Cinematic Doctrine: A Movie Review Podcast Hosted by Christians

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: We here at Cinematic Doctrine are happy to kick off a series of reviews on Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . From Iron Man to The Avengers , we’ll be looking at each film and discussing them one by one, and along the way we’ve decided to bring on a few guests from other Christian podcasts, starting with Caleb Young . Caleb hosts the popular Polymath...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Tigertail released on Netflix around the beginning of that big worldwide event that I can't type out without algorithms blacklisting my website , and while there were two Netflix properties released a...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: I’ve been bouncing around the idea of having Kathryn join me for an episode of Cinematic Doctrine for quite some time, and finally, a year since creating the podcast, the two of us have settled on a film to review together. Samson , or any Pureflix film for that matter, was not necessarily a film we ever thought we would jump on for this opportunity, but as yo...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Just before calling the hiatus, I had Carter Bennett of Film_Junkie_Reviews join me on the Cinematic Doctrine podcast for a fun discussion of the popular Will Smith film, I Am Legend! Rather than have everyone, including Carter, wait a few weeks before the release of this episode, I figured I'd dredge up what energy I had during this quarantine to produce...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Out of the last few discussion episodes we’ve had here on Cinematic Doctrine , I must say going through this episode was a real treat. Prepping for this episode was a little difficult as the few discussion...

Send us a Question! PARTY PLEASER: Logan Sharp of The Reformed Gamers has been an incredibly helpful guide during my podcasting venture. Apart from his many years of podcasting experience, his heart overflows with wisdom and knowledge that has helped me to understand deeper what it is to be a Christian engaging culture in such an explicit manner. And it's because of his strong kindness that I...

Send us a Question! REPOST MOVIE REVIEW: Happy Friday the 13th! Yep, you guessed it, we're reviewing a Friday the 13th movie on Friday the 13th. Can't get enough Friday the 13th? Don't worry, there are far too many Friday the 13th movies, but for your own good, I picked out the best Friday the 13th movie to review! Jason Lives is not only a Friday the 13th film that doesn't ass...

Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: For February 2020 Daniel and Melvin decided to talk about a hodgepodge of topics. In fact, this might be their most loose and casual episode to date. For starters, what begins as a discussion of Bob Iger’s recent choice to step down as CEO of Disney goes straight into a discussion on the Coronavirus and how COVID-19 has been affecting the film industry at la...

Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: In this episode of Trailer Talk , Dan and I look at February 2020 and talk about Candyman , the latest horror reboot slash pseudo-sequel that likely ignores all the previous films except the original in the Candyman franchise while still offering interesting commentary on western racial tensions, Spiral , the latest horror reboot slash pseudo-sequel that likely ig...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE REVIEW: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! During the early 2010s like most other teenagers, I had a fascination with zombies and the zombie sub-culture. If I wasn’t watching The Walking Dead , I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 nonstop with my friends on Xbox...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: In response to Daniel's message about doing a discussion episode for Birds of Prey I said, "That sounds great, but we haveta talk about Sonic the Hedgehog , too." Let me tell you, this was a blast to record! Daniel and I had some very interesting thoughts regarding the debut Hollywood feature film for the blue blur, and it's one of the most...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: A few weeks ago, Daniel sent me a text on Messenger: Hey man, I like Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey looks neat. Want to do a discussion episode?  And now, here we are, Cinematic Doctrine’s first-ever film discussion episode!  This will be very different to the typical movie reviews, or better yet, audio essays that Cinematic Doctrine has previously offered. Howev...

Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: For their January 2020 episode of Monthly Movie News , Melvin and Daniel decide to dig head-first into the Golden Globes. Although they were almost a month ago, and the Oscars are literally happening in a matter of days, Daniel went deep-diving into some fascinating subjects regarding the Golden Globes. Throughout this episode, you’ll hear our deliberations...

Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: In this episode of Trailer Talk , Dan and Melvin look at January 2020 and talk about A Quiet Place: Part II , and whether JJ Abrams is disappointed he didn’t get the chance to add A Quiet Place into the Cloverfield franchise, Tenet , and how Christopher Nolan is creative insofar as he’s allowed to have men wear suits and ties while talking somberly in an office bu...

Send us a Question! PATRON MOVIE REVIEW: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! I remember seeing First Reformed in theaters with my wife. We were sitting in the middle of the theater and two older women were sitting way in the back. About 2/3rds into the film, when the strangest thing star...

Send us a Question! MOVIE REVIEW: More often than not, when talking to other Christians who enjoy cinema they bring up Terrence Malick. In fact, when I visited Florida for a job opportunity, I had this exact thing happen to me. At the time, I hadn't seen a single Malick film, but I started to get some serious Malick FOMO when I saw The Tree of Life end up on a ton of "Best of the Decade&...

Send us a Question! TV SHOW REVIEW: It’s finally here! The long-awaited first-ever live-action Star Wars series has landed. And, to everyone's surprise, both critics and general audiences love it! With a healthy percentage on Rotten Tomatoes, The Mandalorian is turning out to be a welcome success for Disney. As such, it's garnered plenty of social media engagement, dominating everything...

Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: Did you all have a wonderful December? Well, we're about a week into January, so we hope you did, and hopefully, your prospects for 2020 are looking good, because boy, do we have an episode for you! In this episode of Monthly Movie News , Daniel and Melvin take you on the journey of recording-so-late-they-missed-all-the-actual-news and actually-just-cov...

Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: In this episode of Trailer Talk, Melvin and Dan look at the month of December and talk about No Time to Die , the latest James Bond Film, Ghostbusters Afterlife , and the concept of a franchise giving fans what they want, Black Widow , and their patient expectations, Wonder Woman 1984 , and how Melvin's growing tired of ‘80s nostalgia, Mulan – and whether or...

Send us a Question! PATRON MOVIE REVIEW: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard!  Perhaps one of the most talked-about movies of 2018, A Quiet Place took theaters by storm! Anyone and everyone were running out to catch this low-budget horror flick and it's all largely due in part to an...

Send us a Question! MOVIE REVIEW: It's finally here! The conclusion to Disney's sequel trilogy has arrived, and it's time for the latest episode in the Skywalker saga to conclude 42-years of Star Wars films. And, as one would suspect, the disparity between critic and audience reception is as typical as ever. With a not-so-favorable percentage on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a fa...

Send us a Question! MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: November came and went and it's already time for the rush of Christmas shopping, so if your last thirty-some days were a blur, don't worry! Daniel and I are here to catch you guys up on some big film news that debuted over the last month. Not only that, we dig into some of the latest box-office news regarding the month of November which saw the rel...

Send us a Question! TRAILER TALK: We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! As you're headed back to work or buying Christmas presents, Daniel and I are here to give you some background to six new trailers that dropped during the month of November. From the much anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog redesign to two separate films hoping to start a shared cinematic universe, there sure we...

Send us a Question! PATRON MOVIE REVIEW: This movie was selected by my patron supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Considered a proto-slasher along the likes of The Town that Dreaded Sundown , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , and Psycho , we're nowhere near the holiday favorites of A Christmas Carol , A Christmas Story , o...

Send us a Question! MOVIE REVIEW: Disney+ is finally here, and no, I didn't watch The Mandalorian . Not yet, at least. I decided my time was better spent watching another shameless live-action remake of a beloved Disney classic. You know, because reasons! Cynicism aside, I plan on binge-watching The Mandalorian later this year, and since Disney+ debuted with a limited supply of new movies, I...