Lord, Forgive Us Our Cinema
"The wages of cinema is death."
A movie podcast where theology meets banter.
In each episode, we discuss a film that we love (or love to hate). We explore it through a series of prompts, like "Who would you pray for in this movie?" or "Would this movie be better with Kirk Cameron?"
It's part movie review, part spiritual reflection. All good times.
Episodes
33 episodes
33. Independence Day by Roland Emmerich
WELCOME TO EARTH. It's really only fitting that on the week after America's birthday we bring to you perhaps the greatest blockbuster hit of all time. It's got explosions. It's got dogs surviving certain death. It's got....
32. Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis
Have you found Jesus yet, Gump? What a strange film this is. Not a lot of the “intellectual-challenged” films from this era (not named Rain Man) have survived the cannon fire of modern day critics. Looking especially har...
31. Hell or High Water by David Mackenzie
Grab your ski masks, movie fans. This week, the gang covers a film that feels criminally under appreciated, which is funny because of how criminal the actions in this movie are. Hell or High Water is a neo-Weste...
30. Disney's Mulan
LETS GET DOWN TO PODCAST The people asked and we answered. The 1998 smash phenomenon, Mulan. A powerful female lead, a hilarious side character lizard, and an extraordinary amount of violence for a Disney film. What else co...
29. The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick
Well, well, well. It’s about time we talked about some REAL cinema.Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life is not your typical popcorn blockbuster fare. It’s a slow burning, meditative contemplation on familial loss and the feeling of Go...
28. The Thing by John Carpenter
Okay, here's the thing. Hahahahahaha. No but seriously. This movie is so bonkers. Gripping paranoia, brain-melting special effects, and whatever that giant hat was that Kurt Russell wore. Everything about thi...
27. Mean Girls by Mark Waters
We hope you're wearing pink today (it's Wednesday).Another film from the millennial hall of fame. When we say that this movie was inescapable when it came out in 2004, we literally mean INESCAPABLE. There are lines that I did...
26. The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson
It's wild to think that one of the most impactful movies to come out of the early 2000's was a movie about the crucifixion of Jesus directed by one of Hollywood's most controversial stars. Yet, here we are. There's a lot...
25. Conclave by Edward Berger
Who knew that, a few short months after the release of the 2024 film Conclave that there would be a real life conclave in Rome after the death of Pope Francis? Crazy right?But you know what's crazier still? That they m...
24. Easy A by Will Gluck
Gossip, dating, and judgmental bible studies...boy, wasn't high school awesome?Actually no, it was not. But this movie is quite good, we'd say. In one of the earliest previews of the undeniable charm and spunk of Miss Emma Stone, we have...
23. Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross
For our first episode of Black History Month, we’d like to put a little extra shine on a spectacular film from 2024, RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys. Following the perspective (quite literally) of two young black teenagers in a 1960’s refo...
Bonus: Our Favorite Films of 2025
2025 was, like many years before it, 365 days long. And in that 365 days, there were lots of movies released. Lots of them. And we didn't watch all of them. But we did watch some. And NOW we're gonna talk about which ones are our fa...
22. The Iron Giant by Brad Bird
Grab your tissues, movie fans. This week's episode brings us back to 1999. Before director Brad Bird brought us The Incredibles, he was pensively sitting in his animated director's chair at the set of this masterpiece, The Iron Gian...
21. God's Not Dead by Harold Cronk
Could we really call ourselves a faith-based movie podcast if we never talked about God's Not Dead? Well I'll be honest, we really tried. God's Not Dead exists in two worlds. In one, it's a household name that's synonymous with clea...
20. Tokyo Godfathers by Satoshi Kon
Merry Christmas, movie fans! Or should we say, merikurisamusau.This week we’re talking about Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers, a film that finds grace, hope, and redemption in some of the most unexpected corners of life. ...
19. The Social Network by David Fincher
Everyone remembers their first time creating a Facebook account. But do you remember your first time watching David Fincher's The Social Network in 2010??Join us as we unpack the deeper themes of identity, loneliness, power, and communit...
18. Babette's Feast by Gabriel Axel
At first glance, Babette’s Feast, the 1987 Danish cinematic masterpiece, might seem like a simple story. You might even find yourself thinking, “It’s just a movie about people sharing a meal.”But we’re going on record to say tha...
17. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Oh friends. It's been a long time. Two weeks ago, we suffered a painful loss. Episode 16, Rob Reiner's Misery, was lost to the dark and merciless void. We needed to take some time grieve. But alas, today we have...
15. The Blair Witch Project by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
Three young people head into a frightening circumstance, that will surely test their trust and resolve? Wait, you mean this isn't the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?That's right, this is the 1999 phenomenon known as The Blair W...
14. The Menu by Mark Mylod
Happy Spook-tober, friends!We're kicking off the month of October with a delightful little morsel that will surely leave you wanting more, 2022's The Menu. Easing into a month of thrills and scares, The Menu is a horror-ish b...
13. The Princess Bride by Rob Reiner
If you're a millennial, this might just be the most unavoidable movie of all time. Teachers used to play it during free days. Kids would put it on for birthday parties. So does it hold up to its claim to be timeless, family-friendly cinema?...
12. The Mummy by Stephen Sommers
Shoutout to librarians, everywhere. The Mummy (from 1999, of course) may be one of the purest action-adventure films that Hollywood every spawned. Brendan Fraser is at his absolute best, Rachel Weisz is at her absolute char...
11. Winter Light by Ingmar Bergman
This one is for the Bergman lovers. <3"Winter Light," a Swedish tragedy from the 1960's, is not your typical popcorn fare. There's no crazy car chases or explosions or end-credit scenes with Spider-Man. But man oh man, is ...
10. Everything Everywhere All at Once by Daniels
What does a multiverse movie starring Michelle Yeoh, hot dog fingers, and googly eyes have to teach us about generational sin, shame culture, love, and… church history? In this chaotic and colorful episode, the gang takes a deep div...