Independent and foreign films can often be hard to find unless you live in a big city or college town that has an art house. But with theaters closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are lots of new indie films that are available for streaming. Distributers and art houses have teamed up to release independent… [Read More]
Building The Florida Project: 1on1 with Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker, The Florida Project tells the story of 6-year-old Moonie (Brooklynn Prince) and her relationship with her young and impoverished mother Halley (Bria Vinaite). However, pulling back the camera, the film also shines a light on the lives of the ‘hidden homeless’ outside Orlando, Florida. Having no permanent address and residing in… [Read More]
Elizabeth Blue: Loving on the Fringe
Elizabeth Blue tells the story of a young woman (Anna Schafter) struggling with tremendous mental health issues. Living with her devoted fiancé Grant (Ryan Vincent), she is plagued by hallucinations and voices in her head to the extent of emotional paralysis. Finally, with the help of her new therapist, Dr. Bowman (Adewale Akkinuoye-Agbaje), she begins… [Read More]
I Do… Until I Don’t: Is Marriage Dead?
I Do… Until I Don’t follows a filmmaker named Vivian (played by Dolly Wells), as she’s making a documentary about marriage and its challenges. She focuses her film on three dysfunctional couples – Lake Bell and Ed Helms, who are trying to have a baby, Amber Heard and Wyatt Cenac, who have more of an… [Read More]
3.24 Cruising with BABY DRIVER
This week, author Jeffrey Overstreet rolls in to talk with Steve about BABY DRIVER, Edgar Wright’s hit heist film! This film has it all — action, romance and a fantastic playlist — but is there more to the story? In a fun conversation, they talk about defining ourselves and what it means to be ‘good’…. [Read More]
Podcast: Ordering the [MIDNIGHT] SPECIAL
This week on the show, Steve Norton welcomes Seeing and Believing co-host Wade Bearden as they discuss Jeff Nichols’ MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. Plus, the guys offer up their Top 3 Sci-Fi films of the 21st Century! Want to continue to conversation at home? Click the link below to download ‘Fishing for More’ — some small group… [Read More]
