More Than One Lesson

In this episode, Tyler is joined by Christian apologist Greg Koukl to talk about his faith and career.

Over the weekend Jurassic World made broke the record for the biggest domestic opening of all time. This came as quite a surprise, considering the record was expected to go to The Avengers: Age of Ultron last month, breaking the record set by the first Avengers in 2012.

Jurassic Park was a phenomenon in the summer of 1993 with adults and kids alike, but I think that even Universal was unaware of quite how important the first film was to a generation of kids that grew up in the 90s. I’ve always held a belief that Jurassic Park was to those kids what Star Wars was to the generation that grew up in the 70s. Both films revolutionized visual effects and captured the imaginations of millions of people around the planet. And they both happen to hold the top spots for my favorite films of all time.

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire, Best Picture of 1981.

In this episode, Tyler and Reed Lackey discuss Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and Robert Aldrich’s The Dirty Dozen.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro, BP Alien commentaries, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, talking during movies
00:20:35- Avengers: Age of Ultron
01:16:40- The Dirty Dozen
1:52:25- Superhero movies, episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Robert discuss Steven Knight’s Locke and Paul Schrader’s Affliction.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50- Intro
00:07:10- Locke
01:04:40- Affliction
01:47:18- Episode wrap-up

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, the Best Picture of 1982.

In this episode, Tyler and Robert discuss Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler and Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, International Christian Film Festival
00:20:05- Nightcrawler
01:14:25- There Will Be Blood
01:46:15- Episode wrap-up

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss James L. Brooks’ Terms of Endearment, the Best Picture of 1983.

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.

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Milos Forman’s Amadeus, the Best Picture of 1984.