Morally Offensive is a weekly film podcast about the movies the Catholic Church tried to warn you about. We revisit films “Condemned” by the Legion of Decency, unpacking the outrage, the censorship, and the cultural shifts behind them.
Dressed to Kill (1980): Catholics Condemning Sexism, Acting Sexist | Part 1 (American Giallo)
Dressed to Kill (1980) · Jul 29, 2026
American Gigolo (1980): Paul Schrader's Naked Man in a Room | Part 2 (American Giallo)
American Gigolo (1980) · Jul 17, 2026
American Gigolo (1980): The Film that Announced the 80s | Part 1 (American Giallo)
American Gigolo (1980) · Jul 7, 2026
Ms. 45 (1981): New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones (Part 2)
Ms .45 (1981) · Jun 23, 2026
Ms. 45 (1981): The Patron Saint of Vengeance (Part 1)
Ms .45 (1981) · Jun 11, 2026
Killer Nun (1979): So Offensive That One of Us Walked Out After 10 Minutes | Filthy Habits
Killer Nun (1979) · May 18, 2026
The Little Hours (2017) — Part 2: Nuns Gone Wild! | Filthy Habits
The Little Hours (2017) · Apr 18, 2026
The Little Hours (2017) — Part 1: "It is trash, pure trash!" | Filthy Habits
The Little Hours (2017) · Apr 13, 2026
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) – Part 2: Rock Me, Sexy Jesus | Filthy Habits
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) · Apr 5, 2026
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) – Part 1: We Don't Know How to Love Him | Filthy Habits
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) · Mar 27, 2026
Black Narcissus (1947) – Part 2: Sister Ruth and the "Hysterical" Woman Trope | Filthy Habits
Black Narcissus (1947) · Mar 20, 2026
Black Narcissus (1947) – Part 1: Technicolor Nunsploitation in the Himalayas | Filthy Habits
Black Narcissus (1947) · Mar 13, 2026
Sinners: The Blues, Religion, Colonization, and the Catholic Critics Who Can’t Agree
Sinners (2025) · Mar 6, 2026
X-Rated: A Clockwork Orange w/John Enroth (Regular Show, Time Bandits)
A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Feb 7, 2026
X-Rated: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls w/Matt Harding of Severin Films
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) · Jan 22, 2026
Pink Flamingos: Is John Waters' Last Enemy The Catholic Church?
Pink Flamingos (1976) · Jan 13, 2026
Black Christmas (1974): The Call is Coming from Inside the Church
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 25, 2025
X-Rated: Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (with Producer Thomas Negovan)
Caligula (1979) · Dec 1, 2025
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Don't Dream It. Podcast It.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) · Oct 30, 2025
Mortal Kombat (1995): Video Game Ultra-Violence Gets the PG-13 Treatment
Mortal Kombat (1995) · Oct 17, 2025
Your Vice Is a Locked Room And Only I Have the Key (1972): Sex, Sadism, and Satan the Cat
The Brood (1979): Government Subsized Cinematic Birth Control
The Brood (1979) · Sep 19, 2025
Mae West: I’m No Angel (But the Catholic Censors Might Think Otherwise)
I'm No Angel (1933) · Sep 5, 2025
The Pope's Exorcist: From The Crazy, Mixed-Up Files of Father Gabriele Amorth
The Pope's Exorcist (2023) · Aug 22, 2025
Stigmata (1999): Bleeding Saints, Banned Scriptures and Billy Corgan
Stigmata (1999) · Aug 8, 2025
Dogma (1999): Kevin Smith vs. The Catholic League and Bill Donohue
Dogma (1999) · Jul 25, 2025
The Devils (1971): The True Story of Witch Hunts, Mass Hysteria, and Moral Panic in the Catholic Church
The Devils (1971) · Jul 11, 2025
Freddy Got Fingered: The Worst Comedy of the 2000s...or Surrealist Masterpiece?
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) · Jun 13, 2025
Blood for Dracula: “Virginity, Vampires, and the Velvet Underground” with Matt Harding (Severin Films)
Blood for Dracula (1974) · May 30, 2025
Final Destination (2000): A Pre-9/11, Y2K Time Capsule
Final Destination (2000) · May 16, 2025
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Scorsese, Schrader, Controversy, and the Catholic Backlash
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) · May 2, 2025
Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke (1978) — “Dave’s Not Here, Man” (But the Church Definitely Is)
Up in Smoke (1978) · Apr 18, 2025
The Accountant (2016): He'll Depreciate...Your Life
The Accountant (2016) · Apr 4, 2025
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964): When Billy Wilder’s Hot Streak Collided with Hollywood Censorship and Catholic Condemnation
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) · Mar 7, 2025
Condemned by Catholic Censors: How ‘Design for Living’ Pushed Hollywood to Enforce the Hays Code
Design for Living (1933) · Feb 7, 2025
BONUS: Conclave: "Is It Anti-Catholic?"...plus we pay tribute to David Lynch
Conclave (2024) · Jan 31, 2025
Atomic Blonde (2017): The Coldest City
Atomic Blonde (2017) · Jan 23, 2025
Baby Face (1933) - The Original "Good For Her" Movie
Baby Face (1933) · Jan 10, 2025
The Exorcist (1973) - First Impressions of an Exorcist Virgin
The Exorcist (1973) · Nov 16, 2024
The Omen (1976) - 666, The Anti-Christ, and the Apocalypse
The Omen (1976) · Nov 1, 2024