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Togetherness, by Tyler Smith
30 Apr
There is a moment early in Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron in which the superhero team contemplates how they could possibly fight against another onslaught of interstellar monsters. Captain America quietly states, “Together.” In the moment, it seems somehow sad, maybe even pathetic, to think that the only consolation about impending death is that they’ll die alongside one another. The moment has power, but not because it is inspirational.
The inspiration comes later, after the in-fighting and paranoia. After blame is thrown around and the characters are belittled by one another. Only after the team is at its lowest, with virtually no cohesion at all, do they finally come together to fight against an army of robots. Why does this happen? Because when you’re that low, you come to realize just how weak you are and how much you need other people. It is at that moment, after exposing one another’s flaws and fears and accepting them, that the Avengers truly comes together as a team.
Minisode 62: Amadeus
23 Apr
Episode 128: Gone Girl
16 Apr
In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:48- Intro, Podcast Awards, Bonus Episode, International Christian Film Fest
00:04:40- Plans for May, changes to the podcast
00:11:15- Gone Girl
01:20:25- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
01:55:00- Episode wrap-up
Episode 127: Going Clear
2 Apr
In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Alex Gibney’s Going Clear and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man.
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, Battleship Pretension, Wondercon Meetup, ASMR
00:05:10- Going Clear
01:01:30- The Wicker Man (1973)
01:09:25- What’s the difference between Scientology and Christianity?
01:36:20- Episode wrap-up
An “A” for Effort, by Josh Long
1 Apr
Traditionally, the American Christian right is closely associated with conservatism and traditional “American” values. So it’s no surprise that Burns Family Studios, a Christian film company started by two home-schooling families, chooses to set their new film around the American Revolution. The company has one film under their belt so far, the medieval epic Pendragon: Sword of His Father, which was well received at several Christian and Family Film festivals. While Pendragon was a passion project shot in back yards and starring the Burns family themselves, Beyond the Mask is a more ambitious, higher budget project, aiming to stand alongside similar Hollywood projects.
