Film School for Dad

By Film School for Dad

The podcast where Harv attempts to catch his Dad up on a lifetime squandered on serious, intellectual and meaningful pursuits in lieu of a solid education in popular culture and cinema.... more

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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

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October 02, 2022 FSFD015 – Fight Club: Expression of Freedom, or Excessive Bleedin’ ?
Fight Club is a 1999 film directed by David Fincher, and written by Jim Uhls, based on a book by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bottom Carter, and… er… Meatloaf. Part...
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44min
June 05, 2022 FSFD014 – Roger Dodger: Is this Dodger Artful and Deep, or More Likely to put you to Sleep?
Roger Dodger was a 2002 independent film written and directed by first time film-maker Dylan Kidd. It starred Campbell Scott in a very underrated performance as the titular Roger, and Jessie Eisenberg in his first...
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38min
March 07, 2021 FSFD013 – Magnolia: Sophisticated Work of Art or Unstructured Writer’s Fart?
Magnolia is a 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and an amazing ensemble cast that all deserve to get mentioned on that same level, but at 3 hours running time, we...
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June 20, 2020 FSFD012 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Fascinating and Profound, or Too Much Monkeying Around?
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 film starring James Franco, Frieda Pinto and a monkey named Ceasar played (virtually) by Andy Serkis. Notable for being one of the earliest films to...
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50min
May 26, 2020 FSFD011 – Unforgiven: Thoughtful Rumination, or More Violence Glorification?
Unforgiven is a 1992 film starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. It was written by David Web Peoples, but it’s very much a “Clint Eastwood film”. Sometimes described as the film that “broke...
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39min
February 16, 2020 FSFD010 – The Truman Show: Profound Allegory or Pointless Silly Story?
Peter Weir’s Jim Carrey vehicle “The Truman Show” came just as reality TV was overtaking the airwaves and invading our living rooms — and as such was almost prescient in its depiction of a man...
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49min
January 25, 2020 FSFD009 – Does Pi (1998) Pack a Punch for Pops or is it a Piss-Poor Piece of Poop?
PI is a 1998 indie film starring Sean Gillette, Mark Margolis and Ben Shenkman, and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Made for a mere $30,000 5 years after Aronofsky graduated film school, it unexpectedly explored ideas...
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42min
December 03, 2019 FSFD008 – The Matrix: Allegorical Warning or I Can Hear Dad Snoring?
The Matrix is about as genre defining as film gets. It broke box office records, captured a generation and became a symbol for awakening to spiritual gurus and conspiracy theorists alike. But do the allegorical...
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August 31, 2019 FSFD007 – Coco: Nonsense for Toddlers or Serious Noggin Fodder?
Welcome to our special Father’s Day episode of Film School for Dad! Coco is a 2017 Disney Pixar film starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Alana Ubach and a whole bunch of other people with...
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44min
August 04, 2019 FSFD006 – 8 Mile: Cultural Edification or Rap Crap Irritation?
8 Mile is a 2002 musical drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshal Mathers (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and Britanny Murphy (RIP). While telling the story of a character that closely parallels Eminem’s...
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47min

FAQs about Film School for Dad:

How many episodes does Film School for Dad have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.