Exiting Through The 2010s

We're joined by Matt Zoller Seitz (Roger Ebert, author of Sopranos Session, The Wes Anderson Collection) to revisit Rogue One and its place in the Disney Star Wars era. Together we look back at the movie's faults, the cast performances, unfair criticisms, the daring ending, and how the movie improves with the existence of Andor

Sam Bodrojan joins us for Andrew Bujalski's overlooked comedy with RESULTS! Together, we look at the career of the three leads, the state of mumblecore at the time, and how little success the movie had portraying such uncinematic relationships

Justin and Laura Khoo (Cows in the Felid podcast) return for 2011’s prescient CONTAGION! Together we discuss Soderbergh and Burns’ well researched approach, the great ensemble and of course, the novel coronavirus which gave the movie a second life

Andy Germuga and Emilo Diaz (Cannes I Kick It podcast) return for the compelling Steve Jobs! Together we chat about the career of Michael Fassbender, Sorkin talk, youtube movies and the movies growing reputation

We welcome Melanie Shannon to the pod as we discuss the enigmatic Neon Demon! Together, we discuss why the movie was dismissed at the time, how obviously creepy the modeling industry is and if the movie is really a horror movie

Returning guests Aaron Casis and Carlee Gomes (Hit Factory podcast) are here to talk the puzzling 15:17 to Paris but more importantly our first foray into Clint Eastwood's 2010s era. Together, we discuss the bizarre gelato scene, audience reaction in real time, and Clint's reputation as a public figure

Kevin Tudor (Almost Major podcast) is back as we chat about Fede Álvarez' directorial debut and in the conversation for best horror of the decade, Evil Dead. Together we talk Alien: Romulus, state of current horror, the underrated cast, and 2010s remakes

We’re seeing double this week as Sonya Robinson discusses Us (2019)! Together we talk the performances from the cast, the sizemic work from Jordan Peele with just three movies, the movies reception from the time, the movie’s eerie look and Trap

Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig (Vulture) are back for 2017’s harrowing ONLY THE BRAVE! Tgether we discuss the secret genius with Joe Kosinski, the career of Miles Teller and comparisons we see to Michael Bay

Sophia Cimenello (Oscar Wild pod) joins us for the beguiling thriller with Lee Chang Dong’s BURNING! Together we chat about the career of Steven Yeun, South Korean cinema at the Oscars, coming up with our own intreptations of the events of the film and how the loneliy protaginst at the center of the film is tiemly as ever