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by Corbin Smith and Matt Ellis
A Podcast about movies from the fine folks at the Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation, with Corbin Smith (The Famous Writer) and Dr. Movies, Matt Ellis (A Professor of Movies)
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Raiders of the Lost Ark sits us at the intersection of everything we've been talking about in this show, so we talked about it for our pen-penultimate episode (There are two more episodes). Somehow, Corbin hasn't seen it before this. Our next episode is about 'Safe,' from 1995, the Todd Haynes one. I think it's on TUBi? Not the Statham one. Not that we don't like Jason Statham.
What does the rapid end of an empire feel like? One movie has two answers. Ryder joins us. Features an announcement! Next episode is about Raiders of the Lost Ark! It's on DISNEY PLUS!!!
Tintin, boy reporter. Snowy, his dog. Captain Haddock, his best friend. Matt Ellis and Andy Morse and Steven Spielberg all grew up with these wonnderful comic books, but only one of them made a movie based on them. Is it any good? We discuss. Andy's podcast regarding the topic of James Bond pictures is "Rekindling our Bonds," listen to it here. Next week's episode is about The Bridge on the River Kwai. It's a very famous movie you can find it somewhere.
Corbin has been intending on doing an episode about High Hopes since the show started. Why? You'll find out when you listen to the episode!!! Topics: Thatcher, the bitterness of leftists living in capital, some suprising facts about the actress who plays the mother, and the role of acting in Cinema. Next week's show is about "THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN!" You can watch it on Kanopy.
Corbin in has never quite understood what is going on in Antonioni's movies. Matt, on the other hand, is an an enthusiast. Can Dr. Movies use his teaching skills to enlighten his ignorant friend? Listen and learn! Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. And we got a Bluesky going. Next episode is about "High Hopes." watch here.
Slow cinema movie about colonialism shot on a middle grade DSLR? That's like all the topics we're interested in, you know we had to crack this one open!!!! Ryder joins us. Watch it here, it's great. Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. And we got a Bluesky going. Next episode: L'Eclisse! Watch it here.
In 1954, blacklisted Hollywood legend Nicholas Ray and on-the-outs-movie-star Joan Crawford got together to make a bonkers paella western melodrama about the terror of desire with TruColor. it's really quite something. we discuss! read a good summation of Johnny Guitar's particular brew of gender studies and politics here. Our next episode is about "Magellan," which you can watch on Criterion.
Third chair RYDER joins us to talk about "The White Ribbon," Michael Haneke's exporation of the world's worst town, the horrible adults who live there, and the ways their misery warps their children. Nazi origin story, anti-patriarchical tract, or something more upsetting entirely? We discuss. Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. And we got a Bluesky going. Next episode: Undetirmined!
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