The Movie Log: A Journey Through Cinema

Izzi's Pick!

This week's episode, the TML Duo discuss the beloved coming of age story, Booksmart. Throughout this episode, Izzi and David compares this female-led to other teen movies of the 80's, 90's and early 2000's and drawing on the movies inspirations. This movie is also the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde, and the duo date on the importance of a female director telling a female led story.

Izzi and David also talked about the ever changing landscape of smaller and independent films and why might this film have over looked in the box office.


Molly: You don't even care about school.

Triple A: No, I just don't only care about school.

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David's pick!!

This week the TML duo discusses the French World War I drama, A Very Long Engagement. David and Izzi talk about how to make an epic War film without spotlighting on the bigger battles and switching focus to women and families of the soldiers.  In our first French movie, Izzi and David talk about Jean-Pierre Jeunet's animation background and how his love of whimsy affect a harsh story like this.

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Izzi's Pick!

David and Izzi talk aliens.

This week's episode marks the first episode of Season 2 where the TML Duo discuss the Sci-fi cult classic, Attack The Block. In this episode, David and Izzi discuss the major stepping stones this movie caused for many of it's cast and crew, including Star Wars' own, John Boyega.  The Duo continue their conservation on what makes a movie a cult classic, especially since this movie was made only a few years ago.

"Even if it is an alien invasion, they're four foot high, blind and got kicked to death by a bunch of kids. We got nothing to worry about."- Ron

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B-Roll Bonus Episode:

With movie theaters opening and choices of films to go see is expanding, David and Izzi discuss what they are excited to experience in going back to the theater for watching films and what they are dreading. Also, do they feel theaters will make a full recovery from the last year of not operating.

Izzi's pick launches Season 2  next week!

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This week the TML duo talk about Fan Theories!

In this bonus episode Izzi and David discuss their favorite fan theories from their favorite movies while talking about how fan theories shape a fandom.  With the rise of nerd culture and the internet, are head-cannons and theories great tools to join people together or a hindrance that take away from the story.

Season 2 will be premiering August 10th.

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Bonus Episode!

In this week's B Roll David and Izzi discuss their favorite and least favorite movies of all time.
Because there are millions of movies, the TML duo has only limited themselves to three movies in each category.

The duo also mention some re-watchable movies.

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A B-Roll Bonus Episode to tide you over until season 2.

In this episode the TML duo discuss each other's picks for Season 1. What were their favorite, least favorite and most surprising movie the other person picked this season.

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Double Feature!

In the TML  Season 1 Finale, the Duo are doing things a little different. In this week's episode BOTH Izzi and David make a pick with a certain theme: Action movies starring Charlize Theron. David picked Mad Max: Fury Road and Izzi picked the Cold War espionage film, Atomic Blonde.

In the Episode, David and Izzi discuss the themes of Mad Max: Fury Road and talk about what makes this movie a feminist movie. They discuss the amazing stunt work that went into this film, along with the character of Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron).  With Atomic Blonde the Duo discuss the Cold War epic, along with spy tropes and how they work in today's society.

Mad Max: Fury Road:
"I am the road warrior."

TOM HARDY -Max Rockatansky 

Atomic Blonde:
“You know those movies where the picture just starts to slow down... and melt? Then catch fire? Well, that's Berlin.”

CHARLIZE THERON - Lorraine Broughton

We will be taking a break for a short time but don't worry TML will be posting B-roll bonus episodes where Izzi and David will answer questions about movies, celebrities and the past season.

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David's Pick!

This week's episode the TML duo discusses the 1992 crime noir, One False Move.  This film introduced the world to Billy Bob Thornton's writing, Bill Paxton's first leading man role and Carl Franklin's feature directorial debut.  During this episode, David takes Izzi down memory lane, describing going to local film festivals and the history of the film's studio, I.R.S. Media. Enjoy our penultimate episode.

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Izzi Pick!

This week the TML Duo travel back to 1963 and discuss the Hollywood film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor. In this contended pick, Izzi and David talk about 60's Hollywood's love for the historical blockbusters and how this movie went wrong. Izzi gushes over the beautiful costumes while David states his distain over and over. Tune into this week's episode (it's shorter than watching the movie).

Cleopatra : [admiring his armor]  And I find what you're wearing most becoming. Greek, isn't it?
Antony : I have a fondness for almost all Greek things.
Cleopatra :  As an almost all-Greek thing, I'm flattered.

T/W: Brief mention of sexual misconduct as a reference to reasons beside a strike.

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