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Sounds Film-iliar

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Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with our upload schedule, news, and discussions. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

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Episodes

57 - Encanto & Turning Red

July 28, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas.  Disney and Pixar's two most recent outings attempt to tackle generational trauma (to varying degrees of success). Caleb and Stephanie had more say than they expected about each story's effectiveness Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

56 - Joker and The Batman

June 09, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas.  On this week's episode, Caleb and Stephanie watched DC/Warner Bros two attempts at standalone superhero movies outside the DCEU (not including animation, duh). They have some very strong opinions on Joker (2019) and The Batman (2022). Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

55 - Captain America: The First Avenger & Wonder Woman

March 30, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas.  Marvel vs DC. WWI vs WWII. Captain vs Wonder. America vs Woman. Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Extended Edition.  Just kidding, this week we watched Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Wonder Woman (2017) and noted some...distinct similarities. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

54 - Carrie & Matilda

November 04, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week is all about movies named after girls who can move stuff with their minds—join us for a discussion of pig's blood, chocolate cake, and childhood trauma with Carrie and Matilda! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

53 - Dead Poet's Society & The Truman Show

October 14, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas.A double-feature from director Peter Weir. Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show are two classic films about how your father can and will ruin your life. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

52 - Megamind and Wreck it Ralph

October 01, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Do you like villain-to-hero stories? This is kind of that. Caleb and Stephanie talk surprisingly enthusiastically about Megamind and Wreck-It Ralph. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

51 - A Bugs Life & Chicken Run

August 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're talking about ants, chickens, and the movies that first put us on the path to seizing the means of production: A Bug's Life and Chicken Run! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

50 - Edge of Tomorrow & Mad Max: Fury Road

August 06, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. It's our 50th episode special and Caleb and Stephanie picked two of their favorite movies that were missing pairings because it's our special and we make the rules. Buckle your seatbelts and get ready to ride eternal on the Fury Road. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

49 - Pirates of the Caribbean & The Haunted Mansion

July 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times and hold on to all personal belongings, especially your nostalgia.  This week Stephanie and Caleb are taking a look at two Disney rides-turned-films with Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

48 - TV SPECIAL - Wayne & On Becoming a God in Central Florida

July 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Caleb and Stephanie branch out and watch some new TV shows! Join us for our first very special TV episode where we talk about Wayne and On Becoming a God in Central Florida. Please enjoy the show!

47 - Twilight & The Hunger Games

July 03, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Stephanie and Caleb jump forward 30 years to discuss two teen movies from a different century. Twilight and The Hunger Games were the juggernauts of the YA novel adaptation trend and were important works for our hosts. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

46 - Breakfast Club & Heathers

June 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We're taking it back to the 80s this week to talk murder, makeovers, shoulder pads, and social types with The Breakfast Club and Heathers!  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

45 - Speed and Flightplan

June 18, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Caleb and Stephanie are on their own this week to discuss the thrills of mass transportation! It's planes, trains, and automobiles week with Speed and Flightplan.  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

44 - The Matrix & V for Vendetta

June 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. The Gang Gets A Little Too Drunk And Rants About Theme. We're big fans of The Matrix and V for Vendetta and we hope you guys are too because boy do we have some thoughts.  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

43 - Pacific Rim & Godzilla (2016)

June 06, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We are stomping to June with two of the films that kicked off the Kaiju renaissance in the 2010s that is still popular today!  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

42 - Evil Dead 2 & It Follows

May 27, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 78 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. As we end Morbid May we eschew our usual format of talking about two similar films and the hosts talk about some of their favorites! This week things get bloody with Evil Dead 2 and relaxingly stressful with It Follows.  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 41 - The Grudge (2004) & The Conjuring

May 20, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Morbid May is getting spooky this week as Justin and Stephanie talk ghosts, curses, weird houses, weird directorial choices, and more with The Grudge and The Conjuring! Please enjoy the show!

Episode 41 - The Grudge (2004) & The Conjuring

May 20, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Morbid May is getting spooky this week as Justin and Stephanie talk ghosts, curses, weird houses, weird directorial choices, and more with The Grudge and The Conjuring! Please enjoy the show!

Episode 40 - Halloween & A Nightmare on Elm Street

May 14, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Welcome to Morbid May! While Caleb is gone Stephanie and Justin get spooky! This week things get bloody as we discuss two slasher classics Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 39 - Rosemary's Baby & The Excorcist

May 06, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Welcome to Morbid May! While Caleb is gone Stephanie and Justin get spooky! This week we are taking a look at two absolute horror classics that are dripping with (or spewing) symbolism - Rosemary's Baby and The Excorcist. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 38 - Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs The World

April 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Are you a white guy? Maybe in your 20s? Too much of a wuss to be really into Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction? There's a good chance Edgar Wright is your favorite director. We picked a flavor from the Cornetto trilogy (Hot Fuzz) and paired it with every slacker's favorite Canadian martial arts expert (Scott Pilgrim). Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence y...

Episode 37 - Dr Strangelove & The Shining

April 22, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're discussing Stanley Kubrick, Auteur of auteurs, and two VERY different films, Dr. Strangelove and The Shining. His only comedy and his only horror but both are somehow filled with dread? Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 36 - The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation

April 16, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. The vibes are strong with this one. Sofia Coppola makes a strong showing in Auteur April with The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation. Let the suburban ennui wash over you. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 36 - The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation

April 16, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. The vibes are strong with this one. Sofia Coppola makes a strong showing in Auteur April with The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation. Let the suburban ennui wash over you. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 35 - Hellboy and the Shape of Water

April 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Auteur April marches on with an episode about the daddy of the modern monster movie, Guillermo del Toro, and his two films Hellboy and Best Picture Winner - The Shape of Water. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 34 - Jaws & Jurassic Park

April 01, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 91.1 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This episode kicks off a new theme month focusing on a different director every week. This time the gang gets long winded in their love for Stephen Spielberg's blockbuster hits Jaws and Jurassic Park. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 33 - Chicago and Les Misérables

March 25, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We close out Musical March with two movies that swept the Oscars in their respective seasons, Chicago and Les Misérables. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 32 - Cabaret & Moulin Rouge

March 23, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We're continuing Musical March on a spectacular spectacular note with two films about love, music, bohemians, and the utter chaos of live theatre: Cabaret and Moulin Rouge! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 32 - Cabaret & Moulin Rouge

March 23, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We're continuing Musical March on a spectacular spectacular note with two films about love, music, bohemians, and the utter chaos of live theatre: Cabaret and Moulin Rouge! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 31 - Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music

March 12, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Welcome to Musical March! This week we take a dive in to the Julie Andrews plays a "magical" nanny multiverse with Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music! And we promise, Mary Poppins wasn't secretly Mephisto all along. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 30 - Romeo + Juliet & The Great Gatsby (2013)

February 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're closing out our Valentine's Month with two adaptations of classic works from one our favorite directors: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 30 - Romeo + Juliette & The Great Gatsby (2013)

February 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're closing out our Valentine's Month with two adaptations of classic works from one our favorite directors: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 30 - Romeo + Juliet & The Great Gatsby (2013)

February 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're closing out our Valentine's Month with two adaptations of classic works from one our favorite directors: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 29 - Emma. (2020) & Clueless

February 18, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. For our third Valentine's Month episode, we're taking a look at another teen romcom adaptation of the 90s, along with the story it's based on: Clueless and Emma! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 28 - Titanic & Portrait of a Lady on Fire

February 11, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 94.7 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. For our Valentine's Day episode we discuss Titanic and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Painting, yearning, and social class come together in these historical romances. Which didn't happen. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 27 - 10 Things I Hate About You & She's the Man

February 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. The high school romcom goes Shakespeare in these two... romcoms loosely based on Shakespeare comedies. Also, Caleb is aware the ska cameo he was thinking of was The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in Clueless. He's sorry he said it was Reel Big Fish in Good Burger. Which didn't happen. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the ...

Episode 26 - Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker & Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Boys Night!)

January 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week things get extra dorky as Stephanie is indisposed and Justin and Caleb talk cartoons and anime! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 25 - Walk the Line & Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

January 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We hope you like music bio-pics because this week we're discussing two of them. Walk the Line and it's parody, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. No tonal dissonance here at all. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 24 - Birdman & 1917

January 14, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 85.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This shot has been going for a long time. When are they going to cut? Oh. They aren't. Put in some eye drops cuz we're talking about Birdman and 191  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 23 - Raiders of the Lost Ark & National Treasure

January 07, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 102 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. We are kicking off 2021 by taking a look at two adventure films about lost treasure and ancient artifacts! Join us as we watch a professor punch nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark & Nicholas Cage being almost as nerdy as he is in real life in National Treasure!  Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 22 - Avengers: Endgame & Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

December 31, 2020 18:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. To close out 2020, we're taking a look back at two of the biggest movies of 2019—Endgame and Rise of Skywalker—to learn some lessons about how (and how not) to end a saga! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 21 - Christmas Special 2020!

December 27, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week things are getting holly and jolly as we take a look at 3 of our favorite Christmas movies and specials! Warm up by the fire as we take a look at The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone, and Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 20 - The Princess Bride & A Knight's Tale

December 18, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week! Knights! Maidens! Sword fights! Dragons! No dragons? Damn, no dragons. It's a duel to the death between The Princess Bride and A Knight's Tale!) Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 19 - Clue and Knives Out

December 10, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're investigating two loving homages to the murder mysteries of yesteryear: Clue and Knives Out! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 18 - Holes and The Shawshank Redemption

December 03, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're going behind bars to discuss two different iterations of the prison narrative: the incredible Shawshank Redemption, and the also pretty incredible in its own way Holes (2003) Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 17 - Beetlejuice & Hocus Pocus

November 26, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we're joined by our good friend Rachel to discuss her all time favorite movie, Beetlejuice! As well as everyone's so-so Halloween-must-watch, Hocus Pocus. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 16 - Ghostbusters & The Frighteners

November 20, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This week we tackle two movies about bustin' ghosts, one of which is a classic and one of the most beloved comedies of all time, and the other is The Frighteners. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 15 - Bram Stoker's Dracula & The Mummy

November 14, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 109 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. This time around, we're discussing two (very) different 90s remakes of classic Universal Monster Movies: Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Mummy! Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!

Episode 14 - Halloween Special! (Army of Darkness, Corpse Bride, and The Witch)

October 30, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 101 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. Happy Halloween, everyone! Join us this week as we take a more relaxed look at three of our favorite movies to watch this time of year and explore the many possibilities of the spooky, the scary, and the weirdly hilarious with one film picked by each member: Army of Darkness, Corpse Bride, and The Witch! (Take a wild guess who's who.)  Take your seat, grab your p...

Episode 13 - Disney Renaissance 4 - Aladdin & Mulan

October 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB

Welcome to Sounds Film-iliar, a podcast where we discuss two pieces of media that share themes, plot points, or overarching ideas. In our fourth episode on the Disney Renaissance, we're talking about people (and lamps, and carpets, and dragons) who are more than what they seem with Aladdin and Mulan. Take your seat, grab your popcorn, and silence your cell phones now. Please enjoy the show!