Director's Club

RowThree.com writer and Cinecast co-host Andrew James returns to the show to discuss the very prolific Steven Soderbergh. We parse two of his most acclaimed films for this first look into what makes Soderbergh more than just a "dabbler" whose filmography happens to be all over the map, mostly for better than for worse. The three of us discuss his Palme D'Or Winning debut, SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE...

DVDActive.com writer Gabe Powers joins us to discuss Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. We slice and dice into an in-depth discussion on the acclaimed cult classic SUSPIRIA as well as the his debut Giallo film THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE. In addition, Gabe reviews Spanish arthouse horror film, IN A GLASS CAGE, Jim talks about the sci-fi horror cyberpunk insanity of HARDWARE, and Patrick recent...

BadAssDigest.com contributor Phil Nobile Jr joins us to discuss the great John Carpenter. Phil has also written and directed a Biography Channel Special, HALLOWEEN: THE INSIDE STORY, in which he interviewed all who was involved with the 1978 slasher classic! We dive into an in-depth discussion on the renowned HALLOWEEN as well as his post-apocalyptic success, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. In addition, Phi...

Film Junk.com co-host and filmmaker Jay Cheel joins us for an in-depth discussion on the rather remarkable and innovative documentarian Errol Morris. We first interview Jay about his excellent feature-length documentary debut, BEAUTY DAY. In addition, we forgo the What We Watched segment to discuss the documentary genre as a whole and rundown a list of favorites. The main focus of the show is dedi...

CHUD.com 's contributing editor Renn Brown joins us to discuss the innovative filmmaking team, The Wachowski's formerly known as The Wachowski Brothers. We talk about their breakthrough science fiction action classic from 1999, THE MATRIX, as well as their box office bomb, SPEED RACER. We dissect their work at length as always, and each of us choose another film from their resume to discuss as wel...

Returning guest Brendan M Leonard joins us to discuss the great writer/director David Mamet. We talk about his debut con-man classic, HOUSE OF GAMES, as well as his political thriller SPARTAN from 2004. We dissect his work at length, and each of us choose one other film from his filmography to talk about further. During the what we watched segment, Brendan talks GAME OF THRONES, Jim reviews RED ST...

Our guest film critic, Erik Childress of Efilmcritic.com is a huge fan of Christopher Nolan. He put one of Nolan’s films on his list of the best films of the decade and we were more than curious to hear an interesting perspective on a such an innovative director. We mainly look at Nolan's most acclaimed film, MEMENTO, then discuss a film that seemed to be less acclaimed at the time, THE PRESTIGE....

Reminder: This came out in 2011. For the first time ever, we welcome two guests for a point/counter-point discussion on a very divisive filmmaker. This whole new format quite possibly turned out to be our best show yet with lots of hilarity and violent screams of fury! Some love Brian De Palma as a remarkable visual artist and cite him as a member of the New Hollywood group of filmmakers, while ot...

Guest Kurt Halfyard from RowThree.com and Twitchfilm.com joins us to discuss prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom.  We all agree on Winterbottom's triumphantly energetic 24 Hour Party People but all three of us have different opinions on Code 46.  We also have a very lengthy deconstruction of the majority of his filmography (although he's almost too prolific to where it's hard to see ev...

This week, we crank up the Elfman score as we take a trip down the rabbit hole with visual storyteller Tim Burton. Our guest this week is musician/filmmaker/editor Steven Ray Morris, and we all have a blast universally praising Ed Wood. In contrast, we each have very few positive things to say about the majority of his later work, particularly Sleepy Hollow. We announce our first listener contest,...

This week, we get hardwired into the work of the controversial Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. Our special guest Meghan Lamb is a friend to the show, as well as a very talented author/musician/artist. We cover the diverse, ever-evolving filmography of Cronenberg, focusing on his earlier success from the late 80s Dead Ringers , as well as the critically acclaimed A History of Violence . But th...

This week, we immerse ourselves into the world and vision of Australian filmmaker Peter Weir. Our special guest is the talented pop culture writer and CHUD contributor, Brendan M Leonard. We have an intellectually stimulating discussion covering the entire filmography of Peter Weir, focusing on the foreboding with THE LAST WAVE and the life-affirming, with FEARLESS , a movie that has very personal...

We dive deep into the work of action director Walter Hill, alongside guest and CHUD.com contributor, Mike Flynn. While expressing having oodles of praise for the majority of his filmography, we focus on what we all feel are two of his best films, THE WARRIORS and STREETS OF FIRE . As always, we also read some listener emails and talk about what else we’ve watched this week. In two weeks, we will b...

For another epic-length episode, we deconstructed the work of the ever-so prolific Woody Allen with fan and friend to the show - Tony Valdivieso . Woody Allen just happens to be Patrick’s favorite director as well so we ecstaticly discuss two of his absolute best films, MANHATTAN and THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO . As always, we read some listener emails and talk about what else we've watched this week...

No guest this week, but in honor of Jim's birthday, we cover his all-time favorite director, horror film-pioneer Sam Raimi. In addition to talking about the movies we watched this week and reading a suggestion from a listener, we swallow and digest a good majority of Raimi's filmography, including a couple of his lesser-successes over the years. We focus on EVIL DEAD 2 and share a mutual affinity...

We welcome independent filmmaker Collin Souter of Efilmcritic.com (who also makes a regular appearance on Nick Digilio's radio show on WGN).  Our director for this episode is the young, incredibly esoteric David Gordon Green.  In addition to talking about the movies we watched this week and reading a suggestion from a listener, we explore the most acclaimed of DGG’s filmography, which also happens...

This week we welcome Andrew James of Rowthree.com (who also hosts one of our favorite podcasts, the Cinecast Podcast ). We embark on an epic-length discussion the visionary Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar . Then we launch into the most-beloved and acclaimed of his filmography, focusing on ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER & TALK TO HER . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

We welcome our first guest through IM audio chat! Rene F. Rangel of CHUD.com joins us as we talk about the movies we watched this week. Then we launch into the work of action master John McTiernan focusing on the two most beloved classics of the genre, PREDATOR and DIE HARD. You can email us your thoughts on McTiernan or this episode anytime to directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com This is a public episo...

This is a first for us, as we both tackle a director we knew nothing about. Kurt Halfyard, of Row Three/Cinecast, recommended that we check out a filmmaker named Joseph Losey. And boy, are we ecstatic about the new discovery! We have plenty to say about Losey's work, mainly focusing on THE PROWLER & THE SERVANT. Overall, we couldn't be more pleased with the discussion we had. This is a public...

We welcome another guest this week. Musician and friend Russ Woods joins us as we talk about the movies we watched this week. Then we discuss the work of provocateur auteur Todd Haynes, mainly focusing on his films SAFE and FAR FROM HEAVEN. Keep an ear out for a new special feature at the hour mark of this episode This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

We welcome our first special guest this week!  Friend to the show, Carly Petrusky, joins us as we talk about we've watched this week.  Then we discuss the work of John Landis, mainly focusing on AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON & INNOCENT BLOOD. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe

We got our first listener email this week, then we talk about we've watched this week including NO STRINGS ATTACHED. We discuss the work of Terry Gilliam, mainly focusing on BRAZIL & FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe

We talk about what we have watched recently including THE GREEN HORNET & SOMEWHERE, then we discuss the work of director Rob Zombie by reviewing HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES & THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe

We introduce ourselves, talk about what we've watched recently, then review SAY ANYTHING & ELIZABETHTOWN and discuss the work of director Cameron Crowe.