MMN: VOD, Masks in Theaters, Gone with the Wind

Send us a Question!MONTHLY MOVIE NEWS: Like our recently revived Trailer Talk monthly segment, Daniel and I decided to use this time for Monthly Movie News to involve a bit more than simply news from the month of June… Because it’s been several months since our last episode. Our first topic on the docket is the booming trend of Video-on-Demand popularity. With movies like Trolls: World Tour, Capone, and many others seeing success skipping the theaters and landing on streaming services such as Amazon Prime and Vudu, more out of necessity than anything, Daniel and I contemplate what these changes in the industry may mean for movies as a whole, whether they’ll remain permanent as things return to, quote-unquote, normal, and if we can see certain companies regretting their over-commitment to VOD services. Then we get into the contentious topic of mask-wearing, as theater chains AMC and Cinemark demand visitors to wear masks to their properties when they eventually open (as that date seems to change depending on the week you’re in). We also talk about the strange politicization of mask-wearing, because Lord knows two Christian cinephiles in your podcast app are the most qualified to have that discussion. And finally, Daniel and I dive headfirst into yet another contentious topic: contextualized racism. Warner Brothers were recently under fire for temporarily removing the popular Gone with the Wind for the purpose of contextualizing racist attitudes and depictions within the film. The two of us dig into the nuanced discussion surrounding historical recontextualization because, again, we’re Christian cinephiles and Lord knows we’re the most qualified to have this conversation. Patreon: http://bit.ly/CinDocPatreon Website: CinematicDoctrine.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: http://bit.ly/CineDoctrineTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/CineDoctrineInsta Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBCinDoc  Support the showSupport on Patreon for Unique Perks! Early access to uncut episodes Vote on a movie/show we review One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers & PinsSocial Links: ThreadsWebsiteInstagramLetterboxdFacebook Group