"Hold Your Breath" had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and marked the feature directorial debut of Karrie Crouse and William Joines. Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the story revolves around a young mother (Sarah Paulson) haunted by the past. She becomes convinced that a mysterious presence in dust storms threatens her family, and she takes extraordinary measures to protect them. Crouse and Joines were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the horror film, which is currently available to stream on Hulu. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Introducing Hot Takes on a Low Key Debate from Pod Save America.

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Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy break down Tim Walz's great arguments about democracy and reproductive rights, JD Vance's distortions on Obamacare and immigration, and the other moments that might—might!—break through from a surprisingly collegial vice presidential debate.

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"Azrael" had its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its concept and Samara Weaving's performance. Director E.L. Katz was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the horror film, which is currently playing in theaters from IFC Films and will be available on Shudder at a later date. Thank you, and enjoy!

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For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Brendan Hodges to review and discuss the latest film from legendary Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola, "Megalopolis," starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter & Dustin Hoffman. Long in development and self-funded with his own money, the ambitious film from Coppola had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and has continued to divide audiences since. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the experience, performances, themes, humor, story, technical crafts, discourse, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Introducing Education in the Age of AI from Smart Talks with IBM.

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The role of AI in the classroom is evolving rapidly. When students and teachers embrace this technology, it has the ability to democratize access to education through programs like IBM SkillsBuild. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Dr. Laurie Santos, host of Pushkin’s The Happiness Lab podcast, spoke with two innovators in the space. Justina Nixon-Saintil is Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, IBM Corporate Social Responsibility, and April Dawson is an Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation and a professor of law. They discuss the importance of lifelong learning, upskilling, and the ethical implications of AI in education. 

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"Will & Harper" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received enthusiastic reviews and went on to screen at TIFF, where it was named first runner-up for the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Documentary. Director Josh Greenbaum was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, his relationship with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, what went into Kristen Wiig's song "Harper & Will Go West" at the end of the film and more, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy!

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For Episode 410, Sara Clements, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien, and I are here to discuss the start of the 2024 New York Film Festival (NYFF) and go over some other news in the world of awards season. We go over the winners of last week's poll, asking, "Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To From The 2024 New York Film Festival?" ask this week's poll question, "Which Is Your Favorite Saoirse Ronan Performance?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Maria," "From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina," "Sinners," "Rumours," and "Thunderbolts," answer your fan-submitted questions and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat & Will Mavity to review and discuss the new animated film from Dreamworks Animation, "The Wild Robot" starring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O'Hara, Matt Berry & Ving Rhames. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Chris Sanders ("How To Train Your Dragon"), it's the final film to be animated entirely in-house at DreamWorks and has received universally positive reviews since its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the animation, voice acting, humor, emotion, score, storytelling, its award chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Lee" had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its performances from the cast and the telling of Lee Miller's extraordinary life as a WWII journalist. Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet and Academy Award-nominee Andrea Riseborough were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the work on the film as Miller and English journalist Audrey Withers, respectively, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is currently playing in theaters from Roadside Attractions. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"The Wild Robot" had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received enthusiastic reviews, with many claiming it was not only the best-animated film of the year but that it was one of the best-animated films ever made by Dreamworks Animation. Director/Writer Chris Sanders and Academy Award-winning star Lupita Nyong'o were both kind enough to spend a few moments speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Universal Pictures and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at this year's Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song ("Kiss The Sky"). Thank you, and enjoy!

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