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#99 Good Fortune (2025): A TRT Movie Review (opens the original)
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Jodie and Matthew watch Good Fortune (2025), written by, directed by, and starring Aziz Ansari, and also starring Seth Rogan, Keke Palmer, and Keanu Reeves. In parallel with the previous episode, Jodie and Matthew discuss the portrayal of angels in modern western media. How do angels, and in particular their wings, differ from other ancient sources and art throughout the past 2000 years? Additionally, Jodie and Matthew think about the movie’s satirical critique on the rich and abuse of the poor
#98 Biblically Accurate Angels, but Like Not What You’re Thinking Of (opens the original)
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Jodie and Matthew discuss angels in the Bible. No, not the nice, kind, warm, guardian angels that come to mind, nor the many eyed, many wheeled, creepy creatures you sometimes think about when you hear the phrase “biblically accurate angel.” No, it’s so much worse than that. By looking at how angels are depicted throughout the Old and New testaments, Jodie and Matthew unveil the scary and murderous side of angels that often gets left out of the Sunday School conversation. Take a listen and let u
#97 Adam and Eve (1983): A TRT Movie Review (opens the original)
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Jodie and Matthew watch Adam and Eve (1983), originally titled “Adamo ed Eva: la prima storia d'amore,” which is an Italian film that takes influence from the biblical Adam and Eve story. In short, this movie confounded Jodie and Matthew. It was low budget, and perhaps made claims about a lot of things ranging from evolution to the patriarchy, but Jodie and Matthew could not tell where it stood on such concepts. In sum, Adam and Eve is a wild film that doesn’t make a lot of sense, but we can all
#96 [RE-RELEASE] Leviathan and Monsters in the Bible (opens the original)
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In this re-release, originally posted on May 3, 2025, Jodie and Matthew briefly introduce what a monster is, where they show up in the Bible, and how modern discussions tend to tame them. Then, they get into it with the leviathan and how it’s the biggest and baddest of monsters, but also maybe God’s BFF? Take a listen and let us know what you think!! Works Referenced and Recommended Readings: God’s Monsters:Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible - by Es
#95 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996): A TRT Movie Review (opens the original)
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Jodie and Matthew watch Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996), one of Disney’s most explicitly religious movies. Tackling themes of genocide, otherness, lust, and other heavy ideas, this is also one of Disney’s most hard-hitting movies, but it did so in a very tasteful and subtle way. Jodie and Matthew discuss how it portrays religion at its best and as its worst - as a prison and as a sanctuary - and how the religious themes impacted the message The Hunchback of Notre Dame was pushing.
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