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Sacred Frames
by Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, Mike Yager
A Moviecast about the overlap of film and spirituality.
Episodes
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Spider-Man | Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day gives us plenty to argue about—but its biggest questions may have very little to do with superheroes. Jeff Cook, Movie Mike Yeager, and Sean Palmer dig into Peter Parker’s loneliness, his struggle to integrate Peter and Spider-Man, and the temptation to suppress the…
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The Odyssey | Broken Men and Broken Worlds
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey begins with the Trojan Horse—but the real story begins with what that act breaks. The Odyssey isn't simply about a man trying to get home. It's about hospitality betrayed, promises broken, the cost of war, and whether someone who has violated the moral fabric of…
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Movie Mt. Rushmore | Telling the Story of America
What four films best capture the story of America? In this Fourth of July edition of Sacred Frames, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yager each build their own cinematic "Mount Rushmore," selecting four films they believe reveal the promises, contradictions, triumphs, and tragedies that have…
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Disclosure Day | Empathy, Trauma and Wonder
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day has become one of the most divisive films of the year—and it split the Sacred Frames hosts as well. Mike Yeager sees Disclosure Day as a late-career masterpiece: a hopeful meditation on empathy, trauma, faith, and humanity's place in the cosmos. Jeff Cook had the...
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Science Fiction Movie Draft
Science fiction may be our culture's most spiritual genre. In celebration of Disclosure Day, Jeff Cook, Mike Yager, and Sean Palmer hold a science fiction movie draft built around eight themes that sit at the intersection of faith, philosophy, and the future. Cosmic Christ — The messianic figure...
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The Sheep Detectives | The Cost of Forgetting
Is The Sheep Detective just a clever animated mystery—or something much deeper? In this episode of Sacred Frames, Jeff Cook, Movie Mike Yager, and Sean Palmer explore one of the year's most surprising films. What begins as a charming murder mystery about a flock of sheep investigating the death…
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Project Hail Mary | Friendship, Death and Meaning
Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yager return to the mic to explore Project Hail Mary—a film that surprised audiences not just with spectacle, but with heart. From cosmic survival to unexpected friendship, from science to sacrifice, this conversation moves beneath the surface. We reflect on...
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The Pitt | Addiction, Identity, and the Cost of Caring
Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Movie Mike Yager step outside their usual film discussions to take on HBO’s The Pitt—a rare kind of show that feels like “must-see TV” in a fragmented, algorithm-driven world. What begins as a conversation about storytelling quickly deepens into something more…
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The Big Jesus Movie Draft
This week on Sacred Frames, we’re doing something a little different—a full-on Jesus Movie Draft. In honor of Holy Week, we step into the massive world of films shaped by the life of Christ, the Church, and the long shadow of Christian imagination. From direct portrayals to subtle allegories…
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"Sinners" | The Cost of Letting Them In
Ryan Coogler made a 1930s Mississippi vampire blues epic about race, land, faith, and the hunger to own another person’s story. Sinners isn’t just a horror film; it’s a meditation on who gets to live, who gets remembered, and who gets consumed along the way. In this episode of The Sacred Frames,...
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"One Battle After Another" | Art, Power, and Who Pays the Price
Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Movie Mike Yager dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest—part revolution thriller, part political satire, part mirror held to 2025 America. We wrestle with the film’s big swings: the “Christmas Adventurers” as villains, whether satire trivializes white supremacy, how...
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"The Long Walk" | Dystopia, Spectacle & Mortality
Stephen King’s The Long Walk hits the screen, and we dig into what it says about power, violence, and how we walk with each other toward the end we all face. We compare King’s novel to the film (3 mph vs. 4 mph, book’s crowds vs. film’s bleak roadsides), weigh the “prophetic horror” label, and…
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"Jaws" | Outsiders and Salvation
Fifty years ago, Jaws forever changed the way we experience movies. In this episode, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yeager revisit Spielberg’s classic on its 50th anniversary and explore why it remains one of the greatest films ever made. From the birth of the summer blockbuster to John…
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"Weapons" | A Discussion
In this episode, we dive into Weapons, the recent film from director Zach Cregger, unpacking its spiritual themes and the cultural conversations it sparks. From its layered storytelling to the moral questions at its core, we explore how the film challenges and engages its audience. This full...
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"The Fantastic Four" (2025) | Review
In this episode of Sacred Frames, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yager dive deep into Marvel’s new Fantastic Four—a film loaded with potential but plagued by missed opportunities. We explore the movie’s central moral question: Would you sacrifice one life—your own child—to save the world? Along...
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"Superman" (2025) | Review
A discussion of James Gunn's Superman, what it asks about us, and what it says about God. #Superman #God #Spirituality #Movies #moviereview
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A Moviecast about the overlap of film and spirituality.
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Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, Mike Yager
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A Moviecast about the overlap of film and spirituality.
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