Jan 21, 2019
She-Ra, the Princess of Power, and the Power of Princesses
She-Ra does an amazing job of presenting characters, especially female characters, as whole beings.
Jan 16, 2019
Finding Community in Season 2 of Atypical
Although the redeeming power of community has become a nearly trite refrain among Christian spaces, Atypical points to the price community demands.
Jan 4, 2019
Seeing and Believing 182: James Wan’s Aquaman and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War
The latest entry in the DC superhero universe and an awards favorite from Poland. Does Aquaman sink or swim? Does Cold War leave the guys feeling cold?
Jan 3, 2019
On the Tenth Day of Christmas, CAPC Gave to Me: Ten Supers Saving
In some ways, we all face a battlefield of minute, infinitesimally important choices every day, for good and evil.
Jan 2, 2019
On the Ninth Day of Christmas, CAPC Gave to Me: Nine Nights of Netflix
It’s a strange, new streaming world out there with some truly great diamonds in the rough.
Dec 21, 2018
Seeing and Believing 181: Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Merry Christmas from Seeing & Believing! Our last episode before Christmas starts off Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and then Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Dec 10, 2018
The Good Place Recap: Janet(s) (Season 3, Episode 10)
We are defined not just by who we are, but by who we are in relationship to one another.
Nov 30, 2018
Seeing and Believing 178: Stephen Caple Jr.’s Creed 2 and David Yates’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
It’s an all-sequel edition of the show this week, as the guys take Stephen Caple Jr.’s Creed 2 and David Yates’s The Crimes of Grindelwald?
Nov 29, 2018
The Decentering Power of Kim’s Convenience
Watching a show like Kim’s Convenience is a helpful exercise for anyone in the dominant culture to experience the decentering of whiteness and the elevation of stories from the margins.
Nov 27, 2018
The Miserable Mr. Maisel
The events of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s season finale offer Joel a second chance and a path towards redemption.
Nov 19, 2018
The Good Place Recap: Don’t Let the Good Life Pass You By (Season 3, Episode 9)
I too am obsessed with the psychology of do-gooders and how they help us understand the world we live in through their failed attempts at perfection.
Nov 12, 2018
The Good Place Recap: The Worst Possible Use of Free Will (Season 3, Episode 8)
D. L. Mayfield recaps the latest episode of The Good Place, “The Worst Possible Use of Free Will.”
Nov 9, 2018
Seeing and Believing 175: Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind and Lasse Halstrom/Joe Johnston’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Christmas came early this year with Orson Wells’ unfinished The Other Side of the Wind, and Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
Nov 8, 2018
Pondering the Point of (Amazon’s) Forever
Why do we do the things we do, and what end do our lives serve?
Nov 7, 2018
Daredevil Season 3: The Redemption of Matt Murdock and the Devil Inside
Daredevil season 3 is a warning against the devil that lies within us all, the prowling lion that seeks to destroy. It is a proclamation that life and death are spiritual matters. But it is also a promise of redemption for those who seek.
Nov 5, 2018
The Good Place Recap: A Fractured Inheritance (Season 3, Episode 7)
D. L. Mayfield recaps the latest episode of The Good Place, “A Fractured Inheritance.”