Doc + Pod

It's our first interview episode! We talk to our friend Sean about his new film Introducing… Juan Wauters, which you can watch for free right now on NoBudge. It's a lovingly made concert film of an enigmatic figure and a hypnotic performer. We get into what it was like for Sean to make his first documentary, the difficulties of making a concert film, and all the great things that can happen when you DM an artist that you love. 

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We're back with a couple new ones that played Doc NYC. We find that these two films, despite their formal differences, fit together in both their subject matters of extrajudicial murders, as well as in the missteps the filmmakers make in making heroes out of villains. It makes for a vibrant discussion as we try to judge when a film can no longer do its subject matter any justice. 

What We've Been Watching (0:00-13:19), MLK/FBI (13:19-52:44), The Dissident (52:44-End).

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Not your average Doc+Pod episode. We cover a real smattering of things available right now. We start with HBO's How To with John Wilson. Then Yael Bridge's The Big Scary "S" Word, playing at Doc NYC. And lastly, Vikram Gandhi's Hulu doc 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez.

Intro (0:00-2:17), What We've Been Watching (2:17-26:45), How To with John Wilson (26:45-48:13), The Big Scary "S" Word (48:13-1:12:20), 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez (1:12:20-End).

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It's the ZOG WATCH baybeeeee. Along with Herzog's newest, we watched Lessons of Darkness (1992) and Into the Inferno (2016) for reference. We talk about Herzog's ability to be softened by people despite him being constantly hardened by nature. Fireball is a perfect fit for AppleTV+, so watch it if you can!

What We've Been Watching/Chit Chat (0:00-33:46), Fireball (33:46-End)

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The boys finally review a film from our lord and savior Frederick Wiseman, along with fellow Wiseman-head Jason Miller. We pick apart what's made his films so funny, engrossing, heartbreaking, and in control over his 50 years career. He's one of the greatest ever, and City Hall is another stellar installment in his catalogue of great films. 

Intro (0:00-12:14), What We've Been Watching (12:14-31:26), Frederick Wiseman Intro Talk (31:26-43:50), City Hall (43:50-End).

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The election special for the boys is here! We're joined by our close friend Aidan to talk about why this film has been on all of our minds since Sundance and what it could possibly mean to us facing down the 2020 Presidential Election. 

Intro (0:00-5:09), What We Watched on Halloween (5:09-16:52), Boys State (16:52-End).

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To discuss the new Borat film we bring on the guys from The Aggressively Okay Podcast. Along the way we talk about the first film's legacy, why we have to look at this new film differently, and the direction that Borat sees the US&A going in. 

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Our first bonus episode! We do a quick wrap-up of HBO's The Vow (after our partial review in the This Is Paris episode). We talk about the show's descent into bullshit and talk about it as a study in whiteness. 

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We discuss Byrne's new concert film, compare it to Stop Making Sense (which is available on Amazon Prime right now), and are ultimately surprised when we finally come down on the film in a much lower place than we started initially. Fruitful political discussion here. 

Intro (0:00-7:05), What We've Been Watching (7:05-29:42), David Byrne's American Utopia (29:42-End).

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In preparation for the new David Byrne concert film directed by Spike Lee, the boys chose to take a look at a couple of the documentaries Spike Lee has in his catalog. We cover how Spike was able to turn a historical documentary into something more distinctive, and how he elevates a sports documentary into a (literal) commentary on cinema. He's good at everything.

Intro (0:00-2:45), What We've Been Watching (2:45-26:22), Spike Lee (26:22-32:30), 4 Little Girls (32:30-1:06:12), Kobe Doin Work (1:06:12-End).

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