Seeing and Believing 333 |“We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”&“Footloose...
Kevin and Sarah catch up on their indie movies with Jane Schoenbrun’s debut, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. For the Watchlist, they pivot to the 1984 dance movie JFootloose. Kevin has his doubts...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 334 |“Parallel Mothers”&“Tokyo Story”
Kevin and Sarah take on a Patreon subscriber’s pick as they review last year’s melodrama, Parallel Mothers, starring Penelope Cruz in an Oscar-nominated role. For the Watchlist, they discuss another...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 335 |“Top Gun: Maverick”&“The Right Stuff”
Kevin and Sarah feel the need…the need for speed…and for Dad Movies. First, in a review of Top Gun: Maverick, they ask whether a sequel 25 years in the making is worth it. For the Watchlist, they ask...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 336 | Men & Anomalisa
Are men okay? That’s what Kevin and Sarah want to know after recording this week’s episode. First up is Alex Garland’s latest movie Men, which takes on questions about sin and gender for better or...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 337 | Jurassic Word: Dominion and Frankenstein (1931)
Jurassic World Dominion asks: what if dinosaurs invaded modern-day Earth? Kevin and Sarah talk about whether or not the movie’s answer to its own question is any good, or if the film was trying to do...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 338 | Crimes of the Future (2022) & The Fly (1986)
This week, Kevin and Sarah take on a David Cronenberg double feature. First up is Cronenberg’s latest, Crimes of the Future, which presents a dystopian world that questions what it means to be human....
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 339 | The Black Phone & Nausicaä of the Valley of the...
Does The Black Phone get a ringing endorsement from Kevin and Sarah, or is the line dead? They discuss Scott Derrickson’s latest horror film, and whether it’s successful in adapting the short story of...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 340 | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On & The Illusionist...
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a feature-length take on the YouTube shorts about a tiny sentient shell. Kevin and Sarah discuss whether the movie is a successful adaptation. Then, they talk about...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 341 | Thor: Love and Thunder & Something Wild (1986)
The god of thunder and director Taika Waititi both return to the MCU in Thor: Love and Thunder. Kevin and Sarah decide whether the series has managed to harness lightning again, or if the romance has...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 342 |“RRR”&“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
Kevin and Sarah take on a pair of buddy movies this week. First up: the Tollywood smash hit RRR, which features a friendship for the ages at the center of India’s fight for independence. Then they...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 343 | Nope & Buck and the Preacher
Kevin and Sarah saddle up and get spooky with Jordan Peele’s latest movie, Nope, about two ranch caretakers played by Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer who investigate mysterious goings-on with their...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 344 | Bullet Train & Dog Day Afternoon
Kevin and Sarah return from a restful vacation to review a high-octane action movie, Bullet Train. Will the movie hit its target, or is it really a slow train to nowhere? Then, Kevin and Sarah turn...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 345 | Bodies Bodies Bodies & Picnic at Hanging Rock
Kevin and Sarah tackle Bodies Bodies Bodies, Halina Reijn’s Gen-Z satire about 20-somethings at odds with each other… but will Kevin and Sarah split over their review too? Next up, Sarah introduces...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 346 | Beast & Grizzly Man
Lions, no tigers, and bears, oh my. Kevin and Sarah take on Beast, a movie in which Idris Elba fights a lion. After tangling with the latest blockbuster (and each other), they then turn their...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 347 | Three Thousand Years of Longing & The Last Wave
Sarah is joined by guest host Abby Olcese to talk about George Miller’s fantasia Three Thousand Years of Longing, in which a narratologist played by Tilda Swinton meets a djinn played by Idris Elba....
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 348 | The Rings of Power & Over the Garden Wall
Sarah and Kevin, two unabashed Tolkien nerds, discuss the first two episodes of the new Lord of the Rings TV series, The Rings of Power. Then, they embark on a journey into the Cartoon Network TV...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 349 | The Silent Twins & The Savages
Sarah and Kevin dive into the creative lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, the women at the center of the new biopic The Silent Twins. But does the movie do justice to its subjects? For the Watchlist...
View ArticleThe Scandal of Reading | An Introduction
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Claude Atcho and Austin Carty to discuss the purpose and future of the podcast. Why should we be reading and thinking about great fiction? What are the...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 350 | Don’t Worry Darling & The Last of the Mohicans
Kevin and Sarah take on two historical dramas this week. First, they look into Olivia Wilde’s thriller movie Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, and Chris Pine. Along the way,...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing 351 | The Woman King & Zero Dark Thirty
It’s War Movie Week on the podcast. First up, Kevin and Sarah review The Woman King, a historical epic about the all-women Agojie warriors of the Dahomey Kingdom in 19th century West Africa. For the...
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