In this series, a christian and an atheist take a funny sideways look into the best that cinema and TV has to offer in search of parallels with the gospel or any other Bible stories. We have deep dives with guests who are professors, film critics, super fans and even an exorcist! Give us a listen.
For our first ever review show, we switch up our format and looked at Bleeding Love, Jericho Ridge & The Book of Clarence. Why not check it out? Bleeding Love trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5piU4rmc0A
Jericho Ridge trailer: https://youtu.be/vI2uhJU0PR0?si=irRZf4QF6juaj1G5
The Book of Clarence trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNS-ANoMyM&t=3s
For this super special bonus Easter episode, Giles & Julia are once again joined by Louisa Jane Smith from the RE Podcast and the First Lady of GiF, Claire Gough. We look at a reason why Jesus might NOT heal people, walking on water, and what is the Son of God's favourite karaoke song (yes, there is a right answer).
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 20:26
For this very special Easter episode, Giles & Julia are joined by not one but TWO co-hosts of such lethal cunning: Louisa Jane Smith from The RE Podcast and the First Lady of God in Film, Claire Gough. We talk about Mary Magdalene, autistic Matthew and just how great the show is generally. Our special returning guest is evangelist and film critic, Andy Godfrey, who tells us about interviewing the cast and how the story progress...
Today, we're looking at ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’. The 2022 Disney+ series based on the book of the same name by Jon Krakauer. We’ll be looking at complementarianism, wiping the dust from your feet, safeguarding against dodgy prophecies and how we decide who’s really a Christian or not.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 28.49
For this episode, we’ll be looking at ‘The Fabelmans’. Steven Spielberg’s fictionalised version of his early life. We're joined by Lucy Heyes and we’ll be looking at Biblical rationals for divorce and what it’s like to want to be holy, when you are an exceptionally horny teenager.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 34:41 (it's a long one guys!) Here's some of the places I used for research:
For International Women's Day, we're looking at 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' the 2021 biopic about Tammy Faye Bakker, played by Jessica Chastain. We're joined by evangelist and film critic, Andy Godfrey and we’ll be asking, where did televangelism come from? What is the prosperity gospel? And what can we learn from the way Tammy Faye’s treated people with AIDS.
Finding the Faith in The Film begins at 23:00
In this, our first episode of season 6, we're looking at ‘Dune’ the 2021 sci-fi epic directed by Dennis Villenueve adapted from the first half of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 novel of the same name. We speak to film journalist and massive Dune fan, Ryan Gaur to tell us about the series and we're joined by Queen of the Nerds, Julia Hall who is taking over co-hosting duties for awhile. We’ll be looking at Islam’s influence on the 'Du...
For this special bonus episode: I gave an interview to the RE Podcast a few months back. RE Queen Louisa Jane Smith was doing a series on 'Losing My Religion' and for a counter-balance, she did a series on 'Finding My Religion', so she asked me to come and talk about how I became a Christian.
It’s a bit different from our normal kind of episode, but I thought you might appreciate this as it might give you a little bit of an insight...
For this Christmas special, we're be looking at Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of the classic American novel by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. We'll be learning about transcendentalism, how Gerwig's version differs from earlier film adaptations and finding out what is the most influential Bible fan fiction ever? We're joined by author and film critic Sarah Cooke who will be telling us why this version is so special.
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In honour of the 60th anniversary, we're revisiting Doctor Who, the longest running sci-fi show of all time. Yes, I know we've covered it before, but honestly, there's so much in this show that we simply weren't able to cover the first time, from the Ninth Doctor's first trailer all the way to the 'Timeless Child'.
We're joined by the Gilesian equivalent of Sarah Jane Smith; Natalie Minaker, and time-travelling adventurer Claire Go...
For this very special Bonfire night episode, we’re gonna be looking at Fireman Sam, the seminal children’s cartoon that started in 1987 and was revived in the early 2000s. We look at the origins of Fireman Sam, the allegorical parallels of man's temptation to cream cakes, and we need to talk about Norman. Plus a very special guest...
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For this very special bonus episode, we’re focusing on the works of one Taylor Alison Swift. We start with her 2020 documentary ‘Miss Americana’ and look at her songs. Going aaaaalllll the way back to the start of her career and finishing at her Midnights 3am tracks. We’re joined by fellow dyed in the wool Swiftie, Kat Bullock from Finger Guns in order to fully geek out about one of the greatest song writers of our time.
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For this very special episode from our Patreon vaults, we’re going to mix up our format a little bit. We’re going to look at the best that mainstream music has to offer and see if we can find any parallels with the gospel, or any other Bible stories. We're joined by our very own, Wakandan Ambassador, Sefa Ahiaku-Aggrey as we look through, pop, rock, country, and hiphop to find the songs that have something to say about God.
For this episode Giles is joined by RS teacher, Natalie Minaker to try and tackle ‘Oppenheimer’ directed by Christopher Nolan. Unlike most episodes, this one will be about trying to process the massive moral quandary that is the atomic bomb. We’re joined by History teacher, Tim Cloke (from MrClokeHistory on Youtube and @drywipehistory on instagram) who takes us through the alternatives to dropping the bomb and why they were not cho...
In this episode, we're joined by guest co-host Louisa Jane Smith from The RE Podcast and our special guest Dr Sefa Ahiaku-Aggrey. We learn about the origins of Namor, Shuri and Siri Williams in Matt's Facts and Sefa tells us about Ghanaian funeral rituals, the connection between death and deconstruction, and how Shuri is like Job.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 11:33
For our penultimate episode of the series, we're looking at HBO's Watchmen, the sequel to the classic graphic novel from the 1980s. We're joined by writer and RS Teacher Natalie Austin and hearing from Matt's Facts. We'll be looking at an atheist's view of Eden, how Dr Manhattan was still very human, and how God Almighty is basically a massive nerd.
Finding the Faith in the film begins at 12:35.
Avengers: Infinity War is the focus of this episode. Giles is joined by librarian and Geek Queen, Julia Hall to discuss the snap and its similarity to one particular end times prophecy. We'll dive into the comic book roots of Infinity War in Matt's Facts and Empire's Jordan King gives us an insight into how the Marvel studios machine works.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 25:11.
For this episode, we’ll be looking at Thor: Ragnarok and Love & Thunder. We’ll be asking what do the Greeks have to do with how we see God and what does it mean to let someone go? We're joined by author and podcaster, Nick Page from 'The Mid-Faith Crisis' podcast.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 9:45.
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