Final Cut

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar share some Fall memories before delving into this week's film, Tron: Ares. Together, they discuss how the film's worldbuilding falls flat, why Jared Leto should never be given a starring role in the future, and whether a strong soundtrack is enough to save a terrible script (spoiler alert: it absolutely isn't). Foll...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into One Battle After Another to discuss the film's strongest acting performances, how it balances humor and drama amidst well executed action sequences, and what parts they struggled with when evaluating just how good this film is as we get closer to Oscar season. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In today's special episode, Walter Fedczuk shares his thoughts on his recent vacation to the UK with Chase Wassenar, who studied in Scotland for university. This segment was too big to be a simple introduction, so come listen to Walter's highlights, lowlights, and everything in between! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar shares his quick take on Black Bag before Walter Fedczuk launches into this week's film, Caught Stealing. Together, they discuss how the film balances its comedic and darker tones, their favorite acting performances, and how a more visceral approach to the film's violence stands out among other action films this year. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are once again joined by Devin Younge to discuss K-Pop Demon Hunters, a film that might have passed by our hosts otherwise. Together, they discuss what the film gets right about Korean music culture, how the fan culture around the film has bolstered some of its character elements, and why Chase wants to send the writers...

On today's special 100th episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a trip down memory lane before delving into the new Naked Gun film, which could be their favorite film of 2025 (and is certainly the funniest)! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar start with a quick discussion on Snowpiercer before the two delve into the MCU's latest film, Fantastic Four: First Steps. Together, they discuss whether the vibes and aesthetics of the film are enough to make up for some questionable writing decisions. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chas...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar make up for their missed week due to COVID by discussing six other films before delving into this week's central topic, Superman. Once they've finished their dives into Megan 2.0 and Sinners among other films, the two discuss their hopes for the DCU heading into and out of this film, how this version of Superman capture...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar hammer out their definition of what it means to be a sport before getting behind the wheel with their discussion of the F1 film. Together, they discuss why you really need to like Brad Pitt to enjoy this movie, how well the film highlights why fans love Formula 1, and whether a better version of this film was possible. Follow ⁠...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar share some recent stories from their lives before delving into The Materialists. Together, they discuss whether or not Dakota Johnson's performance lives up to her fellow cast members, why the film's second act twist falls flat, and why both of our hosts left the movie feeling let down. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into some board game recommendations before turning to the latest film from the John Wick universe: Ballerina. Together, they discuss the action scenes that pulled them into the film before dissecting the poor scriptwriting that pulled them out of it. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar share some recent highlights from their lives before delving into the (probably?) final installment of the Mission Impossible series: The Final Reckoning. Together, they discuss the film's early pacing issues, how it struggles to maximize the value of its villains, and whether the action set pieces are enough to overcome it...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, hosts Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take some time to share some vulnerability about their mental health journeys before delving into the first Marvel film in years that could make that topic relevant: Thunderbolts*. Together, they discuss Florence Pugh's amazing performance, how the film manages its cast, and whether this movie did enough to give them...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into before turning their attention to this week's film, The Amateur. Together, they discuss how the film handles its core themes, whether calling it a perfect cable network afternoon film is damning with faint praise, and why this film has one of the largest gaps in scores between our two co-hosts in the show's h...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar regales Walter Fedczuk with the cosmic insanity of the recent Venom War event before Walter catches Chase up on Rory McIlroy's Masters victory. They then turn their attention to the first feature length fully-animated Looney Tunes, The Day the Earth Blew Up, discussing why Porky and Daffy were the best protagonists for this new era, their fav...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar do a quick check-in on the opening week of the MLB season before taking a look at Bong Joon Ho's first film since Parasite, Mickey 17. Together, they discuss how the film targets Western audiences for better and for worse, the strength of the film's acting performances, and how its politics dramatically split our co-hos...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar head to Peru to check out the Paddington films. After a quick dive into their previous Paddington experience, they discuss how the movie's writing evolves over the three films, their favorite villains and side characters throughout the series, and why the Paddington movies rise above the "kid movie" monike...

On today's packed episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar invite author Gabriella Shlyakh onto the podcast to discuss two different movies. First, they take a quick(ish) look at Captain America Brave New World to recognize what worked and why everything that didn't work isn't likely to be fixed anytime soon. Then, they move to the Latvian animated film Flow, one of few...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar briefly share their thoughts on the Super Bowl (congrats Philly fans!) before moving on to Love Hurts. Together, they discuss the film's reliance on ADR to fill in missing plot details, how the film struggled to bring its core themes and relationships together, and how much their expectations affected their viewing experien...

On this special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at a trio of Sonic the Hedgehog films that they were too slow to watch before the latest entry. Together, they discuss how the films manage to capture the tone of the video games, their favorite acting performances, and what elevates the latest film over the other two. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠⁠ , and...

On this week's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk lets co-host Chase Wassenar share his favorite k-pop songs of 2024 before the two dive into Sony's latest mess of a technically Spider-Man related film, Kraven the Hunter. Together, they try to make sense of a way too long flashback sequence, questionable characterization and acting choices, and why this film didn't have to be bad despite its nar...

On today's surprise episode of the Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar look at Francis Ford Coppola's baffling Megalopolis film and try to make sense of it all. There's plenty of chaos and ridiculous moments along the way, but the core themes and philosophy of the film leave a bad taste in our hosts mouths all the same. Follow Chase Wassenar⁠ , ⁠Walter Fedczuk⁠ , and ⁠the podcast⁠ on Blue...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar look at The War of the Rohirrim, the latest entry into the Lord of the Rings canon and the first high fantasy animated film not intended for kids that our co-hosts can think of in a long time. Together, they discuss their history with the LotR franchise and how the film's rotoscoping enhances the experience before Chase gets out hi...

After a brief discussion on Arcane and the future of League of Legends media, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar make their way into the arena to discuss Gladiator 2. Together, they compare this sequel to the original film, discuss the high production value of the action scenes that drove most of the interest and advertising around this movie, and argue over whether that's enough for a film to be c...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at Netflix's future Oscars darling, Emilia Perez. Together, they discuss how the film handled its musical elements, the incredible performances from the lead actresses, and why the film's ending unfortunately didn't land with our co-hosts.