Rebel x Saint

This one’s for you, the listener! Alex the Rebel x Andrew The Saint respond to a question from their #1 fan that bares their movie-loving souls to the world. Tune in to learn a little more about the guys and maybe discover a few hidden gems.  Links: My Neighbor Totoro Review by David Jenkins | “ Circle of Life ” by Elton John Editor’s Note: For the curious listener, Alex was humming “ This Land ”...

Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint continue season 5 with an episode inspired by Randy Alcorn’s The Treasure Principle. Tune in to rethink your hobbies and your secret stash of Beanie Babies—and find out once again why “it is not good for the man to be alone.” Notable Mentions: Netrunner, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things , Luke 18:18-30, Eight Billion Genies, Disney Lorcana, M...

Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint are back from the holidays to talk about a little bit of everything, from Godzilla to creativity. In a world where not even Mickey Mouse is safe from public domain, how can Christians make good art? Can Star Wars get more cringe than green milk? Is there new RxS merch on the horizon? Only time—and listening to this episode—will tell! Notable Mentions: Mission: I...

"Hot dog!" Alex the Rebel, Andrew the Saint, and Phil the Undecided break their holiday hiatus for a Christmas special. Grab a coffee and listen along as we discuss all things Christmas: movies, traditions, Die Hard, Christmas albums, and—most important of all—the Christmas Pickle. As we wrap up the year and look to the next, we at RxS want to thank God for bringing us through this year...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint talk about Christmas music listening habits, new holidays movie idea. They play a new round of “Have you added it to your playlist yet?”. Editors Notes: The Lead Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is the comic book artist, not the lead singer from Good Charlotte. He’s created The Umbrella Academy and co-created Peni Parker and much more. Song from Lights is...

A word in season, how good it is! Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint share how reading the book of Proverbs daily has benefitted them. Tune in to hear their favorite verses and why you, the listener, should read Proverbs with a friend. Plus, discover the Bible question that stumped Alex and join us on Instagram to share your response! Find Alex and Andrew here: https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint Fi...

What is your legacy? In the wake of Matthew Perry's passing, Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint look to the 1990s (and 790s) for wisdom on forming a personal legacy. Plus, tune in for a fresh batch of hot takes, including which Austen film adaptations are best and what Jack Skellington can teach us about evangelism. Notable Mention: Sense and Sensibility (1995), Armageddon, Corpse Bride, Emma...

It’s Reformation Day! Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint celebrate today’s Christian holiday by sharing their testimonies. They also talk reformed theology, Calvinism, Bible versions, and theologians. If you don’t leave today’s episode reformed, then at least you’ll have learned more about how God's grace has shaped your favorite rebel and saint. May you have all the candy that the Lord has prede...

Hot takes and hot pumpkin spice lattes mean only one thing: autumn is in full swing! Learn from Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint why The King's Speech deserves its Academy Award (spoilers: it probably does) and whether Tim Burton is creating a cinematic universe. Understand more than you ever wanted to know about personality typing and how much Christians should dabble in the soft sciences....

Alex the Rebel can barely contain his excitement for a brand new RxS segment, “Did You Add It to the Playlist?” Tune in for Andrew’s first impressions of Going Public by the Newsboys and Alex’s reaction to Atlas: Volume 1 by Sleeping at Last. But wait, there’s more! Hang around until the end for thoughts on personality types and Christians celebrating holidays with discretion. Featured Albums: Goi...

In this week's episode, Alex the Rebel and Andrew the Saint go head to head on West Side Story. Hear the week's hottest takes on classic musicals and get a definitive answer on which version of the movie is the RxS Approved Best Version.™ Notable Mentions: What We Do in the Shadows, Puss in Boots, All the President's Men, Game Night, Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Haunted Mansion (2023...

In this week's episode, Alex "Mariah Carey" the Rebel pretends that Los Angeles has seasons. How early is too early to start watching Christmas movies? And when is it too late to watch Christmas films? Whatever the real answer is, Alex has definitely crossed the line. Tune in for movie recommendations, holiday hacks, new traditions, and more! Notable mentions: Edward Scissorhands, Ni...

In this week's episode, Alex the Rebel and Andrew "the Hobbit" the Saint discuss music with Phil the Apparent Third Host. Learn why you, a God-fearing listener, should care about Switchfoot, the official favorite band of RxS. Plus, cringe at Andrew's "second job," witness the gang's Christian music testimonies, listen in horror as podcast degenerates into R&B, a...

In this week’s episode, Alex “I’m Batman” the Rebel and sidekick Andrew “Red Hood” the Saint discuss James Gunn twice over: his surprising Marvel finale, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and his first DCU reboot film, Blue Beetle. Alex proceeds to get triggered over Rachel Zegler’s Snow White. Are Latino movies Alex’s blind spot? Will Andrew ever watch anything by Zack “Jack” Snyder? Why do people...

Rebel X Saint welcomes their first guest and movie club member, Phil Batty! Phil and Andrew offend all their A-list fans (if you’re reading this, please contact Alex) and the guys unpack what it means to glorify God through your art. Plus, in this edition of What Movies Have You Watched, learn how Andrew ruined Across the Spider-Verse for his friends who love their moms. Featured guest: Phil Batty...

In a follow-up to last week’s conversation about the struggle to create art (influenced by Bayles and Orland’s Art & Fear), Alex and Andrew discuss natural gifting and artistic drive—and accidentally discover that they are both poets. Learn about the importance of honest feedback, creative habits, crises of talent, the 80-20 Rule, and why you should keep on creating art. Plus, Andrew gives a free...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint return with everyone’s favorite (and only) segment, What Movies Have You Watched? Andrew jumps on a soapbox to discuss cosmic horror and Alex talks about the Jesus Revolution before they wind their way to the main topic: an honest look at their personal struggles with making art. Notes and Links: Movies: The Mario Brothers Movie, The Thing, Jesus Revolution, Kubo...

AI isn’t human, but is it helpful? In a follow-up to last week’s episode, Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint take a look at how AI is impacting the creative industry right now, plus Alex goes off the rails to rant on Disney’s “inclusive” changes to their upcoming Snow White remake. Topics in this episode: The connection between AI and the writers/actors strike A rant about Greta Gerwig and Snow Whi...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint get into these topics with their usual bantering: •What movies have you watched? •Andrew’s hot take on a new Nolan movie 👀 •How do movies handle the Ai subject? •Y mucho mas!!! So as always, come enjoy this super fun and sci-fi induced episode!!! Alex the Rebel links Follow for more 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint Andrew’s links 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 IG: htt...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint dig into the world of Fantasy. They talk about why the love it, some of their fave stories and they get into the upcoming shows/movies that are droppin soon and share some of their fears! This one is pretty nerdy, but oh so good! Put on your fave wizard hat and listen to this episode next by the fire. You’re welcome! Alex the Rebel links Follow for more 👇🏼👇🏼👇...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint dig into Christian portrayals in movies and just “Christian” movies in general, they mention the good, the bad and the ugly!!! So sit back, play Silence the movie in the background (silently) and be ready to be enlightened! Alex the Rebel links Follow for more 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://beacons.ai/rebel.x.saint Andrew’s links 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 IG: https://instagram.com/graph...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint dig into the movie Across The Spider-Verse!!!! It’s been a long time coming… not really but they were excited to finally talk about it. Spoiler-heavy so be careful… they talk theories, the multiverse genre and so much more!!! They also introduced a new segment in the beginning that they had so much fun doing. Hope you love it as well!!!! So as always, crawl into y...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint dig in a little deeper into the superhero genre and some of the issues that they see in them. They give some insight in the history of the creators of superhero’s and their links to Jewish and Christianity. And Alex fumbles on something he claims to “love”, does he save himself? Hmmm…So how does does a lot of these superhero’s stories reflect Jesus? Well you’ll ha...

So is there a real superhero movies fatigue?? Alex the Rebel here’s says no and gives his reasons why, he gives examples of some recent hero movies that he believes do it right. He also talks about James Gunn running DC and how he thinks/hope it will play out. So as always, put the volume up, laugh, cry, shout along with him as you enjoy this episode!!! Alex the Rebel links Follow for more 👇🏼👇...

Alex the Rebel x Andrew the Saint dive a little bit deeper into the great “Hobbies” question from a listener. They also try to give some practical tips on how to optimize your time to try have a healthier life balance. So as always, relax, go outside, look at the stars and insightful episode, simply life changing! 😂 Alex the Rebel links Maximizing Your Life and Your Ministry by Harry Walls https:...