Podcast
This week we go Hard Sci-Fi with Alex Garland's latest creation (adapted from the novel). Natalie Portman anchors this group of female scientists (including Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez and Jennifer Jason Leigh) into the "shimmer", where nature takes a different course. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we talk about the first blockbuster of the year and how it is the same and different from other Marvel movies. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita N'yongo, Michael B. Jordan and Danai Gurira put in solid performances in Ryan Coogler's first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
We each count down our top 5 movies of 2017. While these may not have gotten all of the awards, these were the ones that "lit us up" this year. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This was so big we had to split it into two episodes! We each count down our top 10 movies of 2017 from 10 to 6 in this episode. Next episode is our top 5!! Enjoy! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This is it! Oscar time is officially upon us! We go through who we think will win and who we would like to win in the major Oscar categories. Watch out! There may be some shockers! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we try to wrap up discussions on the last few movies in the Oscar race that we have seen, but we spend most of the time talking about The Florida Project, and Paul gushes about Gary Oldman's revelatory performance in Darkest Hour. Other movies we talk about are I, Tonya, The Post and Roman J Israel, Esq. Enjoy! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
Yorgooos!! He has done it again. Created an odd world that makes you uncomfortable in its realness. It is begging to be picked apart and talked about. This movie about a surgeon, his family and a boy who lost his father may not be for everyone, but has much more to it than many recent movies. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
Northern Italy in the mid-eighties sets the scene for Timothèe Chalamet's (well-deserved) Oscar nominated performance in Luca Guadagnino's coming of age film. We will get into the performances and filming techniques of this small, seemingly simple, but complex film. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
Oscar nominations AND a Paul Thomas Anderson movie all in one week! We quickly go through our predictions for the nominations and how many we got right. Then we dive into the second pairing between Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis. We got completely different things from this movie, which makes it an interesting discussion!! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we welcome Melanie Simmons, film and theater actress and costar with Paul in their most recent play! We talk about Dee Rees' new film Mudbound. We discuss the performances, writing and the uniqueness of the Netflix release model. Thanks Melanie! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we talk about Guillermo del Toro's fairy tale about love, war, the past, the present and the romance between a mute cleaning lady and an egg-eating fish man. Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon and Doug Jones (the fish man) are all at the top of their game with parts that were written specifically for them. See this in the theater if you can! It's magical. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we see James Franco's take on the making of the cult favorite "The Room". The director and star of this film tries to bring Tommy Wiseau's eccentricities to a larger audience and it is both hilarious and touching at times. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we have an epic podcast talking about an epic movie. The biggest movie of the year actually has some thought-provoking scenes on the surface and even on a meta level. We talk about the movie, but also the role of the fan in the Star Wars ecosystem. Rian Johnson sure does give us a lot to think about! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we talk about a great coming-of-age movie that does more with the genre than just tick the boxes. Saoirse Ronan plays the title character in the relatable, hilarious and grounded film from writer/director Greta Gerwig. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we actually disagree on a movie! Martin McDonough (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) tells a unique story about a grieving mother who is fed up an decides to do something about it. Like McDonough's other character driven movies, this one has a great cast. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we move to the DC Universe and see if the joint forces of Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon can put a bunch of superheroes on screen and make it entertaining. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we are back with the newest Marvel movie. But this movie is unlike any other Marvel movie. Taika Waititi brings his hilarious sensibility to the Thor series to shake it up a bit. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
This week we are back with our slightly delayed discussion on Denis Villeneuve's new Blade Runner movie. We talk about why it was even worth making this movie, the score, cinematography and the acting (some which was effortless and masterful). Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
Happy Halloween! This is our Horror Movie episode from a few years back. Enjoy! New episodes coming soon! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
In this contentious episode, we try to figure out what writer/director Darren Aronofsky wanted to say with this surreal film without reading any reviews or interviews. We also talk about how he decided to use Jennifer Lawrence and the rest of the great cast that he attracted to this project. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.
