Popcorn Theology

Our Patreon supporters take their long-desired revenge, driving our podcast to a Blue Ruin. Join David, Richard and James as they attack this heavy narrative of loss, sorrow and injustice.    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

How does a Broadway, musical, story of a famed American, dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in a little Podcast by providence, Disney+ and dollars Get talked about by our resident Scholars? Join us as we look at the ten-dollar founding father and see if he, Aaron Burr, (sir) or any of the other characters truly hit the mark or threw away their shot. David, James and Richard are joined by the more musically inclined Kat Harleman. Why don't you listen like you're running out of time?

Don't think Community is the greatest sitcom ever? Maybe James and David will Chang your mind. Kat joins the Popcorn Theology Study Group as they look at the shows re-Dean-ing qualities, episodes dealing with religion, idolatry, and mortality... as well as the darkest timeline.   Trust us, this episode is gonna pop-POP! #SixSeasonsAndaPodcast   Episode Timestamps:   101 - 16:35 109 - 34:35 203 - 54:20 205 - 1:07:35 304 - 1:21:45 511 - 1:34:00   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sen

This week, we did something a little different than our usual and discussed the documentary American Gospel, which is now available on Netflix! The film deals with the very prevalent and important issue of the prosperity gospel, and it definitely gave us a lot to talk about!    Just what is so bad about the prosperity gospel? How important is this issue? We discuss the attractiveness, errors, and corrections to the gospel of Prosperity.    For additional reading on the prosperity gospel, Costi Hinn's book on the subject is an incredibly easy and helpful read! Check it out!   God, Greed and the (Prosperity) Gospel by Costi Hinn   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it

David Lee and James Harleman (not Heil-me-man) take a jaunty trip to visit Jojo, his imaginary friend, and a jarring world splitting the difference between satire and sobriety. From the form of storytelling itself to themes of propaganda, how people change, and our real enemy, this daring film has a lot to say. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for picking it!  If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

David, James, and Wilson have an express delivery for you: a deep dive into Tom Hanks’ Oscar award-winning performance about isolation and separation from life and loved ones. Seemed relevant these days... so we hope you have a ball!   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

Is this a “deplorable” podcast, or will we make some liberal observations about this controversial film? Join David and James as they hunt down some unexpected themes that are in your face, yet nuanced, and maybe not conveying the message you expect.   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

Go on a quest with David and James to find the deeper meaning of this story of two brothers. What can we learn about magic, fear, faith, sons and brotherhood from this Pixar film? If you take the road less traveled and view it as more than mindless entertainment, there's more than one precious gem!     If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

You’ll be running and scrabbling like rabid Darkseekers to get your hands (or ears) on this legendary episode!   Stay home, stay safe, bolt the doors and put on some Bob Marley as David and James reflect on this Will Smith post-pandemic classic.   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com  

Why do we like murder mystery movies, and what can we learn from Rian Johnson’s cutting edge entry? Drawing a Blanc? See if David, James, and Richard get the point as they examine this film’s sharp social commentary. If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

Join Richard and James as they chat about the theatrical debut of Sonic the Hedgehog! While the flick is a far cry from Best Picture winners like Parasite, it nevertheless gave us some interesting things to think about!    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

Join us for a very special episode: Theology of Popcorn and the Fantabulous Articulation of two Harlemans!   James and Kat host this look at the well reviewed but poorly attended second Harley Quinn movie. The character's origin, her role in this film, and Miss Quinn’s critique of the historical harlequin all relate to some basic Christian principles. Crazy, right?   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

This week, our Patreon supporters got the opportunity to decide which Best Picture Oscar nominated film we should cover, and the decision was for Parasite.    It was a good pick that neither Richard or David had gotten the chance to view before this week! Lots of discussion to be had about class, excusing sin, and more!    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

You have a mission. Pick someone to join you, and deliver this podcast to your ears promptly, or there may be dire consequences!   Join David and James as they wander and wonder through the landscape of 1917.   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

We decided we would follow up our episode on The Rise of Skywalker by jumping directly into The Mandalorian, the first live-action television series set in the Star Wars Universe.    This show has pretty much taken the internet by storm, evoking a mostly positive response along with a slew of great memes. But did it have anything worth discussing on our show? You bet!    Join us this week as we think through why this show was well-received where other Star Wars ventures have been a split audience, what the show has to say about adherence to a government or creed, and more!    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please

A Long Time Ago, in a theater 42 years away... the Skywalker saga began. James, Richard and David discuss how it ends, including themes of fall, repentance, rebirth, and how our perennial enemy tries to deceive us. It can truly be said (and not in a bad way) that this movie’s themes are Forced!   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

With the launch of Disney+, we decided that our Patreon supporters should get to choose ONE flick from the new service and force us to talk about it.. and they chose Atlantis: The Lost Empire!   The movie actually provides us quite a bit to talk about - made family, unequal yoke to the world, why its a bad idea to get an 'ought' from an 'is' (I promise, that'll make some sense!), and more! Enjoy!    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

What if I told you... that Popcorn Theology has reached 200 episodes?    Join us this week as for an extra-long episode of the podcast, taking time to celebrate our 200 episode journey thus far as well as to revisit the very first movie we ever reviewed, The Matrix!    If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

David and James could not escape their Patreon caregivers and were locked in a room to watch The Peanut Butter Falcon... and it turns out they are glad they did!   They wrestle with some of the film’s Themes and discuss why it’s one of the better films this year.   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com

We take a break this week from Movie-talk to discuss the cultural impact surrounding the apparent conversion of Kanye West and his most recent Gospel-themed album.   If you like what you are hearing and want to help support our show, consider pledging to support us over on Patreon! If you do, you'll be canonized as an official Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology and be given access to an exclusive Facebook group just for supporters, giveaways, polls to decide what films we discuss, and much more! We hope you enjoy the listen and we would love it if you'd share this content with your friends.  Please take a moment to check out our sponsor, MissionalWear - Awesome T-Shirts, Posters, and more... Let them know Popcorn Theology sent you!  www.popcorntheology.com