Podcast
This week we humbly (maybe not so humbly) submit our picks for the 2020 Oscars. We both go through the big races and pick what we think WILL win and what we think SHOULD win. 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 a frenetic film from the Safdie Brothers starring Adam Sandler who makes big bets on jewelry, basketball and his family's livelihood. What happens when you are addicted to the potential of winning? 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
Our Emmy and ProMax award-winning pal Justin Arner joins us to talk about the end(?) of the Skywalker saga. We have a somewhat divided view on the film, but we try to temper our responses to not be too cynical OR forgiving. Now, on to Ajan Kloss, Pasaana, Kijimi, Kef Bir and Exogol. And don't forget your dagger! (ok, maybe a little cynical) 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 talk about Noah Baumbach's new film about the dissolution of a marriage and the lives affected by it. Marriage Story has some great performances and is brimming with love, resentment, confusion, anger, sadness and hope. 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
Now that we have gone through Scorcese’s other films, we get into his newest film that uses cutting-edge futuristic visual effects to tell an inherently reflective story. 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
For our 250th episode (yeah, you read that right) we decided that we would talk about Martin Scorcese who has an epic career spanning multiple genres, settings and technologies. His films tell stories that emotionally and viscerally connect to audiences. 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
Rian Johnson is back with less porgs and more pointy things. He put together a great cast and an intricate, funny and somewhat subversive story that propels this modern whodunit forward. 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 definitely a Hollywood movie. It has stars, flashy cars and competition at the heart of it. But we spend a good amount of time talking about the supporting actors, the sound design and the subtle CGI. 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
Get ready for a love fest. We have a spoiler-laden discussion of Bong Joon Ho's latest film set in his native South Korea and centered around class, perception, human relationships and RESPECT! 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 Billy Wilder's 1945 film on alcoholism and its sphere of influence around Ray Milland's main character. Great shot selection, score and performances keep this movie relevant and worth examining. 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 new film by Robert Eggers about stranded lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) in the late 1800's is visually intriguing and has an enigmatic narrative. Paul has questions and Josh has some answers (?) but not all of them. This art fulfills the requirement of not being boring, wasteful or simple. 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 return to the Breaking Bad universe and find out what happened to Jesse Pinkman. We discuss if this movie was necessary (maybe?) and what happens if we reframe it as a long TV episode. 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
Joaquin Phoenix plays the clown prince of the DC Universe, but not in the way that you might expect. We talk about his performance and the issues that we had with Todd Phillips' origin story of this villain. Big spoilers start at 13:36. 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
Brad Pitt cries in space. James Gray's movie about searching for life in other galaxies and father/son reconciliation goes a bit deeper than that. We talk about the themes that we saw in the movie, Pitt's performance and the extreme technical accuracy of the depiction of sound and visuals in space. Spoilers start at 32:20. 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
The Losers Club is back to once again battle Pennywise after a 27 year hibernation. We also talk about Paul finishing up his most recent play run. 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 finish up our conversation on upcoming fall movies, specifically Todd Phillips' Joker and Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. We then do a deep dive into Robert Eggers' previous film The VVitch. 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 our anticipation for some of the movies that played at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. Next week we will get into two more anticipated films, Joker and The Lighthouse, along with discussing Robert Eggers’ previous film The VVitch. 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.
Writer-Director Lulu Wang gives us a semi-autobiographical story that involves a Grandma's cancer diagnosis and the difference between how two cultures deal with that. We agree with each other on the fact that this is a beautiful film, deftly told with humor and emotion, but disagree with each other on the family's ultimate decision. Round one, fight! 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.
You haven't seen that movie? Well, this week Paul and Josh each watch a movie that they "should have seen" by now. Josh finally watches Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and Paul finally sees Mike Nichols' The Graduate and we dig into them. Yeah, yeah, we know. But we've seen them now, so get off our backs!! 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.
Quentin Tarantino's 9th film sees him focus for the first time on the industry that he loves. But like any other Tarantino movie, it isn't a straight-forward story. It involves stuntmen, the Manson family, Bruce Lee and a very cute and obedient dog. Oh, and DiCaprio, Pitt and Robbie tag along. 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.
