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December 8, 2019

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Episode 664: A Host of Issues with J. Keith van Straaten

In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by actor, host and podcaster J. Keith van Straaten.
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November 26, 2019

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1917: Shallow Trench, by Tyler Smith

There is no denying that Sam Mendes’ 1917 is a technical triumph. A war story filmed in a series of long takes (with hidden cuts), the film actively works to put the audience in the shoes of our main characters...
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November 21, 2019

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AFI Fest 2019: A Hidden Life, by Scott Nye

Terrence Malick, among many other notable things about his career, has to be one of the few artists who’s become more radical, introspective, and confrontational the more he’s embraced Christianity. While his films, starting at least with 1978’s Days of...
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October 31, 2019

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The Irishman: Dead House Painters, by David Bax

Any Martin Scorsese movie is (or ought to be) an event but The Irishman feels especially so. That has a lot to do with the much discussed and somewhat harangued runtime, just shy of three and a half hours. But...

david bax / movies / patreon / tyler smith

December 11, 2019

Patreon: The Top Five of 2004

This week, Tyler and David discuss their favorite films of 2004. This episode is available only to Patreon subscribers. Tiers begin as low as $2 per month.

i do movies badly / jim rohner / movies / podcast

December 11, 2019

I Do Movies Badly: A Christmas Tale

Arnaud Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale is a mix of emotions, personalities, soundtracks, powerful performances, and filmmaking tricks that masterfully encapsulates the cacophony that results from a reunion of so many people with so much baggage. Desplechin’s aesthetic keeps the audience constantly unsettled,...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 11, 2019

Richard Jewell: Observe and Report, by David Bax

Between his eye-catching supporting turn in I, Tonya in 2017 and his lead role in Clint Eastwood’s latest, Richard Jewell, Paul Walter Hauser is already developing a sort of character type. Both of these men are real people who lived...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

December 11, 2019

Criterion Prediction #220: The Conversation, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Conversation Year: 1974 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr, Frederic Forest, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford Synopsis: Noted surveillance expert Harry Caul (Hackman) is drawn into a case where he and his...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 11, 2019

Cunningham: Flat-Footed, by David Bax

Starting off with a bit of disclosure, I was unable to catch a 3D screening of Alla Kovgan’s Cunningham. Not that I’m exactly losing sleep over it. Despite my ongoing resolution not to turn into an old crank, I’ve never...

episode / oscars / podcast / tyler smith

December 11, 2019

An Interview with Hawk Koch

Tyler is joined by producer and former Academy president Hawk Koch to discuss his new book Magic Time.

david bax / home video hovel / movies / reviews

December 10, 2019

Home Video Hovel: Olivia, by David Bax

From the vantage point of the toxic masculinity in which we men were raised, most female friendships are indistinguishable from love affairs. The openness, the tenderness, even the acrimony all exist at deeper levels than we tend to allow ourselves...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

December 10, 2019

Criterion Prediction #219: Italianamerican; American Boy: A Profile of – Steven Prince, by Alexander Miller

Title(s): Italianamerican; American Boy: A Profile of – Steven Prince Year(s): 1974, 1978 Director: Martin Scorsese Synopses: Italianamerican (1974) A personal profile centering on the director’s parents, Charles and Catherine Scorsese, and their insights and memories of immigrant life in...