The Orthodox Moviegoer Faith Through Film

Start date: May 2009 197 minutes, 18 seconds in 11 episodes

Bobby Maddex recommends and reviews movies, both new and old, containing spiritual insights that have the potential to strengthen your Orthodox faith.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Feb 18, 2010	Andrei Tarkovsky Bobby provides an introduction to Andrei Tarkovsky in preparation for a new series on six of the great Russian director's films. Click to play	18:45
Nov 20, 2009	Lars and the Real Girl Bobby reviews Lars and the Real Girl, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, and Paul Schneider. Click to play	19:57
Oct 14, 2009	Into the Wild Bobby reviews Into the Wild (2007), directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, and Jena Malone. Click to play	19:12
Sep 17, 2009	The Lives of Others Bobby reviews The Lives of Others (2006), directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and starring Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muhe, and Sebastian Koch. Click to play	15:24
Aug 27, 2009	The Big Kahuna Bobby reviews The Big Kahuna (2000), directed by John Swanbeck and starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Peter Facinelli. Click to play	18:38
Aug 03, 2009	Film Criticism Bobby takes on Roger Ebert and then talks with film critic Barbara Nicolosi about the current lack of true movie heroes. Click to play	25:48
Jul 17, 2009	13 Conversations About One Thing Bobby reviews 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), directed by Jill Sprecher and starring Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea Duvall, Amy Irving, and Alan Arkin. Click to play	16:49
Jul 01, 2009	The Addiction Bobby reviews The Addiction (1995), directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Lili Taylor, Annabella Sciorra, and Christopher Walken. Click to play	19:17
Jun 17, 2009	The Ice Storm Bobby reviews The Ice Storm (1997), directed by Ang Lee and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, and Sigourney Weaver. Click to play	17:35
Jun 03, 2009	The Orthodox Moviegoer—Part Two In part two of his introduction to this podcast, Bobby explains why we should risk exposure to art originating from outside the Church.	12:39
May 20, 2009	The Orthodox Moviegoer—Part One In this first episode, Bobby explains why it is important to watch movies.	13:14