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Every week, two college film students watch a movie they haven't seen and try to learn one lesson in filmmaking.... more
FAQs about Overtly Critical Film Show:How many episodes does Overtly Critical Film Show have?The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.
January 20, 2023EDWARD SCISSORHANDS | A Suburban FantasyRyan and Corwin gossip about Tim Burton's semi-auto-biographical film, 1990's "Edward Scissorhands", discussing how it works as a fantasy and its deeper message about modernity....more48minPlay
December 28, 2022SERENDIPITY (2001) - Holiday Special!Ryan, Corwin, and Dan are forced to watch the dismal romance flick "Serendipity" and write Funny Notes of their own to try and make Joey laugh....more33minPlay
December 23, 2022INTERSTELLAR | Time and StorytellingRyan and Corwin question time and reality with Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar", about a former pilot sent on a secret mission to save the human race--including his family....more46minPlay
December 03, 2022WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? | Film Noir Meets Looney TunesRyan and Corwin discuss Robert Zemeckis's technical marvel, in 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and discuss how its techniques and story combine to create one of the most interesting genre meldings in cinema....more39minPlay
November 12, 2022ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) | The Original Anti-War FilmRyan and Corwin go into the trenches of the first world war in 1930's "All Quiet on the Western Front", a film that spawned multiple remakes and created the framework for war films to come....more49minPlay
October 31, 2022THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE | Men, Women, & ChainsawsRyan and Corwin survive Tobe Hooper's 1974 indie classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", which changed the course of horror, and whose subtext proves it is more than just an exploitation film....more50minPlay
October 15, 2022THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS | Invisible Filmmaking & Dramatic PerformanceRyan and Corwin investigate the 1991 detective thriller "Silence of the Lambs"--directed by Jonathan Demme, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris--and explore not only its technical and artistic finesse but also its deeper more interesting perspective on women....more49minPlay
October 01, 2022THE TERMINATOR | A Decade Defining Sci-FiThe Terminator--directed by James Cameron--takes the social fears of the computer age in the 1980s, and turns it into a genre blend of Sci-Fi, Action, and Horror creating a memorable character driven film, and iconic franchise....more43minPlay
September 17, 2022AMERICAN PSYCHO | Money, Murder, & MasculinityAmerican Psycho, directed by Mary Herron, is a wonderful critique of business and male culture, focusing on 1980s yuppie America, that shows as a slasher on the surface....more41minPlay
July 15, 2022SPEED (1994) - How to Write an Action MovieRyan and Corwin accelerate head-first into Dutch cinematographer Jan Debont's directorial debut, 1994's "Speed", in which a young cop must disable a bomb put on a bus by a local terrorist, that will blow if the bus drops below 50 miles per hour....more23minPlay
FAQs about Overtly Critical Film Show:How many episodes does Overtly Critical Film Show have?The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.