What makes a film ”Morally Offensive”? It’s the question hosts Bill and Cisco ask on everyone episode of this podcast, as they comb through the list of films ”Condemned” or rated ”Morally Offensive” by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Film Office (formerly the Legion of Decency). The list has it’s origins at the dawn of sound, as Hollywood was reeling from a series of major scandals. The Legion’s goal was to force censorship onto Hollywood, but as a last resort, the movie mog ...
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The Night Before (2015) (Holiday Special!)
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It's Christmas time in NYC, and three friends are about to embark on their very last annual Christmas rager together. Joseph Gordon Levitt is an orphan, stuck in a dead-end job with no real career prospects and no romantic partner. Seth Rogan is coming to terms with his fears over being a father, and Anthony Mackie is a pro athlete, so obsessed wit…
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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) aka "Why are men?"
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"Why Are Men?" It's the question Bill and Cisco find themselves asking, after viewing 2010's comedy about time travel and friendship, Hot Tub Time Machine, starring John Cusack, Craig Robinson, and Daily Show alum Rob Corddry. The guys talk male friendship, the 2024 election, toxic masculinity, the butterfly effect, and the difficulties of maintain…
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The Exorcist (1973) - First Impressions of an Exorcist Virgin
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It shouldn't be surprising that an episode about William Friedkin's The Exorcist would be plagued with technical problems (if you believe in that kind of thing) but the episode is finally live! Cisco makes Bill watch a film that he has put off seeing for years, due to a deep-seated fear of the devil and the demonic. Bill gives his first reactions, …
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The Omen (1976) - 666, The Anti-Christ, and the Apocalypse
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For the pilot episode, Bill and Cisco discuss their respective Catholic upbringings, discuss censorship and the Hayes Code, and introduce the Legion of Decency and USCCB film ratings systems, before doing a deep dive into Richard Donner's The Omen.Av Morally Offensive
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