Film Disquisition

By Toben and Vanessa

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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

Film Disquisition episodes:

January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 34: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Kathryn Lynn is nearly fully recovered from a car wreck that almost killed her just before her younger brother Billy enlisted in the Army. Billy returns after a harrowing mission in Iraq, now viewed as a hero, but Kathryn is concerned that there's more to the story about what happened. She's even more concerned that Billy is possibly suffering from PTSD. Kathryn recommends that Billy see a therapist and consider seeking a discharge so he doesn't have to go back to Iraq. As Billy attends a Thanksgiving football game, Kathryn organizes a plan to get him help and out of the Army. Ultimately, though, Billy decides to return to Iraq with his squad, leaving Kathryn worried about his future.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaPersonal ShopperThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakEqualsWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysAmerican UltraCafé SocietyThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic RoomCertain Women Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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50min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 33: Personal Shopper
Maureen spends her days employed as a personal shopper in Paris; at night she moonlights as a supernatural medium, seeking to connect with the spirit of her recently deceased brother, Lewis. After a brief encounter with an unknown spirit at Lewis' former home, Maureen tries to make a stronger connection - eventually drawing an angry spirit out of the house. Later, Maureen is contacted via text messages by an unknown entity, asking her probing questions about her fears and other personal issues. Soon Maureen is caught up in a murder investigation involving her employer. Are supernatural forces at work? Or are the answers Maureen seeks more grounded and personal?
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakEqualsWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysAmerican UltraCafé SocietyThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic RoomCertain Women Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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51min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 32: Café Society
Vonnie is an assistant at a Hollywood talent agency, where she is secretly dating her boss, Phil. One day she's tasked with showing Bobby, her boss' nephew from New York City, around town. They hit it off and begin to hang out regularly. A romance then blossoms after Vonnie and Phil break up. Soon, Vonnie is considering marriage and moving to New York with Bobby. But her feelings for Phil still linger, and - when he leaves his wife for good - Vonnie decides to marry Phil. Years (?) later, Vonnie and Phil visit New York City and stop by the nightclub that Bobby now manages with his brother. Vonnie and Bobby get reacquainted, reminisce about their previous romance, and eventually reveal that they often still think of each other and what might have been. After sharing a kiss in Central Park, the two return to their own lives and families. As a new year begins, Vonnie's mind wanders and she wonders if she made the right choices in her life.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakEqualsWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysAmerican UltraThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic RoomCertain Women Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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48min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 31: Certain Women
Beth is a law school graduate who twice a week drives four hours to Belfry, Montana, to teach night classes about school law. After class, she gets food at a local diner with a student, a rancher. One night, the rancher gives Beth a ride on a horse and tries to put the moves on her, but Beth brushes her off. Beth soon decides that the long drive is too much trouble and gets someone else to teach the class for her. Back home in Livingston, Beth arrives at her day job at a law office to find The Rancher, who says she just wanted to see her again. They part ways and Beth goes to work.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakEqualsWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysAmerican UltraThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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36min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 30: Equals
Nia is a quiet, thoughtful young lady who secretly has feelings and emotions. One day, she discovers that a colleague, Silas, is also developing feelings and emotions. Soon they start hooking up, which really complicates things at their workplace and in the emotionless utopian community they live in known as The Collective. When hiding their feelings become too much, Nia and Silas consider running away together into the unknown. When The Collective announces a cure for the "disease" of emotions, Nia and Silas put their plan into action - but it's soon derailed by the revelation that Nia is pregnant. Nia escapes the clutches of the medical authorities thanks to the help of a few others who also have feelings, but she's mistakenly believed by Silas to dead. When they finally reunite, Silas has been given the cure, with only a few hours left to be himself with Nia. They decide to continue with their escape plan, leaving The Collective for an uncertain future together.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysAmerican UltraThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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55min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 29: American Ultra
American Ultra
Phoebe is an undercover CIA agent who, for the past five years, has been tasked with keeping Mike Howell safe - and within the city limits of Liman, West Virginia. Unbeknownst to Mike, but beknowst to Phoebe, Mike was part of a mothballed experimental CIA project to create super sleeper agents. One day, Mike informs Phoebe that he's killed two men who attacked him at work. Phoebe and Mike are soon brought in to the sheriff's department for questioning, but before they can explain what's happened, the department is besieged by CIA contract goons trying to eliminate Mike. Phoebe blows her cover to save Mike's life, but the revelation of her covert life damages his trust in her. When the CIA brings Phoebe in, it's revealed that she was Mike's handler when he was first inducted into the experimental program, and her feelings for him are indeed real. Phoebe and Mike escape with their lives, get married, and later return to the field - running operations their way.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceAnesthesia Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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41min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 28: Anesthesia
Anesthesia
Sophie is an inscrutable grad student at Columbia University. Frustrated not only with her studies in philosophy, but with her general place in life, Sophie struggles with self-harm. One day, she shares her troubles with her professor and asks him to sit in on a therapy session. During the session, Sophie reveals her anger, frustration, and self-loathing over feeling isolated in a world that she sees only as disconnected and alien, devoid of genuine human interaction. Sophie's professor later convinces her to give up her instrument of harm, and make an effort to find peace with the world.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: 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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Still AliceSnow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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38min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 27: Still Alice
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 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: An Exhaustive Examination
Still Alice
Lydia Howland is an aspiring actress living in Los Angeles with two roommates, working her way through the local theater scene. One day, her mother, a linguistics professor at Columbia, visits and takes her out for lunch, where she asks Lydia about reconsidering her career path. While visiting her family for Christmas, Lydia notices that her mother, Alice, is having trouble remembering people she just met. Lydia and her siblings later learn this is a symptom of Alice's early onset Alzheimer's disease, which in this case is familial. Her siblings both get tested for the disease, but Lydia chooses not to find out if she'll one day suffer the effects of Alzheimer's. Lydia visits again while in town for a play, joining Alice for walk and talk about the future, where Alice again pushes Lydia about her career options. During a family dinner, Lydia argues with her sister about how best to help Alice deal with the disease and the related stress. After her mother decides to give a speech at an Alzheimer's conference, Lydia encourages Alice to incorporate more of her personal voice to the speech. Alice does and the speech is very well received. As Alice's condition worsens, Lydia moves in to help take care of her - spending the days out on walks with her and reading to her plays about love.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayClouds of Sils MariaThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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52min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 26: Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
Valentine is the personal assistant to Maria Enders, an actress traveling to accept an award on behalf of reclusive playwright Wilhelm Melchior, whose play was Enders' breakout role. En route to Zurich, Valentine and Maria get word that Wilhelm has died. While at the award ceremony-turned-memorial, Valentine convinces Maria to meet with a director about returning to the play that made her famous. Over the next several weeks, Valentine helps Maria prepare for the role, running lines and exchanging ideas about the themes and meaning of the play. Their perspectives differ on many things, including the potential of the actress set to play the role a younger Maria once did. One day, while on a hike, Valentine and Maria are arguing once more over the play and interpretations of it... then Valentine vanishes, never to be seen by Maria again.
Space Money Octagon Presents
The Filmography Disquisition Series
Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: An Exhaustive Examination
Join Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography, chronologically, in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie.
In Volume 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
Camp X-RayThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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45min
January 01, 1990 Film Disquisition Vol 2 Ep 25: Camp X-Ray
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Space Money Octagon Presents
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Volume 2
Kristen Stewart: An Exhaustive Examination
Camp X-Ray
Cole is a new guard at Guantanamo Bay. On her first day, she gets punched in the face by a detainee. One day, while on library duty, she meets Ali - a man who's been detained at Gitmo for eight years and just wants to read the last Harry Potter book. After their literary discussion turns sour, Cole receives a fecal cocktail from Ali. Despite this, the two eventually develop a mutual respect for each other and connect emotionally. As Cole nears the end of her deployment, Ali shares with her his fear that he will never be free and never have a home again. In Ali's moment of despair, as he considers killing himself, Cole urges him to hold on to even the smallest amount of hope, before letting him decide his own fate. Ali chooses to live, and shares a moment of affection with Cole before they part ways. As a parting gift, Cole finds the final Harry Potter book for Ali, leaving him a note inside: "I don't know if Snape's a good guy. But I know you are."
Join Vanessa and Toben as they journey through an actor's filmography, chronologically, in an effort to definitively determine that actor's best movie.
In Volume 2 of the series, Vanessa and Toben are seeking out the best Kristen Stewart movie.
Current Rankings:
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2Snow White and the HuntsmanSpeakWelcome to the RileysThe RunawaysThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Adventureland The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: New MoonZathuraOn The RoadPanic Room Twilight The Yellow HandkerchiefThe MessengersThe Safety of ObjectsFierce PeopleIn The Land of WomenInto The WildCold Creek ManorCatch That KidThe Cake EatersJumperWhat Just HappenedUndertow
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
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49min

FAQs about Film Disquisition:

How many episodes does Film Disquisition have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.