SCR028: Secrets of New Fall 2018 TV Shows

What new network TV shows are we watching this fall that you might be interested in? Dom Bettinelli, Lisa Hendey, and Joanne Mercier look at a bunch of new shows, including God Friended Me, FBI, A Million Little Things, Manifest, and The Rookie, and give their take on whether they’re worth your time.

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SCR027: The Secrets of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Amazon

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has been cast and re-cast in movies since the 1980s and Amazon is trying again with a new series. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Chip Hines, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the series, discuss the morality at the heart of the Jack Ryan character, and decide whether this new series lives up to Tom Clancy’s vision.

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SCR020: The Secrets of Disney Pixar’s Coco

The story in recent Pixar animated movie Coco revolved around the Mexican celebration of the Days of the Dead/Dia de Muertos. Dom Bettinelli, Deborah Schaben, and Angela Sealana discuss the Mexican and Catholic cultural traditions that informed the movie from both insider and outsider perspectives, as well as the deeper layers and meanings in the music and even the names.

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SCR018: The Secrets of Ready Player One

Dom Bettinelli, Lisa Hendey, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Sarah Vabulas dive into the world of Ready Player One, one of the biggest novels of the last 10 years and an epic Stephen Spielberg film to discuss the deeper layers and hidden meanings, including the origins of some of the ’80s pop culture references and the film’s message warning against getting lost in virtual worlds and forgetting what’s real. They then apply those lessons to many of the pitfalls we face today in online gaming and social media. Plus they geek out over the coolest hidden Easter eggs!

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SCR017: Secrets of Avengers: Infinity War

Dom Bettinelli, Luis Escobar, and Lisa Hendey dig into the deeper layers and hidden meanings in Avengers: Infinity War, including the underlying message of the value of a single life and that you can’t weigh one life against billions of others. Plus, who has the real agency in IW and theories about the sequel.

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SCR016: Secrets of Solo A Star Wars Story

From a casual fan of the movies to a hardcore geek who absorbs all related media, our panel of Dom Bettinelli, Shelly Kelly, and Steve Nelson look at the deeper layers of Solo: A Star Wars Story, ponder what made so many stay away, and conclude that it’s a very good movie that more people should see.

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SCR015: Secrets of Raiders of the Lost Ark

Our panel of Dom Bettinelli, Mac Barron, Shelly Kelley, and Fr. Cory Sticha digs deep into one of the most beloved movies ever, looking for the hidden layers and meanings, including the real story of how the Ark of the Covenant was lost (and maybe found?), how Indy held his breath for so long, and why there are apples everywhere.

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