Best Jeff Cook Sean Palmer Mike Yager Podcasts (2025)

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"Sinners" | The Cost of Letting Them In 1:23:27

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Ryan Coogler made a 1930s Mississippi vampire blues epic about race, land, faith, and the hunger to own another person’s story. Sinners isn’t just a horror film; it’s a meditation on who gets to live, who gets remembered, and who gets consumed along the way. In this episode of The Sacred Frames, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Movie Mike Yeager finally…

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"One Battle After Another" | Art, Power, and Who Pays the Price 1:13:51

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Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Movie Mike Yager dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest—part revolution thriller, part political satire, part mirror held to 2025 America. We wrestle with the film’s big swings: the “Christmas Adventurers” as villains, whether satire trivializes white supremacy, how Black women’s bodies and sacrifices are depicted, the …

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"The Long Walk" | Dystopia, Spectacle & Mortality 1:24:04

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Stephen King’s The Long Walk hits the screen, and we dig into what it says about power, violence, and how we walk with each other toward the end we all face. We compare King’s novel to the film (3 mph vs. 4 mph, book’s crowds vs. film’s bleak roadsides), weigh the “prophetic horror” label, and ask whether this story critiques dehumanization—or risk…

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"Jaws" | Outsiders and Salvation 1:13:35

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Fifty years ago, Jaws forever changed the way we experience movies. In this episode, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yeager revisit Spielberg’s classic on its 50th anniversary and explore why it remains one of the greatest films ever made. From the birth of the summer blockbuster to John Williams’ iconic score, from themes of community crisis and …

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"Weapons" | A Discussion 1:12:59

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In this episode, we dive into Weapons, the recent film from director Zach Cregger, unpacking its spiritual themes and the cultural conversations it sparks. From its layered storytelling to the moral questions at its core, we explore how the film challenges and engages its audience. This full discussion is available now on YouTube.…

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"The Fantastic Four" (2025) | Review 56:23

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In this episode of Sacred Frames, Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, and Mike Yager dive deep into Marvel’s new Fantastic Four—a film loaded with potential but plagued by missed opportunities. We explore the movie’s central moral question: Would you sacrifice one life—your own child—to save the world? Along the way, we compare this film to The Incredibles, un…

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"Superman" (2025) | Review 1:06:22

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A discussion of James Gunn's Superman, what it asks about us, and what it says about God. #Superman #God #Spirituality #Movies #moviereviewBy Jeff Cook, Sean Palmer, Mike Yager