Seeing and Believing

Wade is off for the week, so Kevin gets Dave Canfield of Screen Anarchy and Mindframe(s) to help him plumb the depths of two complex films: Claire Denis's sci-fi experiment High Life and Penny Lane's documentary about the Satanic Temple, Hail, Satan?

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Dave Canfield of Screen Anarchy joins Kevin to help him review: Claire Denis's sci-fi experiment High Life and Penny Lane's documentary, Hail, Satan?

After 11 years and 21 films, Avengers: Endgame is here and we have a spoiler-free review for you along with a 20th Anniversary retro review of The Matix.

Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame is here, resolving the events not only of Infinity War but also of the 21 Marvel films proceeding it. Wade and Kevin offer their (spoiler-free) thoughts on the film, examining how well it works as its own film as well as the culmination of an entire franchise. They pair this discussion with a look back at arguably the biggest action blockbuster of its own decade, The Matrix. How has the reality-bending sci-fi of the Wachowskis aged in the two decades since its release?

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Seeing and Believing takes a journey to Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote dream world and Jordan Peele-produced revamp of The Twilight Zone.

Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is a movie more than two decades in the making, but it's finally out. With Adam Driver as a creatively frustrated film director and Jonathan Pryce as the eponymous crackpot knight, was this film worth the wait? The Jordan Peele-produced revamp of The Twilight Zone also gets a look this week. The guys examine how well the first three episodes of the new series fills the shoes of the beloved original.

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DC takes another stab at the whole superhero-franchise thing this week with Shazam!, They also review the long-awaited Mary Mageline movie with Rooney Mara.

We interview authors Kutter Callaway and Craig Detwiler about the book they co-authored with Robert K. Johnston: Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue. Kutter and Craig discuss the intersection of their faith with their cinephilia, the often rocky relationship between Hollywood and the church, and what it means to be in conversation with a work of art. Wade and Kevin also offer their review of Tim Burton’s latest crack at directing a live-action remake of a beloved animated Disney film, Dumbo.

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Tune in this week to hear our interview with authors Kutter Callaway and Craig Detweiler and a review of Tim Burton's live-action remake of Dumbo.

Two genre films are up for consideration this week: one set in the farthest reaches of space, and one that hits uncomfortably close to home: Us and Prospect