Post-Mormon at the Movies

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PM@M Replay: The Muppet Christmas Carol Dec 18, 2022

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Revisit this PM@M "classic" to learn why Nick and Dan love The Muppet Christmas Carol. They also discuss how they approach Christmas from a post-Mormon perspective.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Muppet Treasure Island
2. Michael Caine and Tim Curry
3. Thomas S. Monson's 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional talk "Because He Came"
4. The "missing song" ("When Love Is Gone")
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040 - Into the Woods Nov 14, 2022

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Nick and Dan tackle the messages and songs of Into the Woods to show how they relate to their own experiences in and out of church.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story, and Sweeny Todd
2. Rob Marshall
3. "Into the Woods: The Humanist Gospel of Stephen Sondheim"
4. "The Debate is Over"

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039 - Signs Oct 31, 2022

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Do you believe in signs and deeper meaning, or luck and coincidence? Either way, we hope you enjoy this special Halloween episode about the 2002 film Signs. Jenny and Kyle join Nick and Dan to discuss the religious themes of this M. Night Shyamalan classic.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Field of Dreams
2. Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix
3. Fowler Stages of Faith
4. Life of Pi
Check out Bite Size Reviews, where Kyle reviews books, movies, and TV with an emphasis on page-to-screen adaptations.
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038 - Everything Everywhere All at Once Oct 10, 2022

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Kyle, Jenny, Nick, and Dan share their differing opinions in a lively discussion about the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Statistically, it's possible that there are universes out there where everyone gets to be right.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2. Turning Red
3. Daniels
4. Multiverse
5. "As man now is, God once was"
6. Postmodernism: Stuff You Should Know and Sunstone Podcast
7. Post-postmodernism
8. Walter Chaw: perspective from an immigrant family
More coverage of Everything Everywhere All at Once:
1. Intentionally Blank (Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells)
2. The Big Picture: film discussion and interview with Daniels
3. Cinema Therapy
4. Pop Culture Detective
Check out Bite Size Reviews, where Kyle reviews books, movies, and TV with an emphasis on page-to-screen adaptations.
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037 - Spotlight Sep 25, 2022

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"If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one."
Sam Young joins us to discuss Spotlight, a 2015 film based on the true story of the investigative team from The Boston Globe that exposed the scandal and cover-up of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in the local community. We also discuss the recent Associated Press article "Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen." This article was written by Michael Rezendes, who is portrayed by Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight.
Content warning: child sex abuse
Sam Young Mormon Stories interviews: Law of Common Consent, March for the Children, Response to church policy changes, Hunger Strike, Excommunication
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Protect Every Child, Protect LDS Children
2. Phil Saviano and SNAP
3. Protect LDS Children: stories of abuse
4. Sexually explicit questions asked to kids by Mormon bishops
5. California state law requiring background checks
6. The Night of the Iguana, The MagnificentSeven, A Beautiful Mind, Saving Private Ryan
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036 - Sons of Provo Aug 21, 2022

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It's still summer break, but enjoy this bonus episode before we start up again this fall! Shawn rejoins us to discuss Sons of Provo. We talk about how this movie holds up from a post-Mormon view, whether it portrays Utah Mormonism more accurately than Under the Banner of Heaven, and the current state of Mormon cinema.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. Sons of Provo album
2. The Best Two Years, The Other Side of Heaven, The R.M., and The Singles Ward
3. Will Swenson, Kirby Heyborne, and Danny Tarasevich
4. Kirby Heyborne beer commercial
5. This Is Spinal Tap
6. Mormons and the Movies
7. "Pollyannaish"
8. The R.M. soundtrack
9. Jericho Road
10. Pretty Darn Funny and Sheri Dew
11. Once I Was a Beehive, 17 Miracles, Church Ball, and The Chosen
12. Studio C on Conan
13. Mormon No Moreand Murder Among the Mormons
14. "Same-Sex Attracted" and Believer
15. Shawn's blog: The Everyday Cinephile
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PM@M Replay: The Truman Show Jul 03, 2022

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Revisit this Post-Mormon at the Movies "classic" as Nick and Dan discuss 1998's The Truman Show and its connections to the post-Mormon experience.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. The Truman Show
2. Andrew Niccol and Peter Weir
3. The Twilight Zone inspiration
4. An essay discussing The Truman Show from the Association for Mormon Letters
5. The Screwtape Letters
6. The Allegory of the Cave
7. Gaslighting and cognitive dissonance
8. The Oatmeal's comic about cognitive dissonance and the backfire effect
9. Using fear to motivate/manipulate ("Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear")
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035 - Whiplash Jun 19, 2022

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Who would've thought that Damian Chazelle's "Whiplash" would lead to such a deep discussion about morality, self-worth, and abusive leadership? Not us, but that's the way the cymbal crashes. Dan and Nick are joined once again by Kyle to discuss 2014's "Whiplash."

Mentioned in this episode:
1. Youtube: Whiplash (as reviewed by a jazz musician)
2. La La Land

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Under the Banner of Heaven - Episode 7 Jun 05, 2022

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Our discussions of FX's Under the Banner of Heaven come to a close. Jenny and Kyle once again join Nick and Dan to share thoughts about the finale of this epic miniseries.
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Under the Banner of Heaven - Episode 6 May 29, 2022

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It may not be in a Jacuzzi in Oregon, but join Nick and Dan for a chat about FX's Under the Banner of Heaven. Kyle and Jenny return to break down depictions of revelation and a crisis of faith in episode six of the series.
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