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THE THING of it is…

James and David… if they really ARE who they say they are… examine the John Carpenter classic THE THING in our continuing month of Monster MAYhem! Fear, paranoia and mistrust emerge as key themes, as well as the loss of our own identity. They are joined this week by Kathryn Harleman as Richard has inexplicably […]

KONG: SKULL ISLAND is King

Come along with us this month of May, or as we have dubbed it May-hem. We’re going to be covering several monster movies, including one chosen by our Patreon supporters, and then capping it off with the newest Godzilla film. This week, we kicked all this off by talking about Kong: Skull Island!  CLICK THE […]

ENDGAME of an era: AVENGERS

Join us for this special, super-sized episode of Popcorn Theology! You really couldn’t expect us to cover a movie that is three hours long and caps off 22 films over more than a decade without running a little long, right?  We had to take some time to discuss the entire MCU to this point, where it is […]

EIGHTH GRADE gets an A

This month, our Patreon Supporters, like, picked Eighth Grade for us to review, and – um – we’re so glad they did! David and James go back to middle school with Kayla Day and have a chance to talk about identity, fathers, social media’s impact on socialization, and how the heck this moving drama came […]

Picture if you will… THE TWILIGHT ZONE

Step through the door with David and James to another dimension as they cross the streams of CBS All-Access and enter The Twilight Zone, courtesy of new curator and narrator Jordan Peele. We explore the first two episodes, “The Comedian” and “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet”. Is the Twilight Zone relevant today? Is it timeless? From […]

A LITERAL April Fool: THE JERK

As this week saw us all celebrating April Fool’s Day, the guys decided to take a look at one of the most ‘foolish’ characters in movie history – Navin Johnson!  What exactly does it mean to be ‘The Jerk’? How does the movie portray a foolish person? How does the God describe a foolish person?  […]

A REAL Marvel – ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

Join Richard and James this week as they discuss this month’s Patreon-supporter selected film, Alita: Battle Angel! This flick gets a lot of comparison and contrasting with last week’s film, Captain Marvel,  as it is also recent, female-led, and covers many of the same narrative beats. But which one does it better?  The film really gets us […]

CAPTAIN MARVEL: HERo or ZER0?

The three of us are joined by James’ wife Kathryn to discuss the newest offering in the MCU, Captain Marvel! This has been a pretty polarizing film, so what did we all think of it? While some are getting more upset about it than they should, others are importing their agendas into a film that […]

The Great Divide: GREEN BOOK

Join us this week as we discuss what is (apparently!) the best picture of 2018, Green Book! Controversy and discussion have ensued, so we figured it was appropriate to get in the car and drive the conversation further. CLICK THE POPCORN THEOLOGY BUTTON BELOW TO ACCESS THE SITE AND LISTEN ONLINE… …or RIGHT CLICK AND DOWNLOAD […]

Are we FIRST REFORMED?

Will God forgive us?  Our Patreon supporters commissioned us to cover 2018’s First Reformed this week! The movie is at once beautiful and weird, and we had a good time chatting about it. Things considered: The church’s witness and how it can be compromised, the contrast of the ‘museum’ with the ‘megachurch’ – Also, David rants […]