Footcandle Films

Whether you only venture to the multiplex or hold out for art house darlings this episode of Footcandle Films has something for you.  For the big budget summer tent pole movie fans the gentlemen spend a few moments discussing the newly spiffed up version of the sci-fi tale “Total Recall”.  Afterwards they take a trip to the indie film house that sells espresso and beer on tap and discuss the star-...

Holy batcast!  Alan and Chris discuss the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy with "The Dark Knight Rises".  The review is fairly spoiler-free, but if you have seen the film or don't mind being "spoiled", stick around after the closing to hear them talk about the ending and all of the surprises the film had in store. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

It's time for a quick fix of Footcandle!  Listen to this quick review of the latest foul-mouthed teddybear-come-to-life comedy "Ted" starring Mark Wahlberg and written/directed by Seth MacFarlane. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another superhero-sized blockbuster has hit the screens this summer – the reboot of the Spiderman franchise.  Are the fellows caught up in the web of excitement?  The indie documentary, Bully, is also discussed.  Back by popular demand are the News & Recommendation portions of the show making this episode clock in at over an hour of movie geek goodness. Running Time:  68 minutes  See Privacy P...

Acclaimed director Ridley Scott returns to his sci-fi roots with Prometheus – a prequel of sorts to his classic film Alien.  Do Alan and Chris find it to be a worthy addition to the Alien cannon or want to have Scott excommunicated for heresy against the galaxy? In this episode the gents also give quick reviews of “The Kid With A Bike”, Pixar’s latest effort “Brave”, and two not so typical horror...

The big summer movies have started arriving in theaters. Perhaps you’ve heard of “The Avengers”? The Footcandle dynamic duo of Alan & Chris lead off this episode with a lively discussion of the box office juggernaut. Also in this episode are brief reviews of “Dark Shadows”, “Jeff, Who Lives At Home”, “Young Adult”, “We Bought A Zoo”, “The Descendants”, “Chronicle” and “Cedar Rapids”. As you ca...

"A Separation" won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Did Alan & Chris find it deserving or do they think the Academy must have switched the envelopes? After the review, the gents turn their attention to movie news and talk of the return of Tarantino and Chris gets the Olsen children confused. Running Time: 50 minutes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

  "The Artist" won some of the biggest Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.  But was it any good?  Alan and Chris talk about the film, and along the way get into one of their biggest disagreements since the podcast series started.  Luckily, they make up afterwards to discuss some movie news, including their thoughts on the actual Academy Awards ceremony, the next,...

"My Week With Marilyn", starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh, was nominated at this year's Academy Awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Did either of these two actors deserve to win, did the film deserve more accolades than it received, or was it overrated?  Alan and Chris discuss "My Week With Marilyn" as their main review in this episode of "Footcandle Films". After...

While the last episode was all about Chris & Alan's favorite films of 2011, this episode asks them to gaze into their crystal ball and make predictions on this year's Academy Awards. With Chris in his designer tuxedo and Alan in his favorite jeans, the boys go through each of the Oscar categories, talk through the nominees, and make their choice on who they think will walk away with a little g...

Chris and Alan had a novel idea... what if they took a look at all of the films they saw in 2011, and then presented their "top five" films of the year? We don't think that has ever been done before! Original or not, the guys present their favorite "Footcandle" films of the year, their favorite "Non-Footcandle" films of the year, and even throw out a couple of their "Least Favorite" (i.e., worst)...

After some downbeat movies over the last few months, it's time for some laughs. But does "The Guard", starring Brendon Gleeson and Don Cheadle, deliver? Gleeson stars as unconventional Irish police officer Gerry Boyle, quite content with his life and pace of work, while Cheadle plays a straight-laced FBI agent assigned to a drug-smuggling case in Boyle's small town. Sound like the setup for a stan...

Alan and Chris review the film "Take Shelter", starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. Shannon plays a father and husband haunted by visions of a devastating storm that threatens his family, compeling him to build a storm shelter and question his own sanity. Imagine a really frightening, depressing version of "Field of Dreams". Listen to what the Footcandle guys have to say about "Take Shel...

"Project Nim" is a documentary about a group of researchers in the 1970s that decided to raise a baby chimpanzee in a human environment and try to teach it how to communicate. The project didn't go as planned, thus giving show hosts Alan and Chris a film to discuss on this month's "Footcandle Films". Listen to see what they thought of the follow-up to director James Marsh's excellent documentary "...

In this month's episode, the Footcandle guys discuss the film adapation of the novel "Sarah's Key", dealing with the persecution of Jewish people in France during World War II. (To all of our book club member listeners out there, we'll go ahead and break the bad news to you: they didn't care for it very much.) Besides that review, Alan and Chris also discuss some movie news and give their "picks o...

Alan and Chris get together to discuss their latest film society screening, Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris".  After an in-depth discussion of that film, they turn their attention to some of the latest movie news with the theme being "directors taking on unexpected projects".  Each gives their "pick of the month" for a film that listeners should check out; Chris goes the documentary route, while...

Love it or hate it, "The Tree of Life" is a film worth talking about.  And the Footcandle guys do just that for a good portion of this month's show, examining their personal thoughts on the film as well as some of the larger issues it tackles.  Following the extended review the hosts discuss some current film news, and then wrap it up with their film recommendations.  Warning: Alan recommends a 3-...

The Footcandlers discuss the latest Will Farrell film "Everything Must Go", which puts Mr. Farrell in a not-so-funny spot.  The latest film news — the blockbuster, mainstream, franchise, geek movie edition — and two recommendations about as different as you can possibly imagine.  One's about a Russian orchestra fighting for the recognition they deserve, the other is about a rubber tire that can ki...

The guys discuss the 2011 film "Win Win" starring Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan, talk about some recent film news of interest (Wes Anderson, Dragon Tattoos and Obstructions), and give their monthly recommendations of films you should check out.  Chris recommends a past Footcandle film, while Alan goes in the "way back" machine for his.  The first episode is out the door, and no one got hurt... Win Wi...