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Cinema Verbi: Coyote vs. Acme: Sisyphus, Scripture, and Second Chances
Cinema Verbi: Coyote vs. Acme: Sisyphus, Scripture, and Second Chances
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Discover what’s found between the silver screen and the sacred! Each month on Cinema Verbi, Fr. Matt Hood and Fr. Brian Meldrum, priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit, discuss a popular film and unpack the truth, goodness, and beauty found within it. Listen to find the seeds of God’s Word in the movies you love.
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- Cinema Verbi: Coyote vs. Acme: Sisyphus, Scripture, and Second Chances · 53 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 25In the twenty-fifth episode of Cinema Verbi, Father Brian and Father Matt briefly discuss Cinema Paradiso (1988) and The Weight (2026) before talking about the show's main topic…
- Cinema Verbi: Brand New Day · 50 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 24In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), one of the biggest blockbusters of the year and one of the biggest franchises of…
- An Epic Episode of Cinema Verbi · 1 h 8 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 23In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt discuss some of the movies they've seen recently, including "Pressure" (2026), "The Death of Robin Hood" (2026), and "Toy…
- Disclosure Day: Should There Be Tension Between Faith and Reason? · 51 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 22In the latest episode of Cinema Verbi, Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian discuss movies they've seen recently, including Diary of a Country Priest (1951) and Masters of the Universe (2026)…
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu · 52 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 21In this episode, Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt talk about the big summer movies they're looking forward to seeing (and maybe reviewing on a future episode of Cinema Verbi?), what movies…
- Project Hail Mary (Full of Grace) · 52 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 20On the 20th episode of Cinema Verbi, Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt look back on their favorite moments, movies, and review Project Hail Mary (2026). Our hosts appreciate that the film…
- Playing God in "Frankenstein" · 48 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 19In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Father Matt and Father Brian review Frankenstein (2025), directed by Guillermo del Toro. What begins as a discussion of the film's pacing and…
- Sentimental Value and What Really Matters · 48 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 18In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Father Brian and Fr. Matt review Sentimental Value (2025), a Norwegian film about family dynamics, generational trauma, and the healing of…
- Wake Up, Dead Man: How well does Hollywood portray the priesthood? · 52 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 17In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt review Wake Up, Dead Man (2025), the latest film in the Knives Out murder mystery series. With two main characters who are…
- Goodness and Friendship in "Wicked: For Good" · 47 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 16In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Father Matt and Father Brian reflect on the movies they watched in 2025 before diving into a discussion about Wicked (2024) and its sequel…
- A Special Christmas Episode of Cinema Verbi · 49 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 15This special live episode of Cinema Verbi was recorded at Detroit’s Sacred Heart Major Seminary. Fr. Matt, Fr. Brian, and a live audience watch the Christmas classic It’s a…
- Finding Faith in “K-Pop Demon Hunters” · 32 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 14In this episode of Cinema Verbi, Fathers Brian and Matt welcome their very first special guest: Alyssa, daughter of the show’s sound producer. She’s here to help them unpack the…
- “Triumph of the Heart”: Martyrdom is a Victory · 49 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 13In this episode, Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian talk about Triumph of the Heart, a 2025 film about the final days of the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest killed at…
- Love, sacrifice, and “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” · 49 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 12How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a story about inheritance, caregiving, and family obligations—but as Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian discover, it also carries surprising…
- Summer of Superheroes: "Superman" and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" · 51 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 11In this episode, Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt discuss the two summer superhero movies of 2025, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In particular, they explore how these…
- “Thunderbolts*” and the Power of Redemptive Suffering · 47 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 10In this episode, Father Matt and Father Brian discuss Thunderbolts* (2025), the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They explore the film’s central themes of…
- Doubt vs. Certainty in “Conclave” · 52 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 9Fr. Matt and Fr. Brian discuss Conclave (2024), particularly whether it accurately portrays this unique aspect of the Church’s life—the election of a new pope. They also look at…
- “Here” and the sacredness of time and place · 42 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 8Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt explore the treatment of time and place in Here, a 2024 drama film depicting the events of a single spot of land over time. They discuss how this unique…
- Life Everlasting in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" · 40 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 7Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt explore the treatment of death and the afterlife in both Beetlejuice (1988) and its sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). They compare the films’…
- Anxiety and Sense of Self in Inside Out 2 · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 6Fr. Brian and Fr. Matt dive into the Pixar universe to break down themes of anxiety and sense of self in this year’s Inside Out 2, the highest-grossing animated film of all time…
