Racking Focus Podcast

Joh. and Josiah travel to the west in this stunning and slow paced film from A24. Beautifully crafted and well acted, First Cow is a wonder of small intimate cinema, but may not be for everyone. There are mysteries a plenty in First Cow, not for the audience but instead for the characters either compassionate or savage in this western entrepreneurial story of the outcasts making goods....  This conversation unearth the richness of the soil this story has been planted in.

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This week John takes Josiah on a journey into the world of Miranda July as they watch Kajillionaire, her third feature film. The film inspired an hour of conversation abut the stellar acting,  purposeful craftsmanship, rich story and heartfelt message. A caper film in the tradition of Mission Impossible and Oceans 11, Kajillionaire used the genre to expose the depth of human trauma, the possibilities of love and simple moments of grace in a hard world. This is the kind of film that deserves conversation. Available now in theaters and soon to be released VOD, there are a Kajillion opportunities to see it and this conversation is the perfect post viewing companion

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John and Josiah delve into the beautifully human, absurd and well crafted world of Miranda July, author, artist, performer and filmmaker as they watch her third feature, Kajillionaire. In theaters now and soon to be released VOD. Kajillionaire is a movie to talk about, to wallow in and discover its bubbly depths. We need well-crafted independent visions on our screens and this one has so much to admire: brilliant acting, great writing and more.  Join Josiah and John for a quick spoiler free analysis, then GO SEE IT and listen to the extensive spoiler filled review.

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And we're back at the theater from quite a long hiatus due to the coronavirus. THis week John and Josiah went to see Christopher Nolan's next mindbending, brainhurting, timewarping film, TENET. This is a spoiler filled conversation.

Both of our critics felt the film had a lot that could be fixed. Find out what and why in this spoiler filled episode.

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And we're back at the theater from quite a long hiatus due to the coronavirus. THis week John and Josiah went to see Christopher Nolan's next mindbending, brainhurting, timewarping film, TENET. This is a spoiler free conversation.

Both of our critics felt the film had a lot that could be fixed. Find out what and why in this spoiler free episode, but don't forget to check out the longer spoiler filled episode as well!

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What happens when a thoughtful black actor takes the reigns of an action comedy in a culture awash in Blaxploitation Cinema? John is going to tell you as he discusses, Uptown Saturday Night, the first in a trilogy of films that look regular folks in the world of Black culture through a comedic lens, Sidney Poitier directs this absurd romp featuring an ensemble cast of actors who go for it while poking fun at the stereotypes of the cinema of  the 1970s. 

This Week begins a minisode series to fill the Corona Quarantine gap. We hope you enjoy!

Uptown Saturday Night is available on the Criterion Channel until April 30 and can be found on Youtube if you are lucky.

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SPOILERS ABOVE and SPOILERS BELOW! 

This week John and Josiah imprisoned themselves in a chat room and remotely recorded the podcast because of the PA Shelter in Place requirement. Each individually watched THE PLATFORM (El hoyo), an allegorical Spanish language film about a prison where masterful kitchen staff prepares a banquet each day. Unfortunately,  the banquet is served on a platform that descends through a prison where each floor eats from what has been left by the floor above.

As the table descends, the quality and the quantity of food degenerates as much as the behavior of the pairs of prisoners on each level. 

Both of our critics loved the film and this spoiler-filled conversation considers the tools used by the film's production team to craft this intense, violent fable of class and human dignity.  This is episodes is full of insight and admiration for the film and we are sure we will revisit this one after more reflection. "The Platform" is available on NETFLIX.

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This week John and Josiah locked themselves into a chat room and remotely recorded the podcast because of the PA Shelter in Place requirement. Feeling a little imprisoned in each of their own homes, they decided to watch THE PLATFORM (El Hoyo), an allegorical Spanish language film which imagines a prison where people all eat from the same table which descends through the prison, each cell eating the remains of what had arrived on the floor above. Both of our critics loved the film and this conversation avoids spoilers and considers the tools used by the production team to craft this intense, violent fable of class and human dignity. After you watch the film, be sure to listen to the rich conversation our intrepid reviewers had in the spoiler filled review, an incredible conversation about ideas, themes and meaning!

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John  and Josiah are joined by Josiah's wife and John's daughter, Steph, on a crazy and chaotic and spoiler free adventure through Shrapnel City, a fictional location where underground fight club Skizm has created a live stream fight to the death battle royale that Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself in the midst of against his own will.

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John  and Josiah are joined by Josiah's wife and John's daughter, Steph, on a crazy and chaotic and spoiler filled adventure through Shrapnel City, a fictional location where underground fight club Skizm has created a live stream fight to the death battle royale that Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself in the midst of against his own will.

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