The Watchlist: Barbie & Oppenheimer

The most explosive Watchlist... Really it's a blast!

Fri 14 Jul 2023

Laura Bennett

Russ Matthews

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Christian Faith

Film, TV and Digital Streaming

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S1E11 The Watchlist_ Barbie, Oppenheimer and the Divided Audience Response.mp3

Bible reference(s): Genesis

Here we go... the most 'explosive' episode of The Watchlist to date!

Barbie/Oppenheimer - two massive films, two different views, and one fun show.

Hmmm... Russ and Laura don't always agree, but they do prove we can have blast in the process. (Come on, puns totally intended)

So many shows, so little time. At least it feels like it. Between all the different streaming platforms and the blockbuster movies coming to cinema trying to get audiences back in a post-COVID world, we are spoilt for choice on screen – and yet, still “have nothing to watch”.

Deciphering all the voices in entertainment and how to think about the themes raised in movies, TV, and streaming is tough: enter our new podcast The Watchlist.

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Russ Matthews

Russ Matthews works for City Bible Forum as the Product Manager for Reel Dialogue and God in 60 Seconds. He enjoys developing large public forums throughout the city to engage workers with the bigger questions of life. Russ writes film reviews and articles for various publications. He has a passion for film and getting the conversations started on themes from these visual creations. Discussions that can include topics like movies, Jesus, the Bible and God.

Russ is the author of The Word Becomes Film: A Modern Day Parable That Introduces a Radically Easy Way of Talking About God's Story

Laura Bennett

Laura currently hosts the Afternoons program on Hope 103.2 along with their top-rating podcast series, UNDISTRACTED. Laura is a Masters media graduate who’s worked in broadcast journalism for over a decade, covering events both in Australia and overseas with a penchant for entertainment reviews and celebrity interviews. Laura self-published her bestselling book ‘Live Your Dream’ in 2015, and admits to spending much of 2020 cross-stitching and taking up paint-by-numbers.