Footcandle Films

The summer blockbusters have started arriving at theaters. Furious 7 was either too fast or too furious for the hosts but they both have caught up with the box-office juggernaut “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. The fellows spend a few minutes discussing what they thought of this much-anticipated sequel before switching gears and sharing their thoughts on the documentary “Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me” that follows music legend Glen Campbell on his farewell tour. Rounding out the episode are some tidbits of movie news and recommendations for movies (or since a host cheats…a TV show) that you might have missed.

Recommendations: “Force Majeure”, “Daredevil – Netflix series.”

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“CitizenFour”, a doc about whistleblower Edward Snowden, took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 Oscars. Alan & Chris weigh in with their thoughts after screening the film as well as give quick reviews of the films “It Follows” and a “Atari: Game Over”. With the added reviews they squeeze just a few news items before rounding out the show with their recommendations.

Recommendations: “Three Days of the Condor”, “Kill the Messenger”, “Mission: Impossible III”

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In this episode the hosts discuss the films “Inherent Vice” about a drug addled private eye and “Buzzard” about a slacker con-man with a dark streak. Which film has which host worrying about the state of independent film? Give a listen and find out.

Recommendations: “Coherence”, “American Psycho”

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The Academy Awards have been doled out and the show hosts have their thoughts on what transpired as well as a review of the film “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern.

Recommendations: Leviathan (2014), Finding Vivian Maier

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With the Academy Awards quickly approaching, Alan & Chris fit in a review of one more award contender (“The Theory of Everything”). Afterwards they dive in to all the Oscar hoopla giving their predictions about who will/should win gold statues this year.

Recommendations: RoboCop (2014), The Giant Mechanical Man

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Traveling through time – both films this episode feature it…but one’s a biopic? No – you didn’t miss a news story on CNN about a scientific breakthrough. “The Imitation Game” makes generous use of flashbacks to show events in mathematician Alan Turing’s life, while “Predestination” goes the fictional fantastical route of jumping eras using a special violin case. After the gents finish reviewing these they rattle off some news stories and give their monthly recommendations.

Recommendations: “Like Father, Like Son”, “Philadelphia”

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Is a big budget raunchy buddy comedy your thing? How about a small, quiet reflective drama with performances by two big name actors? With reviews of “The Interview” and “Love Is Strange (2014)” this episode has a little bit of both art house & multiplex movie coverage – something for everybody. After all, we aim to please. The news segment is back with a discussion of David O’ Russell’s lost film and we round out the episode with some recommendations of films to check out.

Recommendations: “Starred Up” & “Drinking Buddies”

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Welcome to 2015 and the official Footcandle Films look back at 2014.  Alan & Chris offer up  their picks for the best and worst of 2014 along with some random categories like biggest surprise, biggest regret and a peek at their most anticipated films of the New Year.  What better way to kick off 2015 right?

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With the end of the year approaching, awards and nominations are being announced left and right. Two big recent releases that have critics buzzing are Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” and Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu’s “Birdman”. The Footcandle fellows are joined in studio by guest Abigail Taylor to discuss these films. With so much to discuss the usual news segment fell by the wayside… but don’t worry they still included some recommendations.

Recommendations: “Obvious Child”, “Tootsie”, & “Compliance”

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Alas the fellows haven’t been able to make it to the theaters to watch any films … but fear not … they look ahead to see what is on the horizon and give their early thoughts on what might be getting Oscar buzz as the year winds down. As an added bonus they have their first in-studio guest – Carrie Guarino, a local actress & film lover.

Recommendations: American Psycho, They Came Together, Lights Out

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