Your Movie Hour

Two days after watching the Rise of Skywalker in the theater together, Heather’s Star Wars-loving family assembled to discuss their thoughts. Scott, Kristi, Michael, Erik, and Annika bring their love of that galaxy far, far away and their striking vulnerability and insight to the themes of destiny and hope. It’s the Your Movie Hour Season 1 finale everyone has been waiting for.

Kaleb and Lisa Eisele join us to discuss one of the most anticipated family films of the year. We explore the difficulty of going toe to toe with the mistakes of our past and those of our ancestors, navigating when to say “yes” to a call and what a call might be, managing and moving forward from grief, and figuring out what real manhood is.

Two of Heather’s childhood best friends join this episode to discuss the the fourth season of cult-favorite teen crime drama, Veronica Mars, which premiered 13 years after the original show was cancelled. We talk about growing up and dealing with ourselves in therapy and tell tell stories from childhood together including an encounter with wild boars on a camping trip and growing

In this episode we sit down with our new friend and Your Movie Hour Community member, Eric Jean-Baptiste, to talk about what show has been impacting him lately.

In this episode we talk about two of the most popular horror films in recent years and what they tell us about living through fear, how fear turns into regret in adulthood, and how evil can influence, spur to action, and pull the wool over our eyes.

In this episode we tackle why we do or do not watch the horror genre, or any film or show. First we discuss the guiding principles and theories we bring to our viewing experience. Then, with shoutouts to “Get Out,” “It,” and several other horror titles, we explore the way the nature of human stories and hardwiring and the net-negative-net-positive principle affect how we en

In this episode, we’re joined by our friend Jeff - who grew up not watching Disney movies - for a discussion about Disney’s live-action Aladdin, and how he had a spiritual experience watching it in the theater. We also talk about some big ideas from the movie - seeking power, our public personas and masks, the morality of magic, and giving God our dreams.

In this episode, we discuss what Peter Parker’s future holds after the events of Avengers: Endgame, stepping up to the roles we’re given, high school insecurities, what good mentorship looks like, and masterful manipulation.

In this episode, we discuss the events of Stranger Things Season 3 and how they create conversation about trauma, change, and seeking truth.

Introducing Your Movie Hour, a podcast about film, television, and real life.