Cinematic Doctrine: A Movie Review Podcast Hosted by Christians

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Typically, January offers us the worst of the year, but Netflix came in clutch with an inquisitive stop-motion feature called The House . Melvin & Dan chew on each segment with curiosity, tackling how...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Before Dune , Daniel saw a trailer for Redeeming Love. After the trailer played, he leaned over to his friend and said, "I think that's supposed to be a sexy Christian movie.". So, here we are talking about that "sexy Christian movie". Boy, there sure is a lot to talk about here. Topics:  Melvin compares Redeeming Love to an awkward i...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Melvin & Dan talk about Pixar's latest feature film Turning Red , a film too criminally fun to be streaming only! What a shame! Topics:   Turning Red is very much a family/kid's movie, with a more direct demographic target of preteens and young teens.  Some of the narrative choices frustrated Melvin, in particular the mother's lack of socia...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin and Daniel return to the world of superheroes! In this episode they discuss the newest adaption in the long-running cinematic Batman canon. Topics:  Are there too many Batmen in 2022? Production history leading up to the release of The Batman . For Melvin, there's a lot to like about The Batman in terms of adapting the noir, mystery nature of DC&ap...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK:   Melvin usually sees a ton of movies from each year, but 2021 was a bit scant. Despite this, Melvin shares with Daniel his 10 favorite and least favorite movies of 2021, which looks and sounds a lot more 'normie' than 'cinephile'. All of which are subject to change as Melvin watches more movies from that year. But first they talk about the...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: No better way for content creators to return than to complain about things they don't like! Join Melvin and Daniel as they tear into the latest entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise! Topics:  Melvin and Daniel are not massive fans of the Texas Chainsaw franchise, but for different reasons. However, they both like the 1974 film, with it being one of Melvin...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: The hiatus is over! Thanks to some surprise computer issues, Melvin wasn't able to record or produce the podcast. Or do anything with his computer! Nice! However, that's all resolved so the podcast is back! During our time away, the Lord had lots on our plate. In this Let's Talk episode, Daniel shares his most recent COVID-scare in which his fath...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION:  This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! 2021 is over! Well, almost! Tune into this last episode of Cinematic Doctrine for 2021 with the last Patreon Pick of the year! Patreon Supporters didn't disappoint with their votes, and we're h...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  2021's most anticipated feature has finally released, and it's destroying the box office! Critic ratings are through the roof, and audiences are exploding with joy! Melvin and Daniel briefly share their non-spoiler thoughts on No Way Home before expanding heavily with everything that comes with the Spider-Man territory! Topics:  Melvin and Daniel an...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK:    This is probably our most important episode, ever. From the start, Daniel shares some concern about how we don't always jump into more Christian topics, but Melvin is quick to calm his nerves about how he views the podcast as a whole. Following this, the two discuss a series of deeply important topics regarding Christ-like freedom, engaging culture with...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK:  With two weeks left before the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home , fans have countless questions they're waiting to see answered. Will the Webb Duology finally see closure in No Way Home? Is Tobey Maguire returning as Spider-Man full time? Will Paul Giamatti be the Rhino we've always wanted? What will happen to Tom Holland? There's so much anti...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! A few days after recording for Dear Evan Hansen , Daniel felt compelled to expand upon certain topics we discussed. As such, here's Cinematic Doctrine's third and final installment of their Dear...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! In part 2 of their Dear Evan Hansen discussion, Melvin & Dan figure out where Dear Evan Hansen went wrong, Daniel loses his mind, and they share conflicting perspectives on the film overall. Topics: D...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Dear Evan Hansen is our most expensive episode. Coming in at a whopping $35 for rentals, as well as 2.5 hours' worth of content, we truly have spent far too much on this episode. But it's all wo...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: In preparation for what they've jokingly referred to as Spider-Man: Endgame , Melvin and Dan take a moment to reflect on the Sam Raimi trilogy that started the theatrical Spider-Man craze! Join the two of them as they dive deep into these amazing films, what makes them hold up so well after all these years, and how Spider-Man 3 really isn't as bad as...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: It's never too late to talk about good movies, and both Daniel and Melvin are finally ready to get philosophical and heady with Dennis Villeneuve's latest feature! Topics:  Introducing Dune . Dune is a science-fiction fan's science-fiction. Villeneuve captures the awestruck nature of mindfulness, how simply existing and observing the world culti...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: No time wasted. An earthquake in the MCU has taken place: a rotten score! It's sort of all anyone is talking about, and Melvin & Dan take their turns sharing complaints, frustrations and irritations (a la that 2+ hour runtime). Even so, tune in and hear their thoughts through this wildly strange addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Topics:  Tryi...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK:  Daniel hasn't watched Dune yet because Melvin told him his first time seeing Dune shouldn't be through HBOmax, so look forward to a Dune discussion episode in the future. They also talk about that movie Daniel recommended a few episodes ago, There's Someone Inside Your House , and if the Zoomers in his youth group would understand the movie sinc...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:    Happy Halloween! In this extra episode of the podcast, Melvin & Dan discuss the latest entry in the Halloween franchise! If you've been a part of the online discussion, or at least aware of how people feel about Halloween Kills, then you're in for a treat! Daniel didn't like Halloween Kills , but Melvin did! Thus begins some great Hallowe...

Send us a Question! PATREON TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: This TV-show was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Melvin & Daniel talk about the animated modern cult-classic Over the Garden Wall , a story about two brothers who get lost in the woods. Topics:  Daniel not only looked forward to discussing Over...

Send us a Question! LET'S TALK:  Daniel was tasked with finding a not-so-scary horror movie to watch with friends. So, he ventured into the Netflix unknown to watch Nightbooks . Surprised by it's balance between family-friendly and outright-scary sequences, Daniel couldn't help but jump behind a microphone and share his thoughts on this wildly strange kids horror flick. Then, Melvin...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  TrucePodcast.com Chris Staron of Truce Podcast joins Melvin to talk Ernest Scared Stupid , the movie Melvin kept talking about during their last episode together, Ernest Saves Christmas !    Topics:   Chris Staron tells us about Truce Podcast , his award-winning Christian show about how the Christian church has gotten where it is, and how it can do better.  M...

Send us a Question! TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan discuss yet another Marvel property, because I guess that's what the Film & TV industry is now. Topics:  The comic history behind What If...?  How the animation, and that first episode, are kinda terrible.  How What If...? permits more risk with Marvel characters and concepts, especially with episode 3 onward.  Melvin loves the trop...

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Melvin & Dan waste no time with banter and jump right into discussing Sony's latest Marvel feature, Venom: Let There Be Carnage ! Topics:  Daniel reviews the new Venom track by Eminem.  Melvin suspects Venom: Let There Be Carnage will be the worst movie the two of them discuss on the podcast. Both Melvin & Dan each had a moment while watching Ven...

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION:  This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! In this wholesome Halloween episode of the Cinematic Doctrine podcast, Melvin & Dan talk about one of Laika's several family-friendly horror-animated features, ParaNorman !  Topics:  Daniel gets...