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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 141: All Quiet on the Western Front Nov 17, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Das Boot

Skye's Something Old: The Great Escape

Something New: All Quiet on the Western Front

Josh's Proposal: We Americans need a good war drama once every 5-10 years.

Skye's Proposal: All Quiet on the Western Front helps explain why many historians look at World War I as the point where Europe gave up on God.

Something Borrowed: How Netflix's All Quiet on the Western Front Deviates From the Book—and WWI History

Josh's Something Blew: Belfast

Skye's Something Blew: Ancient Apocalypse & Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Monologue

Jason's Something Blew: Andor

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Episode 140: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Oct 28, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Get Shorty

Skye's Something Old: Dave

Something New: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Josh's Proposal: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a self-aware film that could have been a lot more self-aware.

Skye's Proposal: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an excellent and comedic way to being to understand narcissistic personality disorder.

Something Borrowed: 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' Filmmakers Detail How to Get Nicolas Cage to Star in a Movie About Nicolas Cage

Josh's Something Blew: Licorice Pizza & Station Eleven

Skye's Something Blew: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania & 1899

Jason's Something Blew: Amsterdam

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Episode 139: The Greatest Beer Run Ever Oct 14, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: The Straight Story

Skye's Something Old: The Killing Fields

Something New: The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Josh's Proposal: The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a great film for high schoolers to watch at School to prompt a discussion and lesson about the Vietnam War

Skye's Proposal: The Greatest Beer Run Ever is interestingly a lot like the Vietnam war itself.

Something Borrowed: For the Love of Beer and His Buddies

Josh's Something Blew: Station Eleven

Skye's Something Blew: Welcome to Wrexham & Andor

Jason's Something Blew: Stream Deck

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Episode 138: See How They Run Sep 29, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Skye's Something Old: Fletch

Something New: See How They Run

Josh's Proposal: I propose that while See How They Run is not necessarily a home run, we need more films like this

Skye's Proposal: See How They Run is a movie.

Something Borrowed: 'See How They Run': The 'brutal' case that helped inspire the Saoirse Ronan murder mystery

Josh's Something Blew: Derry Girls

Jason's Something Blew: Brent Forrester's TV Comedy Course

Skye's Something Blew: Andor & Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli

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Episode 137: Thirteen Lives Sep 15, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: The Rescuers

Skye's Something Old: Alive

Something New: Thirteen Lives

Josh's Proposal: Thirteen Lives shows the potential pros and cons of direct to streaming release

Skye's Proposal: Thirteen Lives shows that sometimes the story is dramatic enough by itself

Something Borrowed: The Rescue & Ron Howard Breaks Down a Cave Diving Scene from 'Thirteen Lives'

Jason's Something Blew: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Josh's Something Blew: The Bear & The Kite Runner (book) The Kite Runner (movie)

Skye's Something Blew: D23

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Episode 136: Elvis Aug 25, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Strictly Ballroom

Skye's Something Old: La Bamba

Something New: Elvis

Josh's Proposal: Elvis is a good example of a film biography taking liberties on actual events

Skye's Proposal: Elvis, the character, is a tragic story of what happens when somebody has no real clarity about who they are, and instead tries to appease everyone around them. & Colonel Parker represents what a truly bad shepherd looks like.

Something Borrowed: Fact checking the new 'Elvis' movie: Did he really fire Colonel Tom Parker onstage in Las Vegas?

Josh's Something Blew: We Own This City

Skye's Something Blew: Madonna on Jimmy Fallon & FanboyFilms

Jason's Something Blew: Minority Report & Podcast: The Guy Who Sings

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Episode 135: Bullet Train Aug 11, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Silver Streak

Skye's Something Old: Pulp Fiction

Something New: Bullet Train

Josh's Proposal: why wasn't Bullet Train funnier?

Skye's Proposal: Bullet Train is like if Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie somehow were able to have a child.

Something Borrowed: Josh's game

Josh's Something Blew: The Franchise & The Man From Toronto & The Staircase

Skye's Something Blew: Light & Magic

Jason's Something Blew: The Rehearsal & Nathan for You

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Episode 134: RRR Jul 29, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Singing' in the Rain

Skye's Something Old: Gandhi

Something New: RRR

Josh's Proposal: RRR exposes America's awkwardness with Male friendship and it's trend to over sexualize everything

Skye's Proposal: RRR is the film representation of Martin Luther's quote "be a sinner and sin boldly"

Something Borrowed: Global Success of 'RRR' signals breakthrough for Tollywood

Josh's Something Blew: The Old Man & Thor: Love and Thunder

Skye's Something Blew: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power & Nerd of the Rings

Jason's Something Blew: Billie Eilish - The 30th & The Bear

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Episode 133: Stranger Things Season 4 Jul 08, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Tremors

Skye's Something Old: Scream

Something New: Stranger Things

Josh's Proposal: It's not nostalgia that makes Stranger Things success but it's ability to tell fantastical stories, centered around relatable truths particularly father figures.

Skye's Proposal: The reason season 4 of Stranger Things works is because it's willing to turn traditional television and film formats upside down

Something Borrowed: Stranger Things Seasons 1-3 MEGA recap & Stranger Things Store

Something Blew:

Josh's Something Blew: The Outfit

Skye's Something Blew: Light & Magic & Under the Banner of Heaven

Jason's Something Blew: Curtis Hanson's photo pitch for L.A. Confidential, RRR

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Episode 132: The Card Counter Jun 23, 2022

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Josh's Something Old: Sling Blade

Skye's Something Old: Rounders

Something New: The Card Counter

Josh's Proposal: If this filmmakers goal was to make me feel uncomfortable for 2 hours, well then, mission accomplished.

Skye's Proposal: This movie is just a pile of crap

Something Borrowed: The Card Counter Ending & Final Scene Explained

Josh's Something Blew: Jason's Video & Barry & Under the Banner of Heaven

Skye's Something Blew: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Episode 1 & 2 review by Jeremy Jahns & The Lincoln Lawyer

Jason's Something Blew: Barry & Stranger Things & The Umbrella Academy

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