Seeing and Believing 303 | Leos Carax’s “Annette”
Interested in a musical starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard? How about a rock opera starring Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, and a wooden puppet representing their child? That’s what Wade and...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 304 | Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang Chi and the Legend...
Back when Destin Daniel Cretton was directing critically acclaimed indie dramas like Short Term 12, nobody would have thought to pair him with the biggest blockbuster franchise in history, but that’s...
View ArticlePersuasion 221 | Imposter Syndrome (but with books)
Do you consider yourself a reader? That answer isn’t so easy to come by. How many books do you need to read a year—or a month—to qualify as a true reader? And does it matter what kinds of books you...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 305 | Michael Showalter’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The first stirrings of awards season make themselves felt this week with a star-studded biopic, and this one is right up Seeing & Believing‘s alley! The Eyes of Tammy Faye stars Jessica Chastain...
View ArticlePersuasion 222 | What We Make of Ourselves: A Read-Along Series
The last week of September is officially Banned Books Week, during which the American Library Association celebrates the freedom to read even the most-commonly censored stories. Such “challenged...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 306 | Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia
This week’s episode features a Patron Pick courtesy of James Hutton, and it’s a doozy: Paul Thomas Anderson’s complex, sprawling 1999 film, Magnolia. Wade and Kevin probe the depths of its spiritual...
View ArticlePersuasion 223 | What We Make of Our Time
If we were to choose one word to describe modern life, busy would be a top contender. We are a busy people—busy making a living, busy making a name for ourselves, busy being busy. This is why...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 307 | Wade’s Farewell & Our Favorite Podcast Moments
The day has unfortunately arrived: Wade is donning his hat and riding off into the sunset. We pull out all the stops to see Wade off in style, with a retro review of one of Wade’s all-time favorite...
View ArticlePersuasion 224 | What We Make of Our Suffering
Suffering is part and parcel of the human experience. The causes of that suffering are unique for each of us, and some of us bear a greater burden of it than others. Whatever measure we carry,...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 308 | Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die
Actors come and actors go, but the figure of James Bond always remains … or so that’s the way things have been for twenty-four films and nearly sixty years. The twenty-fifth film in the Bond...
View ArticlePersuasion 225 | What We Make of Others
Unless you are stranded alone on a deserted island, you live in community with others. Your entire life is interwoven with the people around you. Your family provides love and support, giving you a...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 309 | Fran Kranz’s Mass
Amid all the blockbusters and awards-season heavy hitters, Seeing & Believing takes some time out to review another Patron Pick, the newly released indie drama Mass. The Cabin in the Woods star...
View ArticlePersuasion 226 | What We Make of Our Stories
Stories are the framework of our existence. They tell us about the foundations of the universe, the history of humankind, and the family we belong to. We tell stories about our daily lives and escape...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 310 | Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
After myriad COVID-related delays, it’s finally here: the long-awaited adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi opus, Dune. Director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) returns once again to the...
View ArticlePersuasion 227 | What We Make of Our Mistakes
To err is human, so the saying goes. And that’s the truth. We make mistakes daily. Some of our mistakes are annoyances at most, while others are life-altering tragedies. Whatever they are, we struggle...
View ArticlePersuasion 228 | What We Make of Destiny
In our autonomy-loving culture, the concept of destiny can cause our hearts to bristle. Unless we’re talking about true love. We gobble up stories based on two souls searching for their one true love....
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 311 | Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho
Halloween is receding into the mists of the past, but it’s never too late to enjoy a spooky movie, and this week’s episode offers a doozy: Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho. Thomasin Mackenzie (Leave...
View ArticlePersuasion 229 | What We Make of It All, with Karen Swallow Prior
“I can hardly describe to you the effect of these books.” We see you, Frankenstein’s creature—and we agree! Books are powerful things. They bring not only enjoyment and diversion, but also wisdom,...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 312 | Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”
Put on your dapper clothes and be seated in the geometrically perfect room of your choice, because we’re looking at a Wes Anderson film this week! Delayed due to COVID, Anderson’s The French Dispatch...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 313 | Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast”
How do you imprint a memory onto celluloid? Kenneth Branagh attempts to answer that question with his latest film, Belfast, based on his own memories of growing up as a young boy during the Troubles...
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