Unreeled with Caitlin and Jeremy

This week on Unreeled, Caitlin and Jeremy delve into Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman. What begins as an adventurous search for the legendary source of immortality quickly turns into a deeper conversation about humanity’s longing to outrun death. Would living forever actually be a gift? Or does mortality itself give life meaning, urgency, and beauty? In this episode, w...

In this episode of Unreeled, we delve into the central idea behind Mercy—a near-future world where justice is no longer decided by people, but by an AI-run “Mercy Court” designed to eliminate bias and deliver perfect fairness. But can mercy actually be calculated? As we unpack the film, we explore the tension between justice and humanity, whether true mercy can exist without relationship or empath...

This week on Unreeled, we’re delving into Zootopia and Zootopia 2—two films that are fun, clever, and full of meaningful themes… but left us with a question we couldn’t ignore: did Judy ever actually apologize? As we revisit both stories, we talk about what these movies get right, where they fall short, and the subtle pattern we noticed around growth, responsibility, and what it really means to ma...

In this episode of Unreeled, we delve into the magical world of Stardust. What begins as a simple quest to retrieve a fallen star quickly becomes a journey through a fantastical world filled with witches, princes competing for a throne, sky pirates, and unexpected romance. We talk about what makes this movie so charming, the performances that make it memorable, and whether it still shines nearly t...

In this Valentine’s episode, Caitlin and Jeremy dive into staple romance films like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, When Harry Met Sally, and 50 First Dates to explore how Hollywood shapes our expectations of love and relationships. Together, they compare cultural romance with biblical covenant love, discussing themes like chemistry vs commitment, grand gestures vs daily faithfulness, and modern dat...

What if The NeverEnding Story didn’t traumatize us… but actually formed us? In this episode of Unreeled, we’re delving into The NeverEnding Story scene by scene, exploring the symbolism, themes, and deeper meaning that have kept this film alive for over 40 years. From Fantasia and the rise of the Nothing to Bastian’s journey into courage, identity, and imagination, we unpack why this story still r...

In this episode of Unreeled, we sit with The Creator and the questions it raises about creation, power, and responsibility. As the film imagines a world where artificial intelligence can believe, love, and sacrifice, it presses us to ask what truly sets humanity apart—and what it means to be made in the image of God. Rather than treating technology as the villain, we explore how fear, grief, and t...

In this episode of Unreeled, we’re delving into The Prestige and The Illusionist—two films about magicians that look similar on the surface, but tell radically different stories about truth, wonder, and power. The Prestige presents a world where magic is only manipulation, truth is devastating, and obsession demands endless sacrifice. The Illusionist, by contrast, treats illusion as something purp...

In this episode of Unreeled, we’re delving into time travel as a moral test—examining how stories use time travel to confront questions of responsibility, sacrifice, and the cost of changing the past. Through Looper, The Adam Project, and The Time Machine, we explore what these films suggest about choice, redemption, and whether altering time truly leads to a better future—or simply reveals who we...

What does it really mean to begin again? In this episode of Unreeled, we reflect on new beginnings in film — the ones that promise reinvention, the ones that demand humility, and the ones that look nothing like we expected. Drawing from four very different movies, Chef, About Time, Burnt, and Chariots of Fire, we explore how movies portray fresh starts, why they’re so tempting, and when they actua...

What kinds of stories shaped us before we ever realized stories matter? In this episode of Unreeled, we’re pulling back the curtain and sharing our history with movies, books, and storytelling—from the films we loved growing up to the preferences and habits that shape how we watch today. We talk favorite genres, comfort rewatches, changing tastes, and why none of us come to stories neutrally. Thin...

What makes a Christmas movie good — not just fun, but meaningful? In this episode of Unreeled, we explore the deeper elements that set enduring Christmas films apart: redemption, grace, miracle, wonder, and a story structure strong enough to carry them. We talk about the difference between movies that are merely set at Christmas and those that are truly about Christmas. Using The Christmas Chronic...

Part two of our conversation from last week on A Christmas Carol. We finish up our thematic look at the adaptations we watched, then call out our favorites as well as our least favorites and why. We also talk about why the story just doesn't work when you replace the Christian lens with a humanist/feminist lens in the Guy Pearce version of the story. Lots of good food for thought here.

This week, we’re delving into A Christmas Carol—not just the novella, but the 5 or so film adaptations we’ve binged over the past couple of weeks. We’re exploring the themes of redemption, the deeper meaning of Christmas, and why Dickens’ story loses its power when the Christian foundation is stripped away. We’ll compare the best adaptations, call out the ones that didn’t quite land, and reflect o...

We finally saw the new Fantastic Four — and wow, we’ve got thoughts. 😅 In this episode, we chat about what we expected going in, what surprised us, and the deeper theme that stood out most: the difference between self-sacrifice and sacrificing others for yourself. It’s a story about family, responsibility, and how self-sacrifice echoes a deeper truth about love and what a true hero really is.

In the 1993 movie Tombstone, we see a picture of honor that’s costly, loyal, and steady. Wyatt steps into the fight not out of desire, but duty. Doc lays down his life out of love for a friend. Their story echoes a deeper truth: real strength is found in sacrifice. In this episode, we explore friendship, responsibility, the quiet courage of a good man– and we also look at how true femininity compl...

In this episode of Unreeled, Caitlin and Jeremy dive into the classic film, Rocky — not just as a boxing movie, but as a story about humility, perseverance, and quiet strength. They unpack how to watch movies with a critical eye without losing the joy of storytelling; exploring questions like: Who’s being lifted up? What’s being ridiculed? What worldview is being presented? Caitlin shares how she...

Monsters aren’t what they used to be. In this episode, Caitlin and Jeremy continue the conversation from last week, and unpack how modern monster movies blur the line between good and evil — and why it matters. Learn how to watch stories critically, talk about them with your kids, and recognize the truths they reflect.

On today's episode, as Halloween approaches, Caitlin and Jeremy talk about monster movies and specifically vampire movies. We discuss how they've evolved and changed over the last 100 years of film history, and how that actually is an indication on how culture has shifted during that time too. We'd love to hear your thoughts or questions. Or if you have an idea for an episode you'd...

On our debut episode we're discussing why we're starting this podcast, what we'll be talking about, and why you might be interested in following along. Bear with us, we're still figuring all this out, and certainly can only go up from here. Follow along to see where we go from here!