If you took the affecting themes of sisterhood in the color purple and mashed them up with the exciting road trip revenge narrative of Belmont Louise, you might get something like Is God Is.

It's a kinetic movie about twin sisters who set out to kill their abusive dad, who's played by Sterling K. Brown.

The performances are great and who recognize a few familiar faces, including

Janelle Monet and Vivicay Fox.

And I think it marks a promising feature debut for an acclaimed playwright.

I'm Ayesha Harris, and today we're talking about Is God Is on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Join me today is B.A. Parker.

She's one of the hosts of NPR's Code Switch podcast.

Hello, Parker.

Hello. Thanks for having me.

Great to have you.

And also with us is Soraya Nadia McDonnell.

She's a culture critic, journalist, and the senior criticism editor for The Rumpus.

Hello, Soraya. Hello. I am so very excited to talk about this movie with both of you,

because there is a lot to chew on here. Is Gut is stars Kara Young and Mallory Johnson as twins Racine

and Anaya. As kids, they experienced a traumatic event that left them with permanent, severe

burn scars across their bodies. This is at the hands of their father, man, he's played by

Sterling K. Brown. Years later, they receive word that their long-lost mother, Ruby, is on her

deathbed. She's played by Vivica A. Fox. Ruby gives them a task. Kill their dad, as payback for the abuse and pain he inflicted upon

them and her. So a warning, we're going to be talking about domestic violence in this episode.

The twins set out to find their father, though first they have to go through many of the people

who's dealt with in the years since Racine and Anaya last saw him. Alicia Harris directed

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