Seeing and Believing

A story about the spiritual realm and the souls that populate it. A quiet vibe reminiscent of Hirokazu Kore-eda. A cast including Winston Duke, Benedict Wong, Zazie Beetz, and Tony Hale. How could Seeing & Believing say no? Wade and Kevin take a look at the ethereal debut feature from Japanese-Brazilian director Edson Oda to see if these elements result in a film as wonderful as its constituent parts sound. Join them on their excursion into a world before life and death!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a long time away, the MCU makes its return to Seeing & Believing! Wade and Kevin take a look at Scarlett Johansson's swan song as Black Widow in a prequel that takes the superspy on a globetrotting adventure to reconnect with family members, stop an evil villain from using super-soldiers to control the world, and make peace with her checkered past. The guys discuss Black Widow's place among the Avengers cast, how well this new film serves as a sendoff to the character, and what the story signals about the future of the franchise.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wouldn't be summer at the movies without sci-fi action blockbusters. Director Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie) and star Chris Pratt fill that gap with The Tomorrow War, which imagines a near future where a near-apocalyptic conflict with an alien species forces humanity to recruit soldiers from the population of today's present. Threads of fatalism, family complexities, and hope are threaded through the film among action setpieces and time-travel shenanigans, and Wade and Kevin are on the case to discuss how well the film strikes a balance between heady themes and good old-fashioned blockbuster thrills.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buckle up, put the pedal to the metal, and engage in various other vehicle-themed activities, because this week's episode marks the maiden voyage of the Fast and the Furious franchise on Seeing & Believing. Though familiar with the exploits of Dom and his gearhead crew, Wade and Kevin haven't found the opportunity to review one of their adventures on the air until now. With rocket-propelled cars and ultra-powerful magnets (how do they work?), this latest entry in the series continues its custom of upping the ante. But does the quality increase with the stakes? Listen on to find out!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys enter the sun-baked Mediterranean world of Pixar's latest film in this week's episode! Luca tells the story of a young boy named Luca (Jacob Tremblay) who, along with his best friend Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), dreams of acquiring a Vespa with the prize money from a big race and seeing the world. The only thing standing in their way? Luca and Alberto are secretly sea monsters. Wade and Kevin discuss where Luca fits into the ever-growing ranking of Pixar films and explore the film's themes of self-acceptance, ambition, and friendship. Come on in, the water's fine!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a lot of ways, the new musical In the Heights has finally hit theaters at the perfect time. As businesses fully reopen again and people prepare to get out of the house, what could be more of a fun summer activity than a fun summer musical. Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu helms this film version of the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway hit about an NYC neighborhood, its denizens, and their dreams of love, success, and belonging. Wade and Kevin dive right in to examine the hype and whether the film lives up to it!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney tries to drum up some sympathy for the devil with their latest live-action film to delve into the background of an animated villain. In Cruella, Emma Stone stars as the fabulous fashion magnate in her younger years, matching wits with the icy Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson). So is Cruella actually evil, or was she just drawn that way? Wade and Kevin are on the case, analyzing the film's themes and discussing the merits of this prequel romp to 101 Dalmatians. Plus: listener feedback on Saint Maud and weekly recommendations!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's the line between religious devotion and religious obsession? That's the question that Wade and Kevin explore with their review of Saint Maud, the religiously themed shocker from writer/director Rose Glass. Glass makes her feature debut with this story of a nurse named Maud (Morfydd Clark) providing hospice care to a dying professional dancer (Jennifer Ehle). Maud has a second mission on top of her duties as a nurse: in addition to caring for her patient's body, she also takes it on herself to save her soul. But do the disturbing visions that Maud is experiencing point to a darker element in her guileless belief? The guys take on these thorny issues in a discussion about how successfully Glass probes the depths of faith.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Sicaro" writer Taylor Sheridan returns to the director's chair with "Those Who Wish Me Dead" starring Angelina Jolie. Wade and Kevin review this thriller where a fire watcher (Jolie) is on the run with a young boy who is holding evidence in a complicated mob trial while pursued by two assassins while outrunning an out-of-control forest fire. Does the film burn bright ahead of the summer blockbuster season or is it simply a pile of smoking ash?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's almost May, which means the action extravaganzas are finding their way to theaters and streaming for the blockbuster season. Warner Brothers kicks things off in a big, bloody way with its stab at resurrecting the Mortal Kombat franchise for filmgoers. This time, the story they build around the gory video game brawler involves a washed-up MMA fighter named Cole (Lewis Tan) who discovers that his dragon-shaped birthmark has landed him in the thick of centuries-old blood feuds and a high-stakes fighting tournament. Does this Simon McQuoid's film score a flawless victory, or is it another fatality in the history of misbegotten game-to-film adaptations?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices