Sep 10, 2024
We drop the boy off again at boarding school and try to provide some comfort for another new St. Greg’s family. Peace Like a River is lyrical, charming, and faith-affirming while Power and the Glory is about the long defeat and the triumph of the church. Also, Cut Throat Island hasn’t gotten any better with time.
Aug 21, 2024
Sam turns 19, boxing robots (and father/son stuff) still make me cry, and we talk about the true price of convenience.
Movies & TV:
Real Steel
Bad Monkey (AppleTV+)
Books:
How Dante Can Save Your Life by Rod Drer
Ben’s short film:
Other great stuff we like:
Aug 13, 2024
Sam and “the boyz” have a super nerdy bachelor party weekend, Jude’s face explodes, we fall for Gosling and Blunt again, get entranced by the Exorcist Files and point our fingers at ourselves when discussing rampant consumerism.
Movies & TV:
The Fall Guy
Avengers Infinity War
Podcasts:
Aug 1, 2024
We spend a weekend in Richmond, VA as Jude visits friends, preplanning has started for Mac, and we are running out of space at our dining room table. Twisters lets us down while Presumed Innocent is hard not to like. Also the Olympics desecrated our faith.
Movies & TV:
Twisters
Presumed Innocent
Books:
The Power and...
Jul 23, 2024
As Mac’s Summer draws to a close, the Barrons make the most of local concerts, pellet grills, American epics, and assassination attempts. Also, Mac cries like a baby at a brewery.
Movies & TV:
Horizon
The Bear (season 3) (Hulu)
Hit Man (Netflix)
White House Down (Prime)
Books:
A River Runs Through It by Norman...