Al Schwartz, John Bernhard

Frame Work

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A couple guys (Al Schwartz and John Bernhard) talk all things movies and TV.

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Al Schwartz, John Bernhard

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Mann-Splaining: ON MICHAEL MANN IMITATORS 14.01.2026 1:28:28

Send us Fan Mail We peer into the longest shadow in the shadowy world of crime cinema

Cameron-arama - AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH 07.01.2026 1:14:33

Send us Fan Mail Joon Kim returns for one more three hour tour of Pandora

The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (part two) 01.01.2026 1:42:59

Send us Fan Mail We get into the big, squishy middle of Bioware's big, squishy DRAGON AGE sequel.

And Now For Something Completely Gilliam: MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE 24.12.2025 35:59

Send us Fan Mail In which we've talked about all the other Python projects, so why not?

IT: WELCOME TO DERRY 17.12.2025 51:41

Send us Fan Mail Do not judge James Remar! Few have been tested as he has!

And Now For Something Completely Gilliam: TIME BANDITS 10.12.2025 1:18:47

Send us Fan Mail In which we look at the first proper Gilliam joint.

THE CHAIR COMPANY Is The Most Important Cultural Document This Century 03.12.2025 54:38

Send us Fan Mail We aren't just whacking off! We do take this seriously!

And Now For Something Completely Gilliam: MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN 26.11.2025 48:09

Send us Fan Mail It's not the messiah, it's a very naughty podcast

BUGONIA (2025) 19.11.2025 57:23

Send us Fan Mail In which we dig into the latest Jesse Plemons joint.

The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (Part One) 13.11.2025 1:03:27

Send us Fan Mail After a decade, Bioware returns to Thedas, to frequently confounding effect.

And Now For Something Completely Gilliam: JABBERWOCKY 05.11.2025 1:00:17

Send us Fan Mail We talk about JABBERWOCKY, Terry Gilliam's first solo directing project and a movie that definitely exists.

Frame Work's John Carpenter's The Podcast: ON CARPENTER IMITATORS 29.10.2025 1:08:46

Send us Fan Mail We talk about what it means to be a Carpenter Movie, and why his most imitated film is not the one that best represents his style.

TASK and the Lineage of Prestige Crime Drama on HBO 22.10.2025 48:44

Send us Fan Mail We return to Delco to ponder whether We Are Back, as far as Sunday Night appointment viewing on HBO is concerned

PEACEMAKER Season 2 15.10.2025 51:10

Send us Fan Mail Tim Meadow for President, d*** it.

And Now For Something Completely Gilliam: MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL 08.10.2025 1:17:25

Send us Fan Mail No one expects Dan Shea to return to Frame Work! One of his chief weapons is surprise, surprise and fear, surprise and fear and an almost fanatical devotion to examining the filmography of Terry Gilliam...

ALIEN: EARTH 01.10.2025 40:04

Send us Fan Mail Things get messy when Noah Hawley adapts ALIEN while getting more excited about PETER PAN, and accidentally getting sidetracked into WESTWORLD.

Cameron-arama: On Cameron Imitators 24.09.2025 1:25:25

Send us Fan Mail We talk about people biting James Cameron's style...which basically means a Michael Bay episode. With enough BATTLESHIP to shake a stick at. You know, for kids!

The Nolan-oscopy: On Nolan Imitators 17.09.2025 1:16:54

Send us Fan Mail We continue looking at the people and projects that have offered our auteurs the most sincere flattery. What makes a movie "Nolanesque"? Does he have an heir apparanent, and why did that not become Duncan Jones? Let's find out!

The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION (Part Four) 10.09.2025 1:11:39

Send us Fan Mail We finally reach the (fairly abrupt) end of INQUISITION, and the extensive DLC expansions.

Finch Club - On Fincher Imitators 03.09.2025 1:18:59

Send us Fan Mail We continue to examine the influence and imitations of our anointed directors' signature styles. In Fincher's case, this mainly takes the form of reviewing the attempts of his various collaborators to recreate the magic without him.

The Coen-Oscopy: HONEY DON'T! 27.08.2025 33:32

Send us Fan Mail In which we offer very tepid defenses of Ethan Coen's tepid new lesbian detective yarn

The QT Question - On Tarantino Imitators 20.08.2025 1:41:22

Send us Fan Mail Chris Prentice drops in to talk about the cottage industry of Tarantino knock-offs that arose in the 1990s (and beyond). Why do they have long, tortured titles full of numbers and locations? Why do they all end on the same boat? These questions and more will be answered in digressive, non-linear fashion on this week's Frame Work.

Zach Cregger's WEAPONS 13.08.2025 1:14:47

Send us Fan Mail Brett Blake returns to dig into Zach Cregger's ambitious sophomore effort.

The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION (Part Three) 06.08.2025 1:43:22

Send us Fan Mail In which oh my god this game never ends

FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS 30.07.2025 55:16

Send us Fan Mail Is the fifth time the charm for the famous foursome?