Film Yak

This week we bid farewell to Jordan and discuss his final deep dive pick, _Princess Mononoke_. We also debate the power of nostalgia, talk what we watched, Jon's run in with the police, and much more. Thanks for listening!

0:00 - Intro

9:16 - What we watched: _Sicario_ , _Fright Night_ , _Stranger Things_ , _Neon Demon_ , _Halloween_ , _Cowboy Bebop_ , _Bone Tomahawk_ , _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ , Kevin's Wes Anderson Ranked List, _Jacob's Ladder_ , _Rififi_ , _Mindhunter_ , _Ozark._

__1:16:55 - Deep Dive: _Princess Mononoke_ __

1:57:00 - Feedback: If we could only watch movie from one decade, which decade would we choose? _

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2:06:43 - Outro/Next Episode

This week Kevin and Jon get together to casually discuss what they watched over the past week and discuss the pros and cons of Kristen Stewart. Plus we answer listener feedback and trash the terrible opening scene of Cobra.

0:00 - Intro

2:13 - What We Watched: _Only God Forgives_ , _Quantum of Solace_ , _Silence of the Lambs_ , _No Country for Old Men_ , _Clue_ , _While We're Young_ , _The Before Trilogy_ , _Akira_ , _Slacker_ , _A Most Violent Year_ , _Rushmore_ , _Found_ , _Mindhunter_.

1:21:45 - Feedback: Favorite Action Movies

1:32:45 - Outro

On this week's episode we discuss the 1997 sci-fi "thriller," _Gattaca_ plus we talk other stuff we watched and answer listener feedback. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro

3:21 - What We Watched: _American Gigolo_ , Safdie Bros. short films, _Stalker_ , _American Werewolf in London_ , _Only God Forgives_ , _The Wrestler_ , _The Meyerowitz Stories_ , _Brawl in Cell Block 99_ , _The Foreigner_ , _The Libertine_ , _Rubber_ , _Reality Bites_ , _Hamlet_ (2000).

1:16:17 - Deep Dive: _Gattaca_

1:41:33 - Feedback: Walking out of a movie at the theater, Cinematographers

1:52:25 - Trivia Battle/Assignment

2:04:43 - Outro/Next Episode

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This week we find our inner android and dive deep on Denis Villenueve's tone poem, _Blade Runner 2049._ We also discuss what else we watched this past week, including Jordan's thoughts on _Point Break_ and our glowing evaluation of _Blade Runner: The Final Cut_.

Intro - 0:00

What We Watched - 3:27

Shaun of the Dead - 3:27, My Neighbor Totoro - 5:20, Princess and the Frog - 9:20, Alien: Covenant - 12:55, Walker - 17:11, Spielberg - 23:26, George Lucas's career tangent - 27:40, The 13th Warrior - 32:32, Coda - 35:24, Get Out and Get Under - 36:58, Drive - 37:55, Heat - 41:21, Jordan's Review of Point Break - 45:33, Show Pieces - 55:32, Chopper - 57:53, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 59:55, New Blade Runner short films - 1:03:42, Blade Runner: The Final Cut - 1:07:46

Deep Dive: _Blade Runner 2049 -_ 1:15:11 __

Outro/Up Next - 2:07:57

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This week we invite special guest Jonathan to discuss Kathryn Bigelow's classic actioner, _Point Break_. We also take turns discussing what we watched, the new _Tomb Raider_ and _Annihilation_ trailers, as well as answering feedback from you, the listeners. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening!

0:00 - Intro

3:35 - What We Watched: _L'Argent_ , _The Way of the Gun_ , _Dillinger_ , _Walkabout_ , _Super Dark Times_ , _The Childhood of a Leader_ , _Let Me Make You A Martyr_ , _Jackie_ , _Under the Skin_ , _Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me_ , _Zabriskie Point_ , _Blow-Up_ , _K-19: The W_ _idowmaker_ , _The Loveless_

1:11:30 - Kathryn Bigelow's Filmography Ranked

1:13:20 - Deep Dive: _Point Break_

1:38:24 - Feedback: Dead directors we want one more movie from; the sizes of our movie collections

1:52:54 - Trivia/Jordan's assignment

2:02:08 - Outro/Next episode

This week, we gather to discuss Ozu's _Late Spring_ (at least that was the plan). We also discuss what we watched as well as the results of our medieval movie poll. Plus, stay tuned after the outro for an impromptu game of trivia in lieu of a star rating battle. Thanks for listening!

0:00 - Intro/Jon watched the wrong movie/Medieval Movie Poll discussion

7:35 - What We Watched: _Breathless_ , _The Limey_ , _Leviathan_ , _Wall Street_ , _Birth_ , _La Jetee_ , _Repo Man_ , _The Wolf of Wall Street_ , _Che_ , _Early Spring_

50:30 - Deep Dive: _Late Spring_

1:10:07 - Feedback: Directors' comebacks

1:25:48 - Next Episode/Outro

1:31:36 - Trivia/Assignment

Questions, Comments - [email protected]

This week, co-host Kevin assigned us to watch and review _The Name of the Rose, _the 1986 murder/mystery starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater as Franciscan monks. We also list our top 5 Harry Dean Stanton performances, talk lots about what we watched this past week, and respond to some feedback. Kevin's heart is broken at least three times.

0:00 – Intro/Banter/Isle of Dogs Trailer

4:00 – Top 5 Harry Dean Stanton Movies

15:50 – What We Watched: _mother!, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Beauty and the Beast, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, My Beautiful Laundrette, Night and Fog in Japan, Three Colors: Blue, White, and Red, Calvary, Samurai I, II, and III, The Sunset Limited, The Girl with All the Gifts, Death by Hanging, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Cowboy Bebop, Repo Man_

1:25:23 – Deep Dive _The Name of the Rose_

2:07:53 – Star Rating Battle

2:12:01 Feedback

2:26:57 Outro/Next Episode

Questions, comments: [email protected]

On this week's episode we dive deeply into Jonathan Glazer's sci-fi stunner, _Under the Skin, _as well as Peter Fonda's cult western, _The Hired Hand_. We also discuss what we watched, including the recently released horror film _It _and answer some feedback questions. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro

2:25 - What We Watched: _It_ , _Rosemary's Baby_ , _Holy Hell_ , _Jesus Camp_ , _Religulous_ , _Anatomy of a Deception_ , _Frances Ha_ , _The Place Beyond the Pines_ , ___Funny Games_ __, _Leningrad Cowboys Go America_ , _Killing Them Softly_ , _Rope of Sand_ , ___From Here to Eternity_ , _Hard to be a God_

56:31 - Deep Dive _Under the Skin_

1:21:55 - Deep Dive _The Hired Hand_

1:45:04 - Star Rating Battle

1:46:24 - Feedback

2:05:12 - Outro/Next Episode

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Jordan, Jon, and Kevin do a deep dive into _Cinema Paradiso_ and discuss several films they watched over the past week. Plus Jordan gets taken to task about failing to watch his assigned movie from last week and a classic star rating battle between Kevin and Jon.

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - What we watched ( _Rififi_ , _The Swimmer_ , _The Dark Knight Trilogy_ , _Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me_ , _D2: The Mighty Ducks_ , _Ghost Dog_ , _Coffee and Cigarettes_ , _True Detective_ )

1:00:15 - What we plan on watching

1:07:43 - Deep Dive Review of _Cinema Paradiso_ /Star Rating Battle (1:08:55)

1:40:47 - Star Ratings Reveal/Movie assignments for next week

1:43:57 - Next week on the show/Outro

Jordan, Jon, and Kevin talk about what they watched recently, including Jon's rewatch of all four _Scream_ films. Plus Kevin and Jordan duke it out over the indie romcom _All the Real Girls,_ which was Kevin's homework from last week. Kevin picks The Battle of Algiers for this week's deep dive review. Jordan brings up the question of documentary-style vs. cinematic stylization. Trivia battle at the end.