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The Homeward Film PodcastThe Promised LandSend us a textJosh & Othneil brave the wilderness (and a heated disagreement about the central character's motivations!) in one of the best films of 2024 - Danish director Nikolaj Arcel's masterful frontier tale The Promised Land.2024-12-2052 min
The Homeward Film PodcastThe Monk and The GunSend us a textSeason 2 is here! Josh and Othneil explore a Bhutanese film about the advent of Democracy in the country, through the eyes of a rural community, the government agents attempting to hold a mock election, and a local monk who believes that sending his apprentice to find guns will "make things right". 2024-06-211h 03
The Homeward Film PodcastShowing UpSend us a textJosh (in SC) and Othneil (in OH) continue the podcast from afar as they discuss Kelly Reichardt's new film Showing Up, a quiet character study about the social, familial, and mental struggles of a Portland sculpture artist.2023-08-281h 05
The Homeward Film PodcastThe Artifice GirlSend us a textOthneil and Josh break the hiatus with one of the year's most fascinating indie films - a speculative, intimate, micro-budget sci-fi tale about the (possible) future of crime and consciousness. (TW: Film contains intense discussions of child abuse, and we mention this in the episode.)2023-07-0943 min
The Homeward Film PodcastThe Definitive Top 10 of 2022 (Pt 2)Send us a textJosh and Othneil discuss bar mitzvahs, murder, homesteading, Spielberg, aliens, orchestras, and Everything else.2023-03-131h 02
The Homeward Film PodcastThe Definitive Top 10 of 2022 (Pt 1)Send us a textOthneil and Josh share their honorable mentions and their #10 through #6 films of the past film year - plus, a few bonus questions!2023-03-0855 min
The Homeward Film PodcastPuss in BootsSend us a textIt's a COVID episode! Over Zoom, Othneil (sick) and Josh (not sick) chat about this new and surprisingly introspective Dreamworks adventure!Audio quality is not the best on this one due to recording at different locations etc., but we hope you enjoy anyway!2023-02-0132 min
The Homeward Film PodcastMars OneSend us a textBrazil is at it again (creating great films)! Josh and Othneil discuss a (non-science-fiction!) film about the everyday struggles of a working-class family navigating an entire planet's worth of relational, social, and economic shock waves. NOTE: We recorded this before Brazil's "January 6th", which is why we don't reference it. Also, as we record right after the film and speak off the cuff, some of the dates during the discussion about the political state of Brazil are inaccurate. Additionally, Othneil's statement about Bolsonaro's election being potentially fraudulent is mistaken. In fact, B...2023-01-2641 min
The Homeward Film PodcastPinocchioSend us a textOthneil & Josh react to one of the most surprising films of the year - an ostensibly family-aimed film that covers a massive range of social and philosophical territory. But of course, we'd expect nothing less from Guillermo Del Toro.2022-12-2251 min
The Homeward Film PodcastBrian and CharlesSend us a textJosh and Othneil discover the keys to friendship, civil resistance, and possibly even parenting, as they discuss this delightful indie comedy from British comedians David Earl and Chris Hayward.2022-11-1937 min
The Homeward Film PodcastTop 10 of 2022 (So Far)Send us a textOthneil and Josh discuss their favorites of 2022 so far! We also share our least favorite film of the year and our 3 most anticipated from the months to come. (It's important to note we recorded this in September, meaning some of the "anticipated films" have now been released). 2022-10-051h 48
The Homeward Film PodcastEmergencySend us a textJosh gets Othneil to watch a party movie (because it's not a party movie).2022-09-1341 min
The Homeward Film PodcastRiders of JusticeSend us a textVengeance, grief, trauma, and causality - Othneil and Josh discuss all of these and more as they explore the 2021 film Riders of Justice.The film is currently available on Hulu (at the time of publishing).2022-07-0236 min
The Homeward Film PodcastNitramSend us a text Nitram is an Australian character study that depicts the personal descent and harrowing circumstances which led to one of the nation's darkest days. Content Warning: It's important to note film is a true story that deals with gun violence and domestic terrorism that may be triggering to some, especially in light of recent mass shootings in the United States. We recorded before this recent wave of violence, and therefore do not address this connection in our discussion.2022-05-2748 min
reviveSCHOOLHistorical Books - Judges 5-6Josh Edwards discusses the significance of names in the book of Judges, from Othneil to Deborah, as well as the song sung by Barak and Deborah in Judges chapter 5.
Click here to download the Daily Word, Teaching Notes, Study Guide Questions and Artwork for this lesson.2022-05-1029 min
The Homeward Film PodcastHis HouseSend us a textJosh and Othneil discuss horror and the immigrant experience in 2020's His House.2022-05-0232 min
The Homeward Film PodcastDick Johnson is Dead (& 2020 Awards Talk)Send us a textOthneil and Josh discuss a comedy documentary made by a daughter-father team, designed to celebrate his life before he loses his memories to dementia. In the latter half of the episode, we discuss the 2021 Oscar season and our favorite films of 2020!2022-03-2155 min
The Homeward Film PodcastBacurauSend us a textJosh and Othneil's first episode! Here, we discuss the 2019 (2020 US) Brazilian film Bacurau. Imperialism, corruption, cycles of violence, and flying saucers ensue! We do get into spoilers pretty quickly, so here's your warning.Spoilers for Parasite as well.2022-03-211h 03