The Fantastic Movie Podcast

Across the Jesus-Verse

Across the Spider-Verse pushes its viewers to imagine other ways in which their lives could have gone, while wrestling with the idea of "canon" events. What about Jesus? Are there other ways his life could have gone? Were certain parts of the gospel, "canon," in that they absolutely had to happen? If so, what parts? Pastors Dallas and Jamin unite across the church multiverse to discuss the possibilities.

Annihilation

While Annihilation may seem like a chill sci-fi movie with some creepy horror themes interspersed throughout it, Dallas and Jamin found it to be quite thought-provoking on spiritual themes. Enjoy their pastoral discussion on topics like resurrection, new creation, and much, much more.

Arrival

The 2016 movie Arrival has much to say about language, sacrifice, and time—and so do Dallas and Jamin! In this episode, our pastoral co-hosts dive into these themes and more as they dissect a very meaningful and philosophical sci-fi movie.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once has set a new high for absurdity in movies, but its writers manage to use this storytelling technique to say a lot about the world and our place in it. Pastors Dallas Flippin and Jamin Bradley dive into the spiritual and biblical themes that this movie holds just in time to see what happens with its 11 Oscar nominations.

Guillermo Del Toro's Ash Pinocchio Wednesday

Someone owes Dallas money for how much he's been telling people to watch Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, which is a stop-motion rendition of the classic story with some really clever and meaningful changes. Dallas and Jamin dissect the religious and biblical themes of the movie and come away with a timely Ash Wednesday message.