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Faithspotting The 2021 Academy Awards Best Acting Awards

Posted on April 9, 2021 by revkennydickson

Faithspotting podcast examines the 2021 Academy Award Nominees for Best Acting and faith spotted in the films. Continue reading →

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Faithspotting “Promising Young Woman” and “Nomadland”

Posted on March 6, 2021 by revkennydickson

Mike and Kenny discuss the faith elements spotted in the films Promising Young Woman and Nomadland. Both films were nominated for Golden Globe awards with Nomadland winning Best Dramatic Picture and Chloe Zhao winningh the Best Director globe. Promising Young … Continue reading →

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Faithspotting “Hillbilly Elegy”

Posted on December 4, 2020 by revkennydickson

Link to Hillbilly Elegy Faithspotting episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faithspotting/id1524339974#episodeGuid=212d7fed-1fa4-4f21-9092-db389757e603 Kenny and Mike discuss the NETFLIX film Hillbilly Elegy and examine faith elements spotted in the latest film from Director Ron Howard. Set in Middletown Ohio in 2011, with flashbacks to 1997, Hillbilly … Continue reading →

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Faithspotting “The Social Dilemma”

Posted on November 14, 2020 by revkennydickson

Mike and Kenny discuss the film and faith issues in the important Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. The film is a documentary addressing the addictive and destructive elements of social media. Former early executives of social media platforms discuss the … Continue reading →

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Film Review: “McFarland, USA”

Posted on March 5, 2015 by revkennydickson

As February is traditionally one of the worst times of the year for movie releases, my expectations were rather low when I attended a screening of “McFarland, USA,” a biopic about a California cross country track coach starring Kevin Costner. … Continue reading →

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Of Voice and Verse

Posted on August 12, 2014 by revkennydickson

Although the genesis and perhaps lion’s share of credit for the power in this inspiring scene from “Dead Poets Society” belongs with screenwriter Tom Schulman, it is the understated yet determined passion in Robin Williams’s delivery that carries the power … Continue reading →

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Extremely Close and Incredibly Profound

Posted on December 28, 2012 by revkennydickson

I wrote the following review to offer my thoughts and observations on the film, but also to speak to the ignorance of many professional and armature critics whose criticism of the lead character demonstrated a lack of understanding regarding children with … Continue reading →

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