More Than One Lesson

In this minisode, Tyler courts controversy by recommending movies to both conservatives and liberals.

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh are joined by Kahle McCann to discuss comedy and coarse joking.

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter.

Like its title character, Ingrid Goes West is a movie that will be dismissed and rejected by many. What many will understandably find difficult is that it defies easy categorization. Not content with simply being a dark comedy about a mentally and emotionally troubled young woman named Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza), it’s a film that dares to turn its cell phone camera back at us and we may not like what we see. From early on it feels reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy in that we in the audience may recognize parts of Rupert Pupkin or Ingrid Thorburn in people we know or maybe, to our discomfort, in ourselves.

[…]

In this episode, Tyler is joined by Jason Eaken to discuss whether or not it’s okay for a Christian to watch Game of Thrones.

Kevin DeYoung’s Gospel Coalition article
Matt Walsh’s article
Justin Hart’s Relevant article

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Neil Marshall’s The Descent.

There is a lot to like about Steven Soderbergh’s self-proclaimed, “anti-glam version of an Ocean’s movie.” The cast is terrific and manages to have fun with southern stereotypes without openly mocking southerners. The plot is cleverly constructed yet breezy in the right way and there’s an emotional weight to the story of the Logan family and their supposed “curse” that works well. But there is one fatal flaw that Logan Lucky cannot overcome. The film asks its audience to believe that Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) could orchestrate a heist worthy of Danny Ocean but it never earns that belief from us. While Jimmy may be a smarter guy than people realize, it remains too much of a leap to get from there to him being a criminal mastermind. It is unfortunate because as I said, there is a lot to like here.

[…]

In this minisode, Tyler talks about Charlottesville, racism, Donald Trump, and hopelessness.