Final Cut

For the third movie in our wild card sidequest, Walter Fedczuk introduces Chase Wassenar and special guest Kristen Pignuolo to the 1962 film Taras Bulba. Together, they discuss the historical context of the original novel and Russia's attempt to reclaim this important piece of Ukranian culture, how the movie embraces Cossack culture, and why Chase and Kristen could not get behind the Tony Curtis o...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar leads Walter Fedczuk through a brief tour of Venom's current comics shenanigans before diving into Sony's latest film, Venom: The Last Dance. Together, they discuss how this film compares to the first two in the series, the film's numerous missed opportunities, and whether or not Sony has an actual plan for their Marvel films moving forward.

On today's very special episode of Final Cut, regular guest Kristen Pignuolo takes over the reigns of the podcast as she introduces Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk to their first Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window. Together, they discuss how its cinematography builds on the film's core themes, how it juggles so many different side plots brilliantly, the strong acting performances, how the film's...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into Dreamworks' latest animated film, The Wild Robot. Together, they discuss how the film handles its AI themes to tell a very human story and their favorite performances while asking themselves why an animated film can't be nominated for Best Picture this year.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar breeze past a no-longer-relevant intro to discuss the latest box office bomb, The Killer's Game. Together, they discuss how the film mirrors classic 80s action movie tropes, why Killer's Game is the Punch-Out of films, and whether this film should have gone directly to streaming .

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar takes over the podcast to show usual host Walter Fedczuk and special guest Kristen Pignuolo Akira Kurosawa's 1985 classic, Ran. Together, they discuss Kurosawa's mastery of color and cinematography, their favorite acting performances, and why one of them just can't get over the Shakespeare of it all.

Uh oh, Chase Wassenar convinced host Walter Fedczuk to watch the Borderlands film because he thought it'd be good material for the podcast. As you can imagine, this week's episode delves into how the movie doesn't work on any level, why it was doomed from the start, and who deserves the blame for this disaster of a film.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by their good friend Devin to discuss Deadpool & Wolverine, a film that immediately broke box office records and still shows no signs of slowing down. Together, they discuss their nostalgia for the 20th Century Fox Days, how the humor in this film landed for each of them, and whether or not this gives the...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are ready to ride with the newest disaster film, Twisters. Together, they discuss how this sequel builds on the original 1996 film, the strong chemistry between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, and whether the movie would have benefitted from more time spent on the supporting cast.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar hit the road to discuss The Bikeriders. Together, they discuss the strong cast performances, the questionable choices around the film's framing, and whether or not the movie was able to accomplish what our co-hosts were hoping for.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar ride their way into a podcast on Furiosa: A Mad Max Story. Together, they discuss how the film fits into the larger Mad Max franchise, how its chapter structure enhances the narrative, and how they processed some of the film's darker themes.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest and friend of the pod Dani to discuss The Fall Guy, a film that deserved a better box office showing than it had. Together, they discuss whether Emily Blunt is underrated, Ryan Gosling's career arc, how the film undercut its potential with bad marketing decisions, and why films like this...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar open the show with a detailed breakdown of the newly announced Hall of Legends and why they find Riot's approach severely disappointing. Then, the two move on to discuss the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and discuss whether being a "pleasant" experience is good enough to justify watching it.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar check out Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man and discuss which parts land, which punches get pulled, and what they hope to see in his next movie. Also, Chase praised Challengers while Walter condemns Civil War.

On today's very special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by friends of the pod Justin and Sky to discuss Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Together, they discuss the value of the human plotlines, why Mothra is the greatest kaiju of them all, and what is the "new empire" anyway? Check out Sky's fantasy fiction podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest Kristen Pignuolo to discuss Jennifer Lopez's vanity project This Is Me...Now. Together, they discuss how the songs and choreography disappoint, how the film fails to honestly explore its source material, and why J Lo was always going to be a difficult protagonist to get behind.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at the delightfully terrible Madame Web. Together, they discuss why this movie exists (and whether it should exist in the first place), their favorite ridiculous moments, and whether or not they would recommend this objectively terrible film.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar talk about Dune Part Two - the sequel to a film neither liked when Final Cut began - alongside friend of the pod and huge Dune fan Justin. Together, they discuss how the film compares to the books, what aspects were improved upon in the sequel compared to Part One, and why Walter still wasn't able to jump aboard the Dune hy...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar continue to sidestep the Oscars (after a brief aside from Chase on Anatomy of a Fall and American Fiction) to focus on films they've always wanted to show each other. This time, Chase introduces Walter to Sorry to Bother You, a deeply anti-capitalist film that takes some big swings with its ending, for better and for worse.

Our two cohosts couldn't agree on any Oscars films to watch this month, so after Chase Wassenar shares his thoughts on Past Lives and Poor Things, the two move on to Walter Fedczuk's pick for the month: the 1996 action film The Rock. Together, the two discuss where Nic Cage's performance ranks in his career pantheon, how Sean Connery improves every film he's in, and so, so many bri...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to The Iron Claw, a film that covers one of the most tragic stories in pro wrestling history. Together, they discuss how the film captures the 80s wrestling aesthetic, the strength of the acting performances throughout the film, and how they feel about Chris Von Erich being cut from the film. They also brie...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar continue their Japan-themed month with Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, The Boy and the Heron. Together, they discuss their favorite animation sequences in the film, where the film ranks on the grounded to whimsy scale, and why Chase struggles with certain Miyazaki films.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar start the new year looking at Godzilla Minus One. Together, they discuss what the film gets right that Western fans often miss, how the human and monster stories synergize well, and whether the film sticks the landing with its ending.

On this special holiday episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest Justin Bunka to discuss John Woo's Silent Night. Together, they discuss how the lack of dialogue affects the film, how the film's pacing holds it back, and how the final scene amplifies the messaging issues found throughout the film.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to the early 1800s with Ridley Scott's Napoleon. Together, they share their favorite iconic one liners from the film, bemoan some of the pacing choices made, and question what the heart of the film should have been if it was going to live up to its potential.