Are You Watching Closely?

By Are You Watching Closely?

You go out with your friends after watching the best movie ever. They loved it as much as you did, and they’re ready to examine every last detail. That’s Spencer and Mallory: your new best friend film... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Are You Watching Closely? episodes:

October 16, 2019 Colin Levy, Director of Sintel (2010)
What’s it like to work at Pixar? Why does the internet love short films? Special guest Colin Levy (Sintel, Inside Out, Finding Dory, The Secret Number) explores these questions and more in this special episode of Are You Watching Closely.
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October 08, 2019 Reality (2014)
Who…how…what is going on? Spencer and Mallory try to answer this question and more as they discuss narrative frames, character, and the nature of reality in Reality (2014). More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely
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October 03, 2019 Prisoners (2013)
What’s up with Detective Loki’s blinking? Is Keller Dover a reliable narrator? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss cinematography, suspense, and moral ambiguity in Prisoners.
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52min
September 17, 2019 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
What happened during the day with missing footage? Was anyone ever in control of the project? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss horror, editing, and inevitability in The Blair Witch Project.
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41min
September 11, 2019 Hot Fuzz (2007)
When Sergeant Angel returns, why should we “look at his horse?” What story do the taxicab signs tell? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss visual and auditory humor, recapitulation, and fascism in the second installment of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy: Hot Fuzz.
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September 03, 2019 Sintel (2010)
Why does Sintel’s hair turn grey? How do embers serve as transitions? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss Blender, seasons, and coming-of-age in Sintel.
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43min
August 30, 2019 Steve Jobs (2015)
Can Steve Jobs control fire regulations? Do his glasses actually make his vision worse? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss Aaron Sorkin, visual symbolism, and character intentions & obstacles in Steve Jobs.
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49min
August 19, 2019 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Who spray painted “no future” on the billboard? What is actually controlling Stefan’s impulses? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss interactive media, Aristotelian drama, and the promise of the premise in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
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54min
August 12, 2019 Arrested Development S1E2: Top Banana (2003)
How reliable is Ron Howard’s narration? How many doors are in the Bluth model home? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss breakneck documentary form, delusional humor, and arrested development in Arrested Development.
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43min
August 05, 2019 Arrival (2016)
What’s that low rumble in the score? Does heptapod algebra not exist? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss transportive sound design, intertextuality with 2001: A Space Odyssey, and heptapod math in Arrival.
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58min

FAQs about Are You Watching Closely?:

How many episodes does Are You Watching Closely? have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.