Film Viewing Podcast with Discussion

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes playwright Brooke Pierce to help us decode the messages in director Paul Schrader's quietly radical film, FIRST REFORMED, starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried. The episode, titled "First and Last," is available on iTunes (please rate us!) and the Apple Podcast App, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Professor Andrea Francis to delve deeply into director Ryan Coogler's unstoppable film phenomenon, BLACK PANTHER, starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, and Michael B. Jordan. The episode is titled, "The Vibranium Paradox," and is available on iTunes and the Apple Podcast App, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Columbia University Associate Dean Alex Espana to discuss director M. Night Shyamalan's subtle masterpiece, UNBREAKABLE, starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. The episode is titled, "Inner Strength," and is available on iTunes and the Apple Podcast App, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Boston Assistant District Attorney Adrian Bispham to discuss director Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller, INCEPTION, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard. The episode is titled, “Dream Job,” and is available on iTunes and the Apple Podcast App, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Advent Hope Senior Pastor Todd Stout for a deconstruction of the timeless classic film from director Elia Kazan, ON THE WATERFRONT, starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. The episode is titled, “Pier Pressure,” and is available on iTunes (please rate us), Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter: @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Advent Hope Associate Pastor Kyle Dever to talk about films with apocalyptic narratives, including MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, I AM LEGEND, and THE BOOK OF ELI. The episode is called, “Apocalypse Now, and Then…” and is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter: @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes attorney Gabriela Gonzalez to discuss a few films with female protagonists, including “Brooklyn” and “Elizabeth.”The episode is called, “Girls On Film,” and is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter: @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Fern Gelin for a spirited discussion on some seriously outmatched underdogs in three major films:  ROCKY, LONE SURVIVOR, and THE REVENANT.  The episode is titled, “Under: Appreciated,” and is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us on Twitter: @thingsscreened.com.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes special guest Terry Benedict, director of the documentary THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR and producer of the Mel Gibson-directed feature film HACKSAW RIDGE, both films about Desmond T. Doss, an American World War II veteran and the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.  This episode is titled, “Conscientious Decision,” and is available on iTunes (please ‘like’ us there), Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us on Twitter: @ thingscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes David Ollivierre to discuss the depiction of teams in the critically acclaimed films, THE BIG SHORT, THE MARTIAN, and SPOTLIGHT.  The episode is titled, “All Together Now,” and is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us now on Twitter: @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes husband and wife Michael and Jo Ashley to discuss the topic of love and marriage in movies such as ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. The episode is titled, “The Greatest of These,” and it is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com. Follow us now on Twitter: @thingsscreened. As always, thanks for listening.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes young filmmaker and editor Philip Suson to the podcast for a bit of “Game Theory,” a discussion about David Fincher’s 1997 thriller, THE GAME, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn (who’s making headlines of his own today). As always, this and all past episodes are available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us on Twitter:  @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes Professor Zane Yi to discuss this month’s topic, “The Meaning of ‘Life,'” which focuses on breaking down Terrence Malick’s polarizing (and Academy Award-nominated) 2011 film, “The Tree of Life,” starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, and Sean Penn. All episodes are available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us on Twitter:  @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast is pleased to welcome special guest Helen Macey.  The episode is titled, "The Choice Is Yours...Or Not," the topic is free will vs. predestination as seen in the films The Adjustment Bureau, Minority Report, and Twelve Monkeys.  All episodes are available now on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and at thingsscreened.com.  Follow us on Twitter:  @thingsscreened.

The EVIDENCE OF THINGS SCREENED podcast welcomes first-ever guest, Tony Sebro, to this monthly podcast where we aim to provoke thought and dialogue about faith and other life-impacting themes through the discussion of film and television.  The title of this episode is “The Savior Complex,” and covers the Christ figures seen in the movies Star Wars, The Terminator, and Looper.  All episodes are available now on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and thingsscreened.com. Follow us on Twitter:  @thingsscreened.