Catholic Film Club

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.

Catholic Film Club is a tv podcast hosted by Benedictine College, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Benedictine College hosts Catholic Film Club, a tv show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  HBO Harry Potter series should have been animated.

  Jul 15, 20255 minS0

  <p>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. <br> <br> The Catholic Film Club is a podcast about Craft & Conscience at the movies. <br> <br> INSTAGRAM: @media.benedictine<br> EMAIL: filmclub@benedictine.edu<br> Media & Culture at Benedictine College https://media.benedictine.edu/</p> <p>Giving Page https://media.benedictine.edu/give</p> <p>Benedictine College https://www.benedictine.edu/</p>

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  Episode #27

  What JAWS teaches us about Morality

  Jul 10, 202538 minS0

  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 EMAIL: filmclub@benedictine.edu Media & Culture at Benedictine College https://media.benedictine.edu/ Giving Page https://media.benedictine.edu/give Benedictine College https://www.benedictine.edu/

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  Episode #26

  SOUND OF HOPE | Filmmaker Interview ft. Foster Ministry Coordinator

  Jun 24, 202532 minS0

  <p>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 honesty to the true story of Possum Trot. The film has been endorsed by Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann, and this interview features a representative of the Archdiocese of Kansas City. Kathy White is the Foster Ministry Coordinator for the Archdiocese and the mother of adopted children herself. The filmmakers and members of the Archdiocese joined Benedictine College for a screening...

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  Episode #25

  THERE WILL BE BLOOD and Corpus Christi | Movies After Mass

  Jun 19, 202529 minS0

  <p>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 Plainview, played in Oscar-Winning fashion by Daniel-Day Lewis. In the first, he is baptised by his rival, a craven young preacher named Eli Sunday. In the second scene... well it's the last scene so that would be a spoiler. What occurs is a fascinating INVERSION (we seem to do a lot of those) of the mass.<br> <br> The Catholic Film Club is...

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  Episode #24

  THE TERMINATOR reveals why we trust in God's Wisdom

  Jun 12, 202527 minS0

  <p>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. Wisdom comes from God, and she tells us that at the time of Creation she, "found delight in the human race." On the other hand, Skynet comes from man, but hates humanity and seeks to destroy it. With the AI Revolution in full swing, we're realizing more and more that we need to trust in the wisdom of God.<br> <br> The Catholic...

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