Faithspotting Christ Figure Series: “Calvary”

Posted on May 12, 2022 by revkennydickson

Kenny and Mike conclude the Faithspotting Christ Figure Series with the 2014 film starring Brendan Gleeson and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Gleeson stars as Father James, a good priest who is threatened because he is a good priest, leaving Jamses to minister to a community who holds him in contempt for the sins of others, yet who need him more than they know. Follow the link below to listen to the podcast and additional faith notes.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faithspotting/id1524339974

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Faithspotting Christ Figure Series “Little Miss Sunshine”

Posted on May 2, 2022 by revkennydickson

Listen to the second episode of the Christ Figure series as Kenny and Mike discuss the 2006 Academy Award winning film.

Follow link for episode and faith notes.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-little-miss-sunshine/

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Faithspotting Christ Figures Series: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

Posted on April 21, 2022 by revkennydickson

The first in a 3-part series of the Faithspotting Podcast looking at Christ Figures in film. One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) was the first film since 1934 to sweep the major Academy Awards and was based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. Co-hosts Kenny Dickson and Michael Hatch discuss the film, and the attributes of Christ and impact on the members of the Ward of the Oregon State Hospital. Follow the link to listen to the

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/

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Faithspotting The Academy Awards

Posted on March 26, 2022 by revkennydickson

Listen to our Oscar predictions and preferences episodes with special guests Julie Fisk and Ryan Parker. Julie is a film critic and host of two podcasts, Haunted AF, Julie Says So Minute Movie Reviews, and Ryan works in Public Relations for independent films and has a blog Pop Culture Prescription examining films, TV and books. https://www.hauntedaf.com/ http://juliesaysso.com/ https://popculturerx.substack.com/p/your-weekly-dose-111521?s=r

Julie Fisk Ryan Parker Mike Hatch Kenny Dickson

Follow the link to the podcast page to listen to the episode

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-the-2022-academy-awards/

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Faithspotting “Being the Ricardos”

Posted on March 11, 2022 by revkennydickson

Javier Bardem Nicole Kidman Amazon Studios

Follow link to go to Faithspotting website for the episode ink and Faith notes.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-being-the-ricardos/

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Faithspotting “The Power of the Dog”

Posted on January 23, 2022 by revkennydickson

Follow the link to hear the Faithspotting Podcast and faith notes.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-the-power-of-the-dog/

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Faithspotting “Get Back” Pt. 2

Posted on January 1, 2022 by revkennydickson

Michael Hatch and I continue our discussion with Eric Folkerth of Peter Jackson’s outstanding, deep dive into the the production of The Beatles “Let It Be” album and iconic rooftop concert. Next week we conclude with a discussion of faith and theology spotted in the film. #TheBeatlesGetBack #PeterJackson #thebeatles

Follow link to listen to Get Back Pt. 2.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-get-back-pt-2/

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Faithspotting “tick, tick…Boom

Posted on December 2, 2021 by revkennydickson

Andrew Garfield Netflix

Kenny and Mike review the outstanding Netflix and film and discuss the faith elements spotted in the Lin-Manuel Miranda directorial debut. The film presents the Musical by Broadway and Rent composer and auther Jonathan Larson. Follow link to the Faithspotting website for faith notes and to listen to the episode.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-tick-tick-boom/

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Faithspotting “MASS”

Posted on October 16, 2021 by revkennydickson

Ann Dowd, Reed Birney, Martha Plimpton, Jason Isaccs Bleeker Street

This episode includes a indepth interview with Ann Dowd and director Fran Kranz. Follow link to listen to the episode and for notes. MASS opened in limited release on October 8th and will open in wide release on October 22nd.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-mass/

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Faithspotting “Dead Poets Society”

Posted on October 8, 2021 by revkennydickson

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Mike Hatch and I decided to review and spot faith elements in Dead Poets Society after two directors we recently interviewd, Edson Oda (Nine Days) and Stephen Chbosky (Dear Evan Hansen) listed it as one of the films that made them, not just as filmmakers, but played a role in their development into adults.

Click link for to listen and for episode notes.

https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-dead-poets-society/

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