So Anyways: Movies

In this throwback recording, the group sings its praises for and provides a healthy critique of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. They discuss a lot of plot, the themes of death and immaturity, the cinematography, and how the film uses color and music to create meaning.

Chris Sun, the Australian indie-horror writer and director, joins So Anyways to breakdown his newest film, Boar. Chris also discusses his new tv show and spills the beans with some exclusive information in the process. He also discusses creative decisions, his struggles with anxiety, the business behind movies, and some of Boar's filmic influences.

In this monster of an episode, the So Anyways crew discusses fatherhood, religious symbolism, Matt Reaves, the meaning of the apes, Americana, and much more relating to the Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy. This may be our best one yet! If you enjoy the episode, leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

Kristen Lopez, a Rotten Tomatoes approved film critic who has written for Roger Ebert.com, joins Josh and Immanuel to discuss her criticism philosophy, the importance of film history, and disabled representation in movies. She leaves us with a lot to think about and a few titles to watch.

Emma, Josh and Immanuel compare their interpretations of Ari Aster's perplexing fairy tale/folk horror film. They talk about the film's homage to The Wicker Man, the Florence Pugh's amazingness, and attempt to figure out what this movie means. Josh also treats us to his grand theory about Midsommar's critique of western Christianity.

Pardon the sound quality: this is an old recording. Jayvin, Dan and Josh discuss Spider-man: Homecoming, discerning its place in the MCU, whether Jon Watts is an auteur, and they fight over the plot. Along the way they talk about the formal elements of the movie.

The So Anyways crew discusses tropes with LGBT characters, the different flavors of feminism, formal features, Olivia Wilde, and much more in this content filled episode.

Jayvin, Joshua, and Garrett discuss the history behind the movie, the cinematography, whether it is a monster movie, and much more.

In our first Worldviews, Immanuel and Joshua incoherently debate the meaning in one of last year's most confusing movies. They discuss the "cancer theory" as well as some of theories of their own.

Josh and Immanuel interview the incredibly talented, Stephane Ceretti, the the twice Oscar-nominated Visual Effects Supervisor who has done movies such as Ant-Man and the Wasp, Doctor Strange, and Guardians of the Galaxy. He tells us about his childhood using one of the first Apple computers in France, how he went about animating Rocket Racoon's expressions, the process of making Doctor Strange's iconic inter-dimensional trip, how he convinced Christopher Nolan to hire him for The Prestige, and so much more.