Exiting Through The 2010s

Gaby Iori returns as we revisit Leslye Headland's delightful comedy that has only grown stronger since its release within the extinction of romantic comedies. We get to talk about if this qualifies as the modern When Harry Met Sally, the whiteness of the romance genre, and how Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis broke away from TV. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent

We're going gambling. with Carrie Wittmer (The Ringer, Vulture) and talking about 2019's addictive thriller from the Safdie brothers. Topics included how the release was at the time, best performances by athletes in film and unconventional comfort movies. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent

Brett Wiesenaur (Brettroculture podcast) joins us as we talk Isao Takahata's masterful swan song. Together talking about our own relationship with Studio Ghibli, what makes this one of the genuine greatest animated films of the 2010s how Miyazaki is like Jay-Z in the world of animation. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent

Considered one of the undeniably great sports movies of the decade, Josh Bradley (Movies I Love and so can you) is back with us to pick the sublime Moneyball. With deep dives into Jonah Hill's career shift, inspiring more sports movies like High Flying Bird and Draft Day and our own personal history with baseball 

Michelle O'Connell (Roger Ebert, The Film Stage) brought us James Gray's haunting The Immigrant this week as his favorite film of the decade with all of us finding the film's greatness undeniable. We talk about The Weinstein's meddling with the release after its premiere at Cannes,  career of Jeremy Renner and that perfect final shot

The lovely Nicole Fegan joins us to talk about one of the very best films by Jim Jarmusch in the poetic Paterson. Once again admiring the talent of Adam Driver throughout the decade, how Paterson inspires us to be better people and the wu-tang clan

Zombie fatigue was very real in the early 2010s but in 2016, Yeon Sang-ho made a movie refreshing enough to have it stand out in the pantheon of great zombie portrayals. Actor Jared Gilman (Moonrise Kingdom, Paterson, Juvie) joins us for one of his favorite horror movies of the decade, we focus on the critique of the class divide in South Korea here and the abhorrent sequel, Peninsula 

Mary Beth McAndrews (Scarred for life, Dread Central) returns as we dive into James Wan's terrifying THE CONJURING and THE CONJURING 2 with a focus on differing from the real Ed and Lorraine Warren to their on-screen portrayal, why growing up catholic sucks and how Wan rejects the tired trend of jump scares in the early 2010s 

2010s horror month continues on in a gnarly debut from witter/director Julia Ducournau with Raw. Orla Smith (Seventh Row) joins us this episode as we talk about the various readings into the film's portrayal of cannibalism, the lively reaction Ducournau sparked at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the future of horror as a genre

Horror month continues as we look back at the underrated Cloverfield sequel in 2016! Guy Dolbey (Film Discussion) picked the movie and we talked mainly about the blossoming career of Mary Elizabeth Winstead and the divisive third act trying to connect it to the first one