Seeing and Believing

Kevin and Sarah take on a super-anti-hero in their review of  Black Adam , the DC Comics passion project of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Then, in the spirit of Halloween, Kevin introduces Sarah to the Danny Boyle zombie movie  28 Days Later  for the Watchlist segment. Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Kevin and Sarah spend some time with two spectacular performances in two separate movies about two singular women. First is Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Todd Field's new film TÁR , which centers around a composer-conductor whose star is rising, but whose past might be catching up with her. For the Watchlist, Kevin and Sarah dissects Gena Rowlands' performance as aging actress Myrtle in the 1977...

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin review Andrew Dominik's Blonde , which adapts Joyce Carol Oates' 2000 novel of the same name. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Kevin and Sarah review Chinonye Chukwu's film  Till , about Mamie Till-Mobley's pursuit of justice after the 1955 lynching of her son Emmett. Then for the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to Charles Burnett's debut feature film,  Killer of Sheep . Watch Killer of Sheep on  Archive.org Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your...

Whodunnit? And are these movies any good? Kevin and Sarah investigate David O. Russell's latest,  Amsterdam , in which three friends (played by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington) who delve deep into a conspiracy that mostly actually happened. Then for the Watchlist, Sarah and Kevin talk about Robert Altman's  The Long Goodbye . Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support th...

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 watchlist, they take on more recent fare, as they sort through Kathryn Bigelow's controversial 2012 movie  Zero Dark Thirty . Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing P...

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, they discuss the power of writing and metaphor, and whether or not  Don't Worry Darling  manages to maintain the tension in the midst of its gorgeous setting. For the Watchlist, Kevin and Sarah go ex...

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 segment, Kevin introduces Sarah to Tamara Jenkins' 2007 movie  The Savages , in which two siblings played by Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman find themselves suddenly and unexpectedly caring...

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 miniseries  Over the Garden Wall . Along the way, they talk about the importance of myth and fairy stories, and whether or not the two TV shows live up to Tolkien's ideals. Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBel...

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin count down the movies they're most looking forward to in the upcoming awards season. Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. For the Watchlist segment, Abby introduces Sarah to the 1977 Peter Weir film The Last Wave . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad cho...

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 attention to the Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Kevin to Peter Weir's 1975 film, Picnic at Hanging Rock . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

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 their sights toward another high-adrenaline movie premise for the Watchlist segment. This time, it's the bank robbery in Sydney Lumet's 1975 movie Dog Day Afternoon . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePO...

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 horses. Then, our intrepid hosts follow a wagon train west as they discuss Sidney Poitier's 1972 western, Buck and the Preacher . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing P...

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 discuss Shane Black's 2005 movie Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , a black comedy noir set at Christmastime in L.A. Along the way, Kevin and Sarah ask themselves: which one of the hosts is the straight man, and whi...

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 finally fallen flat. Next up, they take on romance of a different kind in Jonathan Demme's screwball/road trip movie Something Wild . Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Beli...

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 the 2010 French animated film The Illusionist, a lovely movie about magic and maintaining a sense of wonder in a world that doesn't value either one. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the See...

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 the same name. Then they turn their attention to Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind . Apocalypse preparation scenarios make an unexpected appearance. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelieve...

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. Then, Kevin introduces Sarah to one of his favorite horror movies, the 1986 version of  The Fly . Be afraid…be very afraid. Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Pa...

Seeing and Believing 337 | Jurassic World Dominion & 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 too much at once. Then, Kevin and Sarah explore another movie about a scientist grappling with hubris, the 1931 classic Uni...

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 worse. Then for the Watchlist, they discuss Charlie Kaufman's 2015 stop-motion movie  Anomalisa . Follow us on Twitter  @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your a...

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 whether Philip Kaufman’s 1983 film The Right Stuff does, indeed, have the right stuff. Many dad jokes are made. Check out the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Kevin and Sarah take on a Patreon subscriber's pick as they review last year's melodrama WParallel Mothers , starring Penelope Cruz in an Oscar-nominated role. For the Watchlist, they discuss another family drama, Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 masterpiece Tokyo Story . The difference between drama and melodrama is hashed out. Check out the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

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 about Kevin Bacon. Check out the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices