Saints and Cinema

Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim chat with JT Rees, writer and director of the short film White Room about making fiction out of personal experience, grief, and making his first film. Then we talk about the 2026 Newport Beach Film Festival (October 15-22) and the films we're looking forward to seeing. White Room is playing twice at the festival, in the short film block "The Short List" (get tickets) and then by itself (get tickets). NEGU - Jessie Rees Foundation Jessie's Story (short video)...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay dig into Lars and the Real Girl with Rev. Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer. Join us as we talk about what this cinematic parable can teach us about life, community, and grace. Find Scott at Flesh and Blood Bioethics. Scott's piece on Lars and the Real Girl. We've also talked with Scott about FRANKENSTEIN, AFTER YANG, THE AMUSEMENT PARK, and horror movies. Some of the films we mention in this episode: Lars and the Real Girl, Her, Obsession. Come find us: Website Instagr...

Send us Fan Mail Jay and Tim have a not-very-serious discussion of The Beastmaster (1982) and The Rescue (1988) and other movies from their childhood and whether or not they hold up 40 years later. Some of the films we mention in this episode: The Beastmaster, The Rescue, The NeverEnding Story (1984), The Last Unicorn (1982), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Masters of the Universe (1987) Come find us: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube (st...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay discourse on the discourse and how we should think about the difference between books and movies, ancient and modern. We talk about what we liked about The Odyssey and what we didn't, and where it might fall on our top movies of 2026. We also ask, Why do we connect with some stories and not with others? What is worth discussing and what are worthless proxies for cultural wars? Some of the movies (and a show) we mention in this episode: The Odyssey, Tenet, The Dark...

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...