Men at the Movies Podcast
Men at the Movies Podcast

Men at the Movies Podcast

Paul McDonald

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We discuss the movies we love and why we love them. We discover what these modern parables say about who we were created to be. Our hearts reveal a roadmap to our design, and the movies that resonate most are worthy of examination to identify the truth about the men our world needs, the men God designed us to become. Join us as we discover the God’s truth in the movies we love.

Recent Episodes

The Reason for the Roadblocks
APR 1, 2025
The Reason for the Roadblocks

Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, I talk with Lee Dickerson, host of the Black and White Review podcast and plays the role of Malcus in the upcoming short film, Shema. Lee shares the story of finding his way through roadblocks to transformation, and the importance of healthy families. The overall theme of his journey is that anything can be redeemed.

Support Shema through Kickstarter here through April 3rd.

More about Shema

About Lee

I'm a father, a son, a worshipper, musician and a podcaster. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not..God changed my life 10 years ago and is continuing to transform my, and my family's, heart. My love for film and music has been a great way to strike up conversations with non-believers and to express a new perspective of how God can speak to us through entertainment mediums that may not have been intentional by the creators. He works all things for good and I love seeking out new examples of that.

Questions

  • When you look back at your life, where can you see Jesus now that you couldn’t see him in the moment?
  • What is your first response when problems arise?
  • Where are you more comfortable: in relationship or in evangelism?
  • How has God used difficult situations you’ve been through to help minister to others going through similar circumstances?


Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xo9bvDbN4Z3BEx37AlRqw?sub_confirmation=1) for bonus content.

To dive into this content even more, visit our website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast. You will find resources mentioned on the podcast, plus quotes and themes discussed.

Find us on the socials:

  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/menatthemovies
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/menatthemovies/
  • TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@menatthemovies
  • Twitter: twitter.com/_menatthemovies

If you would like to support our work (and get some behind-the-scenes perks), visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/menatthemovies). Get invites to livestreams, bonus episodes, even free merch. If you’d like to do a one-time contribution (a cameo appearance), visit www.menatthemovies.com/investors.

Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (graysonfoster.com)

Logo and episode templates by Ian Johnston (ianhjohnston.com)

Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock

Links:

  • MATM website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/50DiGvjrHatOFUfHc0H2wQ
  • Apple pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-at-the-movies-podcast/id1543799477
  • Google pods: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODMwNThjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
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60 MIN
Chasing a Dream
MAR 15, 2025
Chasing a Dream

Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, I have a conversation with filmmaker and content creator Chris Bowden from Refocus Creative. His desire is to create high quality, authentic stories. His goal is not to push people away, but to draw them to Jesus through what they see. Polished caricatures don’t move us to transform, but seeing the truth demonstrated in characters we relate to.

About Chris

Christopher Bowden is a national award-winning Videographer & Editor and the Owner and Creative Director of Refocus Creative, LLC. Chris has also written, directed and produced several short films, some of which have been accepted into various film festivals. His next project Shema, a biblical-fiction short film inspired by The Chosen, is his most ambitious project yet. Filming begins this March at Capernam Studios in Texas, followed by a few production days in Massachusetts this June. You can follow the Kickstarter to get notified on launch. You can also follow Refocus Creative on Instagram and Facebook to learn more about their upcoming projects. 

Questions

  • What’s your favorite board game?
  • How do you share about your experience with Jesus?
  • What questions do you find yourself asking Jesus?
  • When have you gotten answers you didn’t want to hear that changed you?
  • How has religion sanitized or polished Jesus, the stories in the Bible?

Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xo9bvDbN4Z3BEx37AlRqw?sub_confirmation=1) for bonus content.

To dive into this content even more, visit our website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast. You will find resources mentioned on the podcast, plus quotes and themes discussed.

Find us on the socials:

  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/menatthemovies
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/menatthemovies/
  • TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@menatthemovies
  • Twitter: twitter.com/_menatthemovies

If you would like to support our work (and get some behind-the-scenes perks), visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/menatthemovies). Get invites to livestreams, bonus episodes, even free merch. If you’d like to do a one-time contribution (a cameo appearance), visit www.menatthemovies.com/investors.

Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (graysonfoster.com)

Logo and episode templates by Ian Johnston (ianhjohnston.com)

Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock

Links:

  • MATM website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/50DiGvjrHatOFUfHc0H2wQ
  • Apple pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-at-the-movies-podcast/id1543799477
  • Google pods: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODMwNThjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
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59 MIN
The Hope in Missed Opportunities
MAR 1, 2025
The Hope in Missed Opportunities

Coming up on this episode of the Men at the Movies podcast, we explore the themes from Tron Legacy. In focusing on the father son relationship in this movie, we identify so many missed opportunities. Like Flynn, it’s easy to mess up in a pursuit of control, order, even perfection. But no matter how many times we fall, it’s not to late to reconcile. Join us as we discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions

  • Where have you missed opportunities with your kids?
  • Where did your dad miss opportunities with you? What did that say to your heart?
  • In what ways were you fathered well?
  • In what ways have you fathered well?
  • What is your relationship with control, order, and perfection? What happens when you pursue these things?
  • How do you pursue control, order, and perfection?
  • How has trying to be a perfect father gotten in the way of connecting with your kids?
  • What can you do today to step in and recover some of those missed opportunities? It’s not too late.
  • What do you need to ask for forgiveness from your kids?
  • What in your relationship makes you open and available to your kids? What needs to change to make that happen?


Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xo9bvDbN4Z3BEx37AlRqw?sub_confirmation=1) for bonus content.

To dive into this content even more, visit our website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast. You will find resources mentioned on the podcast, plus quotes and themes discussed.

Find us on the socials:

  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/menatthemovies
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/menatthemovies/
  • TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@menatthemovies
  • Twitter: twitter.com/_menatthemovies

If you would like to support our work (and get some behind-the-scenes perks), visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/menatthemovies). Get invites to livestreams, bonus episodes, even free merch. If you’d like to do a one-time contribution (a cameo appearance), visit www.menatthemovies.com/investors.

Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (graysonfoster.com)

Logo and episode templates by Ian Johnston (ianhjohnston.com)

Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock

Links:

  • MATM website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/50DiGvjrHatOFUfHc0H2wQ
  • Apple pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-at-the-movies-podcast/id1543799477
  • Google pods: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODMwNThjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
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60 MIN
Starving for Love
FEB 15, 2025
Starving for Love

Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, we enter into the tragic story of Napoleon. In him, we see a man who is competent in the realm of battle, and incompetent in the realm of love. What fails in the relationship with Josephine, and how can we find true attachment and keep the battle out of the bedroom? Join us as we discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions

What is the difference between immature and uninitiated? Where do you feel competent? Confident? Strong? What areas do you feel incompetent? Or lacking? Or immature? How to you take the tactics you use where you are confident into the arenas where you feel incompetent? How does that work/not work for you? Where do you go to feel safe? Secure? Soothed? Seen? What is the prize for being a man? Where do you feel like you’re starving? What would satiate that? Where in your life is God patiently waiting, but you’re moving to fast or your life is too loud to hear him? Where is your marriage treated more like a battle or a power struggle? How do you control the atmosphere in your home? What is your natural response to shame: getting big or getting small? How do you operate as a consumer? When crisis and conflict strike, what age do you feel?


Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xo9bvDbN4Z3BEx37AlRqw?sub_confirmation=1) for bonus content.

To dive into this content even more, visit our website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast. You will find resources mentioned on the podcast, plus quotes and themes discussed.

Find us on the socials:

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies Facebook: www.facebook.com/menatthemovies Instagram: www.instagram.com/menatthemovies/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@menatthemovies Twitter: twitter.com/_menatthemovies If you would like to support our work (and get some behind-the-scenes perks), visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/menatthemovies). Get invites to livestreams, bonus episodes, even free merch. If you’d like to do a one-time contribution (a cameo appearance), visit www.menatthemovies.com/investors. Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (graysonfoster.com) Logo and episode templates by Ian Johnston (ianhjohnston.com) Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead). Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock Links: MATM website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/50DiGvjrHatOFUfHc0H2wQ Apple pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-at-the-movies-podcast/id1543799477 Google pods: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODMwNThjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
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63 MIN
What Should We Do with our Feelings?
FEB 1, 2025
What Should We Do with our Feelings?

Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, we embark on our mission to explore the 2009 movie, Star Trek. In Spock and Kirk, we see the tension between two ways we deal with our own emotions. Spock tries to stuff and control his feelings, while Kirk embraces and lives for them. Both pursuits are flawed, and we need to understand two things. It’s okay to feel, and we were made for more. Join us as we discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions

  • Did you prefer Star Wars or Star Trek? Why?
  • Which character resonates with you and why? Spock, who experienced condescension and disregard? Or Kirk, who lived in the shadow of a hero?
  • How do you try to be like your dad? How do you fight his influence on you?
  • If you have siblings, how have you competed with your brothers and sisters? How have they competed with you? How has competition harmed your relationship with them?
  • What no-win situations have you faced? Which decision did you make?
  • How have you settled for a normal life?
  • What does it mean to be dangerous for good?
  • How have you been dangerous for nothing?
  • How have you edited your memories? Your life? What ends up on the cutting room floor?
  • What is your relationship with your feelings?

Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xo9bvDbN4Z3BEx37AlRqw?sub_confirmation=1) for bonus content.

To dive into this content even more, visit our website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast. You will find resources mentioned on the podcast, plus quotes and themes discussed.

Find us on the socials:

  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/menatthemovies
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/menatthemovies/
  • TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@menatthemovies
  • Twitter: twitter.com/_menatthemovies

If you would like to support our work (and get some behind-the-scenes perks), visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/menatthemovies). Get invites to livestreams, bonus episodes, even free merch. If you’d like to do a one-time contribution (a cameo appearance), visit www.menatthemovies.com/investors.

Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (graysonfoster.com)

Logo and episode templates by Ian Johnston (ianhjohnston.com)

Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock

Links:

  • MATM website: www.menatthemovies.com/podcast
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@menatthemovies
  • Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/50DiGvjrHatOFUfHc0H2wQ
  • Apple pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-at-the-movies-podcast/id1543799477
  • Google pods: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ODMwNThjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
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61 MIN