Category: Ben Avery

  • Weak Connections – “Sinners and Aliens”

    It’s another new Webshow! Take home Strangers and Alien’s newest classic, Weak Connections with Ben Avery. In this ongoing series, Ben takes our favorite things from Pop Culture, and draws some far-fetched conclusions about how they can speak into our spiritual lives. In this first installment, “Sinners and Aliens,” Ben examines Steven Spielberg’s “Alien Trilogy.”…

  • The Killing Joke Adventure (I Ain’t Afraid of No Jokes) – SA196

    The Killing Joke Adventure (I Ain’t Afraid of No Jokes) – SA196

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan went to town To see a movie about jokes But then they got turned around And ended up seeing ghosts…  

  • “Batman VS Superman” A Strangers and Aliens Cartoon

    You’ve seen Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, now check out the Strangers and Aliens rendition! Find more videos that bridge the gap between Christianity and Pop-Culture at youtube.com/strangersandaliens

  • X-Men Apocalypse (the LOST episode!) – SA193

    X-Men Apocalypse (the LOST episode!) – SA193

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe LOST X-Men Apocalypse movie review has been found! Recovered from the depths of Ben’s dead MacBook, the MacBook was resurrected and the episode was found, ready to be uploaded! Listen as Ben can’t figure out Evan’s X-Men preferences! Witness Steve talk about the movie without seeing it!…

  • “George MacDonald” A Strangers and Aliens Cartoon

    Our Youtube Channel has relaunched! And with it, the first in a series of new cartoons! Evan gets himself in trouble when he fails to recollect legendary author George MacDonald. The Audio is taken from Strangers and Aliens Podcast “Episode 177: A Don Bluth Retrospective.” which you can find here: http://strangersandaliens.com/?s=bluth Find more videos at…

  • Independence Day: Resurgence – SA191

    Independence Day: Resurgence – SA191

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is back! And he’s joined by Evan to talk about the 2016 summer blockbuster: Independence Day: Resurgence! Does the movie accomplish what it sets out to do? Or does it fall flat? You be the judge!

  • STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS plot revealed . . .

    STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS plot revealed . . .

    In news that has been reported pretty much everywhere . . . I want to know what you strangers and aliens think about this information. We’ve got the official synopsis, and I have a few thoughts of my own . . . but let the fanboy speculation begin!!! Here is the official synopsis of Star…

  • Professor Negatron — new podcast spin-off series!

    Professor Negatron — new podcast spin-off series!

    You may have heard us mention Professor Negatron in the past. But what is Professor Negatron? Who is he? Where is he? Here’s the answer to where: http://negatron.strangersandaliens.com The answer to what: well, it is something of an experiment. It is a weekly movie review podcast, yes. It will review sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero movies (and other…

  • VIDEO: Star Wars Flash Mob (that’s not just costumes and light sabers!)

    VIDEO: Star Wars Flash Mob (that’s not just costumes and light sabers!)

    This one is pretty cool. Other flash mobs have been good, but this one takes it to a very cool level. And I think the lack of costumes makes it even cooler. There do seem to be a lot of cameras there, though (and not just from the spectators) . . .

  • THOUGHT CLOUDS: Silver Surfer – Parable

    THOUGHT CLOUDS: Silver Surfer – Parable

    (This review originally appeared on The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast.) SILVER SURFER PARABLE Stan Lee, writer; Moebius & Keith Pollard I wanted to follow up my last review for Spirit Blade with a review that was a bit more . . . positive. I thought about reviewing something by Geoff Johns that  actually liked, like the New…

  • WHO: Season 7 Off to a Running Start!

    WHO: Season 7 Off to a Running Start!

    As of this writing, the first two episodes of Doctor Who’s seventh season have aired. Or, as in my case, downloaded. (Legally. I promise. I used iTunes to buy the season.) So, how has it been? In a word, fantastic. Both episodes require almost no previous knowledge of the show, but both are deeply satisfying…