Unlike other movie shows, the award-winning Scanning the Movies does not critique and review movies. Instead, host John Pungente, SJ, teaches his audience to analyze and understand popular new releases for themselves. Hailed by the Globe and Mail as "one of the world's leading proponents of media literacy," Pungente, a Jesuit priest, brings a fresh, entertaining and thought-provoking view to the world of Hollywood pop culture. Through the use of exclusive interviews with the stars, writers and directors, as well as clips, Pungente deconstructs films and examines their values.
Scanning The Movies is a component of CHUM's media education initiative.