Off the Film Path
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -A review and discussion of movies that are outside the mainstream. Some are good, some are bad, but all of them are obscure in some way, ranging from a Best Picture nominee to literally a student film. Join Sophia, Kyle, and friends as they chat about movies and expand your movie-watching horizons.
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Ingrid Goes West: or Real Life Sucks And So Do All the People in It
July 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBSo we thought we were walking into a movie where two attractive ladies...hang out, I guess. That was not the case. This was a disturbing portrayal of a person giving into their worst instincts, driven by loneliness. A gripping balancing act that also gives us a bit of relief with Ice Cube's son. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Maggie and Plush Gun Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
America the Motion Picture: or a Patriotic, Ahistoric Bonanza
July 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBDo you kind of like America because its the only place you've ever lived but also deeply despise many goings-on of the country? What if there were a movie that made you both appear to care about America in the bizarre manner of a zealot, but actually just showed you bonkers animation with a shockingly bizarre sense of humor. Come with us on this journey as Kyle gets a kick out of this production and Sophia works very hard to not to get stuck in the weeds about actual history. IMDB JustWatch...
Loss for Words: or Sarcasm So Blunt, Its Like a Typewriter to the Kneecaps
June 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBHey, here's the student film on our list. Kyle is like two degrees separated from the creator. We get a hat trick of Dating Advice with Aunt Sophia™. The movie acts as a fun little tour of St. Louis suburbs if you know where to look. IMDB Vimeo Pop Culture Pop Outs: Girlfriend Reviews and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Safety Not Guaranteed: or Seatle Weird Meets Small Town Weird (with Calvin)
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBThere's a reason this one was a Sundance darling. Truly incredible movie that is a delight to watch. Y'know what's cooler than time travel? Learning to open up emotionally to others. IMDB JustWatch Aubrey Plaza as Daria and Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs Pop Culture Pop Outs: Close Enough, Seth Green's BAYC Show Development, and Love on the Spectrum Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
The Ten: or A Problem Polyamory Can't Solve
May 26, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBA Bible anthology. Doesn't sound too bad as long as you're fine with a biblical movie right? No this thing is rough. Which is almost too bad because there are parts that could've made it halfway decent. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Lucia di Lammermoor Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
THX-1138: or Liminality and the Panopticon
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBHey, did you know George Lucas made two movies before Star Wars? This is arguably the better of the two, according to Sophia. Perhaps the best book report on Orwell's 1984. A bit slow moving and opaque, but it is as it is. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Opening Arguments Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Pleasantville: or MAMA (Make America Monochromatic Again) (with Ryan)
April 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBWell we lost a host for this episode so we've reached our inevitable form, two cishet white men talking about movies. It was almost three but there was a last minute scheduling issue. To talk about the movie, Barney Fife sends Peter Parker and Elle Woods to live in some black and white family sitcom. But as the 90s 'tudes go back in time, things get a little strange. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: My Brother, My Brother, and Me and Fantastic Beast: The Secrets of Dumbledore Our Twi...
1 Year Anniversary Celebration
April 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBWe somehow made it a year, so we're reflecting on how far we've come. Main talking points: What happened in our personal lives since we started How this thing got started Inspirations for the show Movies that fit the criteria but we will not cover Our favorite and least favorite movies we covered and recording sessions What we'd make if we didn't do a film podcast With plenty of our usual tangential stylings Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Always Be My Maybe: or San Francisco Dating (with Matt)
March 31, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBWe just love our rom-coms here folks. Only thing better is all three hosts getting a chance at their Keanu Reeves impressions. An absolute whirlwind in that it leaves the characters all turned around and the audience with some less than positive emotions. IMDB JustWatch Fight for Trans Families in Texas , Randall Park Cypher Pop Culture Pop Outs: The Great, Tei Shi, and Wong Fu Productions Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
The Gate: or If You Play it Backwards, You Get Cringe
March 17, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIs this movie unknown because its old, or because its bad? Por que no los dos?! A slow-burn of a haunting mixed with some satanic panic. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Cuphead and The Play That Goes Wrong (also Robyn Adele Anderson) Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
The Perfect Score: or The Real Answers Were the Friends We Made Along the Way
March 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBA classic teen adventure. If these six don't get a good grade on the SAT, they're gonna get grounded. So naturally, they put their noses to the grindstone, work very hard, and steal the answers like the grade A students that they are. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Dollface and Foundation Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie: or A Candid Yet Absurd Investigation
February 17, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBOoh, a murder! Who could've killed this unpleasant lady in all of southern California. We had a lot of laughs talking about this quite frankly serviceable film. "You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today" IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Only Murders in the Building and Wrath Goddess Sing Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Burn After Reading: or G-d's Perfect Idiot Breaks Bad and Other Stupid Stories that Don't Matter
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBTime to play pretend! You find yourself with a disc with a bunch of numbers and maybe some text talking about foreign countries. Clearly you've stumbled upon highly confidential information. Well, it helps that we're in DC. And with the money that comes from doing something with this disc will surely be a tidy sum. Anyway, Coen Brothers do a goofy one. And deep Sophia lore abound. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Dimension 20 and Behind the Bastards Glass Bandits Vacancy and College...
Pilgrimage: or Why To Not Trust The French (with Danielle)
January 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBA dangerous journey, a mysterious relic, and some people who are out of their depth. Set in the past, yet perhaps not our past considering how loosey-goosey the historical timeline is depicted. We've never been ones to shy away from religious movies and we aren't about to start now. With a very special guest who recommended the movie because of her love and obsession with the lead actor. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Sentinels of the Multiverse (and the Letters Page), Overly Sarcas...
The Informant!: or Main Character Syndrome Mark
January 06, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBOur first movie that's based on a true story. Is our recap concise and easy to follow? Of course not. But for once, that isn't really our fault. Real life is messy and so is this movie. A bunch of B-list actors show up for about 30 seconds individually. We get through this somehow, though not without losing a bit of our minds. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: DCOMedy and Matrix Resurrections Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
The Sleepover: or What'd'ya Want, Its a Kids Movie
December 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBYou may think its about spies from the poster, but not quite. Its thieves! Unfortunately, we focus more on the kids than the adults but, that's to be expected when you watch a children's movie. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Thirsty Sword Lesbians Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Operator: or a Hitchcockian JOI (with Jerrett)
December 09, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis is one of the reasons you don't bring your personal life into work. Also why therapy is very important. Kyle describes this movie as off-brand Her (2013) despite having never seen Her. Sophia is convinced these characters don't matter. Jerrett is also here. Dangerous drinking game for the episode: take a drink every time we mention that Gregg's girlfriend is a lesbian. Honestly, kind of a one-of-a-kind movie, in that no one would think that this movie would work. Yet, here we are. Futu...
The Hebrew Hammer: or What if Shaft, but Jewish? (with Brad)
November 25, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBYou've heard of the greatest story ever told presumably. But this one is even better. Its even a חנוכה story. A truly wild time that far exceeds what anyone's expectations should be. Fair warning, this is movie by Jews for Jews and displays a lot of antisemitic stereotypes and occasionally language from antagonists. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Animaniacs, Raised by Wolves, Cinema Therapy Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online Find Brad Online: Twitch and YouTube
A Cure for Wellness: or a Wacky Swiss Water Cult
November 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBIf you pay through the nose to go to some high end spa/treatment center, you'd think they'd do more than surround you with water, inside and out. But I guess customs are different over in Europe. As are, apparently, their perceptions of what an adult woman looks like. Anyway, here's our spooky movie coming out nearly two weeks after Halloween because we forgot to plan far enough ahead. Content Warning for: Medical Horror and Medical Abuse, light mentions of rape and incest “Repent, Harlequ...
Big Time Adolescence: or The Burnout Immersive Experience (with Matt)
October 28, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBOh boy, this one's a doozy. Sophia can't keep names straight, Matt does an incredible Pete Davidson impression, and Kyle is also there. Very mixed feelings on this Hulu original. But also, dumb enough that we can goof around talking about this. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Blood Mercenaries, Blood Red Sky, and Saudi Soccer Team Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
The Tiger Hunter: or the Support of 11 to 13 Roommates
October 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBFound us another indie darling. We take a trip back to the 70s for this immigrant story. Can you believe this was partly funded through Kickstarter? We had a lot fun but a big thank you to Sophia for making the record in the midst of moving. Warframe songs: Sleeping in the Cold Below and We All Lift Together IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Story Break, Hoof Care Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Down and Derby: or 7 Inch Wood From a Car Kit
September 30, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBSometimes people will buy gifts for others that are actually just for themselves. This may or may not be the most extreme example of that, where many men give their wives kids so that they can use those sons as a means to race toy cars about 10 years later. How we managed to pull anything worthwhile out of this middling movie was a greater effort than anyone gave on set. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Montero, Foxes Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
[BONUS] Sorry to Bother You Live React from Danielle
September 23, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBAs an extra episode to make up for the scheduling delays, friend and fan of the podcast, Danielle, recorded a live reaction to our most recent movie. This is nearly unedited and was recorded prior to the release of our episodes. There's of course some overlap, but the differences are great to hear, both on broad points that the other didn't cover, as well as the conclusions regarding some of those points. Pop Culture Pop Out: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
Sorry to Bother You [p2]: or Talking Your Way Back From Being a Class Traitor (with Matt)
September 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe thrilling conclusion of an extra long episode. Lots to say in the analysis but this movie makes it easy for us. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Hades, Jessica Smucker, Alex Meyers Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Sorry to Bother You [p1]: or Talking Your Way to Being a Class Traitor (with Matt)
September 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBSurprise! We're leftists! This episode we take a look at class structure as well as its intersection with race. Kyle was slightly sick during recording so he's got a brand new voice. This episode ran extremely long so we broke it into two parts. Analysis and Pop Culture Popouts will be in part 2. IMDB JustWatch
Annoucement of Delay
August 26, 2021 13:00 - 57 seconds - 1020 KBVery sorry to say that episode 10 will be delayed due to some technical issues in the editing process. We will be back as soon as we can with more movies you may have heard of, but likely haven't seen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/offthefilmpath/message
Butter: or The Low Bar for Clout in Iowa
August 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBFor one family, butter sculpting and politics is their bread and butter. The butter sculpting is the bread and the politics is the butter. For another, butter sculpting makes a young foster girl melt together with her new family. Lot of Iowa-centric politics discussion in this one as well as politics at large. Sorry, not sorry. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: This Body's Not Big Enough For Both of Us and Warhammer 40k: What If the Emperor Had Text-to-Speech Find Kyle Online Find S...
Dough: or The GBBO (Great British Bigotry-Off)
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBSeems we're headed back to the UK with this one. Lots of baking to be had, and in more ways than one. This one made us very hungry for some specific foods. We also spent more time than usual on Jewish tangents. Would recommend the movie even if you are not Jewish. Mercy Baguma article 1 and article 2, Grenfell Tower Fire WTYP video and article IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Dungeons and Daddies and Well There's You Problem Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online
Unicorn Store: or A Cute Break From Reality
July 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIs it a coming of age allegory or a coming out metaphor? Very likely both! This Netflix produced movie crammed as many unicorns and rainbows into each shot as they could. So many of these characters ended up being way more interesting than they had any right to be. Side note, this movie may very well also be evidence in a harassment suit against Gary. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Ghost of Tsushima, Legion, and Black Veil Brides Find Kyle Online: Twitter, Tumblr Find Sophia Onl...
Unicorn Store: or A Cute Break From Reality (with Kyra)
July 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIs it a coming of age allegory or a coming out metaphor? Very likely both! This Netflix produced movie crammed as many unicorns and rainbows into each shot as they could. So many of these characters ended up being way more interesting than they had any right to be. Side note, this movie may very well also be evidence in a harassment suit against Gary. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Ghost of Tsushima, Legion, and Black Veil Brides Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online Kyra's PSA
The Long Dumb Road: or A Few Moments of Sober Clarity
July 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWe've all had that college experience where we're driving there for our first semester and on the way, you pick up a manic Greek man much older than you. Alternatively, we've all had that life experience where things aren't going our way but then you hitch a ride with a nervous art student on his way to college who definitely subscribes to r/im14andthisisdeep. Either way, your mind's gonna get a little messed with. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Kim's Convenience and Warhammer 40K ...
Orgazmo: or I'm Not Queer but Happy Pride Month (with Bob)
June 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBHuge Content Warning for sexual situations, some of which have dubious to no consent. Trusting Parker and Stone to talk about the porn industry is a big ask. But the 90s were a different time. We get the bizarre result from combining "Mormons" and porn. Much like real porn, most of the people kind of phone it in. But a few breakout performances really help the comedy. We also have our first ever guest come on. PSA with Sophia, Pop Culture Detective Part 1 and Part 2 IMDB JustWatch Pop...
In A World...:or Forgetting Half the Characters' Names
June 03, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBThis movie kicks off with some real world events, the death of Don LaFontaine, a voice actor who coined the phrase "in a world..." Just about every single character has horrendous social skills. Sophia geeks out on linguistics. Kyle recites multiple filmographies. Both of us do some accent work of varying quality. A nice Sundance indie darling that is overall quite enjoyable to watch. Lock, Shock, and Two Smoking Barrels clip IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Adjustment Day and Empir...
Killing Hasselhoff: or Finding the Best Character As We Go
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBTo some, David Hasselhoff has kind of a punchable face. But for one desperate club owner, he'd go so far as to kill the Hoff. This is a pretty solid comedy with a surprising amount of themes to discuss. We also start numerous conversation threads that we do not have time to get into. Note: Sophia refers to a reference document of sources but we realized we couldn't insert that into the notes so they will be listed out individually. IMDB JustWatch "Source Document": Brechtian Technique, ...
Mindhorn: or the Unfortunate Mix of James Bond and David Hasselhoff
May 06, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBWe're taking a trip across the pond for this week's film. What happens when a murder suspect will only talk to a television detective? You unfortunately have to bring in the washed up actor. We take the piss out of Richard Thorncroft almost as much as the movie itself. This movie attempts to tell three stories at once and kinda falls flat. But in doing so, becomes far greater than the sum of its parts. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Trial of the Chicago 7 and Kill James Bond Find ...
Liberal Arts: or Ted Mosby's Weird Jerk-Off Fantasy
April 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWe watched an incredibly pretentious movie so you don't have to. Its the ever relatable story about going to see your old professor for his retirement party, only to end up in an uncomfortably close relationship with a college student 16 years younger. Somehow, we didn't make a single reference to Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff but solely refer to Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby. Content Notice for Age Gap Discourse IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Ending Pending and Jacob Geller ...