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david bax / episode / featured / julie sesnovich / movies / podcast / scott nye

November 9, 2020

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Episode 712: Dance Movies with Julie Sesnovich

In this episode, David and Scott are joined once again by Julie Sesnovich to discuss dance movies.
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2019 / afi fest / afi fest 2019 / david bax / featured / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 20, 2019

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AFI Fest 2019: The Friend, by David Bax

We can argue about to what extent a film critic is supposed to be a consumer advocate but I will at least use this very simple platform to warn you that, if you’re planning to see Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s The Friend,...
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featured / movies / Rohmerathon / scott nye

August 14, 2017

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Rohmerathon: Full Moon in Paris, by Scott Nye

After the rigorously-structured Pauline at the Beach, Éric Rohmer could be forgiven for indulging in a breezy film about Parisian night life, which by all appearances seems to describe Full Moon in Paris. Whether one looks at modern, release, or...
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featured / movies / reviews / rudie obias / Theatrical Review

October 21, 2016

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Moonlight: Waxing and Waning, by Rudie Obias

Just cutting to the chase: Moonlight is my favorite movie of the year. It’s simply the best thing I’ve watched that’s deep, layered, and something we never see on the big screen, the coming-of-age of a gay black man in...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

January 22, 2021

Coming Clean: Study Guide, by David Bax

Ondi Timoner’s Coming Clean is the kind of issue-advocacy documentary that’s full of slogans and sound bites. The magnitude of opioid overdose deaths is referred to in numbers of “9/11s,” “plane crashes” and “Super Bowls” and the solution, we’re assured,...

bp movie journal / david bax / movies / podcast / tyler smith

January 21, 2021

BP Movie Journal 1/21/21

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: SOME KIND OF HEAVENHELLO AGAINSOUND OF METALTHE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

January 20, 2021

Patreon: A Tribute to Sean Connery

Tyler and David discuss their favorite Sean Connery performances. Become a Patron!

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

January 20, 2021

The White Tiger: Predator/Prey, by David Bax

The White Tiger is the cheekiest movie of director Ramin Bahrani’s career. It even has one of those in media res, freeze frame, “Yup, that’s me, you’re probably wondering…” type of openings. But there’s a dark side to the playfulness....

david bax / episode / movies / podcast / tyler smith

January 18, 2021

Episode 722: Passive Protagonists

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss movies with passive protagonists as well as Painting with John.

cast of cthulhu / james mccormick / jim rohner / movies / podcast

January 16, 2021

The Cast of Cthulhu: Black Mountain Side

Happy new year, y’all! Before discussing the surprisingly good Black Mountain Side, we catch up on some news and housekeeping, including Jim bidding adieu to I Do Movies Badly (boo…), a new home for The Cast of Cthulhu on Battleship Pretension (hooray!), and discussion about indie directors Benson &...

best of the week / movies

January 16, 2021

Facing Orson Welles and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Episode 721: The Many Faces of Orson Welles Skyfire: Volcanic Park, by David Bax The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller: Mank/Welles I Do Movies Badly: Auld...

movie meltdown / movies / podcast

January 15, 2021

Movie Meltdown: Mary Ann and the Town the Dreaded the Sad Trombone

On this very special “bonus” installment of The Meltdown Horror Club, we get together to pay tribute to Dawn Wells by watching a movie in which she was featured. But then we chose The Town That Dreaded Sundown… and we quickly realize...

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

January 15, 2021

Patreon: The Top Five of 1977

Tyler and David discuss their favorite films of 1977. Become a Patron!

bp movie journal / david bax / movies / podcast / tyler smith

January 15, 2021

BP Movie Journal 1/14/21

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: GOODFELLASTHE SWORD IN THE STONEGIANT FROM THE UNKNOWNTHE WHITE TIGERREVERSAL OF FORTUNESKYFIREDEFENDING YOUR LIFEMLK/FBI

Episode 712: Dance Movies with Julie Sesnovich

AFI Fest 2019: The Friend, by David Bax

Rohmerathon: Full Moon in Paris, by Scott Nye

Moonlight: Waxing and Waning, by Rudie Obias

Coming Clean: Study Guide, by David Bax

BP Movie Journal 1/21/21

Patreon: A Tribute to Sean Connery

The White Tiger: Predator/Prey, by David Bax

Episode 722: Passive Protagonists

The Cast of Cthulhu: Black Mountain Side

Facing Orson Welles and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

Movie Meltdown: Mary Ann and the Town the Dreaded the Sad Trombone

Patreon: The Top Five of 1977

BP Movie Journal 1/14/21

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