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#185 – A Star Is Born and Assigning Blame

October 10, 2018Mikey Fissel Drama, Musical, podcast, Romance, RWT0

On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:

After a trailer that brought cheers (and even possibly tears), it felt like the excitement level for A Star Is Born could not be any higher. We talk about our expectations and if this film was more “La La Land” or something else that is mostly layered from the films that it pulls heavily from. We also make sure we give Gene his due credit for tricking everyone into thinking this was “the perfect date movie.” What?!

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This episode’s panel included Aaron White and MJ Smith:

Aaron White (@aaronElWhite)
Feelin’ Film Podcast (@FeelinFilm)

MJ Smith (@mjsmith891)
Reel Perspective

Podcast Notes and Links:
Reel World Theology Discussion Group
A Star Is Born at IMDB
A Star Is Born at Rotten Tomatoes
A Star Is Born at Metacritic
Feelin’ Film Episode #130: A Star Is Born
Reel Perspective Episode #18: Venom and A Star Is Born
How– and Why– A Star Is Born Became One of Hollywood’s Most Remade Stories at Vox
A Star Is Born: A Movie With Soul at Screen Fish

Written by Mikey Fissel

Mikey Fissel (@fizzification) is the Creator/Producer/Managing Editor of Reel World Theology. He lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife, Laura, and their three children. He finds much joy from recounting his catch-phrase, "Story is Powerful and Entertainment is Not Mindless..."

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