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Episode 93 - TOGETHER and OBSESSION
Jun 19, 2026
1h 00m 37s
Episode 92 - ERIC LARUE with Brett Neveu
May 27, 2026
1h 04m 35s
Episode 91 - Best of 2025
Apr 21, 2026
59m 25s
Episode 90! - Robert Duvall and THE APOSTLE
Mar 2, 2026
55m 39s
Episode 89 - WAKE UP DEAD MAN with Rev. Dr. Ryan Tinetti
Feb 12, 2026
58m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 | Episode 93 - TOGETHER and OBSESSION | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk about relationship horror movies Together and Obsession. What does it mean to be "one flesh"? What does it mean to love another person? What kinds of truth can horror expose? (Also, just give Inde Navarrette all the awards.) Warning: spoilers for both films. Some of the films we mention in this episode: Together, Obsession, Hereditary. Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start at th... | 1h 00m 37s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | Episode 92 - ERIC LARUE with Brett Neveu | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay had the opportunity to talk with Brett Neveu, playwright, professor, and screenwriter of (the play and) film Eric LaRue, directed by Michael Shannon. We talk about the differences between writing for the stage and writing for the screen; the absurdity of grief, pastors trying to help, and good intentions. Along the way, Brett gives us great insight into crafting a compelling story. You can watch Eric LaRue at Kanopy through your local library. Find more infor... | 1h 04m 35s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Episode 91 - Best of 2025✨ | filmsfavorites+1 | — | Sentimental ValueSinners+5 | — | Fan MailSentimental Value+5 | — | 59m 25s | |
| 3/2/26 | Episode 90! - Robert Duvall and THE APOSTLE✨ | Robert DuvallThe Apostle+3 | — | The ApostleApocalypse Now+9 | Corpus Christi | fan mailfilm discussion+2 | — | 55m 39s | |
| 2/12/26 | Episode 89 - WAKE UP DEAD MAN with Rev. Dr. Ryan Tinetti✨ | religion in moviesChristianity+2 | Rev Dr Ryan Tinetti | Quiet AmbitionConcordia Seminary+8 | St. Louis | Knives OutWake Up Dead Man+4 | — | 58m 07s | |
| 12/17/25 | Episode 88 - Christmas with THE CHOSEN✨ | ChristmasThe Chosen+2 | — | The ChosenChristmas with THE CHOSEN+4 | — | Fan MailHoly Night+2 | — | 34m 34s | |
| 11/22/25 | Episode 87 - FRANKENSTEIN with Rev. Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer✨ | Frankensteinbeing human+4 | Rev Dr Scott Stiegemeyer | Concordia UniversityThe Amusement Park+4 | IrvineCalifornia | bioethicsNewport Beach Film Festival+5 | — | 1h 02m 08s | |
| 9/24/25 | Episode 86 - NBFF Preview with Olivia Blue and Decker Sadowski of THEATER IS DEAD✨ | filmmakingfilm festivals+4 | Olivia BlueDecker Sadowski | Theater Is DeadNBFF+1 | Washington State | Newport Beach Film FestivalTheater Is Dead+1 | — | 59m 30s | |
| 9/9/25 | Episode 85! Season 5 of THE CHOSEN✨ | The ChosenSeason 5+4 | — | WhiteheartYouTube+2 | — | — | — | 1h 01m 09s | |
| 8/4/25 | Episode 84 - Halfway Through 2025✨ | best-of listsfilm discussion+1 | — | Life of ChuckNobody 2+18 | — | fan mailmovies+1 | — | 37m 13s | |
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| 7/14/25 | Episode 83 - Fathers, Sons, and Meat Puppets in 28 YEARS LATER✨ | zombies28 franchise+2 | — | Fathers, Sons, and Meat PuppetsTrain to Busan+1 | — | 28 Years Later28 Days Later+4 | — | 57m 03s | |
| 6/10/25 | Episode 82 - An Animated Faith✨ | animated moviesChristian themes+2 | — | Croods: A New AgeThe Iron Giant+5 | — | Croods: A New AgeThe Iron Giant+2 | — | 1h 02m 49s | |
| 5/19/25 | Episode 81 - SINNERS with Pr. Jason Swan | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk to Pastor Jason Swan about the film Sinners and all the theological resonance we can muster: vampires, music, liturgy, worship, vocation, and how Christians should watch movies. Some films/shows we mention in this episode: Midnight Mass, Nosferatu, Sinners. We're on YouTube! Not sure why you would want to look at us for an hour or so, but if you do, you can find us here. We've got a couple other changes coming, so keep an eye out for those... | 1h 12m 44s | ||||||
| 4/8/25 | Episode 80! Explain Yourself - A New Literalism? | Send us Fan Mail In our 80th episode, Tim and Jay talk about how much film viewers want or need to know; what makes some people love a film, and others hate it; and, is over-explaining really new? Do you like having a movie explain itself, or would you rather put things together yourself? "The New Literalism" article at The New Yorker We talked about some movies. Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start... | 1h 19m 56s | ||||||
| 3/10/25 | Episode 79 - What the Oscars Got Right and What They Got Wrong | Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim talk about what the Academy Awards got right and what they got wrong. We talk about Hollywood, agendas, propaganda, and Oscar surprises. Some of the movies we mention in this episode are: Oscar nominees. Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere Closing music: "Découvre moi," Marc Senet & Simon Grivot | 1h 06m 53s | ||||||
| 2/5/25 | Episode 78 - What We Loved and Didn't in 2024 | Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim get into the films they saw from 2024, their favorites, and their less-than-favorites. Some of the films we mention in this episode: The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Challengers, The Substance, Joker: Folie á Deux, Civil War, Trap, Hard Truths, Smile 2, Heretic, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Hundreds of Beavers, Monkey Man, Dune II, Long Legs, Didi, A Different Man, Nosferat... | 1h 44m 46s | ||||||
| 12/9/24 | Episode 77 - LONG DECEMBER with Writer/Director/Producer Thomas Torrey | Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim reconnect with Thomas Torrey about his film Long December, new to streaming. We talk about the creative process, music and film, marathon running (well, Jay and Thomas), and how new projects come together when things fall apart. Long December Long December Instagram Register for a Zoom watch party on December 15 with cast and crew! Our first episode with Thomas about his movies (among other things) Our episode with Thomas on Robert Machoian's The Killin... | 1h 08m 39s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 | Episode 76 - HERETIC, Religion, and True Believers | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk about the new movie Heretic, true belief, and playing games with choice and control. Some of the other movies we mention in this episode: Hard Truths, September 5, Small Things Like These, Saw, Nosferatu, and some others that I forgot about. Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere Closing music: "Découvre moi," Marc Senet & Simon Grivot | 1h 07m 38s | ||||||
| 10/4/24 | Episode 75! Newport Beach Film Festival 25th Anniversary Preview with Travis Garcia | Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim talk with Travis Garcia, the co-director of the features programming team for the Newport Beach Film Festival, two weeks out from its 25th anniversary. We hit some of the films we've already seen, as well as some we're looking forward to. Come and join us, October 17-24! The Newport Beach Film Festival See the schedule and get tickets here. Some of the films we mention in this episode: Whatever It Takes, Memoir of a Snail, Wake (short film), Thel... | 1h 06m 56s | ||||||
| 9/27/24 | Episode 74 - Party Like It's 1999, Major Director Edition: BRINGING OUT THE DEAD and THE INSIDER | Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim talk about vocation, doing the right thing, how do you know what the right thing is, ambulances, and cigarettes...plus far too many outtakes Some of the films we mention in this episode: The Insider, Bringing Out the Dead, Fight Club, and probably some others that Tim forgot to write down Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode 81) Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere Closing music: "Déco... | 1h 13m 24s | ||||||
| 8/20/24 | Episode 73 - Party Like It's 1999, Documentary Edition: ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER and AMERICAN MOVIE | Send us Fan Mail Tim gets echoey in his new house as he and Jay talk documentaries, history rhyming, and the life you make when you're trying to make something else. Some of the films we mention in this episode: One Day in September, American Movie, Coven, Buena Vista Social Club, Who Took Johnny, Liberated, Abducted in Plain Sight, Love Me, Karl Marx City. Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (starting with Episode ... | 1h 18m 34s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | Episode 72 - Party Like It's 1999, Foreign Language Edition: BEAU TRAVAIL and RUN, LOLA, RUN | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tim and Jay talk about two seemingly opposite films, the primarily French-language Beau Travail and the German-language Run, Lola, Run. But maybe the themes and questions aren't as far apart as we initially thought! We discuss free will, choice, human nature, and a bit of slow cinema. Some of the films we discuss in this episode are: Beau Travail; Run, Lola, Run; Silent Light, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Uncut Gems, Good Time, The Butt... | 1h 07m 44s | ||||||
| 6/18/24 | Episode 71 - Party Like It's 1999: BEING JOHN MALKOVICH with Collin Insley | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we get existential, philosophical, and humanistic with Boise-based filmmaker (and NBFF alum) Collin Insley. We work through the implications of Being John Malkovich and Charlie Kaufman's filmography for fame, identity, and what it means to be human. Also puppetry. Collin's film Scam Likely is here. Some of the films we mention in this episode: Burn After Reading, Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, Rounders, Con-Air, Beau is Afraid, Synechdoche, NY, I'm ... | 1h 17m 49s | ||||||
| 5/15/24 | Episode 70! - Party Like It's 1999, Horror Edition: THE SIXTH SENSE and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk about two of the highest grossing movies of 1999: M. Night Shyamalan's first major hit, The Sixth Sense, and the beginning of the found-footage explosion, The Blair Witch Project. How do they play 25 years later? What do they tell us about our fears and traumas? What makes a genre film work, or not? Some of the films we mention in this episode: The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Blair Witch Project, Cannibal Holocaust, Nosferatu. ... | 1h 11m 18s | ||||||
| 4/22/24 | Episode 69 - Party Like It's 1999: THE MATRIX and FIGHT CLUB | Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk about two defining movies of 1999: The Matrix and Fight Club. How do they hold up? Why do they hold up? Should Tim have kept his word to preach a sermon focused on The Matrix? Or was he just dumb (with sincere apologies to all college students who are not as dumb as he was)? Plus, some good feedback for our Magnolia episode. Some of the movies we mention in this episode: The Matrix, Fight Club, Hackers, ... | 1h 09m 55s | ||||||
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