The Break

The Break

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick Vonhƶgen

A weekly show about faith and culture, with movie/tv reviews, questions and answers about faith, books, cooking, technology and video games.

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Episodes

Valentineā€™s Love

In this episode: Mom in the hospital; doing the first live-stream for my Dutch TV show in a real studio. Also, a review of Paddington; re-watching The Last Jedi and finding new tidbits; reading progress in The...
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Aquaman, Star Trek Discovery and sacramentals

In this episode: Aquaman; Discovery; Nightflyers by George RR Martin; George Lucas didnā€™t plan on Leia being Luke's sister; Sacramentals and Yeelight smart lights. The post Aquaman, Star Trek Discovery and...
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Candlemas

In this episode: recuperating after launching a new Dutch channel; looking forward to the Tolkien biopic; religion in Star Trek Discovery and a review of the movie Roma. Plus, Candlemas explained.Ā  The post Candlemas...
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More ghost-busting? Count me in!

In this episode: winter has arrived in The Netherlands and other parts of the world; the Star Wars fan-film Vader: Shards of the Past controversy; the teaser trailer for a sequel to the original Ghostbuster movies;...
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Spider-man Far From Home

In this episode: tough weeks are finally over; Spider-man Far From Home; Throw-away culture and consumerism vs. simplicity and the true cost of things; A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin and the...
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Practically perfect in every way

In this episode of Father Roderick: The Christmas Break that wasn't; Mary Poppins Returns; Bohemian Rhapsody; Spiderman - Into The Spiderverse; The Americans; Mortal Engines. Also, Italian children's gift-giving witch...
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