Celluloid Heroes
160 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsA show that champions the film world and professes that movies are still very much alive. Co-hosts and movie nerds Sean Shapiro and Steven Fine first review and discuss a new movie. Then we weave a thematic thread through time to connect the new movie with older movies to give us a chance to discuss movies from the past that we love or have yet to see.
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#159 - Ad Astra & Beyond the Infinite (the future of Celluloid Heroes)
September 29, 2019 00:06 - 25 minutes - 46.3 MBOn this episode, we talk about the much-anticipated space adventure movie from writer/director James Gray called Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. It's a different kind of space movie. Then we have an announcement about the future of the podcast. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Enjoy! Email: [email protected] IG: @celluloidheroespod @seanshap0 @stevenifine
#159 - Ad Astra & Beyond the Infinite
September 29, 2019 00:06 - 25 minutes - 46.3 MBOn this episode, we talk about the much-anticipated space adventure movie from writer/director James Gray called Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. It's a different kind of space movie. Then we have an announcement about the future of the podcast. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Enjoy! Email: [email protected] IG: @celluloidheroespod @seanshap0 @stevenifine
#158 - King's Kids 2 Adults from Derry: It Chapter Two & Dreamcatcher
September 13, 2019 17:50 - 42 minutes - 78.4 MBOn this episode, we talk Stephen King and some of his kids from Derry, Maine. First, we review and discuss the sequel to the smash hit It, in It Chapter Two with some great actors filling in the shoes of their kid counterparts in James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Bill Hader. Then we get into another King adaptation about kids from Derry, this time fighting off some aliens in Dreamcatcher starring Thomas Jane, Damien Lewis, Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, and Timothy Olyphant. Rate and review us ...
#157 - In Unrelated News: Good Boys, The Girl Next Door & Hal
September 10, 2019 18:33 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MBWe recorded this episode last week, but haven't been able to upload it until now, sorry for the delay, but...On this episode, we talk about a couple a groups of friends that help each other grow as well as a documentary about a director we love and admire. First, we talk about the movie Good Boys starring Jacob Tremblay about a group of tweens who find themselves in waters way above their maturity level in an R-rated comedy. Then we talk about a movie from our high school days about another g...
#156 - Horror/Comedy/Family: Ready or Not & You're Next
August 30, 2019 18:06 - 36 minutes - 67 MBOn this episode, we get into a couple of genre mashups in horror and comedy and family dynamics. First, we talk about the new movie Ready or Not starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and Andie Macdowell about a woman marrying into a wealthy family with an insane ritual for bringing in someone new to their empire. Then we talk about a movie from 2011 called You're Next with similar things at play. Directed by Adam Wingard, it's ostensibly about a girl meeting the family of her boyfriend, but th...
#155 - Musical Inspiration in Thatcher-Era Britain: Blinded by the Light & Sing Street
August 23, 2019 15:40 - 34 minutes - 62.6 MBOn this episode, we talk about how music inspired a couple of kids to want to break out of their hometowns in Thatcher-era Britain. First, we talk about the new movie Blinded by the Light co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha about the true story of a kid from a strict Pakistani family wanting to be a writer, inspired by the words and music of Bruce Springsteen in 1987 England. Then we get into a movie from a couple years ago called Sing Street about a kid inspired by the music of the ti...
#154 - Civilizing the Land: The Nightingale, The Proposition & Walkabout
August 16, 2019 17:51 - 56 minutes - 104 MBOn this episode, we talk about the crazy history of the land down under, Australia. First, we review and discuss the new movie from writer/director Jennifer Kent called The Nightingale starring Aisling Franciosi and Sam Claflin. It's a tough movie to take, exploring the violent, dark history of Tasmania through the eyes of an Irish convict who has everything taken from her. Then we get into an Australian film from 2005, a modern western take on the outback and keeping law and order amidst the...
#153 - Eastern Cancer Philosophy: The Farewell & Ikiru
August 07, 2019 16:44 - 38 minutes - 69.6 MBOn this episode, we talk about a couple of movies dealing with cancer and what its knowledge of diagnosis means to the person with the ailment. First, we review and discuss the new movie from writer/director Lulu Wang called The Farewell starring Awkwafina. Then we get into another movie dealing with a person with cancer, though from a very different perspective. This time it's from Japanese master Akira Kurosawa and the movie is Ikiru starring his longtime collaborator Takashi Shimura as a m...
#152 - Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood, the West & America
August 01, 2019 00:34 - 1 hour - 111 MBOn this episode, we talk about some film fairy tales depicting the changing of America. First, we review and discuss the 9th film from Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie among many others. We also discuss one of Tarantino's biggest influences and the filmmaker who created the partial namesake for his newest film, Sergio Leone and his Once Upon a Time in the West as well as the movie that killed him in Once Upon a Time in ...
#151 - Summer Creature Features: Crawl & The Shallows
July 24, 2019 17:07 - 32 minutes - 60.2 MBOn this episode, we talk about a couple of summer creature features with very similar plots and themes, but different creatures. First, we talk about the newest film from Alexandre Aja called Crawl starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper about a father and daughter who get trapped in the crawl space of their house during a hurricane with deadly alligators in their midst. And with this, we thought we would go back to talk about a movie with a lot of similar elements, but this time, it's a sh...
#150 - Mental Mentor MANipulation: The Art of Self-Defense, Fight Club & Training Day
July 17, 2019 17:13 - 56 minutes - 104 MBOn this episode, we talk about the student/mentor relationship in mostly-male environments. First, we talk about the new movie from writer/director Riley Stearns called The Art of Self-Defense starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots. Then we get into a discussion about the Edward Notron/Brad Pitt relationship in Fight Club as well as the Ethan Hawke/Denzel Washington relationship in Training Day. All feature students taking action when they recognize when their mentor go...
#149 - Sex, Drugs, and Pagan Ritualistic Sacrifice: Midsommar & The Wicker Man
July 10, 2019 16:20 - 48 minutes - 89 MBOn this episode, we talk about the very niche category of film that deals with Pagan ritualistic sacrifice. First, we discuss Ari Aster's newest horror mindfuck called Midsommar starring Florence Pugh, Rack Reynor, and some other good young actors. Then we talk about where a lot of the inspiration for Midsommar came from in The Wicker Man (not the Nic Cage remake) from 1973. Both movies deal in this ritualistic sacrifice, but in very different ways. Listen to check out our reactions! Rate and...
#148 - The Toy Story Franchise
June 27, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 125 MBOn this episode, we talk about all of the stories of toys. First, we talk about the newest, and last? installment of the Toy Story franchise in Toy Story 4. Generally, people didn't think we needed a fourth, but they did it anyway. Listen to find out if we thought it was worth it. Then, we talk about all of the other Toy Story movies and our experiences with them. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're also on Spotify and Stitcher. Enjoy! Email us at [email protected] IG: @cel...
#147 - Genre Jarmusch: The Dead Don't Die, Dead Man & Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
June 21, 2019 16:06 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MBOn this episode, we talk Jim Jarmusch and his genre films. First, we talk about his newest, and his foray into the zombie genre with The Dead Don't Die starring Adam Driver and Bill Murray as well as a cast of many other recognizable names. Then we get into a couple of his genre films from the 90's with Dead Man starring prime Johnny Depp in Jarmusch's version of a western and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai starring Forest Whitaker in his take on the gangster, crime film. Rate and review ...
#146 - The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Medicine for Melancholy & To Sleep With Anger
June 13, 2019 17:17 - 44 minutes - 82 MBOn this episode, we talk two movies about the changing San Francisco and one Blind Criterion Buy. First, we talk about the new movie The Last Black Man in San Francisco from first-time director Joe Talbot starring Jimmie Fails and Jonathan Majors about a man trying to find a home in the city that he loves, but has left him behind. Then we take a look at Barry Jenkins' first movie Medicine for Melancholy, which shines a light on other areas of the black experience in a changing San Francisco. ...
#145 - Actors Singing Music Legends: Rocketman, Walk the Line & Coal Miner's Daughter
June 06, 2019 16:20 - 57 minutes - 105 MBOn this episode, we take a dive into the musical biopic. The new Elton John movie Rocketman came out this week with Taron Edgerton playing the titular music legend. Edgerton sang the songs himself and the movie went full musical. How did that hit our eyes and ears? Listen to find out! We also decided to take a look at a couple of other biopics of music legends where the actors sang their own versions of songs made famous by Johnny Cash, June Carter, and Loretta Lynn. We watched Walk the Line ...
#144 - Do You Have to be SUPERBAD to be BOOKSMART?
May 31, 2019 17:35 - 1 hour - 134 MBThis week we get into a little of a tissy over the new teen comedy Booksmart. We talk about the new movie from Olivia Wilde in her directorial debut starring Beanie Feldstein (Jonah Hill's sister) and Kaitlyn Dever. We also talk about the context in which this movie lays with the movie Superbad from 2007. One of us couldn't go without comparing the two while the other wants to talk about it more on its own merits. We get into it and as usual, sparks fly. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. ...
#143 - Wick & Woo: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, The Killer & Hard Boiled
May 24, 2019 00:17 - 55 minutes - 101 MBOn this episode, we do a little Wick & Woo. First, we talk about the latest installment of the John Wick franchise with John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. Then we get into some John Woo Chinese action films from the late 80's and early 90's with The Killer and Hard Boiled, both starring Chow Yun-Fat. It's quite an interesting through-line from these Chinese action movies to the John Wick universe, so join us as we weave through film history to talk about the evolution of this type of gunfightin...
#142 - One Shot: Long Shot
May 16, 2019 16:50 - 24 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this episode, we only have one movie to talk about. We saw the new romantic comedy Long Shot starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. In theory, it sounds like it could work. On Rotten Tomatoes, it does work. Did it work for us? Listen to find out! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're also on Spotify and Stitcher. Enjoy! Email us at [email protected] IG: @celluloidheroespod @seanshap0 @stevenifine
#141 - ChinaWuxia: Shadow, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, & House of Flying Daggers
May 11, 2019 15:27 - 49 minutes - 90.9 MBOn this episode, we go to take a shallow dive into Chinese wuxiz films and Chinese historical epics. First we talk about the newest film from Zhang Yimou called Shadow. Set against the backdrop of peaceful nations brought to the brink of war by one man and his challenge to another, as well as a beautifully grey color palette, this movie is epic and sumptuous. We also talk about a few other Chinese wuxia films that have crossed over to Western audiences with Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden D...
#140 - Avengers: Endgame & Our MCU Wrap-Up
May 02, 2019 16:41 - 1 hour - 115 MBOn this episode, we have hit the finale of the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Endgame. It's the sequel to the cliffhanger of Infinity War and we get into it. We talk about what we liked, what we didn't, and all that goes with the culmination of 11 years and 22 movies. Then we get into a wrap-up of these 22 movies with our favorites, disappointments, and our feelings about the future. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're also on Spotify and Stitcher. ...
#139 - The Stoned Detective: Under the Silver Lake, The Big Lebowski & Inherent Vice
April 26, 2019 16:35 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn this episode, we talk about the character of the stoned detective. Andrew Garfield is the man of his times trying to find out what happened to a missing girl in the new movie by David Robert Mitchell called Under the Silver Lake. It runs in the same river as The Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski as well as Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice. Each of these movies were criminally misunderstood and divisive at the time of their release, and will enjoy the recognition they deserve in time. Thi...
#138 - The Pattinson Pivot: High Life & Cosmopolis
April 19, 2019 16:30 - 44 minutes - 81.1 MBOn this episode, we talk about one of, if not THE, most exciting young actors working today: Robert Pattinson. He's come a long way from his Twilight beginnings with an array of interesting choices to work with interesting filmmakers. His newest foray into auteur filmmaking comes with Claire Denis's new film High Life. It's an arthouse movie set in space with lots to dissect. We get into it about this one and don't share the same feeling, although both agree that Pattinson can do no wrong. Th...
#137 - Into the Zahlerverse: Dragged Across Concrete, Bone Tomahawk & Brawl in Cell Block 99
April 12, 2019 17:26 - 47 minutes - 87.4 MBOn this episode, Sean and Steven go into the Zahlerverse. That's the Universe of one S. Craig Zahler. He's the writer/director of the new gritty cop/crime film Dragged Across Concrete starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn. He's also written and directed the movies Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99. Zahler is a unique auteur with a background in writing novels and composing music. His films blend all of these crafts into special work and we discuss and dissect this man and his movies. Ra...
#136 - The Beach Bum & the Films of Harmony Korine
April 05, 2019 16:48 - 56 minutes - 103 MBOn this episode, Sean and Steven get down and dirty with Harmony Korine. We talk about his newest movie The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, Martin Lawrence, Jimmy Buffet, and Jonah Hill. It's a great ode to the stoner comedies of the 70's and 80's as well as Harmony Korine's most accessible film. We take a look back into his career and the movies that led him here with all the dirt and grime that comes with it. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're also ...
#135 - Peeleing the Horror: Us & Candyman
March 28, 2019 16:37 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBOn this episode of Celluloid Heroes...Jordan Peele is back with a new horror film called Us starring Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke. Can it possibly live up to the expectations after the huge success of Get Out? Listen to find out. Then we talk about a horror franchise that Peele is rebooting in Candyman from 1992. This was a surprise for us as we hadn't seen it before. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're also on Spotify and Stitcher. Email us at [email protected] IG: @cel...
#134 - Netflix Pix: Triple Frontier & High Flying Bird
March 21, 2019 16:51 - 32 minutes - 59.9 MBOn this episode, we talk about two Netflix movies that have evaded us in the past couple months, both from directors we love. First we talk about J.C. Chandor's Triple Frontier starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal about five special ops soldiers who rob a drug lord. Then, we talk about Steven Soderbergh's second foray into Iphone filmmaking with High Flying Bird written by Tarell Alvin McCraney of Moonlight fame. It's a talky movie about NBA po...
#133 - 90's Female Flashback: Captain Marvel & Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
March 15, 2019 00:40 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBOn this episode of Celluloid Heroes...Yes, we talk about the newest MCU film Captain Marvel. Yes, we have many thoughts. But we also decided to kill two birds with one stone in examining the completely 90's movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1992 as well as paying tribute to the late Luke Perry in his feature film debut. The woman-led hero movie has come a long way from the 90's. We discuss the ridiculousness of the 90's and much more! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. We're on Spotify a...
#132 - Climax & the Films of Gaspar Noé
March 08, 2019 20:19 - 47 minutes - 87.4 MBOn this episode, Sean and Steven get down and dirty with French/Argentinian writer/director Gaspar Noé. First, we talk about his newest movie Climax starring Sofia Boutella and a group of dancers at a rehearsal hall who unknowingly drink sangria laced with LSD. This movie is a trip, literally and figuratively. Then we go back and talk about what led him here and the films he made leading up to his best achievement, as well as best reviewed film, yet. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and ...
#131 - The Oscars and The State of the Celluloid Union
February 28, 2019 00:58 - 44 minutes - 81.8 MBOn this episode, we finally address the elephant in the room that is the 91st Academy Awards that took place this week. We haven't talked about The Oscars on the show yet, and this is our testament. We talk about our reactions to the show and all that comes with it. Later in the show, we talk about one of the Best Foreign Language Film nominees called Shoplifters from Japan that we caught up with before the ceremony. And lastly, Steven talks about his experience with Alita: Battle Angel. Rat...
#130 - Wraslin': Fighting with my Family & Andre the Giant (HBO)
February 21, 2019 18:27 - 40 minutes - 75.1 MBOn this episode, Sean and Steven talk professional wrestling. First, they discuss the new movie Fighting with my Family written and directed by Stephen Merchant, produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It's the true story of the rise of WWE Superstar Paige and her wrestling family in England. Then we talk about the one and only Andre the Giant and his eponymous HBO documentary. What a crazy human being. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and enjoy! Email us at celluloidheroespod...
#129 - Directors' Remakes: Cold Pursuit and In Order of Disappearance & Funny Games (1997, 2007)
February 15, 2019 18:10 - 42 minutes - 78 MBOn this episode of Celluloid Heroes, Sean and Steven talk about directors remaking their own movies. First, we talk about the newest Liam Neeson kill-em-all called Cold Pursuit, which is a remake of a Norwegian film called In Order of Disappearance. Both movies are directed by Hans Petter Moland and follow pretty much the same beats, but we talk about what effects this has on the audience and the movies themselves. In that same vein, we talk about Michael Haneke's film Funny Games from 1997, ...
#128 - Arctic with a Special Interview About Sound & All is Lost
February 12, 2019 19:30 - 56 minutes - 103 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk survival and sound. First, we talk about the new movie Arctic starring Madds Mikkelsen, co-written and directed by Joe Penna in his directorial debut. Then we have a special guest to talk about the sound of Arctic. Thomas Ouziel was one of a group of people who worked on creating the soundscape of this crazy, cold survival movie. We talk to him about his craft and his contribution to an awesome movie. In the last part of the episode we talk about another great s...
#127 - Velvet Buzzsaw & Sean Saw Can You Ever Forgive Me?
February 07, 2019 18:11 - 32 minutes - 60 MBIn this episode, Sean and Steven talk about a Netflix movie and Sean saw something he made fun of at first, but then was surprised by. First, we talk about Dan Gilroy's new Netflix movie Velvet Buzzsaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, which combines horror elements with an art world satire. Then Sean talks about seeing Can You Ever Forgive Me? after initially making fun of it upon seeing the trailer. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us: [email protected]...
#126 - A Kinship of the Ridiculous: Serenity, Showgirls & The Counselor
January 31, 2019 00:43 - 58 minutes - 106 MBThis week Sean and Steven saw a movie that they've been anticipating for about a year now. This movie is called Serenity starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway and was written and directed by Steven Knight. It was pushed back months and months, (not a good sign) and finally came out last week. It got terrible reviews, but we saw it anyway and we're here to tell you what we think. And in tribute to what-turned-out-to-be this ridiculous film, we decided to talk about a couple of other r...
#125 - Glass/Split/Unbreakable & Fyre
January 24, 2019 18:40 - 50 minutes - 93.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven break Glass and burn Fyre. First, we review and discuss the finale to M Night Shyamalan's superhero "trilogy" in Glass starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Sarah Paulson. We also talk about Split and Unbreakable in relation to Glass. Then we get into a couple documentaries about the same event that are streaming currently. We talk about Netflix's Fyre and Hulu's Fyre Fraud which take a look at the planning, execution, and aftermath of the bigge...
#124 - Soon-YAY: Hold the Dark & the Films of Jeremy Saulnier
January 17, 2019 01:01 - 53 minutes - 98.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive into the films of a very promising writer/director in Jeremy Saulnier (pronounced soon-yay). First, we review and discuss his latest film produced and distributed by Netflix called Hold the Dark starring Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard and Riley Keough. Then we get into the career of the True Detective Season 3 director and talk about his indie breakout Blue Ruin as well as his horror punk gut-punch in 2015's Green Room, not to be confused with Green Book. R...
#123 - Imported in Black & White: Cold War, Ida & The White Ribbon
January 10, 2019 17:57 - 50 minutes - 92.7 MBThis week Sean and Steven get gut-punched with some black and white world cinema. First, we review and discuss the newest film from Polish writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski called Cold War. We then go back to his previous film, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film called Ida from 2013. We also take a look back at another Oscar-nominated black and white masterpiece, this one from Michael Haneke, called The White Ribbon. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at...
#122 - Vice, Our Top 10 of 2018
January 03, 2019 18:26 - 1 hour - 137 MBThis week Sean and Steven catch up with a movie left over from 2018 and wrap up the year with our top 10 lists. First, we review and discuss the newest movie from writer/director Adam McKay called Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. Then we get into our lists of our favorite movies of 2018 as well as some surprises, honorable mentions, and disappointments. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#121 - If Beale Street Could Talk, The Mule & Gran Torino
December 30, 2018 18:25 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBThis week Sean and Steven welcome back Barry Jenkins, and put Clint Eastwood out to pasture. First, we talk about Barry Jenkins' new film If Beale Street Could Talk based on the Jame Baldwin novel. Then we get into a little late-career Clint Eastwood as we saw his new movie The Mule and rewatched the last movie that he directed himself in, Gran Torino from 2008. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#120 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The House that Jack Built & Destroyer
December 21, 2018 18:22 - 55 minutes - 102 MBThis week Sean and Steven saw a trio of very different movies to talk about. First, we review and discuss the new Spider-Man movie from Sony Animation called Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Then, we take a sharp right turn down serial killer alley to talk about Lard von Trier's newest film called The House that Jack Built starring Matt Dillon, quite a disturbing entry into the serial killer genre. And finally, we talk about a new LA crime movie starring Nicole Kidman called Destroyer direc...
#119 - Vox Lux & Velvet Goldmine
December 12, 2018 18:02 - 35 minutes - 65.7 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about a couple of musical dramas portraying fictional icons. First, they review and discuss the new movie Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law about a pop music icon dealing with the trappings of her life before the debut of a new album. Then they discuss a Todd Haynes's film from 1998 called Velvet Goldmine starring Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Ewen McGregor about a glam rock icon who stages his own death. Rate and review us on Apple Podca...
#118 - Roma, Four Films by Alfonso Cuaron
December 07, 2018 17:39 - 1 hour - 161 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about one of the best directors working today, Alfonso Cuaron. First, we review and discuss his newest film called Roma about a Mexican live-in housekeeper and the family she takes care of. Then we go deeper into his filmography starting with his 1998 adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. Then we talk about his Mexican coming-out-party in Y Tu Mama Tambien, followed by his dystopian adaptation of the novel Children of Men. And finally, we talk abou...
#117 - The Favourite, Free Solo, Green Book & The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
November 29, 2018 17:33 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week Sean and Steven see a new batch of movies in theaters. First, we talk about the newest from Yorgos Lanthimos in The Favourite starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman. Then we talk about the documentary called Free Solo about rock climber Alex Honnold and his journey to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes or harnesses. Next we talk about the movie Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali about the friendship of two very different men. ...
#116 - Widows, Bohemian Rhapsody & At Eternity's Gate
November 23, 2018 00:22 - 57 minutes - 105 MBThis week Sean and Steven review and discuss three new movies. First, we talk about the new Steve McQeen heist thriller Widows starring Viola Davis. Then we talk about the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. And finally, we discuss the new Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate starring Willem Dafoe, directed by Julian Schnabel. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Episode Guide: 1:53 - Widows 25:06 - Bohemian Rhapsody 37:58 - At Eternity's ...
#115 - Military Might and Alternate History: Overlord & Red Dawn (1984)
November 15, 2018 18:09 - 41 minutes - 75.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven watch a couple of movies about history that didn't happen. First, we review and discuss the new J.J. Abrams-produced horror/war movie called Overlord, which pits a group of American soldiers against Nazi zombies. Then we discuss the 1984 alternate history movie Red Dawn from director John Milius, and starring...the 80's. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#114 - Mid90s, Kids & This is England
November 07, 2018 18:33 - 56 minutes - 103 MBThis week Sean and Steven Mid90s and the movies that inspired it. First we review and discuss Jonah Hill's directorial debut called Mid90s, which he also write, starring Sunny Suljic. Then we get into a few movies that we feel influenced, and in some cases stole from directly, Mid90s. We talk about Larry Clark and Harmony Korine's 1995 movie Kids as well as a British film from 2006 called This is England about a kid who gets involved with a group of skinheads. Rate and review us on apple podc...
#113 - Suspiria (2018), Suspiria (1977) & Blind Criterion Buy: The Uninvited
November 01, 2018 17:11 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven wish you a Happy Halloween as we descend into wild witchcraft. First, we review and discuss Luca Guadagnino's remake of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic Suspiria starring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton. Then we talk about the original Suspiria with Jessica Harper as they saw it in theaters this week. And also, in honor of Halloween, we watch a movie from the Criterion Collection that neither of us have seen, but both own, in a classic ghost story from 1944 calle...
#112 - H40: Halloween (2018), Halloween (1978) & Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later
October 26, 2018 00:48 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBThis week Sean and Steven take a look at the Halloween film franchise in 20 Year increments. First, we review and discuss the newest Halloween movie directed by David Gordon Green starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her return to the role of Laurie Strode. Then we get into talking about the original Halloween from John Carpenter and Debra Hill as well as the 1998 sequel to Halloween II in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Email us at [email protected]
#111 - Historical Space Stories: First Man, The Right Stuff & Apollo 13
October 18, 2018 16:23 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Sean and Steven take a journey through the early history of our space program. First, we review and discuss the newest film from Damien Chazelle called First Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy among others about Neil Armstrong and the events leading up to the Apollo 11 moon landing. Then we talk about the history of the space program and the first astronauts with Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff. Then we finish it out with the failed moon mission of Apollo 13 directed by Ron ...