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Exploring a cult from the inside isn’t always pretty, but it can be quite hilarious! Am I Racist? exposes the DEI movement through masterful satire. The post Am I Racist? – AYJW153 first a...

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We’ve grouped the Super Bowl ads under random award categories and we’ll hash out the winners for your listening pleasure.. Welcome to episode 137, the second (not annual) Are You Just Watchi...

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Small town prejudice puts a traumatized and reclusive woman on trial for murder. The post Where the Crawdads Sing – AYJW131 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Eastern philosophy clashes with Western culture in Marvel’s Shang-Chi, a movie that pits good against evil in a classic Asian hero story. The post AYJW120 – Shang-Chi first appeared on Are...

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It’s not all chaos and grief . . . there’s a moral to the story of WandaVision. The post WandaVision, Part 2 – AYJW115 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Persecution, faith, and the struggle to evolve in X-Men: Apocalypse. The post X-Men: Apocalypse, Part 2 – AYJW110 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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An example of a “more polite” era, Emma (2020) demonstrates the pitfall of pride, the dangers of leisure, and the consequences of a loose tongue. The post Emma (2020) – AYJW102 first app...

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The portrayal of a relatively functional family dealing with difficult social problems In Incredibles 2 provides a good framework on which to discuss parental and gender roles from a Christian wo...

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Tim and Eve explore the God-shaped hole created by Arrival's emphasis on time. The post Arrival, part 2- AYJW075 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Eve explores from a biblical worldview what the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why says about teen culture and parenting today . The post 13 Reasons Why – AYJW069 first appeared on Are Y...

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Tim and Eve revisit a favorite topic: commercials and how they reflect our culture and conflict with a Christian worldview. The post More Commercials – AYJW067 first appeared on Are You Just...

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Interstellar is an opus to humanism that falls way short of a complete and satisfying worldview. The post Interstellar, Part 1 – AYJW055 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Star Wars The Force Awakens transports us back to a galaxy far far away from a Christian worldview. The post Star Wars VII The Force Awakens – AYJW054 first appeared on Are You Just Watching...

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The 33 is the inspirational true story about 33 miners rescued from a mine collapse in Chile, demonstrating faith, hope, and perseverance in real life drama. The post The 33 (2015) – AYJW053 ...

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We were unable to record an episode in September due to a medical emergency and would value your prayers for Tim's family. The post Apology first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Inside Out is a fun and emotional ride through an adolescent's emotions. Tim and Eve explore this emotional POV from a biblical worldview. The post Inside Out (2015) – AYJW050 first appeared...

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Tomorrowland mixes modern day fears of apocalyptic destruction with yesteryear's excessively optimistic view of the future. The post Tomorrowland (2015) – AYJW049 first appeared on Are You J...

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Transcendence inspires a discussion on what defines sentience and soul and is God created by man? The post Transcendence, Part 2 – AYJW048 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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The movie Transcendence provides material for lively discussions on how technology should be used and how created things can "evolve." The post Transcendence, Part 1 – AYJW047 first appeared...

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Are people's lives more important than art? Tim and Eve explore the themes of The Monuments Men from a Christian worldview. The post The Monuments Men (2014) – AYJW046 first appeared on Are ...

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After Earth invites discussion on parenting, fear, and environmentalism from a Christian worldview. The post After Earth (2013) – AYJW045 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Guest host Tim Martin joins in a discussion on what should make Christians happy based on The Pursuit of Happyness. The post The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) – AYJW044 first appeared on Are Y...

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Bicentennial Man contains much to discuss from a Christian worldview about what it means to be human. The post Bicentennial Man (1999) – AYJW043 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Divergent is an interesting young-adult adaptation with a surprisingly biblical hidden theme. The post Divergent (2014)—AYJW042 first appeared on Are You Just Watching? .

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Dr. Jayce O'Neal from The Strangers and Aliens podcast joins Eve to discuss The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from a Christian worldview. The post The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – AYJW0...

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Source Code and Deja Vu have the same plot with different stories that ask and answer the question: Can we change the past? The post Source Code (2011) and Deja Vu (2006) – AYJW040 first app...

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Ender's Game is a complex story, and both media versions cover themes from bullying and group psychology to the price of both victory and defeat and the justification for war. The post Ender’...

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There's more to Save the Last Dance than hip hop dancing. It is a ripe field for discussion on teen pregnancy, interracial relationships, prejudice, and fatherhood. The post Save the Last Dance...

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It's Superhero Theme Week, and Iron Man 3 fits right in with a not-so-super hero ready to save the girl and the country with a full repertoire of tricks and cheesy one liners. The post Iron Man...

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Eve Franklin explores racism in the historical context of 42 (still in theaters) and last year's almost overlooked gem Red Tails, and the Christian content in both movies. The post 42 (2013) an...

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Last night I had the pleasure of previewing 42 before its release in theaters tomorrow. I encourage you to go see it and then stay tuned for my critical thinking review combining an in-depth expl...

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Don't let the previews fool you. Beautiful Creatures has some interesting things to say if you can get past the stereotyping and "witchcraft." Eve gives a quick review from a Christian worldview ...

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If you found out you (and everyone else) were going to die tomorrow, what would you do? What would you think? Where would you put your faith? Eve Franklin delves into the depths of the "real worl...

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Are you ready for the end of the world? Before the world ends on December 21, 2012, Eve Franklin takes time out of her last minute preparations to explore the science and philosophy surrounding t...

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I just finished watching some of the bonus features on the 2-disc set of The Hunger Games and am thinking that this might be a good movie (and book) to review in the future. There are a lot of so...

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The Amazing Spider-man is an action-packed fun ride for fans of the Marvel comics superhero. Eve Franklin and Chris Jones examine the morality and pseudo-science of this blockbuster from a Christ...

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Footloose (2011) earns its PG-13 rating. There is violence and sexually suggestive behavior, lots of bare skin, drugs and drinking, and a lot of foul language. The movie also shows rebellious beh...

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Is it about football, Christian charity, booster loyalty, or just plain greed? Is this story a Christian parable, an insult to Christianity, or worse, a tragedy of how a black man was exploited b...

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Reciting from the book of Job, playing “Oh Happy Day,” and employing double meanings to the word “race,”  attempts to be much more than a predictable movie about a housewife with guts an...

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We’ve returned to the studio to record the second part of our discussion on the action-packed, sci fi thriller, I, Robot. (Though actually we never left the studio after recording the first dis...

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It’s been a while since we’ve posted a regular episode, but we hope you’ve enjoyed our long run of Initial Reaction episodes this summer. We bring you a critical-thinking discussion on the ...

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Our roving cohost, Chris Jones, joins Eve Franklin in the studio, without Daniel Lewis, to discuss the highly anticipated (at least by a high percentage of the female population) sequel to Twilig...

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Perhaps the easiest spiritual analogy to draw from the The Twilight Saga is the concept of eternal love. Throughout the four-book story from Bella's almost continuous perspective, Bella shows how...

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The movie edition of Stephenie Meyer's second book in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, raises issues on growing old, damnation, souls, and trusting people. The post Initial Reactions 4: New Moon f...

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There are some brief spiritual gems in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga that caught my eye. One of them was a quick statement in Breaking Dawn that opened up a spiritual parallel that has a subtle...

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There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer's reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a...

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In my last post I talked briefly about how Meyer used the vampire myth in her popular series, but with the undead as main characters, it's a given that death and eternity are going to be discusse...

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Taking into account that the Twilight Saga books are secular fiction and do not observe a Christian moral code, one of the only objectionable elements that could be argued over is the subject mat...

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A lot of people spend hours watching movies and television, but some of us spend as much time (if not more) reading books. If someone asked me for the top five things I spend time doing, reading ...

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