On the Craft

I couldn't think of a better inaugural episode than with one of my closest friends, Branden Morgan. Branden is a member of the Writer's Guild of America, a feature film director, an actor, and a highly successful producer, writer, and narrator of his true crime podcast, The Devil Within, which recently released its third season, detailing the chilling murders committed by David Berkowitz, better known as the Son of Sam.

I was a guest on The Devil Within, where I appeared on episode 4 of season 3. We talked about some of the classic cinema that was released around the same time the murders were taking place. Recently, Branden and I sat down together to discuss the 1999 Spike Lee film 'The Summer of Sam.' The film tells a fictional story around a non-fiction murder spree that shook all of New York in 1976. We discussed the amazing cast, the depiction of Berkowitz, the direction of Spike Lee, and where we think it ranks in his filmography.

We hope you enjoy our take on a film that, for many reasons, was overlooked in 1999, 'The Summer of Sam.' Please be sure to listen to all available episodes of The Devil Within.

Happy Quarantine everyone! We hope you are all healthy and safe and enjoying this time with family to hopefully watch more movies together. And if this one isn't on your list, it damn well should be. The Birdcage is a fantastic comedy with a lot of heart from the mid 90's. We love it and we hope you do too. Sit back and enjoy while we discuss the characters and the story and the importance of the subject matter. Stay safe!

Well this doesn't happen very often, but Branden introduced Jeff to a movie he hadn't seen. Full disclosure, Jeff hadn't never even heard of it. So listen in as Jeff gives Branden his assessment on the film, it's actors, and it's writer/director; keeping in mind that this is one of Branden's all time favorite movies. We hope everyone can use this episode as a source of entertainment while we all practice social distancing and staying home in the attempt to "flatten the curve" of Covid-19. Stay safe and watch some movies!

Choosing a movie to review for the first time was a no brainer. Jeff and Branden have loved this film for decades and you will learn quickly that it is not only one of their favorite movies of all time but they know it line by line and they think it is a great example of a "complete" movie. Acting, writing, directing, lighting, the score all add up to one fantastic piece of work. We hope you enjoy listening to their take on the film as much as they enjoyed telling it.

In today's episode Jeff and Branden share their reaction to the 2020 Academy Awards. Find out who picked the most winners and also listen to who they think the best hosts of been, the ones that never were and who they think should host in the future. Enjoy!

Jeff and Branden cast their votes for the major categories choosing who they think should win as well as who they think the academy will give the golden statue to. Find out what Branden really thinks about The Joker and it's lead actor's performance and how Jeff feels about Parasite being nominated for Best Picture in two different categories. Be sure to watch the 92nd Academy Awards on ABC February 9th and see how well Jeff and Branden did in their predictions.

Listen as Jeff and Branden talk about the highlights of each show and the winners and some of the nominees. 

Hello! We are Jeff Marshall and Branden Morgan. Two Cinephiles that love to talk and debate and theorize anything and everything about movies. This show will be heavily based on and around the art of cinema as well as the business side. We discuss the careers of actors and filmmakers and even have some of them on the show from time to time to discuss their bodies of work. But this show is called On the Craft because we intend on talking to artists in all areas of art and not just the designated 7 art forms. We will talk to teachers, architects, chefs, landscape designers, interior decorators, athletes and so on. Whatever your Craft is, we want to talk about. We hope you enjoy our discussions about art and look forward to sharing our wealth of knowledge on the subject of cinema with you. Welcome to On the Craft