"Even when they explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption"
In this episode we look at the approaches Catholics and Christians can have in encountering evil and violence in film.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
Christians and Movies: The Danger Within, Not Without - Patheos
"No Movies Please, We’re Catholic" - National Catholic Register
Why Do People like Violent Movies - Psychcentral
Faith and Film Criticism: The Challenge of the Catholic Critic - Decent Films
What is Wrong with Movie Violence? - LA Review of Books
Painfotainment - Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History
Experiencing Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” - JStor
A Good Man is Hard to Find - Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor and the Violence of Christianity - Word on Fire
Christian Art and the Use of Violence - The Common Vision
The Scandal of Forgiveness in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Movies Discussed:
The Passion of the Christ
Mad Max: Fury Road
Hacksaw Ridge
You Were Never Really Here
Requiem For a Dream
Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe: Holy Week Liturgies
Rachel: Guys and Dolls, War Horse (Play)
