire alarm or call the police. The lore of how angels are allowed to interfere with human lives in this show is incredibly confusing, especially noticeable when trying to prevent a mass casualty event. That's why MINUTE BY MINUTE is an incredible piece of television that has undeniably influenced the way Americans view Christianity. Angels in American life are beautiful and wholesome yet ideologically confused, clumsy poltergeists.

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The Gathering (1998) Dec 29, 2024

With Christmas season suddenly in our rearview mirrors, it's time to move foward and acknowledge that we are one year closer to Jesus's return. Something about the year number switching on Jan. 1 feels very apocalyptic, so we return to rapture themes in Christian media with the obscure and extremely entertaining THE GATHERING. Director Danny Carrales is an artist we respect for his work on a few key features in the faith-based film scene, especially his most recent CGI-heavy work HEAVEN'S WAR (2018). We also look forward to formally reviewing ESCAPE FROM HELL, a film we like but haven't covered yet, which is directed by Carrales and also stars hunky Christian leading man Daniel Kruse who appears in several Carrales features from the 2000s and seems to be a muse of his. Daniel Kruse had a stint in the 2000s as a TV and film actor both in secular and Christian spheres; he brings his soap opera gravitas to his role as Michael in THE GATHERING, a high-powered white collar worker in the corporate world who has a "come to Jesus" moment and begins to suspect his company has a foundational role in the coming of the Antichrist and the New World Order. Michael is also visited by several apocalyptic visions that convince him Jesus's return is imminent. These revelations come much to the chagrin of his wife Lisa, who feels jealous at the newfound role of Jesus in Michael's life. Lisa's mother Alex is also threatened by Michael's Christianity, since she is an avowed atheist college professor who delights in owning her pathetic Christian undergrad students with logic and reason (as professors frequently do in these movies.) But when Alex and Lisa start experiencing visions of their own, the promise of Jesus's second coming is too powerful even for them to ignore. THE GATHERING is a well paced and pulpy rapture thriller that we recommend for it's over-the-top dialogue and one of the best "characters discover a scary website" scenes in all of Christian media.

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Christmas CEO (2021) Dec 15, 2024

Respect for CEOs is at an all time high this holiday season, so there's no better time to enjoy this Hallmark movie about corporate hierarchy. Christmas (that's her name!) is the high powered girl-boss CEO of CJ Toys, a company she co-founded with her former best friend John, who left the company because he felt that maximizing profits impacted the wholesome mission of making toys. Anyone who has ever watched a Hallmark movie knows that what a successful woman needs is a free-spirited man to chill her out a bit, so it's no surprise that CHRISTMAS CEO is about the rekindling of Christmas and John's friendship into a romance of opposites. Hallmark movies reinforce traditional gender roles by pretending to break them. Women are go-getters in the corporate world while men have abdicated breadwinner status to enjoy independent yet domestic lives. However, man and woman's souls are empty without each other, and it's clear that each party's charming quirks are merely cope for anxieties of not being able to live up to their sexual stereotypes. CHRISTMAS CEO concludes with John giving Christmas an ultimatum to choose between her lifelong dream job or romance with him, and of course she chooses him! CHRISTMAS CEO is typical brainless Hallmark fun for the whole family that makes being a CEO look really easy as long as you don't get on the wrong person's "naughty list."

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) TEASER Dec 08, 2024

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We pride ourselves on staying on the cutting edge of Christmas movies, especially those made for Christians by Christians. That's why we were excited to visit our local theater to see the new, widely-released Dallas Jenkins film based on the popular children's novel of the same name. Originally authored by Barbara Robinson in 1972, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER tells the story of the Herdman family, affectionately dubbed "the worst kids in the world". The Herdmans effectively run their small town of Emmanuel because no one can control their bad behavior. The town always had a sanctuary away from the mischief in church, but this seal was broken when the Herdman kids discovered the free snacks offered and insisted on participating in the yearly Christmas pageant. A cherished town tradition in Emmanuel, the Herdmans risk destroying the Christmas Pageant through their destructive irreverence, but instead their sincere, outsider curiosity about Christianity ends up winning over the hearts and minds of the rest of the congregation, creating a special memory of THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. Director Dallas Jenkins (son of Jerry B. Jenkins, co-author of the original LEFT BEHIND book series) was apparently so passionate about bringing THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER to life on film that he set a daily reminder in his phone to pray for acquiring the rights to the story. It's a shame that this passion didn't manifest in the final project, which is styled so blandly and portrayed so literally to the text that the story comes across as cruel and inhumane toward the Herdmans instead of whimsical.

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The Borrowed Christmas (2014) Dec 01, 2024

Christmas season 2024 is here! As usual, we at Boys' Bible Study will be spending all of December pondering the reason for the season with Christmas movies made by Christian directors. We're huge fans of director Chip Rossetti, but so far we've only ever watched his films written by and starring the singular Donald James Parker, aka "Gramps" (such as GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE, which we love.) So, to kick off the new Christmas season, we took a chance on a script written by Rossetti himself… and we were not disappointed. In fact, we were thrilled. THE BORROWED CHRISTMAS is a wholesome and hilarious watch about a man who makes insane life decisions and a woman who loves him for it. John Dale is a lonely rich man who dreams of the "Normal Rockwell Christmases" of his past but can no longer access the vibe due to grief over the death of his parents. He stumbles into Anne Weston's store, whose business it is to "rent everything", and John asks Anne to rent him the perfect Christmas. Money is no object. He asks for a wife, five kids, and carolers… the works! Anne is clearly intrigued by this handsome eccentric and sets out upon her greatest challenge yet. She secures (traffics?) orphans from the nearby orphanage to portray the kids and casts herself as the wife role after she is unable to hire an actor from the nearby Actors' Guild (?). The Christmas that transpires is perfect in every way and ends up making a consequential impact on the life of John Dale, his two spacey maids, and everyone involved in the production. THE BORROWED CHRISTMAS is fun, snappy, and ethically dubious, so we can't think of a better start to your Christmas season then to gather in the TV room and watch this with all of your favorite orphans.

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7th Street Theater - "The Letter" (2009) TEASER Nov 24, 2024

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Intermission is over! We return back to the 7TH STREET THEATER to watch our favorite stories about the fictional lives of Christian stage actors. This meta-media soap opera by Dave Christiano has always been one of the biggest examples of Christian fantasy to us, because it imagines a world where a Christian theater would be popular and high-earning enough to keep drawing in crowds week after week. We did an episode on 7TH STREET THEATER a few years ago where we covered more of the background about this show. We've basically forgotten all of our research since then, so we decided instead to focus on a four episode storyline called "THE LETTER". In this arc, Christian stage actress Andi gets an admiring fan letter from a man who says he sees her show every week and has been praying to God for a Christian woman to enter his life. Andi has never seen this man, but his letters fill her with a mixture of excitement and confusion, especially when he says he is "attracted to her in every way." Andi's coworkers at the theater seem unreasonably excited for her and practically beg her to meet the guy, but Andi has doubt and decides to pray to God about it, resulting in a confusing plot-line about prayer as magical thinking. The admirer asks Andi to send a signal to him from the stage, but Andi's signal is thwarted unknowingly by her cast members, blocking the meeting. Is this really a sign from God, or is it the beginning stages of mental illness? Almost every aspect of this scenario, from Andi's reaction, to her coworkers' reactions, to the insane letters themselves, seems wildly off base for how someone in real life would handle this situation. It's a pretty bizarre plot from a show that usually tries to be as tediously realistic as possible. That's why there's no better introduction to prolific Christian creator Dave Christiano's mind than THE LETTER.

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Joshua and the Promised Land (2003) Nov 17, 2024

This amateur but ambitious work of CGI animation has developed a cult following online for its bizarre aesthetics. JOSHUA AND THE PROMISED LAND is the passion project of animator Jim Lion. Coincidentally (or not?) all of the heroic characters in the film are anthropomorphic lions. The film centers around Joshua, a young lion living in modern times. His bickering parents ask him to get out of the way as they prepare dinner, so Joshua goes to his room and uses his vivid childlike imagination and the powers of his imaginary best friend Chris (a floating dog made out of TV static) to warp back in time to the Old Testament era. Joshua and Chris meet Moses and join his wandering band of Israelites in the desert hunting for the Promised Land, and protagonist Joshua becomes the Joshua of the Bible, mentored by Moses to take over leadership of the Israelites after Moses's death. Joshua rises to the challenge and prepares for battle with the walled city of Jericho, one of the most famous Old Testament stories from Joshua 6. Jim Lion built a legitimately fascinating visual world of CGI for these famous bible characters to inhabit. The smooth, simple polygons and bright colors of Lion's visual language are a powerful tool for communicating the surreal awe of Old Testament stories. The Old Testament is very hard to depict visually because the huge scope of its supernatural stories of death and destruction don't get a lot of breathing room within the Bible's terse, compact prose. It's obvious that JOSHUA AND THE PROMISED LAND is not an "accurate" depiction of these happenings, but the film does faithfully translate how seeing these events unfold with your own eyes would completely break your brain.

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Reagan (2024) Nov 03, 2024

Forget French body horror or the return of Francis Ford Coppola: real heads know the cinematic event of 2024 was this star-studded retelling of the life of REAGAN. With experienced director Sean McNamara at the helm (ON A WING AND A PRAYER, BRATZ, THE EVEN STEVENS MOVIE) we at Boys' Bible Study were confident this film's depiction of Ronald Reagan would be respectful and thorough. Besides, many Americans are gearing up to vote in the most consequential election of our lifetimes, so it felt only right to review REAGAN and look back at the political values we cherish from our recent past as inspiration for casting our ballots. Dennis Quaid stars as Reagan using what appears to be a combination of prosthetics and digital de-aging (for Reagan's younger years) that creates an otherworldly effect. He's joined by other "who's whos" of conservative Hollywood (Jon Voight, Robert Davi, Kevin Sorbo, Marshall Teague, and more) as well as some other surprising cameos. We were particularly excited to see Scott Stapp (former lead singer of Creed) in a quick cameo as Frank Sinatra. Much of REAGAN is re-told through grating narration of Jon Voight doing a bad Russian accent, representing the Soviet agents and politicians who the film claims monitored Reagan's every move during his life, disturbed by his crusade against communism. REAGAN takes a nonstop glowing tone in its framing of the conservative president's life and actions; everything Reagan done is perfect and in deliberate service to his master plan to fight the Soviets. Even the big bowls of jellybeans Reagan was known for keeping in the White House were a clever personality test for evaluating his cabinet, by seeing which flavors they chose. It seems clear that the REAGAN film is a piece of cultural warfare trying to inject some positive reviews of conservatism into the popular mindset, made by Hollywood conservatives who might relate to Reagan's own background as an actor. Ultimately, this choice to uplift Reagan's career at all costs makes the film a laughably ridiculous puff piece. Whatever your political values, t's simply not serious to reduce the life of a consequential politician to the level of complication of a YA novel.

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Matthew 18 (2014) TEASER Oct 27, 2024

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In Bible verse Matthew 18:20, Jesus says, "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am with them." To which we ask: two or what? G-g-g-ghosts? This Christian horror film featuring a predominantly black cast gets a touch of celebrity from notable costars Luenell and Faizon Love. It's the only feature film directed by Roy Belfrey, and although it's competently shot with some genuinely scary special effects, it suffers from narrative weakness by not coherently connecting the film's haunting to its overtly Christian message. The film centers around a recent high school graduate named Michelle who has perfect grades and a hardworking drive that gets her a full ride scholarship to a pre-med program at a college in Minneapolis, MN. Although her tight-knit Christian family has trepidations about letting their baby stray so far from the nest, they relent because the family happens to own property in the city. Unfortunately, this property has a problem: a ghost problem. It appears to be haunted by the spirits of Russian women who were killed on the property 100 years or so ago after refusing to cell their house to greedy businessmen. The haunting of the Wilshire house escalates the tensions explored in the film between the natural world and the spiritual world; Michelle is always trying to convince her superstitious family that there is a rational explanation for everything, but even Michelle can't explain the terrifying things happening to her. Finally, the haunting drives Michelle back with her loving family, although it's unclear to us what Michelle learned from the experience, and how anything the film showed us has to do with the Bible verse Matthew 18:20, which was supposed to be the focal point. We at Boys' Bible Study are still in search for a Christian horror film that threads the needle of its messaging instead of choosing style over substance.

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Sin Apple (2022) Oct 20, 2024

Christian filmmaking auteur Kenya Cagle consistently stuns us with his ambitious, surreal features that stretch the possibilities of narrative. We at Boys' Bible Study are addicted to reviewing his films; this is our fifth selection of Cagle's, including FATHER DAD, MY KING, THIRTEEN MONTHS, and arguably his magnum opus THE BOY WHO SAW CHRIST. All of these films will surprise you with riveting plot twists and cryptic dialogue. SIN APPLE was perfectly suited to our month spotlighting Christian horror because it portrayed a malicious "obeah" witch named Madam Latasha and her evil love curses that work so well, their victims will do anything to break them. Protagonist Richard is obsessed with a woman named Lola so much that he asks Latasha to cast an unbreakable obsession spell. He then follows Latasha's instructions by taking a selfie with Lola after the curse is in effect, disposing of the phone afterwards. But Richard messes up and his auntie Rhonda unknowingly retrieves the enchanted smartphone. Hell literally breaks loose as Richard gets devil eyes and goes on a murder spree around both Las Vegas and New York City. Sin City… and the Big Apple? Sin… apple… it's all coming together.

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House (2008) TEASER Oct 13, 2024

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This stylish Christian horror film, possibly inspired by the SILENT HILL franchise, is based on a novel co-authored by the two titans of Christian supernatural fiction: Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. These writers each sold millions of copies of their respective books throughout the 2000s, identifying and filling a niche for Christian supernatural thriller literature with exciting stories that still promoted a wholesome message. HOUSE is a collaboration between Peretti and Dekker, adapted into a feature film by director Robby Henson (THR3E) in a very lurid, saturated way that nowadays feels dated to the late 2000s, and could have been influenced by the burgeoning video game adaptation genre of cinema at the time. HOUSE as a film has interesting ideas but is barely held together with no narrative follow through. A couple experiencing domestic issues gets into literally three or four car crashes within the first ten minutes of the film, then stumble upon a remote cabin hotel with eccentric hosts who try to kill the couple before telling them the legend of the Tin Man, a psycho wearing a wooden mask who claims to have killed God. Weird southern gothic set dressing and video game-style quests hurtle the plot toward a disappointing climax where (spoiler alert) the Tin Man is defeated by light. It's barely coherent and barely Christian, and doesn't compare to other Peretti film adaptations we enjoyed such as HANGMAN'S CURSE (2003), but at least it's weird and funny with bold, bright colors that remind us how Christian cinema tried to merge with the secular in the chaotic and very silly decade of the 2000s.

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The Curse of Eve (2019) Oct 06, 2024

This Christian domestic horror begins with happy newlyweds Grant and Christie planning their new life together in the small Virginia town of Courtland, not knowing that their inability to understand each other will soon be the catalyst to disturbing supernatural events that will tear their relationship apart forever. Grant seems excited to provide for Christie at his new job fixing up foreclosed and abandoned houses, but is much less enthusiastic to fix up their own home with tons of problems, including a hole in the ceiling and a snake infestation. Grant's inaction has effectively made Christie a prisoner in her own home; when her car breaks down and Grant gets mad at her for nagging him to fix it, Christie is left unable to go job hunting or even to the grocery store. But is this by Grant's design? Meanwhile, Grant's Bible study group is having discussions on the "curse of Eve" and Christie is beginning to see ghostly apparitions around their property. THE CURSE OF EVE is one of the most interesting Christian films we've watched for our podcast because it's not just meant to flatter its Christian audience, but offers a feminist critique of Christian social groups. This is rare for a genre of movies that thrives on its own persecution within secular pop culture, feeling like it's always under attack from the world, so why point out its own insular problems? We at BBS consider Jasmine Deanne Andrews one of the most intriguing and talented DIY filmmakers in the faith-based genre right now not only for her compelling storytelling but also for her creative and sometimes truly bizarre take on digital cinematography.

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The Forge (2024) Sep 22, 2024

The newest film by the legendary Kendrick brothers, currently playing in theaters, feels impeccably focus-grouped for maximum impact of a Christian movie in 2024. We're not surprised that director Alex Kendrick and producer Stephen Kendrick were able to create another competent and successful Christian film. They have a history of huge box office success stories on relatively low budgets, including WAR ROOM (2015) which notably became the #1 film in America during its second week of release. On a reported budget of $5 million, THE FORGE has already grossed $26 million in its first month, which is huge in the faith-based genre. THE FORGE seems like a spiritual sequel to WAR ROOM; it casts a lot of the same actors from WAR ROOM in extremely similar roles, including Priscilla Shirer (daughter of mega-church pastor Tony Evans) as a strong but exasperated mother struggling with family issues. In THE FORGE, newcomer Aspen Kennedy plays recent high school graduate Isaiah Wright, a directionless 19-year-old without a father who is unemployed and seems to have no passions in life beyond video games and basketball. When he gets a part time job at local business Moore Fitness, CEO Joshua Moore (played by Cameron Arnett) takes Isaiah under his wing and becomes the father he never had. With the help of an exclusive Christian men's club called "The Forge", Isaiah finally feels motivation to become the man he has always wanted to be. But unspoken in the film's plot is how the setting of THE FORGE, Moore Fitness, is meant to resemble an Amazon fulfillment warehouse. THE FORGE attempts to bring dignity and motivation to fulfillment center employees through an unimaginable plot line where Isaiah and his coworkers volunteer to work a 24 hour shift to save the company. Sadly, this feels laughably out of touch for a film that otherwise does an eerily good job of elevating the mundane of an everyday Christian's life in today's fallen world.

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Switched (2020) Sep 08, 2024

Body swapping is a time-honored film trope, especially in family-friendly inspirational comedies, where a character might "wish upon a star" to switch lives with someone who makes them jealous. Since God can make anything possible through prayer, Christian genre films are a perfect fit for this concept. SWITCHED lulls its audience into a false sense of security by beginning as one might expect a Christian teen body swap movie to go: a socially anxious Christian girl named Cassandra prays her school bully, the famous social media influencer Katie, could experience a day in the lives of her bullying victims. The two girls awaken the next morning in each others' bodies, and the high jinks begin in school as both must train each other to carry out their their day-to-day lives without being able to explain their unbelievable circumstances. Katie must learn how to play folk guitar for a Julliard audition; Cassandra is now interviewing for a prestigious influencer position on "The Glam Slam". It's cute in theory, but SWITCHED ultimately fails because of some bizarre plot choices. Although aiming for originality is admirable, why would Cassandra (who is now inhabited by Katie's soul) flirt with her own biological brother? Why would Katie's parents (portrayed in celebrity cameo roles by John Schneider and Denise Richards) be so lackadaisical about Katie's influencer career, even though they quit their jobs to support her work? SWITCHED is full of delightfully campy moments, like the UI of fictitious social media network The Social, but its desire to be perceived as easily watchable family fare that is light on the Christian message is thwarted by a confusing story that doesn't stick the landing.

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The Believer's Heaven (1977) TEASER Sep 01, 2024

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The collaborations between Baptist preacher Estus Pirkle and the Ormond family of filmmakers are considered some of the most legendary Christian genre films ever for their shocking imagery and urgent sermonizing. With our review this week of THE BELIEVER'S HEAVEN, we here at Boys' Bible Study have now reviewed the entire trilogy, which also includes IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? and THE BURNING HELL. All three films feature fiery narration by Estus Pirkle intercut with colorful, dramatic vignettes by the Ormonds. THE BELIEVER'S HEAVEN is unique in the trilogy for focusing on the pleasure of heaven rather than the tragedy of earth or the horrors of hell (but don't worry — we still get enough of those in this piece to keep our interest piqued.) "In My Father's House there are many mansions," says Estus Pirkle quoting John 14:2. He then proceeds to take us on a tour through a real mansion to hype us up for the delights of heaven. This gleeful literalness drives the rest of the film, which includes lots of time spent filming Christians with physical disabilities to prove to non-disabled viewers that they should be excited to take on "glorified bodies" in heaven. However, the close-up shots on the deformities of disabled people remind the viewer that the Ormond family first made their mark in vaudeville and carnival entertainment, where the disabled were frequently displayed as sideshow "freaks". By titillating the viewer at the expense of the disabled and in the name of religious education, the Ormonds show their talent as "mondo" genre filmmakers, a style marked by a moralizing tone that barely disguises the actual purpose of selling the audience on morbid or lurid imagery. The contrast between the exploitative tone of the Pirkle/Ormond films and their seemingly sincere moral message makes THE BELIEVER'S HEAVEN, and the rest of the trilogy, one of the most fascinating watches in all of faith-based film.

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L'Inferno (1911) Aug 25, 2024

This silent movie that graphically depicts the famous epic poem Inferno by Dante Alighieri was a box office success in its day, grossing $2 million worldwide due to its longer-than-usual runtime for the era (about 70 minutes) and its titillating imagery, including hundreds of nude actors. L'INFERNO's aura is still creepy more than 110 years later because the practical effects and camera techniques deployed by the filmmakers are extremely creative and sophisticated. We at Boys' Bible Study found L'INFERNO a fascinating watch because it caused us to ponder some of the same questions we ask of Christian genre films from the 2020s, including: is this film truly Christian or hiding behind the claim of a wholesome message to sell graphic scenes of sex and violence? Is a shocking depiction of hell on film an effective missioning tool, or does it simply arouse the senses? We suspect in this case the filmmakers simply thought Dante's Inferno was thrilling source material to explore using the burgeoning medium of film, but perhaps L'INFERNO sold some tickets to curious Christians who wanted a moral excuse to enjoy risqué entertainment. We also theorize that Dante's Inferno completely changed society's idea of hell as a concept — perhaps contemporary Christianity's idea of fire and damnation doesn't come directly from the Bible, but instead from Dante's impressive Bible fan-fiction. Either way, this film inspired us to avoid being "simonists", who Dante depicts as being buried upside down in hell with their feet above ground and tortured for eternity. Nasty stuff!

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Journey to Hell (2022) TEASER Aug 18, 2024

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Let's journey deeper into the twisted mind of Tim Chey, the Christian movie auteur responsible for some of our favorite films about the evils of money, Hollywood, and sports. Last week on this podcast, we congratulated Mr. Chey on the success of his newest film THE FIRING SQUAD, which we saw in theaters. This week we catch up on his most recent filmography we've neglected: 2022's JOURNEY TO HELL. This is Chey's take on the Divine Comedy trope of a guide leading a mortal spirit through hell, but the film is actually based on a John Bunyan novel instead of Dante. In Chey's adaptation, protagonist Shane Badman is a successful entrepreneur and unsuccessful Christian who believes himself to be saved but is shocked after he perishes in a surfing accident only to wake up trapped in Hell for eternity. As we watch flashbacks of Shane's corrupted earthly lifestyle, including an extremely meta scene where he makes fun of a bad Christian film, we also enjoy a guided tour of hell and all of the strange characters Shane meets along the way. Shane talks to Mao Zedong, the Zodiac Killer, the Columbine shooters, Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, an unnamed "iPhone CEO", and even a certain Führer who you might remember from history class. They're all there on a mission to humble Shane and get him to realize that his meager faith on Earth was no match for his pride, which was ultimately his downfall. JOURNEY TO HELL is a sobering depiction of the consequences of a life without God, where demons are depicted as micromanaging human labor for all of eternity… which honestly just sounds a lot like Earth.

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The Firing Squad (2024) Aug 11, 2024

We here at Boys' Bible Study jump at the chance to see a brand new Christian movie in theaters, especially one made by a director we trust as much as Tim Chey. THE FIRING SQUAD is the sixth film of his we've reviewed for the pod and we found it to possess some of the quirks and qualities we expect from a Chey joint: groups of hunky guys having fun together, D-list stunt casting, evangelical Christianity, and a bizarre hatred of sports. THE FIRING SQUAD finds established Christian genre superstars (Kevin Sorbo, Eric Roberts), a fallen former Oscar winner (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and newcomer James Barrington in a nonsensical plot set in an Indonesian prison, allegedly based on a true story (it's not; we can't find info on these events anywhere.) Several foreigners facing the death penalty for drug charges in the draconian Indonesian justice system band together in the prison chapel to share the word of the Lord, resulting in some unlikely conversions and a feeling of peace despite the tragedy of impending death by firing squad. Now, we at BBS are all about DIY filmmakers using their big imaginations to tell stories beyond their means, but some of THE FIRING SQUAD's asks of its audience to suspend our disbelief were a bit much. How did Cuba Gooding Jr., stuck in maximum security prison, acquire three formal suits that fit the protagonists perfectly so they could pretend to be "the media" and escape? Why are the prison doors always open, with guards and prisoners fraternizing like a freshman year university dormitory? Then again, the plot inconsistencies were so perfectly Chey that we think THE FIRING SQUAD might be the prolific anti-sports director's most solid and enjoyable film yet.

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Let the Lion Roar (2014) TEASER Aug 04, 2024

One of the most bizarre and singular pieces of Christian media we've ever watched is this dreamlike documentary from the minds of father/daughter writer/director team Derek and Vanessa Frank, who assembled some of the biggest names in Christian film history to shake the Protestant Reformation down to the "demonic conspiracy" at its very core: the anti-semitic teachings of Martin Luther and John Calvin. In LET THE LION ROAR, Kevin Sorbo, Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts, John Schneider, and young up-and-comer Ben Davies star as 16th-century European historical figures who don funny hats and monologue their virulently anti-Semitic views to the camera for extended scenes, some lasting for several minutes at a time. Writer Derek Frank believes that the major weakness that plagues Protestantism is its insufficient respect for the Jewish faith and an unwillingness for the Christian church to become fully "grafted into Israel." Mr. Frank has written five more "theses," to add to Martin Luther's famous 95 Theses of 1517, that propose full deference to Jews from Protestants that he hopes will heal Christianity and save it from vague, unitarian sluggishness that he reads as weakness. This is an ambitious and extremely boring goal to try to sell to an audience, but the Franks make it fun with uncanny corporate stock footage and a series of costume changes that make Derek Frank look like the Architect from The Matrix, if that character were a hardcore Zionist. In general, Derek Frank's extreme passion for his case of "finishing" the Protestant Reformation is what sells this documentary — he gazes directly at the audience severely like a cat that has just cornered a mouse and wants to talk to it about Israel for an hour before dealing the death blow that will wipe it out of existence forever. The Lion of Judah is a lion after all, and Derek Frank teaches us that to hammer your point home, you must approach your argument with the ferocity of an apex predator.

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The Grim Reaper (1976) Jul 28, 2024

This lurid and captivating film about a family besieged by demons after attempting to contact their deceased loved one via an occultist could only have been produced from the singular vision of the Ormonds. To us at Boys' Bible Study, writer/director Ron Ormond, his wife June and their son Tim are the "first family" of Christian movies. Some of the Ormonds' most famous films, such as IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? (1971) and THE BURNING HELL (1974) are still considered Christian genre classics decades later, known for their gripping exploitation-style treatment of Christian messaging that likely emerged from the family's shared background in vaudeville performance. This same showbiz charisma could also explain why the Ormonds' films were financially successful, widely distributed through church tours that were sometimes accompanied by a live presentation by Tim Ormond saving the souls in the audience who had just been moved by a shocking film experience. THE GRIM REAPER is plenty shocking; the Ormonds are skilled at DIY costuming and special effects to depict the supernatural horror of the world of demons, making Satan come to life for viewers to effectively demonstrate why tampering in the occult could doom their souls forever. Celebrity guest preachers Jerry Falwell (!) and Jack Van Impe (!!) also stop by the Ormonds' set to deliver sermons addressed directly to the camera, hammering down the central theme of THE GRIM REAPER: hell, Satan, and his demons are very real. If you don't believe in demons, you may as well not be a Christian.

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Christmas with a Capital C (2010) TEASER Jul 21, 2024

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Merry Christmas in July! We love Christmas movies for their tedious pleas for a return to small town values despite clearly being written by effete big city media types. CHRISTMAS WITH A CAPITAL C is one of the most glaring examples of this we've ever encountered, which makes it extremely charming. Dan Reed (Ted McGinley) is the affable mayor of a small Alaskan town with the seemingly perfect life, until his former high school rival Mitch Bright (Daniel Baldwin, who sounds almost exactly like his brother Alec) returns to Alaska after making it big in the city with a plan to dethrone Dan as mayor and finally separate church and state by removing the Nativity display from city hall. It's pretty obvious that this is a stupid idea and our hero Dan is going to prevail, which he quickly does, humiliating Mitch by revealing that his "rich and successful" act is a total lie. What's more interesting here is how CHRISTMAS WITH A CAPITAL C reveals that many adults are perpetually stuck repeating their high school humiliations, living their lives according to whether they were designated a "winner" or a "loser" at age 15. Also, the film is notable for a show stealing performance by Christian stand up comedian and film producer Brad Stine, who wrote the song that inspired the story of this film and who doesn't let a scene of his go by without completely chewing up the scenery. Don't believe in CHRISTMAS WITH A CAPITAL C? Get on the mic at your local city council meeting and let them have it.

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Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear (2018) Jul 14, 2024

This DIY surf thriller about the son of a military spy superstar is way more than meets the eye, revealing its intense Christian and poly-spiritual themes in an audacious 45 minute long opening monologue. SURFER: TEEN CONFRONTS FEAR is the first feature film by writer and director Douglas Burke, a physics professor at USC with a lifelong passion for surfing and theater. Burke seems interested in the ways the physical and metaphysical intertwine; most of the dialogue of SURFER attempts to explain the unseen cosmic forces that guide our observable physical reality. In the film, a young surfer played by Mr. Burke's real life son Sage experiences a near death experience while surfing that causes him to abandon the sport. He is visited by the reanimated spirit of his dead father, played by Douglas Burke himself, who warns Sage that the new physical body which has been crafted for him by God using "squid and electricity" will only survive for a short enough time to reignite Sage's passion for surfing. This scene between Douglas and Sage is truly astounding — it lasts for 45 minutes (nearly half of the film's total runtime) and constantly escalates in emotion. After this transformative exchange, Sage finds a top secret military hospital, where a doctor called Banks (Gerald James) has information that could change the way Sage understands his world forever. We at Boys' Bible Study were lucky enough to catch the Los Angeles premiere of SURFER back in 2018 before we ever had a podcast. We're excited to share this bizarre and wonderful film with our listeners while also diving deep within its fascinating spiritual worldview. It's your whale, boy!

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Moms' Night Out (2014) TEASER Jul 07, 2024

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Billing itself as a light-hearted Christian family film, MOMS' NIGHT OUT is accidentally a chilling indictment of millennial parenting. Allyson is a busy full-time stay-at-home mom with aspirations to run a famous mommy blog. Feeling unfulfilled in her role as a mother, she decides to decompress with a night on the town accompanied by her two best friends Sondra and Izzy. Despite the full support each mom gets from her family for a well-deserved break, the act of the moms leaving their respective houses triggers a series of chaotic and traumatic events that are supposed to be funny but are actually extremely stressful. Every character is a terrible communicator, and you get the sense that moms having fun disrupts some kind of ancient social order to the point of severe consequences for everyone involved. Directed by the Erwin brothers (I STILL BELIEVE), MOMS' NIGHT OUT is a competently-produced and commercially successful film, drawing appeal from its relatively star-studded cast including Sarah Drew (GREY'S ANATOMY) Sean Astin (LORD OF THE RINGS), Patricia Heaton (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) and country singer Trace Adkins. Even more important to us at Boys' Bible Study are featured performances by Christian film scene veterans Andrea Logan and also Alex Kendrick, one of the famous Kendrick Brothers, who have created and starred in some of the highest grossing Christian movies of all time. We were excited to watch MOMS' NIGHT OUT for Mothers' Day, but forgot, so we watched it for "Mothers' Day In July" and ended up being horrified by the film's grating millennial humor and depiction of each character as simultaneously whiny and helpless yet obsessively self-important. Bible Boy Julian calls the depcition of family in MOMS' NIGHT OUT "scarier than THE HANDMAID'S TALE" and we think our gentle listeners will agree.

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The Spiritual Heritage of the United States Capitol Jun 30, 2024

The ominously named Wallbuilders organization, founded by David Barton, have a mission to "[help] Americans remember and preserve the true history of our great nation." That's great I guess, but what exactly is it that they… do? One of their main cultural outputs seems to be a documentary series affirming the Christian history of the United States, so we at Boys' Bible Study couldn't think of a more fun and enlightening way to celebrate Fourth of July than spending two hours absorbing THE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. Basically, someone let David Barton in the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., and he spent his night there filming a guided tour of the art and artifacts within the space, showing how each piece proves that the mission of the Founding Fathers was explicitly Christian. We learned a ton about the Christian habits and exploits of the greatest guys of all time, and we see fun art objects such as a painting of the baptism of Pocahontas, and a cool statue of an astronaut (not Christian.) Curiously, David Barton and the Wallbuilders never say in the documentary what the conclusion is that they draw from poring over all of this evidence. It seems like they want to say that the idea of a separation between church and state should be abolished, but they don't ever actually say that — instead, they just kind of drone on about how it's sad that public schools don't teach that John Quincy Adams read the Bible once per year. Despite there being some genuinely interesting facts dispensed, and they filmed fun historical reenactments of guys in powdered wigs talking about stuff, we can't help but conclude that if the Founding Fathers thought Christianity should be the explicit law of the United States, they would have written it in the damn Constitution. No one was stopping them. Next!

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Thirteen Months (2023) TEASER Jun 23, 2024

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We continue our study of the great Kenya Cagle's filmography with this psychological thriller about the most dysfunctional family to ever live… and die. Stacy's family is haunted by tragic violence, from the disappearance of her mother to the imprisonment of her brother Leroy in a mental institution after he killed their father. Stacy now hides with her grandma "Momma" in a remote cabin in Long Island, but their plans to lay low are thwarted one dark and stormy night when Leroy shockingly turns up at their door, having escaped the institution. Leroy fixes himself a sandwich in an excruciatingly long scene as Stacy and Momma plan their escape. Guns are drawn, tires are slashed, and a helpful policemen is stabbed as the grandma/daughter duo attempt to reason with Leroy, who they're worried could kill them in a confused rage. But is Leroy really the danger here? Food related memories, from Leroy's bologna sandwich to Stacy and Leroy's favorite gumbo as a child, could unlock the secret to twisted family history. This "Caglevision" film is barely a Christian movie, but it's worth a watch to experience yet another one of Cagle's overwrought family dramas where a mother figure is painted as the ultimate evil. Kenya Cagle is a truly inventive storyteller who directs compelling performances out of amateur actors, and even though he has a tendency to "lose the plot" and focus on story details we as viewers really don't care about at all, it's always impressive and entertaining to see what he can accomplish on a shoestring budget.

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Father Dad (2006) Jun 16, 2024

To celebrate Father Dads' day, we watched another film by the genius Kenya Cagle, the auteur behind the extremely watchable faith-based films THE BOY WHO SAW CHRIST and MY KING. We've noticed that all of Mr. Cagle's films have in common that they are not afraid to show edgy adult themes in the context of presenting a faith-based message. FATHER DAD is no exception — it's the first Christian film we can ever remember watching with an extensive rape scene. In the film, Madge has remarried a kindly man her kids call "Father Dad" after healing from her previous relationship with the evil Lucius, who until recently has been in prison for attempted murder. Lucius is out now and will do anything in his power to destroy Madge's new life to get his kids back. Lucius's evil schemes reveal dark truths about the prison system, mainly that many inmates are having gay sex with each other behind bars and becoming infected with HIV, endangering the women they pursue once they are free men. It's a thrilling tale about sex, lies, and intrigue that never lets up its breakneck pace for the entire 2 hour runtime, a very rare quality in Christian films, so we can't recommend FATHER DAD enough. Show it to your father who stepped up on this special Sunday.

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The Basket (1999) TEASER Jun 09, 2024

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Happy NBA Finals! Helmut Brink is a little German boy who wants nothing more than to play the brand new sport called "basketball". I know what you're thinking. Didn't we just fight a World War against the Germans? Why would we let them enjoy our (second) national pastime? But Helmut is a special little boy — he and his sister Brigitte were adopted as war refugees by a kindly Reverend of a little farming town in Washington, USA. They do their chores and say the Pledge of Allegiance like any other American schoolchildren, so they are allowed to have a little basketball as a treat. That's the philosophy of school teacher Martin Conlon (played by Peter Coyote) in THE BASKET, a feature film for families released theatrically in the year 2000. Martin sees the men of his town struggling to pool their finances together to buy a new harvester machine, so he hatches the crazy scheme of putting together an amateur basketball team to compete for a tournament's cash prize, having been trained in the exotic art by none other than basketball inventor James Naismith himself. Christians seem to love movie plots about people playing old timey sports — we're reminded of SPIRIT OF THE GAME, a more recent Kevin Sorbo-fronted film about an early basketball tournament set in Australia. But THE BASKET goes beyond sportsmanship to weave a surprisingly complex plot with themes of war and immigration, set around the story of a fictitious opera DER KORB that was actually originally written and composed for this film. It's still hard to imagine a film like this would ever have broad enough popular appeal to be released in theaters — it's slow, goofy, pastoral, and much of the dialogue is delivered in a fake German accent. It speaks to a bygone pop cultural era where Christian stories were accepted in secular contexts because people appreciated their overt wholesomeness. Although THE BASKET may not be the most exciting sports film, it does feature one of the most shocking endings to a basketball game ever imagined. We can only hope James Naismith is smiling down at this film from heaven — in between teaching Jesus how to land the perfect free throw.

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Jubilee Media's "Middle Ground" Series Jun 02, 2024

Since the beginning of recorded history, it has never been possible for people with opposing viewpoints to agree on anything — until now. Los Angeles-based media company Jubilee Media describes their extremely popular MIDDLE GROUND YouTube series as a "social experiment" bringing together individuals with opposing identities or viewpoints for some civilized discussion (for a change.) Some of these matchups that were viewed millions of times include "Flat Earthers vs. Scientists", "Men's Rights vs. Feminism", and "Millionaires vs. Minimum Wage Workers". These are all juicy concepts, but this week Ash and Julian choose to review MIDDLE GROUND's format by discussing their episode "Progressive Christians vs. Conservative Christians", where Biblical literalists and deconstructionists smack down over discussion topics like abortion, LGBT rights, Black Lives Matter, and more. We notice that MIDDLE GROUND's flawed format is actually a great way for both sides to reveal their own classic biases and fallacies. Conservative Christians tend to claim their favorite Bible passages are literally true while blatantly ignoring others; meanwhile, progressive Christians love to just make stuff up that sounds nice and claim Jesus would support it. We spin our wheels about this for a while before moving on to a debate between Polyamorists vs. Monogamists, for no reason other than to gawk at its participants. We conclude that Jubilee Media, like Dhar Mann (another popular YouTube media production company who we have studied in multiple Boys' Bible Study episodes), thrives on creating emotionally exploitative content that disguises itself as wholesome and balanced. No matter who wins on MIDDLE GROUND, we lose!

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Held for Ransom (1976) TEASER May 26, 2024

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God wants you to be kidnapped! Or at the very least, Christians are particularly equipped to endure a kidnapping because their faith in God keeps them patient and strong. This is the experience of Ruth Peterman, an ordinary Minnesotan woman whose life was turned upside down when she was kidnapped by two incompetent thugs who used her as bait to try to procure money from her husband, who works at a bank. We can't find a lot of information on Ruth and her alleged kidnapping, nor can we find much of any info about the production of the film HELD FOR RANSOM, which is loosely based on her story. Her character has been renamed Eunice for some reason. Eunice is abducted from her own driveway in broad daylight and held for days by two criminals she names "Bill" and "Jerry", who are continually stunned by her calmness and strength while being kept prisoner in a farmhouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She engages her kidnappers in lively conversation, attempts to convert them to Christ, and listens to hymns on the radio, while her faithful husband works with the FBI to ensure her safe return. Most of the dialogue in the film appears to be improvised for some reason, lending a weird gonzo tone to an eerily calm crime film set in the ultra-polite northern midwest region of the USA. There is a 20 minute section of the film that seems to be barely connected shots of cars driving around Minneapolis at night. It would be an otherwise straightforward crime film with an inspirational message, but bizarre production choices such as these and a luridly saturated color correction that make HELD FOR RANSOM a strange artifact of faith-based filmmaking. The message of the film is that faithful Christians need do no more than sit back, relax, and pray through the toughest moments in their life. Apparently Ruth's faith was so inspiring it caused her real life kidnappers to write to her from prison, begging for her forgiveness; you'll be begging Ruth for forgiveness too if you don't add HELD FOR RANSOM to your watchlist!

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Sense of Urgency (2017) May 19, 2024

This Christian thriller shows how even a situation as scary and inconvenient as a bus hijacking can become a one-way ticket to salvation. Izzy is a privileged yet rebellious goth teen with a streak of dye in her hair, much to the disappointment of her Christian parents, who accidentally reveal to Izzy that she is adopted during a heated family discussion. Izzy's life suddenly becomes a quest to find her birth parents. Fortunately, her boyfriend Grayson has an uncle Rex who is a private investigator and is able to locate Izzy's mom, inspiring Izzy and Grayson to hop on a bus to meet her. Suddenly, a nightmare becomes reality — the bus is hijacked by a group of goons who kidnap Izzy, Grayson, and other passengers, demanding Izzy's father pay $2 million for her safe return. The psychological torment the kidnappers inflict on the passengers is the focus of most of SENSE OF URGENCY, and a series of bizarre plot twists transpire that would surely keep viewers on the edge of their seats if any of the surprises followed a coherent internal plot logic. Since none of them do, the final shocking reveal that spurs our protagonists to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior is way more insane than inspiring. Still, SENSE OF URGENCY is a fun and watchable faith-based film because it understands that a lurid story about domestic terrorism is more exciting than a dull chamber drama of people talking to each other about God. But what if I wanted a dull chamber drama about God? Don't worry — since every character is trapped on a bus for an hour, we have plenty of time (and hostages) to kill.

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Kony 2012 May 05, 2024

A short documentary that arguably changed the media landscape forever, KONY 2012 became a viral international sensation due in part to its evangelical tone, inspiring everyday people to gain a quasi-religious awareness of the "original sin" of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony who could be defeated through the power of collective consciousness. It's no surprise that the mastermind behind the KONY 2012 documentary, Jason Russell (founder of Invisible Children) is a devout Christian who grew up in a family dedicated to Christian ministry through youth theater, although Russell intentionally chose not to broadcast his religious views in order to make the KONY 2012 movement palatable to as broad of an audience as possible. Still, the documentary, which at the time of its release was a media phenomenon and the most "liked" video ever on YouTube, shows strong evidence of Christian influence. The video argues that the belief of a group of people creates a tangible psychic force with the ability to affect world events, and it promotes the hypothetical arrest of Joseph Kony as a cathartic cleansing event that will lead to global harmony. KONY 2012 even contains a Millerite rapture-esque ritual in its "Cover the Night" happening, meant to take place on April 20, 2012, when the anti-Kony faithful would blanket their entire city in Kony propaganda overnight so that sleepers folk would awaken the next day to a completely new world of full Awareness. Unfortunately, the evil Joseph Kony was not arrested and is still at large to this day, but Jason Russell's movement left a noticeable impact on society at the very least by creating an internet video with full cultural penetration, something that is basically impossible to do nowadays in the ever-expanding universe of social media. The larger-than-life success of KONY 2012 also impacted Jason Russell's life when he suffered a public mental breakdown weeks after the video's release and was arrested for stripping naked and ranting on a public street, an event that was captured on video by phone cameras and disseminated through the same internet channels that Russell had used to spread his gospel in the first place. Many humans throughout history who encountered the divine dealt with issues that we now recognize with contemporary scientific framing as possibly being "manic episodes"; Joan of Arc is just one example. It's possible that Jason Russell's public struggles are simply another piece of evidence that KONY 2012 is the work of a modern-day prophet.

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A Wave of Kindness (2023) TEASER Apr 28, 2024

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A random act of kindness can make someone's day… but what if I really didn't need my day to be made? In A WAVE OF KINDNESS, a man named Ernesto shows kindness to strangers by waving at them from the side of the road every day while wearing a hat that says "I ❤️ JESUS". No one can really explain why this is kind or helpful, but Ernesto does it nonetheless, and attracts a local reputation for his efforts. When Ernesto fails to show up to his usual spot for a few days, a young journalist named Lance (played by Braeden Sorbo, son of Kevin) decides to try to locate and profile him, after his boss at the local paper (Kevin Sorbo) threatens to fire Lance if he can't come up with a happy, inspiring news story by the end of the week. Working on the story about Ernesto has a healing effect on Lance, who has buried himself in his work ever since the death of his mother in a texting and driving accident, a tragedy that fractured his family. Lance's father drinks and Lance's younger sister stays out late partying and smoking cigarettes, but when Lance finds Ernesto in the hospital, the whole family unites to help him the way that he helped them. A WAVE OF KINDNESS would be a heartwarming movie except for the fact that it is completely incoherent from start to finish, and it never proves its claim that Ernesto's actions have any effect on the world around him. It's a common Christian pop cultural trope that symbolic actions can have real world power, but A WAVE OF KINDNESS still manages to be one of the least believable faith-based films ever made, despite its very simple premise.

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One Nation Under God (2020) Apr 21, 2024

When Christian teen David Gutierrez arrives at his new high school, he is immediately mortified by being the only kid who says "Under God" during the pledge. He is ruthlessly mocked by the school bully and called into the headmaster's (Casper Van Dien) office to be reprimanded for breaking the school's "religious tolerance" rules, which of course mean that all religions are tolerated except for Christianity. David's debate club advisor (Kevin Sorbo) encourages him to take a stand for his beliefs; this leads David to cause a "viral moment" by asking a visiting presidential candidate (Antonio Sabata Jr.) to put God back into politics, the video of which is then spread online like wildfire. ONE NATION UNDER GOD is a relatively high-budget film for the Christian genre, directed by Lisa Arnold (This Is Our Time), which delightfully hits all the most cliche beats of the faith-based films we know in love — atheist teachers, precocious Christian kids, a preoccupation with "going viral", and a climactic showdown debate where the Christian kid owns his opponent with logic and reason. It also stars a pantheon of Christian film royalty, with one of Sorbo's best film performances ever, even though he's playing basically he same character he plays in all of his films. ONE NATION UNDER GOD is the perfect Christian film to put on with your friends because it's not too depressing, has several laugh out loud moments, and might even give you a few talking points for your next debate. You'll be proud that our founding fathers made the Constitution go viral!

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This Is Our Time (2013) Apr 07, 2024

A Christian millennial melodrama that is equal parts snarky and depressing, THIS IS OUR TIME is a love letter from director Lisa Arnold to the dreamers who graduated college in 2012 with wide eyes and a twitter account and tried to make a name for themselves. Five friends each leave college with greatly different career prospects; Ethan feels shame about being stuck in a sandwich shop while his high-achieving friends Ryder and Kate land high-powered entry level business careers, and his sister Alé and her husband Luke move to India to do outreach missionary work for children with leprosy. When Alé is randomly hit by a car and dies (the most Christian film plot point ever) the friends must reassess their dreams amidst the sobering daylight of reality. They begin a "viral" social media campaign to raise funds for Embrace A Village, a real life charitable organization that seems to have sponsored the film in some way, confusingly blending fiction and reality. THIS IS OUR TIME is an aggressively 2010s film that puts a Christian flair on millennial stereotypes of lattes, iPhones, and the concept of "adulting". The film conclusively proves that millennials who were seniors in college in the year 2012 are some of the most annoying people to ever walk the earth.

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The Robot The Creator (2022) Mar 24, 2024

Can a robot become so intelligent that it acquires a human soul, and can we make it sexy? These are questions posed by THE ROBOT THE CREATOR by director Jasmine Deanne Andrews (sulliedbride.com) and co-writer Aaron R Sampson, a truly remarkable DIY Christian film with a huge amount of imagination, delivering an uncompromisingly ambitious story about killer robots and CIA laboratories but filmed on no budget in random people's houses. The government asks a dream team of robotics scientists to continue their research years after one of their robots programmed with the "kill kill kill command" goes on a (you guessed it) killing spree, and the team reluctantly reassembles to perfect their research in a more ethical manner. They resurrect their experiment, a female robot named Auto Mae, but tragedy strikes after the team teaches her the comedy of Looney Tunes and she pushes a scientist off of a cliff because she thinks it would be funny (this is the actual plot of the movie). Auto Mae's natural intelligence makes her curious about the creator of humanity, but ultimately, the human folly of imitating God by creating a robot is too big of a sin for God to ignore. Can the world's top robotics team close Pandora's Box before it's too late?

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My King (2021) TEASER Mar 17, 2024

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Hello to all of the beautiful kings and queens listening to our podcast. This one's for you. Ever since we watched director Kenya Cagle's magnum opus THE BOY WHO SAW CHRIST, we're committed to exploring the rest of his Caglevision catalog. Our next pick is MY KING, a romantic thriller about a Christian couple engaged to be married and the evil forces conspiring to keep them apart. Andrea works a high level job at Synray, a company that doesn't seem to do anything other than maintain a stressful office atmosphere. Andrea's boss, Mr. Pierre, is an old flame who may have once drugged and sexually assaulted her at a college party. Her only workplace confidante Miriam may have been complicit in the assault and even selected the roofie that drugged Andrea (???). Andrea's fiancé Alfred has struggles of his own, between his millionaire parents who don't support his relationship and the fact that quarantine has made it hard for him to find a job. When Alfred is mysteriously recruited to be Andrea's coworker at Synray, it seems like that should be the end of the couple's troubles, but it's actually the beginning of a twisted game that threatens to ruin their lives forever. Kenya Cagle is the master of plot escalation and MY KING is a deceptively slow burn that builds to a genuinely insane climax. Caglevision films are not for the faint of heart — only for those of royal taste and regal temperament.

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The Boy Who Saw Christ (2023) Mar 10, 2024

What would you do if Christ hugged you in the church bathroom? Eight-year-old Kenneth immediately tells his parents, expecting them to be delighted, only to see them freak out and interrupt the entire church service to try to investigate who exactly is the man who hugged their son in the bathroom. It's actually a pretty natural reaction, but we're so used to faith-based films about magical Christ-like children wowing the grownups in their lives with barely any pushback on their stories that we were shocked that this molestation investigation arc took up a good portion of the plot of THE BOY WHO SAW CHRIST. This is the first film we've watched by director Kenya Cagle, but it will absolutely not be the last. Mr. Cagle is a singular auteur with a fascinating style and a bizarre website where you can buy a duffel bag with his film posters printed on it for $80. His vision is powerful and comes through despite his technical limitations; in fact he is able to use his resources well to tell a complex story of divine apparitions, resurrections from the dead, mental illness, and preaching the Word to Muslims with nothing more than a digital camera and some devoted actors. We decided to review THE BOY WHO SAW CHRIST solely based on its compelling title and amazing cover art, but it instantly became one of our new favorite films.

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Persecuted (2014) TEASER Mar 03, 2024

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Society keeps finding new ways to persecute Christians for having the correct faith and worldview. In director Daniel Lusko's (JINGLE SMELLS) political thriller PERSECUTED, devout Christians feel threatened by a new law called the "Faith and Fairness Act". This law attempts to make the religious landscape in America more "fair" in some vague way that we at Boys' Bible Study unfortunately were not able to understand despite all three of us watching the the movie separately and trying to pay attention to it. Nonetheless, the vibes are off in America and only one man, the famous TV pastor John Luther, seems to be able to wield the power and influence needed to prevent this law from passing. When John uses his platform to challenge the American government, they attempt to silence him by making it look like he killed a girl in a car crash. Now disgraced and on the run as a fugitive, can John salvage his reputation while also preventing the country from becoming more fair? PERSECUTED is very typical of Christian films made at the end of the Obama era, when Christians vented their frustrations about liberal hegemony by imagining themselves as righteous warriors struggling against a political conspiracy.

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Eyes Front (2008) feat. Josh Martin Feb 25, 2024

If God doesn't exist, then how can you tell a good movie from a bad one? We ask ourselves this while attempting to review EYES FRONT, an extremely stylized feature from prolific music video director turned Christian film auteur Darren Doane. We first learned about Doane from his work on KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS, which Doane directs and co-stars in as a man who is missing the true spirit of Christmas. Doane seems to have an ability to pull more "famous" names than we're usually accustomed to seeing in faith-based features; Michael Madsen stars in EYES FRONT, playing a gritty narrator on the run from the law after he kills his wife in a rage and dumps her body in the trunk of his car. His story is intertwined with the life of another murderer who was clearly inspired by American Psycho and is portrayed by Christopher Stapleton (not to be confused with the singer of the same name.) We also see this character kill out of rage, go on some cynical rants about his ex-girlfriend and how vegetarianism is stupid, and finally lash out once more at his identical twin brother who is a devout Christian. When two murderers and two twins' lives intertwine at a final showdown in a diner, you won't believe what happens next, and the reason you won't is honestly because the story kind of degrades here and it's very hard to gauge what is going on. Despite this, we appreciate a Christian film that is genuinely different than all the others we've watched, especially one that uses swears, including the dreaded "f-word". Our friend and Christian music expert Josh Martin (Uncomfortable Brunch) returns to the show for the 3rd time to help us give this film some necessary context, especially with regards to its jam-packed soundtrack.

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The Potwins (TEASER) Feb 18, 2024

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The fictional First Family of conservative entertainment, THE POTWINS, are back with new episodes of their show after a several year hiatus. Portrayed by an all star cast, including Kevin Sorbo, Barry Bostwick, and special guest star Jon Lovitz, THE POTWINS are a family of greatly differing political views who still manage to find common ground with each other. We previously reviewed this show in its earlier incarnation as THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BILLY POTWIN, which starred Jonah Britton (possibly the son of writer/director Lenny Britton) as an intellectually precocious young libertarian who is able to mischievously outsmart all the adults in his life, especially the dumb liberals. Billy is back but takes a smaller role in favor of Kevin Sorbo's lead role as patriarch Nate Potwin, whose more sensible, "Can't we all just get along?" vibe echoes the theme of the show. THE POTWINS is now being marketed as the official show of X (formerly Twitter), despite a lack of official endorsement from X CEO Elon Musk or any other X staff. Nevertheless, new THE POTWINS episodes are being uploaded on there with the handle @TheShowOnX in case you were ever craving watching a 20 minute conservative sitcom on your phone as you scroll through memes. The debut episode of THE POTWINS is called "Blue Caller" and it's a comedy of errors where an idiotic liberal gay couple is suing Nate Potwin when a misunderstanding leads them to believe Nate is violating their constitutional rights by denying them service at his hardware store. Has the whole world gone mad? (This is literally a line from the show.)

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What Is True Love? (2015) Feb 11, 2024

For a wholesome Valentine's Day message, we turn to the Christian denomination most versed in the art of love: the Jehovah's Witnesses. We love any opportunity to repeat our hot take that the Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) are the best filmmakers in all of Christianity; their productions are high quality, their actors are poised, and their branding and aesthetics are impeccable. We've learned through their films that the JWs absolutely HATE working long hours (because it disrupts their religious routine). They have ultra conservative social views and do not fraternize with LGBT people or really anyone at all who promotes worldly values that contradict "The Truth". Family is important to them; in fact, even older teens must run all of their life and relationship decisions through their parents. The dating lives of JW teens are just one of the many topics covered in WHAT IS TRUE LOVE?, a film primarily about teenage infatuation and how it must be controlled by leaning on Jehovah. Protagonist Liz becomes "interested" in Zach, a classmate at her high school who has recently converted to JW, but is terribly disappointed when her parents refuse to allow them to date due to the fact that Zach is unbaptized and "high risk". Liz's fellow JW friend Meg ignores the red flags and begins dating Zach after Liz rejects him. Meg and Zach's lives are completely ruined by this hasty decision to elope, which causes disgrace to their families and friends and threatens the couple's chances at eternal life. Meanwhile, the prudent Liz gets another chance at love when a chance encounter with the hunky John makes her believe that he could one day become her "spiritual head". A happy ending is only possible through Jehovah, and here at Boys' Bible Study we love happy endings!

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Have You Been Left Behind? (VHS, 1999) TEASER Feb 04, 2024

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If you're reading this, the worst has happened. All of your friends and family who are much better than you have been raptured, yet you're stuck here alone on earth. If you look out the window right now, it's highly likely you'll observe thermonuclear war. It's never been more over for you… or is it? A transmission from the LEFT BEHIND cinematic universe might be just the kick you need to get you inspired to make the most of your life post-rapture. Marketed as a piece of genuine found footage from a church group, HAVE YOU BEEN LEFT BEHIND? sells itself as a VHS tape providing life advice for those "left behind", but it's actually a cleverly staged y2k era viral marketing stunt for the LEFT BEHIND series of books and films. On the tape, a Pastor Vernon Billings warmly greets the viewer, telling them they have another chance to find salvation in this life — but eagle-eared LEFT BEHIND fans might recognize this pastor as a minor character from the series. The VHS tape jacket and contents leave some hints to this connection, but this interesting artifact of Christian ARG marketing has still fooled a lot of people over the years into believing it's genuine. The Bible Boys discuss the tape's take on rapture theology and also take time to investigate LEFT BEHIND: ETERNAL FORCES, the now-defunct Christian real-time strategy PC game also based on the famous series.

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The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah (2015) Jan 28, 2024

Baruch atah Adonai, y'all! We're back exploring the exciting filmography of director Chip Rossetti and his co-director/writer/muse Donald James Parker, aka "Gramps" of GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE fame. Both of these men are artists we at Boys' Bible Study consider powerhouses of the DIY Christian film community. We're excited to tentatively declare THE UNEXPECTED BAR MITZVAH the best film we've seen so far coming from their longtime collaboration, which is remarkable given the strength of GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE, the film that singlehandedly took on the evils of evolution, teen horniness, and binge drinking. Donald James Parker's script for THE UNEXPECTED BAR MITZVAH is remarkably complex, both in the way it advocates for a combination of Messianic Judaism and Charismatic Protestantism as the ultimate way to worship God, but also for the way it treads the line between well-studied respect for Jewish traditions and insane anti-Semitic depictions of the day-to-day lives of Jewish people. The film opens with a yarmulke-wearing father screaming at his son forbidding him from being a fan of the briefly sensational Christian football player Tim Tebow. Then, we meet a 12-year-old Christian jock who is obsessed with reading about the Holocaust and has the life goal of making a Jewish friend who he could convert to Christ. When the Jewish boy and Christian boy's lives suddenly collide, both of their families are changed forever, and something... let's just say, "unexpected" happens. An endless amount of quotable lines, laugh out loud scenes, and deep religious lore make THE UNEXPECTED BAR MITZVAH a riveting watch we'd recommend to all lovers of DIY film.

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The Final Battle (2007) TEASER Jan 21, 2024

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"Come to Brazil, Boys' Bible Study!" The Boys heard your cries, so we unwind in South American paradise with a Brazilian rapture movie that may possibly be associated with the Seventh-day Adventist church. Not a lot of information exists online about THE FINAL BATTLE other than an IMDb page crediting director Elso Alves, so we have to draw a lot of our own conclusions about its perspective. THE FINAL BATTLE hits some major touchstones we've come to expect from rapture pop theology, including fears of a one world government and currency. What sets this film apart from the others is its repeated insistence that Saturday is the true Sabbath, not Sunday, and that the Biblical rapture will begin in part due to a "dominical decree" across the world that will force people to work on Saturday and rest Sunday. The film's preoccupation with the Sabbath and with the final annihilation of the rapture is consistent with Seventh-day Adventist theology, which emerged from Millerite teachings in the 19th century United States and has since spread around the world. Its global penetration is felt in THE FINAL BATTLE, one of the few Christian films we've watched that depicts characters shirtless or in bikinis lounging by the pool as they await persecution by the One World Government, which seems to us like a uniquely Brazilian perspective on the rapture. Elegant shots of palm trees are broken up with bizarre and intense imagery depicting the earth's destruction and, in one particularly memorable scene, a sinful young man weeping as he is stuck on an annihilated earth watching his former friends sing and celebrate as angels in heaven. Many Christian directors have taken their turn depicting the rapture; THE FINAL BATTLE manages to keep the terror while injecting some delightful "fun in the sun".

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SPECIAL - 4 Years of Boys' Bible Study! Roundup, Best Clips, and Top Picks Jan 14, 2024

"In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord." Leviticus 19:24. It's four years of Boys' Bible Study! We're so grateful for your support through the years, so we've once again followed our tradition of marking the occasion with a special clip and roundup show where we review the best of what we covered in the previous year. We ask and answer important questions — why does my wife keep asking me for a brand new kitchen? Is it possible she and I are unequally yoked? And if so, does the Vatican have something to do with this? We also once again finish our year-end roundup with the 4th annual GOLDEN CALF AWARDS, where we recognize excellent Christian films in categories of our own creation. Whether you've listened to Boys' Bible Study from the beginning, or are newly joining us this week, we hope this episode will be a comprehensive look into both the history and also the current trends of Christian cinema!

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My Grandpa Detective (2016) TEASER Jan 07, 2024

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Can you forgive the grandpa who hurt you the most? We've covered the work of Canadian filmmakers Greg and Dallas Lammiman before in our episodes on their films MAYFLOWER II and REMEMBER, but this week we see the brothers' more wholesome and comedic side, as opposed to the CGI-forward dystopian DIY sci-fi we associate as their signature style. MY GRANDPA DETECTIVE is a comedy about a young police officer whose nightmares come true when he's partnered with his own grandpa, who due to a clerical error must return to the force for six more days at age 85 in order to collect his pension. Along the way, they solve the crimes of the "Hamburgler Burgler" who has a passion for stealing unimportant items from restaurants and convenience stores, and learn a lesson or two about the biblical concept of forgiveness from their Christian secretary named Sassy. When the two related detectives are reunited with a long lost family member on a dark path, their relationship is put to the test — but very confusing scriptwriting prevents MY GRANDPA DETECTIVE from fully realizing its family-friendly fable.

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Autopsy (1975) feat. Jim Branscome of Cinematic Void Dec 31, 2023

When a wave of unexplained murders and suicides hits your town, and you begin seeing demented visions of corpses coming to life to torment you, who else would you turn to but a priest? AUTOPSY is a lurid, intense, and captivating thriller about a beautiful young scientist who teams up with a race car driver turned Catholic priest to find the truth behind a series of killings that may not be as random as they first seem. Director Armando Crispino enlists prolific actors Mimsy Farmer, Barry Primus, and Ray Lovelock to act out a bizarre web of passion and intrigue in a tone that lovers of sleazy Italian films of the 1970s would immediately recognize as typical to the "giallo" genre. But what is this… "giallo"? You may ask, since most Boys' Bible Study listeners prefer to keep their innocence intact by watching a strict diet of faith-based films. This week, the Bible Boys ("I Ragazzi della Bibbia") get an education in the giallo genre from our friend Jim Branscome of Cinematic Void, who has just kicked off his annual "January Giallo" screening series in Los Angeles and several other participating theaters across the United States. Giallo is just one of the many film genres on which Jim is an expert, and he's risen to prominence as a key player in the Los Angeles film scene through his diligent work curating film events and starting conversations on the medium through his popular Cinematic Void podcast. We're so excited to finally have Jim on our show to discuss a giallo with vaguely Christian themes, even though we don't understand why God allows Jim to pervert a new generation of film-goers with such filth.

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Jingle Smells (2023) Dec 24, 2023

The latest in anti-woke cinema is the Christmas comedy JINGLE SMELLS by director Daniel Lusko. This holiday tale of an Iraq war veteran turned garbageman turned "Robin Hood" stars a pantheon of Christian and conservative media personalities including John Schneider (recently in the news for nearly winning The Masked Singer and then vaguely threatening President Joe Biden on social media), the prolific legend Eric Roberts, SNL alumni Victoria Jackson and Jim Breuer, Trump-affiliated lawyer Jay Sekulow, Fox News powerhouse Sean Hannity, and newcomer Ben Davies. When handsome yet unmotivated veteran Nick Gutman (Ben Davies) gets a humble waste management job using his cop father's (John Schneider) connections, he accidentally thwarts an evil toy company CEO's (Eric Roberts) plan to cancel a once-great action movie actor by throwing away all of the action figures made in the actor's likeness. Nick Gutman is dubbed "Jingle Smells" by his local media for redistributing the tossed toys to poor kids in the neighborhood — however, in our opinion, JINGLE SMELLS ultimately fails in its mission to create a new Christmas legend by tipping the sacred cows of liberalism. Its comedy is too niche and internet-poisoned to make a splash outside of its small yet well-connected conservative scene. It's a "big trash, small dumpster" situation.

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A Bell Family Christmas (2022) TEASER Dec 17, 2023

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Merry Christmas from our new favorite family, the Bells! Earlier this year, we became enamored with the UNEQUALLY YOKED series of films, directed by Tijideen Rowley with writing collaboration from Jeannie Preston and Brittany Cherelle Preston. Both are shot in the Indianapolis area and center on a fictional black church community struggling with the everyday problems that could be relatable to any Christians. Several of these characters are the Bells, a loving and caring family with high achieving kids; eldest sister Harmony is a successful lawyer (or so she claims), Derrick is a Harvard student, Cedric used to be a nerd in previous films but he's been recast as a bodybuilder for some reason, and Shelly is an academically precocious teen. This Christmas, however, all may not be what it seems. Harmony has returned from California to visit her folks, harboring the secret that she quit her job as a lawyer and is now stripping at a club to make ends meet. Throw in some other chaos agents, such as the drunk Auntie Jackie who is determined to spoil the Bells' perfect Christmas, and we can start to see how even the most perfect-seeming family can break down and forget the reason for the season. A BELL FAMILY CHRISTMAS is genuinely one of the most "normal", wholesome and competent of the Christian films we've ever watched for this podcast. It's not super dogmatic or judgemental; it acknowledges even the Bells can be sinners, and how can we be better than the Bells, the greatest family of all time?

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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) Dec 10, 2023

Just when we thought Advent was ruined, "Captain Save a Christmas" himself, former child star and current Christian cinema kingpin Kirk Cameron is back with another banger. KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS is just one of a series of docudramas Kirk Cameron helmed in the 2010s. Our favorite is his masterpiece KIRK CAMERON'S CONNECT, a bizarre piece that combines interviews and dramatizations to explore how dangerous the Internet can be to a Christian family. KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS, which was directed and co-written by accomplished music video director Darren Doane, follows a similar formula in its attempt to keep the Christmas spirit alive. We've seen a lot of Christian media arguing that the spirit of Christmas needs aggro maintanence, but this film contains a bizarre point of view that sets it apart from the others. Basically, KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS tries to prove that all of the popular American secular Christmas traditions, from Santa to gift shopping, contain profound religious symbolism and should be observed seriously. Other Christian movies ask, "Whose birthdays is it anyway? Santa's or Jesus's?" whereas KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS reminds us that Santa is a perfect analogue to Jesus and should be supported wholeheartedly. Also, presents represent the New Jerusalem and the Christmas tree represents the Garden of Eden. We thank Kirk Cameron for reminding us that Santa Claus is truly the reason for the season.

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Doreen Virtue Debunks "The Secret" TEASER Dec 03, 2023

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Doreen Virtue is a fascinating Christian influencer considering she initially rose to cultural prominence as a popular New Age author, publishing over 50 books from the 1990s-2010s. Her work had a spiritual focus on angels, however from a non-denominational New Age perspective; "angel numbers", direct contact with "personal angels", and drawing upon angelic energies to heal are recurring concepts in Virtue's oeuvre. Her life trajectory changed in 2017, when something amazing happened: Virtue saw God's light and was baptized into the Episcopal Church, effectively leaving behind the entire body of work that made her famous enough for national TV appearances on shows like Oprah. But was this revelation a career killer? Not at all! The enterprising businesswoman that she is, Doreen Virtue managed to turn this abrupt spiritual pivot into a successful youtube channel, continued forays into publishing (this time on Christian concepts), and even an extremely entertaining meme page. We at Boys' Bible Study have been wanting to cover Virtue's work for a while; we finally decided it would be most interesting to hear her takes on the New Age economy that got her paid in the first place. In a Sept. 2023 youtube upload, Virtue and Christian author/influencer Jon Clash filmed their conversation about the lies behind the doctrine of "The Secret" or "The Law of Attraction", the popular New Age concept that our thoughts become actions and can change the universe. Being fascinated ourselves with the bizarre personalities profiled in THE SECRET (2006) documentary, we thought it would be fascinating to hear the once-reigning queen of New Age spill the tea on all her former scene cohorts. In this bonus episode, we use Doreen Virtue's spiritual expertise to give us new ammo to take down the dreaded "Secret", and we ponder whether Virtue's pivot to Christianity was a sincere plot twist or an extremely well thought-out, cynical cash grab. Either way, we (the Christian content consumers) are the real winners.

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The Prosecutor (1983) Nov 26, 2023

In this Christian courtroom drama, Jesus is found GUILTY… of being resurrected from the dead so that we may have eternal life. Bakersfield, California based auteur Barry Zoeller clearly called upon his skills as a TV news anchor and producer to create this competent and well-paced retelling of Bible times events in the modern day. At the moment THE PROSECUTOR appears to be Mr. Zoeller's only feature still available online, digitally distributed by Great American Pure Flix (formerly Pure Flix). We are very intrigued by his 1990 short film TEMPTATION CONTROL CENTER, about an NSA-style surveillance team within a teenager's head who monitors temptation, but at the moment we cannot find this film available to view online. THE PROSECUTOR however had a VHS release in the 80s and stars a very competent cast who enact a court case that supposes Jesus was crucified and resurrected in modern day and the state was attempting to quash His growing reputation by declaring Christian thought to be functionally illegal. A series of witnesses including scientists, military personnel, and Jesus's disciples are brought on the stand to be grilled by the conniving attorney general and then questioned by the story's hero, Michael Lindsey, a young Christian attorney who risks ruining his reputation to defend Jesus's impossible story in the trial of the century. An onscreen title at the end of the film asks us, the audience, to be the jury in this trial; we at Boys' Bible Study can only conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Jesus is alive!

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An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) TEASER Nov 19, 2023

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Let us travel back in time to a golden age of Thanksgiving, when women wore bonnets, stuffing was king, and there wasn't a single iPhone in sight. This is the era of AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, based on a short story of the same name by Louisa May Alcott, the author of LITTLE WOMEN. We meet the women of the Bassett family — Tilly (Tatiana Maslany, of ORPHAN BLACK and SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW) is a teenage aspiring writer who lives in a tiny farmhouse shack with her mother Mary (Hélène Joy) and siblings. The poverty-stricken family is in danger of having to skip Thanksgiving this year, unless Tilly can get in contact with her randomly extremely rich grandmother Isabella, who Mary has kept secret from Tilly due to a mother/daughter dispute that permanently affected their relationship. It's good story fodder for a Hallmark movie, which we expect to be 90 minutes long, to feature ladies in beautiful period dresses, and to resolve in a happy ending. AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING was actually an extremely popular TV movie when it premiered, reaching 5.2 million viewers. Spoiler alert: not only does Tilly mend the family relationship and uplift the entire Bassett clan back into aristocracy where they belong, she also marries a handsome young rich boy. AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING teaches us that you can overcome any of life's problems, and have all the turkey and mashed potatoes you want, provided you randomly have an extravagant social safety net that makes your poverty larp all worth it in the end.

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The Defense of New Haven (2016) Nov 12, 2023

This Christian film with a steampunk aesthetic is notable for its cast made up entirely of kids. Joel and Lisa Steege and their seven children create films as Little Crew Studios. Their most recent work is 2016's THE DEFENSE OF NEW HAVEN, an adventure story set in a fictional society where masked Raiders are sowing chaos and disappearing innocent civilians. When protagonist Alec is caught in the crossfire and his younger sister goes missing, he insists on joining the CDF (City Defense Force), even though his disability makes him an unlikely fighter. Intrigue and adventure follow Alec and his new colleagues, including journeys through hidden underground tunnels and nautical battles on mini steamboats. Something genuinely impressive about the Steeges' productions is that they construct their entire sets on their property. Parents and kids work together to create elaborate cityscapes and real bodies of water big enough to film boat scenes. Joel and Lisa Steege are so dedicated to their productions that Joel quit his job to pursue the family film business full time. The Steege children rise to the level of the production with their acting ability; they must be extremely smart and well spoken to be able to deliver such complicated lines. However, listening to kids dispense nonstop steampunk lore in a monotonous childlike timbre gets really tedious after about 15 minutes. Still, a society that truly recognizes talent and drive in the arts would automatically vote to allocate $100 million to allow the Steeges to create their magnum opus in the chibi Christian genre.

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Christian Magicians and "The Sin Chair" TEASER Nov 05, 2023

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Ash and Julian do a victory lap celebrating the end of Halloween season while presenting shocking new evidence that Halloween has officially become a religious holiday in the minds of the American public. Then, we move on to one of our favorite subjects — Christian magicians. We examine the videos of Joshua Lozoff and Brice Harney, two gigging magicians who advertise themselves to a Christian audience and incorporate wholesome elements into their shows in different ways. Finally, we stumble upon what seems to be a common youth group experience: The Sin Chair. We're not sure of the origins of this skit frequently performed at church events and talent shows, but it seems to be passed along like a meme from youth group to youth group, interpreted in very different ways. In the skit, a character sits on a chair prominently labeled "Do Not Touch", which causes them to get stuck to the chair. A series of people attempt to rescue them, only getting themselves stuck in the process. Finally, a character prays, which unlocks the sin chair and frees everyone. It seems like a simple and powerful metaphor for sin, but we can't help but think that it barely makes any sense at all. Still, our study of Christian stagecraft was a welcome conclusion to the darkness and despair we felt while entangled in the devil's "spooky season."

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Evil Behind You (2006) Oct 29, 2023

Muslim extremists encounter extra-dimensional demons while developing a new strain of bacterial meningitis to use for bioterrorism in this harebrained Christian sci-fi/horror film by auteur Jim Carroll, who rose to viral fame in 2020 for his similarly conceptually ambitious film ASSASSIN 33 A.D., in which Muslim extremists go back in time to kill Jesus before He can be crucified and resurrected. It's clear that Jim Carroll has Islam on the brain; he portrays Muslim people as not only vindictive toward Christians, but also capable of achieving some of the most advanced scientific accomplishments in human history in order to thwart Christianity. The Muslim extremists in EVIL BEHIND YOU have kidnapped two (white) couples, whose backstories unravel as they attempt to escape their medical torture dungeon, and we learn of each protagonist's relationship to faith in Jesus Christ. Also threatening these unwilling test subjects are a group of low-poly CGI demons, who seem to be waiting for their victims to die so they can drag their unsaved souls into hell. It's a race against the clock to accept Christ into your heart before terrorism or disease kill you in this bleak, bizarre, and compelling Christian thriller.

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Pray 3: The Storm (2012) TEASER Oct 22, 2023

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A masked stalker terrorizes teen babysitters in a suburban home in the third and final film of the PRAY Christian horror trilogy created by Matt Mitchell and Cross Shadow Productions. This meta-horror (watch out, A24!) takes us into multiple layers of references as teen protagonists Sloan and Allyson manifest their horrific encounter by watching the original PRAY film while spending the night in the actual house where it was shot. We learn in PRAY 3 that this house is still inhabited by the series's original "final girl," Laurie Curtis (an obvious reference to HALLOWEEN's protagonist Laurie, portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis). When Laurie leaves for the evening to go on a dinner date with her husband, she can't imagine the horror that threatens her hired babysitters in her absence. Christian horror is always novel because it's interesting to see how a devoutly Christian DIY filmmaker will have to circumvent the obvious obstacles that would prevent their film from being G-rated while still being influenced by their favorite secular horror films. The PRAY series uses a lot of bloodless fake outs, silly jump scares, and closeups of wholesome Halloween decorations to remind us that although Halloween can be scary, there is no evil in the world that can defeat God's love. PRAY 3 also manages to sneak in a direct warning to teens that there is absolutely no reason for young men and women to spend any time together unless accompanied by an adult. This Halloween, the scares are close to home, but our morals are more powerful than ever!

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The Devil Conspiracy (2022) Oct 15, 2023

A plucky art student is kidnapped by satanists and involuntarily impregnated with the cloned embryo of the antichrist in this compelling, overwhelming, and unintentionally hilarious supernatural thriller. THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY is not the family-friendly type of Christian movie we tend to cover on our show; it's decidedly R-rated for strong language and disturbing body horror. However, the plot is firmly embedded in Christian mythology, embellishing on the biblical battle between St. Michael and his fallen fellow archangel, Lucifer. In the film, Lucifer has escaped cosmic imprisonment and is attempting to regain human form with help from a satanic cult who earn extra money cloning historic heroes such as Michelangelo and Vivaldi and then selling the cloned babies to rich people who want a child with a built-in résumé. Protagonist Laura (Alice Orr-Ewing) is sketching artifacts at a Shroud of Turin exhibition when she and the Shroud are both kidnapped with the intent of implanting Christ's DNA within her so she can be the "Virgin Mary" of the antichrist. This leads to the movie's ultimate question: if you were pregnant with the literal devil, would you have an abortion? The resounding answer: no! After a cockamamie series of plot twists and pseudo-intellectual debates, THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY concludes that even Lucifer deserves a second chance. We can't help but interpret this ending as strongly anti-abortion, a bizarre message to be left with after two hours of watching a woman be possessed and tortured by the demon seed within her.

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Halloween Heroes (2021) TEASER Oct 08, 2023

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Our season of Christian horror and Halloween films begins with this family-friendly thriller about a group of teens who, through Jesus's power, become magically fused with their Halloween costumes to fight an evil real estate investor with supernatural abilities. Directed by one of our faves, Jason Campbell, and co-written with his frequent collaborator Bobby Lacer, HALLOWEEN HEROES refreshingly avoids making too big of a deal about the scary imagery of the Halloween holiday. Some conservative or ultra-paranoid Christians see Halloween as a window that lets in demonic forces; according to this movie, Methodists just see Halloween as another fun excuse for church togetherness and fellowship, promoted through an annual "trunk or treat" celebration that allows kids to collect candy in the safety of their own church's parking lot. However, local villain Brutus Snively hopes to spoil Halloween fun. He manipulates the weather, stops the flow of time, and even conjures a giant shark to appear in a freshwater lake in order to torment his neighbors so much that they sell him their homes and flee town. Snively would like to control the city; however, the prayers of a few plucky teens and the costumes they purchased from HalloweenCostumes.com threaten to give him the scare of a lifetime.

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Dhar Mann Pt. 2 Oct 01, 2023

We present the next chapter in our coverage of Dhar Mann, the famous youtube entrepreneur whose moralizing tales of workers, bosses, and gold diggers remind us of our favorite Christian movies. In our 2021 bonus episode on Dhar Mann and his production company (now unlocked for free on our public feed), we posited that Dhar's modern day video parables function as a religious text within a spiritual practice that worships only money. We also speculated that something shady was happening at Dhar Mann headquarters, mostly just because Dhar's shiny branding and suspiciously positive tone gave us bad vibes. Little did we know that in February 2023, many of Dhar Mann's most prolific cast members would expose the production company for its unfair treatment, going as far as to set up a picket line outside the studio demanding compensation that reflected the money their work was earning for the channel. Dhar's channel is considered a non-union "new media" enterprise, so it is not beholden to many of the same labor regulations enforced on the average shoot within the Los Angeles film and television industry. This legal loophole allows Dhar to pay his actors by the hour instead of a day rate and to not be forced to compensate actors for extra labor such as in-person appearances at ticketed fan events. Unfortunately, many of the actors that spoke up were simply fired from Dhar Mann's studios, and the machine continues without them as internet amnesia makes the strike of 6 months ago seem like ancient history. Ash and Julian examine how Dhar Mann's storytelling tone and technique has evolved since 2021, and they read a fascinating article by former prolific Dhar Mann actor Michael Vaccaro which gives a rare behind-the-scenes look at the bizarre practices of one of the internet's most famous media franchises of all time.

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[UNLOCKED] Dhar Mann Oct 01, 2023

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We analyze the extremely popular video parables of Dhar Mann, a serial entrepreneur turned YouTuber who boasts more than 12 million subscribers to his channel and over 5.5 billion video views. Dhar and the cast and crew employed by his production company Dhar Mann Studios create nakedly didactic yet endlessly compelling short films on moral themes. The tone is very similar to the Christian media we cover, despite not being overtly Christian itself. In his scripts, Dhar Mann invokes broad and often questionable archetypes of human behavior to prove his points - blonde bombshell "gold diggers" take advantage of shrugging "nice guys", a pink-haired antifa member criticizes an honest cop, and a dishonest beggar is actually a scammer pretending to be disabled. The bizarre, inconsistent messaging paired with pristine production value is really confusing to behold, and it makes one wonder - is something wrong here? Past allegations of fraud and some tiny bits of online evidence from former employees paint a less wholesome picture of Dhar Mann's operation than his shiny exterior would have you believe. Whether or not our hunches about him are correct, we still find his videos disturbing for the way they proselytize the religion of American capitalism, and venerate the rich as living saints.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Doja Cat's Demonic Initiation TEASER Sep 24, 2023

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We are sorry to report that a new mainstream figure in pop culture has gone fully satanic. "Doja Cat" (you can't make this stuff up, folks) seems to have undergone some sort of Masonic initiation on her 27th birthday and emerged with a new mission to normalize devils, demons, and "spiritual spouses" to a culture that laps it up like dogs. People love demons so much, in fact, that Doja Cat's single "Paint the Town Red", which contains troubling lyrics such as "Mmm, she a devil," broke Spotify streaming records and quickly became a Billboard number one hit. Doja Cat then released follow-up single "Demons", in which she hints that she is a "puppet" and a "cash cow" for the illuminati to use to inflict their godless and soul-crushing message on the impressionable public. We know that our gentle listeners are as disturbed by these developments as we are, so we took the pulse of our Christian podcasting community to find some constructive solutions to combat dark cultural influence. We react to videos by luminaries such as Ben Shapiro, FLF, Armor of God, and our new favorite Christian youtuber Tailah, who drops some knowledge on us about the way demons can enter into your soul while you are sleeping to give you perverted dreams. This is the newest episode in our ongoing series chronicling contemporary satanic panic. Our conclusion: keep panicking!

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Hope For What We Do Not See (2016) Sep 17, 2023

The Jehovah's Witnesses are possibly the superior filmmakers of all the Christian denominations. Although much of their process is shrouded in secrecy since they never provide production information, there is clearly a sophisticated filmmaking operation in place at the Watch Tower Society, with professional-grade actors, writers, and technicians putting their talents together to reinforce the message of Jehovah. We've previously covered JW features such as REMEMBER THE WIFE OF LOT, THE PRODIGAL RETURNS and THESE WORDS . . . MUST BE ON YOUR HEART. All of these films are modern-day retellings of Bible stories, all are competently directed with passionate performances from anonymous actors, and all emphasize relatively extreme, austere, and literal interpretations of the Bible compared to other sects. This week's film HOPE FOR WHAT WE DO NOT SEE is based on the story of Job. Similar to Job, protagonist Ethan Bannister's life sucks. Despite being a model Jehovah's Witness, Ethan seems punished in life. He loses his reliable job at the factory, he's diagnosed with cancer, and then (in the ultimate Christian movie event) he loses both his father AND his youngest son in a car accident. Why would Jehovah test His faithful servant like this? In HOPE FOR WHAT WE DO NOT SEE, we learn that Jehovah isn't the cause of our suffering, but instead our refuge in times of difficulty. We also appreciate the subtle nods in the script to some of our favorite Jehovah's Witness quirks — no blood transfusions, no dating until adulthood, and absolutely NO working overtime at your job.

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Unequally Yoked, Part II (2022) TEASER Sep 10, 2023

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We return with our long-awaited review of the hotly anticipated sequel to Unequally Yoked, the feature film comprised of slice-of-life vignettes about relationships in which one person's lack of seriousness about Christ threatens to drag the other behind. UNEQUALLY YOKED, PART II does something we frequently see from DIY filmmakers making their sophomore effort, which is to assume that their audience is deeply invested in the characters they've created and push their stories further than necessary in a way that doesn't really fit the mission statement of the first film. In this case, however… the plan worked! We at Boys' Bible Study found ourselves asking — whatever happened to the Bell Family? How will Ce Ce and Jeremiah adapted to newlywed life? Is Marcus leaving the path of the hustler behind? And, gentle listeners: we simply could simply not have predicted what goes on between Dante and Candy. Once again set in a predominantly black Baptist congregation in Indianapolis, IN, and once again featuring the catchiest theme song we've ever heard in a DIY Christian film franchise, UNEQUALLY YOKED, PART II is a low budget sensation that already has us itching to review its spin-off film THE BELL FAMILY CHRISTMAS once the holiday season comes around later this year.

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One More Round (2015) Sep 03, 2023

This over-the-top yet underrated Christian boxing film is a who's who of some of our favorite creators in the faith-based genre. The ever-present Kevin Sorbo co-stars as a burned out boxing coach. TC Stallings, who stars in the Kendrick Brothers' high-grossing relationship drama WAR ROOM (2015), is in the ONE MORE ROUND ensemble as a hulking rival boxer. However, the names we're most excited to see on the credits are director Chip Rossetti and co-writer and co-star Donald James Parker, the duo behind the incredibly grating yet wonderful GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE (2014) about an old guy who enrolls in an undergrad program to debunk the lies of Biology 101. Donald James Parker's writerly touch is all over what could otherwise be a straightforwardly inspirational tale about a lapsed Christian boxer (Jake Taylor, played by Tommy Lee Thomas) who needs a miracle to be able to provide for his family. Parker's insane turns of phrase and trademark toxic female characters elevate the drama of ONE MORE ROUND to surreal territory. However, there's one more shining star in the cast who we should mention — Franco Columbu, the bodybuilder, actor, and frequent associate of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made his final film appearance in ONE MORE ROUND shortly before he passed away in 2019. With such a glittering list of names associated with this film, we wonder, why isn't ONE MORE ROUND more well known in the Christian film world? We attempt to answer this question during our discussion with a little help from a new "Good Art/Bad Art" chart that made the rounds on Twitter this week, which has finally removed the subjectivity from art criticism and rendered our jobs useless from this point forward.

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What If... (2010) Aug 20, 2023

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Every so often, God calls upon you to watch a movie that makes you reexamine the big milestones of decision-making in your life, such as, "What if… I never hosted a Christian film podcast?" WHAT IF… is a Christian romantic drama about guardian angels and alternate timelines that would feel right at home in the 1990s trend of secular/faith-based crossover media such as TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. However, WHAT IF… was made two decades after this angelic era, and by a very consequential team of directors, writers and producers who would soon go on to achieve great success in the faith-based film genre. Director Dallas Jenkins (son of LEFT BEHIND co-creator Jerry B. Jenkins) would go on to direct THE CHOSEN, the hugely popular contemporary Christian TV series about the ministry of Jesus. Writers Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon would go on to create the consequential GOD'S NOT DEAD series just a few years after the release of WHAT IF…. Finally, WHAT IF… co-producer David A.R. White (already a famous name in the genre) and star Kevin Sorbo would soon be the lead actors in GOD'S NOT DEAD, cementing their respective statuses as the contemporary titans of Christian film. WHAT IF… stars Kevin Sorbo perfectly in his favorite typecast role of a ruthless, worldly atheist. In this case, his character Ben Walker leaves his relationship with his devoutly Christian high school sweetheart Wendy (Kristy Swanson) to start a new life in the big city as a rich and successful investment banker. Sounds great, but something must be missing… right? Right? Right!? Guardian angel "Mike the Angel" (John Ratzenberger) is sent by God to dispatch Ben to a more wholesome realm, where he never left Wendy and he gets to experience the richness of family life. Through Ben's eyes, we learn that love is more important than money… but money definitely helps a lot!

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Gwen Shamblin: Starving For Salvation (2023) TEASER Aug 13, 2023

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It's been about two years since the bizarre death of Gwen Shamblin Lara and her husband Joe Lara in a private plane crash in June 2021, but media coverage of the two charismatic Christians is only just now coming to a climax with the release of dueling films profiling the pair. HBO has a new documentary, but we focus on Lifetime's GWEN SHAMBLIN: STARVING FOR SALVATION, which stars Jennifer Grey (DIRTY DANCING, FERRIS BUELER'S DAY OFF) in the lead role as Gwen, covering her life's journey from housewife to cult leader. We at Boys' Bible Study previously covered Gwen ourselves back in 2021, learning about her extensive and specific theories on how you can replace gluttonous urges with prayer. Her most famous theory is that one must wait for "The Growl", a stomach growl which sometimes requires fasting as long as 36 hours at a time to truly experience. STARVING FOR SALVATION doesn't get too deeply into the content of Gwen's teachings, but the film is impressively researched and entertaining as it recreates the harrowing atmosphere of a southern belle cult leader who exerts total control over the dogma (and diets) of her congregation. Watch as Gwen and Joe go shopping for a private plane to add to their tacky, opulent estate — the same plane that would later come crashing down in a Tennessee lake, bringing an abrupt end to Gwen's reign over Remnant Fellowship. The Church lives on, and has even issued a harsh press statement denouncing Lifetime's biopic, but they should be grateful! GWEN SHAMBLIN: STARVING FOR SALVATION is not a flattering portrait, but we think Gwen would enjoy seeing her legacy live on in such an entertaining and, dare we say, "iconic" way.

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Event Announcment! Boys' Bible Study Presents LET THERE BE LIGHT (2017) at American Cinematheque in Los Angeles Aug 10, 2023

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Boys' Bible Study podcast presents LET THERE BE LIGHT (2017, dir. Kevin Sorbo) with in-person introduction by Ash and Julian and remote introduction by Scott. Los Feliz 3 theater in Los Angeles. Sunday, Aug. 27 at 10pm, as a part of American Cinematheque's FRIEND OF THE FEST 2023.

We're thrilled to present a very rare repertory screening of a faith-based film and LET THERE BE LIGHT will be an amazing one to watch with a crowd. We hope to see you there!

A Thief in the Night (1972) feat. Wormy Aug 06, 2023

This grim yet colorful gem from the prolific Mark IV Pictures is one of the most revered and feared Christian movies of all time, for good reason. For many millennials who grew up Christian, A THIEF IN THE NIGHT was a foundational movie shown in church that introduced them to the terrifying immediacy of the apocalypse. Its snappy vignettes and powerful messaging that targets children left a strong impression and a sense of impending doom in young viewers. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT opens with a scene of a worship band covering the famous Larry Norman song "I Wish We'd All Been Ready", taken from Norman's 1969 album Upon This Rock, which is often credited as being the first Christian rock album of all time. "Children died, the days grew cold/A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold" the band sings, viewed by our teen protagonists, who take its message with varying levels of seriousness or bored amusement. As the film unfolds, the teens who don't take this message seriously are faced with the scariest punishment available to a wannabe Christian — they are "left behind" in the rapture as America descends into a fascist state run by the antichrist. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT's message is clear: doing good works is not enough to save you. A truly good Christian believes the apocalypse is deadly serious and coming soon, and deviance from this worldview is a mortal sin. Joining us on the pod today is our friend Wormy, aka Jacob, who we met online through doing the show and has provided some key research that built up a few of our episodes over the past few months. He joins us today using his past as a student of Biblical Studies to fill in some key details about the history of dispensationalism in American Christianity. Wormy has his own show of pop cultural history and criticism on YouTube as Sludge Surfer. Check it out! And look forward to a special Boys' Bible Study live event announcement dropping tomorrow morning.

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All the King's Horses (1977) TEASER Jul 30, 2023

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Good Christian girl Sandy falls in love with Jack, an atheist "motorcycle freak", after Jack intentionally lets the air out of Sandy's car tires in order to start a conversation with her. This is the beginning of a tumultuous relationship that leads to an "unequally yoked" marriage, where Jack pretends to be saved by Christ in order to convince Sandy to tie the knot. It doesn't take long before the couple are screaming, fighting, and neglecting their kids. Jack flees the house by entering motorcycle competitions around the country, and Sandy pops sleeping pills like candy. Can God bless this nightmare relationship with a fairytale ending? From the makers of the legendary A THIEF IN THE NIGHT comes ALL THE KING'S HORSES, a classic of 1970s Christian cinema about how divorce is simply not an option, even in instances of physical and mental abuse. The couple consults a series of pastors, family members, and even a divorce attorney, who mysteriously all oppose the dissolution of this sacred vow made before God. Shockingly, Sandy's own mother encourages her daughter to adjust her attitude, even as Sandy is standing before her with a black eye. But ALL THE KING'S HORSES is not merely a depressing relationship drama — prepare to be delighted by multiple musical numbers sung by the fabulous Lowell Lundstrom and his band, and enjoy a compelling performance by lead actress Dee Wallace, who would go on to star in Hollywood blockbusters such as E.T., CUJO, THE HOWLING, and more. To all the young lovers out there: marriage is the greatest decision you'll ever make, divorce is the worst, and watching ALL THE KING'S HORSES is somewhere in between.

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Mel Gibson the 1998 Full Interview Exposing the True Evils of Hollywood #2023 #melgibson #hollywood Jul 23, 2023

Hollywood is a vortex of evil, depravity, and abuse. Actors are not who they say they are — except of course for certain actors, who say the things I want to hear, so they are exactly who they say they are. A certain 1998 interview clip with Mel Gibson has been viral recently, with commenters breathlessly lauding the actor for revealing disturbing truths about the inner workings of Hollywood. Gibson's word choice is certainly provocative, using language from horror films to illustrate his point of the film industry's weird vibes. He alludes to "heathens" and people in basements with "devil horns". Ash and Julian expected to be shocked by his revelations — instead, we immediately concluded them to be obvious metaphors delivered by a man with higher charisma than normal. What is the psychological profile of a conspiracy theorist who thinks all Hollywood players are sexual abusers, yet still desperately wants an actor to worship and believe in? Ash and Julian examine this question in their ongoing series about contemporary satanic panic while also covering Christopher Lee's 1975 interview about the occult, and Julian's trip to theaters to see the new buzzed about thriller SOUND OF FREEDOM.

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Reconciled Through the Christ (2004) TEASER Jul 16, 2023

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From the twisted mind of shot on video (SOV) horror filmmaker Tim Ritter comes… an explicitly Christian film? Yes — the writer and director behind such SOV horror classics as TRUTH OR DARE and CREEP made a film with unironically Christian messaging, including allusions to Bible verses and reenactments of Bible stories, all delivered with the drama you'd expect of a low budget slasher film. In the film, Paul is a devout Christian plagued with recurring nightmares oF dragons destroying churches. He's also busy trying to convince his comatose brother, Franklin, to renounce his sinful ways and accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Meanwhile, in Franklin's inner world, we relive his memories of pounding bottles of Goldschläger as he drives up dirt roads, pursuing his ex-wife with the plan of murdering her. A mysterious hitchhiker befriends Franklin and joins his adventure, but it soon becomes clear that this man is no mere mortal. He knows all of Franklin's secrets and he is capable of magical feats, such as immortality and the manifestation of biblical plagues. The charm of RECONCILED THROUGH THE CHRIST is its reframing of Christian stories through a horror lens. The Bible is full of themes of violence, body horror, and pestilence that would be right at home in gothic imagery. RECONCILED THROUGH THE CHRIST doesn't editorialize these stories — it takes them at face value, allowing viewers an intimate, visceral view of the Bible with all the gooey special effects it deserves. Despite being an undeniably campy film, RECONCILED THROUGH THE CHRIST is artistically powerful enough to jumpscare the fear of God directly into your heart.

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The Day of the Beast (1995) feat. Brewce Longo Jul 09, 2023

Merry Christmas in July! What if the most effective way to serve God was to do as much evil as possible? From accomplished Spanish writer/director Álex de la Iglesia comes THE DAY OF THE BEAST (EL DÍA DE LA BESTIA) which finds a protagonist in priest Ángel (portrayed by prolific actor Álex Angulo) who believes he has cracked the cryptogram that holds together the entire biblical book of Revelations. It's not just a book about the end of the world — it actually reveals the time the antichrist will be born, which is (of course) on Christmas Eve, in a perfect demonic parody of the birth of Christ. Ángel desires direct contact with the devil in order to ask him the location of the antichrist, so Ángel can kill him. To do so, he enlists the help of metalhead burnout record store clerk Jose María and famous television psychic Professor Cavan, who teach Ángel the ways of the occult as the trio becomes our "three wise men" in a perverted, slapstick hunt for the antichrist in the dark streets of Madrid. THE DAY OF THE BEAST is a fantastic warp of Christian cosmology that feels simultaneously reverent and irreverent. It couldn't have been made without the perspective of a writer/director obviously deeply immersed in Christianity, even as it evokes the music and aesthetics of a satanic metal underground to poke fun at cliché Christian moralizing. To analyze this week's film, we were excited to invite shot-on-video (SOV) filmmaker Brewce Longo, whose most recent film A CORPSE FOR CHRISTMAS (2022) also contains a unique fusion of Christmas, metal music, horror, and anarchic aesthetics. Brewce unpacks this unique horror comedy with us, gives us an insider look at his process as an up-and-coming SOV director, and recommends us his favorite SOV underground classics with explicitly Christian themes.

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To Die For (2022) TEASER Jul 02, 2023

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Accomplished television actor John Schneider (most famously Bo Duke in DUKES OF HAZZARD) also has a contemporary career as a conservative, faith-based film auteur. His most recent opus is the gritty, psychedelic patriot drama TO DIE FOR, where he portrays Quint North, a disabled veteran on a mission to protect the American flag from unsavory elements that would like to see it disrespected. Enemies of the flag include the local high school's star quarterback, who has drawn media attention by taking a knee while the national anthem plays at his games. Quint also contends with his neighbor, a Native American man who doesn't see the symbol of the flag with the same degree of pride as Quint, igniting racial tension between the two men. But the most crushing blow to Quint's daily life comes when his own daughter files a restraining order against him to prevent him from driving too close to the local school while displaying an American flag, because today's politically correct standards render the flag an offensive symbol. John Schneider uses a bizarre combination of on-location filming mixed with green screen effects, frequently on very different perspectives of size and scale, which create a disorienting visual environment that perfectly complements his character Quint's descent into madness as he is pushed to the limit for the simple crime of being a proud American. Quint's genuinely troubling depiction of alcohol use, and his untreated PTSD go completely unremarked on throughout the film. Could these medical issues explain why Quint's relationships are so unsuccessful? This 4th of July, the fireworks aren't just a boisterous celebration of American strength — they're also a cry for help.

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War Room (2015) Jun 25, 2023

The Kendrick brothers are proven moneymakers. Their films are notable in the Christian media industry for turning an extremely high profit given their budgets, and WAR ROOM is the Kendricks' most impressive entry. Entertainment Weekly cites WAR ROOM as the fourth highest grossing Christian film of all time. The film even finished first in the North American box office in its 2nd week of theatrical release — impressive considering its meager $3 million budget. What's in the Kendricks' secret sauce that makes them outperform most of their competition? Our theory (other than lowering production costs by using free church labor) is that they aim for the gut with their films' subject matters, which tend to center on Christian marriages that look perfect on the outside, but are broken within. In WAR ROOM, real estate agent Elizabeth (Priscilla Shirer) is frustrated in her failing marriage with her successful pharmaceutical dealer husband Tony (T.C. Stallings) until she receives sage advice from an elderly woman (Karen Abercrombie) who teaches Elizabeth that marriage is a war, and prayer is the battlefield upon which it is fought. Elizabeth makes a "war room" in her walk in closet, where she performs spiritual warfare on the devil until Tony shapes up and starts happily doing elaborate double dutch routines with their daughter. The Kendrick brothers know the formula — hit their audience at home, where it hurts most, and sell them an idealized but plausible-seeming Christian solution that will turn their lives around. Frequently, they release a tie-in self-help book based on their current film, a strategic maneuver that would impress even the most seasoned combat general of the spiritual war. In the battle for the Christian audience's hearts and minds, the Kendrick brothers win every time.

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Our Father's Keeper (2020) TEASER Jun 18, 2023

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Happy Father's Day! David (Craig Lindquist) is a loving, successful father who takes pride in taking care of his family. But his family's life changes dramatically one day when, at age 55, David is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Fast forward two years: David is a drooling shell, unable to aim food at his mouth when he's eating, and speaking in a childlike voice, wondering aloud, "Why can't both teams win?" while watching a professional football game. Naturally, this puts a tremendous strain on his family. His wife goes back to work, and his constantly-vaping, weed-addicted failson Jacob, who is on on house arrest, becomes David's full time caretaker. When Jacob falls asleep after smoking a bowl, David wanders out of the house and terrifies his family who loses track of him for several days. Fortunately, a homeless girl with a perfect heart named Christine finds David and adopts him as her own father. OUR FATHER'S KEEPER is a genuinely tragic and effective piece of emotional terrorism. It will make you tear up during climactic moments of family crisis, but it will also make you feel bad at yourself for laughing hysterically at David's character's overwrought and selectively lucid manifestation of Alzheimers. The character of Christine is a Christian movie manic pixie dream girl extraordinaire: a perfectly manicured and plucky street kid who (spoiler alert) does not at all get saved from her plight by the upperclass family of protagonists. The real star of the film, however, is Jacob. He's never seen without his vape, and he's constantly battling his role as the Hunter Biden of his squeaky-clean Christian family. He just like me fr!

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Spirit of the Game (2016) Jun 11, 2023

We celebrate the NBA Finals with a look at the finest God-honoring basketball team to ever dominate in the paint: the Mormon Yankees. SPIRIT OF THE GAME is based on the remarkable true story of an amateur basketball team comprised of Mormon missionaries from the United States who played exhibition games against various national teams in the days leading up to the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. These wholesome jocks were victorious against so many countries' teams that they became media sensations in Australia at the time, and the LDS church still seems to take pride in their achievements all these years later. In true Christian film fashion, SPIRIT OF THE GAME uses the story of the Mormon Yankees to create a nostalgia porn mood board, celebrating the golden days when you had to ask a woman's father's permission to marry her, and when swing was considered by some to be "just people shouting things over music". Australian heartthrob Aaron Jakubenko stars as squeaky-clean Delyle Condie, and accomplished Christian film mercenary Kevin Sorbo delights as Delyle's masculine yet tender father. Crack open a fresh jar of Vegemite and join us as we discuss the most exciting basketball event of 70 years ago!

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Challenge of Faith (2006) TEASER Jun 04, 2023

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Stephen Groo is a remarkable artist — an "outsider" filmmaker who boasts over 200 completed films in his catalog. His work was the subject of the 2018 documentary THE INSUFFERABLE GROO, which features Jack Black acting in one of Groo's films. It was the first time a mainstream Hollywood actor had ever engaged with Groo's work, and marked a milestone in a prolific career that until that point was largely obscure and ignored by the film world. Groo's filmography is a bizarre mix of original stories and unauthorized adaptations of existing intellectual properties. BATMAN, TOMB RAIDER, and even YU-GI-OH are some of the media properties that Groo has incorporated into his cinematic universe. With such a huge array of films to explore, we at Boys' Bible Study were pretty overwhelmed to embark on the journey of getting to know this unique filmmaker. Then, our friend Wormy recommended we start with CHALLENGE OF FAITH, a distinctly Christian offering from Groo featuring an original script about the moral dangers of ignoring your faith and family to try to succeed in business. Groo writes, directs, and stars in this picture as Jason Quinn, a humble desk clerk at an unnamed company who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is mysteriously promoted all the way up to be the new company president. He's thrilled at first to create a more comfortable lifestyle for he and his wife, but when a mysterious goth stranger starts poking around the office, Jason starts to wonder if this new success was actually the bait to a spiritual trap laid by the devil himself. CHALLENGE OF FAITH is a delightful and relatively sophisticated "outsider" film, tightly constructed but with that homemade, mid-aughts, shot-on-digital campiness that we here at BBS love to see in a film. Add an encounter with a powerful angel, and a spirit quest back in time to the Garden of Eden, and it became immediately clear to us that CHALLENGE OF FAITH had firmly immortalized Stephen Groo as one of our favorite filmmakers.

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The Secret (2006) May 28, 2023

Papyrus font, LORD OF THE RINGS inspired sound effects, and breathless interviews with "philosophers" and "visionaries" set the tone for one of the most defining spiritual movements of the 2000s — THE SECRET. This metaphysical self-help film, written by Australian author and TV producer Rhonda Byrne, would go on to gross $300 million after she adapted it into a book, and it was famously championed by talk show host and self-help mogul Oprah Winfrey. Basically, THE SECRET instructs us to manifest our desires by thinking positively with intentional focus. Money and other material wants will come "freely and easily" to those of us who are grateful to the universe's bounty, but negative thoughts can just as easily have life-ruining consequences. This idea isn't new — the "law of attraction" had been a pop spirituality concept ever since the New Thought movement of the early 20th century — but THE SECRET crystallized it in such an accessible way that it has become a household concept for millions of people, regardless of their religious identity. Despite its emphasis on positivity, THE SECRET gets dark, quickly. Its intentionally vague promises of easy miracles (free money, cured cancer, dates with beautiful women) are bait to desperate people yearning for a way out of the mundane brutality of their lives. Also, one of the prominently featured "philosophers" interviewed in the film, James Arthur Ray, would go on to negligently kill three of his followers in a tragic accident in a homemade sweat lodge during a "vision quest" experience. Watch THE SECRET and be entertained by its madcap pace and bizarre claims, but do so at your own risk — one incorrect thought can change your life!

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The Notebooks (2021) TEASER May 21, 2023

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A confused man relies on his notes to piece together the tatters of memories of things he's experienced mere minutes ago in order to communicate his sad reality to an audience that pities him — but enough about Boys' Bible Study podcast! Our movie this week is a new entry in our series exploring the immense catalogue of filmmaker Jason Campbell (THE MAN WHO WENT TO HEAVEN, NUN NANCY, THE STORY OF MOTHER'S DAY) who specializes in slice-of-life films that feature surprisingly sophisticated storytelling paired with bizarre technical decisions related to sound, photography, and editing. THE NOTEBOOKS takes a relatively common, yet tragic story of a senior man struggling with a severely impaired memory, and elevates it to the realm of the surreal with sound effects that feel like a haunted house, and a bizarre scene where protagonist Preston Walker turns on a TV just to laugh while watching the static. On a nostalgia trip back to his hometown to reclaim memories of his childhood, Preston influences God's will to fix the life problems of many strangers he encounters along the way, but he struggles with the limitation of needing to write every single detail of his life down in one of his many notebooks to remember basic things such as where he parked his car, and the names of his family members. Could these ordinary notebooks contain a powerful healing secret that enriches Preston's life, and the lives of the people around him? You'll have to tell us, because we forgot!

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The Story of Mother's Day (2021) May 14, 2023

Happy Mother's Day! We celebrate with this recent film from director Jason Campbell (THE MAN WHO WENT TO HEAVEN, NUN NANCY, and many more) that explores not only the historical origin of Mother's Day, but also the many types of moms that a random troupe of high school theater kids might experience. These include: Rich Mom, Foster Mom, Pill Addict Mom, Alcoholic Mom, Cancer Mom, and Caring Mom Who Works Late. Our protagonists are on a journey to write and direct an original school play that pays homage to the moms who love and traumatize them on a daily basis, but can they secure funding from the school principal, who happens to be portrayed by legendary SUPERMAN actor Dean Cain? Things don't turn out quite the way the kids expect, but they all learn an important lesson along the way: no matter how dysfunctional your family is, God made them for you that way, so you've simply got to love them!

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Not Broken (2021) TEASER May 07, 2023

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When sensitive, artistic teen Winter gets a job at a coffee shop, she struggles to write her customers' names correctly on their cups, so she creatively improvises and draws their portraits instead. If you don't mind waiting 35 minutes for a latte, this would be a quirky and heartwarming tale of a teen overcoming her life's mundane challenges — the perfect subject for a Lauren and Jennifer Havel film. We at BBS first encountered this daughter/mother duo when we reviewed SCREENED IN, the Havels' feature length manifesto about how smartphones can literally put you and your family's lives in danger. We found their work to be largely maudlin and hackneyed, but we couldn't help but be compelled by their sheer ambition and technical ability to organize a huge production on a relatively small budget. NOT BROKEN picks up where SCREENED IN left off, striving to make the most wholesome film possible by slamming together weepy piano stock music, long digital shots of perfectly manicured suburban homes, and monologues about how disability is inspiring. NOT BROKEN references the famous "fearfully and wonderfully made" verse from Psalm 139 to make the inspiring point that we were all crafted intentionally by God. Likewise, this film was fearfully and wonderfully made by Lauren and Jennifer Havel, masters of emotional manipulation, using their ability to take the smallest moments of the average (upper class suburban) life and elevate them to high Christian camp.

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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020) feat. Ember Knight Apr 30, 2023

"The Secret" or "The Law of Attraction" is such a simple and vague philosophy that almost every contemporary motivational speaker invokes it, but it can be directly traced to the publishing of a famous 2006 self-help/New Age spirituality book called THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne. Basically, the book posits that the things we focus on in our minds can become reality, and this can affect us in both positive and negative ways. Your thoughts can literally make you an overnight millionaire, or cure your own cancer — but too much negative projection can directly lead to sabotaging your own life. Although the idea of positive affirmation is harmless, living your life believing your thoughts can literally bend reality has the potential to create toxic, unhealthy, obsessive thought loops, which are easily preyed upon by scammers. But a relatively benign (and bizarre) artifact of THE SECRET universe is the film we focus on this week — THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM, starring Katie Holmes as a worrywart mom struggling to take care of her kids on a meager salary, and Josh Lucas as a radiantly positive (and hot) single man who enters her life with a secret of his own that could change everything for her. To analyze this weird,New Age-y romcom, we're joined by our friend Ember Knight, a comedian, musician and filmmaker who started performing at a very young age as a choir soloist at the Agape International Spiritual Center under the direction of Rickie Byers (who later left the congregation) and Dr. Rev. Michael Beckwith, who would go on to be a featured speaker in the influential THE SECRET documentary from 2006. Ember has a fascinating insight into being a part of a New Age congregation that was foundational in forming the philosophy that would later be called The Law of Attraction, and Ember's current spiritual identity as a Christian is influenced by both the beautiful and dark sides of growing up within this style of worship.

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Emanon (1987) TEASER Apr 23, 2023

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A film that could have simply been a straightforward, wholesome tale about compassion for the homeless becomes a surreal pseudo-Christian epic for the VHS era. EMANON was the directorial debut of Stuart Paul, but the film is truly a family production. Stuart Paul's siblings, Steven and Bonnie Paul, as well as his mother, Dorothy Paul, have credits on the movie. Becoming familiar with these names will unlock an entire world of filmmaking, with famous titles over the years one may not have realized were interconnected — for instance, the BABY GENIUSES franchise, and the BRATZ live action adaptation are all Steven Paul productions. Stuart, however is the one who shines in EMANON - he plays the titular character, a homeless drunk capable of magical feats that cause some to believe he may be the second coming of Christ. He is watched with interest by Jason Ballentine, heir of the famous Ballentine fashion company — a disabled spoiled rich kid who is driven around New York City all day by his faithful chauffeur, Max. Jason's mother Molly is struggling to take over the company after the Ballentine patriarch recently passed away. When Jason discovers Emanon, this unassuming man could unlock the key to creating a truly bizarre "homeless couture" fashion line that will change the world and get the Ballentine company back into financial solvency.

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On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) Apr 16, 2023

When God is literally your co-pilot, anything is possible. This is the lesson that 56-year-old pharmacist and amateur pilot Doug White learned in 2009 when he, his wife, and two daughters were trapped in an airborne private plane en route to Louisiana after their pilot died soon after takeoff. Through a combination of Doug's very limited training, the resourcefulness of air traffic control operators who talked him through landing the plane, and the additional guidance of a flight instructor named Kari Sorenson who was patched into the call remotely, the Whites were saved, and they attribute their miraculous survival to divine intervention. This genuinely remarkable event in aviation history lasted all of twenty minutes in real life. The writer/director/producer of ON A WING AND A PRAYER, Sean McNamara (Even Stevens, That's So Raven), managed to stretch this incident into an hour and 45 minute film by editorializing on the Whites' Christian values as they win barbecue contests, feed the homeless, and work their way through petty family squabbles before their near death experience brings them together once again. A star-studded cast (Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe) and some bizarre additions to the story, including a deadly peanut allergy and an accidental flight misdirection into a tropical storm, ensure that ON A WING AND A PRAYER is one of the more tightly constructed and entertaining Christian blockbusters of recent years. Many recent Christian genre films have been weighted down with boring descents into complicated conservative conspiracy theories, or bulky runtimes, but ON A WING AND A PRAYER keeps the drama light and soars above the competition.

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The Judas Project (1990) TEASER Apr 09, 2023

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This 90's "modern day" fantasy retelling of the life of Jesus is a classic example of the VHS era of Christian films that live in the collective memory of millennial audiences. THE JUDAS PROJECT has that classic, washed out, dreamy, white "glow" effect throughout its VHS transfer, evoking a wholesome nostalgia, but it contrasts that safe feeling with a particularly brutal crucifixion scene, featuring body horror special effects that push the film's MPAA rating to PG-13. When a mysterious, magical man named Jesse stuns the world with a series of miracles, including raising the dead, an evil shadow government begins to take notice of his power. As Jesse's story unfolds, we, the Christian audience of THE JUDAS PROJECT, begin to realize that Jesse is an analogue for Jesus, right down to the disciples he takes and the wonders he demonstrates to them through his "transfiguration" on an idyllic mountainside. The film is an ambitious and relatively grandiose attempt at a contemporary parable, considering its relatively small budget, but it has some major flaws — mainly, plot intrigue that goes nowhere (a sexy Russian spy who appears briefly and never returns) and a confusing series of leaps in between Biblical and modern language. Sometimes characters speak like the King James Bible, but sometimes they speak normally. Sometimes the script switches Biblical names like "Jesus" to "Jesse", yet Jesse's disciples including Thomas and Peter keep their exact same names for some reason. Still, THE JUDAS PROJECT is a compelling experience, if nothing else for the wave of Sunday School nostalgia it will evoke in its millennial viewers, and for the enormous amount of campy original songs written and performed for the film by writer/director/producer James H Barden.

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Amazing Ape (2016) feat. Black Dresses Apr 02, 2023

Ape-ril Fool's! A confident and unyielding propaganda film wrapped in an unassuming package, AMAZING APE uses talking chimps and political intrigue to teach the world how eating a completely raw food diet and doing yoga can reverse the effects of powerful diseases such as terminal cancer, rendering the medical establishment completely obsolete. This is the first and only film by the director/producer who goes by the mononym Juliano — a chef-turned-filmmaker with a star clientele, specializing in raw vegan food, whose obsession with diet borders on religious. Juliano's mystical worldview, where eating raw honey can literally cure cancer, comes to life in his film as the young protagonist Albert reverses his terminal illness using dietary guidelines he learns from a special chimpanzee named Simon. Simon is the descendent of the first chimp to fly a spacecraft, and he's cared for in a secret military zoo by beautiful blonde scientist Riley. When Simon the chimp is purchased and transferred to an evil pharmaceutical lab that delights in torturing its animal subjects, Albert must convince his own mother Miranda, a sadistic torturer of chimps, to embrace the raw lifestyle and respect chimpanzees as honorary members of the human race. There are almost too many incredible moments in AMAZING APE to discuss, so we called in Rook and Devi of noise pop duo Black Dresses to help us platform Simon's raw food diet and bring about the change in cultural consciousness known as "The Shift". We're honored to host these talented musicians as they make their podcasting debut.

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Nun Nancy (2021) feat. Marina Kittaka TEASER Mar 26, 2023

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A nun goes undercover in the mean streets of Baltimore to bring the word to the lost souls of The Gold Club, a strip club with an infamous "champagne room" that hides the secret of a prostitution ring. Director Jason Campbell, who also made one of our favorite recent films THE MAN WHO WENT TO HEAVEN, pulls no punches in this character drama, but gives us plenty of comic relief along the way. We follow Nancy as she is called by the Lord to Google the phrase "YouTube how to bartend", and we laugh with her as she laughs alone while watching tutorials. We conspire with her as she quickly changes into her habit before entering the convent late for Bible study after a long night secretly working in the club. We also share her frustration at a world that seems fallen beyond repair — is the work of a solitary nun enough to change society? Or is it merely a drop of bitters in an ocean of soda water? Our friend Marina Kittaka, one half of game design team Analgesic Productions (Anodyne, Even the Ocean, Sephonie) joins us in our Los Angeles studio to watch this fascinating piece by one of the more promising of the currently active faith-based filmmakers.

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Civil War Saint (2022) feat. Brian Kamerer Mar 19, 2023

Ashley Hays Wright and David Owen Wright have become our favorite power couple of DIY Christian filmmaking. Together with their three daughters, they have produced over 20 feature films, some of which we've covered previously on our podcast: HALLOWEEN HERO, HALLOWEEN CANDYMARE, CHRISTMAS ZOMBIES, and THE EXORCISM IN AMARILLO. Although we've only scratched the surface of their vast catalog, we thought we had begun to fully understand these compelling artists and the reasons they create. We were wrong. We were tipped off to some stunning revelations about the Wright family's past, assembled through several years' worth of local news reports from various small towns. It turns out that both of the Wrights had separately worked as police chiefs, despite having limited or no police training, and both were separately fired from their positions under various controversies. David was charged with impersonating an officer, and people who knew him allege he made implausible claims about his work that seemed more like a movie than reality. Arrest warrants were evaded as the family began their nomadic journey together around remote areas of the United States while being called by God to start a church. It's an exciting story, and it's only endeared them more to us as artists — we can't help but wonder if they know when the movie ends. Our longtime friend Brian Kamerer, a prolific novelist and podcaster behind the audio art project Books By Brian, joins us as we introduce him to the first family of faith-based filmmaking, and tells us about his upcoming debut feature film.

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A Brand New Kitchen (2019) TEASER Mar 12, 2023

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This gripping family drama about a middle class Catholic family and its patriarch, the Kitchen King, shows the difficult choices that one must make in leading their life according to Biblical principles. The Kitchen King is protagonist Peter Landingham's business moniker. He sees his duty in life as "serving the great American middle class" by installing perfect kitchens, which in his eyes are the heart of the home. He has many folk theories about how the kitchen can symbolize the state of the relationship between a husband and wife. But Peter's own perfect family life is thrown into shambles when his former high school sweetheart, now married to a rich man, commissions an extravagant kitchen from The King that is obviously an attempt to rekindle an old flame. Peter struggles with the temptation to cheat on his wife, Claire, especially after she reveals a bombshell secret of her own that threatens her relationship with Peter and their son, Peter Jr. The drama never stops, but A BRAND NEW KITCHEN also features full original musical numbers, and bizarre montages illustrating how Peter Jr.'s courtship of his girlfriend incestually mirrors the past relationship his father had with his own high school sweetheart. Truly, any lover of religious films would want to convert to Catholicism after letting the Kitchen King remodel your heart.

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Leap: Rise of the Beast (2011) Mar 05, 2023

The sequel to the beloved Christian parkour film LEAP is an ambitious jump up in every way, from production quality to knowledge of biblical prophecy, allowing its cast of fit teens to hit the antichrist where it hurts him the most — his evil headquarters in the Vatican City. It's the contrast between the film's DIY action thriller tropes and the wordiness of its anti-Catholic messaging that makes LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST one of the most fascinating Christian films we've ever watched. Director Chris Tempel was in his early to mid 20s when he made this film, and it's truly remarkable what he was able to achieve on such a small budget and with self-taught filmmaking skills. He's clearly obsessed with Hollywood action blockbusters, but not nearly as obsessed as he is with Bible study. LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST uses Tempel's own conclusions he drew from self-guided Bible studies to transmit lofty ideas of how mainstream Christianity gets the Bible wrong. Tempel frequently blames the Catholics for using their influence throughout history to knowingly subvert Biblical teachings, convincing the average Christian to take up incorrect habits such as going to church on Sundays instead of Saturdays. In fact, Tempel goes as far as to argue that the end times prophecy of the Book of Revelations uses the metaphor of the antichrist and the beast to represent the anti-Pope and the Vatican City. LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST is a delightful film for being so precocious and yet so confident in its message that most Christians don't understand the basic facts of their own religion, and that a gaggle of backflipping teens are our only hope in the fight against the evil Catholics.

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Leap (2010) TEASER Feb 26, 2023

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This Christian parkour movie is full of rapture prophecy scripture painstakingly lifted from the King James Version of the Bible, and DIY death-defying stunts by a cast of Russian teen freerunners. LEAP is a low budget, backyard Christian film with a cult following. An upload of the film has over a million views on YouTube, which is apt because parkour itself is an internet video-based phenomenon, emerging in popularity around the time of LEAP's release. Director/writer Chris Tempel must have had the vision to see that young people would be open to hearing about the Bible in between compilations of cool teens doing parkour stunts, so he created this film that basically alternates parkour montages and extended Bible study sequences. Interestingly, the Bible study scenes are among the most conservative we've ever encountered in a Christian film. In one scene, the youth pastor character explicitly states that AIDS is God's earthly punishment for the crimes of homosexuality and adultery. Most Protestant films we encounter, especially ones aimed at teens, don't take on so heavy of a message — LEAP, however, is as bold as the dangerous dives over bike racks and picnic tables it depicts. The film even sets itself up for the biggest leap of all — an ambitious sequel (LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST) that takes on the entire religion of Catholicism and its sick plot to induce the New World Order. We'll be covering the sequel next week on our show!

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Elijah's Secret (2016) Feb 19, 2023

We're so excited to add a new genre of Christian film to our repertoire: anti-Catholic movies made by Protestants. What's really going on in that weird little city called the Vatican? Brothers Casey and Wayne Harmberg allege that a cabal of Jesuit priests are working together to infiltrate the ranks of innocent churches to spread their insidious doctrine of universalism. They will also upset the economic balance of every country, creating the need for a one world currency that will usher in, of course, the New World Order we've come to know and love. Adding to the intrigue of ELIJAH'S SECRET is its marvelous visual style. CGI effects allow Jesuit priest Elijah to levitate and create protective magical force fields through his mastery of the occult arts. Barely any costumes are used, meaning scenes depicting the highest levels of military intelligence prominently feature characters such as an ancient man wearing a Beatles hoodie. The Harmberg brothers open ELIJAH'S SECRET with title cards urging viewers to embrace the controversy and to watch with an open mind. We did exactly that, and we will never look at the world quite the same way ever again.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Satanic Panic... Reloaded TEASER Feb 12, 2023

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A new wave of satanic influence in media prompts Ash and Julian to conduct an emergency meeting. Sam Smith and Kim Petras's recent televised performance of their Grammy award-winning collaboration "Unholy" leaves nothing to the imagination, as the two cavort onstage in plastic red devil horns while singing about marital infidelity (a subject never before covered in the medium of the pop song .) Meanwhile, in the virtual realm, insidious video game designers are playing god of their own hand-sculpted worlds by decorating them with explicit references to satanism and the illuminati. Truly, it seems that our elites have gotten so cocky that they can't help but "let the mask[s] slip" — accidentally revealing their secret plots to dethrone God and cannibalize the innocent by leaving a series of elaborate clues meant to only be understood by the smartest people in the world. Fortunately for us, these geniuses have made a series of YouTube videos explaining what's going on. What a relief!

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Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (2023) Feb 05, 2023

We headed to theaters for a rare irl Christian movie screening! The latest reboot of the LEFT BEHIND franchise is directed by none other than Kevin Sorbo, an actor who has become Christian movie royalty due to his work in the genre over the past two decades. He stars in this brand new film alongside his wife Sam and his eldest son Braeden, reminiscent of the 2017 film LET THERE BE LIGHT, which also featured the entire Sorbo clan in one of our all-time favorite Christian films due its outrageous and fun plot about defeating terrorist group Isis with the power of God's love. We went into LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST with high expectations, which ended up being a terrible idea. Unfortunately, in our opinion, this new film represents how COVID broke everyone's brains and changed the entire course of evangelical Christians' taste in entertainment. It seems like a steady diet of YouTube conspiracy videos has influenced what could have been a very exciting story about the rapture that ended up being a boring and lifeless film with lots of long scenes of people sitting down and talking about the New World Order. Still, LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST was a fascinating look at the current flavor of evangelical Christian filmmaking, even if it sacrificed entertainment for information.

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Left Behind III: World at War (2005) TEASER Jan 29, 2023

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We complete our watch of the original LEFT BEHIND film trilogy with WORLD AT WAR, which also stars Kirk Cameron, but notably adds prolific, Oscar-winning (!) actor Louis Gossett Jr. to the main cast as President Gerald Fitzhugh. The series would get rebooted in 2014's LEFT BEHIND (starring Nicolas Cage) and now again with today's (!) theatrical release of LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST starring Kevin Sorbo. We plan to see the latter in theaters later tonight. But LEFT BEHIND III: WORLD AT WAR was an interesting watch because of its bizarre, coincidental (or not?) parallels to the world events of the past few years. Mainly, the film is focused on the rapture prophecies concerning "pestilence", which in the film manifested as the handsome Slavic antichrist Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie) literally poisoning Bibles with a mysterious green gas that kills all Christians who touch the infected books. Christians hoard vaccines and wait it out in their underground churches, while President Fitzhugh takes matters into his own hands to connect with the Tribulation Force and investigate disturbing intelligence leaks that can be traced back to Nicolae and his dastardly reign at the United Nations.

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Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) feat. Growing Up Christian podcast Jan 22, 2023

Our LEFT BEHIND movie month continues with the 2nd in the series, in which handsome young reporter Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron) and his former atheist pilot cohort Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson) form a TRIBULATION FORCE to oppose the rise of Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie), the charming, Slavic secretary general of the United Nations who promises to unite the world under a single currency. While the original LEFT BEHIND felt so competently made that it might be mistaken for a "normal" film, LEFT BEHIND II gives itself permission to go way off the deep end into pure Christian movie cliches. These include: worldly characters being unnecessarily hostile to Christians, Kirk Cameron trying to change the world by broadcasting a Biblical message on live TV, and a minor character's bizarre conversion to Christianity featuring dialogue cribbed directly from a Ray Comfort sermon. Truly, LEFT BEHIND II teaches us that desperate times call for desperate measures. Joining us to oppose the New World Order are Sam and Casey of Growing Up Christian podcast, who have had many conversations in the past on their show about the religious trauma that some Christians experience after being exposed to terrifying rapture stories from a young age. We're happy to have them in our own Tribulation Force.

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Left Behind: The Movie (2000) TEASER Jan 15, 2023

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Perhaps the definitive contemporary Christian film, this end-times thriller starring Kirk Cameron is based on bestselling novel LEFT BEHIND, which launched a series of 16 books that sold tens of millions of copies since the mid-1990s. This franchise's vision of the end times basically created the contemporary pop cultural idea of what the rapture might look like. Rewatching LEFT BEHIND: THE MOVIE over two decades after its original release, we're stunned by how well it holds up. It's one of the most competent, "convincing" Christian thrillers in that it's so "normal" and well-produced that you sometimes forget you're watching a Christian film. Secondly, the end-times philosophy perpetuated by LEFT BEHIND still sounds incredibly current in an era where social media has decentralized conspiracy theory and created a hybrid of Biblical eschatological ideas merged with pop culture. We can't help but find modern day analogues to this film in recent world events — from former President Trump's acknowledgment of Jerusalem as Israel's capitol being seen by some evangelical Christians as a harbinger of the apocalypse (and to be clear, this is a good thing) — to COVID vaccine mandates being seen as the first real test of globalist authoritarianism that would lead to the rise of the "new world order". LEFT BEHIND: THE MOVIE is also overtly Zionist, depicting Israel as a modern-day Garden of Eden protected by the hand of God, yet constantly besieged by its enemies. But despite the heavy-handed messaging, the film is genuinely fun and at times (unintentionally?) silly. It cemented Kirk Cameron's star status in the Christian film world, and it even throws us a little bit of Masonic imagery — for the kids!

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SPECIAL - 3 Years of Boys' Bible Study! Roundup, Best Clips, and Top Picks Jan 08, 2023

We celebrate the Holy Trinity today as we complete our 3rd full year of weekly Boys' Bible Study episodes. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are the ones ACTUALLY holding the microphones — we just talk into them. As is our tradition, we mark a new beginning with a special meta episode where we look back at all we learned about Christian cinema through the previous year. We ask and answer important questions such as: who is John Lennon? Why does God let bad things happen to girls with pixie cuts? Are we really in heaven, or is that just what the nice man who kidnapped us wants us to believe? We also once again finish our year-end roundup with the 3rd annual GOLDEN CALF AWARDS, where we recognize excellent Christian films in categories of our own creation. Whether you've listened to Boys' Bible Study from the beginning, or are newly joining us this week, we hope this episode will be a comprehensive look into both the history and also the current trends of Christian cinema!

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The CheyZone™ TEASER Jan 01, 2023

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Have you ever wanted to enter... The CheyZone™? Perhaps you were so enamored by our reviews of Tim Chey movies that you fantasized yourself living within one. You could imagine yourself as one of the high IQ geniuses who are forced to confront a terrorist in THE GENIUS CLUB, or an A-list actor wanted for murder in LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG. What if we told you that your desire could finally come to life? This 90 minute audio piece uses segments from Tim Chey films to weave together a simulation of life in The CheyZone™, which is a term we coined to mean the climax of every Tim Chey movie where all of the characters start screaming at each other about Christian dogma and moral debates. Chey is one of our favorite directors, and we consider his writing style fascinating. We love the way that all of the characters gradually lose their identities and become a kind of Greek dramatic chorus that helps Chey prove his point about such topics as evolution not being real, or car alarms being literally invented by the devil to torment mankind. Happy new year! We hope you'll enjoy this special presentation, and we wish you many long nights this year arguing with your loved ones about culture war issues.

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A Little Piece of Heaven (1991) Dec 25, 2022

Is this a bone-chilling crime thriller that somehow got rewritten as a Christian inspirational movie? Kirk Cameron in his prime stars in A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN, which sells itself as a whimsical comedy/drama about a young man who wants to adopt troubled kids into a loving family. What Kirk Cameron's character Will actually does to accomplish this involves literally drugging and kidnapping an orphan, and in another case dressing as an angel to lure a girl out of her abusive parents' home. Elevating the drama is the casting of Jussie Smollett, who made headlines in 2019 for faking a hate crime perpetuated against himself, in a supporting role as kidnapped orphan Salem Bordeaux. Salem is tough, streetwise boy whose dialogue is written in exaggerated AAVE, which Will and his disabled sister Violet are constantly correcting with "proper" English. Parallel plot lines, such as an ongoing FBI investigation and the impending closure of the town orphanage, make A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN an exciting and often chaotic film that never seems to land on the tone for which it's aiming. Also, it takes place on Christmas! Sincere Christmas and holiday wishes to all who listen to Boys' Bible Study.

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Live Fast, Die Young (2008) TEASER Dec 18, 2022

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Director Timothy A. Chey is one of our all time favorite filmmakers, and we can always count on him for an entertaining movie-watching experience. That's why this is the fifth film of his we've formally reviewed on our show! Chey's trademark is a plot device we've started calling... The CheyZone™. It works like this: get about 10 people in a room and give them a reason to be pissed off at each other. They'll begin angrily monologuing and participating in a group debate that reinforces political and spiritual concepts subscribed to by Chey himself. These include: evolution isn't real, football is a distraction from church, and car alarms were literally created by Satan. (These topics are discussed in multiple Chey films.) LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG enters The CheyZone™ by dropping us in a Christmas party attended by the most elite of Hollywood's young stars. When a famous actress dies suddenly of a drug overdose, the partygoers are held in a room to be questioned by police. They then enter....... The CheyZone™.

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The Fourth Wise Man (1985) Dec 11, 2022

During our month of Christmas movies, we would be remiss if we didn't cover a film that takes us back to Bible times to really show us the reason for the season. THE FOURTH WISE MAN is a classic piece of Bible fan fiction that contains all the hallmarks of the genre — white Hollywood actors in shawls, a zither music soundtrack, and a story about a fictitious Bible character that just so happens to be there for every major point of Jesus' life story. Martin Sheen plays Artaban, a plucky young Magi who independently realizes the prophecy of Jesus's coming, and sets out with his reluctant slave Orontes (Alan Arkin) to follow the star that we all know will lead to Jesus's birth in the manger. But will he get there in time? Artaban is just such a good person that he keeps getting sidetracked along the way, including spending 30 years in a leper colony taking care of the sick. In THE FOURTH WISE MAN, the Christmas story is truly the friends we made along the way. In this episode, the Bible Boys ask the big questions, such as: what if Jesus were British? Why can't lepers pull themselves up by the bootstraps? Magi son or thot daughter?

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Faith Filled Christmas (2017) TEASER Dec 04, 2022

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Our month of Christmas movies begins with this ambitious inspirational comedy about senior citizens gone wild. Simon and Emily Fairway are a devout Christian couple who live in a senior living facility in Florida. FAITH FILLED CHRISTMAS follows each of them individually as their paths branch off for separate days of fun. Simon hangs at home with his fellow retirees while his mischievous friend Byron secretly organizes a "Geezer Olympics" physical fitness competition unbeknownst to the facility's strict headmistress. Meanwhile, Emily has a day out with her family, who happen to be an atypically structured and ethnically diverse group due to the Fairways' participation in the foster system. It's a cute combination of stories with genuinely wholesome themes such as diversity, respect, and care for the less fortunate. However, the film is not without its flaws. The character "Guru" is just an Indian guy stereotype played for laughs, which is a weird standout in this film that's all about how people of different races can co-exist respectfully. Also, shallow criticisms of Islam, and a bizarre invocation of the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting of 2016 raise eyebrows during a scene where Christian teens are proselytizing on the beach. Still, we highly recommend this film if for no other reason than its climactic final scene of senior citizens partying hard to the song "That Junk is Crazy" by Christian EDM artist J-Dub.

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Newsboys: Down Under the Big Top (1996) feat. Josh Martin Nov 27, 2022

This straight-to-video oddity from the vast catalog of legendary Christian rock band Newsboys is a nostalgic favorite for fans of the group who love Newsboys' classic mid-90s albums including "Going Public" and "Take Me to Your Leader". DOWN UNDER THE BIG TOP is a comic fantasy film starring the band as the reluctant heirs of a dilapidated circus, faced with the difficult task of coming up with exciting acts and making "megacash" by bringing the show back to life. That's as far as the plot really goes — most of the film is just an excuse to see your favorite Newsboys getting pies to the face or making Christian music industry in-jokes. CCM (contemporary Christian music) super-producer Steve Taylor, who directed this film, makes a cameo alongside other musical powerhouses such as prolific bassist Tommy Simms. The silly gags of DOWN UNDER THE BIG TOP aren't without their dark undertones — lead vocalist John James was likely performing in this film while in the throes of his addiction issues that would cause him to leave the group the following year, although fortunately he has since recovered. Still, DOWN UNDER THE BIG TOP is a charmingly bizarre artifact of a time when CCM had a huge cultural impact, and Newsboys were the genre's most beloved ambassadors. Returning as a guest to our show is our friend and resident CCM expert Josh Martin, a film curator behind Uncomfortable Brunch and Orlando Pop-Up Movie Services, who filled in our analysis of this film with his intricate knowledge of Newsboys lore.

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End of the Spear (2005) TEASER Nov 20, 2022

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We celebrate Thanksgiving weekend by investigating a Christian film with a "wacky" clash of cultures between white, first world Christians and the indigenous peoples that fascinate them. In this case, END OF THE SPEAR is based on the true story of American missionary Nate Saint (yes, that's his name) and his crew trying to teach the uncontacted Waodani tribe about Jesus by flying a plane to the jungles of Ecuador in 1956. Their first attempt does not go well. To be frank, the five men get their entire shit absolutely speared within minutes of setting foot on the Ecuadorian beach. But this story doesn't end here — the missionaries' wives, and young Steve Saint (son of Nate Saint) return to forgive the Waodani for their rash actions and save the tribe from a polio epidemic. The movie ends with the civilized Waodani dressed in what looks like JCPenney basics, begging the missionaries to stay, much like the story of the first Thanksgiving. Using this movie as a jumping-off point, we ponder: is Christian missionary work noble or savage?

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Bibleman feat. Harleigh Ellsworth Nov 13, 2022

We are finally covering one of the most beloved and well-known pieces of Christian children's entertainment — BIBLEMAN — and we have a special guest to help us. Harleigh Ellsworth is not only the star of the 2001 BIBLEMAN episode "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION", but she is also the daughter of Willie Aames (who plays the titular BIBLEMAN in addition to writing, directing, and editing the original series) and Maylo McCaslin (who voices BIBLEMAN's trusty computer U.N.I.C.E.) Harleigh tells us how the BIBLEMAN franchise was almost fully a family production, since her father Willie Aames was so hands on in all aspects of the show, including spending nearly 9 months per year touring as a part of the elaborate Bibleman live show that drew crowds of kids all over the United States. The episode we focus on today is truly a family affair, since mom, dad, and daughter all appear in the cast. In LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION (2001), Harleigh plays Riley, a newly converted Christian 12-year-old who is tempted to rejoin her old friend group, who are bad influences on her and would not be beneficial to her on her spiritual path. Parallel to this Christian moral quandary is a storyline about an evil, hypnotic website called www.HackEmUp.com that recurring BIBLEMAN villain Luxor Spawndroth uses to tempt insecure Christians and lead them back to their sinful past lives. Can BIBLEMAN and his hacker protege Cypher stop Riley from throwing her faith away? It was a pleasure to get such an intimate, inside look at the media we cover from someone who was there to see it all happen, so we can't thank Harleigh enough for spending the time to share her family's unique story with us. Also, shoutouts to our friend Dana for assisting us with the research for this.

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Georgia Rule (2007) TEASER Nov 06, 2022

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Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, and Jane Fonda star as three generations of a dysfunctional Idaho family in GEORGIA RULE, a decidedly secular and genuinely bizarre film that uses Mormon social culture as a backdrop for a fish-out-of-water story where a troubled city girl named Rachel (portrayed by Lohan) is sent to live with her country grandmother for the summer. Rachel feels like an outsider in her new town, and her attempts at being extremely sexually forward with any of the men who are nice to her earns her an army of slut-shaming haters who watch her every move on binoculars, or following her with their cars. But this sexually precocious behavior from a seventeen-year-old character is clearly coming from a traumatized place. When Rachel confesses to the town veterinarian about her repeated childhood rapes by her stepfather, the vet dutifully informs Rachel's family, but drama starts when Rachel repeatedly takes back the accusations, and then takes her denial back again multiple times so viewers are in a constant state of suspense about who the monster is in this movie. Although there is something that seems very real about the character of Rachel constantly flip-flopping on how to cope with her own rape, this constant giving and taking back of very serious allegations is an unparalleled act of psychic terrorism to the first-time viewer trying to keep up with the story. This juxtaposition of the horrifying plot with the idyllic, quirky small-town setting adds to the level of surrealness that makes GEORGIA RULE a harrowing watch that could at first glance be mistaken for a fluffy "Hallmark"-type movie. This quality, plus the film's fair and balanced meditation on Mormon cultural values, make GEORGIA RULE a film we've been looking forward to talking about on the show for ages.

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Spirits Among Us (2009) Oct 30, 2022

A key to understanding Christian horror films is to remember that the demonic possessions and devilish hauntings the films depict could actually happen to you and your family. SPIRITS AMONG US is a delightful low-budget flick from one-time director Ray Jenkins which shows that even demons you yourself didn't summon can still impact your life. In the film, a Christian family moves into a home that they didn't realize was formerly the site of satanic rituals. Although Mark, Janice and their daughter Julie are devout Christians with a perfect, loving family dynamic, the residual effects of these terrible ceremonies are ruining their lives. Poltergeist activity starts to develop, centering on a creepy ventriloquist dummy that Mark owns for some reason. In the end, it's only consulting with a pastor that cleanses the family of their previous tenants' sins. Fortunately for us, the pastor character gives us a step by step guide for how to rid our own homes of evil. Remember, these demons are just like those you might battle in real life as a Christian, so pay attention! And thank you for spending your Halloween season with us instead of out there "trick or treating" with fallen souls in this dark, secular world.

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The Exorcism in Amarillo (2020) TEASER Oct 23, 2022

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It all started when Ashley Hays Wright accidentally brought an occult book into her home that was somehow mixed in a box of Christian books she bought on Craigslist. In doing so, she opened a "doorway" for demonic influence in her life that went as far as to possess her eldest daughter. Fortunately, the Hays Wright family lived to tell the tale, now immortalized in their feature film THE EXORCISM IN AMARILLO, in which the family portrays themselves as they reenact this dark period in their lives. With a massive body of work spanning at least 10 features and just as many short films, TV specials, and documentaries, the Hays Wrights have proven themselves to be the hardest working family in Christian showbiz. They are also a unique voice in Christian film because they are unafraid to tackle supernatural and horror elements in their work, making them perfect to spotlight for our October rundown of Christian thrillers. But in all of their prolific filmography, THE EXORCISM IN AMARILLO stands out as one of their creepiest statements. Why? Because it proves that Christian horror can hit close to home when you let the wrong art into your life.

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Cigarette Burns (2005) Oct 16, 2022

We apply our Protestant work ethic to our jobs as semi-Christian film critics whose task this week is to investigate the religious themes of John Carpenter's brilliant CIGARETTE BURNS, an hour-long piece Carpenter created for the MASTERS OF HORROR anthology TV series in the mid-2000s. In the film, struggling independent movie theater owner Kirby (Norman Reedus) is tasked by an eccentric film collector to track down LA FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE. This film-within-a-film is the most rare, dark and transgressive piece of media ever made — it depicts the torture and dismemberment of a real angel. To desecrate something so holy is the ultimate sin, and to capture such a sin on film is to create a moving image so powerful that even simply pursuing a copy of the film causes Kirby to suffer terrifying hallucinations. Anyone who actually watches LA FIN rarely survives, but if Kirby can retrieve the only copy of the film, he'll make enough money to pay off all of his earthly debts. John Carpenter builds this story about a Faustian bargain to an absolutely terrifying payoff. CIGARETTE BURNS is both a love letter to transgressive cinema and an inventive remix of Christian cosmology, so obviously it's one of our pet favorite films and something we've been looking forward to covering during our month-long look at Christian horror. We discuss spiritual trauma, our personal experiences being deflowered by shock cinema, and "the coming attractions of the soul".

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The Visitation (2006) TEASER Oct 09, 2022

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This October, we once again strive to guide you down the righteous path by exposing you to wholesome media that still satisfies the natural human fascination with the macabre. First up? Edward Furlong (Terminator 2, Detroit Rock City, etc.) stars in the film adaptation of THE VISITATION, a book by preeminent Christian supernatural fiction author Frank Peretti. Any appreciator of Christian pop culture should know about Peretti, whose thrillers have lined the shelves of many a church library from the 80s onward. It's obvious that Peretti sees his work as cinematic, since he takes a great interest in film adaptations of his books. He's co-produced, co-written, and even acted in films such as HANGMAN'S CURSE (2004), another Peretti-sourced story which we've previously covered on our show. THE VISITATION takes advantage of Edward Furlong's charmingly creepy drawl by casting him as a mysterious small town stranger named Brandon who stuns the community by performing Christlike signs and miracles. But as Dark Brandon's disturbing motivations unfold, it becomes clear that his power comes not from God — but from a force far, far more sinister.

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Screened In (2021) Oct 02, 2022

Are we addicted to our freaking telephones? This cautionary thriller from director Lauren Havel and her co-writer Jennifer Havel dares to finally ask this question in the year of our Lord 2021. Fortunately for us, SCREENED IN's tired critique of contemporary life is dressed up with absolutely insane sequences and creative decisions that kept us on the edge of our seats. When a teenage girl named Peyton starts to notice that she and her friends' lives are far too focused on what's happening on screens, she challenges them to a week-long "digital detox", where they'll attempt to go "off the grid" with zero electronics to interfere with their concentration. Somehow, despite their good intentions, this ignites a week of their lives with constant drama. Relationships are ruined, family secrets are uncovered, and a shocking plot twist involving a toddler's medical emergency threatens to change the course of Peyton's life forever. Is the demonic spirit of the smartphone punishing its teen captors for trying to free themselves from its grasp? In the end, only their own tenacity — and the power of prayer — will allow them to log off.

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The Pro Bono Watchman (2022) TEASER Sep 25, 2022

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Genuinely accomplished actor/stuntman Mike Gassaway stars in this suburban thriller about a retired lawyer who is elected to be the monitor (the "pro bono watchman", if you will) for the child visitations of an ex-convict dad seemingly trying to right his wrongs and gain partial custody of his 6-year-old daughter. Gassaway's character Hank is the model of the "perfect man" or "Bob Revere" trope that we've identified as a common thread between the Christian/conservative media that we cover. He can do no wrong, and despite his intense demeanor (demonstrated by the way he pulls a gun on neighbors who are playing their rock music too loud), it's clear that the film intends to portray him as the doting husband of his terminally ill, cancer-stricken wife, and an all-around good citizen who is deeply concerned with law and order. THE PRO BONO WATCHMAN does not deal with explicitly Christian themes beyond depicting multiple characters praying, and the film is not overtly political, but its insistence that a suburban white senior citizen is the last thread holding aloft the morality of the United States fits right in with our usual canon. But the real draw of THE PRO BONO WATCHMAN is something we won't mention in this summary — it contains one of the most shocking mid-movie twists we've experienced since 2017's LET THERE BE LIGHT (dir. Kevin Sorbo). We spoil the twist on this episode, but we're warning you now to give you the option of hearing it from us or streaming the film for free on Tubi first to uncover a jaw-dropping plot detail that turns the drama of THE PRO BONO WATCHMAN up to 100%.

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Genius (2012) Sep 18, 2022

Ray Comfort is a prolific and singular auteur. His guerrilla proselytizing and DIY filmmaking techniques have turned him into a youtube phenomenon with tens of millions of views on hundreds of videos. We spotlight our fourth (!) Ray Comfort film to appear on this podcast, GENIUS — a documentary where Ray uses the life and career of John Lennon to create a conversation starter that allows Ray to lure unsuspecting members of the public into spiritually transformative discussions. We're obsessed as usual with Ray's bizarre, fast-paced style of speaking, and his obtuse hypotheticals. Questions about The Beatles suddenly devolve into — what would you do if you found a secret vault filled with money, and knew you could steal $2 million without being caught? Would you murder a woman's husband if she told you he was "a rat"? Ray uses these queries as springboards to introduce his cattle-like public to concepts such as universal morality and false confessions. He films the whole thing for us — every frantic filibuster, or every debate that turns into Ray and some mentally ill person screaming at each other about evolution, is captured for us in crisp digital. Join us Bible Boys as we are once again astonished by Ray's beautiful mind and frightening perseverance. Ray knows all the right questions to ask, but he left out an important one — how are we going to get the Beatles off the roof?

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Alongside Night (2014) TEASER Sep 11, 2022

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It's a libertarian fantasy — a shopping mall where you can purchase anything you want. Drugs, guns, and even nuclear weapons are available to the responsible, self-determined buyer. Welcome to the world of ALONGSIDE NIGHT, a secular and decidedly PG-13 libertarian-interest film co-starring and co-produced by Christian legend Kevin Sorbo and his wife, Sam Sorbo. Kevin plays infamous economist Dr. Martin Vreeland, whose ideas are deemed threatening by the U.S. government, but the real star of the movie is his character's 16-year-old son, Elliot Vreeland (played by Christian Kramme.) Elliot has a precocious intellect and staunch right-wing economic views, so naturally women find him extremely sexy, and he carries himself with a Bond-like confidence. But can even a wunderkind such as he navigate an increasingly dangerous world, where gold is banned and armed FEMA soldiers are eager to re-educate him in a prison at the Al Gore Atmospheric Carbon Reduction Facility? It's a thrilling adventure movie featuring some of the most unsympathetic characters in cinematic history, with bizarrely grandiose DIY filmmaking techniques that make for an endlessly compelling watch. We love this film and have been waiting for years for the right time to discuss it on the pod.

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Creed of Gold (2014) Sep 04, 2022

Finally! A Christian feature that dares to ask the question — who funded the Bolsheviks? CREED OF GOLD is the rare type of movie that is both distinctly faith-based yet primarily focuses on economic concepts. If you've ever found yourself saying, "I'm enjoying this teen comedy, but I wish the protagonists spoke at length about how the Federal Reserve is a marvel of fiscal engineering that has created wealth and stability for our nation," then have we got the film for you. Protagonist Adam Smith (yes, named for Adam Smith) is a second-generation Russian immigrant who came of age in "the inner city" yet finds himself as a scholarship student at the prestigious Havenhurst University. He's randomly assigned to write a term paper with the rich and privileged Kirsten Stanford, but their assignment turns dangerous when their research begins to uncover dark secrets of corruption at the very heart of the U.S. government. They conclude that a few bad political actors have manipulated policy to suit their own greed. Who knew? At its heart, CREED OF GOLD is a thrilling celebration of universal morality, the triumph of capitalism, and how the government would be doing a swell job if everyone just followed the rules.

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Gramps Goes to College (2014) TEASER Aug 28, 2022

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One of the most insane films we've ever watched is this deceptively unassuming-looking flick that actually contains one of the wildest ego trips ever performed in front of the camera. GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE is the story of Ty Bounds (Donald James Parker), a man in his sixties who feels called by God to go back to college. His mission? Disrupt biology 101 class and teach his new 18-year-old friends that they must reject the teachings of evolution. Ty also decides to live in the freshmen dorms, sharing a room with a young Christian man named Brad, who Ty is constantly surveilling and humiliating by doing things such as giving him "the sex talk" at 2am when Brad tries to sneak in late after a party. But a simple school-days comedy this is not — it gets metaphysical when a girl is literally raised from the dead after dying on her feet during a binge drinking competition. Writer/star Donald James Parker sees himself as a cultural hero, and the Gramps character is dripping with the arrogance of a Christian who believes that he can fully know God. Great movie, highly recommended!

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Chloe's Mountain (2021) feat. Hesse of Seeking Derangements Aug 21, 2022

Chloe is a rebellious goth girl with an insurmountable "mountain" in her life she must climb. Faced with the sudden death of her parents, and the sudden death of her grandmother after that, she must choose between a sinful lifestyle making music with her nonbinary-coded rock band or to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish by attending Bible college. Fitting in at school isn't so easy, but Chloe soon finds a new best friend who shares her experiences — Nechelle, an immigrant from Sierra Leone who lost not only her biological parents, but ALSO her adoptive parents soon afterward. CHLOE'S MOUNTAIN has the distinction of being the Christian film we've seen with the most on or off-screen combined deaths, which is an achievement in a genre where sudden death is a frequently used trope that represents the unknowableness of God's plan. But will Chloe's college experience straighten her out, or will it expel her back into the world of smoking marijuana with tenderqueers? Hesse, co-host of the Seeking Derangements podcast, immerses herself in Chloe's world with us, and reveals her picks for the greatest Catholic films of all time. Meanwhile, Scott shocks Ash by sharing a long-held spiritual secret.

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Voodoo Academy (2000) feat. Trans Regret Snoopy Aug 07, 2022

Six strapping young male virgins enroll in a mysterious, exclusive Bible college led by the intimidating Rev. Carmichael. His sect, the "Neurocystic Christianity Church", preaches that advanced technology will bring the human race closer to God consciousness. His pièce de résistance is an electromagnetic confessional that doesn't just forgive sins — it harvests soul energy for an insidious purpose. It's a very ambitious exposition considering most of the film is just long shots of the boys writhing around in matching white designer underwear. This cinematic vision could only come from the mind of one man — director David DeCoteau, who has 177 directing credits to his name in genres such as gay softcore porn, straight softcore porn, kids' movies, and Lifetime movies. The range! Here to help us try to make sense of the theological backbone of Neurocystic Christianity is none other than Trans Regret Snoopy, a regularly appearing guest of ours who really knows her scripture and usually does not go out of her way to watch smut.

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A Man Called Jon (2015) TEASER Jul 31, 2022

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Jon is a pastor whose spiritual outbursts during church, such as shouting and running around the aisles, have made him the outcast of his congregation. After mass complaints, he is reassigned to shepherd a new flock. But imagine Jon's surprise when he (a white man) gets to his new assignment only to learn he'll be leading a historically black church. Members of his new congregation are either bemused or outright concerned by the cultural difference, but Jon quickly earns their trust through his open displays of spiritual ecstasy, which allow him to fit right in to a community where "shoutin'" is the norm when the spirit moves you. What follows is a fascinating and honestly quite wholesome story about culture shock that turns into mutual cultural appreciation. Of course we went into it with the worst of expectations for how this type of story would be handled, given the usual tenor of the mostly white and conservative films that tend to find us in our quest to watch every Christian film ever made. The perspective of black filmmakers and actors lent depth and sincerity to this story that could have gone very badly in the wrong hands. It was still pretty hilarious that Jon's original church basically kicked him out for being "too black" for them. However, sometimes a fun fish-out-of-water story can just be a charming and silly film without having to ruin it by overthinking.

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Christmas Zombies (2020) Jul 24, 2022

Merry Christmas in July! There's a war on Christmas in this country. The two sides? Santa vs. the undead. Our favorite homeschool family The Wrights simply cannot stop churning out hits. They made 12 films in 2020 alone, so obviously we've barely scratched the surface, despite watching HALLOWEEN CANDYMARE on this podcast just two weeks ago. CHRISTMAS ZOMBIES is a zany action comedy featuring ambitious green screen editing and multiple original rap songs. The Wrights are serious about their Christian message — despite a plot focusing on Santa, elves, and zombies, they make several attempts to remind us that Jesus is the reason for the season. Ash and Scott use the opportunity of this discussion to dig into the ethos of DIY cinema and to defend the Wrights AT ALL COSTS against their nasty 1-star letterboxd reviewers. Names for the naughty list, we're sure!

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Resurrection (1999) TEASER Jul 17, 2022

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This Bible fanfiction film borrows elements from police procedurals and film noir in the way it depicts Roman centurions in Bible times as fast talking cops. Claudius was assigned to guard Jesus's crucifixion and then later his tomb, but what should have been an easy assignment turns bizarre when he sees a bright flash of light and awakens to find the tomb is empty. His superiors at the centurion academy, and the high priests, want to silence him from revealing evidence that Jesus could really be the Messiah. Christian filmmakers are obsessed with finding novel ways to reframe stories we've heard a million times — RESURRECTION is genuinely one of the better and sillier examples of this type of story in the way the centurions are supposed to mirror police media tropes of today. The Boys enjoy a loose and comfy bonus episode where our ideas for centurion adaptations of modern cop movies takes us down a million stupid rabbit holes.

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Halloween Candymare (2019) Jul 10, 2022

Happy Halloween in July! We've chosen to abstain from celebrating Halloween due to the fact that it was invented by witches to talk to the dead. Still, we have a job to do. Inspiring us to remain true to our convictions regarding the shadow realm is our favorite homeschool family, the Wrights. Led by parents Ashley Hays Wright and David Owen Wright, the Wrights and their three daughters function as an accomplished low budget Christian film production company. From what we can assume about them based on the details we learn from their films and social media, the Wrights homeschool their daughters, and use this instructional time to work together to create family friendly films with a uniquely Christian message. The Wrights stand out within the Christian film scene for their apparent love of horror — creepy themes such as ghosts or bigfoot seem to be a common theme throughout their body of work. The involvement of their young daughters also makes the Wright films very unique. The Wright sisters' childlike sense of storytelling creates genuinely surprising and delightful moments. David Lynch famously invokes Transcendental Meditation to dive deep within his subconscious to invoke the signs and symbols that make his films powerful — the Wright sisters are inherently able to do this via their precociously limitless imaginations. Making the godly choice to boycott Halloween candy has never seemed so fun!

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All For Liberty (2009) TEASER Jul 03, 2022

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Happy 4th of July to all with fear of God in their hearts and red blood pumping through their veins. Ash and Julian celebrate by taking in a Revolutionary War era historical drama that reinforces the popular Christian cultural message that America is a country explicitly founded on Christian principles. The costuming in ALL FOR LIBERTY is genuinely impressive — the cast is clearly plucked from a historical reenactment troupe, and it's pretty amazing to see a low budget film with such a huge cast, all of whom are wearing expensive, period accurate clothing. The film is based on a true story of Swiss-German colonist Henry Felder, who was instrumental to fighting for independence in the colony of South Carolina. Seeing the action unfold, one cannot help but feel that God dealt America a major W in 1776. Even though we've been taking L's ever since, we're still #1.

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Play the Flute (2019) Jun 26, 2022

Fake sexual harassment allegations threaten to ruin a youth pastor's reputation in the newest feature length drama by Rich Christiano (1/2 of the famous Christiano brothers, and the director behind such classics as THE SECRETS OF JONATHAN SPERRY and TIME CHANGER). When Brandon, and his beautiful wife Lisa, make it their mission to change the lives of their church's indifferent youth group by inspiring vigorous devotion to the Bible, the couple don't realize the challenge they're facing. Through a series of passionate sermons, including hilariously direct reference to Christiano's previous films, Brandon causes one particularly delinquent boy named Squirrel to stop slacking off on the job and ripping off his boss (played by legendary character actor Clint Howard). But when spoiled rich girl Shannon tries to oust Brandon by falsely claiming that he "made a pass" at her, it takes a group gaslighting campaign to bring the rest of the teens together, finally united in Christ.

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Gone (2002) TEASER Jun 19, 2022

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Two stars of the original season of Survivor appear in this bizarre rapture film set in the Philippines. This is the fourth movie we've covered by director Tim Chey (THE GENIUS CLUB, SLAMMA JAMMA, SUING THE DEVIL). Chey has a truly unique voice in the Christian genre and a bizarre priority in his messaging. In at least three of his films, a character goes on a monologue where he or she claims that car alarms were invented by the devil. He's anti-evolution, anti-dog (?) and anti-lawsuit (despite making a film about suing the devil). It's so strange to see these messages coated in y2k "cool" film techniques, as in the case with Gone, which makes constant use of digital film grain effect and typewriter font. Picture a low-budget tropical remake of the Matrix where the water turns to blood and evolution is factually disproven — you've got GONE.

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Late One Night (2001) Jun 12, 2022

From the sick and twisted mind of Dave Christiano (1/2 of the influential and accomplished Christiano Brothers) comes this late night thriller about a shocking debate that goes down in a 24 hour diner. Larry is an atheist with a dark past of childhood neglect and several stints in prison. In between working long hours at the milk factory, he expresses his inner torment by sexually harassing every woman he meets. He also loves owning Christians with logic and reason. But late one night, he meets his match. A clean cut stranger named Jesus stands up to Larry in the restaurant, endures his torments, and even pays his bill before leaving. Could this be…… an allegory?

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Justin Flom TEASER Jun 05, 2022

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The newest installment of Julian's ongoing series fixating on Christian magicians brings us to the work of Justin Flom, a slick and shiny illusionist with a Macklemore haircut and over 2 billion views on his Facebook and YouTube pages. His family friendly vibe and social media savvy make him the perfect entertainer for your megachurch or corporate events. His extensive resume includes appearances everywhere from Hillsong Church to the Ellen Show. But most importantly, he is not afraid to be an out and open man of God! His original sleight of hand tricks and bizarre food-related viral videos put a spotlight on God and country — he credits both God for his gift and America's armed forces for fighting for his freedom to practice it. Ash and Julian investigate how Justin managed to beat the algorithm. Is he a demon in youth pastor's clothing? Would you let him saw your newborn baby in half? Is he the only Christian artist with the capacity to truly penetrate the mainstream?

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In the Blink of an Eye (2009) feat. Anthony Banua-Simon May 29, 2022

Although our journey through Christian cinema has taken us many places, we always return home — the filmography of David A.R. White. He's the co-founder of Pure Flix, and the producer/actor/director behind so many of the most notable faith-based films. He defines the genre. The tones and themes that most people would associate with their conception of "Christian film" are inspired by David's body of work. But IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE is an odd one even among his diverse catalog. This Christian take on GROUNDHOG DAY stars David as an atheist cop whose attempt to solve a kidnapping mystery while on vacation with his wife takes an unexpected turn when the rapture happens and traps him in a never-ending time loop. Joining us for this episode is our friend Anthony Banua-Simon. Anthony returns to the show to discuss his acclaimed debut feature documentary CANE FIRE and to lend his knowledge of David A.R. White to our discussion. We originally met Anthony because of his short documentary PURE FLIX AND CHILL (2018), which uses found footage and supercuts to present a compelling biography of David A.R. White, and proves definitively that David is the kingpin of Christian cinema.

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Witnesses TEASER May 22, 2022

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In this dazzling and sometimes intense one-man show by Curt Cloninger, people who personally knew Jesus come to life and share their stories with a (captive?) audience. Barabbas, now reformed after Jesus took his place on the Cross, reminisces about his days murdering dirty Gentiles. Lazarus speaks in a thick Italian accent as he describes what it was like to be dead. And an unnamed childhood friend of Jesus, who is portrayed as effeminate and possibly gay for some reason, remembers how the young Savior only treated him with kindness. It's a deeply ambitious project that could only have been achieved by an actor as talented and willing to fully immerse himself in his work as Curt Cloninger. This VHS has been a favorite of the Boys' long before we had a show, and we're delighted to finally share it with the world. It's available in full on YouTube — watch it and you'll understand why we love it so much.

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Tartarus (2005) May 15, 2022

In which we speak in reverent tones about a no-budget contemporary classic piece of sci-fi we absolutely love that gets unfairly marginalized to the "so-bad-it's-good" canon. TARTARUS (dir. Dave Wascavage) is a deeply spiritual film with a complex cosmology that lends itself to a Christian interpretation. Its protagonist, John (played by Juan Fernandez) is a cruel and remorseless man abducted by an alien spaceship and tortured by an "eternal" in an extra-dimensional realm called Tartarus. As the film unfolds, we learn the John is dead and Tartarus is a zone of preparation for the true eternal punishment of damnation. John can free himself from the vicious cycle if he would only gain insight to how his actions affected others. We contrast this with the films of Estus Pirkle we've studied for the past two weeks, in which life on earth is the time limit for repenting and accepting Jesus, and there is no way out of the punishment that lays beyond. The afterlife proposed by TARTARUS is somehow a kinder and more merciful theory of hell that we personally believe is more in line with the attitude of a New Testament God. It's amazing that Dave Wascavage and crew were able to accomplish such a subtle and detailed story within a campy sci-fi flick that is infamous for its unique CGI effects.

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The Burning Hell (1974) TEASER May 08, 2022

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We continue our investigation on Estus Pirkle — the Baptist preacher whose forays into film with collaborator Ron Ormond are among the most compelling Christian movies ever made due to their eager adoption of grindhouse aesthetics. The sequel to the cult classic IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? (which we covered last week) is called THE BURNING HELL. It's Pirkle's response to what he sees as an increasingly soft Christian culture that has abandoned teaching that hell is an eternal punishment for sinners and nonbelievers. Pirkle thinks hell is literally real, and that fear of hell is an appropriate tool for converting people to Christianity. In the film, Pirkle (playing himself) meets two tough guys who don't believe in hell. Before Pirkle can convince them otherwise, one of the men is decapitated in a grisly motorcycle accident. The survivor is now confronting the reality that his friend is covered in "tormenting worms" in hell for eternity, and Pirkle's ministering to him guides most of the action of the film. The film is very entertaining and atmospheric, but one can't help but recoil at the lack of compassion Pirkle and his congregation seem to have for the average person, although "compassion" is relative and it's clear Pirkle thinks he's doing the right thing by spreading this dire message. Ash and Scott discuss - is Hell real? Will there be worms there? Will there be movies? Will the movies be good? We also compare the work of Estus Pirkle and Ron Ormond to the era of Hong Kong black magic movies that emerged not long after the release of THE BURNING HELL.

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If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971) May 01, 2022

At the intersection of Christian propaganda and exploitation filmmaking sits IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? Director Ron Ormand made his career in action-packed B movies until he survived a plane crash that changed the course of his life and career. He found God and began making Christian films instead. He formed a creative partnership with Mississippi-based Baptist minister Estus Pirkle, and the two men co-created a trilogy of spiritual propaganda films that are beloved to this day for being some of the most dramatic, colorful, and lurid examples of Christian cinema ever made. Many Christian films want to use the language of cinema to show the horror of the sinful, secular world — few are actually directed by someone with the skill level to create a truly disturbing scene. This is used to great effect in FOOTMEN, set in a not-so-distant future, where Cuban Communists have killed the United States president and instilled their socialist agenda on once free American soil. The Communists are sadistic beasts who live to kill. They mass execute innocent churchgoers for fun, and in one particularly gruesome scene, they torture a young Christian boy by puncturing his eardrums with bamboo sticks while he vomits profusely. It's by far the most explicitly horrifying sequence we've encountered in a film that is unequivocally Christian in its scope. But the scariest part about FOOTMEN is, of course, that it could happen here! Estus Pirkle address the camera directly while he tells his viewers that the scenes depicted in the film are already happening presently in countries such as China, Russia, and Cuba. This exhilarating call to action, drenched in copious amounts of neon red blood, makes IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? one of the most memorable and genuinely entertaining examples of Christian propaganda ever made.

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Slamma Jamma (2017) TEASER Apr 24, 2022

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One for you sports fans! We celebrate the start of the NBA post-season with this Christian basketball movie by director Tim Chay, who is also responsible for two films we've covered before on the pod — SUING THE DEVIL and THE GENIUS CLUB. We're beginning to get a sense of Chay's signature style. He began his career making made-for-TV secular movies, so he definitely understands the craft. He also seems to have celebrity friends, or knows how to book them. He's worked with Christian movie faves Tom Sizemore and Stephen Baldwin multiple times. In SLAMMA JAMMA, former baseball power hitter Jose Conseco has a prominent cameo, as does former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, whose appearance is so crucial to the film it transcends cameo and could be considered more of a supporting role. SLAMMA JAMMA's star is Chris Staples, a professional dunker known for his appearances in international slam dunk competitions. He shows off his genuinely incredible skills in this film as he portrays a formerly promising basketball star whose career was interrupted by a prison sentence. Like Tim Chay's other films, SLAMMA JAMMA has extremely competent qualities but tries to do so much with the story that it falls apart into confusing and ridiculous scenarios. We got a kick out of the film's complicated relationship with materialism, and how mean all the other characters are to the protagonist.

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Easter Special 2022! Apr 17, 2022

EASTER DREAM (1990) + THE PASSION: A BRICKFILM (2018) + JEHOVAH WITNESSES - SHOULD CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER (Web, 2014) + AN EASTER BUNNY PUPPY [TRAILER] (2013)

He is risen! Is Easter Sunday one of the holiest and most treasured days of the Christian calendar, or does it represent a corruption of the church by pagan values meant to expose our kids to dangerous sex magick? We've selected a diverse program of films to help us grapple with this spiritual crisis. Our discussion begins with a handwritten letter the Jehovah's Witnesses sent to Bible Boy Scott to invite him to their "Memorial for Christ's Death" — a non-celebratory Easter alternative by the strictest of the Christian sects. Eager to know more, we watched one of the Jehovah's Witnesses' insane, text-heavy video slideshows to learn about Easter's pagan origins. We were shocked by this new information, but as media researchers, we'd be remiss to not explore different perspectives. Next we go to the Mormons, who offer one of their trademark schmaltzy, glittering, and sentimental takes on the resurrection with a family-friendly VHS tape called EASTER DREAM. We combined this with a more typically Protestant, yet decidedly atypical Easter story — Christian LEGO enthusiast Josh Carroll's notorious THE PASSION: A BRICKFILM, which uses LEGOs and copious amounts of fake blood to bring the dark story of Christ's death to the playroom floor. Finally,.we splurge on a demented, fully secular Easter romp: AN EASTER BUNNY PUPPY by David DeCoteau. DeCoteau is one of our favorite filmmakers of all time, so we take great pleasure in finally introducing our gentle listeners to his bizarre body of work. We hope this Easter Special will entertain while providing a sober reminder about spiritual vigilance on this controversial holiday.

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The Goosehill Gang (1980) TEASER Apr 10, 2022

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There's actually not a ton of information online about THE GOOSEHILL GANG. It's a book series authored by Mary Blount Christian, a prolific children's book author who has published work outside of the Christian sphere as well as within. Loosely based on these books was a 5 episode home video series directed by Stephen Erkel in 1980. Lead child actress Allison Balson is a notable cast member in all of these, since she later appeared in a recurring role in the 1980s TV series LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. Still, THE GOOSEHILL GANG doesn't have a nostalgic fan community online, nor anyone who seems to have dedicated time to archiving information about it. (If anyone has more info, please contact us at boysbiblestudypodcast@gmail.com.) Although we didn't have a lot of clues to follow, we were intrigued to cover this series — in fact, Bible Boy Scott owns a GOOSEHILL GANG episode on VHS from his days collecting forgotten tapes for Everything Is Terrible. We dive into two episodes. Notable is THE MYSTERY OF THE TREEHOUSE GHOST, where "gang" member Michael continues to defy his parents by reading ghost stories they would prefer he not read. The rest of Michael's friends support his parents unequivocally, stealing the ghost books from him and reminding him he is not allowed. We also check out THE MYSTERY OF THE HOWLING WOODS, where the strong Christian faith of the Goosehill Gang leads them to not be afraid of a convicted armed robber who has escaped from prison and is hiding nearby in the woods where they are camping. If you're a ten year old with God on your side, you're basically immortal - unless you're in the wrong kind of Christian movie and you perish from a sudden illness.

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I'm Not Ashamed (2016) feat. William Hellfire Apr 03, 2022

The tragic, infamous Columbine High School shooting of 1999 had an unintended result: it inspired a pop cultural Christian martyr story that is as well-known to millennial churchgoers as anything from the Bible. The legend goes that when high school junior Rachel Scott was approached on that fateful day by teenage gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, they asked her, "Do you believe in God?". She responded in the affirmative, and she was promptly executed. It's a compelling story, but is it true? Eyewitness accounts are conflicted, but that hasn't stopped Rachel's legacy as a bonafide martyr. Books, artwork, youth missioning materials, and now this 2016 feature film certify her status as a contemporary Christian icon. I'M NOT ASHAMED (2016) gives Rachel star treatment. The minute details of her life are elevated to drastic importance — even the doodles in her notebook take on spiritual significance. She's troubled, but ultimately perfect. Even in her death, she inspires millions. But elevating an ordinary girl into a modern myth feels profane instead of sacred. Indeed, I'M NOT ASHAMED is a bizarre, cynical, and often hilarious mess of film with jaw-dropping levels of disrespect. We're honored to have legendary underground film director William Hellfire as our guest today. He and his creative partner Joey Smack released their Columbine parody film DUCK! THE CARBINE HIGH MASSACRE in 1999, a mere 4 months after the tragic mass shooting that inspired it. Their daring artwork made national news and even got the directors symbolically arrested on a weapons charge, clearly meant as a pageant to get their local police force a television appearance. We had so much fun exposing William to the world of Christian film by showing him the funhouse mirror image of his own work.

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Dennis Zech: Ministry Through Mystery TEASER Mar 27, 2022

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Magicians, astrologers, and psychics are all evil grifters, so why does minister Dennis Zech spend his free time doing card tricks for captive audiences of church congregations? He's making a larger point about the devil's deception. He explains: once you know how a magic trick works, you won't be fooled again, and this is a larger metaphor for how reading the Bible is an immediate antidote for the devil's lies. We watched a self-published DVD of one of Zech's routines from an unknown year. We were a bit surprised to find that it was more like stand-up comedy than a magic show. We were also intrigued by the fact that he took time to tell his audience of mostly children how global warming isn't real and that the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel means that the apocalypse is imminent.

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Gerbert feat. Andy Holmes (Creator/Voice of Gerbert) and Dimitri Simakis (Everything Is Terrible!) Mar 20, 2022

We're honored to speak to Gerbert himself!! Andy Holmes is the man behind everyone's favorite angelic orange Christian puppet, Gerbert, whose unrelenting earnestness and hilariously cute voice have granted him a second wave of internet fandom decades after the show originally aired. The Gerbert franchise began as a pitch for a Christian kids music album, but soon took on a life of its own as a show that was broadcast on CBN (a spinoff of Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network) from 1988-91. This late-80s era was pivotal for Christian media history. The youth ministry movement of the 1970s inspired many attempts at Christian kids' entertainment, and then the rise of the VHS format during the 80s led to a robust system for producing and selling media directly to Christian audiences. It's fascinating to hear Andy's story of how his idea to create wholesome entertainment for kids snowballed into a relatively high budget production and worldwide phenomenon. But it was the archival work of VHS collectors and found footage filmmakers Everything Is Terrible that brought the once successful Gerbert franchise out of the margins of forgotten media history, securing its well-deserved semi-ironic online cult following. They fell in love with the Gerbert VHS tapes they collected in the group's infancy, and through their recontextualization of the source material, turned Gerbert into an iconic figure whose wholesome vibes are a welcome contrast to the frequently demented subject matter covered in the EIT films. Our dear friend Dimitri Simakis introduced us to Andy Holmes, and Dimitri joins us to moderate this interview. We are all so grateful to Andy, a genuine and kind man with fascinating insights into the Christian media industry. He tells us that his goal with Gerbert was never to evangelize to kids nor use fear to inspire them, but to simply create a comfortable environment where kids could learn and develop a caring conscience. He has real heart and it comes through in his work. We hope you enjoy this special interview!

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A Box of Faith (2015) feat. Jim Beird TEASER Mar 13, 2022

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Disguised as a heartwarming story of a young girl's steadfast devotion to God, A BOX OF FAITH is classic Christian movie misdirection. Dior's father is sent to jail after being framed for stealing from his workplace, and Dior opts to run away rather than be sent to foster care. She lives in her family's storage unit, in which she finds a mysterious box that essentially allows her to mail her prayers directly to God and get an answer from Him almost instantaneously. But this plot goes off the rails quickly when several characters separately engage in discourse about how Dior deserves to have her prayers answered because she is good at earning money. She meets another homeless girl named Emma who is portrayed lazy and freeloading, and the Box notably doesn't grant Emma's requests. Also, an incompetent yet enthusiastic social worker named Ms. Ward takes great interest in Dior's case because she thinks Dior is "ambitious" and "wants to do things in her life". American Protestant media is always equating strong virtue with financial success, but the appearance of this theme in A BOX OF FAITH is shocking in what could have easily been a straightforward and silly story about the supernatural power of the Christian God. Our dear friend (and Ash's roommate!) Jim Beird makes his podcasting debut to educate us on Arizona culture and ruminate with us as we ask - does God really have a plan for our pathetic little lives?

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Deception of a Generation (1984) feat. Michael Bilandic Mar 06, 2022

The story goes that young evangelist Phil Phillips embarked on a 14 day "Jewish fast" and then wandered into a toy store. He saw a figure of Skeletor and it disturbed him so much that it changed the entire course of his ministry. He then made many works intending to warn kids and parents of the "occultic" influence of children's media. The most infamous of these works is TURMOIL IN THE TOY BOX, a book by Phillips that was adapted into a documentary called DECEPTION OF A GENERATION. On this VHS co-hosted by Gary Greenwald of Eagle's Nest Ministries, the two men dig through popular 1980s children's' toy and television franchises to hunt for insidious imagery within. They don't have to look far! Scooby-Doo glorifies witches and spell books, He-Man is more powerful than God, and the Smurfs are a living representation of the death of the human body. Who better to pore over this loaded evidence with us than filmmaker, DJ, and Smurf historian Michael Bilandic? We discuss how an infantilized pop culture has essentially turned everyone into a Christian toy freak. Michael's fantastic new film PROJECT SPACE 13 (2021) is out now for streaming on Mubi and on Blu-ray via Vinegar Syndrome.

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A Man Called Norman (1988) TEASER Feb 27, 2022

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This VHS release by famous Christian propaganda wing Focus on the Family stars author and evangelist Mike Adkins telling a story about his unlikely friendship with a man… called Norman. In the style of a staged sermon, Mike delivers a one man show about how he earned the trust of this neighborhood eccentric, whose erratic antics scared and alienated everyone else in town. In fact, Mike directly credits the voice of God for giving him the boldness to intervene in this possibly disabled man's life — which Mike then promptly mines for inspiration to sell a sermon series and VHS tape. The kindnesses Mike showed to Norman are undeniably generous, but the way he seems to mock Norman while imitating him for his show seem callous and weird. Is A MAN CALLED NORMAN fuel for a common criticism of Christianity — that its followers do good works to get to heaven, and not out of the sincerity of their own hearts? The Boys unpack this topic and share their experiences of the difficulties of caring for the Weird Guys in their own lives.

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Shatter Dead (1994) feat. Nick Vance of Cinematic Void podcast Feb 20, 2022

This shot-on-video (SOV) horror film is a gory and campy, yet deeply profound meditation on Christian themes. An angel has sex with a human woman, and this perverted "immaculate conception" causes God to abandon the human race. There is no more death. Those who die stay awake in their current state, forever. Actress Stark Raven portrays Susan, one of the last of the living who encounters walking dead, preachers, and terrorists on her wandering journey to find her boyfriend. Along the way, many try to persuade her to take the plunge into the next phase of non-existence, but what is immortal life separated from God's light? SHATTER DEAD is far from a Christian film, but it proves artistically that the absence of God is hell on earth. Our friend Nick Vance is the co-host of Cinematic Void podcast, and he shares our love of uniquely transgressive film experiences. Together, we wanted to introduce Boys' Bible Study listeners to the wide world of SOV film, with SHATTER DEAD as a compelling point of entry. 🪞

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Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) TEASER Feb 13, 2022

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It's a film by Stephens, for Stephens! Directed by Stephen Yake and written by Steve Cleary, STEPHEN'S TEST OF FAITH is the story of a young boy named Stephen who meets his namesake - Biblical martyr Saint Stephen - after his faith is mocked in school by his godless classmates. That night, he dreams he is timehopping through disparate eras, communing with martyrs throughout history. He learns that many people have had to suffer in order to create the opportunities for Christians that exist today. He realizes that to deny Christ is to deny his place in heaven, even if there is a proverbial (or literal) gun pointed to his head. Everyone knows: the only thing better than having to go to Sunday school as a kid is being told you should be prepared to die for it!

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The Man Who Went to Heaven (2021) Feb 06, 2022

Since the dawn of Christian mass media and pop culture, people have been fascinated by stories of those who gained supernatural insight into the realms of life after death, but came back to earth to tell the tale. Near death experiences are a common vehicle for this, and have provided fodder for many popular books, movies, and daytime talk show appearences over the years. Notably, a young boy named Colton Burpo provided the vision for HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, a 2010 New York Times best selling book that got adapted into a film of the same name that we've previously reviewed for our show. Last year, we received a powerful new addition to this canon -- the completely fictionalized story of David Burrows, the titular MAN WHO WENT TO HEAVEN. David is a grocery store employee who was shot in a robbery attempt and died on the operating table for 20 minutes, during which time he visited heaven and learned of the spiritual destinations of many of his loved ones on earth. Heaven is depicted in the most incredible way in this movie -- CGI renderings of humans and angels look like genuinely beautiful y2k rave visuals, or Second Life avatars. The film is full of funny and shocking moments, including shows within a show (Dean Cain cameos as a doubting pastor on a TV show titled "Heaven!"). The film offers some wild commentary on abortion and criticizes spiritual leaders who deny the experiences of the common man. It's one of the most compelling films we've watched for our podcast, and we hope you enjoy our review!

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Daddy (2015) TEASER Jan 30, 2022

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Mahmoud Shoolizadeh's melodramatic morality play about teen pregnancy goes to great lengths to subvert the cliches typical to this kind of story, and in many ways, it succeeds! Ray and Sarah, who both look to be about 12 years old, are somehow physiologically capable of making a baby despite the fact that Ray's voice hasn't even changed yet. Ray, the father, is notably way more excited than mother Sarah about this new life. Ray goes to an attorney to try to prevent her from getting an abortion, but ultimately it's a horrifying nightmare Sarah has about a sadistic abortion clinic that convinces her to keep the baby. Still, what happens next would be considered a tragedy in the fathers' rights community (preteen division).

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2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2020) Jan 23, 2022

🦠 Captivating the internet this week is the debut movie by Joshua Wesely, a Christian influencer from Germany, whose fascinating personal life and unique creative vision caused he and his wife Isabelle to go viral on Twitter and get gawked at by a huge new audience. At first, Twitter users were simply struck by the premise of the film, that in 2025 "Christianity is illegal" and "Communism is all over the place". But after combing through Joshua and Isabelle's social media pages for clues on the artists, a startling new fact came out - the couple started dating when Isabelle was 14 and Joshua was likely 19 and serving as her church's youth pastor. They got married in 2020 soon following Isabelle's 18th birthday, the same year that Joshua made this film. Naturally, we at BBS got several requests to do a full review, and we rushed to watch the film ourselves. We found a fresh new twist on the Christian "pandemic film" - a microgenre that has naturally emerged since 2020 as certain conservative Christians felt threatened by heightened government surveillance, and spun it into fantasies that their very own reigion would be persecuted. This topic could easily make for a tedious film, but Joshua Wesley's film debut held our interest very well with delightful ESL dialogue, vivid "YouTube tutorial lighting", and bizarre subplots involving Christian hackers and graffiti artists.

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Benedetta (2021) TEASER Jan 16, 2022

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[Episode contains spoilers.] The brand new tormented 17th century lesbian nun epic from master director Paul Verhoeven (Starship Troopers, Showgirls, Total Recall, etc.) is the work of a man at the peak of his career, even at age 83. BENEDETTA is sexy, shocking, funny, violent, deep, and ecstatic. It has all the fire of golden era Verhoeven. He's so good at intellectualizing while still appealing to your lizard brain - sensitive and sometimes damning theological critiques weave naturally in and out of scenes of bodacious babes sucking and fucking. BENEDETTA delightfully adapts the biography of a real lesbian nun, Benedetta Carlini, while obviously taking tons of artistic license with the story that is already partially legend anyway. The real Benedetta was also an abbess granted spiritual visions that were deemed controversial, leading to a church investigation into her sexual relationship with her fellow Sister Bartolomea Crivelli. Verhoeven's BENEDETTA uses this compelling story as a backdrop to meditate on such topics as the virtue of suffering, the horniness of religious restraint, and the corrupting nature of power and hierarchy. While many scenes in BENEDETTA would offend a certain kind of Christian - and in fact, the film did inspire protests - it manages to be a powerful celebration of religious devotion and ecstacy while simultaneously dealing organized religion a sharp critique. 📿

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SPECIAL - 2 Years of Boys' Bible Study! Roundup, Best Clips, and Top Picks Jan 09, 2022

*new* 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! 🌈 Wow! We're two years closer to heaven, and we barely feel like we've scratched the surface. So many questions. How do I witness to homosexuals? Is it okay to hug my girlfriend? And if she and I were to get married, how many cows would I have to pay her father? In this meta episode, we unpack the themes of this past years' crop of Christian cinema we covered on our show, which spanned the decades from the 1960s to the present. We give thanks for the boundless blessings of great guests, gentle listeners, and generous patrons. We wrap up with the 2nd annual GOLDEN CALF AWARDS - our version of the Oscars, where we dole out awards to the best of the best in Christian cinema. Whether you're new to our show or a longtime listener, we hope this will be a comprehensive immersion in the world of faith-based film!

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The Genius Club (2006) feat. Trans Regret Snoopy Dec 26, 2021

On Christmas Eve, a terrorist with a heart of gold (Tom Sizemore in his best career performance) threatens to nuke Washington D.C. unless a handpicked team of the most intelligent people in the world will meet with him to debate moral and political topics. Stephen Baldwin joins THE GENIUS CLUB as a pizza delivery guy with a 220 IQ. Also with them are a seminary student, casino owner, and baseball player who all scored high on IQ tests. What follows is essentially a radical centrism manifesto where characters are sitting around a table screaming about why gas prices are too high while a proverbial gun is held to their head. THE GENIUS CLUB is, true to its name, the most intellectual Christmas movie ever made, so we are thrilled to discuss it with a true Christian genius Trans Regret Snoopy. Her podcast Trans Regret Snoopy Presents the Bible provides a calming scriptural solace for the misfits, rejects, and extremely online.

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An American Carol (2008) Dec 12, 2021

You've heard of Christmas in July, but what about… July in Christmas? Conservative comedy film AN AMERICAN CAROL riffs on the classic Dickens tale to tell a story about a "Scrooge" type who wants to ban the 4th of July. Protagonist Michael Malone is a thinly veiled sendup of leftist documentarian Michael Moore. Watch as he praises Cuba's healthcare system, but believes that 9/11 was the result of poor foreign policy decisions by the United States. He also opposes war at any cost. How could anyone be so cruel, callous, and detached? Three American spirits visit Michael and attempt to stop him from misusing his freedom of speech. David Zucker, co-director of all-time classic comedies such as AIRPLANE! and THE NAKED GUN, uses his impeccable sense of comedic timing to bring actual jokes to a conservative comedy film. It's very rare that we get to have any genuine laughs watching these, but we do laugh during this, so we must give credit where credit is due. This rare occurrence makes AN AMERICAN CAROL by default the best conservative comedy ever made, but the bar is extremely low. Ultimately, this film is very racist and stupid. Even a true genius like Zucker can't rescue AN AMERICAN CAROL from sinking into the Reflecting Pool of its own ideology.

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Crazy Bible (2018) Nov 28, 2021

This episode came about by chance - or fate? While waiting in line at a recent Boys' Night outing to the 100 gecs concert in Los Angeles, two people passed us Christian propaganda in the form of fake $1,000,000 bills. It wasn't until later we realized this was direct contact from representatives of the legendary Living Waters Ministries. Living Waters is the life's work of Ray Comfort, a notorious minister and filmmaker whose disarming yet aggressive demeanor makes him one of our most watchable auteurs. We've covered Ray's filmmaking before, especially in our bonus episode on AUDACITY, which is the Living Waters official guide for how to mission to gay people. Our chance encounter inspired us to watch CRAZY BIBLE, which shows Ray Comfort in his element. He's combining gonzo filmmaking tactics, stock footage, and narration over repurposed youtube videos in order to show atheists that their belief system is based on the ridiculous idea that "something came from nothing". Will CRAZY BIBLE be the ultimate artwork that finally humbles atheists, and grants Ray Comfort an audience with his rival Penn Jillette? No! It won't!

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The Whole Sex Talk (2018) TEASER Nov 21, 2021

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A six-part multimedia program that "empowers parents to have healthy, ongoing conversations with their kids about love, sex, and relationships", THE WHOLE SEX TALK is a confusing mess of mixed messages about the subject matter paired with animation that is literally hard to watch because the motion graphic design hurts the eyes. Contemporary Christian sex ed struggles with maintaining a "cool" dispassionate tone that might appeal to teens while still hammering them with the same broad, strict rules that have become synonymous with Christian culture. This series, released as recently as 2018, heavily promotes abstinence and takes the tone that homosexuality is simply not okay - it's anti-Christian and must be "struggled with". Ultimately, the biggest flaw of this series is its insistence that something so inherently messy as sexual desire can be explained with tidy categories, such as a silly list of "the 8 steps of a physical relationship" (Step 7: Intimate Touch with Clothes On).

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God's Not Dead: We the People (2021) Nov 14, 2021

The GOD'S NOT DEAD series is back! The 4th installment of this franchise, WE THE PEOPLE, just came out on October 4th, and as of right now it's exclusively streaming on Pure Flix. The king of Christian genre films, David A.R. White, reprises his role as Pastor Dave, and many of his church members from the previous films are back too. This time, the gang are involved in a new adventure - their homeschooling co-op is being busted by the feds, including a powerful local judge played by popular Trump-approved Fox News correspondent Judge Jeanine Pirro. The church members go to Washington D.C to argue their case, and while they're in town, they look at statues and meditate on the principles of American greatness that support their Christian faith. The film takes aim at public schooling, the "common core", and moral relativism in the GOD'S NOT DEAD signature brand of witty alarmism. You'll learn that the founding fathers were not *all* slave owners, and that public schools want 7 year olds to learn about birth control. By the end of this rousing film, you'll be on your feet shouting "I Am 'We the People!'"

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Pitching Love and Catching Faith (2015) TEASER Nov 07, 2021

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Lala Kent, from popular reality TV show Vanderpump Rules, stars as Heather - a headstrong softball player who wants a man who won't treat her like "one of his projects". However, she meets someone who does exactly that. Tyler (Derek Boone) plays baseball and is even being scouted for the minor leagues, so he and Heather are perfect for each other, right? There's one catch - Tyler made a pledge when he was 9 years old that he would never kiss a woman unless he knew it was true love. When he gives Heather a purity ring, their love game turns serious. Can Heather overcome her wild past and get to first base with this virgin hunk?

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Halloween Hero (2020) Oct 31, 2021

We bring light into an increasingly demonic world by introducing our gentle listeners to a Halloween film with a Christian message. HALLOWEEN HERO is a bizarre and delightful action-packed drama from Ashley Hays Wright, our new favorite director, who has created an astonishing amount of work in the past two years alone. Remarkably, this film was written by her 11 year old daughter, Cadence. Ashley and her whole family, including her homeschooled children, have written and starred in at least 10 features, as well as shorts, TV specials, a family sitcom, and various documentaries since 2019. Their work is clearly low budget and made quickly, but that level of ambition is pretty amazing. HALLOWEEN HERO stars Ashley's husband, David Owen Wright, as a depressed alcoholic who chugs Manischewitz because he lost his wife when she was murdered on Halloween. Distraught, he plots his own Halloween suicide by marking Oct. 31 on his calendar with the word "DEATH!!". But a chance encounter with a young trick or treater (played by Cadence) gives him newfound purpose, and helps him turn his life around.

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Old Fashioned (2014) feat. @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife Oct 17, 2021

The weather is getting colder, which means - finally! Christian Girl Autumn is here. This meme aesthetic draws power from semi-ironic appreciation of both American Protestantism and American consumerism. Wide hats, fuzzy boots, and Starbucks are en vogue. Mood! Christian Girl Autumn is exemplified by a film that was made well before the aesthetic was ever identified - 2014's OLD FASHIONED. This is an auteur piece directed, written, and produced by its lead actor Rik Swartzwelder, in which a deeply Christian man named Clay is obsessed with doing romance "the right way". His theories on dating include the idea that no single man and woman should ever be alone in the same room together, so he is constantly making his new love interest (manic pixie dream girl Amber) wait outside for him like a dog. Amber is somehow refreshed by his anachronistic views, so the two cavort together in the autumn leaves, drinking hot chocolate and listening to smoky jazz records in Clay's antique shop, which is aptly named "Old Fashioned". Here to unpack this distinctly Christian Girl Autumn film are two Christian influencers with their fingers on the pulse of the intersection of God culture and meme culture - Kyle and Amanda of the popular instagram page @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife. Listen for a chance to save 10% when you shop their fantastic new merch line!

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The World According to Billy Potwin (2016) TEASER Oct 10, 2021

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Conservatives seem perpetually frustrated that film and television doesn't reflect their values and their sense of humor. Auteur Lenny Britton has attempted to remedy this a few times over the years, most recently with his Bernie Sanders parody film FREE LUNCH EXPRESS. Before that, in 2017, he released the pilot to a miniseries called THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BILLY POTWIN. The pilot stars child actor Jonah Britton, who we assume is Lenny's son. Jonah was somehow born with the most conservative face ever bestowed on a person, so he is cast perfectly to play Billy Potwin - a precocious tyrant with enthusiastic conservative politics. Billy terrorizes his family by constantly trolling them about their shrill, liberal views on climate change, race relations, and education. He only spares his beleaguered father, Nate Potwin, played by Christian film legend Kevin Sorbo. Father Nate and son Billy represent the two kinds of conservatism that audiences could potentially identify with - Nate is the reasonable, tolerant family man who has his opinions but just wants everyone to get along - and Billy is the impish upstart who isn't afraid to stir things up to get what he wants. IMDB and other sources claim that THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BILLY POTWIN was developed into a full show with 10+ episodes, however these are absolutely nowhere to be found, to the point where we are starting to believe they don't really exist. Oh well!

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The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) Oct 03, 2021

Happy birthday Kevin Sorbo! The legendary Christian genre film actor turned 63 last week, so we celebrate his career by watching one of his most recent performances. THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES is an audacious new Christian movie that force feeds us every single cliche we've come to know and expect from the genre. Yes, the innocent little girl's childlike faith is powerful enough to literally make blind people see. Yes, the local news is so anxious to exploit her story that they risk ruining her life. Yes, Kevin Sorbo plays a man who turned into an atheist because his son died. It's all here! But we were shocked to discover that THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES takes it one step further by daring to show us an imaginative depiction of what God could actually look like. Few filmmakers are bold enough to make this attempt. Despite its questionable opinions about topics such as prayer, health, birth, and death, we simply must salute this film for going all the way.

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Jehovah's Witness Short Films for Teens TEASER Sep 26, 2021

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The Boys log back on to jw.org, your source for the latest Jehovah's Witness news and media, to do a temperature check on the newest trends in JW filmmaking. We feel unanimously that this Christian sect has one of the most sophisticated production setups in the entire realm of religious propaganda. All of their films are extremely technically proficient, with barely anything out of place. The actors are always well-rehearsed with perfect diction. The writing is always absolutely drastic, with no room for nuance. This week we chose to look at 3 short films specifically aimed at teens in the church. In FLEE FROM IMMORALITY, what seems like harmless flirting between high school students is treated like an emergency situation, and the protagonist opts to completely unfollow his crush on all social media. In IMITATE NOT THE COWARDS, BUT THE COURAGEOUS! the theory of evolution, kissing your date, and staying up late at a party are all treated as equally harmful to one's character. Lastly, in BEWARE OF TRUSTING IN WHAT FAILS! the Jehovah's Witnesses hammer in their favorite point - that your job will suffocate you, and aspiring in any way toward a career will lead you to ruin. (They kind of have a point here, honestly.)

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The End of Days: Global Catastrophe (2021) Sep 19, 2021

Mike Norris (son of Chuck) directs and stars in this Christian survival fantasy about a Christian community working together to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic environment as a zombie death virus ravages the land. Norris plays a character named "Hunter Wilde" who is supposed to be the heroic leader of the Crossroads campground, but his selfish actions and terrible decision making routinely put the entire team at risk. The scene where he breaks quarantine to allow a girl to enter the camp who has potentially been exposed to the virus, which has a 100% death rate among the infected, is particularly telling. But this film is actually a rebranded re-release of a 2019 project, meaning it was pre-COVID, which makes its plot eerily prophetic. But it's not just fear of deathly illness striking terror into the hearts of Crossroads citizens - the demon Baal, his demonic cohorts, and even a cell of dastardly ISIS terrorists pose additional existential threats.

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Fat Chance (2016) TEASER Sep 12, 2021

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A modern day morality play from a Christian lens about fatphobia and the perils of online dating, FAT CHANCE is a viral success, with millions of views on its unofficial uploads on YouTube. In the tradition of contemporary digital video content that generates clicks based on its portrayal of highly relatable ethical dilemmas, such as the popular videos by Dhar Mann, FAT CHANCE shows us a scenario that could be highly familiar, but twists it through a funhouse mirror so that it instead feels way more cartoonish and sinister. Protagonist Allison is overweight and has low self esteem, so she thinks the only way to seduce her crush is to catfish him online using pictures of her own roommate as bait. But this massive betrayal of trust isn't accurately identified or punished by the events of the film, which is a huge blind spot that completely undermines any inspirational message. The lead actress is also wearing an ill fitting fat suit the whole time, which we think is a cowardly artistic decision that pushes this supposedly feel-good film into the realm of parody.

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Red Big Fire Truck (2015) Sep 05, 2021

From the mind of a high-ranking military official comes this inspirational tale of a charismatic red-headed orphan who grows up to fulfill his dream of being interviewed on a podcast. Oliver is just a poor boy making the most of his life in a pastoral halfway house, but everything changes when he wins an art contest and convinces his father figure to carve him a "red big fire truck" that becomes the catalyst for Oliver to find his biological family. This deceptively simple film charms its viewers through layers and layers of plot that slowly unfold over time into a genuinely surprising catharsis. But whether you love or hate the film, you simply must admit - the United States military is the greatest in the world, and I should enlist immediately.

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Invisible Enemies (1997) TEASER Aug 29, 2021

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The year is 2024 AD. A father and son's candid conversation in an abandoned warehouse turns into a flashback about an encounter with some evil glasses. When Jackson was young, he and his blind friend happened upon glasses abandoned on the sidewalk, which upon closer inspection bore a Latin inscription that translates to "Unto one man, a vision of the devil". Jackson puts them on and is able to see visions of the demon world - and his best friend jacking off. Low budget CGI demonic hallucinations and a full-fledged warehouse rave scene make INVISIBLE ENEMIES one of the most fun and action packed Christian films we've ever covered for the show.

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Extremedays (2001) Aug 22, 2021

The Bible Boys enjoy the last thrills of summer with this gnarly and radical y2k Christian extreme sports film. EXTREMEDAYS isn't plot heavy, but its death-defying stunts and alt attitude punctuated by the then-hottest sounds in Christian rap and punk music make it a nostalgia fave among millenials who grew up in the church. TobyMac sings the theme song and the Christian streetwear brand Truth Soul Armor are credited as producers, so it's obvious from the start that this is no ordinary faith-based flick. In fact, it's really funny to watch for the tiny, nearly subliminal mentions of God and Christianity wedged in among the teen angst and adventure.

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Amazon's Alexa is a CRAZY SJW LIBERAL! (Video, 2017) TEASER Aug 18, 2021

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Ash and Julian use this strange little video of Steven Crowder arguing with Amazon's Alexa to diagnose the pathology of the media conservative. Crowder and his then-cohost, nicknamed "Not Gay Jared", fire off a series of questions to Alexa in order to determine her pre-programmed religious and political leanings. They're clearly having a bit of fun, but it's still fascinating to observe how they get enraptured during the interrogation and seem to believe Alexa to be a real person. We use this opportunity to discuss Steven Crowder's career, the state of contemporary pop conservatism, and finally answer once and for all - is Steven Crowder "camp"?

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The Pretender (1987) Aug 15, 2021

We continue our journey through the Christiano Brothers filmography with this VHS-friendly 40 minute film about a high school boy named Keith who starts memorizing Bible verses and going to church, but only for one purpose - to hook up with a hot Christian girl. What follows is one of the most elaborate schemes in the name of horniness. Keith gets deeply embedded in the ways of the faithful to such a level that you'd think - is this really worth it? You'd think this would be a simple story where a boy would be caught in his silly lie, scolded, but pick up some decent exposure to the Christian message along the way... but since this is a Christiano Brothers film, who are the M. Night Shyamalans of Sunday school filmmakers, what happens next may instead shock and surprise you.

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UNLOCKED Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll (1989) feat. Bret Berg of Museum of Home Video Aug 07, 2021

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A "satanic panic" documentary that has become a cult favorite among outsider video fans for its campy yet surprisingly thorough research - HELL'S BELLS teaches you how AC/DC, John Lennon, Madonna, Hall & Oates, Sonic Youth, and others are all working together with Anton LaVey and Aleister Crowley to kill God and destroy the minds of young people in the process. Host Eric Holmberg of Reel to Real Ministries soberly stares at the camera while playing "Stairway to Heaven" backwards and teaches you that the music of Iron Maiden directly inspired ritual child murder. Returning guest Bret Berg of popular weekly found footage Twitch show Museum of Home Video is our knowledgeable guide into the evils of pop culture, and convinces us to never listen to rock music ever again.

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Audacity (2015) TEASER Aug 05, 2021

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Ray Comfort and his Living Waters Ministries present this absolute banger of a film about witnessing to homosexuals. Not one of the 55 minutes of this film is wasted - the action is blistering, the dramatic high points are at once psychologically distressing yet laugh out loud funny, and the unscripted man-on-the-street interviews are a fantastic display of Ray Comfort's unbearable New Zealand Christian wit pitted against an unsuspecting public. AUDACITY follows Ray Comfort's traditional format of blending scripted drama with unscripted POV missioning clips captured on camera by Ray himself. While it may be a routine production for Ray, it's a shock to the senses for anyone expecting a somewhat "normal" film. This bizarre structure, put to use to argue in the year 2015 that gay people should not be tolerated, creates a profoundly alienating and confounding cinematic experience that has to be seen to believed. Probably one of the best films we've ever reviewed for this podcast.

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The President Goes to Heaven (2011), cTom, and Outsider Cinema feat. Lenny Flatley Aug 01, 2021

In this special episode, we spotlight one of our all time favorite directors who barely gets any coverage in press, even by fans of obscure cinema. We're changing that today! cTom is one of the aliases of a mysterious film director who had an incredible run of directing six feature films from 2011-13. These are extremely low budget productions, starring unknown actors, but the conceptual scope of all of them is extremely ambitious. Our personal favorite is THE PRESIDENT GOES TO HEAVEN, a satire about a former United States president who falls into a coma and converts to Islam while unconscious and awaiting an illegal organ transplant. C Tom's politics are basically impossible to pin down, because his writing is pretty incoherent, but the way this film blends webs of conspiracy theories, theological discussions, and toilet humor makes for an endlessly compelling watch. Our friend, reporter and author Lenny Flatley, shares our appreciation for C Tom, so we're excited to have him back on to talk about the director's work, and Lenny's own upcoming book New Age Grifter: The True Story of Gabriel of Urantia and His Cosmic Family, which comes out on August 17, 2021.

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A Christian Carol (2016) Jul 25, 2021

It's Christmas in July! Following our traditional gift exchange, we plunge into this exquisitely edited hour-long holiday offering from Faith Leap Films. It's pretty obvious from the title that this is yet another take on the Dickens story. Carol is a horrible #girlboss who forbids Christmas cheer at the office, and forces her employees to pay to use the communal coffee machine. Can three Biblical spirits bring her back to her senses? But the moment this film feels like it could get predictable, it goes into spectacularly unexpected directions - musical numbers, family tragedy, and even a terrifying vision of the apocalypse, played out using sinisterly glittering CGI effects. A CHRISTIAN CAROL may be based on a legend we've heard a million times, but it looks like nothing else.

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Quiverfull Documentary (2017) TEASER Jul 21, 2021

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The "Quiverfull" movement and ideology arguably began in the 1970s with the writings of anti-feminist author Nancy Campbell, but its current form propagates through TV and video. In the late 2000s, Americans were captivated with the infamous Duggar Family and their reality show 19 Kids and Counting. In fact, TLC continues to run popular programming starring large families to this day, a testament to how gawking at the lives of huge conservative Christian families still makes for high ratings over a decade later. But in the late 2010s, filmmaker Handel Humphrey (possibly a pseudonym) decided to direct a more serious and informative piece about the movement, from an insider perspective. This QUIVERFULL DOCUMENTARY came out in short form in 2017 and promised a full length release in the future. However, this feature is still nowhere to be found. In this episode, the Boys investigate the Quiverfull movement based on their own documentary, and speculate on the ethics behind birth control, homeschooling, and living on faith alone.

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Thr3e (2007) feat. Maggie Siebert Jul 11, 2021

The final frontier of Christian filmmaking is -- horror. It's a genre that captivates even the most insular Christian artists, so it's natural that attempts have been made to create heart-pounding films that still manage to carry a biblical message. THR3E, based on the novel by prolific Christian thriller/fantasy author Ted Dekker, is a deeply confusing endeavor in this category that gets so hung up on trying to do everything that it does nothing. A terrorist called the Riddle Killer targets Kevin Parson, a handsome seminary student, by planting bombs that Kevin must diffuse by calling upon his knowledge of Bible verses. Meanwhile, Kevin is haunted by the sins of his past and the trauma of abuse he suffered at the hands of his bizarre family. As Kevin's sanity unravels, so does the plot, launching into a series of elaborate twists that test the patience of even the most devout cinema-goer. Joining us in the Sunday School classroom this week is author Maggie Siebert, whose debut book BONDING is a collection of terrifying and deeply compelling short stories that inspire waves of dread. Since Maggie is a horror movie expert with a Catholic background, we ask her - is effective Christian horror even possible?

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Beyond the Mask (2015) Jul 04, 2021

A lot of the films we cover are distinctly American, linking Christianity with patriotism and American individualism. But BEYOND THE MASK is fitting for our 4th of July special - powdered wigs, gunpowder, and plots of treason abound as a masked vigilante aids the founding fathers in their quest for American independence from the British empire. Protagonist William Reynolds, an agent for the East India Trading Company, defects from the company ranks to foil its evil schemes, and teams up with Ben Franklin and George Washington to do so. Along the way, he converts to Christianity to impress the woman who makes him the most horny.

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Johnny Lingo (1969) TEASER Jun 30, 2021

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This tropical Mormon short film is beloved by an entire generation of Mormons who grew up watching it on VHS. (Anecdotally, almost all of our personal friends who grew up in the church knew and loved this film as kids.) Released on a VHS tape put out by the Mormon church called "The Worth of Souls", JOHNNY LINGO takes this self-worth theme literally. Its main action details a supposed ancient bargaining tradition on the Polynesian islands where a suitor makes an offer to buy his beloved from her father, using cows as currency. Thus, the women on the island begin to judge their self-worth on the number of cows traded for them. Are you a four cow wife? A five cow wife? It's time for well-liked seafaring trader Johnny Lingo to find a wife of his own, and for some reason he has his sights set on the homely Mahana, who the villagers agree could be worth no more than one cow in a bargain. But when Johnny offers Mahana's father an outlandish price of eight cows, Mahana's self esteem soars and she goes through a remarkable transformation. Everyone present learns a touching, yet extremely bleak and businesslike lesson about the "worth of souls."

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Passage to Zarahemla (2007) and Mormonism feat. Daniela Jun 27, 2021

Adapted from a YA fantasy novel written by the director (Chris Heimerdinger) himself, PASSAGE TO ZARAHEMLA takes teen fantasy tropes - such as unlocked supernatural abilities, time travel, and star-crossed lovers - and places them within a story fully based on the teachings of the Book of Mormon. Especially of note here is the alternate history of the Americas purported by Mormon lore - Nephites, Lamanites, and the evil Gadiantons are various indigenous American tribal factions that Mormons believe existed are direct descendants of the Biblical tribes of Israel. The film's protagonist Kerra connects, possibly romantically, with a Nephite boy she meets in an alternate dimension, and an incredible adventure unfolds. Our friend Daniela, an ex-Mormon with family still deeply involved in the church, joins us for this conversation to provide a huge amount of context that made this film make so much more sense to us. Her fascinating life story will surely aid and influence our future discussions on Mormonism and their compelling body of film work.

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Adam's Testament (2017) feat. Azariah of Yass, Jesus! Podcast Jun 20, 2021

A cherubic twink musician named Adam loses his way and goes goth, much to the horror of his Christian father Joseph. Joseph journeys to a seedy big city club called Purgatory to rescue him - but the literal Devil is working against him at every turn, tempting him with earthly lusts. Fortunately, a mysterious team of archangels who are also jazz musicians are lurking behind the scenes, pulling the strings in the spiritual realm, helping to save Adam from the nothing he's become. Azariah of Yass, Jesus! podcast joins us to relate to this story of an alt Christian boy making a pilgrimage to the city to find his chosen family. Azariah tells us his own fascinating back story from when he worked in the Christian music and television industries - and he shares his favorite brand of Christian bubblegum.

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Gwen Shamblin Lara TEASER Jun 16, 2021

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In this 90 minute long special report, we investigate the life and work of Gwen Shamblin Lara, the infamous Christian dieting/weight loss specialist whose fanatical devotion to bodily aesthetics causes her to run her church, Remnant Fellowship, in what could convincingly be described as a cult-like fashion. If you follow Christian culture, you've probably seen her name in the news this month - on May 29, 2021, she was aboard a private jet that crashed in a Tennessee lake, killing Gwen, her husband (actor Joe Lara), and 5 other high ranking leaders of her church. Many news outlets, tabloids, and documenters of contemporary Christian culture have covered her bizarre career and untimely demise - but we at Boys' Bible Study, being media critics, choose to do so through her decades of video work. She's released countless self-help VHS tapes and youtube videos as a part of her Christian weight loss ministry Weigh Down. She also releases streaming TV show episodes that seem to double as Remnant church services. We also cover her wedding and engagement videos, which are so larger-than-life they qualify as video art. In our discussion, we conclude that Remnant Fellowship is more than just using God to justify an eating disorder - it's also a full-blown cult of aesthetics.

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Kirk Cameron: Connect (2018) Jun 06, 2021

Smartphones. Social media. "Likes". "Retweets". We are more "connected" than ever before - but at what cost? The year is 2018. We are hearing more and more about a new plane of reality that many are calling the "Internet". Former child star and prolific Christian auteur Kirk Cameron's most recent project as a producer is CONNECT, a documentary about how Christian parents need to rise to the occasion to protect their kids from Satanic influences in the smartphone epoch. Topics including cyberbullying, porn addiction, and child predators are explored with a level of awkward tactlessness that is to be expected by someone who is just learning what the internet is in 2018. However, CONNECT's twist ending is a work of genius that elevates this silly documentary to a divinely inspired work of art.

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Religulous (2008) May 30, 2021

Rational-minded people, rise up! Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher's RELIGULOUS is a documentary about how religion is "detrimental to the progress of humanity". In a series of on-location interviews, Maher sets up false pretenses in order to interact with a variety of religious people who assume good faith, only to get "gotcha'd" by Maher's noxiously smug tone. It's troubling that while Maher sets up interviews with certified hypocrites - prosperity gospel preachers, ex-gays, and holocaust deniers - he's so self-centered that he never allows time for any of his easy critiques to land effectively, making his guests' sometimes reprehensible views seem tame in comparison. It's the lower-class and sometimes marginalized civilians Maher encounters in his journey that actually get the most of his aggression, and the final act of the movie is genuine anti-Muslim propaganda, stopping just short of advocating genocide. RELIGILOUS proves that the religion of liberal atheism can be just as judgmental and dogmatic as any doomsday cult.

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Fireproof (2008) feat. Nate and David of Fixed Yer Movie May 23, 2021

This famous firefighter drama starring Kirk Cameron has one of the most iconic anti-porn storylines in the Christian genre, with an explosive conclusion - but that's just scratching the surface of FIREPROOF, an entertaining yet surprisingly dense offering from the prolific Kendrick Brothers that did quite well at the box office upon its release in 2008. Not only was it the highest grossing indie film of that year, its tie-in relationship advice book THE LOVE DARE sold over 3 million copies as well, making FIREPROOF a blueprint for success in the Christian film industry. To celebrate this achievement of both art and commerce, we invite our good friends Nate and David from Fixed Yer Movie podcast, a hilarious new show that imagines what famous movies should have done differently if they wanted to make over $1 billion at the box office. They're experts in pitching elaborate product placement and suggesting money-making casting decisions, so with them we put our heads together to see if the already high-performing FIREPROOF could have fetched the Kendricks 10 figures instead.

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Brother Enemy (1981) feat. Dante Fontana May 16, 2021

In this deceptively charming yet complicated film by Russell S. Doughton Jr., the director of the very popular apocalyptic Christian film A THIEF IN THE NIGHT, a ragtag group of lost and lonely youth are pushed to the brink when their after school basketball practice is cancelled for two entire months so the gym can be taken over by a famous Christian puppeteer. In a fit of vengeful rage, they trash puppeteer David Wiemer's studio, but their plan is foiled when they get arrested and the judge sentences them to help out with the same puppet show they nearly destroyed. One by one, David uses the power of puppetry to bring the kids to Christ, but he must confront each of his mentees' personal traumas along the way. Our longtime friend Dante Fontana, a talented DJ and video artist who has been creating found footage mixtapes and contributing video collages to Everything Is Terrible for a decade, shows us this fascinating film and teaches us about the influential Iowa-based Christian film production companies Heartland Films and Mark IV Productions.

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Antkeeper (1966) TEASER May 12, 2021

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We glowingly review this 1960s allegorical film by avant-garde Christian filmmaker Rolf Forsberg that depicts God and Jesus as gardeners in the verdant hills of Mexico keeping watch on a colony of ants that represent the human race -- but along the way we end up meditating on the armageddon of intellectual property and the death of culture.

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Crime of the Age (1988) feat. Dan Koch May 02, 2021

The Christiano Brothers are some of our favorite directors. Their highly competent but no-frills style makes them the perfect auteurs to deliver a deadly serious Christian message about the dangers of sin and hell. But that doesn't mean they can't have a little fun! This comedy whodunit CRIME OF THE AGE shows the Brothers getting a little loose with the messaging, yet somehow still creating a film that is so straight-laced it's almost unbearable. Our guest Dan Koch of You Have Permission podcast joins us after hours in the church Fellowship Hall for a few drinks and a lighthearted yet deep discussion on theology, evangelism, and why it's better to create disciples than converts.

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Freemasonry Secrets - Revealed! feat. Alec Robbins and Mary TEASER Apr 30, 2021

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In our weirdest episode yet, the Boys and special guests Alec and Mary enact actual Masonic rituals in audio drama format, complete with ritual ambient music and sound effects meant to simulate participation in the mystical proceedings of a Masonic Lodge. We also have a long discussion on Freemasonry, secret societies, and esotericism. Just who are these weird guys called the Masons? What do they do and what do they want? What's with the name "Freemason" and all the weird rituals and symbols? We get to the not-so-secret truths behind these mysteries and more.

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) feat. Sarah Squirm Apr 25, 2021

We turn our eyes away from the word of God in order to taste the sinful delights of the secular realm by watching HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992). This almost-Christian movie warns us against the pursuit of pleasure by portraying sex, rock and roll, television, and art as gateways to the demonic. Pinhead is back, looking better than ever, and this time using direct references to biblical text to profane the sacred. We're joined by comedian and visual artist Sarah Squirm, whose sometimes shocking work mixes laughs and body horror - making her the perfect guide for this campy but extremely effective spiritual horror film.

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Wakefield Poole's Bible! (1973) feat. Joe Rubin of Vinegar Syndrome Apr 18, 2021

This surprisingly reverent softcore porn with Christian themes presents three erotic, avant-garde vignettes based on Bible stories. Director Wakefield Poole, known for his hardcore gay sex films that did well at box offices during the heyday of big budget sex films in the early 1970s, tried to appeal to a more mainstream midnight movie audience with this heterosexual softcore take on the Bible. Unfortunately BIBLE! was a huge flop at the time, but it remains a fascinating look at a golden era of theatrically released sex films that will likely never be paralleled again in mainstream cinema. BIBLE! is fortunately fully restored and available on DVD from Vinegar Syndrome, the acclaimed film restoration and distribution company who specialize in genre and exploitation film. Co-founder Joe Rubin joins us with tons of historical knowledge about BIBLE's production and reception at the time, and tips us off to many other religious smut films we can't wait to check out later.

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Rev. Beverly Dale's Sex is Good (Web, 2012) TEASER Apr 14, 2021

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In part 8 of Rev. Beverly Dale's Christian sex ed. web series SEX IS GOOD, she introduces a segment on kink by changing from her clerical clothing into a fetish outfit with a low-cut top, long gloves, and a riding crop. It's quickly obvious that Rev. Bev isn't your ordinary minister, and neither are her views on the intersection of sex and Christianity. Far from typical lessons that sex is only reserved for married couples, and that lustful thoughts and pornography are to be shunned, Bev preaches a far more open lesson - that horniness is NOT a crime, and that sexual satisfaction is a gift from God that can be ethically explored outside of monogamy. But are Bev's progressive views a breath of fresh air, or a symbol of moral decline within the church? The Boys watch, discuss, and decide that Rev. Bev's philosophy seems positive and morally consistent, despite its unorthodox approach.

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Mary Magdalene (2018) feat. Mary Apr 04, 2021

Happy Easter! As a follow up to our Passion of the Christ episode, we review another cinematic retelling of Jesus's life and death made within the Hollywood machine - Garth Davis's MARY MAGDALENE, starring real life couple Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus and Rooney Mara as the titular Mary Magdalene. We have some very strong words for this film, which we see as all aesthetics and no substance. Cold digital cinematography, squeaky clean costumes, and a cynical attempt to make Mary Magdalene a "girlboss" doom this film to be an unsatisfying retelling of one of the most epic and passionate stories of all time. Our friend Mary, a pop artist whose voice you hear every week as the singer of our show's outro music, joins us to talk about the lost book of Enoch, and some alternate casting ideas that would have improved MARY MAGDALENE enormously.

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Derren Brown's Fear and Faith: Do You Believe in GOD? (TV, 2012) TEASER Mar 31, 2021

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Famous British "mentalist" and television star Derren Brown is one of our personal heroes and favorite entertainers. Our appreciation for him, like most other things we cover on the show, is a confusing mixture of irony and sincerity that we ourselves struggle to pinpoint. Brown is essentially a hypnotist, who does not claim to possess magical or supernatural ability, but seemingly has learned how to manipulate people into feeling the way he wants them to feel. His stunts over his career have involved him supposedly tricking people into thinking they are murderers, or that they've gone temporarily insane. But are these feats real, or just well-meaning contestants playing along? This podcast episode is an introduction to Derren Brown's vast body of work, focusing on a television special "Fear and Faith" where he uses the power of suggestion to evoke a transcendent moment of religious conversion onto an audience member who is a staunch atheist. Apologies to all our English listeners for the mean things we say about your beautiful country.

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The Passion of the Christ (2004) feat. @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife Mar 28, 2021

Mel Gibson's now notorious cinematic take on the biblical Passion sparked a national conversation in its day for its brutal, unflinching depiction of the torture and death of Jesus. Major studios wouldn't back the film, finding Gibson's directorial decisions risky, so Gibson funded it himself and paid off in a big way with a surprise box office smash. But how does THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST hold up these days, nearly two decades after its sensational debut, and now with a rumored sequel on the way? We investigate with guests Kyle and Amanda, two of the admins of reverent yet irreverent Christian meme account @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife. They offer expert critique and reveal a special coupon code so Boys' Bible Study listeners can shop their delightful merch line with a discount!

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Fight (2012) TEASER Mar 19, 2021

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In this anti-porn short film, a man struggles with porn addiction and lustful thoughts that are tearing his relationship apart. He parks down in front of the family desktop computer, opens a search engine, types the word "pornography" in the search bar, and just kind of sits there for a while while crying. Meanwhile, in the theater of his mind, this internal conflict manifests as a boxing match where he's getting his ass kicked by a really big guy. But the film really clinches it in its cathartic ending, cementing its status as a contemporary cult Christian favorite. Apologies for our raunchiest episode yet -- it's very difficult for us to larp as a Christian podcast now that we've put this one out.

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Miracle Man (2013) feat. Lucien Greaves Mar 14, 2021

The co-founder of the Satanic Temple joins us to give his expert opinion on the depiction of Satan in this psychedelic modernized adaptation of the Gospel story of Jesus's temptation in the desert. In Miracle Man, "JC" is a construction company owner who magically heals the sick at his downtown prayer meetings — meanwhile, the devil is a floating head whose idea of the "ultimate sin" is taking the boys to Las Vegas for a weekend trip. Before we get into film discussion, we also ask Lucien a few questions about his personal philosophy as a Satanist, and his fascinating history of activist work with the Satanic Temple.

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Quigley (2003) feat. Ben O'Brien Mar 07, 2021

In this infamous comedy with Christian themes, rich and despicable video game company CEO Archie Channing (portrayed by Gary Busey) suddenly dies in a car accident. After begging angels in heaven for a second chance, he returns to earth as QUIGLEY, a cute little Pomeranian, and attempts to right his wrongs despite being limited by his new dog body. Gary Busey's captivating performance, and director William Byron Hillman's deft command of pacing elevate this film to a family-friendly classic. Artist Ben O'Brien (Wham City) joins us to discuss if getting a second chance at life is worth having to wear a dog collar the whole time.

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Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll (1989) feat. Bret Berg of Museum of Home Video TEASER Mar 02, 2021

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A "satanic panic" documentary that has become a cult favorite among outsider video fans for its campy yet surprisingly thorough research - HELL'S BELLS teaches you how AC/DC, John Lennon, Madonna, Hall & Oates, Sonic Youth, and others are all working together with Anton LaVey and Aleister Crowley to kill God and destroy the minds of young people in the process. Our guest Bret Berg of popular weekly found footage Twitch show Museum of Home Video is our knowledgeable guide into the evils of pop culture, and convinces us to never listen to rock music ever again.

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Eternity Tomorrow (2015) Feb 28, 2021

This bewildering Canadian Christian sci-fi tells the story of a beautiful ex-cop Sam who is able to see very specific visions of the future that may possibly be induced by a brain implant made by sinister company Morningstar. Her enemies are hackers, racketeers, and careerist med students - but spiritual guidance from a priest with a dark past could be the inspiration she needs to save a whole generation from receiving a high tech mark of the beast.

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SPECIAL - Ash Wednesday Feb 17, 2021

In honor of Ash Wednesday, co-host Ash takes over the Boys' Bible Study feed with a special talk show episode. He hosts mini interviews with several special guests that span themes related to this important Christian holy day. Does self-denial make us stronger? Should all prayer be done in secret? What do the Amish know that we don't???

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Trans Regret Snoopy

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Revelation Road (2013) feat. director Gabriel Sabloff Feb 14, 2021

We talk to the director, editor and co-writer of the REVELATION ROAD trilogy. Gabriel Sabloff is the go-to "action" guy for Pure Flix, often directing Christian films with intricate fight scenes and choreographed stunts. He's a longtime collaborator with actor and Pure Flix founder David A.R. White, but Gabriel's interests go far beyond the Christian genre, and it's easy to pick up on the horror and fantasy elements in his work. Listening to his stories will give any film lover a newfound appreciation for the effort and challenges that go into creating low-budget genre film.

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Mercy Streets (2000) Feb 07, 2021

In this stylized, y2k-era Christian heist film, David A.R. White embarks on a Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines scenario by portraying good and evil identical twin brothers. Jeremiah (David A.R. White) is a preacher who tries his best to live life right, but doesn't know how to inspire people with the word of God. John (David A.R. White) on the other hand, is a misfit even within the criminal underworld he inhabits, working for a cunning crime boss portrayed by D-list superstar Eric Roberts. Can both brothers unite and learn an important lesson -- that sending as many kids to jail as possible is a good thing?

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Second Glance (1992) feat. Hank Friedmann Feb 03, 2021

"Hey Scotty - Jesus, man!" With these four words, young actor David A.R. White cemented his status in Christian film history. Even he had no idea that he would go on to found the most notable Christian film production company, Pure Flix. In his first ever starring role in SECOND GLANCE, he's Dan - a high school student who is fed up with being "the nice guy". Bullies harass him. Hot girls ignore him. Would his life be better if he never believed in God? What happens next will shock you! Our guest Hank Friedmann (Comedy Bang! Bang!, On Cinema, Between Two Ferns) joins us for an in-depth discussion of the film, and regales us with his stories of being a teen three-time champion on Trinity Broadcasting Network's Christian trivia game show Virtual Memory.

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End of the Harvest (1998) TEASER Jan 29, 2021

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A fresh-faced David A.R. White plays Matt, a brooding Bible scholar who reluctantly takes a challenge to publicly present to a club of angry atheists that the end of the world is near. An enigmatic recurring dream and a mysterious old woman are his oracles that help him bring this prophecy to those who need to hear it.

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Me Again (2012) feat. Anthony Banua-Simon Jan 24, 2021

Prolific leading man David A.R White is the founder of Pure Flix, the most recognizable Christian film production company. In ME AGAIN (2012), he stars as an unmotivated, depressed pastor who gains appreciation for his own life by magically swapping bodies with people he encounters. Our guest today is Anthony Banua-Simon, the filmmaker behind PURE FLIX AND CHILL (2018), a documentary about the rise of David A.R. White from struggling actor to famous Christian auteur. Anthony is a true expert on Christian cinema, so together we were able to have a fun and thorough discussion that could serve as a conclusive introduction to David A.R. White's work.

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C Me Dance (2009) feat. Macy Rodman Jan 17, 2021

"I just wanted to dance and hang out, dad! And now... all of this" An innocent teen ballerina's dreams are shattered when she is diagnosed with terminal leukemia, but God has an even greater plan for Sheri. This masterpiece by Christian auteur Greg Robbins shows the amazing things that can happen when an American high school girl is magically granted the exact same powers as Jesus. Special guest Macy Rodman, pop singer and host of Nymphowars podcast, helps us untangle the intricacies of this inspirational thriller.

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Thy Neighbor (2018) TEASER Jan 11, 2021

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Have you ever known someone who seemed like they were coming from a good place, but something about them is just a little...off? Should you take time, earn their trust, and include them in your God-fearing community? Absolutely not! They WILL kidnap your kids and try to kill your hot wife.

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SPECIAL - 1 Year of Boys' Bible Study! Roundup, Best Clips, and Top Picks Jan 03, 2021

Is prayer in school okay? What should I do if my friend is hooked on illegal porn? How can I, personally, defeat Isis? After one full year of intense studies in Christian cinema, the Boys reflect on what we learned. This episode is an extended discussion of the filmmakers, stars, and themes we've come to love from the genre. We also hold an awards ceremony to definitively decide which film, director, and actor are the most blessed in the biz. We hope this episode will be fun for not only our gentle listeners who have been with us since the beginning, but also anyone who is just starting to explore the delightfully cursed world of Christian film.

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The God Café (2019) TEASER Dec 27, 2020

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We close our Christmas season with this wonderfully bizarre musical film about a minister who loses his faith on the holiest holiday of the year. Dejected and alone, he wanders into the titular GOD CAFÉ, which boasts of menu offerings such as "Amazing Holy Cheesecake". Inside he is immediately beset upon by two men who Christ-splain to him literally the entire Bible. Add green screen effects and musical numbers to the equation, and you have one of the most unique Christmas movies ever made. Take a seat and enjoy a relaxing coffee break with us in the God Café!

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Christmas Unwrapped (2009) feat. Dom Moschitti Dec 20, 2020

Christmas today is disgusting! We used to be able to look in department store windows and make pudding together as a nuclear family, but no longer. How can we take charge of the Christmas spirit in our own lives? There is a man with many, many theories about this and his name is Pastor Greg Robbins. His 2009 DVD Christmas Unwrapped uses documentary, dramatizations, interviews, and stock footage to fully deconstruct the true meaning of Christmas, and to provide an overload of ideas and solutions to "simplify" the holiday, which usually involve spending hundreds of dollars on various supplies. But can you put a price on making memories that last a lifetime? Our longtime friend and regular guest Dom Moschitti, the creator behind Paperback Paradise, actually found this DVD while digging through a Salvation Army, so he kindly takes us through the important information Pastor Greg has to share with the world.

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Bedbug Bible Gang (2008) TEASER Dec 12, 2020

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Bedbugs are one of God's only mistakes. So why should we trust them to teach us about the Bible? The boys watch the Christmas episode of this made-for-video kids show about singing bugs in Bible times. They are ready to snidely dismiss this entire presentation as repetitive, shallow, and annoying - which it is! But then a beautiful, talented bedbug named Freezy performs a musical number that touches all of their hearts, and there was not a dry eye on the Discord call.

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Adventures in Odyssey Ep. 135 "Back to Bethlehem" (1991) feat. Marina Kittaka Dec 06, 2020

This long-running and popular Christian audio drama is staffed by legendary voice actors and bankrolled by notorious fundamentalist Christian activist group Focus on the Family. Despite this insidious connection, Adventures in Odyssey (AiO) is a well-produced and enjoyable listen that transfixed many young Christian '90s kids as parent-approved entertainment. Our guest Marina Kittaka, an artist and game developer notable for her work on acclaimed indie games Even the Ocean, Anodyne, and Anodyne 2, was one such person who spent hundreds of hours of her childhood immersed in the AiO universe. To celebrate the Christmas season, we join the long-running drama's story when protagonists Eugene and Connie warp to Bible times to observe the birth of baby Jesus.

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The Daylight Zone (1986) TEASER Nov 30, 2020

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Our November bonus episodes spotlight the filmography of the Christiano Brothers, who could be considered among the biggest names in Christian filmmaking due to their high volume of well-produced output. Their first ever film is THE DAYLIGHT ZONE, which is quite obviously a parody of the Twilight Zone. The titular Daylight Zone is a supernatural zone where the Bible times come to life in order to convince a mean and stubborn atheist that Jesus is truly the savior. This makes for a cute and delightful romp involving Jesus freaks, fish sandwiches, and angry centurions who lived millennia ago but somehow understand how a car works.

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Parable (1964) feat. Grant Moninger Nov 29, 2020

This influential avant-garde short film made for the 1964 New York World's Fair drew national controversy for its allegorical portrayal of Jesus as a clown in the circus of life. A much more subtle and arty Christian film than we are usually accustomed to watching for this podcast, it tells a New Testament story using whimsical imagery that can turn deeply haunted at a moment's notice. Grant Moninger of American Cinematheque and Beyond Fest introduces us to Parable by reminiscing about his terrifying experience seeing it in church as a young kid. He also delights us with his vivid stories of growing up in an ultra-rural Protestant community involving graveyards, pageants, petty rivalries, and learning why dogs go to hell.

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The Golden Calf: an audio drama Nov 25, 2020

This radio play by Boys' Bible Study and friends presents the story of Exodus 32 as you've never heard it before. While Moses is away having a sit-down with God on Mt. Sinai, the tribes of Israel are thirsty for a hot new deity to worship. The boys of the Exodus Experience podcast pressure Moses's brother Aaron to build them a beautiful Golden Calf. When God gets jealous, the party of the year turns into a shocking tragedy.

CREDITS

Produced by Ash

Written by Julian and Ash

STARRING

Ash and Scott as the hosts of Exodus Experience

Julian as Moses

Charles Han as Aaron

Marlo Madlangbayan Gaite-de Joya as God

Crash Beretta as field reporter Crash Beretta

Alec Robbins as Aaron's producer

Mary as the sexy radio voice and outro theme singer

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Mayflower II (2020) feat. Jared Yates Sexton Nov 22, 2020

In a not-so-distant future, a secret cell of Christians are deemed "radical" by the government because they want to read the original Bible and not the state-censored version. As they endure police raids, legal theft of their land and homes, and the psychic threat of political correctness, they yearn for an escape to a better, freer world. A spaceship called Mayflower II proves to be a reliable getaway vehicle to the Mars colonies, but even the promise of escape is not what it seems in this dense sci-fi thriller by Dallas and Greg Lammiman. Our guest this week is political analyst, author, and podcaster Jared Yates Sexton, whose extensive cultural research and his own past growing up in a cultish evangelical community help us unlock hidden symbolism and meaning in this surprising film.

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7th Street Theater S1E3 "A Christian Practical Joke?" (2007) TEASER Nov 20, 2020

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From the twisted mind of Dave Christiano (The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry) comes this TV series about the wacky day-to-day adventures of a Christian theater troupe. They work in a theater owned by an unseen character named Mr. Wheeler who desired a place where audiences could be entertained every weekend by wholesome Christian stage plays. In this two episode arc, the 7th Street crew struggles with the ethical question that haunts anyone who is trying to live a godly life: is it possible to play a prank and still be a Christian? The Boys agonize over this dilemma, and ask ourselves once again if Christians know how to have fun.

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The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008) feat. Trans Regret Snoopy Nov 08, 2020

In this absolute banger of a film by the prolific Christiano brothers, an elderly man makes it his life's mission to teach the lessons of the Bible to as many young boys as possible. Jonathan Sperry imparts on our boy protagonists the important concepts of loving thy neighbor, turning the other cheek, and being so kind to others that it basically becomes an act of emotional terrorism. Internet personality and biblical scholar Trans Regret Snoopy helps us decide if hell is real or not and tells us about her new podcast Trans Regret Snoopy Presents the Bible

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Beckman (2020) Nov 01, 2020

This year's most anticipated Christian action film by Pure Flix stars the absolute legend David A.R. White in the titular role as a former assassin turned preacher. When his adopted daughter is kidnapped by a snakelike cult leader (Billy Baldwin) he makes a desperate call to the mysterious Network in order to get back in the killer-for-hire game and save his daughter's life. The film could easily be called the Christian version John Wick - it's hard not to compare, since both films feature a shadowy network of assassins who play by a secret code of conduct.

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HALLOWEEN BONUS - Hereditary (2018) feat. Mary Oct 30, 2020

Contains spoilers. We discuss occult and esoteric topics as they relate to this contemporary cult classic art horror film, including the Goetia, Aleister Crowley, and Spiritualism. We have both high praise and sharp criticism for the film, which captivated audiences with its amazing acting performances and profuse use of occult symbols, but ultimately feels godless and unable to capture the full awe and dread of the spiritual quest. Enigmatic pop singer Mary, who sings the Boys' Bible Study outro theme, was invaluable in the way she applied Jungian psychological theory to her critique.

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Dialtone (2009) teaser - We're Christians first and podcasters second... Oct 27, 2020

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The directorial debut of Brian Lohr is a moody and compelling short film about a Christian who is given the opportunity to use a phone that can call anyone exactly two days in the past. The protagonist uses it to try to prevent his wife's fatal car accident, but when he can't, he uses it to warn everyone who is about to die to accept Jesus Christ as their savior before it's too late. The Boys reflect on this chilling allegory about the importance of missioning and draw all the wrong conclusions from it.

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Paranormal (2009) feat. Joey Gallimore Oct 25, 2020

From the director of Pray and Pray 2.5 comes another Christian horror film with a night vision twist. PARANORMAL weaves storylines of ghost hunters investigating a haunted asylum in the style of Blair Witch, while a skeptical novelist has a terrifying experience with a ouija board that leads him to seek help from a pastor who is knowledgeable in the supernatural. Our guest Joey Gallimore of horror blog Camera Viscera joins us for an in-depth review and a read-through of the official bible study guide that accompanies the film.

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Hangman's Curse (2003) Oct 18, 2020

As we spotlight Christian horror films throughout October, we exhume this macabre teen movie about a family of secret agents called in to go undercover at a high school. A supernatural affliction causes the jock bullies of the school to suffer seizures while hallucinating the ghost of Abel Frye, a former student who hanged himself on school grounds. Notably, the film is adapted from a screenplay by popular Christian fantasy author Frank E. Peretti, and stars Leighton Meester of 'Gossip Girl' fame.

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Animated Jack Chick Tracts (2010) teaser - Exploring the King James Bible message board... Oct 10, 2020

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Jack Chick is one of the most notable names in Christian missioning through art. His popular and notorious "Chick Tracts" are moral lessons in comic form meant to be given as gifts or left in public for people to find and get saved. But it took an outside force, independent animator Steve West aka Littleshots Productions, to take Chick's message off the page and into thrilling 3D. The results are very bewildering and uncanny pieces of video.

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Sting: Moment of Truth (2004) feat. Dom Moschitti and Sean Muscles Oct 04, 2020

This biopic of legendary professional wrestler Sting, real name Steve Borden, tells the story of his career from the very beginning up until his fateful come-to-Jesus moment that transformed him into a born-again Christian. Sting has since acted in several Christian movies, including a Boys' Bible Study personal favorite The Encounter (2010) that was a subject of one of our earlier episodes, and we as a podcast regard as one of the best Christian films ever made. Two of our dear friends who are wrestling experts join us for this discussion: Dom Moschitti, the creator behind Paperback Paradise and Blank Tapes Pod, and Sean Muscles, illustrator and comics artist who drew the Boys' Bible Study official show art. We cover Sting's life story as well as several instances of Christianity as an artistic motif in the mythology of professional wrestling.

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20 Minutes to Go! (1990) feat. Woodrow White Sep 27, 2020

This narrative collection of music videos is literally a cult classic - having originated from the Children of God cult, now known as The Family International. In an hour of genuinely catchy and beautiful pop music enhanced by psychedelic editing, the cult delivers its special blend of hypersexual doomsday Christianity in an iconic way that feels fresh 30 years later. Our friend Woodrow White introduced us to this remarkable tape and guides us through its candy coated vision of the apocalypse.

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A Path in Time (2005) teaser - The most ambitious plot against Christianity ever... Sep 25, 2020

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Can the concept of time travel even exist in Christianity? It allows mortals to control destiny and basically act like God. Seems inherently heretical, but that doesn't stop Christian creators from churning these things out. This is the third time travel film we've watched for our show, the other two being Assassin 33 A.D. and Time Changer. A Path in Time is also probably one of the best overall films we've seen so far. While not as shocking as the most infamous Christian films, its use of classic tropes (an atheist crying in the rain) combined with bizarre twists (a secret city under Antarctica) makes this film an exemplar of the genre.

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Touched by an Angel S8E5 "Chutzpah" (2001) feat. Alec Robbins Sep 20, 2020

The long-running CBS drama Touched by an Angel spanned nine seasons in almost a decade. We tuned in to its later period and found this ideologically confusing gem of an episode in which a young Jewish cartoonist lashes out at her father by drawing anti-Semitic caricatures of him in the local paper. Her comic gets hugely popular, and everything seems fine until the wrong crowd misses the irony and adopts her comic strip as a banner of hate. Fortunately, the angelic pantheon that is Tess, Monica, and Gloria are there to diffuse the situation and heal the relationship between father and daughter. Joining us in the synagogue is our dear friend Alec Robbins, the creator of popular webcomic "Mr. Boop", who helps us examine the great power held by the medium of comics.

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The ButterCream Gang (1992) Sep 06, 2020

Our most requested film to review is this sentimental drama about a "gang" of adolescent do-gooders who become estranged from their friend who spends some time away from the idyllic suburbs in the big bad city. The ButterCream Gang work a paper route, play baseball, know every adult in town, and somehow do the work of an entire police force on an average day. Meanwhile, their former friend Pete just wants to commit petty theft and start small fires. A rift grows between these two points of view, but it's nothing that God, racial profiling, and a lot of passive aggression can't fix.

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CPR - Christian Improv Comedy (2001) teaser - Your comedy does not honor God... Sep 03, 2020

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Ash and Julian love to laugh! Unfortunately, they did not get a chance to do that while exploring the wide world of Christian Improv Comedy. In this episode, Ash and Julian meditate on the very nature of comedy. They ask questions like, "Is clean comedy even possible?" and "How are a group of comedians so good at following the rules of God but so bad at following the rules of improv?"

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Remember (2012) feat. Bret Berg of Museum of Home Video Aug 30, 2020

The nuclear family is under attack! Children are stolen from their parents to be kept as prisoners of the state! Government-issued drugs are making people lose their free will! This could never happen to me and my beautiful society, right? Wrong! REMEMBER (2012) is an ambitious Christian end-times sci-fi thriller that shows us how socialist mind control could destroy the core values we take for granted. It's an intense message, but today's guest Bret Berg can handle it - he is an accomplished film programmer whose streaming show Museum of Home Video presents riveting compilations of bizarre, rare, and forgotten moments in broadcasting history. Together we discuss the evolution of contemporary Christian conspiracy theories, and our shared love of movies that were seemingly made for no one.

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Overcomer (2019) feat. Nathan Faustyn of Loose Meat Aug 23, 2020

The Kendrick brothers are some of the most accomplished Christian filmmakers, easily in league with other greats such as Kirk Cameron and Kevin Sorbo. We review the Kendricks' most recent film in which a Christian high school cuts all their sports teams except for cross country for some reason, even though only one girl is participating. This teen athlete, Hannah, is on a troubled life path until she gets saved by God thanks to support from her coaches, principal, and a mysterious blind man who turns out to be her long lost father. Our Christian jock friend Nathan Faustyn of comedy team Loose Meat joins us to watch this film, which in and of itself was a feat mental endurance comparable to running a 5k.

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Breaking the Press Study Guide feat. Nathan Faustyn of Loose Meat (teaser) - The H.E.L.P. Test™... Aug 15, 2020

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We finally bring the name of our podcast fully to life by hosting our first actual Bible study! In our most recent free episode, we watched basketball-themed Christian movie Breaking the Press (2010). The film's DVD contains a full study guide meant for an educational discussion with scriptural tie-ins. Scott and Julian take our good friend Nathan Faustyn, member of comedy team Loose Meat and cohost of their podcast Loose Lips, through this convoluted educational experience that at times feels more like a Christian basketball RPG than a Sunday school class. On the way, they discuss their favorite Christian NBA stars and learn about the H.E.L.P. Test™ for making godly decisions. The full study guide is scanned and attached to the Patreon blog post for this episode so you can download it and follow along!

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Breaking the Press (2010) feat. Eyad Zahra Aug 09, 2020

Two brothers, abandoned as babies and raised by the local basketball coach, become the stars of their team. But when brother Josh's ego gets too big for his small town, he goes his own way, and he and his brother Matt reenact the famous parable of the prodigal son. Eyad Zahra, director of the 2010 cult classic Muslim punk film The Taqwacores, is also a lifelong basketball fan. He joins us to discuss fasting for Ramadan while playing for his own high school basketball team, his Muslim NBA heroes, and the general cultural importance of sports.

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BONUS - Interview with Dr. Greg Salyer, President of the Philosophical Research Society Aug 06, 2020

The Philosophical Research Society (PRS) is a remarkable institution housed within a beautiful little building with Mayan-inspired architecture in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Founded in 1934 by legendary esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall, the PRS is active to this day, housing Hall's comprehensive rare book collection, offering online courses in esoteric topics, and publishing and selling Hall's vast body of written work. Ash speaks with the President of PRS, Dr. Greg Salyer, about the institution's history and guiding philosophies, as well as a general conversation about the path of the spiritual seeker outside of traditional religious institutions.

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I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013) feat. Backxwash Aug 02, 2020

An all-star cast including Ja Rule, Adrienne Houghton (3LW), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Toby Mac, and Stephen Baldwin grace this 2010s classic about a reformed gangster who is saved by the love of a cute church girl who works at a Christian bookstore. Ja Rule's honestly very good performance carries this film. Who better to talk to us about the intersection of mainstream rap and Christian pop culture than Backxwash? The Canadian rapper and producer's critically acclaimed 2020 album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It mixes lyrical themes of heaven, hell, and horror with epic, cinematic beats. She's a lifelong hiphop fan with a fascinating personal history of growing up in a doomsday church, so her perspective proved invaluable in helping the Boys navigate this film.

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Apocalyptic Music Video Roundup! teaser - Postage stamp Christians... Jul 31, 2020

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In which the Boys watch a DC Talk music video and this inspires an elaborate personal discussion on faith, the rapture, the apocalypse, and the ethics of raising kids to be constantly pondering death and damnation. This is our most accurate capture yet of what a Boys' Bible Study hangout actually sounds like: Ash the esotericist, Scott the optimist, and Julian the pragmatist.

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Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) Jul 26, 2020

Merry Christmas in July! The boys investigate the career of iconic American kitsch artist Thomas Kinkade through extensive analysis of this inspirational Christmas film he produced about his own life. We conclude that Kinkade is the antichrist and that his artwork represents the end of culture. We get more drunk than usual and exchange gifts.

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These Words Must Be on Your Heart (2014) feat. Riley Rossi Jul 19, 2020

This Jehovah's Witness cinematic masterpiece is about a family falling apart as each member strays farther from the Truth. Most notably, teen son Marcus becomes a famous hiphop producer, and starts hanging around people who smoke extremely shitty weed. This well-paced and well-acted film contains all the trademarks of JW filmmaking, including a sharp critique of energy-draining work culture. Jehovah said fuck work! Our guide through this movie is Riley Rossi, a talented and accomplished music producer (neotenomie, rook&nomie), who grew up in the faith and is very knowledgeable about JW teachings and values.

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On the Edge (2009) teaser - Christian Banksy origins... Jul 11, 2020

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We've all been there - wearing a prom dress, standing on the roof of your school, ready to jump. What circumstances led our protagonist Jenny Martin to this dire predicament? Short film On The Edge, by our favorite production company Cross Wind, investigates the seriousness of bullying and how kids are inherently evil until broken by Christ. In the process, they invent the concept of memes.

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AmeriGeddon (2016) feat. Xavier Rotnofsky Jul 05, 2020

When you're rich, you can just make a movie where your worldview is 100% correct, and everyone else dies. Meet Gary Heavin, the billionaire founder of the Curves brand of gyms. When an EMP attack disables the entire American power grid, he and his family stay safe on the giant compound he bought. Lucky break! They are challenged on all sides by enemy forces such as the United Nations and the liberal arts. American artist Xavier Rotnofsky joins us for an in depth discussion on the American film AmeriGeddon (2016) and how it fits into the American cultural landscape.

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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) teaser - Inspirational Bible verses for podcasters... Jun 30, 2020

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In this experimental bonus episode, Ash presents a solo report on a sincerely beautiful and genius movie about the life of Christ: Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 epic The Gospel According to St. Matthew. With all the weird Christian media out there, on the spectrum from relatively wholesome and bizarre to straight up cruel and tasteless, is there any possibility for Christian film that is actually well done and artistically beautiful? Yes! This biographical epic about Jesus still feels fresh and powerful despite being made almost 60 years ago. Remarkably, Pasolini is infamously the director of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), which to this day is considered one of the most controversial and depraved movies ever made, despite its genius. How is it possible for one director to make a movie so physically disgusting, and then earlier in his career make a film about Jesus which is so widely regarded that even the Vatican considers it the best film about Christ ever made? Ash explores these questions, as well as engages in some sincere Bible study and discussion of faith. However, even though this movie is actually good, he still finds stuff to laugh at along the way.

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Bells of Innocence (2003) feat. Lehr a.k.a. WrongMan of Everything Is Terrible! Jun 28, 2020

This extremely fun and watchable Christian supernatural thriller features an all-star cast including Chuck Norris, his son Mike Norris, and legendary Christian film actor David A.R. White. During the episode we refer to this film as "like Eyes Wide Shut for kids" and "like Midsommar for dudes". Three wisecracking Christians get stranded in a spooky town when their private plane full of Bibles has to make a crash landing. No one in town wants to help them out, but when our heroes start asking too many questions, they uncover a demonic secret too twisted for even their own imaginations. Our dear friend Lehr, an action movie expert and longtime member of Everything Is Terrible! joins us for the experience.

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Fire by Nite (TV, 1989) teaser - Irony boys are empty souls crying out to God... Jun 27, 2020

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This classic Christian variety show hosted by the legendary Blaine Bartel was filmed in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1986-1993. Released on home video with subscription services available to churches and youth groups, the program featured skits, musical guests, and a recurring sitcom feature called Family First. We watched an episode from Sept. 1989 "Jesus, Tougher Than Nails" which Scott had previously edited in a video for Everything Is Terrible. In the episode we learn that Jesus was very tough and DEFINITELY NOT GAY.

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Catholic TV Roundup! teaser - The boys uncover a sexy Vatican secret... Jun 21, 2020

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Featured items include: Mother Angelica (the queen of EWTN and hypnotic rosary footage), Wow! The Catholic TV Challenge (ft. Nosey the Dog), Hi Lucy (where a pink ostrich puppet ruins a nun's life), and Repent and Submit (the podcast by Catholic hipsters for Catholic hipsters).

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I Still Believe (2020) feat. Duncan Cooper Jun 14, 2020

Riverdale heartthrob KJ Apa stars in this brand new 2020 Christian film that is all aesthetics but soft on message. Unfortunately, his shirt stays on the whole time. Writer and musician Duncan Cooper, author of Heaven 24/7 (a daily newsletter about the lives of historical saints), joins us to discuss how I Still Believe illustrates the neoliberalisation of Christianity. We also talk Hillsong church, Chuck Smith, and the Cavalry Chapel movement. We even find a way to work in an extended discussion of the 2015 EDM film We Are Your Friends.

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Heaven Is for Real (2014) feat. David Allen of Loose Meat Jun 07, 2020

BASED ON A TRUE STORY ~ Colton Burpo was just a normal 4-year-old until his appendix ruptured. While in the hospital, he had a near death experience and visited actual Heaven, but came back to Earth to tell us about it. His story captivated the world, leading to a best-selling book that would eventually be adapted into this film in 2014. Our friend David of comedy team Loose Meat is an expert on this film because he once completely re-edited it in a way that turned the inspirational tearjerker into an ominous piece of claustrophobic family horror. Today June 7 2020 at 5PM PST we will be livestreaming this re-edit for all Boys' Bible Study patreon subscribers.

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Suing the Devil (2011) feat. Sam Sodomsky May 31, 2020

The Devil is responsible for all of our problems. Parking tickets, high gas prices, and techno music can all be traced back to his evil hand. It's time we finally stood up to him in the one place he must fight fair - the court of law. Young Aussie student Luke O'Brien spars with Satan himself in this courtroom thriller, and will be awarded 8 trillion dollars if he prevails. Apologies to our Australian listeners for using this film as an excuse to clown on your beautiful country for an hour.

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McGee and Me! (TV, 1989) teaser - Scott makes an Executive Decision... May 26, 2020

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Listener "Anna" requested we take a look at classic 90s animated/live action Christian kids' series McGee and Me, and we were happy to oblige! In the episode we watched, the moral is that it's important to only watch the right kind of movies and media, or else your mind will become permanently dirty and damaged. It hit way too close to home for boys like us who have dedicated our lives to drilling holes in our brain through misguided cultural consumption.

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The Encounter (2010) May 24, 2020

In one of our all time favorite films, a classic of Christian cinema, 6 strangers convene at a rickety restaurant in the middle of the woods called Last Chance Diner after a devilish police officer named Deville (hmm...) informs them the road up ahead is closed. Their orders are taken by a kindly man with a piercing gaze who somehow knows exactly what they want for dinner, as well as every sin they've ever done. I wonder who this could possibly be? Any guesses?

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Lay it Down (2001) May 17, 2020

You could call this film Christian version of the Fast and the Furious, because it was also made in 2001 and features sick cars and wild stunts. However, in this film, the characters make it clear that street racing is NOT cool and it's actually a sin! Also, you shouldn't have sex.

This was one of our favorite films we've ever watched for the podcast, and we're grateful to our listener who recommended it to us. Anyone who leaves a recommendation with their 5 star review on Apple Podcasts has a chance of us watching it for the show! In this case - we're very glad we listened.

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Christmas Gone Viral (2017) teaser - Ray Comfort loses his faith... May 16, 2020

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It's our Christmas episode! Merry Christmas everyone!! Legendary evangelizer and content creator Ray Comfort and his company Living Waters's 2017 masterpiece Christmas Gone Viral has been one of our favorites since before we started this podcast, and we're happy we finally took the time to formally review it.

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The Imposter (2008) feat. Josh Martin + our Christian rock episode! May 10, 2020

Kevin Max of Christian rock powerhouse group DC Talk stars in this film about a Christian musician whose opiate addiction and penchant for extramarital affairs put him at odds with the message he promotes. Along the way, a magical janitor, an insensitive portrayal of a homeless man, and an evil record producer help or hinder his journey toward salvation. Our friend Josh (Uncomfortable Brunch, Florida Film Festival) is a Christian rock expert, so this episode functions not only as a film review, but also an overview of 90s Christian rock that provides important context for this weird and wild film.

Josh's screening series Uncomfortable Brunch takes place at the Enzian theater in central Florida: https://enzian.org/films/special-programs/uncomfortable-brunch/

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Remember the Wife of Lot (2017) feat. Dom Moschitti PART 1 Apr 26, 2020

Dom is BACK to promote his new podcast BLANK TAPES and chat with us about another Jehovah's Witness film and his life growing up as a JW. Remember the Wife of Lot is a fantastic film that has it all - salt transformations, inappropriate background music, and gay characters who aren't allowed to show their faces.

BLANK TAPES (@blanktapespod) is a show where Dom and Scott find a mysterious blank tape each episode and take you on its surprising journey. Listen to episode 001 "Lucas on TV" at http://blanktapes.libsyn.com/blank-tapes-001-lucas-on-tv

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Heavenquest: A Pilgrim's Progress (2020) feat. Alec Robbins Apr 19, 2020

Heavenquest is a brand new 2020 Christian film with a high fantasy style that feels like everything was run through a Game of Thrones generator with a confusing amount of Christianity tacked on as an afterthought. It's a pretty inscrutable film, but we still found ourselves attached to the evil rave nymph and the orc that haunts the Lake of Doubts. Joining us to unpack this film is our friend Alec, the creator of the daily webcomic "Mr. Boop". During our chat he confesses his Bar Mitzvah theme and the never-before-revealed plot of the comic he made when he was 13!

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The Good Book (2014) feat. Suki Rose Apr 12, 2020

In this silent film, a cursed Bible torments everyone who touches it. A boy burns his family's house down while reading the Book of Daniel, and a homeless man who receives a Bible is immediately stabbed by rowdy teens. 14 characters' lives intertwine in a bewildering yet compelling hour of visual and musical storytelling. Enjoy, but please for your own safety do not read the Bible ever again.

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God The Father (2014) teaser Apr 10, 2020

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We review the epic cinematic trailer to Christian mafia movie God The Father and answer some important philosophical questions - can you rat on the mob to God? Is God just two FBI agents sitting in a fake cleaning company van on your street listening to your house He secretly bugged?

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Freedom of Silence (2011) feat. Lenny Flatley Apr 05, 2020

The year is 2030, and Christians' rights are violated by oppressive institutions such as universal healthcare. Can a ragtag band of hacker jocks use their cyber skills to proselytize to the entire world? Lenny Flatley, the investigative journalist behind the podcast The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh joins us to analyze Freedom of Silence (2011) a Christian feature film with a libertarian bent. Along the way, we discuss at length the work of two of our favorite "outsider" filmmakers - ctom and Neil Breen.

Links to Lenny's work including his brilliant podcast can be found at https://www.lennyflatley.net/. "The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh" is Gabriel of Urantia, a self-proclaimed holy man who currently presides over a spiritual community (some call it a cult) in the desert of Southern Arizona. The eight part series investigates his life and times.

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Let There Be Light (2017) feat. Anne Orchier Mar 29, 2020

Our friend Anne of Valley Video and NOlympics LA joins us to analyze what we consider to be THE definitive contemporary Christian movie. The one that inspired us to start this podcast. Kevin Sorbo stars as a celebrity atheist author whose near death experience changes his spiritual perspective. The supporting cast is star-studded too - Sean Hannity appears, country legend Travis Tritt is in the mix, reformed former mob boss Michael Franzese plays "Pastor Vinny", and Sorbo's wife Sam and his two kids figure prominently. We went extra long on this one so we could talk about everything. We hope you enjoy! Please excuse our sound quality on this one as the quarantine caught us off guard. All of us have our own mic setups at home now and will be free of sin in future episodes.

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Last Chance School (2009) teaser Mar 26, 2020

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Three different substitute teachers try to gain control of a classroom full of unruly, troubled teens. All of their techniques are different, but only the final one succeeds. Can you guess who it is?

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Time Changer (2002) feat. Vera Drew Mar 22, 2020

Time Changer is a 2002 epic about a man who goes 100 years in the future in order to scream at the television. Our tv editor and producer friend Vera Drew is an expert on this film, so she joins us for a discussion of time travel tropes, the perils of the secular film industry, and the allure of freemasonry.

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The Saber (2007) feat. Dimitri Simakis of Everything Is Terrible! Mar 08, 2020

The Saber (2007) is a delightful anti-porn film with a military setting. It packs a ton of detail into its 50 minute runtime. We see training montages, trips to the porn theater, and even a mysterious apparition "The Woman of the Dark" who haunts our porn-addled protagonist. Our good friend Dimitri Simakis of Everything Is Terrible!, the LEGENDARY team of bad movie experts and found footage collectors, joins us to dissect this gem.

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The Penny (2010) Mar 01, 2020

Fate? Luck? Chance? Destiny? Accident? Coincidence? The boys watch Christian crime drama The Penny and learn that absolutely everything happens for a reason. We watched this movie for a reason. You're listening to us for a reason. Maybe if you hadn't decided to put this podcast on, you'd be hearing an impure audio product instead, and then you'd go straight to hell if it were the last thing you ever heard! Just something to think about.

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The Trump Prophecy (2018) feat. Danny Haloossim Feb 23, 2020

In which a firefighter's battle with PTSD (represented by a cgi fire demon) leads him to psychically predict Trump's presidency. This film is fascinating cultural study but also contains Christian movie hallmarks such as baffling comedy and bizarre depictions of normal human relationships.

Our friend Danny is uniquely qualified to discuss Christian movies since his work got him into an actual public feud with Kirk Cameron. Check out the video that started it all: https://vimeo.com/130820592

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I Believe (2017) Feb 09, 2020

The Three Wise Boys (Ash, Scott & Julian) are back to tell you about a film that we now consider one of the all-time best in the Christian genre. I Believe (2017) is like the Harry Potter of Christianity. A precocious, bespectacled boy performs real, actual miracles that stun the entire city of Los Angeles, as the Italian mafia and a gaggle of atheist newscasters look on in wonderment. It's also the only Christian film we've seen so far that has full-fledged body horror moments.

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Pray. (2007) feat. Joey Gallimore Feb 02, 2020

Joey of horror blog Camera Viscera and shot-on-video screening series Movie Time joins us in the study group to discuss Christian horror film "Pray." (2007). It's a parable featuring jump scares that will scare you to death...but take you to Heaven.

Next Sunday, Feb. 9th in Los Angeles, Movie Time (Joey and Scott) present public access thriller ALONG CAME SPIDER followed by VENUS FLYTRAP! Find details at

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Assassin 33 A.D. (2020) feat. Natalia Gattini Jan 19, 2020

We are the FIRST Christian movie critics to review the INTENSE new movie Assassin 33 A.D., in theaters Jan. 24, 2020. In the film, a Muslim extremist travels back in time to perform the ultimate jihad - killing Jesus before he can ever get crucified. A team of plucky scientists must save Christianity by stopping him. Our friend Natalia, a pro costumer working in film and television, joins us in the boys' room as we process what we've just seen. You must see this film! Look to see if it's playing in theaters near you by visiting https://assassin33ad.com/

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Heaven's War (2018) feat. Jarred of Grimy Ghost! Jan 12, 2020

There's a war going on. On Earth, we have hot domestic terrorists fighting young upstart libertarian senators. In Heaven, we have gladiator-cosplaying angels fighting youtube rapper demons. The stakes are high, but our friend Jarred of Grimy Ghost! is here to help us unravel this mess. Grimy Ghost! are longtime found footage editors and contributors to Everything Is Terrible! We're proud to have them on our side, which is also God's side.

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The Prodigal Returns (2013) feat. Dom Moschitti Jan 05, 2020

Our friend Dom, the creator behind Paperback Paradise, joins us for a chat about his childhood growing up as a Jehovah's Witness. We watch and review the JW movie The Prodigal Returns, in which a young man rebels against his prying family by...getting a job? He also touches a girl on the shoulder once.

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Last Ounce of Courage (2012) Dec 18, 2019

In the debut episode, meet your three new favorite Boys as they review Last Ounce of Courage (2012, dir. Darrel Campbell & Kevin McAfee). Christmas is under attack, and its only hope lies in the bravery of a beleaguered small-town mayor/pharmacist. The Boys recommend you listen to this podcast on a motorcycle with a giant, billowing American flag mounted on the back.

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