Boys' Bible Study
Religion & Spirituality
About
Ash, Scott, and Julian are innocent angel babies incapable of doing wrong. They invite guests from Hell to watch and critique the best contemporary Christian movies. God wants you to listen to this podcast!
Episodes
- The Prophecy (1995)
This intense Bible fanfiction thriller starring Christopher Walken is now heralded as a cult classic despite not being critically understood at the time of its release. The New York Times described it as "…bad enough to end the recent prol…
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) TEASER
Boys' Bible Study discusses the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate, exploring its themes of pop Christian cinema, secular morality, and a Faustian bargain. The episode notes the film's 1990s tropes, acting, and production design.
- The ButterCream Gang: Secret of Treasure Mountain (1993)
This episode reviews The ButterCream Gang: Secret of Treasure Mountain, noting its shift from the original film's focus on friendship and community service to a Goonies-style treasure hunt adventure. The discussion covers the introduction…
- Our Man Kent Episode 2 (2026) TEASER
This episode of Boys' Bible Study examines Rev. Kenya Cagle's AI-generated series "Our Man Kent," discussing its blend of secret agents, advanced technology, and conspiracy theories. It reflects on AI as a new form of "folk media," noting…
- Man of the Night (2026)
The Boys' Bible Study podcast discusses the AI film 'Man of the Night', focusing on its plot about a resurrected basketball player and the unsettling nature of AI-generated visuals. The episode notes the film's disturbing style, intense pl…
- Our Man Kent (2026) TEASER
This episode of Boys' Bible Study examines Kenya Cagle's AI-generated film "Our Man Kent," noting its futuristic technology, a Black secret agent protagonist, and the uncanny tone resulting from the AI medium, while discussing Cagle's cons…
- Old Rugged Cross (2016)
ANNOUNCEMENT: a new perk is available on our $20 patreon tier! BOOTLEG BIBLE STUDY is a monthly physical media series where we send you handmade and custom-edited DVDs of faith-based films curated and assembled by BBS cohost Scott. Sign up…
- Not a Fan. (2011) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy This millennial-coded 2011 DVD Bible study series uses Facebook lingo, which was very en vogue at the t…
- It Ain't Worth It: Athletes for Abstinence (VHS, 1986)
A team of the world's top athletes has weighed the pros and cons and concluded: sex really ain't worth it. On IT AIN'T WORTH IT: ATHLETES FOR ABSTINENCE, a whimsical 80s VHS tape with obligatory hip hop aesthetic influence meant to appeal…
- A Race of Giants: Our Forbidden History (2015) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Much of what we know about history is a lie. The biggest lie of them all, both literally and figurative…
- Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Wim Wenders's intriguing and often baffling sequel to WINGS OF DESIRE reunites several actors from the original but places them in a shifting narrative that can be difficult to follow. At times FARAWAY, SO CLOSE! even transforms into a str…
- Escape from Hell (2000) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Sensationalist Christian filmmaker Danny Carrales has a talent for conveying the urgency of Jesus's tea…
- City of Angels (1998)
Did Wim Wenders's WINGS OF DESIRE give a generation of angel films their wings? The seminal German film certainly inspired one major American box office hit: Brad Silberling's CITY OF ANGELS, a loose remake cleverly relocated to Los Angele…
- Touched by an Angel s8e7 "Most Likely to Succeed" TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy The urge to self-categorize as either a jock or a nerd seems inherent to human nature, even though thos…
- The Senior (2023) feat. Nathan Faustyn
Powerhouse faith-based production company Angel Studios takes a break from raising awareness of human trafficking to bring us a heartwarming tale from the gridiron. THE SENIOR is an inspiring sports drama about a man willing to do whatever…
- Wings of Desire (1987) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy This week we continue our education on the mysterious ways of angels and what they're supposedly up to…
- SPECIAL - 6 Years of Boys' Bible Study!
Can you love a bad man? Can an angel be born yesterday? Can a dog be a Kat? These are the questions that have haunted us for six years of Boys' Bible Study, questions we haven't been able to answer until now. Six is a very powerful number.…
- Time Collectors (2012)
By watching TIME COLLECTORS we have now "collected" reviews of all three feature films written by Jeff Johnson and directed by Caleb Johnson. We've realized that the father and son team specialize in extremely convoluted plots involving do…
- Could It Be a Miracle? (1996-7) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy In the past, natural occurrences such as sunsets and eclipses were thought to be miracles. Now, human r…
- Mark Fox / Lil Markie Live in Miami!
This notorious VHS tape has taken on a second life on the Internet as a treasured relic of found footage. Recorded live at First Baptist Church in Perrine, Florida (year unknown), LIL MARKIE LIVE IN MIAMI is a rare chance to see Christian…
- Hank's Christmas Wish 3: Elvis Lives (2025) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy This brand new installment in the HANK'S CHRISTMAS WISH series was released just a few weeks ago and ad…
- Hank's Christmas Wish 2: The Nutcracker (2024)
Just when you thought you had meditated enough on the true meaning of Christmas, Santa's favorite aged former elf reminds you that you still have so much to learn. Hank returns in the sequel to the popular, at least to us, HANK'S CHRISTMAS…
- Echo Rhyme (2016)
Is a heart transplant also a soul transplant? A real-life news story from 2008 concerns Sonny Graham, a heart transplant recipient who married his donor's wife and ultimately committed suicide in the exact same method as his donor. Likely…
- Loving the Bad Man (2010)
This shocking Christian film about the power of forgiveness at all costs will stun you with its gripping plot twists and the hilarious Stephen Baldwin reveal (in prison at the 30min mark, covered in drawn-on white supremacist tattoos). LOV…
- Audience of One (2007)
"In 1994, at age 40, Pastor Richard Gazowsky saw his first movie. Later that year, he received a vision from God." So begins the saga of AUDIENCE OF ONE, a brilliant documentary that serves as a cultural Rosetta stone for our podcast, an i…
- Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
Christian imagery and biblical references abound in this violent early 1990s crime thriller, tonally similar to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS is a lesser-known entry in the 1990s serial killer canon. Instead of a the…
- Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004)
One of the most dramatic and exciting entries in David A.R. White's filmography is this tense, gritty end-times drama set in a world where monogamy is outlawed and bisexuality is encouraged (which is a bad thing, by the way). SIX: THE MARK…
- Faith Based (2020) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy In 2020, a time of deep uncertainty for film releases as quarantine disrupted theatrical schedules, a c…
- A Line of Fire (2025)
This new offering from perpetually busy Christian film auteur David A.R. White continues his "single dad action hero" era that began with 2020's BECKMAN . BECKMAN , LOVE ON THE ROCK (2021), and now A LINE OF FIRE are just a few of the many…
- St. John in Exile (1986) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy Another entry in the noble genre of "Christian one-man show," ST. JOHN IN EXILE stars career stage and…
- Leap: A Tale of the Last Days (2025)
The long-awaited third film in the notorious anti-Catholic parkour LEAP trilogy follows its lo-fi predecessors LEAP (2010) and LEAP: RISE OF THE BEAST (2011), continuing to proselytize its staunch anti-Vatican message with an athletic twis…
- We Believe (2024) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy We kick off football season with a review of a new film by prolific Christian director Jason Campbell.…
- Standing With God (2024)
While most Roblox gamers are busy with worldly pursuits such as "dressing to impress" or "stealing a brainrot," MinisterMatt and his Robloxian Children of God Ministries are using the popular gaming platform to spread the word of God. We r…
- In Gramps' Shoes (2014)
We first fell in love with the film character Gramps and his anti-evolution hijinks when we watched GRAMPS GOES TO COLLEGE (2014), one of the most outrageous Christian films of all time. We knew we'd eventually explore the entire Gramps ci…
- Frailty (2001)
The tension between faith and delusion builds to a thrilling climax in FRAILTY, the Bill Paxton-directed y2k crime drama with Christian themes. Matthew McConaughey, who we recently reviewed as a cast member of 1994's ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD…
- Touched by an Angel s8e3 "The Birthday Present"
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL returns to our watchlist with another episode from its triumphant season 8, possibly one of the best runs in all of television history. Using its "human of the week" format, TBAA stars Roma Downey as Monica, Della Reese…
- 2 to Tangle (2013) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy "And twins!" This Christian romantic thriller about identical twins performing emotional terrorism on a…
- George W. Bush: Faith in the White House (2004)
Do you ever reminisce about the good old days? We took a trip down memory lane to a time when political decisions were based on strong moral values, and when faith allowed men of consequence to weather tumultuous times. Our source material…
- Noah (2014)
To celebrate Father's Day, we spend time with the story of one of the most important Old Testament patriarchs as depicted by acclaimed American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. NOAH takes great liberties with the biblical legend of Noah, adding…
- Highway to Heaven s1e20 "The Banker and the Bum" (1985)
Before there was TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL there was HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN, an 80s sitcom that may be the blueprint for the angel media craze that swept American pop culture at the end of the 20th century. HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN was created and directed…
- Chi Ann Blaze of Fury (2025) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy For the first time in the history of our podcast, we are reviewing a film in which we co-starred. This…
- Michael (1996)
In the 1990s, filmmakers and audiences seemed obsessed with "magic men" who caused chaos in their communities while teaching everyone an important lesson. Some of these men were angels; some of them were just weird little freaks who made a…
- Battlefield Earth (2000)
This infamous sci-fi film is perhaps the church of Scientology's biggest attempt to ingratiate itself with mainstream culture. BATTLEFIELD EARTH is based on a novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, whose end goal was to adapt this bo…
- Touched by an Angel s7e21 "The Sign of the Dove" TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy We're back with coverage of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, the television series that may hold the key to underst…
- The Book of Eli (2010)
This stylized post-apocalyptic thriller is a unique example of a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster with overtly Christian themes, even if it stops just short of a true Christian message. Directed by the Hughes Brothers (MENACE II SOCIETY, D…
- Salomé (1923)
We dip into cinematic classics of the silent age (before people learned how to talk) with 1923 classic SALOMÉ, co-directed by married couple Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova. The latter stars as the titular SALOMÉ, a Bible character who ha…
- Touched by an Angel s7e22 "The Face of God" TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy If we had to nominate one piece of broadcast media to be "the best episode of television of all time",…
- Face the Beat (2024) feat. Pretty R1cky
This Christian feature film about an aspiring DJ feels like a remake of the 2015 Zac Efron-fronted EDM movie WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS, but unfortunately is lacking a lot of substance both in its spiritual and musical themes. FACE THE BEAT is th…
- Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah (2003) TEASER
Subscribe today for access to our full catalog of bonus episodes, including 2+ new episodes every month! www.patreon.com/boysbiblestudy We were very intrigued to find out just how deep this cartoon anthology series of Bible stories would g…
- Mindreader (2022) feat. Brad Roelandt
Veteran Christian film director Rich Christiano is back with a riveting parable about a magician named Dexter whose life story is obviously meant to represent the life of Jesus. Dexter is a stage performer specializing in mentalism, drawin…