Flicking and Screaming

We are examining Sam Raimi's perfect time capsule of the year 2009 in his film DRAG ME TO HELL. What makes Raimi so engaging as a director? Why is the social commentary of this film both less obvious but more compelling? Plus: we talk a lot about bile.

The podfather's last episode before paternity leave, so we celebrate with a bromantic trio comedy. Can we re-cast the three leads with today's actors . . . or ourselves? Plus: we celebrate the end credits, and question some of the writing (here's looking at you, Glasses).

This week, we take a close look at a new phenomenon in American pop culture: the "television show". As franchise IP expands across mediums, what's our tolerance level for new content? Do we have any unique strategies for watching these shows? Plus: these shows play at a different pace, and who do we miss most from the originals?

What have we done to each other? Forget it. From the dry valleys of Los Angeles to the deadened suburbs of Missouri, we chat about the evil men and women do in these two films. Would Jack Gittes and Nick Dunne get along? Does Rosamund Pike's performance need a closer examination? Plus: we make Flicking and Screaming history.

We are back in our respective homes, and we unwind from a vacation with a free-flowing conversation on an OG Soderbergh flick. We break down the Soderbergh color palette, and the blueprint for OCEAN'S era Clooney is there. Plus: which of our two leads is sexier, and we are all Miami Dolphins fans now.

The boys throw down to select 5 movies each from the filmography of our great American director. Draft order is essential here, and no one is happy with their slot. We get to relive some conversations about classics, and break new pod ground on the Scorsese hidden gems. Plus: Jed throws a clipboard.

Like a speeding bullet, we've touched down on the West Coast to pod together. An unforgettable experience, but is the film we're talking about today worthy of that description? What's going on with the exposition of this movie? Plus: Chip shits on therapy.

We are busy preparing for the Flicking and Screaming Summit in Nevada, but we couldn't leave our listeners without some movies we can't get out of our brains. Learn a little more about Evan, Jed, and Chip's personalities in the movies we have on rewatch, or the movies we think deserve more love. Plus: what is our philosophy on liking movies with bad reviews . . . or disliking movies with good revi...

Yeah, we're doing NOPE. Jed put on his bravest face to visit the theater. Someone in this movie is the best actor alive, but who is it? What defines a monster movie versus a horror movie? Plus: that OPPENHEIMER teaser was certainly a thing.

The sequels play. We debate the merits of the second and third installments of the Ocean's Trilogy, a.k.a. the Benedict Job Trilogy. Jed plays gamemaker with our categories, and our Pacino impressions need some polish. Plus: who is the real villain of 12?

This week's film nearly breaks Twitter's previous character limit, but it also pushes our imaginations to new limits. Is Brad Pitt overlooked in some important conversations? How did Roger Deakins make magic happen with his lenses? Plus: Evan creates a new word.

When the podfather is away, the mice will play. Evan and Chip talk all things BLACK PHONE. Hawke, kid actors, masks, jokes, Ransone! Plus: why does the first ten minutes of the movie look like that?

Close your shades, dim your lamps, and wear headphones: it's the Michael Douglas power hour. Evan's time to shine is here. Will we be comfortable enough to discuss each dirty detail from this film? Plus: we are all in love with Anne Archer.

We weren't alive for Tom Cruise's first dogfight, but we're up for this one. It was tough for Chip to talk about other actors besides Glen Powell. How blurred are the lines between Cruise's acting roles and everyday life? Plus: do we have call signs?

Pour yourself a cold glass of milk and grab an acid-dipped cigarette, because we are going long on the last celebrity director himself: Quentin Tarantino. We fight about which tiers to place his 10 films in, and provide a swath of impressions. How have we aged with these movies, and what makes us still return to them? Plus: why did it take us so long to do this?

Trench coats, cigarette cases, and questionable motives: we are going noir mode with THE MALTESE FALCON. Finally, some justice for San Francisco movies. Plus: what modern actor comps do we make for Humphrey Bogart?

You've got a friend in us at Flicking and Screaming. Our challenge this week was drafting a roster of 8 Pixar films each. The only problem is . . . Pixar has released 25 films. What will get left off? Which classic will go first overall? Plus: what happened to Pixar after 2010?

Avenge Jed. Save Evan. Kill Chip. We're going wolf mode with Robert Eggers' newest out-of-time story. Nicole Kidman's AMC commercials come up, and we question the film's pacing. Plus, Jed forgets a word, and we salivate over That Raid Sequence.

School is almost out, so we fire up DAZED AND CONFUSED and take a look at it's half-sequel, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! If you take a shot every time we say the word "vibes" in this episode, you'll make Coach Conrad extra pissy. Plus, we cast ourselves in the movies, and the Glen Powell revolution will be streamed.

It is finally time for us to discuss Evan's favo(u)rite Greek filmmaker. Jed does some investigative journalism into his home life. We talk about Lanthimos' growth as a more accessible filmmaker, and what he has in the can. Plus: Chip still has reservations about THE LOBSTER.

Who among us can't relate to a film where a wealthy retired war criminal murders the many lovers of his sociopathic wife? Are we comfortable watching this movie with our significant others? Plus: BRIDGERTON, and the Ben Affleck stare is right up there with the Kubrick stare.

America's pastime is back, and so is our favorite Brad Pitt Excel Spreadsheet vehicle, MONEYBALL. We banter about how the movie has aged just a year after our first conversation about it. This movie didn't ruin baseball...did it? Plus, we have some very special guests. Jake and Jordan from Céspedes Family BBQ somehow made it 11 years without seeing MONEYBALL, but we got the scoop from them on thei...

We gave ourselves time to breathe after the live Twitter Spaces Oscar watch along extravaganza, but it’s time to reflect. Did you know they handed out awards during this show? Whose ballot was most accurate? Plus: we feel morose, and a lot of movies are coming out next year.

Jed and Chip are down a man this week, and take advantage by doubling down on wild takes and long-winded shenanigans. Did Jane Campion destroy her own awards chances? What movie surprised Chip's cynical heart? Plus: we make unreasonable demands about the showrunning of the Oscars, and some unfortunate metaphors are used.

We take a road trip with Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar darling. It gets a little existential. Jed poses some personal questions, Evan and Chip try to dodge them. Plus: have cigarettes ever been cooler?