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The Movie Proposal

Hosted by Skye Jethani and friend (and former Big Idea employee a long, long time ago) Josh Lindsay, “The Movie Proposal” is a deep dive into movies from two thoughtful Christian guys. Check it out and tell us what you think!

Latest Episodes:

Episode 51: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Nov 29, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: Blood Simple (1984) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/

Brian's: Fargo (1996) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/

Something New: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/

Josh's Proposal: The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is like the art form of poetry. Important, beautiful, yet unappreciated by most people.

Brian's Proposal: This is an example of a new breed of film that Netflix has created: The Big Budget Independent Film.

Something Borrowed: http://baxterblack.com

https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/27/ballad-of-buster-scruggs-endings/

Something Blew:

Josh's: Batkid Begins (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3884528/

Brian's: Mary Poppins Returns (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5028340/

Jason's: Robin Hood (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4532826/

Episode 50: Outlaw King Nov 16, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's:The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: Young Guns (1988) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096487/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New:

Outlaw King (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6679794/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4

Josh's Proposal: I liked Outlaw King when it was called Braveheart.

Skye's Proposal: Outlaw King is Braveheart if Braveheart sucked.

Something Borrowed:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25018061/outlaw-king-braveheart/

Something Blew:

Josh's: PATRIOT (2015- ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687882/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017- )

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jason's: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4123430/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Episode 49: A Star Is Born Nov 01, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: Hello Dolly (1969): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064418/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: The Bodyguard (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103855/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Yentl (1983): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086619/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Lawrence Kasdan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/?ref_=tt_ov_wr

Something New: A Star is Born (2018) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/?ref_=nv_sr_1

A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Josh's Proposal: This bittersweet film perpetuates Hollywood's love of "You can't have your cake and eat it too"

Skye's Proposal: This movie should have been called "A Star is Bored"

Something Borrowed: Josh's game thing, IDK man.

Something Blew:

Josh's: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: Vice: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6266538/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jason's: Barry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5348176/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Episode 48: Chappaquiddick Oct 19, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: My Date with Drew (2004): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378407/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: Silverado (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090022/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New: Chappaquiddick (2017):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5270948/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Josh's Proposal: Chappaquiddick is a cautionary tale of misguided parenting.

Skye's Proposal: Chappaquiddick reveals that political tribalism and hypocrisy is not new to the age of Trump. It's always been a part of America's celebrity political culture.

Something Borrowed: Why Every Liberal Should See 'Chappaquiddick'

https://variety.com/2018/film/columns/every-liberal-should-see-chappaquiddick-1202746616/

Something Blew:

Josh's:

Blew Chunks:Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057054/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Blew Mind: 306 Hollywood: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6296764/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: American Vandal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6877772/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jason's: Documentary Now! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677934/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Episode 47: Crazy Rich Asians Sep 20, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: Roxanne (1987): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093886/?ref_=nv_sr_7

Skye's: The Killing Fields (1984): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New:

Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/?ref_=nv_sr_1

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

Josh's Proposal: If you're a fan of the traditional Rom-Com, you'll love Crazy Rich Asians, and you don't have to be Asian.

Skye's Proposal: Crazy Rich Asians is a paint by numbers Rom-Com that is more important for what it represents than for what it actually is.

Black Panther: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something Borrowed: Fresh Air 'It's Taken On A Whole Other Life,' Says 'Crazy Rich Asians' Author Kevin Kwan: https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2018/08/20/640148359

Something Blew:

Josh's: The River Wild (1994): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110997/

Skye's: Parks and Recreation - Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster (Extended Cut): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BBhNkywMJY

Episode 46: BlacKkKlansman Aug 29, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: White Knights (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Skye's: The Power of One (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105159/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New: BlacKkKlansman (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/

Josh's Proposal: Our listeners should see BlacKkKlansman with a group of friends, grab a burger or beer, and discuss.

Skye's Proposal: I found this movie to be really confusing.

Something Borrowed: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/blackkklansman-colorado-springs-spike-lee-boots-riley-714602/

Something Blew:

Josh's: Mission: Impossible Fallout https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4912910/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Aquaman (2018) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Skye's: Shazam (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448115/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jason's: Binging with Babish https://www.youtube.com/user/bgfilms/videos

Episode 45: Won't You Be My Neighbor? Aug 01, 2018

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Something Old:

Josh's: Thin Blue Line: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/

Skye's: Speed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111257/

Something New:

Won't You Be My Neighbor? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7681902/

Josh's Proposal: The filmmakers of Won't You Be My Neighbor were wise to focus on the message rather than the man himself.

Skye's Proposal: This film reveals why Christians, and evangelicals in particular, should be much, much less concerned about being relevant.

Something Borrowed: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/rob-sheffield-mr-rogers-doc-697288/

Something Blew:

Josh's: Planet Earth: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795176/

Skye's: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2314952/

Jason's: https://twitter.com/garywhitta/status/1019759979916476416?s=21

Episode 44: Incredibles 2 Jul 05, 2018

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Something Old:

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065/?ref_=nv_sr_1

You Only Live Twice (1967): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New:

Incredibles 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606756/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Josh's Proposal: Incredibles 2 remembers what made the first one so special, which is why it works.

Skye's Proposal: Incredibles 2 is a celebration of parenthood that we need in an age of rapidly declining birth rates.

Something Borrowed: http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/quiz-tyler-durden-vs-screenslaver-from-incredibles-2.html

Something Blew:

Beautiful Boy: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/beautiful-boy-trailer-steve-carell-timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet_us_5b338dbbe4b0cb56051df85e

Leave No Trace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_07ktacEGo8

Revisionist History: http://revisionisthistory.com/

Welcome to Marwen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289724/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4

Episode 43: I Can Only Imagine Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

Something Old:

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Stand by Me (1986): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New:

I Can Only Imagine (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450186/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Listen to the song! MercyMe- I Can Only Imagine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lrrq_opng

Josh's Proposal: I Can Only Imagine is a good film that could have been a great film, but suffers from it's own self fulfilling prophecy.

Skye's Proposal: I Can Only Imagine succeeds as a Christian movie because it's based on a true story.

Something Borrowed: https://www.facebook.com/pg/The-Movie-Proposal-Podcast-561413187547299/community/?ref=page_internal

Something Blew:

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/

Dumbo (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3861390/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Operation Finale (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5208252/?ref_=nv_sr_1

https://www.patreon.com/holypost

Episode 42: Solo: A Star Wars Story Jun 05, 2018

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Something Old:

Sneakers (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Regarding Henry (1991): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102768/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New:

Solo: A Star Wars Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Josh's Proposal: Solo was worth the risk even though it was a financial misfire.

Skye's Proposal: Solo was a pretty good Star Wars movie that never should have been made.

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103586/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something Blew:

Josh's: Lost in Space: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/

Skye's: The Toys that Made Us Season 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7053920/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The soundtrack show: https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com/

Drawn: The story of Animation: https://www.drawnpodcast.com/

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