Talking Pictures

Welcome back to episode five of Talking Pictures! Tonight’s show saw Dave and Evan take another respite from Letterboxd’s lauded list of films and talk the complete works of one of the preeminent filmmakers of our generation, Jonathan Glazer. We went chronologically, first basking in 2000’s “Sexy Beast” (30:11), then experiencing 2004’s “Birth” (43:32), later shedding our layers for 2013’s “Under...

It's been a minute ya'll! We took a small hiatus, but we're back! This episode is from a wee bit back. It was recorded in April, and we decided to check out some of the hottest movies out at the time. Check out the episode links below, and enjoy the episode with special guest, Jamey Bathea! Birthdays: (09:08) News To Youse: (16:07) Civil War: (24:13) Love Lies Bleeding: (45:06) Monkey Man: (58:38)...

On tonight’s episode, we warmly welcome Corwynne Peterson to the show! A fellow acting schoolmate of Dave’s and a hugely talented one at that, Corwynne is the perfect guest to talk about our four movies tonight. First, after some breaking news and birthday wishes (10:29), we checked in to a Californian Airbnb to check on our favorite snail not named Turbo and check out the Jenny Slate vehicle “Mar...

Welcome back to the pod! On tonight’s episode, the second of Season 2, Dave and Evan were joined by fellow thespian and cinephile, Chris Castagna! After some birthday wishes and news dishes (04:34), they first tackled the sweaty and sweltering “Do the Right Thing,” Spike Lee’s landmark 1989 film and No. 55 on Letterboxd’s Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films list (18:05). They then jettisoned...

On tonight’s episode, the first of Season Two, Dave and Evan were joined by the very talented and creative Sarah Morrison-Cleary! After birthday wishes and breaking news (13:50), the three of them first tackled “High and Low” (20:57), the Akira Kurosawa kidnapping caper from 1963 and No. 6 movie on Letterboxd’s Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films list. Next, they reveled in Charles Laughton’s...

Welcome to Talking Pictures, Season 2!! Thanks for listening so far! Last year was a blast for movies hitting theaters and streamers. This year were switching gears and tackling the Letter Box'd Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films! We're also introducing something new to the podcast format... Special Guests! We're bringing on some of our favorite Movie Fans / Artists to help revie...

On this episode, after some born days and Headlines to Mr. Piccinetti (4:37), Dave and Evan spotlit three movies. First, they were traumatized alongside Charles Melton’s character by Netflix’s and Todd Haynes’ campy drama “May December” (15:00). Next, they partially opened their arms for David Fincher and his return to the director’s chair and Netflix with “The Killer” (28:16). Lastly, after Evan...

Welcome back to the show! This week, after getting into the day’s births and the latest cinematic news, Dave and Evan talked three recent Netflix projects before getting into Martin Scorsese’s latest crime epic. First, they discussed the Emily Blunt- and Chris Evans-led opioid melodrama “Pain Hustlers” (15:49). Then, they discussed the gender politics put on screen in the erotic thriller (that was...

On tonight’s episode, after some birthday wishes (05:43) and “breaking” news (11:04), Dave and Evan talked about John Carney’s latest music-centric film, Apple TV+’s “Flora and Son” starring Eve Hewson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (15:18). Then, they stuck to song and traveled back to 1984 to witness the A24-remastered, once-in-a-lifetime concert film “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s chronicling...

Welcome back to the show! On tonight’s episode, Dave and Evan spotlight of the September 1st babies (04:52), relay the latest news and reviews coming out of the 2023 Venice Film Festival (18:54), and address the mailbag (14:47) before getting into our four feature films for the evening. They first revved themselves up for Neil Blomkamp’s adaptation of the popular video game “Gran Turismo” (22:16)....

Welcome back to the show! On tonight’s episode, after a few birthday wishes (03:12) and some “News to Dave” (09:23), Dave and Evan traveled to upstate New York to revel in the hilarious new comedy “Theater Camp” (16:23). Then, they found the nearest embalmed hand once belonging to a medium to gush over “Talk to Me” (31:20) before venturing to (and below) the streets of The Glen to dig into a legit...

Welcome back to Rec or Dreck! On this week’s episode, Dave and Evan got into several of the early releases the month of July gave us, to, unfortunately, minimally successful praise. Here’s what they got into: — Run Rabbit Run (03:40) — Insidious: The Red Door (07:30) — Joy Ride (14:40) — The Lesson (18:54) — The Out-Laws (22:50) — The Tutor (26:32 ) — Bird Box Barcelona (31:44) — Sound of Freedom...

Welcome back to the show! This week’s episode saw Dave and Evan first choosing to accept their mission for a seventh time and talking “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1” (17:24). Then, they discussed one of the most ambitious indie films in recent years, “The Last Deal” (45:28), before gearing up for the main event, Barbenheimer. After sharing their thoughts on Great Gerwig’s latest phen...

On this week’s episode, Evan and Dave are talking about several pictures and shows that came out in June and couldn’t be more diverse. Here’s what they got into: - The Blackening (03:57) - No Hard Feelings (08:49) - God Is A Bullet (16:30) - Past Lives (23:54) - The entirety of Peacock’s Based on a True Story (27:36) - The entirety of season 6 of Netflix’s Black Mirror (29:24)

Welcome back to the show! On this week’s episode, Dave and Evan (or Skrulls impersonating them) are talking Marvel’s latest television entry with “Secret Invasion” (12:52) before diving deep into Wes Anderson’s eleventh feature film in “Asteroid City” (23:47). They then indulged in everything gastronomy by visiting “The Bear” (44:54) and reveling in its sumptuous second season. Lastly, they travel...

On this special episode, Dave and I are looking back on the last six months and, after reviling some of the worst films we’ve have the displeasure of seeing (09:10), are reveling in the best of the best to hit movie theaters and television screens in 2023 (15:18). Surprisingly, we only had three pictures overlap on each other’s lists. We round out the show by previewing what we are most looking fo...

On this week’s episode, making up for a sojourn to the Steel City, Dave and Evan caught up on a lot of what late May had to offer, and proceeded to touch on a handful of releases from the early days of June. This one was a doozy. Here’s the line-up: — Flamin’ Hot (3:05) — STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (10:29) — The three-episode premiere of Platonic (15:48) — About My Father (18:32) — The Machine...

On this week’s episode, after birthdays wishes (03:26), the latest news (06:32), and checking the mail (09:35), Dave and I traveled to Element City to talk about Pixar Animation Studios’ 27th film, “Elemental” (12:27). Then, we holed ourselves up in a hotel room with Christoper Abbott and Margaret Qualley to voyeuristically revel in the twisted “Sanctuary” (23:56) before teaming up with Chris Hems...

Welcome back to the show! On this week’s episode, Dave and Evan are talking a handful of the big releases and drops that mid- to late May saw. They first visit the threequel of Paul Schrader’s Man In A Room trilogy in “Master Gardener (02:25). They then discuss the highly-touted trans drama “Monica” (08:30) before speaking to the series-ending finale of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (15:20) after fi...

On the latest episode, after Evan breaks some newish news to Dave (11:30), we travelled under the sea and found “The Little Mermaid” at differing depths of quality along the way (15:30), lamented the remake by Calmatic of yet another beloved movie from three-plus decades ago in “White Men Can’t Jump” (29:30), and talked the next and unfortunately not last installment in the Vin Diesel broken-down...

On this week’s installment of Rec or Dreck, Evan and Dave dove into the very little content that was released the first two weeks of May, thanks to the behemoth that was “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” taking over the box office and public’s consciousness. They started with Pete Davidson’s new Peacock series “Bupkis” (01:44) before hitting three films released into theaters: Lily James’ rom-com “...

On this week’s episode, the slate of movies couldn’t be any more diverse. Dave and Evan first talked the Batfleck’s mind-melting thriller “Hypnotic” (07:41) before remembering to play the latest round of our game, “News to Dave” (21:14). Then, we discussed the new movie from the other half of Bennifer, Netflix’s and Jennifer Lopez’s “The Mother” (23:41), before we traded in our iPhone hardware for...

Welcome to the first official episode of Rec or Dreck! On this week’s taping, Evan recounts the rest of the best (and worst) that April had to offer, while Dave chimed in with his fancy buzzers and buzzwords. Here’s the line-up: — Renfield (02:42) — Mafia Mamma (06:20) — The Pope’s Exorcist (09:32) — Sweetwater (15:50) — Suzume (18:04) — The Season 5 premiere of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (21:23) —...

On this week’s show, Evan breaks some of the biggest cinematic news of late to Dave in our newest segment, “News to Dave” (07:06), before they get into four of the top mid-to-late April theater releases. First up is a tour in Afghanistan to take part in “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” (10:22). Then, they relive their gloriously stressful childhood years to talk about “Are You There God? It’s Me, Marg...

On this special bonus episode, Evan borrows the soapbox for a bit to talk about the best (and worst) of the rest he’s seen in late March and early April, as Dave either actively or passively listens. You decide. Here’s what they got into: • Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed (02:08) • Paint (03:50) • BEEF (05:24) • Season 3 of Party Down (07:15) • Murder Mystery 2 (08:37) • Tetris (09:05)...