The RevViewers

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Movie-loving ministers sit down to review popular films and discuss their value, not only as art, but as vehicles for spiritual themes and timeless truths.

Episodes

  1. 12/22/2022

    Love Actually

    I feel it in my fingers...it's time for another RevView! In this episode, Paul and Ben close out the Advent season with a more modern holiday classic from across the pond, Love Actually. Join them as they search for God in the film's interwoven narratives reflecting love at Christmas. Could there be a more appropriate theme for the season?!

    1 hr

  2. 12/15/2022

    Home Alone

    Fricka, Fracka, Fracka, Frick! Kevin McAlister is home alone for Christmas, but that doesn't mean God isn't there! Join Paul and Ben as they search for the holy in this holiday classic and explore a wealth of spiritual themes, as well as the painful science of an iron hitting maximum velocity on its way to your face. Enjoy the show, and keep the change, ya filthy animal!

    1h 2m

  3. 12/08/2022

    A Christmas Story

    We TRIPLE DOG DARE you to join us in searching for God in the beloved 1983 Christmas classic, A Christmas Story. In this episode, the RevViewers mine Paul's favorite Christmas movie of all time for a wealth of spiritual truths, including how Ralphie models childlike faith and how maybe, just maybe, this film is so powerful because its structure reflects that of the gospels, themselves! If that isn't reason enough to listen, you can also hear about Paul's most embarrassing triple dog dare and the time Ben "pulled a Schwartz" on his buddy, Edward. This episode brought to you by Ovaltine.

    1h 14m

  4. 11/30/2022

    Christmas Vacation

    Hallelujah! Holy...RevViewers! Honorary Griswolds Ben and Paul are back just in time for the Advent season, and they're looking for God in one of the greatest Christmas movies ever made, 1989's comedy classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. So drive on up in the RV, bring your jelly of the month, and join these superfans as they compare Cousin Eddie and John the Baptist, ponder Clark Griswold's fitness as a patriarch for the faith, and have fun turning the film's classic one-liners into sermons in a new game called, "The Gospel According to Christmas Vacation." Play ball!

    1h 1m

  5. 06/20/2022

    Episode 08 - Jurassic Park

    Hold on to your butts! This week, Ben and Paul blast back a couple million years to find God in a world where dinosaurs and humans collide. What messages are there to "dig up" in a story about unchecked human ability and life's stubborn willingness to find a way? Tune in to find out!

    1h 7m

  6. 06/13/2022

    Episode 07 - Top Gun (Both of Them!)

    Talk to me, Goose! There's one movie soaring high above all others in the cultural zeitgeist right now, and it's Top Gun: Maverick. This week, Paul and Ben RevView both the original film and it's 36-year-in-the-making sequel. So strap on your helmets, buckle up, and get ready to fly toward some heavenly insight as we search for God in the Top Gun universe!

    1h 17m

  7. 06/06/2022

    Episode 06 - Beaches

    God's been found on the shore plenty of times before, so who's to say we can't find the Divine in the 1988 tear-jerker, Beaches? To help us in our search, we've swapped Ben out for Rev. Kristen Tucker, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Smithfield, North Carolina. Tune in to hear the RevViewers discuss why this movie gives many "the feels," what "Bernedoodle" means, and why Bette Midler might just be a metaphor for the Holy Spirit (like it isn't obvious!).

    1h 7m

  8. 05/30/2022

    Episode 05 - Saving Private Ryan

    Happy Memorial Day! To do their part in remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, the RevViewers are looking at Steven Spielberg's classic 1998 hit, Saving Private Ryan. Paul and Ben talk about how the film naturally causes us to think about themes like sacrifice, grace, and the chaos of war. Plus, a "peek behind the podcast curtain" at the end reveals how the duo needed the help of Paul's wife to pick their next film to RevView!

    1h 23m

  9. 05/23/2022

    Episode 04 - The Batman

    Riddle me this...What gritty crimefighter is the subject of a recently released mega-blockbuster film? What superhero's mythos consistently invites spiritually-minded fans to chew on themes of dark and light, truth, justice, vengeance, and hope? What caped crusader may or may not be on at least one pair of your favorite pastoral podcast hosts' pajamas? BATMAN!!! This week, Ben and Paul, hosting as the excited, 8-year-old versions of themselves, dive deep into the Dark Knight's latest cinematic showing in Matt Reeve's The Batman. Where does God show up in Gotham? Listen in and find out!

    1h 20m

  10. 05/16/2022

    Episode 03 - Encanto

    For those who didn't love Diana: The Musical, this week brings a refreshing palate cleanser with Disney's Encanto! Ben and Paul dive deep on the family Madrigal (including the members "We Don't Talk About...") and discuss what this colorful, fun family film has to say about gifts, congregations, and families, themselves. Rewards for listening include hearing the RevViewers' shared movie-watching confession, and an Elton John-inspired alter ego from Ben's past. Enjoy!

    1h 15m

  11. 05/09/2022

    Episode 02 - Diana: The Musical

    This is the episode where we try and show our range... Last week we did a deep dive into the best movie of the year, so it only seemed fair to review what many have deemed the worst movie of 2021, Diana: The Musical. What did the Paul and Ben think? Can God be found in a film so universally panned? Does Meghan Markle cameo? And most importantly, what would you do if you were officiating a wedding and the bride REFUSED to say the vows? All these questions and more are answered on this toe-tapping episode of The RevViewers!

    1h 17m

  12. 04/26/2022

    Episode 01 - CODA

    What better way to start a movie-discussion podcast than by discussing the BEST movie of the year (at least according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)?! On this, the inaugural episode of The RevViewers, Reverends Ben Adams and Paul Burgess discuss the Oscar-winning film, CODA. Join in to hear their thoughts on the film, and the spiritual themes that stood out to them within this heartwarming family drama. Follow us on Twitter: @RevViewers Email us: RevViewers@gmail.com

    1h 18m
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Movie-loving ministers sit down to review popular films and discuss their value, not only as art, but as vehicles for spiritual themes and timeless truths.

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