For Now We See For Now We See

We're back... again! After another extended hiatus, Rhys and George are back to the cinema and back to theologically informed pub chat. We caught The Banshees of Inisherin, the latest from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh. It's a dark comedy which throws up big questions: how should we spend our time before we die? What's the place of great art in life? Is there a difference between "niceness" and love?


Timestamps
00:00-05:12 - Intro
05:26-end - The Banshees of Inisherin

Another biggy that we missed: Spider-Man: No Way Home. Already one of the highest grossing movies of all time, we give our verdict, and talk about why Hollywood is so obsessed with franchises, and whether it's a good thing to want to "heal" all our villains.


Timestamps
00:00-07:37 - Intro and general MCU overview
07:41-end - Spider-Man: No Way Home review

No time to record! After another extended hiatus, we're back! We're catching up on big things we've missed in the past few months, starting with No Time To Die. After pondering Bond's enduring popularity and its classic tropes, we give our thoughts on Daniel Craig's 007 swansong.


Timstamps
00:00-21:14 - Intro and general Bond overview
21:28-end - No Time To Die

After an extended hiatus, we're back! After brief thoughts on the Oscars movies we didn't cover we dive into Loki, Disney+'s latest MCU limited series. We talk about why we now need to make our villains sympathetic, time travel and free will, the narcissism of the multiverse, and more!


Timstamps
00:00-12:28 - Intro and News
12:42 - end - Loki

This week's news is of course the Oscars, so we talk about the surprises and the increasing diversity of the Academy's choices.

Then we review time-loop rom-com Palm Springs, and what it says about why our actions are morally significant. After that we discuss The Mauritanian and how it demonstrates humanity's shared sense of justice. Finally, we talk about how Minari uses Christian imagery, and showcases a surprisingly traditional view of family life.

Timstamps
00:00-08:51 - Intro and News
09:05-26:50 - Palm Springs
27:04-40:32 - The Mauritanian
40:47-end - Minari

In this week's news, we talk about Disney moving a whole load of release dates, and wonder if people will really go back to the cinema.

Then, we review I Care A Lot and wonder why we like watching horrible people succeed.

We also review Judas and the Black Messiah, and explore why Christians have always regarded betrayal as such a great sin.

Timestamps
00:00-10:09 - Intro and News
10:23-24:09 - I Care A Lot (spoiler-free!)
24:24-30:38 - I Care A Lot (spoilers!)
30:52-end - Judas and the Black Messiah