The CAPC Digest: Black Mirror, Technology, and the Darkness of Our Hearts...
Tyler and Drew chat with Matthew Loftus about Black Mirror, technology and the darkness of our hearts from his recent article “Nothing is New Under the Black Mirror.” We chat about the human tendency...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: J.A. Bayona’s A Monster Calls and Babak Anvari’s Under...
Wade and Kevin dive into a vat of familial trauma this week. First up is their review of A Monster Calls, an overlooked gem from the end of 2016. Then they turn their attention to the lauded Iranian...
View ArticlePersuasion: The Stubborn Shall Change the Earth?
Stubborn people can be so annoying, right? They latch on to a cause or take a stance, then refuse to back down, even in the face of difficulty and opposition. They won’t let anything go. They have a...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures and M. Night...
The two films on today’s show couldn’t be more different. On the one hand we have Hidden Figures, the Oscar-nominated inspirational drama based on the true story of the African American women who were...
View ArticlePersuasion: Summon the Heroes
In our young imaginations, we would summon the heroes we loved and proclaim, “Did you ever knoooow that you’re my heeee–ro?” Since 1982, the likes of Lee Greenwood, Gladys Knight, and Bette Middler...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: La La Land, Work, Family, and Calling with Gina Dalfonzo
Tyler and Drew chat with Gina Dalfonzo about work, family, and calling in her recent article, “Gotta Dance: La La Land and Singing’ in the Rain Celebrate Calling and Creativity.” We discuss whether the...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: HBO’s The Young Pope and Pablo Larrain’s Jackie
Everyone has heard of the Pope, but what HBO’s latest series presupposes is … what if we had The Young Pope? Jude Law plays the eponymous pontiff in Paolo Sorrentino’s The Young Pope, which examines...
View ArticlePersuasion: Living the Hygge Life
The Danish have a cultural exemplar when they are living the hygge life (pronounced hoo-guh). If you’ve not heard of it yet, just wait—you’ll be inundated by it in 2017. The premise of hygge is to...
View ArticleThe CaPC 25 for 2017 Episode 1: Alone, The Man In the High Castle, and Neil...
CaPC Editor-In-Chief Alan Noble, GameChurch Editor-In-Chief Drew Dixon, and CaPC Editor Emeritus Brad Williams join the lowly podcast host Jonathan R. Clauson to kick off the 2017 season of The CaPC...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest: Silence, Faith, and Culture with Wade Bearden and Peter G. Epps
Tyler and Drew bring along Wade Bearden and Peter G. Epps to talk bout Silence, faith, and culture. Both Wade and Peter wrote articles about Martin Scorsese’s film Silence which you can find links to...
View ArticlePersuasion: Feeling Guilty About Being Sick
If you’re under the weather, it’s likely you’re also feeling guilty about being sick. Maybe it’s because we cannot will our bodies to behave as normal or how our absence will disrupt life for others....
View ArticleThe CaPC 25 for 2017 Episode 2: Melissa McCarthy, Reclaiming Hope, and The...
Jonathan is joined by special guests Luke T. Harrington and Cray Allred to debate the second addition to the CaPC 25 for 2017. On the table for discussion is Melissa McCarthy’s performance as Press...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: The LEGO Batman Movie and The Oscar-cast 2017
Wade and Kevin are back in the Batcave for their latest episode, where they tackle the latest incarnation of Batman on the silver screen. Will Arnett’s tiny, plastic Caped Crusader first appeared in...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: Rectify and Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman
Now that the Sundance Channel’s series Rectify has wrapped up its fourth and final season, Wade and Kevin finally have a chance to discuss it. Does the story of Daniel Holden and his struggle to adjust...
View ArticlePersuasion: Hello, Drudgery-Free Meal Prep
Every evening, families across the nation face the drudgery of meal prep. The planners among us have a month’s worth of meals scheduled or a freezer full of ready-to-eat dishes. The rest of us do our...
View ArticleThe CaPC 25 for 2017 Episode 3: LEGO Batman, The Super Bowl, and Fake News
Sarah Kelly is back to host this episode of The 25, along with special guests Erin Straza, Hannah Anderson, and Val Dunham. The nominations cover the range from family friendly animated movies, news...
View ArticleThe CAPC Digest Episode 75: Ronda Rousey and Failure with Cameron McAllister
Ronda Rousey and failure are the two topics Drew and Tyler chat about with Cameron McAllister in regards to his recent article “A Question I Hope Ronda Rousey is Asking Right Now.” The trio chat about...
View ArticleSeeing and Believing: Marvel’s Logan and Jordan Peele’s Get Out
Special guest Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com joins Wade this week to discuss the first Marvel movie of 2017, Logan. As the swan song for Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of the blade-knuckled hero...
View ArticlePersuasion: When You Fancy Yourself a Prophet, with Sharon Hodde Miller
Fancy yourself a prophet in the modern-day? It just take a bit of outrage, a pinch of wit, and platform to speak from—and, viola! People flock from near and far to engage in the chatter, praise your...
View ArticleThe CaPC 25 for 2017 Episode 4: La La Land, Victoria, and The Santa Clarita Diet
The CaPC 25 for 2017 welcomes special guests Gina Dalfonzo, Geoffrey Rieter, and Nick Rynerson. Join us as our guests nominate shows with zombies, queens, and aspiring dancing actors for their place on...
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