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"""Can feature films be catechetical tools, leading viewers into a deeper appreciation of what's really important in life? Popcorn with the Pope suggests that the answer to that question is a resounding yes, and that the path to truth and goodness in twenty-first-century culture often begins with an experience of beauty.""--George Weigel ""Like the featured meal in Babette's Feast, this book is a sumptuous dinner for the mind and heart. Easily accessible to seasoned cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike, it is a fantastic introduction to the Vatican's Film List. Read, reflect, relish, and repeat."" --Nick Olszyk ""So many movies, so little time! How do we decide what to watch next on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or other movie platforms? What should be on our 'must-see' list? Popcorn with the Pope tackles the Vatican's list of forty-five recommended titles, showing how each contributes to our understanding of religion, values, and art. All the titles on the Vatican's list date to 1995 or earlier, but movie fans can apply the same principles to find great films from the current era. So start popping the popcorn and grab a seat. The fun's about to start!"" --Kathy Schiffer ""You know It's a Wonderful Life and The Wizard of Oz, but what's Nazar�n or The Burmese Harp--and why should you care? That's where this accessible, informative book comes in. Going film by film, the authors illuminate why the Vatican Film List remains an important landmark in Catholic engagement with the arts in general and cinema in particular, and how movies of all kinds reveal God speaking through beauty as well as truth and goodness.""--Deacon Steven D. Greydanus"

"""Can feature films be catechetical tools, leading viewers into a deeper appreciation of what's really important in life? Popcorn with the Pope suggests that the answer to that question is a resounding yes, and that the path to truth and goodness in twenty-first-century culture often begins with an experience of beauty.""--George Weigel ""Like the featured meal in Babette's Feast, this book is a sumptuous dinner for the mind and heart. Easily accessible to seasoned cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike, it is a fantastic introduction to the Vatican's Film List. Read, reflect, relish, and repeat."" --Nick Olszyk ""So many movies, so little time! How do we decide what to watch next on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or other movie platforms? What should be on our 'must-see' list? Popcorn with the Pope tackles the Vatican's list of forty-five recommended titles, showing how each contributes to our understanding of religion, values, and art. All the titles on the Vatican's list date to 1995 or earlier, but movie fans can apply the same principles to find great films from the current era. So start popping the popcorn and grab a seat. The fun's about to start!"" --Kathy Schiffer ""You know It's a Wonderful Life and The Wizard of Oz, but what's Nazarín or The Burmese Harp--and why should you care? That's where this accessible, informative book comes in. Going film by film, the authors illuminate why the Vatican Film List remains an important landmark in Catholic engagement with the arts in general and cinema in particular, and how movies of all kinds reveal God speaking through beauty as well as truth and goodness.""--Deacon Steven D. Greydanus"

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David Paul Baird is an award-winning film critic and Visiting Professor of Theology at Catholic Pacific College. His PhD, in Divinity, examined the theology of postapocalyptic narratives in both literature and film. He also has degrees in English, philosophy, and theology from Wheaton College, the University of Oxford, and the University of St. Andrews' Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts. Andrew Petiprin was a British Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and also has degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University. He is the author of the book Truth Matters: Knowing God and Yourself, and is the creator of the YouTube series Watch With Me: Commentaries on Faith, Culture, and Film. He has published articles and reviews at the Catholic Herald, The American Conservative, The Lamp, Catholic World Report, The European Conservative, and National Catholic Register. He lives in North Texas with his family. Michael Ward, a Catholic priest, is an associate member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University. An expert on the writings of C.S. Lewis, he has also reviewed films and plays for the Catholic Herald, Oxford's Daily Information, and BBC Radio. He has been an extra in numerous movies (including Shadowlands, Hamlet, and Entrapment), had a featured cameo in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, and played the part of the parish priest in the C.S. Lewis biopic The Most Reluctant Convert.

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