Film Disquisition

Film Disquisition

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Film Disquisition episodes

  • Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 3: Cold Creek Manor
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 2
    Kristen Stewart: An Exhaustive Examination
    Episode 3: Cold Creek Manor (2003)
    Kristen Tilson is a moody kid living in the big city with her parents and younger brother. One day, after her disobedient brother darts into traffic on the way to school and is nearly killed by a SUV, her family decides to move to the country to get away from it all. They relocate to Cold Creek Manor, a rustic residence with a mysteriously retro vibe whose previous tenants left in a hurry. In addition to the cool new digs, Kristen also gets a pony named Chester!
    During a game of hide and seek with her brother, Kristen comes upon a wooden sign reading "evil," which kind of ruins the whole vibe of the day for her. Bad omens continue for Kristen when a snake spooks her and her brother in the outdoor pool. Fortunately, they are saved by Dale, the former resident of the home, who recently returned from a stint in prison and is now employed by the Tilson's as a home renovator. Unfortunately, Kristen's family is soon inundated with more snakes in their house, forcing them to escape to the roof before being rescued once again by Dale. Dale is actually a weirdo, abusive creep, though, despite his snake-related heroics, and is maybe actually harassing the family. Things go from bad to worse for Kristen when she finds Chester dead in the swimming pool under suspicious circumstances. After a near violent confrontation with Dale at the local diner, Kristen, her mother and brother head back to the city while her dad stays behind to figure things out. Kristen and her brother just kind of chill there until their parents have resolved their personal issues with Dale and then they're able to return to the newly peaceful manor.
     
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben on a quest that began (in Volume 1) with one of the most pressing cinematic questions of our time: what's the best movie Blake Lively's ever been in?
    In Volume 2, Vanessa and Toben seek to determine the best Kristen Stewart move of all time.
    They will watch - in chronological order - every major motion picture featuring the actress Kristen Stewart. At the end of each episode, an updated ranking of Kristen Stewart movies will be determined using a refined academic and scientific process.
    Current Rankings:
    Panic Room
    The Safety of Objects
     
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa (http://twitter.com/the_virago) and Toben (http://twitter.com/pursuedbyabeard)
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Record start sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/Corsica_S/sounds/174771/
    Fireplace sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/215658/
    Intro voice: @iamastove (twitter.com/iamastove)
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
     
    35 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 1: The Safety of Objects
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 2
    Kristen Stewart: An Exhaustive Examination
    Episode 1: The Safety of Objects (2001)
    Sam Jennings is a semi-rebellious moody youth who just wants to go to summer camp, but her mom can't afford it.
    She lives in the suburbs, but hangs out in the woods, where she smokes cigarettes with her friend Sally. Also they have cool midnight pool parties with the new kid in town.
    One day, her estranged father returns to town after 4 months to announce he's getting remarried. Sam and her younger sister aren't thrilled. When approached by her father about moving with him to Mexico, Sam runs away. However, she soon finds herself in some real danger when the neighborhood lawn care guy kidnaps her via trickery and takes her to his garbage home. Turns out the weirdo dude was traumatized by the death of his young brother and so he kidnaps kids his brother's age in some sort of terribly misguided attempt to relive the night if his death? Or is in a fugue state? Anyway, he lets Sam go after snapping out of his psychosis and she goes home safely.
     
     
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben on a quest that began (in Volume 1) with one of the most pressing cinematic questions of our time: what's the best movie Blake Lively's ever been in?
    In Volume 2, Vanessa and Toben seek to determine the best Kristen Stewart move of all time.
    They will watch - in chronological order - every major motion picture featuring the actress Kristen Stewart. At the end of each episode, an updated ranking of Kristen Stewart movies will be determined using a refined academic and scientific process.
     
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa (http://twitter.com/the_virago) and Toben (http://twitter.com/pursuedbyabeard)
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Record start sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/Corsica_S/sounds/174771/
    Fireplace sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/215658/
    Intro voice: @iamastove (twitter.com/iamastove)
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
     
    23 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 1 Ep 2: Accepted
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 1
    Blake Lively: An Exhaustive Examination
    Episode 2 - Accepted (2006) 
    Monica Moreland is an ambitious 1st year student at Harmon College with a passion for photography. Her life is thrown into chaos when her older boyfriend - the head of the campus fraternity at Harmon - is revealed to be cheating on her.
    Fortunately, her next door neighbor, Bartlelby, from high school - now attending South Harmon Institute of Technology (SHIT) - is there to support her interests and individual agency. Soon a new romance has blossomed.
    She transfers to SHIT, which appeals to her more free spirited and progressive nature, to pursue her aspirations in photography.
    But Monica's trusting nature is once again exploited and her spirit wounded when it's revealed that SHIT is not a real school, but a fiction created by Bartlelby after he was rejected by all the colleges to which he applied.
    Monica learns to trust again once Bartlelby commits to making SHIT a legitimate college during a 1 year accreditation probationary period. As the film ends, Monica is beginning a new chapter at South Harmon as her romance with Bartleby moves to the next level.
    Film rankings thus far:
    1. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
     
    Series overview:
    Join Vanessa and Toben on an academic and well-researched quest to answer one of the most pressing cinematic questions of our time: what's the best movie Blake Lively's ever been in? During volume one of this series, they will watch - in chronological order - every single major motion picture featuring the actress Blake Lively. At the end of each episode, an updated ranking of Blake Lively movies will be determined, until the inevitable conclusion.
     
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa (http://twitter.com/the_virago) and Toben (http://twitter.com/pursuedbyabeard)
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Record start sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/Corsica_S/sounds/174771/
    Fireplace sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/215658/
    Intro voicework: @iamastove (twitter.com/iamastove)
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    56 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 1 Ep 1: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 1
    Blake Lively: An Exhaustive Examination
    Episode 1 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
    Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly. (IMDb)
    Join Vanessa and Toben on an academic and well-researched quest to answer one of the most pressing cinematic questions of our time: what's the best movie Blake Lively's ever been in? During volume one of this series, they will watch - in chronological order - every single major motion picture featuring the actress Blake Lively. At the end of each episode, an updated ranking of Blake Lively movies will be determined, until the inevitable conclusion.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa (http://twitter.com/the_virago) and Toben (http://twitter.com/pursuedbyabeard)
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Record start sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/Corsica_S/sounds/174771/ (Creative Commons - Attribution)
    Fireplace sound effect: https://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/215658/ (Creative Commons - Attribution)
    Intro voicework: @iamastove (twitter.com/iamastove)
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    1 hr 9 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: Stuck in Love
    Tricia is a rich, bored trophy wife who loves long runs on the beach and sleeping with sad men. William is her current project and in between friends-with- benefits stuff she helps him set up a dating profile.
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    37 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: Hit and Run
    Annie is a sweet and sassy sociologist bent on advancing her academic career and loving Charlie, her uncouth, yet lovable boyfriend with a past. When Annie gets the opportunity to interview for a dream job out of town, Charlie takes it upon himself to escort her even though he's not supposed to leave town since he's in the witness protection program. While they playfully argue - and Annie schools him on his foul language - it comes to light that Charlie used to be a criminal and Annie feels betrayed. Several car chases and a bag of money in a field later - they reconcile and ride off into the sunset.
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    52 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: Big Miracle
    Jill Jerard is a news anchor trying to catch her big break. She's hungry for the story that will push her to the big leagues so when an opportunity presents itself to head up to the top of the world to cover a story, she is the first to volunteer. The story she is sent to cover is about 3 grey whales trapped in the ice and unable to migrate south for the winter. Once in Alaska, Jill has to contend with the weather, the opportunistic youth and Adam, the reporter who sparked the world's interest in the story. Everything is going smoothly for Jill until her coarse, professional attitude puts her at odds with Adam and the emotion surrounding the story of the trapped whale family. That's okay though because Jill only has to put in another half decade of work before she finally makes it!
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    45 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: Safety Not Guaranteed
    Belinda is a nice woman who lives in a cute house in the Pacific Northwest. One day, a mysterious woman knocks on her door and questions Belinda on Kenneth, a past love interest. Or friend. Belinda seems embarrassed by the questions, and defensively tells the other woman that Kenneth wasn't the type of guy to bring around friends and family because he was odd. In fact, she tells the other woman, she hasn't seen Kenneth since he crashed into her front lawn a few years back. The mysterious woman leaves, and Belinda has no clarity on what just happened. 
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    47 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: Burlesque
    Nikki is a mean-spirited burlesque dancer with a drinking problem. She's used to being the main attraction at the club and when new girl Ali comes in with some smooth dance moves and a large voice, Nikki is enraged and tries to sabotage her. Unfortunately for Nikki, her plan backfires and this pushes Ali to inadvertently be the star of the show. Nikki leaves the troupe in a fury but ends up returning for a big show because the club is her home. 
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    48 min
  • Film Disquisition Vol 3: You Again
    Marni is a successful adult woman who has shaken off a dark past of being bullied by the head cheerleader in high school. She thought her days of greasy bangs, pimples and general awkwardness were over until her brother shocks her with the news that he is marrying Joanna - you guessed it - the tormentor of her formative years. Marni decides that the best tactic is to just address their old issues head on but is shocked when Joanna claims to have no memory of her. Marni spends the week leading up to the wedding suffering one humiliation after another at the hands of Joanna until finally she leverages (in the middle of the rehearsal dinner) an old high school tape of Joanna showing her true colors. Her brother is disgusted with both of them and Marni realizes that her underhanded trick with the tape was just as bad as Joanna's own behavior. Finally able to make up, Marni walks Joanna down the aisle and gains a sister. 
    Space Money Octagon Presents
    The Filmography Disquisition Series
    Volume 3
    Kristen Bell: An Exhaustive Examination
    Join co-hosts Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie, using a very real and refined review process.
    In Volume 3 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Bell movie.
    View the current rankings.
    Contact: [email protected] (emails may be read on the show)
    Hosts: Vanessa  and Toben 
    Music: Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro
    performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
    Intro voice performance: @iamastove
    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS
    ...
    This was actually a terrible idea for a podcast
    48 min

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Join Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography, in chronological order, in an effort to definitively determine - using a refined academic and scientific process - that actor's best movie.