Cinephoria!

Also available on Youtube. It's the halfway year report talking about some of my favorite films of 2025. No shortage of titles here including The Surfer, 28 Years Later, Universal Language, The Ballad of Wallis Island and many, many more. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. The recent surge of user-submitted "ten best 21st century films" list brings to mind some of my own personal favorites of recent memory. Those films included and talked about being Phantom Thread, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Manchester by the Sea and Silence. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Two 80s films with nothing in common! Talking about the Karate Kid-inspired, North Shore from 1987 as well as the AIDS drama, Buddies from 1985. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. In this episode of Peephole Pictures, we're looking at the infamous, Water Power directed by Shaun Costello. Starring Jamie Gillis, CJ Laing, Marlene Willoughby, Sharon Mitchell, Eric Edwards, and Clea Carson. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing a wide range of films this episode including continued works from William Friedkin, Todd Solondz and Terry Zwigoff. Highlighted titles include Welcome to the Dollhouse, Ghost World and an array of coming of age films from the 70s to today. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A celebration of the life and films of William Friedkin! In the context of his autobiography, The Friedkin Connection; talking about some of his works including Sorcerer, Cruising, Bug and Killer Joe. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With a new Karate Kid coming out, it seems right to talk about the series after having seen the sequels and remake for the first time. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Jumping off a ramp into double documentary talk with Being Evel from 2015 in relation to The Devil At Your Heels. Continuing the double film talk is two from Keir Dullea of Bunny Lake is Missing and David & Lisa. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. The first (technically second) film series retrospective discussed by Dan and Jeremy. Talking about all seven Bring it On films including the first, Bring it On Again, Bring it On: All or Nothing, Bring it On: In It to Win It, Bring it On: Fight to the Finish, Bring it On: Worldwide #Cheersmack and Bring it On: Cheer or Die. Nesruler22: https://www.youtube.com/@Nesruler2...

Also available on Youtube. Keeping awake with talk of some divisive films and their upcoming documentaries. MegaDoc brings further talk of Francis Coppola's, Megalopolis and A Serbian Documentary kicks off a look into the controversial, A Serbian Film. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about a string of new theatrical releases from all over the world. Beginning with the new film from Alain Guiraudie, Misericordia and then from Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour. On a slightly wider release is talk of The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage and a new restoration from Arbelos of the experimental 80s film, Nightshift. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecamer...

Also available on Youtube. An English-themed episode. First up is talk of some classic safety films from the UK including The Finishing Line (1977) and Lonely Water (1973.) Then it's all about The Beatles with their films, Get Back, Let it Be and Yellow Submarine. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Side tracked right from the beginning, Mondo Cane 2 is the first film to start the episode off before leading into ups and downs of the Mondo / "shockumentary" era. Titles including Faces (and Traces) of Death, Faces of Gore, Mondo Bolardo, Shocking Asia and more. With that, the episode wraps up, sort of with the misleading softcore, thriller, crime, hangout fi...

Also available on Youtube. From the apartments of Paris to the Italian streets to the South American countryside. First up is Bernardo Bertolucci's, Last Tango in Paris, the classic police crime film, Caliber 9 and a later work from Roman Polanski, Death and the Maiden. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Four films and two possible double features. The first two being from the early 2000s with Party Monster and 24 Hour Party People. The second, sleazier, Skinheads (1989) and Fight For Your Life. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about a contemporary film, the baseball comedy / drama Eephus along with talk of Michael Cimino, Woody Allen and the book Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With two new films this year, we look at the filmography of Seven Soderbergh from his first feature to his newest. Ending the episode is a brief talk of Eddie Muller's look into film noir, Dark City. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Continuing some of the talk from last week, brief mention to the collective film about the 1972 Olympics, Visions of Eight. From there, discussion of the recent lowkey indie comedy, Dad & Step-Dad along with talk of John Schlesinger and the 2004 John Landis documentary, Slasher. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Looking at some films based on historical events. The first of which being the documentary, One Day in September along with the recent theatrical film, September 5. Rounding it up is talk of Oliver Stone's JFK. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. On this episode of Peephole Pictures, we're looking into the battles of the sexes with Mai Lin vs. Serena. Co starring Herschel Savage, Mike Horner, Billy Dee, Ashley Welles and Jade Wong. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking a little about the recent Academy Awards and in that same context, discussing two great recent foreign films. The first being The Sacred Seed of the Fig and the other being Universal Language. Rounding out the talk is a look into the infamous 80s film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Revisiting talk of one of my favorite contemporary films, Something Anything and also talking about the work of Alex Ross Perry. Films included are Listen Up Phillip, Queen of Earth and Golden Exits. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Mumblecore mania as plenty of films from the era discussed. The Duplass Brothers' seminal film, The Puffy Chair kicks it off with talks of other work including Tiny Furniture, Frances Ha, Somebody Up There Likes Me and Nights and Weekends just to name a few. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the last of the Best Picture nominees with I'm Still Here. After that, discussing the recent remake / adaptation of Emmanuelle from Audrey Diwan as well as the semi-autobiographical, Jo Jo Dancer Your Life is Calling. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing three short, feature-length documentaries including Awful Normal, I Think We're Alone Now and This is the Tom Green Documentary. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/