Abby Olcese

What’s your favourite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie?

Brent talks with Abbey Olcese about her new IVP book ‘Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies’.

Abby invites us to reflect on the great themes of the church calendar through the lens of film.  

Abby is a writer on film, popular culture, and faith.  Her work has appeared at Think Christian, Sojourners, Paste, Roger Ebert.com and /Film.  She’s also the Film Editor for ‘The Pitch’, a website and magazine serving the greater Kansas City, Missouri area.

• (1:05) Why reflect on the church calendar through movies?
• (2:00) God and story;
• (6:20) How can we spiritually engage with movies?
• (8:00) Advent and ‘The Last Jedi’;
• (11:15) Advent – ‘The Bishop’s Wife’;
• (14:55) ‘The Night of the Hunter’ and Christmas;
• (19:50) ‘Barbie’ – Epiphany;
• (22:40) ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ – Easter;
• (25:30) ‘A Hidden Life’ – All Soul’s Day.

Links mentioned in this episode:

www.ivpress.com/abby-olcese

www.amazon.com/Films-All-Seasons-Experiencing-Church/dp/1514007843

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