Reel Journeys

Philip and Ben are back with a slightly different format asking each other questions around signs, coincidences, limits, and impulses.

Discipline, Redemption and Hope are the three major themes that Ben and Philip pull from the 1994 prison drama, The Shawshank Redemption.

After viewing the 1998 hit, The Truman Show, Philip and Ben organize their thoughts around the topics: "Outside the box",  "Call to action", and "Fear and deceit".

Ben and Philip contemplate the themes Community, Migrants and Defending the Defenseless spurred by Jesse Moss' The Overnighters (2014)

Philip and Ben converse about Kindness, The Little Things, and Childhood after watching Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie (2001)

Philip and Ben ponder if God Speaks, God's Will, and the Sins of the World by discussing Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014)

In this special edition of Reel Journeys, Philip and Ben explore Steven Soderbergh's 2011 film Contagion, reflecting on finding Fear, Evil, and Hope in a Pandemic.

Philip and Ben analyze themes of Ethics, Mental Health, and the Influence of Others drawing from Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960)

Philip and Ben work through the topics Deliver us From Evil, Keeping the Faith, and Our Impact on Others through the lens of Jon Avnet’s Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Philip and Ben draw out major themes from the 2010 Sci-fi Thriller 'Inception', comparing their filmic depictions to their own spiritual belief systems. In this jam-packed premiere episode, the topics discussed include: Dreams, Reality, Totems, Regret/Guilt/Doubt, Leap of Faith and Inception.