The Cinematic Odyssey

On the fourth episode of The Cinematic Odyssey Max and Tristen dive into the personal and wonderfully realized world of PTA's Licorice Pizza. A love letter to his hometown of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and to the 70s, the film, depending on who you ask, is either about the ills of growing up and becoming an adult or is a complicated love story or both! Max and Tristen go back and forth arguing for and against the merits of the film. 

On the third episode of The Cinematic Odyssey Tristen, Max, and special guest Griffin "Danger" McMorrow discuss the genius or inept decisions made by Josh & Benny Safdie and Adam Sandler in the creation of Uncut Gems. We go into the nitty gritty details of Sandler's character, the intricacies of his performance, the impressive scope of the screenplay, the impeccable direction, and many more things that contribute to the creation of Uncut Gems. 

In the second episode of The Cinematic Odyssey, Max and Tristen discuss Jojo Rabbit, an anti-hate, anti-Nazi, and pro-love film from Taika Waititi. We discuss the question of whether or not it's okay to satirize the Nazi regime, the progression of Jojo letting go of his hatred and learning to love and gain his childlike innocence, and other aspects of the film that can be seen as questionable and or either brilliant choices of Taika Waititi.

In the inaugural episode of The Cinematic Odyssey Max and Tristen discuss Mathieu Kassovitz's masterpiece, La Haine. A politically charged film that dissects the cycle of violence and poverty from the perspective of three minorities in Paris, France. La Haine has been hailed as one of the greatest films to come out of France and continues to be an extremely high benchmark in cinema.