The Watchlist: Ordinary Angels

Audiences need to get out to have this 'heavenly' experience

Fri 15 Mar 2024

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Ordinary Angels

Dune: Part Two is cool and all but no one's talking about Ordinary Angels starring Alan Ritchson and Hilary Swank?

Laura and Russ dive into this amazing true story and take a look at what it means for Christians and general audiences.

Be sure to check out the interview Russ had with Ordinary Angels Producer - Andy Erwin (Director of I Can Only Imagine and American Underdog)

We've got a lot of ground to cover!

So many shows, so little time. At least it feels like it. Between all the different streaming platforms and the blockbuster movies coming to cinema trying to get audiences back in a post-COVID world, we are spoilt for choice on screen – and yet, still “have nothing to watch”.

Deciphering all the voices in entertainment and how to think about the themes raised in movies, TV, and streaming is tough: enter our new podcast The Watchlist.

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The word becomes film

Russ Matthews' new book is a modern-day parable that introduces a radically easy way of talking about God’s story

If you order the book today you will also receive a complementary study guide that is only available with the purchase of the book (Print or ebook)

Bible reference(s):

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

With

Russ Matthews

Russ Matthews works for City Bible Forum as the Product Manager for Reel Dialogue, God in 60 Seconds and Third Space. All of these works exist to start conversations and communities that discuss faith and God throughout the cities of Australia. Russ writes film reviews and articles for various publications. He has a passion for film and getting the conversations started on themes from these visual creations. Spaces that engage workers with the bigger life questions include movies, …

Laura Bennett

Laura currently hosts the Afternoons program on Hope 103.2 along with their top-rating podcast series, UNDISTRACTED. Laura is a Masters media graduate who’s worked in broadcast journalism for over a decade, covering events both in Australia and overseas with a penchant for entertainment reviews and celebrity interviews. Laura self-published her bestselling book ‘Live Your Dream’ in 2015, and admits to spending much of 2020 cross-stitching and taking up paint-by-numbers.

The Watchlist Podcast

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The Watchlist: Ordinary Angels

Audiences need to get out to have this 'heavenly' experience

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