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To celebrate Halloween, we're covering this 2018 sci-fi action thriller with horror elements to it. We love a good exploration of how humans interact with new technology and Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE gives us not only plenty to ponder but an entertaining, kick-ass delivery system for its big ideas. This is a fun conversation and one that had us asking ourselves some tough questions. Enjoy!...

Thanks to a Patron vote in October, we take on THE MONSTER SQUAD, a 1987 film that attempts to pay a loving homage to the classic Universal Studios monsters, while altering their designs just enough to avoid infringing on any copyrights. This is a film that oozes geek-love for its subject matter and we thoroughly enjoy discussing why that is. Follow & Subscribe Aaron Twitter Facebook  Patrick...

  With Patrick away on a cruise, Aaron is joined by Reed and Nathan from The Fear of God Podcast to  discuss the new sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic that helped create the slasher genre as we know it today.   Halloween  Review  - 0:05:13 The Connecting Point - 1:01:30 Follow & Subscribe The Fear of God Podcast Twitter Facebook Nathan Twitter Reed Twitter Aaron Twitter Facebook  Patrick...

Free Solo takes us on an intimate and intense journey with National Geographic's 2018 Adventurer of the Year, rock climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares for and attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite National Park’s 3,200 foot high El Capitan wall. In this episode, Aaron briefly reviews the film and chats with Alex Honnold to learn more about his famous climb, life...

  This week we are talking about one of our most anticipated films of the year and we are so thrilled that it did not disappoint. We both resonated with Damien Chazelle's telling of Neil Armstrong's story and discuss why the blending of drama and technically brilliant action sequences worked perfectly for us. What We've Been Up To -  0:01:17 (Patrick - Sierra Burgess if a Loser ) (Aaro...

This week, Feelin' Film contributor Jeremy Calcara joins us to discuss a tale as old as time. No, not BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, but rather the fifth iteration of A STAR IS BORN. This beautifully tragic musical journey is one full of emotions that we enjoyed unpacking together and we hope that you enjoy as well. * We apologize for the slight audio issues in this episode. Unfortunately the bandwidth...

  For this September Donor Pick episode we are sticking with our 2018 #SciFiSeptember theme and covering the Steven Spielberg science fiction film our listeners chose. We're joined by Mark O'Connell, author of  Watching Skies: Star Wars, Spielberg, and Us , both for our discussion of the film and for an insightful interview about his written work. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Review  - 0:...

It's feeling like music appreciation week around Feelin' Film and as part of that we are discussing Brett Haley's heartwarming new film that has become one of our favorites of 2018. We are big fans of its simple, subtle, completely satisfying storytelling and wonderful father/daughter and romantic relationships. Oh, and the music is incredible, too. Get ready to hear us gush.   What We...

It's week four of what has been a thoroughly awesome #SciFiSeptember and we are excited to be covering this 2008 Pixar gem. This is a movie that definitely hits on the feelin’ aspect of our show and it was a good chance for us to both revisit it for the first time in nearly 10 years. The result? What we feel is a wonderful conversation about love, consumerism, and ultimately a film that enters...

Having already gone to the moon this month we are now taking a trip to the sun for our week three conversation in #SciFiSeptember. Sunshine , directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, is frighteningly beautiful and contemplative in that way that the best sci-fi always is - giving us themes of spirituality, science, and humanity to consider while being thoroughly entertained in a tight,...

For week two of Sci-Fi September, we get deep... real deep.  Primer is one of those time travel movies that demands multiple viewings just to understand, and we frame our discussion around the question of whether that's actually a good thing or not. We also talk about some of the technical aspects of this low-budget cult classic and, of course, share our emotional responses to the story being...

It's week one of Sci-Fi September and we are visiting base of Lunar Industries on the moon for this discussion about Duncan Jones' debut film. Sam Rockwell's incredible performance is just one of the many things to like about this gem and we give it plenty of love, but the big ideas to be considered provide us a lot of material for some great conversation, too. What We've Been Up T...

Searching is an incredible combination of innovative filmmaking, anxiety-inducing thrills, emotionally complex characters, and relevant commentary on the internet as both a danger and potential tool for good. Aaron and Don were both floored by writer/director Aneesh Chaganty's debut feature film and John Cho's performance in it, so they sat down for a conversation about what makes the film...

To celebrate the upcoming new Jack Ryan series on Amazon, we decided to cover one of the character's films. Our donors voted and overwhelmingly chose The Hunt For Red October , and we are so glad they did.  Contact Aaron Twitter Facebook Patrick Twitter Facebook Feelin' Film Facebook Twitter Website Email feelinfilm@gmail.com Feelin' Film on Apple Podcasts Feelin' Film on Google Pl...

For this month, we’ve chosen to close out the dog days of summer with a classic worthy of the sweltering heat August is known for.  1962’s Lawrence of Arabia is an AFI Top 10 entry which turned 56 years old this year. The longest days of summer brought out one of the longest films we’ll watch for our podcast.  If you have yet to watch this, set aside the time and then join us for some history and...

This week we wrap up our Director #BattleMonth with a bang, or a series of them. Actually, there are a whole lot of bangs. We discuss the fourth winner in our listener polls. Martin Scorsese's fantastic Best Picture winner,  The Departed. What We've Been Up To -  0:01:29 (Patrick -  The Natural ) (Both - recap of bracket picks)                         The Departed  Review  - 0:12:38 The Co...

It's week 3 of 4 in our Director #BattleMonth, and the listeners in our Facebook group chose Hayao Miyazaki's anime masterpiece  Spirited Away for us to cover. We dive into the mystical, magical world of soot sprites and water spirits and talking frogs as we attempt to make some sense of all the fantastical elements on display.  What We've Been Up To -  0:01:08 (Aaron  - Puzzle, Alpha,...

We discuss the second winner in our Director #BattleMonth bracket, Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 epic, Seven Samurai . This marks the first time we’ve covered a film as long as this one (nearly 3.5 hours) and also our first black & white foreign film.  What We've Been Up To -  0:01:31 (Aaron  - The Meg, BlacKkKlansman, Dog Days ) (Both - recap of bracket picks)                         Seven Samura...

In a briefly belated July Donor Pick episode we discuss the time-looping alien-slaughtering action of Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow .  Contact Aaron Twitter Facebook Patrick Twitter Facebook Feelin' Film Facebook Twitter Website Email feelinfilm@gmail.com Feelin' Film on Apple Podcasts Feelin' Film on Google Play Feelin' Film on Stitcher Feelin' Film on TuneIn...

This week marks the first conversation about one of our final four Director #BattleMonth winners. We were thrilled to see our listeners choose R idley Scott’s 2000 Roman epic Gladiator and have an excellent discussion nailing down why we resonate with this story (and ones like it) so much. What We've Been Up To -  0:01:22 (Aaron  - Christopher Robin ) (Both - recap of bracket picks)           ...

We’re here to discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, the newest entry in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible series. This film is the first to serve as a direct sequel story-wise to one before it, and also the first to feature a returning director. I know that we both are huge fans of Christopher McQuarrie’s direction in Rogue Nation  and couldn’t have been happier that he was coming...

We've had this Hitchcock classic circled ever since the film celebrated its 60th anniversary in May 2018. It may be only #9 on AFI's latest Top 100 list, but checks in at #1 all-time on the Sight & Sound list. J oining us is a special guest, who last year completed the enormous challenge of watching Alfred Hitchcock’s entire filmography. He is Reed Lackey, from the podcast The Fear of...

This week officially kicks off what will hopefully be the first of many opportunities for our listeners to have a say in what we talk about on the show. We’re calling these our Premium Picks, where you can “sponsor” a film that you’d like to see covered. Meredith, one of our long time listeners, chose Life is Beautiful , and we have a conversation about this very unique Holocaust film from directo...

We've got something special brewing for the month of August and we're here to tell you all about it. This next series of upcoming podcast episodes will be ones you can influence directly, so be sure to listen and find out how. We're very excited for this event and think our listeners are going to enjoy it, too. Director Battle Month Bracket - DOWNLOAD HERE Contact Aaron Twitter Faceboo...

Aaron and Don from Every Movie Has a Lesson get together for a chat about rookie director Bo Burnham’s new feature film Eighth Grade . The film is currently generating a lot of buzz and most everyone who has seen this darling indie has loved it - us included. The film stars Elsie Fisher as thirteen-year-old Kayla and follows her as she endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence wh...