The Film Board

"Uh, Who is this crazy white girl?"
Horror abounds for The Film Board in February and this year is no different. We woke up in the same scary month this year with Happy Death Day 2U specially released for the sweetheart holiday in the middle of Valentine's week. It’s quite surely a screaming sequel and it really would be terribly odd if you tried to tackle it without the first one (from 2017) too, so be prepared as you click with us here because we’re going to spoil them both in this show.Take the leap with Tommy Metz III, Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger on this one because we’ll chat about what here is campy and what here is crazy and what here is creepy. We may even get to talk about fun and heart on this one - coming from a literally layered story. Let’s try this one more time. Reset everything and listen to The Film Board.
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Horror abounds for The Film Board in February and this year is no different. We woke up in the same scary month this year with Happy Death Day 2 U specially released for the sweetheart holiday in the middle of Valentine’s week.

“We’re finally being let into the universe.”
Happy New Year everyone! The Film Board is respawning for you here this January with Glass from M. Night Shyamalan. Is it a sequel to Unbreakable? Is it a sequel to Split? Or is it something altogether different? The debate about this film should be super with an angle on origin and another on a Special Edition Showdown and openings for more. Be certain that when you join on this one it will be riddled with spoilers aplenty.On this show, we’ll gather takes from Tommy Metz III, Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger and try to define exactly what being superhuman is all about in today’s world. We’ll dig in and see if we can find times we know about where people needed to be a bit more than the average bear. Maybe we can all be heroes. Navigate the line between fantasy and reality with us as we walk through Glass.
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Film Sundries

• Watch this film: Apple • Amazon
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original poster artwork
• Flickchart
• Letterboxd

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The Next Reel Family of Film Podcasts:

• Cinema Scope: Bridging Genres, Subgenres, and Movements
• The Film Board
• Movies We Like
• The Next Reel Film Podcast
• Sitting in the Dark

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• Your Hosts: Pete | JJ | Steve | Tommy | Andy | Ocean 

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The Film Board is respawning for you here this January with Glass from M. Night Shyamalan. Is it a sequel to Unbreakable? Is it a sequel to Split? Or is it something altogether different. The debate about this film should be super with an angle on origin and another on a Special Edition Showdown and openings for more.

"It always fits eventually."
Here’s a gift for the whole family from The Film Board’s clan to yours - the thugs went out and saw our first official show-sanctioned animated film this week, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It’s a break from what we usually do on our monthly show and the movie itself is a bit of a break from what you might expect in animation as well as what comic book movies and movies with Marvel properties have become in the industry. This movie is very different.Listen to this show to hear how those differences sit with Tommy Metz III, Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, Pete Wright, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger. This movie is generating an interesting amount of early buzz and heats up the holiday box office competition for a season that is without a Star Wars entry for the first time in a number of years. Can an animated movie win the holiday season? Should it? Come get our take with The Film Board here.
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Film Sundries

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• Original theatrical trailer
• Original poster artwork
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• Letterboxd
• John Mulaney Shares NSFW Spider-Ham Outtakes from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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• The Film Board
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Here’s a gift for the whole family from The Film Board’s clan to yours - The thugs went out and saw our first official show-sanctioned animated film this week, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse.

"You never win with violence. You only win when you maintain your dignity."
The Film Board spent the holiday weekend giving thanks and watching Green Book, a dramedy based on the true story of master pianist Dr. Don Shirley touring the American deep south in the 1960s. It’s back-to-back biopics for our guys with similar historical time focus as well. This movie highlights individual struggles to understand identity and build unity as America was on its way to take profoundly progressive steps for civil rights.On this show, you’ll hear Steve Sarmento, Pete Wright, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger talk about how stories of revolutionary courage in the 60's could help us overcome our divided interactions today. The feel good vibes in this film may encourage you to address them in a way that moves the discussion forward without avoiding the conflict altogether. We might need some more drama when the stories are this important. Click along to listen to our takes and then let us know how it goes for you!
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Film Sundries

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• Original theatrical trailer
• Original poster artwork
• Flickchart
• Letterboxd
• 99 Percent Invisible episode 201: The Green Book
• Blavity: "'GREEN BOOK' IS 'FULL OF LIES': DR. DON SHIRLEY'S FAMILY SPEAKS OUT"

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• Sitting in the Dark

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The Film Board spent the holiday weekend giving thanks and watching "Green Book," a dramedy based on the true story of master pianist Dr. Don Shirley touring the American deep south in the 1960s.

“We need to fail down here so we don’t fail up there.”
Buckle up for an intense journey on this one with The Film Board as we examine the story of struggles and successes that adorn the space race and the USA’s historic effort to reach the Moon. First Man is a Neil Armstrong biopic delivered to us by Oscar Winning Director Damien Chazelle. Teaming up with Ryan Gosling here again as he did in La La Land, Chazelle is attacking a different kind of film than we’ve seen from him before.Steve Sarmento, Tommy Metz III, Pete Wright, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger will talk here about the artful diversity in Chazelle’s short but renowned repertoire, address how this film’s content jibes with history, and attempt to figure out how anything ever works in the space program with all that shaking. You heard it here first: It’s a bumpy ride. After our conversation you may be able to decide if you want your first view of First Man to be in the theater or in history class.
Film Sundries

• Watch the Movie: Amazon • Apple
• First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen
• First Man - The Annotated Screenplay by Josh Singer and James R. Hansen
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original poster artwork
• Flickchart
• Letterboxd

Support The Next Reel Family of Film Podcasts:

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The Next Reel Family of Film Podcasts:

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• The Film Board
• Movies We Like
• The Next Reel Film Podcast
• Sitting in the Dark

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• Main Site: Web
• Movie Platforms: Letterboxd | Flickchart
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• Your Hosts: Pete | JJ | Steve | Tommy | Andy | Ocean 

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• Originals: Source material from our episodes
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Buckle up for an intense journey on this one with the Film Board as we examine the story of struggles and successes that adorn the space race and the USA’s historic effort to reach the Moon.