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More Than One Lesson is a podcast for Christians who love cinema. Every week, host Tyler Smith (Battleship Pretension) discusses a recent film, breaking it down to its key thematic and artistic components, finding what lessons we as followers of Jesus can learn from this amazing medium.

Tyler Smith


    • Mar 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 7m AVG DURATION
    • 380 EPISODES

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    Episode 244: The Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 63:02


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Matt Reeves' The Batman and Paul Haggis' Crash. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 243: Ford v Ferrari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 47:49


    In this episode, Tyler discusses James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari and Jon Favreau's Chef. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 242: Parasite

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 56:45


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE and Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 241: First Reformed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 68:50


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Paul Schrader's First Reformed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Minisode 119: More Thoughts on God's Not Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 33:02


    Tyler talks more about God's Not Dead. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 240: Onward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 45:39


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Dan Scanlon's Onward and James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 239: Sound of Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 45:44


    Tyler discusses Darius Marder's Sound of Metal and John Sayles' Passion Fish. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 238: A Conversation with Katie Leigh and Will Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 56:55


    In this episode, Tyler is joined by voice actors Katie Leigh and Will Ryan to discuss their respective careers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 237: Blow the Man Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 28:30


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy's Blow the Man Down and Wayne Kramer's The Cooler. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 236: A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 38:45


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Bill Melendez' A Charlie Brown Christmas!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    An Exciting Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 6:01


    Tyler gives an update on his adoption journey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 235: Infidel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 54:12


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Cyrus Nowrasteh's Infidel and Roland Joffe's The Mission. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 234: Words on Bathroom Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 58:39


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Thor Freudenthal's Words on Bathroom Walls and Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Episode 233: A Conversation with Andreas Kranzler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 58:11


    In this episode, Tyler talks with filmmaker Andreas Kranzler to discuss his faith and career.

    Episode 232: The Nature of Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 89:29


    In this episode, Tyler is joined by Nathan Potter to discuss the Christian definition of forgiveness and the difficulty with which we attempt to carry it out.

    Episode 231: A Conversation with Nathan Clarkson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 58:06


    In this episode, Tyler talks with actor/writer/director Nathan Clarkson about his life and career.

    Episode 230: I Still Believe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 111:14


    In this episode, Tyler is joined by Kevin McCreary to discuss the Erwin Brothers' I Still Believe and Brad Silberling's Moonlight Mile.

    Episode 229: The Vast of Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 63:43


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night and John Carpenter's The Thing.

    Episode 228: Bad Times at the El Royale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 46:27


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

    Episode 227: A Conversation with Bob Connally

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 60:45


    In this episode, Tyler is joined by MTOL reviewer Bob Connally.

    Episode 226: A Conversation with Reed Lackey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 63:37


    In this episode, Tyler talks with writer Reed Lackey about his film 40: The Temptation of Christ.

    Episode 225: The Invisible Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 56:08


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man and Dallas Hallam & Patrick Horvath's Entrance.

    Episode 224: The Irishman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 59:57


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part II.

    Episode 223: Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 70:08


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Todd Phillips' Joker and Joel Schumacher's Falling Down.

    Episode 222: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 67:26


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood and F.W. Murnau's The Last Laugh.

    Episode 221: Uncut Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2019 45:41


    In this episode, Tyler discusses the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems and John Cassavetes' The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.

    Episode 220: A Hidden Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 61:52


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life and Fred Zinnemann's A Man For All Seasons.

    Episode 219: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 58:34


    Tyler discusses Marielle Heller's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky.

    Minisode 118: Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 28:05


    In this minisode, Tyler recounts his experiences as a grad student and teacher.

    Episode 218: Annihilation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 87:46


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss Alex Garland's Annihilation and Danny Boyle's Sunshine.

    Episode 217: Get Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 85:52


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss Jordan Peele's Get Out and George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

    Minisode 117: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 35:51


    In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

    Episode 216: The Good Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 62:33


    In this episode, Tyler and Josh welcome back Tyler Straessle to discuss the NBC sitcom The Good Place.

    Minisode 116: The Worthlessness of Boba Fett

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 19:00


    In this minisode, Tyler discuss the value of the Boba Fett action figure.

    Episode 215: I Can Only Imagine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 100:55


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss the Erwin Brothers' I Can Only Imagine.

    Minisode 115: Tokyo Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 26:32


    In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story.

    Episode 214: Eighth Grade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 86:06


    In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade and Jason Reitman's Juno.

    Minisode 114: Singin' in the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 30:48


    In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's musical masterpiece Singin' in the Rain.

    Episode 213: Avengers: Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 77:25


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Infinity War.

    Minisode 113: The Princess Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 34:58


    In this minisode, Tyler and Reed discuss Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride.

    Episode 212: with special guest Paul Walter Hauser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 83:20


    In this episode, Tyler talks to I, Tonya star Paul Walter Hauser about his faith and career.

    Minisode 112: All the King's Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 35:32


    In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Robert Rossen's All the King's Men, Best Picture of 1949.

    Episode 211: Black Panther

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 101:06


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss Ryan Coogler's Black Panther and Bryan Singer's X-Men.

    Minisode 111: The Shape of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 58:15


    In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water, the Best Picture of 2017.

    Episode 210: A Wrinkle in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 51:52


    In this episode, Tyler discusses Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time.

    An Update from Tyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 3:54


    Tyler gives a brief update on the future of More Than One Lesson.

    Minisode 110 - All About Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 38:18


    Tyler and Josh discuss Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve, Best Picture of 1950.

    Episode 209 - Paddington

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 93:45


    In this episode, Tyler and Robert discuss Paul King's Paddington and Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.

    Minisode 109 - An American in Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 33:22


    In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris, Best Picture of 1951.

    Episode 208 - Split

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 109:53


    In this episode, Tyler and Robert discuss M. Night Shyamalan's Split and Michael Mann's Manhunter.

    Episode 207 - Don't Breathe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 73:06


    In this episode, Tyler and Reed discuss Fede Alvarez's Don't Breathe and the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men.

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