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HBO Harry Potter series should have been animated.
HBO has released the first image of young Harry Potter in costume. It's a disappointing image, to be sure. And it hammers home, for several reasons, why this show should have been animated. The…
What JAWS teaches us about Morality
Jaws turns 50 this year. Tom Hoopes (The Extraordinary Story) shares 7 lessons every Catholic can take from Jaws. The Catholic Film Club is a podcast about Craft & Conscience in the movies.…
SOUND OF HOPE | Filmmaker Interview ft. Foster Ministry Coordinator
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is more than a movie. It is an expression of love by the film's creators Joshua and Rebekah Weigel. As the parents of adopted children, Joshua and Rebekah…
THERE WILL BE BLOOD and Corpus Christi | Movies After Mass
We're talking There Will Be Blood on the solemnity of Corpus Christi. And, no, it's not just because both are about "blood." We're analyzing two famous scenes from this film about a misanthropic oil…
THE TERMINATOR reveals why we trust in God's Wisdom
No Fate. All Providence. On Holy Trinity Sunday 2025, you will hear a reading from the Wisdom narratives in the Book of Proverbs. Skynet, the evil AI of the Terminator Franchise, is like a…
Hail, Caesar! Movie Review with Brother Max.
Is God in the movie? Brother Maximilian Mary Anderson from St. Benedict's Abbey joins Michael Coy on the podcast to answer this question and many others in their discussion on the Coen Brothers…
POPE FRANCIS' favorite movies — ROME OPEN CITY, LA STRADA & BABETTE'S FEAST
The passing of Pope Francis inspired us to watch his favorite movies. ROME OPEN CITY directed by Roberto Rossellini LA STRADA directed by Federico Fellini BABETTE'S FEAST directed by Gabriel…
SINNERS strikes the DEVIL'S CHORD but can't quite resolve it
SINNERS reaches for greatness... then has second thoughts. Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan star in this big-budget original movie written & directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed,…
Book vs. Movie | We're READING into Guillermo Del Toro's PInocchio
It's Carlo Collodi vs. Guillermo Del Toro. John and Jessica Beyer of Oasis Studio 7 join Michael Coy to discuss the classic book by Carlo Collodi and how its message is transformed or subverted by…
How a Stop-Motion PINOCCHIO helps us appreciate our Creator | Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio is a masterful retelling of the timeless tale by Carlo Collodi. He updates the story in many ways, adding his preoccupation with fascism, a tragic backstory to…
SECOND TAKES | The Conversation ft. Dr. Richard White
Dr. Richard White (Professor of Theology at Benedictine College) joins Michael Coy (guy) for a conversation about The Conversation, the paranoid thriller starring Gene Hackman, directed by Francis…
FIRST TAKE: Three Questions about THE CONVERSATION (1973)
This month on the Catholic Film Club we're covering The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller about Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) a surveillance man who leads a very private life. Join…
HEART OF A SERVANT: The Fr. Flanagan Story | Director Rob Kaczmark
We're happy to be joined by Rob Kaczmark, the President and CEO of Spirit Juice Studios. Spirit Juice is the premiere Catholic production company, based on Chicago, IL. They have created top flight…
CONCLAVE lies about Confession | SCENE ANALYSIS
Conclave has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The most annoying of these nominations is Best Adapted Screenplay by Peter Straughn, based on the novel by Robert…
When David Lynch made a Disney movie
WATCH VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE To pay tribute to the late David Lynch, Michael Coy recommends his least celebrated film, THE STRAIGHT STORY, which was a G-Rated family film distributed by Disney. The…
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN celebrates the COURAGE of Bob Dylan
Michael Coy and Tom Hoopes sit down to talk A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic musician, Bob Dylan. Tom Hoopes asserts that the speech given by Kansas City Chiefs kicker,…
NOSFERATU and "The Dance of Darkness"
Michael and Patrick sit down with Dr. Nathan Bowman to discuss Robert Eggers latest horror film which is a retelling of the 1922 version, Nosferatu. Dr. Bowman recognized the physicality of Lily-Rose…
Did COVID kill Christmas Movies?
The best Christmas movies in history came from times of great national unity following times of international stress. One thinks of the devastation of WW2 followed by WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), the…
Netflix MARY and the PROBLEM with Bible Movies (SPOILERS)
Is Mary the original Yas Queen? Or is she so much more? MARY is the latest biblical epic distributed by Netflix. It stars Israeli actress Noa Cohen as The Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ alongside…
WILDCAT | Making the most UNDERRATED movie of the year w/Eric Groth
WILDCAT is a meditative journey into the spiritual and creative life of Flannery O'Connor. Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke as the great Catholic writer. Together they tell story of a…
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