Seeing and Believing with Wade Bearden & Kevin McLenithan
Summary: Wade Bearden & Kevin Mclennithan search for the sacred on screen each week by reviewing the both the mainstream and indie film scene with the occasional special guest.
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After the superhero spectacle of last week, Seeing & Believing shifts gears to review two smaller films: Lynne Ramsay's stylized hitman drama, You Were Never Really Here, and Chloe Zhao's exploration of rodeos and South Dakotan cowboys, The Rider.
A spoiler free review of 'Avengers: Infinity War' from Wade and Kevin along with their Top 5 MCU moments from the previous 18 films.
Silence is the word this week as Wade and Kevin explore the silent world of John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place". The duo then turn their attention to the oppressive silencing of Mary Jo Kopechne's story John Curran's "Chappaquiddick".
Wes Anderson's latest hotly anticipated film hit theaters over the weekend, so Wade and Kevin get in touch with their inner dog lovers to review it then turn their attention to their review of one of the three faith-based films to be released around Easter: Paul, Apostle of Christ.
It's nerd heaven on this week's episode of the show! First up is Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's wildly popular nerd-service novel, Ready Player One. Then the guys turn their attention to another nerd-adjacent blockbuster: Pacific Rim: Uprising.
Its a family friendly episode with Wade and Kevin as the duo tackle Disney and Ava Duvernay's adaptation of 'A Wrinkle in Time' followed by a romp through 1950's Russia in Armando Iannucci's 'The Death of Stalin'
Wade is joined by Christ and Pop Culture staff writer Keegan Bradford to discuss Game Night, the new comedy from John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. In their second segment, the duo discusses The Breadwinner, the Oscar-nominated animated film from Nora Twomey.
Seeing & Believing goes on an expedition into the dark, weird, and dreamlike this week. First, Wade and Kevin journey into the heart of "the Shimmer" with their review of Alex Garland's latest sci-fi mind-trip, Annihilation. Then they turn to consider Abbas Kiarostami's final film, the documentary 24 Frames.
Wade and Kevin journey to Wakanda this week as they review Ryan Coogler’s trailblazing contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther. Much discussion follows about just how far outside the lines Coogler is able to color with his superhero film. The guys then turn their attention to the upcoming Oscar broadcast, discussing their hot-button categories and predictions about which films and filmmakers will be taking home trophies. Music interlude by the Orange Rocket, “As Far as the Distortion.” Used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
It's evil alternate dimensions and marmalade on this week's show, as the guys review two films without much common ground: The Cloverfield Paradox and Paddington 2.
Wade and Kevin take care of the last two Best Picture nominees not to have gotten a review on the show so far: 'The Darkest Hour' and 'Call Me By Your Name'.
It's dressmakers and figure skaters on the show this week, but the movies being reviewed are anything but prim and proper: "Phantom Thread" and "I, Tonya"
The guys try to balance out their emotions in the cold, dark days of January by reviewing an uplifting musical (The Greatest Showman) and a TV show (Black Mirror) about how technology will destroy us all!
The most wonderful time in January for Seeing & Believing, as Wade and Kevin finally get to share their ten favorite films from the past year.
Wade and Kevin close out 2017 with reviews of two of this winter's most anticipated films: Spielberg's 'The Post', and Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water.'