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Catholic filmmakers discussing craft & conscience in the movies. The Catholic Film Club is sponsored by The Center for Catholic Media at Benedictine College. The podcast features weekly episodes on new releases and trending topics in the industry, and monthly Film Club recommendations for classic films. Including interviews with filmmakers, and guest appearances by Benedictine College professors to enrich the way we talk about the movies.
Benedictine College hosts Catholic Film Club, a tv show with 27 episodes published.
HBO has released the first image of young Harry Potter in costume. It's a disappointing image, to be sure. And it hammers home, for several reasons, why this show should have been animated. The Catholic Film Club is a po
Jaws turns 50 this year. Tom Hoopes (The Extraordinary Story) shares 7 lessons every Catholic can take from Jaws. The Catholic Film Club is a podcast about Craft & Conscience in the movies. INSTAGRAM: @media.benedictine
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is more than a movie. It is an expression of love by the film's creators Joshua and Rebekah Weigel. As the parents of adopted children, Joshua and Rebekah bring an unmatched honest
We're talking There Will Be Blood on the solemnity of Corpus Christi. And, no, it's not just because both are about "blood." We're analyzing two famous scenes from this film about a misanthropic oil prospector, Daniel Pl
No Fate. All Providence. On Holy Trinity Sunday 2025, you will hear a reading from the Wisdom narratives in the Book of Proverbs. Skynet, the evil AI of the Terminator Franchise, is like a photo-negative of Wisdom. Wisdo
Is God in the movie? Brother Maximilian Mary Anderson from St. Benedict's Abbey joins Michael Coy on the podcast to answer this question and many others in their discussion on the Coen Brothers film "Hail, Caesar!" The C
The passing of Pope Francis inspired us to watch his favorite movies. ROME OPEN CITY directed by Roberto Rossellini LA STRADA directed by Federico Fellini BABETTE'S FEAST directed by Gabriel Axel The Catholic Film Club i
SINNERS reaches for greatness... then has second thoughts. Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan star in this big-budget original movie written & directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station). It t
It's Carlo Collodi vs. Guillermo Del Toro. John and Jessica Beyer of Oasis Studio 7 join Michael Coy to discuss the classic book by Carlo Collodi and how its message is transformed or subverted by Guillermo Del Toro. Tog
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio is a masterful retelling of the timeless tale by Carlo Collodi. He updates the story in many ways, adding his preoccupation with fascism, a tragic backstory to Geppetto, his classic theme o
Dr. Richard White (Professor of Theology at Benedictine College) joins Michael Coy (guy) for a conversation about The Conversation, the paranoid thriller starring Gene Hackman, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Watch our
This month on the Catholic Film Club we're covering The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller about Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) a surveillance man who leads a very private life. Join us in two weeks for an
We're happy to be joined by Rob Kaczmark, the President and CEO of Spirit Juice Studios. Spirit Juice is the premiere Catholic production company, based on Chicago, IL. They have created top flight films for any number o
Conclave has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The most annoying of these nominations is Best Adapted Screenplay by Peter Straughn, based on the novel by Robert Harris, because neither th
WATCH VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE To pay tribute to the late David Lynch, Michael Coy recommends his least celebrated film, THE STRAIGHT STORY, which was a G-Rated family film distributed by Disney. The movie tells the true s
Michael Coy and Tom Hoopes sit down to talk A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic musician, Bob Dylan. Tom Hoopes asserts that the speech given by Kansas City Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker, at Ben
Michael and Patrick sit down with Dr. Nathan Bowman to discuss Robert Eggers latest horror film which is a retelling of the 1922 version, Nosferatu. Dr. Bowman recognized the physicality of Lily-Rose Depp's performance a
The best Christmas movies in history came from times of great national unity following times of international stress. One thinks of the devastation of WW2 followed by WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), the great tension of the Cold
Is Mary the original Yas Queen? Or is she so much more? MARY is the latest biblical epic distributed by Netflix. It stars Israeli actress Noa Cohen as The Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ alongside Anthony Hopkins as the m
WILDCAT is a meditative journey into the spiritual and creative life of Flannery O'Connor. Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke as the great Catholic writer. Together they tell story of a crucial moment in O'Conno
Kathy White
licensed mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist · Archdiocese of Kansas City
1 appearance on this show
Michael B Jordan
Best Actor at the Actors Awards
1 appearance on this show
Michael B. Jordan
Best Actor
1 appearance on this show
Richard White
award-winning actor, singer, director, vocal coach · Benedictine College
1 appearance on this show
David Lynch
attending neurologist, director of the Friedreich Ataxia Program · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1 appearance on this show
Timothee Chalamet
actor
1 appearance on this show
Harrison Butker
professional athlete, graduation speaker · Catholic
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Hopkins
actor
1 appearance on this show
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