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Drive-Away Dolls
Joel Coen (a.k.a. one-half of the esteemed Coen Brothers duo) had his solo directorial debut in 2021 with THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH. Now in 2024, Ethan Coen takes his shot at a solo directorial effort w…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
American Fiction
AMERICAN FICTION starring Jeffrey Wright & Sterling K. Brown recently received multiple Academy Award nominations and graced one of our hosts' best movies of 2023 list. Alan & Chris discuss the film …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Origin
Ava DuVernay's new film ORIGIN follows writer Isabel Wilkerson (played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) as she researches and struggles to write a book based on the implications of the caste system. Alan & …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Society of the Snow
Director J.A. Bayona's SOCIETY OF THE SNOW is one of five nominees for the Best International Feature Film at the upcoming 2024 Academy Awards. Our hosts share their thoughts on the film based on a t…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Nyad
Oscar-winning documentary co-directors Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi decided to go the narrative feature route with their new film NYAD starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster. Our hosts sh…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Self Reliance
Actor/writer Jake Johnson has made his directorial debut with the Hulu original film SELF RELIANCE. Alan & Chris share their thoughts and then delve into some news of an upcoming movie adaptation of …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Color Purple Ferrari
This week's episode has a little bit of everything. We discuss a biopic (FERRARI starring Adam Driver), a big-budget musical (THE COLOR PURPLE starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Poor Things Best of 2023
For our first podcast episode of 2024, we thought we'd go big. We have a review of director Yorgos Lanthimos' POOR THINGS, a discussion of the North Carolina Film Critics Association's Best of 2023 a…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Iron Claw
Writer/Director Sean Durkin's films often examine family dynamics in various ways. With his latest work, THE IRON CLAW, Durkin once again trains his lens on a family - but this time it's based on the…
Published on 2 years ago
Maestro
Bradley Cooper is back with a biopic for his second directorial effort. His film MAESTRO depicts the turbulent life of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein. Our hosts discuss the film and then jump t…
Published on 2 years ago