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The Truth Will Set You Free, by Nick Olszyk – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Image: Screen shot / Trailer for "Live Not By Lies"

By Nick Olszyk, Catholic World Report, May 11, 2025

Nick Olszyk teaches theology at Marist Catholic High School in Eugene, Oregon. He was raised on bad science fiction movies, jelly beans, and TV shows that make fun of bad science fiction movies. Visit him online and listen to his podcast at “Catholic Cinema Crusade”.

 

Live Not By Lies, the new Angel Studios miniseries based on Rob Dreher’s 2022 bestselling book, immerses the viewer in a world that existed not too long ago and ran almost entirely on a diet of falsehood.

FCC Rating: TV-PG
USCCB Rating: Not rated at the time of this review

Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels

Jesus famously said that “the truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32). Inversely, a lie will enslave you. Live Not By Lies, the new Angel Studios miniseries based on Rob Dreher’s 2022 bestselling book, immerses the viewer in a world that existed not too long ago and ran almost entirely on a diet of falsehood.

Yet, many voices rebelled from out of this dystopia and eventually conquered the lies, offering a means and method against similar movements today.

The basic plot of the series involves “the lie” as a primary tool of totalitarianism and how to fight effectively. Although the series looks at many examples, it primarily examines the Soviet Union’s control over Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century. …

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