Exiting Through The 2010s

Bailey Herdè (Bright Wall Dark Room, Flip Screen) joins us for 2018's marvelous Game Night. Along with Jason Bateman in the 2010s, why this studio comedy stands out from the others and comedies that feel timeless like this does

We couldn't repeat the past though Greg Hill-Turner (Chasin' Statham podcast) returns for Baz Luhrmann's polarizing adaption of the classic American novel The Great Gatsby. Together we go over the career of Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton, the infamous hip-hop-inspired soundtrack, books we read in the high school and the 3D of it all

Paul Oyama (Movie Trivia Schmoedown) is back for Steven Soderbergh's whip-smart and overlooked High Flying Bird. We'll talk about the career of Andre Holland, relations to other films we've covered like OJ Made in America and Moneyball, how fast the NBA is changing, and Soderbergh's partnership with streamers  

Chris Feil (This Had Oscar Buzz, Vanity Fair) joins us for Another Year and a bevy of exquisite performances than come with a Mike Leigh movie. Together we'll discuss the 2011 Oscars, the Mike Leigh process, and what Entertainment Weekly. Consider donating to an abortion fund: https://www.thecut.com/article/donate-abortion-fund-roe-v-wade-how-to-help.html

Saffron Maeve (Paste, Little White Lies) is back for Shane Black's latest buddy comedy in 2016's The Nice Guys. We'll get into Russell Crowe in the 2010s, how Black's Los Angeles differs from other films we've covered like Inherent Vice and Under The Silver Lake, Nicolas Winding Refn's random streaming service: ByNWR and going back to see movies we first saw at 17 Consider donating to an abortion...

Broey Deschanel returns as we meet in Greece for the conclusion (?) of Richard Linklater's Before trilogy on its ninth anniversary! We get into the career of Ethan Hawke, how ranking the trilogy is didactic and how Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke contribute to the screenplays in the trilogy 

Allison Picurro (TV Guide) joins us for the deeply human Enough Said. Together we remember Jim Gandolfini, the career of Nicole Holofcener, why HBO's The Staircase isn't more popular, how cool Michael Imperioli is and fake rom-com jobs Consider donating to an abortion fund: https://www.thecut.com/article/donate-abortion-fund-roe-v-wade-how-to-help.html

Clint Worthington (The Spool, Roger Ebert, Consequence) is here with us for Michael Bay's testosterone-fueled black comedy Pain and Gain, in honor of the release of Ambulance . We talk about the career of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bay's admiration for the Coen Brothers, and the depiction of American capitalism in 2013 movies  Consider donating to an abortion fund: https://www.thecut.com/arti...

Jihane Bousfiha (Vulture, Paste magazine) is here on the pod to talk about 2017's The Florida Project. We'll end up talking about the incredible career of Willem Dafoe and push back to Sean Baker's depiction of poverty  Consider donating to an abortion fund: https://www.thecut.com/article/donate-abortion-fund-roe-v-wade-how-to-help.html

Brianna Zigler (Paste Magazine) returns for the beloved sophomore feature with Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse! We chat about if this will end up being a horror classic, a24 comedies and Cannes 2019. Consider donating to an abortion fund: https://www.thecut.com/article/donate-abortion-fund-roe-v-wade-how-to-help.html

Sam Herbst (The Kidmanifesto podcast) joins us to discuss Andrew Haigh's exquisite 45 Years but more importantly NOT Star Wars and Suicide Squad. We get into it all like best actress 2015, movies that don't exist and the career of Charlotte Rampling

Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd, The Film Stage) joins us to chat about one of the finest action blockbusters of the 2010s in Doug Liman's Edge of Tomorrow. We unpack why the movie failed to make a sequel, Emily Blunt's career and the film's actual title, Live Die Repeat (should have been All You Need Is Kill all along) 

Phillip Iscove ( Sleepy Hollow , Podcast Like Its 1999) is here to talk about the last David Fincher we have left to cover in the 2010s with the masterful The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. We get into it all here talking about the career of Daniel Craig, casting Lisbeth Salander, Netflix, why didn't get any sequels and why this is the perfect thriller

We welcome Lena Wilson (New York Times) to the pod as talk one of the most iconic romance/coming of age stories of the 2010s in Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name. We get into it all, the peach scene, the downfall of Armie Hammer, the 2018 oscar season, how this is in relation to other queer cinema of the decade and why the movie is so popularity 

We now talk about our first film from Mia Hansen Love in the addictive Eden. We'll discuss the great French films of the 2010s, Daft Punk, 2013 Cannes, how much Mia Hansen Love and Celine Sciamma are in parallel careers  

Logan Kenny (Cinematary) returns as we DJ some sweet pool parties and talk Max Joseph's (yeah, from MTVs Catfish) directorial debut We Are Your Friends. We'll talk about Zac Efron's career, 2015 summer movies, and silicon valley capitalism 

Nia Tucker is back to talk about our first Pixar (!!) with the release of Turning Red recently, we're now going to college and looking back at Monsters University. We touch on the slate of movies for Pixar in the 2010s, what makes a prequel work and how great of guys Mike and Sully are

In honor of The Batman coming out, Emily Jacobson (FIlm Daze) is back with us for Matt Reaves' American remake of Let The Right One In, Let Me In. We touch on the career of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jack's praise of Reaves' first project as writer-director, Felicity and the absurd amount of remakes that came out in 2010 alone

Marie Bardi (Blank Check podcast) joins us for David Cronenberg's damning portrait of Hollywood in Maps to the Stars. We'll discuss the Evan Child character now being a YouTuber instead of a child actor, what happened to John Cusack, and dinosaur movies. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent 

Let's dive into the massive career of Ridley Scott with his two prequels returning back into the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Scout Tafoya (author of Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper ) and Tucker Johnson join us to talk about 2012 blockbusters, why these movies were misunderstood at the time, movies to display on Best Buy TVs, and if Covenan...

Emmy Potter (Crooked Marque, Bright Wall Dark Room) returns as she chats with us about 2016's melancholic Certain Women, the perfect wintertime movie. Together we try to decide what's the best section of the three stories, the brilliance of Michelle Williams and our trips to the midwest. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent 

Brandon Streussnig (The Playlist) is here this episode as we dig into the career of Michael Mann and his only movie in the 2010s in the cyber-thriller, Blackhat. We couldn't decide if Chris Hemsworth is good in this, why Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for best picture and how 2015 and the MCU were a cultural rest for American cinema. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in...

Calvin Kemph (Twin Geeks) is here this episode to bring his pick for the best of the 2010s in Jonathan Glazer's mesmerizing Under the Skin. We talk about the career of Scarlett Johansson, 2010s cerebral sci-fi influencing each other and if Mica Levi's score is considered one of the best of the decade. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent 

Kevin Montes (The Twin Geeks) is here with us to talk about the third installment in the Jackass series, now in 3D! We go over the history of the franchise, our favorite all the stunts in this one, and what Jackass meant to us in 2010. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent 

We're running lines with Cullen Atchley and Jesse Catherine Webber (Cannes I Kick It podcast) as we look back on Clouds of Sils Maria ! With discussions including Juliette Binoche, Cannes 2013, and comedic actors working with European auteurs. Friend of the show Tyler Harford fills in for cohost while Clay Williams is absent