Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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2022 in Review - SA398
its that time again! Time to talk about last years pop culture releases! Taking our cues from Evans ranked list of movies from the year, we talk about our viewing experiences from 2022 as we step i
SHADOW and SUBSTANCE 3 – A TWILIGHT ZONE CHRISTMAS QUARTET: “The Night of the Meek”, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”, “The Changing of the Guard”, and A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS – SA397
We continue our series about THE TWILIGHT ZONE (which only has two episodes, but thats actually not too shabby) by covering three Christmas themed episodes of the show (The Night of the Meek, Five
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – SA396
Inspired by re-reading the book and watching the new movie on Netflix, Ben, Stephen, and Evan take to the microphones to appreciate the spiritual themes and fantastical ideas of A Christmas Carol by C
THE FORCE OF STAR WARS: Is It Worth Reading? – SA395
Two options for this episode: You can listen to the audio above OR watch the video below! Ben takes a look at a book that has been in his library for over forty years: Frank Allnutts THE FORCE OF STA
Interview w/ BLACK BLOSSOM Creator Evan David – SA394
Evans new comic book BLACK BLOSSOM is now part of a KickStarter campaign to collect and publish the first 6 issues (plus an annual) into a graphic novel. Ben interviews Evan about the superhero sci-f
DICK TRACY: Post-Batman Pulp Hero Movies Pt. 1 - SA393
Ben is joined by John Harju for the first part of a multi-part series rewatching some superhero movies that came in the wake of 1989s Batman! We are starting with DICK TRACY, which entered production
BLACK ADAM – SA392
Ben and Evan went to see BLACK ADAM! This episode opens with a spoiler-free discussion of the movie and then, after the spoiler warning, they talk about spoiler-y things. Things like:The big thing eve
Watching SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES with John Harju – SA391
Ben and John Harju team up again for an October spooky movie! The movie: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES! Along the way they talk about:Bens love for Ray BradburyJohns dislike for Ray BradburyBoth o
Currently Streaming – Fall 2022 – SA390
Television is dead . . . long live television! But long live it on our smart TVs! And devices! And computers! Add to that we have had a long string of high profile (and low profile, really) science fi
PREY – SA389
Ben and Steve review PREY, which is not about prayer but they joke about it anyway. This episode features:* Thoughts about PREY* Thoughts about PREDATOR* Thoughts about the franchise* Thoughts about W