Exiting Through The 2010s

Filmmaker Esther Schwartz joins us as we dig into Billy Lynn and how many ideas this anomaly from Ang Lee has. Together, we get into the careers of the ensemble, Ang Lee's power following his second best director Oscar, Bush's America on screen in the 2010s and how the movies tech holds it back from being great

Scout Tafoya and Tuckerson are back again for one of the most infamous blockbuster failures of the 2010s with Gore Verbinski’s The alone Ranger! Together we get into the careers of the leads (yuck!), western influence, who remembers the disasters how, train robberies and pointless criticisms. Clay Williams absent this episode 

Leah Carlson (Fang Club podcast) returns as we dive into the provocative thriller in 2013's STOKER! Together, We get into the careers of the 3 leads, the Wentworth Miller of it all, blacklist scripts, the expert characterizations and how the movies sees violence

Emily Jacobson returns as we get into the acclaimed South Korean revenge thriller. Together we discuss the career of Choi Min Sik, the flaws of the movie, and bad vibes on set

Valerie Ettenhoffer returns as we dig into one of the most famous horror films of the 2010s in The Witch. Together, we unpack the career of Anya Taylor Joy, Valerie’s personal connection to the character of Tomansin, Nosferatu, and the a24 of it all

Gillian Oakley returns as we revisit 2012's HOPE SPRINGS! Together we dig into the careers of the two leads, the 2012 box office, forgettable bad movies, and the clever screenplay thats at the heart of the movie. Clay Williams absent this episode 

Jen Johans (Film Intuition, Watch with Jen) returns as we chat about 2015's Spy ! Together, we get into the careers of Jason Statham and Melissa McCarthy, Feig's balance of espionage thriller and comedy, the state of comedies and celeb encounters

Logan Kenny returns and helps up conclude our series disusssing the films of Jaume Collet-Sera with 2018’s dynamic THE COMMUTER! together we rank the films from this month, spacial geography within the train, the politics of Die Hard and our brief thoughts on CARRY-ON

Surfs up! We’re going to the beach with Dom Sinacola (Paste magazine) to talk all things THE SHALLOWS! Together we get into the failure of the script, Blake Lively’s mediocrity, survival movies and where Collet-Sera still shows his craft

Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd, Paste magazine) is back for 2015’s thriller RUN ALL NIGHT! Together, we talk the underrated Joel Kinnaman, Liam Neeson continual subversion of his archetype and how well the action is directed

We’re not trying to hijack this podcast, we’re trying to save it as Dan Mecca and Conor O’Donell (The B-Side podcast, The Film Stage) are back. We disduss more of Liam Neason, the daring ending and location geography is making thrillers succsesful

Isaac Feldberg (Roger Ebert) returns as we kick off a series of episodes on the on films of Jaume Collet-Serra and we begin with 2011's UNKNOWN. Together we breakdown the significance of JCS, Liam Neeson as an actor star and European schlock

its out first Hong Sang Soo movie as Greg Hill-Turne (Chasing Statham) returns for RIGHT NOW WRONG THEN! Together, we talk about the kinds of movies we’d make as a director, the comforting mood from Hong movies and the affair from Hong Sang Soo and Kim Min Hee

bobbi miller (culture kitsch, the afternoon special) joins us for the iconic TOY STORY 3! together we highlight the performances of the movie, the pixar magic, and the daring ending 

Meg Brady (I’m Screaming podcast) is back for the 2019’s Hustlers! Together we discuss the Jennifer Lopez of it all, period accurate detail of the movie, comparisons to other movies we’ve covered like The Big Short and Uncut Gems and how underrated the screenplay is

We're joined by Matt Zoller Seitz (Roger Ebert, author of Sopranos Session, The Wes Anderson Collection) to revisit Rogue One and its place in the Disney Star Wars era. Together we look back at the movie's faults, the cast performances, unfair criticisms, the daring ending, and how the movie improves with the existence of Andor

Sam Bodrojan joins us for Andrew Bujalski's overlooked comedy with RESULTS! Together, we look at the career of the three leads, the state of mumblecore at the time, and how little success the movie had portraying such uncinematic relationships

Justin and Laura Khoo (Cows in the Felid podcast) return for 2011’s prescient CONTAGION! Together we discuss Soderbergh and Burns’ well researched approach, the great ensemble and of course, the novel coronavirus which gave the movie a second life

Andy Germuga and Emilo Diaz (Cannes I Kick It podcast) return for the compelling Steve Jobs! Together we chat about the career of Michael Fassbender, Sorkin talk, youtube movies and the movies growing reputation

We welcome Melanie Shannon to the pod as we discuss the enigmatic Neon Demon! Together, we discuss why the movie was dismissed at the time, how obviously creepy the modeling industry is and if the movie is really a horror movie. Clay Williams absent this episode 

Returning guests Aaron Casis and Carlee Gomes (Hit Factory podcast) are here to talk the puzzling 15:17 to Paris but more importantly our first foray into Clint Eastwood's 2010s era. Together, we discuss the bizarre gelato scene, audience reaction in real time, and Clint's reputation as a public figure

Kevin Tudor (Almost Major podcast) is back as we chat about Fede Álvarez' directorial debut and in the conversation for best horror of the decade, Evil Dead. Together we talk Alien: Romulus, state of current horror, the underrated cast, and 2010s remakes

We’re seeing double this week as Sonya Robinson discusses Us (2019)! Together we talk the performances from the cast, the sizemic work from Jordan Peele with just three movies, the movies reception from the time, the movie’s eerie look and Trap

Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig (Vulture) are back for 2017’s harrowing ONLY THE BRAVE! Tgether we discuss the secret genius with Joe Kosinski, the career of Miles Teller and comparisons we see to Michael Bay

Sophia Cimenello (Oscar Wild pod) joins us for the beguiling thriller with Lee Chang Dong’s BURNING! Together we chat about the career of Steven Yeun, South Korean cinema at the Oscars, coming up with our own intreptations of the events of the film and how the loneliy protaginst at the center of the film is tiemly as ever