The Substance17 Helmi 2019

8: Substantive Cinema | The Tree of Life feat. Brett McCracken

We’re back with another Substantive Cinema show!

This week we’re looking at Terrence Malick’s spiritual masterpiece “The Tree of Life.” It’s not an “easy” film, but if you go into it with the right mindset, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more substantive moviegoing experience.

Watch Tree of Life: iTunes

Joining us this week for our discussion is film critic, author, and Senior Editor of Arts and Culture at The Gospel Coalition, Brett McCracken. Brett has been a film critic for over a decade and has written extensively about Terrence Malick and his films, and is the perfect guest to help us dig into the deep themes presented in this film. Check out a few of his articles on the film:

“Is the Tree of Life the Best Christian Film Ever?”

The Tree of Life review in Christianity Today

We hope you enjoy our discussion and we want to hear from YOU which movies we should add to our list for future episodes!

Released Feb 17, 2019

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