Death By Movies

By Nick Sanford

Who will survive movie discourse and what will be left of them?

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Death By Movies episodes:

May 01, 2024 Skinamarink with David McEntire
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How much sense does it make to try and recall Skinamarink a year and a half after seeing it? Is it truly a cursed film with the power to leave long lasting psychological scars or are these two grown-ass men just being little babies about it? What does it mean that filmmaking is entering a phase where filmmakers can now replicate and redesign basically any aesthetic from history?

David McEntire and Nick Sanford sit down (in this house) to try and answer all these questions and more!

Some of the videos we talk about in this episode:

Why The Ring Didn't Use Color Grading
Mandy: The Art of Film Grain
Atemporality: Our Relationship To History Has Changed

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1h 27min
March 11, 2024 96th Academy Awards of the 2024 Oscars About Films From 2023 Telecast wait what
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After watching the 96th Academy Awards, Sanford flies solo to ruminate on and pontificate about one single question: are the Academy Awards a laughable and out of touch circle jerk or is there value to be found in one of Hollywood's oldest institutions?
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49min
March 05, 2024 Dune: Part Two - Inherent Spice
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The takes must flow!

Actor/comedian Alex Sanchez (The Praisedown) and Dalton Stuart (GoodTrash GenreCast) stop by to talk about Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi film Dune: Part 2 with Nick Sanford, and shit gets WEIRD astonishingly quickly.

What's the value of enjoying spectacle that gets real dark? Did this adaptation sand off too many edges from Frank Herbert's text, or is it great just the way it is? Did Alex Sanchez really cry at Hot Tub Time Machine? Is Zendaya or Rebecca Ferguson the true MVP of the movie? Okay, for real, what's the deal with Sanchez and Hot Tub Time Machine?

Also discussed is where the series could go from here: how do they continue this film series with the text of Dune: Messiah, and where do things like Children of Dune and God Emperor fit into the increasingly bizarre mythology?

It's an incredibly normal conversation about incredibly normal things!

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1h 24min
February 19, 2024 Sometimes I Think About Dying
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Nick Sanford flies solo to tell you why you should watch Rachel Lambert's Sometimes I Think About Dying, the new film starring Daisy Ridley from those space trek movies, by any means possible, be it at your local arthouse theater or renting it at home.

This film and podcast episode deal peripherally with death and suicide ideation. If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the 988 Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. Click here for more information.
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February 14, 2024 Febru-scary Movie Draft!
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Scary movies aren't just for October. They can also be appreciated during the coldest month of the year - February! The Silence of the Lambs kicked off a Hollywood trend of releasing high powered horror films in the month of February, and Nick Sanford is joined by two distinguished guests - Keegan Parrish (Monsterful Media) and Dalton Stuart (GoodTrash GenreCast) - to draft and rank our favorite cold-month spooky movies from five weird categories!

But films can only be drafted once, and there's a lot of good movies here we like, so how competitive will it get?
Sequel/Remake/Reboot
Scream 3
Hannibal
Friday the 13th (2009)
The Wolfman (2010)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Crazies
The Woman in Black
Brahms: The Boy II
Final Destination 3
Rings
The Eye (2008)
When A Stranger Calls
The Vanishing
Fantasy Island
Army of Darkness

Certified Fresh
Get Out
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Silence of the Lambs
The Witch
Annihilation
Warm Bodies

Blockbuster
Get Out
Friday the 13th (2009)
The Wolfman (2010)
Shutter Island
Hannibal
The Silence of the Lambs
Cocaine Bear
Scream 3
The Invisible Man (2020)

January Sloppy Seconds
Brahms: The Boy II
Boogeyman (2005)
Cursed (2005)
When A Stranger Calls
The Messengers
Rings
Fantasy Island
The Lazarus Effect
Valentine (2001)
Dark Skies
Lisa Frankenstein
Pitch Black

Wild Card
In The Mouth of Madness
Queen of the Damned
Lisa Frankenstein
The Cursed (2022)
Knock at the Cabin
The Number 23
8mm
The Vanishing

Keegan Parish is on Instagram and Letterboxd! And Dalton Stuart is also on Instagram and Letterboxd!
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1h 24min
January 01, 2024 The Exorcist
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The Exorcist shocked audiences upon its initial release 50 years ago, but why and how? What made William Peter Blatty and William Friedkin the perfect dudes at the perfect time to bring this film to life?

Is there a way to reverse-engineer the filmmaking of The Exorcist to find out why it was able to cast such a spell on moviegoers? Is that a worthy endeavor, or something only an idiot would try?

If your answer is "yes" to either half of that last sentence, this is the podcast for you!
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1h 28min
December 14, 2023 Godzilla Minus One & The Nuclear Nightmarathon with Keegan Parrish
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Godzilla Minus One sure is a good movie! What does it have in common with early Steven Spielberg blockbusters? Why is Godzilla such an enduring character? How do we fix Roland Emmerich's 1998 attempt at Godzilla? Keegan Parrish (Monsterful Media) stops by to talk the latest big lizard cinematic achievement as well as the history of the franchise.

We also dive into Nick's "nuclear nightmarathon," where he watched too many nuclear related movies in a row to set the stage for Godzilla Minus One, including Fail Safe, Dr. Strangelove, and White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Watch The Silent Witness: A Survivor's Story of Hiroshima.
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1h 43min
December 06, 2023 Film Culture & Discourse with Dalton Stuart
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Has Rotten Tomatoes ruined two decades worth of film discourse and reappraisal? Is Letterboxd the angel descended from movie heaven to save us all? How much do memes affect box office, and Jesus Christ how did we get here to even have to ask that question?

Dalton Stuart (co-host of GoodTrash GenreCast) and Nick Sanford hash out all of the above and plenty more, diving into the history of film criticism, contemporary toxic fandoms, and hypothesize about where film culture is and can optimistically go from here! But don't expect them to have all the answers or fix everything themselves!

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1h 9min
September 28, 2023 Smokey and the Bandit
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Is it scientifically possible to become pregnant by looking at Burt Reynolds' mustache?
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1h 14min
August 20, 2023 Barbie World, Destroyer of Deaths
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Is Margot Robbie the perfect movie star? What sets Barbie’s approach to meta storytelling apart from other recent examples? What eye-rolling mental gymnastics can be used to connect Barbie to the 2019 film Joker?
If you love Barbie, this podcast is for you. If you hate Barbie, this podcast is for you.
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1h 20min

FAQs about Death By Movies:

How many episodes does Death By Movies have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.