Seeing and Believing 274 | Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and Disney+’s The Mandalorian

Wade is joined by Steve Norton of ScreenFish.net to discuss Nomadland, the new film from Chloé Zhao, and The Mandalorian Season 2.

The Mandalorian Recap: Boba Fight! (Season 2, Episode 6)

This episode did for Boba Fett what Rogue One did for Darth Vader.

The Mandalorian Recap: Guns and Ships (Season 2, Episode 4)

And so it came to pass that in one fell swoop, the showrunners connected The Mandalorian to the worst ideas of the prequel and sequel trilogies.

The Mandalorian Recap: The Way Is Not This Way (Season 2, Episode 3)

Even if your inward-facing, self-replicating church—or Mandalorian group, for that matter—never becomes a cult, in my experience, it can (and does) start to get weird.

Seeing and Believing 263 | Niki Caro’s Mulan and Rian Johnson’s Brick

Wade and Kevin take the plunge on the Disney+ exclusive Mulan and Brick, Rian Johnson’s 2006 film noire style debut.

Hamilton Invites Us to Imagine the Power of Forgiveness

Alexander is redeemed, not because he deserves it, but because Eliza grants redemption to him.

Thirsty for the Galaxy’s Edge: A Dispatch from Star Wars Land

There’s an insatiable appetite behind this ever-increasing desire for deeper escape and stories that never end.

Disney’s Retellings, Aladdin, and Our Cultural Imagination

Some remakes of classic tales may reflect changed cultural mores, but it is a fallacy to believe we are morally evolving with each passing decade.

Seeing and Believing 194: Tim Burton’s Dumbo and A Conversation with Authors Kutter Callaway and Craig Detweiler

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.

Seeing and Believing Episode 133: Pixar’s Coco and Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Wade and Kevin review a pair of movies in which families figure prominently: Pixar’s ‘CoCo’, and Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’

“We Were Voyagers!” Disney’s Moana Revels in the Quickening Power of Tradition

The contemporary stereotype of tradition — which Moana so beautifully subverts — is that it’s static and deadening.

A Land of Lost Sidekicks in Life, Animated

Life, Animated allows us to see how a family loves each other, though they were required to take a journey they hadn’t been expecting.

Ascending to Disney World: Making Sense of a Modern Religious Pilgrimage

Traveling to Disney World looks more and more like a religious pilgrimage than many would care to admit.

Seeing and Believing: Disney’s Moana and Jeff Nichols’ Loving

Wade and Kevin snap out of their post-Thanksgiving food lethargy to discuss two major films this week: Disney’s ‘Moana’ and Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’.

Belle’s Fairy Tale Education: Learning Virtue in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a fairy tale that self-consciously meditates on the role fairy tales play in the development of character.

Love Conquers All in ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’

In ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’, love conquers all and never fails.