Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast

Thomas V. Mirus, James T. Majewski

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Booking Overview

A Catholic film criticism podcast focused on interpreting significant films through Catholic thought, with occasional external filmmakers, producers, scholars, and cultural-institution panelists. Credible pitches include Catholic filmmakers, film scholars, actors or producers with relevant projects, and experts on cinema, transcendence, or Catholic cultural life; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show serves a specialized niche but has featured accessible professional and institutional guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 142

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

podcast@catholicculture.org

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Host

Thomas V. Mirus - CatholicCulture.org host and commentator focused on film, Catholic culture, and the Vatican film list.

James T. Majewski - Actor and commentator who co-hosts discussions of cinema from a Catholic perspective.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Filmmakers, film producers, actors, independent film scholars, and Catholic cultural or academic commentators with expertise in cinema, the Vatican film list, religious themes, or the Catholic imagination.

Required Achievements:

Produced or directed relevant films, Published or demonstrated expertise in film scholarship, Affiliation with Catholic cultural, academic, or intellectual institutions

Recent Guest Discussions

Andrew Petiprin - The Vatican Film List, Catholic Cinema’s Past And Future, And Catholic Imagination In Film.

Nathan Douglas - The Vatican Film List, Catholic Cinema, The Catholic Imagination, And The Filmmaker As Auteur.

Paul Duda - Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Transcendence And Meaning In UFO Films, And His St. Bernadette Film Project.

Recent Topics

Catholic Cinema, Film Criticism, Christianity, Film History, Filmmaking

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast

A child at war: Ivan's Childhood (1962)

July 15, 2026

James and Thomas begin a sub-series on the filmography of Andrei Tarkovsky (whose religious films Andrei Rublev and The Sacrifice they already discussed as part of the Vatican Film List). His first film, Ivan's Childhood, depicts a young boy, Ivan, who acts as a scout for the Russian army during World War II. Made precocious – and profoundly damaged – by his wartime experience, Ivan is a fascinating and tragic figure brought to life in a remarkable performance by Nikolai Burlyayev. Tarkovsky ...

30 Years of the Vatican Film List – Catholic Cinema's Past and Future

June 17, 2026

Thomas Mirus, Nathan Douglas, and Andrew Petiprin gave this panel session at the 2024 Notre Dame Fall Conference, presented by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. The theme of the conference was "Ever Ancient, Ever New: On Catholic Imagination." 30 Years of the Vatican Film List – Catholic Cinema's Past and Future Thomas Mirus (Catholic Culture) – The Vatican Film List: Introduction and Reflections Nathan Douglas (Independent Scholar/Filmmaker) – The Filmmaker as Auteur Andrew Petipr...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

June 02, 2026

Paul Duda joins James and Thomas to discuss Steven Spielberg's first extant UFO movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and what it says about the kind of meaning and transcendence people are seeking in the current UFO obsession. Paul also talks about the film he is producing about St. Bernadette. Links Bernadette movie: www.10thhourproductions.org www.Bernadettemovie.com www.Instagram.com/bernadettemovie Frank and Lou Creative www.Frankandlou.co SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newslett...

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