Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

As a massive Meg Gardiner fan, Shawn's wife Sarah has been anxiously awaiting Heat 2. There's just one problem: she's never seen Heat. While Shawn has seen Michael Mann's classic thriller, it's been over a decade since his last viewing. How does his re-watch fare? Will the film peak Sarah's interest in reading the sequel? All these questions - AND MORE - will be answered in this episode.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Sarah Eastridge

Filmmaker Miles Levin introduces Shawn to his favorite movie of all-time: The Sandlot. While Shawn has caught bits and pieces on TV, he's never actually seen The Sandlot all the way through. Join Shawn and Miles as they discuss Miles' love for the film, whether Shawn feels it works for someone who didn't grow up with it, and Miles' landmark theory that it is, in fact, a werewolf movie.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Miles Levin

Despite having owned a copy of the blu-ray for nearly a decade, Shawn has had yet to watch Robert Zemeckis' adaptation of Carl Sagan's science fiction classic Contact. He's joined by Carl Sagan fanatic, outer space expert, and all-around awesome human being Ambre Trujillo to discuss his first-ever viewing of the film and whether or not it lives up to Sagan's novel.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Ambre Trujillo

“No matter where you go, there you are.” And here WE are, celebrating Missing Frames’ 120th episode with the Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast hosts Brad and Lisa Gullickson. For the last milestone episode (#110) Shawn introduced Brad to Wim Winders’ Wings of Desire. This time around, Brad and Lisa take Shawn on an epic adventure through the 8th dimension with Buckaroo Banzai. Will Shawn fall in love with this beloved cult classic or will he end up banned to the 8th dimension with Dr. Lizardo?

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
​Lisa Gullickson

Shawn introduces his wife Sarah to the brilliance of Charlie Chaplin with his masterpiece City Lights. City Lights is considered by many not only to be Chaplin's finest work but one of the greatest films of all time. Will the Tramp's antics win Sarah over?

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Sarah Eastridge

In what may be Missing Frames' most controversial episode yet, Shawn and his guest host, cinematographer Lenny Walsh, discuss Lenny's first viewing of Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull,' and why, despite its status as a beloved masterpiece, neither of them are bowled over by it.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Lenny Walsh

Brian Bitner of the Beyond the Screenplay podcast returns to discuss Masaki Kobayashi's 'Harakiri.' This beloved masterwork has been a missing frame in both Shawn and Brian's lives for far too long - does it live up to its esteemed reputation?

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brian Bitner

David Lynch is one of Shawn's favorite filmmakers, but he's never gotten around to seeing Lynch's 1984 adaptation of 'Dune.' Fellow Nerd Party members John Mills and Tristan Riddell join Shawn for his first viewing of the film, discussing the film's pros and cons and whether it's truly as bad as David Lynch seems to think it is.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
John Mills
Tristan Riddell

To celebrate the upcoming release of Matt Reeves' The Batman, the Franchyze Boyz revisit Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. Who thinks Batman Begins is the best of the bunch? Who thinks The Dark Knight Rises is a complete mess? Introduce a little anarchy to your headphones and tune in to find out!

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
Aaron Prescott

To celebrate Super Bowl Sunday, Shawn decides to introduce his lovely wife Sarah to David Anspaugh’s 1993 classic Rudy, starring Sean Astin. Rudy is a film Shawn has loved since he was a kid, but does it still hold up? And does this classic underdog story still work for someone who has never seen it?

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Sarah Eastridge