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SF Radio 8.13 Distracted from Devastation in DON’T LOOK UP

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It’s the end of the world as we know it… and we feel fine. After all, who needs to worry about global destruction when we’ve got celebrity culture, political division and other things to distract us. This is the premise of Adam McKay’s DON’T LOOK UP which introduces us to two scientists (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) who discover that a massive comet is about to plummet towards the Earth… but no one seems to care. This week, the Dream Team of Jolie Featherstone (@TOFilmFiles) and ScreenFish’r Julie Levac reassembles to talk about the things that distract us, misunderstood evil and what we’d do on our last night on Earth.

You can watch the episode on YouTube and stream on podomatic, Alexa (via Stitcher), Spotify, iHeart Radio or Amazon Podcasts! Or, you can downoad the ep on Apple Podcasts!

Want to continue to conversation at home?  Click the link below to download ‘Fishing for More’ — some small group questions for you to bring to those in your area.

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7.21 Into the Fire of THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD

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When the heat of the flames tries to overtake you, what will you do? In THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, Angelina Jolie plays Hannah, a burnt-out flame jumper who is struggling to deal with the traumatic events of her past. When she meets young Connor, she finds herself forced into the fire again as she attempts to help him get to safety. This week, Victor Stiff (That Shelf, Dope Black Movies) and filmmaker Ryan Kayet (Riverlife Productions) drop by to talk about Taylor Sheridan’s unique style and what it means to find beauty in the fire.

You can stream the episode on podomatic, Alexa (via Stitcher), Spotify or Amazon Podcasts! Or, you can download the ep on Apple Podcasts!

Want to continue to conversation at home?  Click the link below to download ‘Fishing for More’ — some small group questions for you to bring to those in your area.

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Scenes From A Cinematic Weekend 10/23/17

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Hey SF’ers!  Trying something new so here goes:

  • Marshall w/Chadwick Boseman & Josh Gad:  They say that the opposite of the White Savior trope in film is the Magical Negro trope. Marshall clearly went full Magical Negro with Josh Gad’s character being the only lawyer allowed to try the case the film centers on.  A more compelling movie would have been watching Marshall defy the sea of racist White venom and beat a case against the odds. Way too much focus on the Josh Gad subplot to me.

  • BOO 2 was BAD, even by Madea/Tyler Perry standards. 20 minutes into it, I was half watching and half looking at my phone.  (Calm down movie theatre police – I was at a drive-in!)  No faith-filled or redeeming messages.  Honestly…the thing felt like a lame live action episode of Scooby Doo.   By the way, the audio overdubs that were supposed to drown out the cursing in this flick were HORRIBLE!  All those hecks, darns and friggins tells me that the uncut unedited version would have gotten a hard R.  I say to TP, don’t screw around with it next time. Let those F-bombs fly and let the church folks go up in arms!  Most of the ones who’d protest are avid Scandal watchers anyway where Cursing: Bad and Adultery: Good.

  • Shame Only The Brave didn’t find an audience.  Very good telling of the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots with themes of brotherhood, sacrifice – both at home and in the fire path – and redemption.  No Oscar prospects but this’ll find it’s proper audience in Redbox and streaming platforms.

  • Glad to have celebrated my 45th bday on Saturday.  I look and feel 35!  But I’m thankful to God for my wife and kids, my ScreenFish family for enduring me & my love for movies!

Well, that’s it.  Hopefully y’all will enjoy this.  If so, there will be more to come! ✌🏿