Filmmaker’s Compass Podcast

In this episode, we explore the epic world of Gladiator, uncovering fascinating trivia, behind-the-scenes secrets, and its historical inaccuracies. We also have a fun surprise at the end. Hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend and enjoy the show!

This week we discuss the story structure “The Hero’s Journey” as popularized by Joseph Campbell and its most famous modern example…Star Wars! Be sure to continue the conversations and enjoy the show :)

Welcome our guest from “Catnip The Movie” to discuss the horror genre and favorite movies. CP hosts in an unforgettable episode that you can’t miss. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!!

Keeping with our Halloween theme this month we discuss in horror genre classic by Wes Craven in Nightmare On Elm Street! We discuss what works and why it holds up as well as some fun facts and behind the scenes info. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

To get in the spirit for Halloween this week on the podcast we are talking VILLAINS! What makes a great villain, why some bad guys suck, and what some of favorites are. This is too large a topic to cover everything so be sure to continue the conversations and let us know if we should dive deeper anywhere. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

This week on the podcast we discuss the movie Scream! Wes Craven delivers a meta thriller that celebrates the slasher genre and has fun bringing the jump scares and gore along the way. It launched a franchise and one of the most popular Halloween costumes of all time. Let us know your thoughts on the movie by keeping the conversations going and enjoy the show!

This week we discuss the new animated release of Transformers One and by extension the Transformers franchise as a whole. The series has its ups and downs and tons of nostalgia. So we definitely have some fun and hope you do too. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the show!

On this episode of the podcast, we invite a special guest and conservation Biologist to discuss Primates (specifically Gorillas) and their portrayal on film. What are the facts, and what is media-created fiction? More importantly, what can you do to save the Great Apes in preparation for International Gorilla Day (September 24th).

This week with the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice we are talking Tim Burton and Beetlejuice. We also take a look at 30 year old sequels and whether they are worth doing. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the show!

Since we have arrived at the end of summer we decided to discuss one of our all time favorite summer classics…The Sandlot! And with that discussion about summer movies and baseball. Be sure to continue the conversation and enjoy the show!

In anticipation of season 2 of Rings of Power CP and Dman welcome a guest to discuss what worked and what didn’t in season 1 and what we are looking forward to most in season 2. Please welcome Sean Gaston to the show and his passion for LOTR. As always, thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

Better later than never. It’s finally time that Dman and CP discuss Deadpool and Wolverine! So much to break down and so much fun. Hope you enjoy the show.

This week we discuss all of the announcements from Disney’s D23 convention as well as a few outside announcements.

Christian and Dustin attend Comic Con in San Diego and share their thoughts on the news and announcements as well as discuss their experience.

This week Christian, Dustin, and Steph attend a 24 hour Star Wars marathon! All 9 Skywalker saga films: the prequels, original trilogy, and Disney sequel trilogy all in one sitting. Regal at the Irvine Spectrum hosts a spectacular experience and describe how the night went and what we love about Star Wars. If you have questions be sure to ask. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

We continue the conversations about Spider Mondays with a focus on the Andrew Garfield led Amazing Spiderman series by Sony and the Tom Holland MCU Spiderman that combined everything. Love the comments on Part 1 and look forward to continuing those conversations. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

AMC is hosting Spider Mondays! Every Monday they are rereleasing all of the live action Spiderman movies in order. So we have gone to see them in theaters again and are FINALLY talking Spiderman! Do the movies hold up on the big screen? Is Spiderman 2 the best one? What happened with Spiderman 3? We discuss all this and more. So thanks for tuning and enjoy the show!!

This we discuss all of the announcements, trailers, teasers, and news coming out of Cinemacon in Las Vegas. There was a ton of news (and sequels!) and a lot to talk about it. So let’s know your thoughts and thanks for listening!!

This week CP wants to discuss Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part 1 and why it doesn’t fully work and what we look forward to in Part 2. What are your thoughts? Did you enjoy the movie? Are you still in for the sequel? Keep the conversations going and thanks for listening!

This week Dustin and Christian discuss new theatrical releases, recap their trip to Wondercon in Anaheim CA, and ponder on whether Deadpool 3 will be the movie to save the MCU. Let us know you thoughts so be sure to continue the conversations. Thanks for listening!

This week on the podcast we take look back to 1999 and the 25th anniversary of the release of The Matrix! Why has the movie held up for 25 years, will it be around for another 25, and what went wrong with the sequels? Let us know your thoughts and thanks for listening!

The Academy Awards are finally here! We discuss our thoughts on the show, the jokes, the winners, and our favorite moments. What did you think!?

It’s here! The Dune discussion. Did you see it in theaters? What did you think? Keep the conversation going and thanks for listening!

Christian and Dustin are back together! This week we discuss two movies with actors up for all the awards. Maestro and The Holdovers. Both have their pros and cons but we liked one more than the other. Which one did you like best?

**SOLO EPISODE INCOMING ** Dman here and I’m doing solo hosting duties this week and because Christian isn’t here I decided to talk about something we can’t talk about together…Disney Star Wars Skywalker Saga! And more specifically The Last Jedi and why it can be decisive and what I would do to take it to another level. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the show!