Hollywood & the Vine

Tom & Scott
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Exploring the relationship between Hollywood and Christianity. Reviews of movies, old and new, as well as delving into other areas of the arts and entertainment culture, with lively conversation and talk from a Christian perspective.

Episodes

  1. 09/19/2011

    Review: Of Gods And Men

    A review of the French film "Of Gods And Men" which tells the true story of a group of Trappist monks living peacefully among Muslims in a small Algerian village who are forced into a decision about the real meaning of sacrificial love when confronted with by a radical Islamic revolution.

  2. 09/09/2011

    Review: The Exorcist

    Tom & Scott review the 1974 film "The Exorcist" starring Max Von Sydow, Ellen Bursten and Linda Blair. Our hosts discuss Hollywood's portrayal of the demonic and discuss the film in the context of postmodern culture and its distorted and detached views about real evil.

  3. 09/09/2011

    Review: Waiting For Superman

    Our hosts review the disturbing documentary film "Waiting For Superman" which catalogues the myriad failures of the public school system in America.

  4. 07/01/2011

    Review: The Book of Eli

    Our hosts review the recent Denzel Washington film "The Book of Eli". In a post apocalyptic world, a lone warrior monk journeys West while protecting a valuable and secret possession. The film has a suprisingly Christian theme, and a positive one at that, which Tom & Scott discuss along with the idea of the value of the Word of God to a world lost in darkness.

  5. 06/16/2011

    Review: Becket

    Tom & Scott go into "the vault" to review the classic film "Becket" starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton. When King Henry II of England appoints his friend and confidant Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury, he is dismayed when Becket takes the position seriously and feels betrayed when Becket puts his loyalty to God before his loyalty to his King.

  6. 06/16/2011

    Review: Get Low

    A review of the Robert Duvall film "Get Low". When an old hermit comes into a small town to arrange his own funeral while he's still alive, a desperate funeral home director agrees to put it on for him. A small, independent film with a powerful message about the haunting, destructive nature of guilt, and the deep, human yearning for redemption.

  7. 03/22/2011

    Review: The Social Network

    A review of the Oscar nominated film "The Social Network". The creation of the Facebook website and the main personalities behind it, as depicted in the film, give rise to a discussion between our hosts about the need to matter in a world that tells us wealth and fame are all that count. Tom and Scott explain why, without God, it will never be enough.

  8. 03/14/2011

    True Grit

    A review of the new Cohen brothers film 'True Grit', a remake of the classic John Wayne western. Tom and Scott discuss the moral aspects of the film and how human desire for retribution and justice stands up against God's justice.

  9. 03/07/2011

    The Adjustment Bureau

    Tom and Scott review the new Matt Damon film 'The Adjustment Bureau', about a mysterious group of individuals who work to change the fate of an up and coming politician who falls in love with a girl he is not destined to be with. Our hosts discuss the film's metaphysical take on freewill vs. destiny and its pop spirituality view of a God who is nothing like the God of Biblical Christianity.

  10. 02/21/2011

    The Rite

    Tom and Scott discuss 'The Rite' - a disillusioned priest who has lost his faith is sent to the Vatican's school for Exorcists. Apprenticed to an older priest experienced in exorcism, he finds his faith through a personal encounter with the demonic. Starring Anthony Hopkins.

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Exploring the relationship between Hollywood and Christianity. Reviews of movies, old and new, as well as delving into other areas of the arts and entertainment culture, with lively conversation and talk from a Christian perspective.

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