Trilogy in Theory

Trilogy in Theory

By Michael Denniston and Web BistTV & FilmFilm Reviews
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Trilogy in Theory episodes

  • Blue Jasmine (2013)
    In which Cate Blanchett has more than a few financial problems but is still better off than people who spend their time podcasting.

    Anytime now, Spotify. Anyway... Ms. Blanchett is great here. As is Sally Hawkins. And we suppose the director (WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS) does some fine work as well.

    Casting Louis CK as The Other Man was a curious choice even in 2013.

    But Cate Blanchett is so good!

    Just to go back to that Louis CK point... he was The Other Man to... Bobby Cannavale.

    That's it. This is the last Woody Allen episode. Thanks for listening.

    Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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    24 min
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
    In which we wonder what Paul Thomas Anderson saw in BILLY MADISON and/or HAPPY GILMORE.

    And we don't stop questioning universally sanctioned arbiters of taste! One host continues to take the Criterion Collection to task for their choices while the other questions his co-host's mentioning of THE BIG BANG THEORY in relation to the modern classic that is PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. This is episode 50 of TRILOGY IN THEORY and thank you for taking this trip with us as we continue our breakdown trilogy.

    Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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    27 min
  • Psycho (1960)
    In which we wonder if there is anything left to say about PSYCHO... and then spend a half hour talking about PSYCHO.

    But mainly this episode is about one question... when is the right time to watch PSYCHO? And also... do spoilers matter for a film like this that has influenced so much that came after?

    And the answer is now. And spoilers don't matter... as longs you are listening to a TRILOGY IN THEORY episode on it.

    So now Alfred Hitchcock's film is worthy. That's how that works.

    Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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    33 min
  • Grieving Mothers, Good Movies
    In which one host still just wants to talk about ALIENS and refuses to honor mothers.

    As much as I love throwing my co-host under the bus in these show notes (as it truly is the only contribution I make to this podcast) I believe he will suffer no hardship this week.

    For neither of our mothers listen to this show. However YOU, dear listener, can fix that by highly recommending this very show to your mothers.

    Especially if you have a less than ideal relationship with them.

    Like one who abandoned you to hang out with a cat in space. Or maybe switched careers to end up on the more profitable side of the war on drugs. My pick? Always go with Anna Kendrick. This is our episode on ALIENS, TRAFFIC, and A SIMPLE FAVOR.

    Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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    32 min
  • A Simple Favor (2018)
    Lively. Kendrick. Mike. Web.

    But only one has a helium tank at the ready. We conclude our mothers trilogy the only way we know how.

    Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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    29 min
  • Traffic (2000)
    In which we talk about one man's continued hatred for films in The Criterion Collection.

    When faced with a film tackling the war on drugs... what do the hosts of TRILOGY IN THEORY focus on?

    • A teenage addiction to SUNCOAST VIDEO.
    • Being ashamed to take one's kid brother to Steven Soderbergh's slightly more enjoyable film OUT OF SIGHT.
    • And of course nitpicking the poster of this box-office and Oscar winning ensemble film aimed at adults with serious subject matter now relegated to television miniseries. STILL... not a one sheet worthy of a college dorm room wall.

      • Ultimately we talk about the things that matter.

      Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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      25 min
    • Aliens (1986)
      In which we praise sequels... the few that are good.

      We kick off a new month of a TRILOGY IN THEORY by starting in the middle of the story, specifically with James Cameron's ALIENS. Taking over for Ridley Scott (something we decree to happen again! thank you, ALIEN: COVENANT box-office...) this time we find Ripley as the woman in the room who knows more than the men making decisions... and look what good that does her.

      Along the way one host wonders if this is the film that made his decision on parenthood (it stinks!) and the other host (who made the mistake of procreating) swears that there is still time in the day for DVD special features.

      No one believes him.

      Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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      31 min
    • Directors Repeating Themselves
      Never before have you heard anyone repeat themselves on a podcast. Right?

      We never promised to break new ground on TRILOGY IN THEORY... which means we are very comfortable with a theme on directors repeating prior works in their filmography with a trilogy of CLERKS 2, DRAG ME TO HELL and BOYHOOD. Kevin Smith, Sam Raimi and Richard Linklater had no fear of proper critics taking them to task for running out of ideas... but it's safe to say they didn't expect this podcast to hold them accountable.

      But today is that day. The lack of creativity ends now, filmmakers.

      Leave that where it belongs. On movie podcasts.

      Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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      39 min
    • Boyhood (2014)
      In which one host learns just what those crazy teenagers have been up to all these years.

      Never before has a Criterion Collection been more educational than when one host was appalled to learn about... underage drinking. More revelations would follow as we discussed Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD but also some accusations. Such as...

      • Does the boy in BOYHOOD actually know how to read?
      • Is he REALLY a fan of the Harry Potter series or just a POSER?
      • And finally... is he more attractive than the character of ANGUS? You know... the hefty fellow in that charming family film that gave James Van Der Beek his start.

        • And a grateful nation thanked Mr. Linklater for adding another masterpiece to the wing of adolescence angst. THE 400 BLOWS. VARSITY BLUES. BOYHOOD!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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        27 min
      • Drag Me To Hell (2009)
        In which we judge an old lady for judging Alison Lohman.

        It's a tradition on TRILOGY IN THEORY (and in particular this month) to rewatch films that are decidedly unpleasant. Sam Raimi does not disappoint in that regard as he returned to his roots of gross-out gags and humorous horror and boy do we feel sorry for Alison Lohman for being the recipient of all those shenanigans in DRAG ME TO HELL.

        We feel so sorry that both hosts make a solemn vow to Never. Watch. This. Movie. Again.

        But we are asking you to listen to this episode. And also no promises are made about not purchasing this movie in a different format.

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @trilogyintheory Tweet at your hosts: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs

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        25 min

      About Trilogy in Theory

      From the publisher's feed

      Two men and a movie make for a good trilogy. Now give those two men three movies and you have a Trilogy in Theory.