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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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