Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast

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Discussions of great movies from a Catholic perspective, exploring the Vatican film list and beyond. Hosted by Thomas V. Mirus and actor James T. Majewski, with special guests.Vatican film list episodes are labeled as Season 1.A production of CatholicCulture.org.

Recent Episodes
  • The Ritual portrays exorcism accurately, but is stuck in genre cliches
    Jun 3, 2025 – 25:27
  • Fragmented sexuality in Malick's To the Wonder, Knight of Cups, & Song to Song
    May 15, 2025 – 02:13:13
  • Crucifixion darkness: Barabbas (1961)
    Apr 8, 2025 – 56:05
  • A holy fool: The Island (2006)
    Mar 20, 2025 – 55:30
  • Terrence Malick and the Knights of Columbus: Voyage of Time (2016)
    Mar 4, 2025 – 01:28:52
  • The Marx Brothers w/ James Matthew Wilson
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:17:37
  • "I am a human being": The Elephant Man (1980), w/ Andrew Petiprin
    Feb 4, 2025 – 01:15:46
  • In a Lonely Place (1950)
    Jan 20, 2025 – 46:05
  • New birth for humanity: Children of Men (2006) w/ Timothy Reckart
    Dec 30, 2024 – 01:22:16
  • Job and St. Augustine in one film: The Tree of Life (2011)
    Nov 15, 2024 – 01:42:59
  • Freedom in vocation: The Sound of Music (1965)
    Oct 21, 2024 – 51:23
  • The Chosen, Season 4: Lectio Divina or Fan Fiction?
    Sep 23, 2024 – 02:36:30
  • Church Teaching on Cinema: Vatican II and Beyond
    Sep 9, 2024 – 01:03:49
  • A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:22:23
  • Pope Pius XII on The Ideal Film, Pt. 2 (Church Teaching on Cinema)
    Aug 13, 2024 – 01:26:21
  • Pope Pius XII on The Ideal Film, Pt. 1 (Church Teaching on Cinema)
    Jul 30, 2024 – 01:09:09
  • Church Teaching on Cinema: Pope Pius XI
    Jun 28, 2024 – 01:17:51
  • Wildcat does justice to Flannery O'Connor's faith (w/ Joshua Hren)
    May 24, 2024 – 01:25:18
  • Malick’s humble camera: The New World (2005)
    May 17, 2024 – 01:50:46
  • A study of pastoral prudence: Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
    May 3, 2024 – 01:04:35
  • Studies of ambition: All About Eve, The Bad and the Beautiful
    Apr 16, 2024 – 01:06:34
  • Metaphysical Malick: The Thin Red Line (1998)
    Apr 1, 2024 – 01:35:39
  • Kiarostami: blurring the line between documentary and fiction
    Feb 27, 2024 – 01:08:31
  • Godzilla Minus One, a profound appeal for a culture of life
    Feb 5, 2024 – 01:06:00
  • Generational wounds in Tokyo Story (1953)
    Jan 15, 2024 – 01:18:13
  • Popcorn with the Pope: Word on Fire on the Vatican Film List
    Dec 18, 2023 – 01:01:03
  • Introduction to Terrence Malick: Badlands and Days of Heaven
    Dec 4, 2023 – 01:56:46
  • Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
    Nov 14, 2023 – 38:09
  • Wise Blood (1979): John Huston's film adaptation w/ Katy Carl
    Oct 30, 2023 – 01:08:01
  • Catholic India's 'Master of Chaos'
    Oct 12, 2023 – 01:22:14
  • The Age of Innocence (1993)
    Sep 6, 2023 – 01:01:58
  • When "engaging the culture" means loving mediocrity
    Aug 17, 2023 – 01:39:00
  • Empires of death: Apocalypto (2006)
    Jul 28, 2023 – 01:12:20
  • Asteroid City: delightful, decadent, or despairing?
    Jul 13, 2023 – 01:20:59
  • Caviezel's Sound of Freedom: a thriller about fighting child trafficking
    Jun 30, 2023 – 46:43
  • We watched the WHOLE Vatican Film List
    Jun 27, 2023 – 03:04:31
  • Sacrilege against Mary in the new Padre Pio film
    Jun 1, 2023 – 58:23
  • When artists feel lonely in the Church (Livestream)
    May 16, 2023 – 01:12:04
  • The last great silent epic: Napoleon (1927)
    May 12, 2023 – 01:04:12
  • Livestream announcement
    May 4, 2023 – 02:12
  • The Miracle Maker (1999) w/ Timothy Reckart
    Apr 27, 2023 – 01:05:27
  • Rome, Open City (1945) w/ Elizabeth Lev
    Apr 11, 2023 – 59:02
  • Can a Holocaust film offer hope? Schindler's List (1993)
    Mar 28, 2023 – 01:20:51
  • Catholic review of The Chosen, Season 3
    Mar 13, 2023 – 01:34:43
  • Ordet (The Word) (1955)
    Feb 24, 2023 – 01:14:53
  • The Leopard (1963)
    Feb 8, 2023 – 59:55
  • The Sacrifice (1986)
    Jan 25, 2023 – 01:26:55
  • Theology of the body shop - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Jan 9, 2023 – 01:21:08
  • Whisper of the generations: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
    Dec 16, 2022 – 01:25:40
  • Citizen Kane (1941)
    Nov 28, 2022 – 59:42
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