Seeing and Believing 173 | Damien Chazelle’s First Man and David Lowery’s The Old Man and the Gun

Young men exploring outer space and old men robbing banks; these are the two most common varieties of male, at least in this week’s show, as Wade and Kevin discuss the two newest movies from directors who have gotten a lot of love on the show before. First up is First Man, the Neil Armstrong biopic that takes a look at the personal cost of space travel. The guys then consider another biopic: The Old Man and the Gun, which may be Robert Redford’s last role as an actor and certainly is an interesting encapsulation of his distinctive screen presence.

Music interlude by Evan Schaeffer, “Smooth Terrain.” Used under Creative Commons license 3.0.

Theme music by Alexander Osborn and Lindsey Mysse. Used under Creative Commons license 3.0.