Welcome to the Say Goodnight Kevin Podcast!
The Official Say Goodnight Kevin Podcast. Exploring the dark, gritty, underbelly of faith and film with Kevin McCreary, the accountability partner no one asked for.
EP15 - David A. R. White: Between Kevin and Hollywood
Co-founder of Pureflix and star SO MANY Christian movies, like the God’s Not Dead franchise and his latest film Beckman, David A. R. White. In this exciting episode, Kevin talks with David about Christian audiences, the industry, and what’s up with God’s Not Dead?! Plus more. Don’t miss it!
EP14 - Cyrus Nowrasteh: Infidel Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh, the director of Infidel, Young Massiah, and many more great films that span over a decade, joins Kevin to talk about the making of his latest film and the true events that inspired it. Thank you to morethanonelesson.com for connecting me with Cyrus Nowrasteh.
EP13 - Sean Paul Murphy: Former Pureflix Writer Tells All
Sean Paul Murphy, writer of such Pureflix films as The Revelation Road Trilogy, The Encounter, Marriage Retreat, and so much more, reveals the truth about the Christian Movie Industry he's now left behind. It's a tell-all-tail of egos, backstabbing, and bureaucracy. And his hopeful discovery of life after Pureflix as a blogger and novelist.
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EP12 - David Leo Schultz: Ragamuffin Director
The Director of Ragamuffin, Brennan, and God's Fool, David Leo Schultz joins the podcast to talk about one of the first Christian Recording Artist Biopics, BEFORE it was cool. How does Ragamuffin, the story of Rich Mullins, compare to recent films like I Can Only Imagine and I Still Believe? Find out that and SO MUCH MORE in this exciting interview!
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EP11 - The History of Christian Film: Tyler Smith Interview
Tyler Smith, film critic, podcast host, and director of the film "Reel Redemption", joins Kevin for an exciting conversation about the history of Christian film and the state it is in today.
Episode Notes
Reel Redemption
Battleship Pretension
Hear Kevin on TYLER'S podcast
Check out SGK+
EP10 - VidAngel Co-Founder Neal Harmon
Kevin hops on a call with VidAngel co-founder Neal Harmon to talk about how their helping out families during the Covad-19 lock down. Plus we talk about a few other things as well.
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EP9 - The Cinema Snob: A Year End Review
Kevin McCreary and Brad Jones, two Youtube reviewers decompress together about some of the worst Christian movies they've ever reviewed. Which one is the worst of this year?! (spoiler alert, it's Unplanned). Come enjoy these two swap war stories about the trenches of putting together a detailed analysis of movies most people can't even get through once. It's Kevin's most therapeutic episode yet.
Episode Notes
Brad's Channel
Kevin's Channel
EP8 - Matt Langston: Christian Music From the Inside Out
Matt Langston, front man for the band Eleventyseven, joins Kevin to talk about the Christian Music Industry and lessons Christian Movies might glean from it. Plus, some deep and relevant conversation about how the evangelical sub-culture effects lives, for better and worse, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Episode Notes
Eleventyseven Band Website
EP7 - Dallas Jenkins Again: A Deep Dive into The Chosen
Dallas is BACK and this time we talk about ALL kinds of stuff, but mainly, we have a deep dive discussion about his show The Chosen, which you can watch for free, apparently, on The Chosen App.
Episode Notes
The Chosen App
EP6 - Phil Vischer: He, Himself, Bob, and Kevin
Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales, joins Kevin to talk everything from the early days to what's still to come! They talk about the state of Christian movies and some candid thoughts about "Veggie Tales: IN THE HOUSE." It is more fun than a box of tomatoes. Don't miss it!
Episode Notes
THE LAUGH AND LEARN BIBLE FOR KIDS
EP5 - Ashley Bratcher: The Unplanned Princess Cuts Loose
The star of Unplanned and Princess Cut shares her experience with both films. She opens up about her thoughts surrounding controversies, how she deals with critics, and gives some insight about what we can expect from Princess Cut 2 AND 3 and much, MUCH, more. It's a fun, energetic, conversation, sprinkled with some deep insight.
Episode Notes
Kevin's Channel
Ashley's Twitter
Princess Cut Review
Unplanned Trailer Reaction
EP4 - The Chosen and The Resurrection of Dallas Jenkins
Dallas Jenkins, the director of "The Resurrection of Gavin Stone" and the VidAngel series "The Chosen," gets in the hot seat to talk to Kevin about his upcoming series, the role of a critic, how God has changed his thinking and much more!
Episode Notes
Watch the Chosen
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Say MovieNight Kevin Review
The Chosen | Say MovieNight Kevin Review
EP3 - Pureflix's First "R" Rated Movie: "Unplanned: The Story of Abby Johnson"
Doug Johnson, husband to former Planned Parenthood regional clinic director and subject of the upcoming Pureflix film" Unplanned" joins Kevin, in a conversation about Abortion, movies, and beards. After seeing Kevin's reaction video to the film, Doug reached out with the hopes of tackling some of the concerns he had. On this episode of the podcast, they do exactly that. In a raw and real not-so-PG conversation about a raw and real not-so-PG subject. Kevin dives into his deepest struggles with Christian Films, The Pro-life movement, and abortion.
Episode Notes
Kevin's Youtube Channel
Doug's Facebook
Abby's Facebook
Abby Johnson Kentucky Senate Testimony February 14, 2019
EP2 - Alex Kendrick: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the Christian Film Industry
Alex Kendrick, director and star of highly successful Christian films like War Room, Fireproof, and the upcoming Overcomer gets in the hot seat to have a one-on-one conversation with Kevin about the state of the Christian film industry, the part criticism plays in it, and much MUCH MORE!
Episode Notes
Kevin's Youtube Channel
Check Out the Reviews
★★★★★
Such interesting conversations!
Really appreciate Kevin’s perspective and willingness to chat with the people in the industry he critiques. It’s rare to hear such friendly conversations between parties of differing perspectives
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A ‘must read’ podcast
Possessing a camera doesn’t constitute being a filmmaker. This is ‘one giant leap’ a long time coming for the world of Christian visual storytellers.
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I listened to the whole thing!
I listened to the whole thing! Had my attention the whole time. Great conversation between Kevin and Alex!
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So Great
I’m so happy this conversation finally happened. Great to see Alex isn’t stuck up or oblivious to criticism, and I’m glad Kevin challenged him on so many things, it was such a good discussion. Both of them have a good sense of humor. Can’t wait for more podcasts like this.
Cyrus Nowrasteh: Infidel Director
Episode Summary Cyrus Nowrasteh, the director of Infidel, Young Massiah, and many more great films that span over a decade, joins Kevin to talk about the making of his latest film and the true events that inspired it. Thank you to morethanonelesson.com for connecting...
Top 5 Say Goodnight Kevin Christmas MovieNights!
IT’S CHRISTMAAAAS! And what better way to kick off the holiday season than by watching CHRISTIAN Christmas movies?
Finding Serenity In Silence – Sound of Metal Review
Ruben is the drummer in a metal duo with his girlfriend, Lou, who plays the guitar and sings. While on tour, Ruben notices his hearing slowly starting to deteriorate until, finally, his hearing is almost completely gone and he can no longer play.