Boys' Bible Study

We apply our Protestant work ethic to our jobs as semi-Christian film critics whose task this week is to investigate the religious themes of John Carpenter's brilliant CIGARETTE BURNS, an hour-long piece Carpenter created for the MASTERS OF HORROR anthology TV series in the mid-2000s. In the film, struggling independent movie theater owner Kirby (Norman Reedus) is tasked by an eccentric film colle...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy This October, we once again strive to guide you down the righteous path by exposing you to wholesome media that still satisfies the natural human fascination with the macabre. First up? Edward Furlong (Terminator 2, Detroit Rock City, etc.) stars in the film adapt...

Are we addicted to our freaking telephones? This cautionary thriller from director Lauren Havel and her co-writer Jennifer Havel dares to finally ask this question in the year of our Lord 2021. Fortunately for us, SCREENED IN's tired critique of contemporary life is dressed up with absolutely insane sequences and creative decisions that kept us on the edge of our seats. When a teenage girl named P...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Genuinely accomplished actor/stuntman Mike Gassaway stars in this suburban thriller about a retired lawyer who is elected to be the monitor (the "pro bono watchman", if you will) for the child visitations of an ex-convict dad seemingly trying to right his wrongs a...

Ray Comfort is a prolific and singular auteur. His guerrilla proselytizing and DIY filmmaking techniques have turned him into a youtube phenomenon with tens of millions of views on hundreds of videos. We spotlight our fourth (!) Ray Comfort film to appear on this podcast, GENIUS — a documentary where Ray uses the life and career of John Lennon to create a conversation starter that allows Ray to lu...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy It's a libertarian fantasy — a shopping mall where you can purchase anything you want. Drugs, guns, and even nuclear weapons are available to the responsible, self-determined buyer. Welcome to the world of ALONGSIDE NIGHT, a secular and decidedly PG-13 libertarian...

Finally! A Christian feature that dares to ask the question — who funded the Bolsheviks? CREED OF GOLD is the rare type of movie that is both distinctly faith-based yet primarily focuses on economic concepts. If you've ever found yourself saying, "I'm enjoying this teen comedy, but I wish the protagonists spoke at length about how the Federal Reserve is a marvel of fiscal engineering that has crea...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy One of the most insane films we've ever watched is this deceptively unassuming-looking flick that actually contains one of the wildest ego trips ever performed in front of the camera. GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE is the story of Ty Bounds (Donald James Parker), a man in...

Chloe is a rebellious goth girl with an insurmountable "mountain" in her life she must climb. Faced with the sudden death of her parents, and the sudden death of her grandmother after that, she must choose between a sinful lifestyle making music with her nonbinary-coded rock band or to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish by attending Bible college. Fitting in at school isn't so easy, but Chloe so...

Six strapping young male virgins enroll in a mysterious, exclusive Bible college led by the intimidating Rev. Carmichael. His sect, the "Neurocystic Christianity Church", preaches that advanced technology will bring the human race closer to God consciousness. His pièce de résistance is an electromagnetic confessional that doesn't just forgive sins — it harvests soul energy for an insidious purpose...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Jon is a pastor whose spiritual outbursts during church, such as shouting and running around the aisles, have made him the outcast of his congregation. After mass complaints, he is reassigned to shepherd a new flock. But imagine Jon's surprise when he (a white man...

Merry Christmas in July! There's a war on Christmas in this country. The two sides? Santa vs. the undead. Our favorite homeschool family The Wrights simply cannot stop churning out hits. They made 12 films in 2020 alone, so obviously we've barely scratched the surface, despite watching HALLOWEEN CANDYMARE on this podcast just two weeks ago. CHRISTMAS ZOMBIES is a zany action comedy featuring ambit...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy This Bible fanfiction film borrows elements from police procedurals and film noir in the way it depicts Roman centurions in Bible times as fast talking cops. Claudius was assigned to guard Jesus's crucifixion and then later his tomb, but what should have been an e...

Happy Halloween in July! We've chosen to abstain from celebrating Halloween due to the fact that it was invented by witches to talk to the dead. Still, we have a job to do. Inspiring us to remain true to our convictions regarding the shadow realm is our favorite homeschool family, the Wrights. Led by parents Ashley Hays Wright and David Owen Wright, the Wrights and their three daughters function a...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Happy 4th of July to all with fear of God in their hearts and red blood pumping through their veins. Ash and Julian celebrate by taking in a Revolutionary War era historical drama that reinforces the popular Christian cultural message that America is a country exp...

Fake sexual harassment allegations threaten to ruin a youth pastor's reputation in the newest feature length drama by Rich Christiano (1/2 of the famous Christiano brothers, and the director behind such classics as THE SECRETS OF JONATHAN SPERRY and TIME CHANGER). When Brandon, and his beautiful wife Lisa, make it their mission to   change the lives of their church's indifferent youth group by ins...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Two stars of the original season of Survivor appear in this bizarre rapture film set in the Philippines. This is the fourth movie we've covered by director Tim Chey (THE GENIUS CLUB, SLAMMA JAMMA, SUING THE DEVIL). Chey has a truly unique voice in the Christian ge...

From the sick and twisted mind of Dave Christiano (1/2 of the influential and accomplished Christiano Brothers) comes this late night thriller about a shocking debate that goes down in a 24 hour diner. Larry is an atheist with a dark past of childhood neglect and several stints in prison. In between working long hours at the milk factory, he expresses his inner torment by sexually harassing every...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy The newest installment of Julian's ongoing series fixating on Christian magicians brings us to the work of Justin Flom, a slick and shiny illusionist with a Macklemore haircut and over 2 billion views on his Facebook and YouTube pages. His family friendly vibe and...

Although our journey through Christian cinema has taken us many places, we always return home — the filmography of David A.R. White. He's the co-founder of Pure Flix, and the producer/actor/director behind so many of the most notable faith-based films. He defines the genre. The tones and themes that most people would associate with their conception of "Christian film" are inspired by David's body...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy In this dazzling and sometimes intense one-man show by Curt Cloninger, people who personally knew Jesus come to life and share their stories with a (captive?) audience. Barabbas, now reformed after Jesus took his place on the Cross, reminisces about his days murde...

In which we speak in reverent tones about a no-budget contemporary classic piece of sci-fi we absolutely love that gets unfairly marginalized to the "so-bad-it's-good" canon. TARTARUS (dir. Dave Wascavage) is a deeply spiritual film with a complex cosmology that lends itself to a Christian interpretation. Its protagonist, John (played by Juan Fernandez) is a cruel and remorseless man abducted by a...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy We continue our investigation on Estus Pirkle — the Baptist preacher whose forays into film with collaborator Ron Ormond are among the most compelling Christian movies ever made due to their eager adoption of grindhouse aesthetics. The sequel to the cult classic I...

At the intersection of Christian propaganda and exploitation filmmaking sits IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? Director Ron Ormand made his career in action-packed B movies until he survived a plane crash that changed the course of his life and career. He found God and began making Christian films instead. He formed a creative partnership with Mississippi-based Baptist minister Estus Pirkl...

Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy One for you sports fans! We celebrate the start of the NBA post-season with this Christian basketball movie by director Tim Chay, who is also responsible for two films we've covered before on the pod — SUING THE DEVIL and THE GENIUS CLUB. We're beginning to get a...