Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: First off, Carter and I dig into WandaVision , the first new property to release in the much-loved Marvel Cinematic Universe! Carter and I dig into the mystery surrounding this strange trailer that seems to only give us just enough without giving us too much , but what we get is awesome. A weird, pseudo retro sitcom with superheroes trying to fit in, paired alongside some typical Sci-Fi fighting action? Sounds great! Then, we take a look at Warner Bros. next big...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: There’s this running gag in film communities about how if you join a film course in college and the teacher asks everyone their favorite director, 9 out of 10 students will answer Nolan or Tarantino. It’s a little cynical, since mostly the joke is aimed at people who cinephiles would say “like movies” but don’t really “watch movies”. In other words, they check out tentpole films and blockbusters but they’re not really digging into the community that much. Th...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Hey guys, just wanted to let you know this episode delves into a very difficult topic, including content that might otherwise be uncomfortable, offensive, and triggering to those listening. As such, I have marked this episode explicit in the shownotes. In this episode, Daniel and I take some time setting the groundwork for this tonally challenging film, giving you some details on the content within. It may seem a bit abrasive, but we promise we wouldn’t be c...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: First up, the excitement of a new Batman movie gets Daniel and I talking about martial arts, various practices, and our hands-on experience in self-defense. Then, we discuss the new Wonder Woman 84 trailer, how this latest marketing bid left Daniel and me a tad unimpressed, and the skeleton in the closet that is Wonder Woman’s initial comic-book conception. Afterward, we discuss the mythical Snydercut , or as is now officially titled, Zack Snyder’s Justice Leagu...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! 2020 has been a year where new movies are a hard to come by. But, as cinephiles persevere, more movies arrive! This time around, we’re checking out a new Seth Rogan led comedy where we have not one but two Seth Rogan’s to enjoy. Whether you think that’s the best thing in the world or the absolute worst ,...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: We’ve been covering an obscene amount of Disney productions lately what-with the Marvel films and two Disney Plus exclusives – Hamilton and Stargirl respectively – so I think it’s safe to say we’re ready to move away from Disney for a while. Or, as long as we can, because Disney clearly has a hold on the market. We’ll inevitably get back to it, but we want to head into more independent and creative atmospheres, and that’s where A Ghost Story comes in. In thi...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Earlier in 2020, Disney Plus gained a new PG-Rated addition in Stargirl , the film adaption of Jerry Spinelli’s much-loved 2000 young-adult fiction novel of the same name. Having found a copy of novel at a used book store, I figured I’d read it, text my sister about doing the same, and the two of us could take some time to chat about the film adaption, as well as the book, here on the podcast. So, as we get things underway, we contextualize our experience wi...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: Our first segment is an interview with the Ambler Theater , a local venue in my area to hear about their story during COVID-19, how they’ve responded to it, how it’s affected their community, and how people can help. While you’ll be hearing about how things are being handled in my community, I hope that it’s a helpful jumpstart to how you can begin thinking about your local community and how you can help. Immediately after, Carter and I will discuss what’s...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Chris Staron is the creator of Truce , the award-winning Christian podcast that looks at history to deep dive into the Christian Church. You’re going to hear more about him and his work when you press that play button - and all of it is such good stuff - but my goodness , after hearing his podcast, I jus...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Longtime listeners of the Cinematic Doctrine podcast may recognize the names Derrick Whitmore and John Weiand. In July of 2019, I was in Florida visiting Derrick about his non-profit organization Shattered Studios . During that trip, I appeared in an episode of their Christian pop-culture podcast ShatterCast discussing Spider-Man: Far From Home . You can find the episode on their YouTube channel for ShatterCast and, apart from seeing what I look like in real...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: In case you didn’t already notice, Cinematic Doctrine has been going through Phase One of the MCU , and while you’ll see we took a momentary break to discuss our Patreon-voted episode on America Gospel: Christ Alone , as well as catch up on our monthly segments Trailer Talk and Monthly Movie News , we returned with a discussion on Thor and are now getting closer and closer to The Avengers. But first, here we are, ready to talk about one more film before the ...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: As I’ve become more engaged in Christian podcasting communities I’ve come to enjoy finding new podcasts that really speak to me, and The Angry Christian Podcast is one such show that’s kept my interest. While one might think The Angry Christian Podcast is nothing more than some bent-outta-shape Christians complaining about life’s inconveniences, it’s the opposite! It’s Christians fighting for the fruit of the Spirit amidst angering and difficult times, and b...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: Like our recently revived Trailer Talk monthly segment, Daniel and I decided to use this time for Monthly Movie News to involve a bit more than simply news from the month of June… Because it’s been several months since our last episode. Our first topic on the docket is the booming trend of Video-on-Demand popularity. With movies like Trolls: World Tour , Capone , and many others seeing success skipping the theaters and landing on streaming services such as...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: Welcome back to Trailer Talk ! Cinematic Doctrine’s monthly segment in which my cohost Daniel and I talk about trailers that released in the past month. At least, that was our typical practice… but everything shut down mid-March, Daniel’s work-week skyrocketed, and I got super sick… Plus, movie trailers stopped coming out. Until now! 3.5 months later, Daniel and I have been able to accrue enough movie trailers to return with a proper, well-deserved Trailer Talk ...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Send us a Question! BONUS EPISODE: So this was a segment originally intended for June 2020’s Monthly Movie News where Daniel and I start the episode by giving you a quick catch-up on what we’ve been doing, watching, all that jazz, now that we’re able to get back into a steady rhythm of recording. However, the two of us ( and by two of us, I mean Daniel) went a little long talking about all the movies and shows we’ve been watching, as well as sharing our motivation for what we’ve been watching du...
Jun 29, 2020•50 min
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! American Gospel: Christ Alone has been a word-of-mouth juggernaut in Christian circles both online and offline. I remember the impact it had on social media Reformed groups back in 2018, and I even remember when my pastor was recommending it at the pulpit during morning announcements. It was crazy. Now, ...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: As Cinematic Doctrine works our way through reviewing Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , we couldn’t help but bring back Caleb to talk about Iron Man 2 , which at the time of release was the highly anticipated sequel to 2008’s total breakout film, Iron Man . Caleb hails from The Polymath Roundtable , a semi-weekly Christian podcast that produces bite-sized reviews and topical discussions on all sorts of media. Some episodes he is talking about movi...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Funnily enough, Daniel and I recorded this a few weeks ago and had stepped away disappointed. We felt it wasn’t very good, but when you have deadlines to meet you gotta do with what you have. Then I started editing the episode and thought to myself, “You know what, this episode isn’t that bad!” So there you have it. Quote me on it! This episode isn’t that bad! I’m, of course, joking around. It really did turn out well, but the circumstances of recording were...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: We here at Cinematic Doctrine are happy to kick off a series of reviews on Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . From Iron Man to The Avengers , we’ll be looking at each film and discussing them one by one, and along the way we’ve decided to bring on a few guests from other Christian podcasts, starting with Caleb Young . Caleb hosts the popular Polymath Roundtable , a Christian podcast that produces bite-sized reviews and topical discussions on all so...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Tigertail released on Netflix around the beginning of that big worldwide event that I can't type out without algorithms blacklisting my website , and while there were two Netflix properties released around that time with the word “tiger” in it, Tigertail really got the short end of the stick. I guess whe...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: I’ve been bouncing around the idea of having Kathryn join me for an episode of Cinematic Doctrine for quite some time, and finally, a year since creating the podcast, the two of us have settled on a film to review together. Samson , or any Pureflix film for that matter, was not necessarily a film we ever thought we would jump on for this opportunity, but as you will hear later in the episode, the timing was surprisingly perfect. And with Samson streaming on ...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Just before calling the hiatus, I had Carter Bennett of Film_Junkie_Reviews join me on the Cinematic Doctrine podcast for a fun discussion of the popular Will Smith film, I Am Legend! Rather than have everyone, including Carter, wait a few weeks before the release of this episode, I figured I'd dredge up what energy I had during this quarantine to produce this last episode to its completion. Back-pain be darned to heck and back, I will get this episode out! ...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Out of the last few discussion episodes we’ve had here on Cinematic Doctrine , I must say going through this episode was a real treat. Prepping for this episode was a little difficult as the few discussion points we approached with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before seemed as though they wouldn’t spark any...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Send us a Question! PARTY PLEASER: Logan Sharp of The Reformed Gamers has been an incredibly helpful guide during my podcasting venture. Apart from his many years of podcasting experience, his heart overflows with wisdom and knowledge that has helped me to understand deeper what it is to be a Christian engaging culture in such an explicit manner. And it's because of his strong kindness that I couldn't help but take advantage of it and demand we discuss one of the worst video game movies , if not...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Send us a Question! REPOST MOVIE REVIEW: Happy Friday the 13th! Yep, you guessed it, we're reviewing a Friday the 13th movie on Friday the 13th. Can't get enough Friday the 13th? Don't worry, there are far too many Friday the 13th movies, but for your own good, I picked out the best Friday the 13th movie to review! Jason Lives is not only a Friday the 13th film that doesn't assault your senses, but it's also a genuinely good roller-coaster-like film, and hopefully, I can convince you it's well w...
Mar 13, 2020•15 min
Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: For February 2020 Daniel and Melvin decided to talk about a hodgepodge of topics. In fact, this might be their most loose and casual episode to date. For starters, what begins as a discussion of Bob Iger’s recent choice to step down as CEO of Disney goes straight into a discussion on the Coronavirus and how COVID-19 has been affecting the film industry at large. Then they swing headfirst into a discussion over Disney Plus. For the foreseeable future, Bob I...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: In this episode of Trailer Talk , Dan and I look at February 2020 and talk about Candyman , the latest horror reboot slash pseudo-sequel that likely ignores all the previous films except the original in the Candyman franchise while still offering interesting commentary on western racial tensions, Spiral , the latest horror reboot slash pseudo-sequel that likely ignores all the previous films except the original in the Saw franchise while still offering interesti...
Mar 06, 2020•57 min
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE REVIEW: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! During the early 2010s like most other teenagers, I had a fascination with zombies and the zombie sub-culture. If I wasn’t watching The Walking Dead , I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 nonstop with my friends on Xbox 360. I would watch zombie short films on YouTube and play tons of flash games on Kongregate.com in ...
Feb 27, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: In response to Daniel's message about doing a discussion episode for Birds of Prey I said, "That sounds great, but we haveta talk about Sonic the Hedgehog , too." Let me tell you, this was a blast to record! Daniel and I had some very interesting thoughts regarding the debut Hollywood feature film for the blue blur, and it's one of the most entertaining pieces of Cinematic Doctrine media you can find. Trust me! In this discussion episode, Daniel and I share ...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: A few weeks ago, Daniel sent me a text on Messenger: Hey man, I like Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey looks neat. Want to do a discussion episode? And now, here we are, Cinematic Doctrine’s first-ever film discussion episode! This will be very different to the typical movie reviews, or better yet, audio essays that Cinematic Doctrine has previously offered. However, a lot of the process going into this episode has remained the same. Daniel and I still did our res...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 44
