The Third Act Podcast

On the two hundred and fifty-ninth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are in agreement that cramming is life.

Christian and Jericho hunker down for the 2024 edition of the annual Cram Session for a gargantuan rundown of films which include:
THE END, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, BIRD, BABYGIRL, NOSFERATU, NIGHTBITCH, THE ORDER, SMILE 2, SHE IS CONANN, RAP WORLD, WICKED, RED ROOMS, HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL, LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, ABOUT DRY GRASSES, DAD & STEP-DAD, FREE TIME, MAMI WATA, THE SHADOWLESS TOWER, LA CHIMERA, GREEN BORDER, COMA, BLACK DOG, MATT AND MARA, REFORM!, IN THE REARVIEW, CLOSE YOUR EYES, BRAMAYUGAM, PAMFIR, IT'S NOT ME, MUSIC, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3, CARRY-ON, CADDO LAKE, WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, THE COFFEE TABLE, FLOW, ROBOT DREAMS, NICKEL BOYS, and QUEER.

They also discuss bad tattoos on men in 2024 movies, 3 hr slow cinema from tiny countries Christian only watched because Jericho liked them, and Scoot Mcnairy as drip of the year!

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On the two hundred and fifty-eighth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are moving forward by looking backward.

Christian and Jericho celebrate the new year by waxing poetic on their respective 5 favorite old films they watched in 2024. Everything from weirdo cult curios to bonafide classics of cinema are up for discussion!

They also talk director filmography blindspots, being an avant-garde goon, Barbara Streisand fever, shameless Substack plugs, and the Raúl Ruiz revolution.

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On the two hundred and fifty-seventh episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are giving the gift of film.

Christian, Jericho, and Armando gather for the annual "Merry Flicksmas" celebration in partnership with the fine folks over at THE FLICKSATION PODCAST.  But first, they jump into the station wagon and drive over to the boisterous family gathering for a review of the new vibes-based indie Xmas movie, CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER"S POINT. Then, they unwrap their Flicksmas gifts and dive into thoughts on Brad Michael Elmore's queer vampire horror comedy, BIT (2019), Mike Leigh's pitch black philosophical character drama, NAKED (1993), and Albert and David Maysles's intimate portrait of two aging eccentrics, GREY GARDENS (1975).

They also discuss THE BRUTALIST pre-sale tickets, Yultide cinematic canon rotation, the Brody bump, Hallmark movie tropes, and the Prince of Pap.

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On the two hundred and fifty-sixth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are trying not to taint the pre-Oscar pool water.

Christian and Jericho are delving into the Awards conversation for a themed episode titled "Christian's Pre-Oscar Jacuzzi" with a full review of the latest Steve McQueen coming-of-age WW2 drama BLITZ followed by takes on other recent Oscar hopefuls A REAL PAIN, EMILIA PEREZ, GLADIATOR 2, THE PIANO LESSON, and WICKED.

They also discuss the Apple TV overspend, C.S. Lewis, populist fables, sequel slop, letting musicals be musicals, and the state of modern VFX.

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On the latest bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are peddling smut.

Christian and Jericho continue their latest Auteurography series on the films of Brian De Palma with a look at 1968's anti-war comedy, GREETINGS.

They also discuss the peepers and the peeped, theme songs, Robert De Niro's moustache, JFK assassination conspiracy theories, draft dodging, and the "overground sex protest film."


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On the two hundred and fifty-fifth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are working hard for their money.

Christian, Jericho, and Armando are back talking Autumn Tale (1998) Conclave, and Heretic in the Recently Watched segment before diving into the episode theme "Mambo #255", where they slide down the stripper pole for a review of Sean Baker's Palme D'or winning comedic drama ANORA, paired with Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece NIGHTS OF CABIRIA.

They also discuss capitalism, bumbling goons, being on the clock, the timeless power of empathy, and religion + love being an illusion.

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On a special bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are deep-diving De Palma.

Christian and Jericho commence their latest Auteurography series on the films of Brian De Palma with his 1968 comedy/thriller/exploitation debut, MURDER A LA MOD.

They also chat theme songs, smut, movies as artifice, completionist only films, and the cinematic creep canon.

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On the two hundred and fifty-fourth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are just glad the listeners are HERE.

Christian and Jericho get wistfully melancholic with reviews of two 2024 films, Robert Zemeckis' centuries-spanning deepfake Boomer fantasy, HERE, and Bas Devos' contemplative nature-centric drama, also titled HERE.

They also discuss Disney theme park attractions, optimism in the face of death, not crying in theaters, big Paul Bettany emotions, and the soup cinema canon.

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On the two hundred and fifty-third episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are asking the question "Should horror movies be fun?"

Christian and Jericho get in the spooky season mood with reviews of two horror films that challenge the audience, 1983's controversial serial killer experiment ANGST and 1987's hypnosis chiller ANGUISH. But first there's a ghoulish batch of horror fare during the Recently Watched segment including The Leopard Man (1943), Aspect (2004), From Beyond (1986), A Page of Madness (1926), Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1969), Starve Acre (2024), High Spirits (1988), The Front Room (2024), Speak No Evil (2024), It's Whats Inside (2024), and Smile 2 (2024).

They also discuss Armando Rivera's "horrorspondence", Art the Clown as top-tier horror villain, Christian's kids' foray into horror movies/Letterboxd, cursed vibes, the Serial Killer Industrial Complex (again), and implicating the audience.

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On a very special meme-worthy bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, Christian is going on another epic rant.

Christian and Jericho follow up on a 10 year in-joke by taking another look at the 2014 high concept man in car drama LOCKE (which originally pushed Christian into near meltdown mode) and pairing it with another character-driven drama taking place entirely inside a vehicle, DADDIO, for an episode titled "Daddio Locked In".

They also discuss TAP superfan lore, Sean Penn's sun-bleached leather football face, dick picks, Colleen Hoover hate, Ivan Locke's deep love of concrete, daddy issues, and Donal's hard cider.

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