For Now We See
A film journo and a theology student, podcasting about movies and TV. Christian hats on. Like pub-chat, but on the internet.
Episodes
47 episodes
Episode #46 - The Banshees of Inisherin
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. I...
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Episode 46
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Episode #45 - Spider-Man: No Way Home
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 "...
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Episode 45
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Episode #44 - No Time To Die
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...
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Episode 44
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Episode #43 - Loki (Season 1)
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 fre...
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Episode 43
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Episode #42 - Palm Springs, The Mauritanian, and Minari
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 si...
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Episode #41 - I Care A Lot and Judas and the Black Messiah
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.
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Episode 41
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Episode #40 - Zack Snyder's Justice League
In the news, we discuss Oscar nominations and Avatar's infuriating reclamation of the "highest grossing film of all time" spot.Then (and we still can't quite believe it exists) we get into Zack Snyder's Justice League. ...
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Episode 40
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Episode #39 - WandaVision
In this week's news, we talk about the BAFTAs and the upcoming release of The Snyder Cut of Justice League.Then, the whole episode is devoted to WandaVision. We talk about the comfort and community of sitcoms, resurrec...
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Episode 39
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Episode #38 - Capone and A Glitch in the Matrix
This week, in the news we go over the Golden Globes, then talk Spider-Man and Bond.Then we review Capone (Netflix) - one of the most spectacularly terrible films we've seen in a long time.We then have a much better conv...
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Episode #37 - News of the World and The Dig
This week, we do a quick news catch-up about what to watch during award season.We also review The Dig (Netflix), based on the true story of the Anglo-Saxon horde unearthed at Sutton Hoo. We discuss the distant past and distant ...
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Episode #36 - Wonder Woman 1984 and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
News this week is (surprise surprise) delays, with some upcoming releases.Then, we review Wonder Woman 1984 , wondering if upbeat superhero movies have a place in a post-MCU world. We also discuss the film as a Trumpian parable...
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Episode #35 - The Mandalorian (Season 2)
After some quick news chat about delays and rumours, we get into Season 2 of The Mandlorian (Disney+).Picking up the threads from our episode on Season 1, we talk about fatherhood, whether or not Mando is a religious conservati...
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Episode 35
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Episode #34 - Soul and Black Narcissus
Happy New Year! We start by talking about what we watched over Christmas, before highlighting our best films of 2020 and a little bit of news.Then we review Black Narcissus, the BBC's latest spooky Betwixtmas three-part drama. ...
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Episode 34
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Episode #33 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! - Noelle and The Christmas Chronicles 2
It's been a while, but we're BACK with a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!We review November's film news, which included the demises of Sean Connery, Johnny Depp's career, and possibly cinema as we know it as all Warner Bros movies will now be streame...
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Episode 33
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Episode #32 - CROSSOVER SPECIAL! - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse w/ Popcorn Parenting
This week is a special multiverse mashup! We've crossed over with Popcorn Parenting (James Cary and Nate Morgan Locke) - another Christian podcast which talks about kids and family movies.Kids films and crossovers mean we had to go back...
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Episode #31 - The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Saint Maud
This week we open the mailbag and read some listener emails, before sharing our thoughts on Christians and Halloween movies.We review Saint Maud (in cinemas - go see it!) - a horror-cum-drama movie about a devout but trou...
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Episode #30 - Say Your Prayers and The Comey Rule
This week, we discuss another Bond delay and the knock-on effect of cinema closures.We review Say Your Prayers (buy/rent on Amazon, YouTube, AppleTV etc.), a quirky indie comedy about two hapless Christian hit...
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Episode #29 - The Devil All The Time and Des
This week, Hollywood is again announcing delays to its biggest pictures.We review Netflix's The Devil All The Time (Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson), discussing its portrayal of Christianity and spiritual abuse....
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Episode 29
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Episode #28 - Mulan and I'm Thinking of Ending Things
In this week's news, we discuss the debate surrounding Netflix movie Cuties. We give our thoughts on the film's controversial elements, as well the the #CancelNetflix backlash.Then, we review Disney's live-action Mulan.
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Episode #27 - Christopher Nolan Special and Tenet
In the news, we take a moment to reflect on the career of Chadwick Boseman, after his tragic death from cancer aged 43.Then, a long time coming, it's our bumper length Christopher Nolan special. What can Christians say about the work of...
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Episode #26 - Short Filmmaking - INTERVIEW w/ Nev Pierce
We're back from our summer break with special guest Nev Pierce - and this episode was a lot of fun to record!Having spent most of his career as a film journalist (Empire, Total Film, and more), a few years ago Nev started direc...
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Episode 26
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Episode #25 - Greyhound and The Old Guard
In the news, we discuss the end of old Hollywood with the death of Olivia de Haviland (Gone With The Wind) aged 104, release dates for Tenet, and delays for the many (many) Avatar sequels.Then, ...
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Episode #24 - Dark
In the news, delays and more delays again!Then, we make a pitch for Netflix's Dark - a truly brilliant German time-travel drama. If you're not sold on it, or not aware of it, give us 20 minutes to change your mind and explain w...
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Episode #23 - Hamilton, Eurovision, and Floor is Lava
Instead of news this week, we respond to a listener's email.In reviews, we discuss surprise gameshow hit Floor is Lava (Netflix), wondering why Christians like games like this. Then we dig into Will Ferrell's <...
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Episode #22 - Artemis Fowl and Da 5 Bloods
This week in the news, we discuss the deaths of Ian Holm and Joel Schumacher, the resurrection of Michael Keaton, and whether Mel Gibson will make it into Chicken Run 2.Then, we review Kenneth Brannagh's "Artemis Fowl" (Di...
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Episode 22
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