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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#110 - A Star is Born: 1937, 1954, 1976 & 2018
October 11, 2018 17:23 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive deep into A Star is Born. We take the journey from the original 1937 version starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March, to the 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason, into the 1976 version, moved to the rock music scene, starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, and we finally reach the newest version starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. We talk about through lines and how this story has evolved over the years to become what it is today. Rat...
#109 - The Old Man & The Gun, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid & The Sting
October 06, 2018 16:35 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about one of the most iconic movie stars of the past 50 years, Mr. Robert Redford. First, we review and discuss his latest, and last, film called The Old Man & the Gun written and directed by David Lowery about a septuagenarian bank robber. Then they talk about two of his most iconic roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as well as The Sting. Both movies co-starring Paul Newman and both movies directed by George Roy Hill. Rate an review us on Apple Podcast...
#108 - The Sisters Brothers, Four French Films by Jacques Audiard
October 02, 2018 17:15 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive deep into French writer/director Jacques Audiard. First, we talk about his newest film, and English language debut, called The Sisters Brothers starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed. Then they go back into his filmography to watch his previous four films with The Beat that My Heart Skipped from 2005, A Prophet from 2009, Rust and Bone from 2012, and the Palme d'Or winning film Dheepan from 2015. Audiard is a powerhouse writer/d...
#107 - The Predator, The Cosmatos Cosmos: Mandy, Beyond the Black Rainbow & Tombstone
September 19, 2018 17:15 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBThis week Sean and Steven get pulled into the Cosmatos Cosmos. First, we saw the new predator movie written and directed by Shane Black called The Predator, so we talk about that. But then we talk about a new movie by a man named Panos Cosmatos, son of director George P. Cosmatos. He made a movie with Nicolas Cage called Mandy, which is available on demand, and it's as crazy as it gets. We decided to go deeper into the Cosmatos Cosmos and watched his first movie called Beyond the Black Rainbo...
#106 - Getting Closer to Glenn: The Wife, Dangerous Liaisons & Reversal of Fortune
September 12, 2018 17:35 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven again found the new movies that came out this week to be unworthy of the Celluloid Heroes treatment, but they were able to find a diamond in the rough of the this end of summer/beginning of fall transition time. They saw a movie called The Wife starring Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, and Christian Slater, which kind of blew their minds. Then we get into the career of Glenn Close a little deeper as we watched her devious turn in Dangerous Liaisons as well as her comatos...
#105 - The Fin (end) of Summer: Sean Saw The Meg, Beast & Looking Forward to Fall
September 05, 2018 17:32 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBThis week Sean and Steven finish out the summer movie season by catching up in some they missed. First, Sean talks about seeing the giant shark movie The Meg starring Jason Statham. Then, we talk about a movie that came out earlier in the summer and got great reviews called Beast. This was an interesting film and one suggested by a listener! We also get into a little bit of talk about the buzz coming out of the festivals and some movies we are getting excited about in the fall. Rate and revie...
#104 - Girls Gone Missing: Searching, Prisoners & Taken
August 29, 2018 17:41 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about what Dads do to get their daughters back. First, we talk about the new movie Searching starring John Cho that takes place all on a computer screen. Then we get into two very different movies about girls going missing. We talk about Denis Villenueve's 2013 masterpiece Prisoners starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal and then we talk about the very popular Liam Neeson action vehicle Taken. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at cellu...
#103 - Steven Saw Crazy Rich Asians, Fun in Foreign Prisons: A Prayer Before Dawn & Midnight Express
August 23, 2018 17:15 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven realize it's not fun to go to prison in a foreign country. But first, Steven talks about seeing the big romcom of the year Crazy Rich Asians and his reaction to it. Then we talk about two prison movies about guys named Billy, nabbed for drugs, and incarcerated in crazy foreign prisons. We talk about a movie that came out a couple of weeks ago called A Prayer Before Dawn based on the story of Billy Moore's experiences in a notorious Thai prison. Then we talk about the...
#102 - BlacKkKlansman, SPECIAL INTERVIEW with Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz
August 16, 2018 16:53 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week Sean and Steven have two very special guests on the show. First, we review and discuss the newest Spike Lee joint BlacKkKlansman starring John David Washington and Adam Driver. Then we sit down with the two original writers of BlacKkKlansman Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz. We discuss how they came to this crazy story, getting the involvement and trust of Ron Stallworth, getting Jordan Peele and Spike Lee on board, the journey to opening weekend and all that comes in between. R...
#101 - Written By, and Starring Two Best Friends: Blindspotting, Good Will Hunting & Paul
August 08, 2018 16:51 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBThis week Sean and Steven explore the relationships of best friends and what happens when they write and star in their own movies with very varied results. First, they talk about the movie in theaters now called Blindspotting starring Hamilton's Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, written by them as well. Then they talk about two other movies that were written by their stars in the classic Good Will Hunting written by and starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. They'll also talk about the newer sendu...
#100 - The Mission: Impossible Franchise
August 01, 2018 17:26 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBThis week Sean and Steven choose to accept the mission of dissecting the whole Mission: Impossible film franchise. They go from the original 1996 film to the newest Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which came out this week. We talk about the running, we talk about the hair, we talk about the spycraft, we talk about the Woo-directed fiasco that is MI2. We talk about it all leading up the this newest installment. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#99 - Eighth Grade
July 26, 2018 16:31 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven take it back to their childhoods as they review and discuss Bo Burnham's debut feature Eighth Grade starring Elsie Fisher. This unique look into the adolescence of the modern age through social anxiety and awkwardness made us recall our own growing up, but also had such a fresh perspective and progression that we found it hard to compare to any other film. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#98 - Crazy Comic-Creating Characters: Don't Worry He Won't Get Far..., Crumb & American Splendor
July 19, 2018 16:42 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive into the world of underground comics and the people who create them. First, they talk about the new movie about Portland artist John Callahan and his recovery from a major car accident as well as alcoholism in Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot from writer/director Gus Van Sant, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill. Then they talk about two underground comic artists and the movies that dissect them: one, a sex-obsessed counterculture figure and his family i...
#97 - Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Leave No Trace & Sorry to Bother You
July 11, 2018 17:04 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven catch up on a few movies out in theaters now. First, they talk about Sicario: Day of the Soldado with Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. Then, they get into a smaller movie from writer/director Debra Granik called Leave No Trace starring Ben Foster. And finally, they dig their teeth into the new comedy/satire/sci-fi/fantasy/crazy movie Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley and starring Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. Rate and review us on Appl...
#96 - The Underseen Modern Westerns: Damsel, Slow West & The Homesman
June 27, 2018 17:16 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven avoid the dinosaur in the room and seek out something better. First, we review and discuss the new deconstructionist western comedy Damsel starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, written and directed by the Zellner Brothers. Then we get into a couple of underseen westerns that have come out in the past couple years and are a bit off the beaten path. We talk about Slow West with Michael Fassbender as well as The Homesman with Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank. Ra...
#95 - Brad Bird, the Auteur of Pixar: Incredibles 2, The Incredibles & Ratatouille
June 21, 2018 16:46 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk Brad Bird Pixar. First, they review and discuss his newest Pixar movie Incredibles 2, the long-awaited sequel. Then they get into Brad Bird's beginnings at Pixar and his two original Pixar movies with The Incredibles and his masterpiece Ratatouille. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#94 - Steven Saw Ocean's 8, Won't You Be My Hereditary Neighbor?
June 13, 2018 16:03 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about what's at the movies. Steven saw Ocean's 8, the newest installment in the Ocean's Saga starring Sandra Bullock amongst many other big female talents. Sean gets Steven's reactions to that. They also talk about the newest horror sensation in theaters called Hereditary starring Toni Collette as well as a documentary about the inimitable Fred Rogers. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#93 - Narrative/DocumentaryDocumentary/Narrative: American Animals, The Imposter & Alpha Dog
June 06, 2018 17:11 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about the blurred the lines of narrative and documentary film. First, they talk about the new movie American Animals written and directed by Bart Layton. This movie does things with the narrative and documentary form that we have never seen before. They also talk about his first movie, which is a documentary called The Imposter from 2012 as well as a movie that interweaved documentary-style footage into a narrative true crime story in Alpha Dog from 2007, writte...
#92 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, Young, young Han Solo: Tetro & Hail, Caesar!
May 30, 2018 17:42 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk about the newest Star Wars story in Solo directed by Ron Howard, starring Alden Ehrenreich. Then we get into a couple of Alden's movies that brought him to prominence with his first movie Tetro written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and his coming out party in the Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#91 - Deadpool 2, Three Paul Schrader Men: First Reformed, Hardcore, and Affliction
May 23, 2018 17:34 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBThis week Sean and Steven go down a dark Paul Schrader path. Before they do that, they gives their reactions to Deadpool 2. It gets a little darker from there as they get into Schrader and his men. They talk about three Schrader men, first, with his new movie First Reformed starring Ethan Hawke. Then they get into his 1979 film Hardcore starring George C. Scott. And finally, they talk about Affliction starring Nick Nolte. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at celluloidh...
#90 - Disobedience, Favorite Five Forbidden Loves
May 16, 2018 17:18 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive into the topic of forbidden love in movies. First, they review and discuss the new film by Sebastian Lelio called Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. Then they get into their favorite five forbidden love stories in movies. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#89 - Reitman & Cody: Tully, Juno, and Young Adult
May 09, 2018 16:42 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBThis week Sean and Steven explore the collaboration of director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody. First, they talk about their newest collaboration with Tully starring Charlize Theron, Ron Livingston, and Mark Duplass. Then they get into their previous collaborations of Juno and Young Adult to see how these movies hold up over time and how these artists have evolved in their craft. Rate and reviews us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at [email protected]
#88 - Avengers: Infinity War, The TCM Classic Film Festival and the Evolution of Action
May 02, 2018 17:26 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week Sean and Steven saw the beginning of the culmination of this phase of the MCU and also saw come classic action movies. First, they, as everyone else, saw Avengers: Infinity War and give their reactions. Then, they talk about four movies they saw at the TCM Classic Film Festival. They saw Akira Kurosawa's Macbeth adaptation Throne of Blood, Lee Marvin's criminal badass in Point Blank, Steve McQueen's raw coolness in Bullitt, and Walter Matthau dealing with terrorists on a subway in T...
#87 - The Adult Animation of Ralph Bakshi
April 26, 2018 17:05 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven weren't excited about anything in the theaters in anticipation of Avenger: Infinity War, but they did make a life-altering discovery: Ralph Bakshi. They watched Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, and American Pop to dive deep into the mind of this amazing animator, writer, producer, and director. They had never heard of him before, but he changed their lives forever. Rate and review us on Apple podcasts, and enjoy!
#86 - A Quiet Place, Pitch Black & The Mist
April 18, 2018 17:02 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven turn to elemental horror/monster movies. First, they review and discuss the new horror movie from actor/writer/director John Krasinski called A Quiet Place, which has caused a lot of noise at the box office (pun intended). Then they get into a couple movies that deal with the elements in their horror with Pitch Black from 2000 with a star-making turn from Vin Diesel, and Frank Darabont's The Mist starring the beloved Thomas Jane. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts,...
#85 - You Were Never Really Here, Taxi Driver & Drive
April 11, 2018 17:51 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive deep into loner darkness. First, they review and discuss the new movie from writer/director Lynne Ramsay called You Were Never Really Here, based on the Jonathan Ames novella starring Joaquin Phoenix. Then they get into two movies that came to mind in the Martin Scorsese classic Taxi Driver as well as the modern neo-noir masterpiece Drive from Nicholas Winding Refn. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy. Email us at [email protected]
#84 - Ready Player One w/ The Nerdwriter, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory & Last Action Hero
April 04, 2018 17:26 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBThis week Sean and Steven are joined by their good friend The Nerdwriter, Even Puschak, to discuss Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the bestselling novel Ready Player One. Then Sean and Steven discuss two movies that were brought to mind when watching Ready Player One. They talk about the influences of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as well as the beginnings of Ready Player One's screenwriter in Last Action Hero. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Email us at celluloidher...
#83 - Isle Of Dogs and Unsane
March 28, 2018 17:05 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven are excited about two of their favorite directors. Wes Anderson has a new stop motion animated movie called Isle of Dogs with a HUGE voice cast. Another favorite, Steven Soderbergh has a new movie called Unsane starring Claire Foy, which was shot all on an iPhone 7. Both exciting new releases, and so very different from each other. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy. Email us at [email protected]
#82 - Game Night & The Death of Stalin
March 21, 2018 17:27 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven get into two recent comedies. First, they talk about the big, broad R-rated comedy Game Night starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Kyle Chandler. Then they talk about the new political satire from Armando Iannucci called The Death of Stalin. Two comedies, two very different movies. Rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#81 - Steven Saw Red Sparrow, Thoroughbreds & Very Bad Things
March 14, 2018 17:34 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThis week Steven talks about his reaction to the new Jennifer Lawrence/Francis Lawrence collaboration. Then they get into two movies that aren't very related, but for some reason watched them together. They went to the movies to see the new movie Thoroughbreds from first-time writer/director Cory Finley starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, and the last appearance by Anton Yelchin. Then they decided to revisit a strange and disturbing movie from the late 90's called Very Bad Things written ...
#80 - Screenplay by Alex Garland
March 07, 2018 18:17 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive into the screenplays of one of the best modern science fiction film writers out there, Alex Garland. We talk about the films he has written including 28 Days Later and Sunshine both directed by Danny Boyle. We also talk about his adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go directed by Mark Romanek as well as his adaptation of the Judge Dredd character in the movie Dredd. He has matured throughout his writing career to go on and write/direct two of the b...
#79 - Annihilation & Mute
February 28, 2018 18:01 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven get into two new science fiction releases. First, they discuss Alex Garland's new film Annihilation, based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer, starring Natalie Portman. And then they talk about Duncan Jones's new movie Mute released on Netflix. One has gotten high critical praise, coupled with slightly-above middling audience scores. The other, a critical disaster, coupled with a television-release mentality. Find out what we thought of these new science fiction works. ...
#78 - Black Panther and Our Personal History with Black Superheroes
February 21, 2018 18:05 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven go deep into black superheroes. They do something a little different this week as they track their personal history with black superheroes since their birth year of 1988. They talk about The Meteor Man, Blankman, Steel, Spawn, and finally the cream of the crop, Blade. They talk about all of this leading up to the newest MCU movie with Black Panther. They discuss it in context of all of these other movies, it's cultural relevance, and it's value as a film itself. Rate...
#77 - The Cloverfield "Franchise"
February 14, 2018 17:44 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven get into a Netflix release as well as the franchise that spawned this nasty deformed organism. We're talking about The Cloverfield Paradox. This is the newest installment in J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield "franchise." Coming off the success of Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane, this movie tries to join the stories into a cohesive threading to this "trilogy," but falls way, way short of any goal it was trying to achieve. We talk about the failings of this Netflix release ...
#76 - The Evolution of Bill Murray in Five Films
February 07, 2018 18:06 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBThis week there's nothing new and exciting in theaters in this, the winter of our movie discontent. But fear not, we decided to take a deep dive into Bill Murray for this week's episode. We talk about the evolution of Bill Murray from comic genius to acting genius in five movies. We go from Groundhog Day, to Rushmore, to Lost in Translation, to The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and end with Broken Flowers to track this evolution. Join us in this journey of Murray. Rate and review us on Appl...
#75 - Darkest Hour, Young Oldman: Sid & Nancy and The Firm (1989)
January 31, 2018 17:40 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive into Gary Oldman. First they talk about his Oscar-nominated performance as Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's Oscar-nominated movie Darkest Hour. Then they turn to the Young Oldman and go back in Gary Oldman's career to talk about two of his first major performances. One as Sid Viscous of the Sex Pistols in Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy. And the other as Bex in Alan Clarke's soccer hooligan social drama The Firm, not to be confused with the Tom Cruise movie. Rate and ...
#74 - Hostiles, Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Evolution of the Native American "Western" Story
January 26, 2018 20:35 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThis week Sean and Steven delve into the classic western. First they review and discuss the new Scott Cooper movie Hostiles starring Christian Bale, Rosamond Pike, and Wes Studi. Then they talk about two classic westerns and how they evolve the Native American story and representation in film that leads up to Hostiles. They talk about John Ford's first collaboration with John Wayne in Stagecoach and then compare it to their later, and greatest collaboration in The Searchers. How do these movi...
#73 - Molly's Game w/ Special Guest Gabe
January 17, 2018 18:20 - 23 minutes - 32 MBApologies in advance for the sub-par audio on this episode. This week Sean and Steven invite their good friend Gabe on the podcast to discuss Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut Molly's Game starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba. It's a short one this week, so nothing else on the show for today, but we'll be back with a full-length episode next week. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#72 - All the Money in the World, Two Better Kidnapping Movies: Ransom & Raising Arizona
January 10, 2018 18:41 - 54 minutes - 75 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk kidnappings. First, they review and discuss the new Ridley Scott movie All the Money in the World, which replaced Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer. Then they get into a discussion of two very different, but very effective kidnapping movies as they talk about Ron Howard's 1996 movie Ransom with Mel Gibson and the Coen Brother's comedy Raising Arizona from 1987. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Podcast music - Pretty and Cruddy Beat by Poding...
#71 - The Top 10 of 2017
January 04, 2018 01:21 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBThis week Sean and Steven divulge their Top 10 lists for the year. They look back at 2017 in movies and they name which films touched them, moved them, surprised them, exhilarated them, excited them, and so many other things. It was a great year for movies, albeit a strange and memorable year for Hollywood. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Podcast music - Romance Apocalypse by Oneohtrix Point Never from the Good Time Soundtrack
#70 - Phantom Thread, Downsizing & The Post
December 27, 2017 18:28 - 47 minutes - 65 MBThis week Sean and Steven see some end-of-the-year possible oscar contenders. First, they review and discuss the newest Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread, featuring the final performance from Daniel Day-Lewis. Then they talk about two other movies they saw this week that didn't excite as much, but one was certainly better than the other. They get into Alexander Payne's newest work entitled Downsizing with Matt Damon, and also, the latest from Steven Spielberg with Tom Hanks and Meryl S...
#69 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars Franchise Films Ranked
December 20, 2017 18:02 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk Star Wars. First, they get into the newest installment into the Star Wars canon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Then they get into their rankings of all the Star Wars movies that have been released in theaters. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#68 - The Shape Of Water, Guillermo del Toro and his Spanish-Language Trilogy
December 13, 2017 18:19 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBThis week Sean and Steven dive deep into the mind of the one and only Guillermo del Toro. They first talk about his newest film called The Shape of Water starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, and a Fish-man. Then, they discuss the career of Guillermo del Toro and go specifically into his Spanish-language trilogy to see the progression of his career and how he got to where he is today. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy!
#67 - The Disaster Artist and The Room, Jim & Andy and Man on the Moon
December 06, 2017 18:22 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBThis week Sean and Steven get into a couple of amazing and unbelievable Hollywood stories. First, they talk about the new movie The Disaster Artist directed by and starring James Franco as Tommy Wiseau, the infamous creator of the "worst movie ever made," The Room. They talk about what they thought of The Room on first viewing and how The Disaster Artist illuminated the crazy story behind the scenes. In the second half of the episode they talk about the new Netflix documentary Jim & Andy: The...
#66 - Mudbound, Call Me By Your Name, Five Netflix Recommendations
November 29, 2017 18:06 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBThis week Sean and Steven get into Netflix, again, as well as review a new movie out in theaters. First they review and discuss the newest Netflix original film Mudbound, written and directed by Dee Rees with a large ensemble cast. Next, they review and discuss the new film from Luca Guadagnino Call Me By Your Name starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet. Then Sean gives you some of his favorite movies currently on Netflix to watch and Steven gives his choices for the movies coming to Ne...
#65 - AFI Festival Recap, Two Female Actor-Directors: Lady Bird & Away From Her
November 22, 2017 15:40 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk female actor-directors. First, they recap a couple of the movies they saw at this year's AFI Film Festival. Then they review and discuss Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, and Lucas Hedges. Then they get into another female actor-director's debut feature with Sarah Polley's 2006 film Away From Her starring Julie Christie. They talk about the two different approaches from these actors turned directors ...
#64 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, In Bruges & Grosse Pointe Blank
November 15, 2017 17:54 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk Martin McDonagh and dark hitman comedies. First, they review and discuss McDonagh's newest movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell with a little Caleb Landry Jones peppered in there for good taste. Then they get into their "versus" for the week with a battle of two dark hitman comedies. They pit Martin McDonagh's first movie In Bruges against John Cusack's 90's dark hitman romcom Grosse Pointe...
#63 - Thor: Ragnarok, When Indie Directors Go BIG...
November 08, 2017 18:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk indie directors making that leap into big franchise filmmaking. First, they talk about some recent news in the movie world. Next, they review and discuss the newest installment into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Thor: Ragnarok, directed by Taika Waititi. Then they get into a conversation about the recent span of independent directors getting tapped to helm large studio franchise tentpoles. Sometimes it goes very well, propelling young directors into new phas...
#62 - The Square, Force Majeure & Wild Tales
November 01, 2017 17:44 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBThis week Sean and Steven talk foreign language movies. First, they saw this year's Palme d'Or winner The Square written and directed by Ruben Ostlund. Then they redo the 2015 Best Foreign Language Oscar category with Force Majeure from Sweden, which was unjustifiably not even nominated for the Oscar that year, and Wild Tales from Argentina. They decide between those two films from 2014, which should have won the oscar that year. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and enjoy! Podcast music ...
#61 - Steven Saw The Foreigner, The Killing of a Sacred Deer & The Meyerowitz Stories
October 25, 2017 16:54 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBThis week Sean and Steven do something a little different. First, they talk a little about the recent sexual assault allegations going around Hollywood. Then they get into their movie talk as Steven finally saw the Foreigner. Was it worth it? Next they review and discuss a movie that they've been anticipating all year in The Killing of a Sacred Deer from director Yorgos Lanthimos. Then they completely switch gears and talk about a movie that Netflix released last week called The Meyerowitz St...