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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 101: Judas and the Black Messiah Mar 02, 2021

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Something Old:

Josh's: The Hobbit (1977)

Skye's: Donnie Brasco (1997)

Something New: Judas and the Black Messiah

Josh's Proposal: Judas and the Black Messiah is a good example of how editing can affect story.

Skye's Proposal: Judas and the Black Messiah reveals what happens when we take all of the gray out of the world.

Something Borrowed: What's Fact and What's Fiction in Judas and the Black Messiah

Something Blew:

Josh's: Nomadland, The Croods: A New Age, City of God & The Dead Don't Die

Skye's: WandaVision & History of Swear Words

Jason's: The Biscuits from Ted Lasso

Episode 100: Derek DelGaudio's in & of Itself Feb 11, 2021

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Something Old:

Josh's: Into the Woods

Skye's: A Beautiful Mind

Something New: Derek DelGaudio's in & of Itself

Josh's Proposal: I propose Derek DelGaudio's in & of Itself (cause that's the title, by the way) will only payoff for the willing few.

Skye's Proposal: I propose that Derek DelGaudio's in & of Itself reveals that we are so desperate for affirmation that we will cry over it, even when we know it's BS. We are a culture so desperate for a religious experience in a secular environment.

Something Borrowed:

Our favorite film of the first 100 Episodes of the movie proposal:

Josh's favorite film: Knives out

Skye's: Wonder

Jason's: Yesterday

Something Blew:

Josh's: Den of thieves, Pretend it's a City & Fargo

Skye's: Succession, The Lady and the Dale & WandaVision

Jason's: Mike Birbiglia's Working it out With Frank Oz & Hitman 3

Episode 99: Wonder Woman 1984 Jan 21, 2021

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Something Old:

Josh's: Terms of Endearment

Skye's: Superman II (the Donner cut)

Something New: Wonder Woman 1984

Josh's Proposal: Wonder Woman 1984 surprisingly relies too heavily on female stereotypes.

Skye's Proposal: Wonder Woman 1984 Sucked. It was brilliant in it's concept but utterly failed in the details of it's execution.

Something Borrowed: WW84: Everything That Doesn't Make Sense About Wishes & The Dreamstone

Something Blew:

Josh's: Speed Cubers & Tiger

Skye's: Watchmen & The Flight Attendant

Jason's: Palm Springs & You & What We Do in the Shadows

Episode 98: Soul with Yong Duk Jhun Jan 07, 2021

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Yong Duk Jhun's Imdb

Something Old:

Josh's: Defending Your Life (1991)

Skye's: Big (1988)

Yong Duk's: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Something New: Soul (2020)

Josh's Proposal: Soul is another home run for PIXAR but PIXAR is gradually shifting away from their audience. Kids.

Skye's Proposal: What's remarkable about Soul is it's a Disney movie that dismantles the false Disney Gospel, but leaves nothing in it's place.

Yong Duk's Proposal: Soul is like ordering French Toast, it looks amazing, smells amazing, but tastes pretty plain.

Something Blew:

Josh's: Fargo (2014)

Skye's: Wonder Woman 1984 & Watchmen

Yong Duk's: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Jason's: The Last Man on Earth

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Episode 97: Tenet Dec 18, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: Memento (2000)

Skye's: Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Something New: Tenet (2020)

Josh's Proposal: Tenet is like learning to waterski, it looks exciting, but it's not easy to figure out.

Skye's Proposal: The Problem with Tenet isn't that it's too brilliant, it's that it's an A-hole.

Something Borrowed: Josh's Quiz

Something Blew:

Josh's: The Holiday Movies that Made Us

Skye's: The entire Star Wars Slate

Jason's: George Lucas on the Impact of Star Wars with Christopher Nolan

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Episode 96: Mank Dec 10, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: Citizen Kane (1941)

Skye's: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Something New: Mank (2020)

Josh's Proposal: Mank is like an expensive fine wine, you know it's quality but that doesn't mean you're going to enjoy it.

Skye's Proposal: As much as it was giving a backstory to Citizen Kane, it had a message for today.

Emily in Paris and the Rise of Ambient TV

Something Borrowed: The controversy Behind David Fincher's Mank

Something Blew:

Jason's: Nobody (2021), Black Box Down & Teardown

Josh's: Josh's horrific bathroom experience, A Hidden Life (2019) & The Holiday Movies that Made Us

Skye's: The Crown Season 4

Episode 95: The Mandalorian Season 2 Nov 19, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Skye's: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Something New: The Mandalorian Season 2

Josh's Proposal: Mandalorian Season 2 is a winner because it rings all the same bells as the original Star Wars and then some.

Skye's Proposal: The Mandalorian is still the best Star Wars Content since 1983. But… I have a bad feeling about this.

Something Borrowed: Easter Eggs You Missed In The Mandalorian Chapter 11

Something Blew:

Josh's: The Queen's Gambit

Skye's: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction & Tom and Jerry

Jason's: Stranger Than Fiction

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Episode 94: On the Rocks Nov 05, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: Legends of the Fall (1994)

Skye's: Parenthood (1989)

Something New: On the Rocks (2020)

Josh's Proposal: We're going to see more movies like On the Rocks because of COVID and streaming services.

Skye's Proposal: This movie is a pretty good illustration of what's known as "Family Systems Theory"

Something Borrowed: On the Rocks Q&A with Sofia Coppola, Bill Murray, Rashida Jones & Marlon Wayans

Something Blew:

Josh's: Honey Boy & Shia LaBeouf Live

Skye's: Gemini Man & The Mandalorian Chapter 9 & Sean Connery

Jason's: Madam Vivelda & Birthday Clown

Episode 93: The Trial of the Chicago 7 Oct 22, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: Presumed Innocent

Skye's: Murder in the First

Something New: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Josh's Proposal: The Editor is the real winner of this movie.

Skye's Proposal: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a way to explain 2020 through the lens of 1968.

Something Borrowed: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/movies/chicago-7-trial.html

Something Blew:

Josh's: What We Do in the Shadows

Skye's: Dune! The book! & Cobra Kai, Spider-man, like, again.

Jason's: Ted Lasso

Episode 92: The Social Dilemma Oct 09, 2020

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Something Old:

Josh's: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Skye's: WarGames (1983)

Something New: The Social Dilemma

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

Josh's Proposal: The Social Dilemma paints too much doom and gloom and not enough hope or solutions.

Skye's Proposal: The Social Dilemma should be required viewing for everyone to explain why our society is becoming so fractured and polarized.

Something Borrowed: 'The Social Dilemma' Will Freak you Out - But There's More to the Story

Something Blew:

Josh's: The Ides of March (2011)

Skye's: Blew Chunks: Dune moves to 2021 & just, like, Spiderman, man.

Blew Mind: The Right Stuff (2020)

Jason's: Mank Trailer

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