The Low Ceiling

The dead speak! We dive back into the Star Wars universe and discuss The Rise of Skywalker. Jon talks about The Bikeriders and the trailer for Nosferatu, before talking about an auteurist masterpiece film about a ship chasing another ship very slowly (The Last Jedi). We discuss the upcoming Rey-focused film and the universally beloved third season of Master of None. Jon discusses his favourite big...

We continue our examination of plotless mess films with Christopher Nolan's TENET. Jon performs a temporal pincer move on himself when he makes the mistake of trying to explain what happens in this movie. We talk about Nolan's career and the exceptional direction of this movie and how it was made cool. Then we make fun of some bad dialogue. And that's it. Tenet. Yeehaw. Follow us @thel...

Ahoy! This week, we dissect the Gore Verbinski joint Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest, starring the former premier mouth actor, Keira Knightley and a villain with a wiggly face. We talk about the newest entrant to the Mouth Actor's Hall of Fame, Glen Powell, before Pri professes her love for Davy Jones. Then we chat further about the swashbuckling genre, which includes such films...

Which classic adaptation stars an Australian comedian, Logan Roy, and the greatest fantasy actor of all time? Wolfgang Peterson's Troy (also starring Brad Pitt). We welcome Richard Harris back to the show and talk about the weird sliding doors between Wolfgang Peterson and Christopher Nolan. Then we talk about Peter O'Toole's xenophobic quotes and preview the newest Oscar category: Most Interestin...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a sort of famous novel made into a really not great Kenneth Branagh movie with a ton of potential. Pri gives an overview of the titular author's symbologic biograhpical details like Robert Langdon at the Louvre doing whatever his job was before we talk about cut Kenneth Branagh, sh*tloads of potatoes from South America, and slipping, slapping, and slopping i...

Bad Boys, Michael Bay's debut film about a couple of actually pretty good guys. Jon embarasses himself yet again with Pearl Harbour takes (the film, not the event) and we speculate on whether Michael Bay himself ghostwrote the IMDB trivia for this movie. Then we lament the upcoming sequel, Bad Boys: Ride or Die (it's actually called that), discuss really big robots, and work through Will S...

Just look up! Today we cover Melancholia 2 (Don't Look Up), an Adam McKay film starring DiCap and J-Law. Jon and Pri do their best to bum you out while asking the important questions like "Is it real?" and "Is Adam McKay himself personally responsible for climate change?". We're just a couple of floodists in our Greta Thunberg era who plan on starting a family home on C...

Triangle of Sadness, a movie that will make your face go from Balenciaga to H&M. We beat a figurative donkey to death and expand our thoughts on the critically acclaimed film by our second favourite Scandinavian, Ruben Ostlund, and talk about Alex Garland's Civil War and our reaction to Cailee Spaeny catching Thor's hammer. Jon and Pri admire the fantastic performance by the late Charb...

**SPOILER ALERT** We mildly spoil Challengers in this episode and also The Dark and the Wicked. Because you were home! The Strangers, a Bryan Bertino film from way back after 9/11. We start off by reviewing all the f*cking in Challengers then we move on to give a non-academic review of the horror genre and a breathless cavalcade of references to horror movies good and bad, including the tragically...

In 1996, Baz Luhrmann made a masterpiece film: Romeo + Juliet. So of course that means we have to talk about Wild Mountain Thyme, a movie about the two hottest people in Ireland who live next door to each other but aren't f*cking. Jon also spoils Monkey Man and brags about his English degree. Then we break down several movies not on the docket including The Hot Chick, White Chicks, and Shallow...

Next stop, Kyoto! In celebration of a movie neither of us care about, The Fall Guy (out today), we discuss David Leitch's Bullet Train. We have a serious discourse about cinema violence and the evolution of action comedy. Then we talk about Zazie "Gregory" Beetz and Bad "Brian" Bunny, preview Tim Burton's Corpse Wedding, and break down our favourite film genre: Dwayne-J...

Scott, we're rooting for you. The Pale Blue eye, a remarkably not sh*tty Netflix movie by director Scott Cooper. Pri nerds out in her research and we discuss Robert Duvall's Red-Headed Paperweight Estate, Harry "Lil Chubber" Melling's enthusiastic performance, and books with merkins. Jon also does a dramatic reading of the entire film Crazy Heart. Follow us @thelowceiling on...

We go RockNRolla on this episode and by that I mean incomprehensible and not very good. The 2008 Guy Ritchie film that's impossible to watch launched Tom Hardy and wrecked Gerard Butler, despite their charms. Pri gives a hot take about Jaws and we rehash various Barry Lyndon-related controversies to pre-empt how wrong Jon can be and often is, before asking the question "why was this film...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a completely passable and inessential film. What's more important is that Jon and Pri talk about CGI and de-aging as if they know anything about how it works (they don't) and surviving brain altering physical injuries. Also, witness Pri completely unravel and ruin her credibility when she ranks the Jones/Gates/Langdon triumvirate with shocking resul...

Welcome to New Jersey: A State of Mind. We talk about Zach Braff's ANTICHRIST, Garden State, a film with such a legacy it makes you want to ride the bike from Elizabethtown. Jon and Pri discuss quintuple threat Zach Braff and whether Daniel Day Lewis is a "pick me". They break down the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope and talk about the characteristics every woman wants in a man: that he...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith was more Brangelina than film but it definitely happened. Jon and Pri talk about Doug Liman's career and how easy it is to confuse Martin Lawrence and Megan Fox for each other. Pri expresses her desire to take part in the "Angelina Jolie Step on My Neck" challenge and they talk about some classic movies no one has seen like The Recruit, Spy Game, and Angelina's...

This week, we partooken in Solo: A Star Wars Story, the underdog film that really could. We talk about the casting of Han Solo, Lando Calrissian (pansexual icon), and the phenomenon of Tom Holland Face. Then we discuss the turbulent production and rank all the Star Wars movies. Hold onto your hats because Jon talks about a time that this one guy ordered a pizza. Follow us @thelowceiling on Instagr...

Em, friend, tattooist, and scholarly peer joins the pod to talk about Alien Resurrection, so naturally we relitigate Michael Clayton and Only God Forgives. Em gives their succinct overview of the themes of the Alien franchise then we dive into the important stuff: shirt-sword storage, The Weave's basketball skills, and the most revolting cinematic creature conceived by man. Who do I gotta f*ck...

It's a star-studded affair tonight! We invite Jimmy Kimmel, Glenneth Close, Stephanie Gaga, and AC/DC to the pod to help us revisit the 91st Academy Awards. Then, we turn out attention to the 96th Academy Awards, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and other dumb awards season nonsense (this episode is too long to succinctly describe but we do talk about Elizabeth Debicki's dunking skills). Je t'a...

**STRONG CONTENT WARNING** Wanna fight? Ricky, local restaurauteur, artist, and future mayor joins the pod to visit Bangkok and meet the devil. Nicolas Winding Refn is back flexing his powers in Only God Forgives, a nice film about sons and mothers and their love. Jon and Ricky talk about the transformation of KST, Hollywood's current feminist icon, Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling, and givi...

SAKEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! When Pri is away, the lads doth play. Jon welcomes friend, Norwegian, and all around good person, Chris (@chrisabouttown), to the pod to chat about the 2003 historical epic The Last Samurai. We rehash simple topics like why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, white saviourism, and Chris Pratt's big head. Follow us @thelowceiling on Instagram. Rate, review, and follow whereve...

Get ready to be sh*t on by an elephant! We talk about Babylon , the movie that makes Saltburn look like Triangle of Sadness . We celebrate the unsung hero of the film, Lloyd the sound guy, chat about How Cinema Feels, and examine the film's themes of nostalgia and assimilation. Jon even uses the word "synechdoche"! Follow us @thelowceiling on Instagram. Rate, review, and follow where...

X-Men: Apocalypse , one of the most destructive and okay superhero films ever made. This week we revisit the X-folks on break from our job in a Soviet lava factory. We expose David O. Russell's burner account, debate whether Xzibit ever had hair, and ask the evergreen question "Why movie bad when Quicksilver so quick?". Follow us @thelowceiling on Instagram. Rate, review, and follow...

Our art is podcasting and we're about to paint our masterpiece. Man on Fire, a Tony Scott film that's hard to make our usual japes and jibes about because it's actually good! We talk about Tony Scott's influence and technique, how the Will Smith film Bright is hella ACAB, and the 2013 Fat Joe and Cheryl Sandberg collab, Lean In. Follow us @thelowceiling on Instagram. Rate, review, and follow where...

Scottfest is back! Witness our pivot into biting satirical humour as we break down Napoleon , Ridley Scott's epic about a little sex pig who's good at war. We discuss director's cuts, the glaring omission of Admiral Ballsington and the 6th Coalition, and historians and their dumb jobs. Stay tuned for Napoleon: The Definitive Director's Cut Edition, Remix Redux: Emperor Toilet comin...