Exiting Through The 2010s

With Jack Hendrix returning, we unpack David Lowery's personal love letter to our place in the universe and handle on time. Diverging into our favorite scores of the decade, A24's highs and lows and the career trajectory of Rooney Mara 

Shea Vassar (Hardcout Hunnies podcast) returns as we breakdown Park Chan Wook's enthralling erotic thriller. Examining our favorite cinema studies classroom viewing experiences, how the movie perfected the three-act structure screenplay, and how this unexpectedly became Wook's most accessible work to date

Fletcher Peters (One Perfect Shot) joins us to chat about 2012's beloved Silver Linings Playbook. We talk about everything like Jenifer Lawrence's popularity through the first half of the decade, the portrayal of bipolar disorder, and the film's success at the Oscars 

We welcome Roxana Hadadi (AV Club, Roger Ebert) this week to unpack Jeremy Saulnier's 2016 riveting thriller. Discussing along the way modern-day Nazism, the accurate depiction of the pacific northwest, and the late Anton Yelchin

Returning with us we have Vinnie Mancuso (Collider) as we break into the world of Quintin Tarantino and his most recent output in a love letter to a fantasy tinsel town. The discussion ventures over to Brad Pitt's reinvigorated career, movies about movies and, if we think its Tarantinos swan song

Paul Oyama returns as we revisit Paul Danos's delicate directorial debut in Wildlife. We'll cover the quietly powerful and career-best performance from Carey Mulligan and a kind of validation from earning a criterion release 

We're thrilled to have Mary Beth McAndrews (Scarred For Life podcast) this week and crack into the found footage subgenre. Talking about how the location of the Paris catacombs are perfectly imagined, the future or low budget horror and how Dante's Inferno makes the movie stand out from the rest

Yazz James (Haloscope) is here this week to chat about the Jenny Slate anchored comedy. Together talking about Jake Lacey owning the modern "nice guy" type, how Slate's Netflix comedy hour "Stage Fright" acts as a companion piece to the film and what romantic comedies look like in the 2010s

Kathia Woods (Awards Watch) joins Jack and Clay to reflect on Christopher Nolan's acclaimed dream heist thriller. Talking about how the movie acts as a metaphor for filmmaking, the strength of Nolan's casting for an ensemble and Hans Zimmer's career-defining score

Brianna Zigler (Film School Rejects) comes on to chat about Noah Baumbach's family dramedy. With discussing the nuance and anxiety of Adam Sandler, the films unique editing flourishes and Baumbach's controlled and chaotic choreography 

We're joined by Lucy May this episode to chat about Sofia Coppola's celebrity-obsessed crime satire with the topics including Emma Watson's commanding presence, who would the bling ring target seven years later and how the movie compares to real-life events 

Michael Snydel (The Film Stage) returns as we reflect on the makings of the evolution of the found-footage horror genre in a series of desktop set horror movies. Breaking down the evolution and legacy of Blumhouse, considering these as 2010s Blair Witch Project and Dark Web 's alternate endings

We're welcoming Isaac Feldberg (Boston Globe) this episode to take a deep dive into Alex Garland's cerebral sci-fi expiration in Annihilation. Going into such topics like Paramount botching release, the movie is a soft remix or Anrei Tarkovsky's Stalker and how Garland helps cope with depression through this world-building 

Meg Brady (I'm Screaming podcast) returns as we revisit the fourth remake of the classic romantic drama. Together talking about Bradley Cooper's career arc, the movies botched oscar campaign and what makes this the best trailer of the decade 

We're discussing Abbas Kiarostami's enigmatic romance this week with Rob franco as the conversation delves into being okay with not comprehending Kiarostami, this movie holding some of our favorite shots of the decade and where to begin with a directors filmography  Alex Jones interviewing David Lynch https://youtu.be/SRxC-BX4K6c 

We welcome Jordan Crucchiola (Vulture) this episode and delve into Indonesian action cinema. The conversation leads to the blend of horror and action, the star appeal of Iko Uwais and styling a movie like a video game Subscribe to Priscella Page's aforementioned Patreon https://www.patreon.com/priscillapage  

Rebecca Bulnes (Classroom Crush) joins us this week as we decipher Steve McQueen's portrait of a man struggling with a taboo compulsion in 2011's Shame. With the conversation including the implied clues of the backstories of the characters, the career of Michael Fassbender and if this is actually a horror movie in disguise 

Brian Roan (The Film Stage) returns to breakdown Denis Villeneuve's enigmatic thriller. With the dissection including, how to create a sense of dread, derailing the conversation to talk about tv directors and using Toronto function as a setting, not just a shooting location

Kyle Amato (Boston Hassle, Hawke Cast) returns to talk Andrew Bujalski's dramedy. Together we tackle what is mumblecore, if Regina Hall delivers one of the best comedic performances of the decade and what the movies of 2018 tell us about making it in America 

In our 35th episode, we're talking about what could be considered one of the best sequels of all time. With Josh Bradley (movies I love on youtube) returning, the conversation includes box office successes importance, Ryan Gosling's bottled rage and expertly navigating gender politics  Check out movies I love https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfPni-XauIF97mSckAxYL_w

Gaby Iori (Breakout! podcast) returns as we chat about Bo Burnham's Gen Z oriented coming of age comedy. Things discussed are our own middle school trials and tribulations, if this is the best time capsule of 2010's pop culture and Elsie Fishers underappreciated lead performance. Places to donate:  https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd and https://brooklynbailfund.org/...

Valerie Complex (The Playlist, IGN) joins us we share our thoughts about Abdellatif Kechiche's coming of age romance, blue is the warmest color. We talk about Kechiche's mistakes with the lack of understanding of the original graphic novel, the controversy surrounding Léa Seydoux's onset recountings and diversity in storytelling  

Video essayist Julia Rhoades (Essential Films) joins jack and clay as we talk our first in a long string of films from writer/director Noah Baumbach, Frances Ha. With discussion including French New Wave influences, Greta Gerwig's angelic screen presence and celebrating lives less celebrating  Check out Julia's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQs5QHskXla2liGdYhaYUGw

We welcome Fran Hoepfner (Bright Wall/Dark Room, law school podcast) this week as we chat about Damien Chazzelle's sophomore effort about how far ambition will brake a person. With topics including Miles Tellers failure from becoming a leading man, the decades best villains and our personal Terrence Fletchers 

We welcome Kevin Smets this week as we talk about the westernized X-Men finale. Talking primarily about alternative casing decisions, the second chance reading given from the lukewarm acceptance of 2013's The Wolverine and adapting comic books