In Oeuvre Our Heads

Have you ever wanted to hear MS Teams notification noises outside of work? no? really? oh... Then this movie might not be for you Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Music sampled from Fuck Dying (1998) by Ice Cube and Korn

I think we all discovered that we are absolutely Shyam-all-in on Mr. Movies Night Shyamalan. It's been a great time watching these films from a true auteur. Thank you for joining us on this journey from a fairy tale! We can't wait to see what Mr. Movies does next! Edited by Aaron. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach This episode includes music from: Sound Effect by <a href="https:/...

After reversing through the catalog, we've finally arrived at the very beginning! The nexus , the turning point , the Rosetta Stone , the crux , the genesis of M. Night Shyamalan. I don't have anything else to say. Does anyone read these? Does anyone read anything? Do I need a sandwich? .... I need a sandwich. Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified...

*standing in front of an 80's comedy club brick wall in a leather jacket and sunglasses, cigarette casually smoking between my fingers* You ever notice how some movies are called Wide Awake but watching it puts you right to sleep? You ever notice that? What's the deal with that? Like why call it Wide Awake when it should be called Honk Shoo Meemeemeemeemee ? Like you don't buy popcorn and a soda w...

Ok, this is it. The Big One. The Ur-Twist. One of the principal reasons we're doing this season at all. The movie that made Shyamalan a household name. We've finally found it: the movie that unlocks what Shyamalan is all about (as opposed to the last 5 movies that we said did exactly that). No spoilers, but if you think this movie got spoiled for you so you've never actually seen it (guilty as cha...

MEEERRRRRYYYY CHRISTMAS!!! This is our biggest episode yet, with the most movie per podcast we've ever attempted! The original recording for this was over two and a half hours, so my Christmas present to you this year was getting this thing under one and a half. You're welcome! We know that what you really wanted to do this Christmas was listen to your favorite three-white-guys-with-a-movie-podcas...

Remember when we watched Glass and thought it was fun and interesting, and then when we watched Split we thought it retroactively made Glass worse? Well who'da thunk it, watching Unbreakable takes that to a whole new level. Unbreakable is great, you should watch it. Also this recording was 2.5 hours long, we got into a whole thing about Game of Thrones and then another whole thing about something...

This week we meditate and reflect on faith, loss, grief, and yes I suppose how silly it is that they save the day with a couple glasses of water and a baseball bat. Signs is kind of the Joker 2 of M. Night Shyamalan movies if you really think about it. Trust me, the signs are out there. Link to the excellent Twitter meme that Hans shared Edited by Zach. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and...

In which we try desperately to not talk about Trap so much... and fail. I know we've said that previous movies were the thing that really tells us who Shyamalan is as an auteur, but for real you guys, this is it. Edited by Aaron. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified Creative Commons-licensed images from: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2019/01...

While this movie was dull, irritating, and a complete slog to watch, it might just be the most important movie we've watched so far for this project. The key that unlocks the box with the bigger key that unlocks the mysteries of Shyamalan... Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified Creative Commons-licensed images from: https://www.freemalaysiatoday....

Join us this week for the M Night's world-renowned B-movie schlockfest Attack of the Killer Plants . DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN. Marvel at the thrilling on-screen action of... Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel wandering aimlessly around Central PA farmlands and getting into awkward relationship disputes. I will say though.. some of these line reads are truly unmatch...

M. Night Shyamalan (c. 2010) walked so that M. Night Shyamalan (c. 2024) could run. *Doing my best Commander Zhao impression, which is not very good..." "As you know, our last episode had to be divided into two pieces because we had too many opinions. And as you know, Hans still hasn't seen this entire series. We present to you now the second half of our take on this 15 year-old movie which, as yo...

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Not too terribly long ago, but long enough ago to make us all feel old, the world was convinced that live-action adaptations of beloved children's media were necessary (Wait... that is still the case). Nickelodeon called on M Night Shyamalan to make such an adaptation. But when he needed his talent the most... it vanished! Yeah, this is gonna be a two-parter. The original...

Oops I did it again. This time instead of rambling off the cuff I sat down and wrote 5 and a half pages on some of my thoughts, because... you know.. I'm a card carrying member of the elite cultural intelligentsia class. Right? I start off by comparing the 2022 film Barbarian thematically and stylistically to Shyamalan's oeuvre thus far; and then I go on a tangent unpacking some of the gender poli...

Hey all, Zach here. In a sad attempt to pretend at being like a real movie podcaster/reviewer I went rogue and solo watched a movie and recorded my thoughts on it while it's still in its opening weekend. Aaron and especially Hans weren't that interested in watching this, so sometimes you just gotta roll up your sleeves and take care of business on your own. But like, I kinda non-specifically relat...

We all know After Earth was... shall we say, not well received. I really wanted to find something redeeming about it. I really wanted to end up with a more interesting opinion. I really, really did. Unfortunately, that just didn't happen. This movie absolutely blows. Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified Creative Commons-licensed images from: http...

We have so much to say about this one, like trust me bro, if anything almost way too many thoughts and opinions we're just dying to share. We wouldn't be the pros we are if that weren't the case. If we ran out of things to say like 20 minutes in and then spent just as much time talking about something unrelated like Henry Cavill or something... we'd look like a bunch of amateurs or something. Spoi...

The three of us met up over the 4th of July, and with recurring guest star, Sara Wiberg filming the whole event, we finally try out Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt: Asian Experience. Zach found it on ebay for $33, but the potential trip to the hospital was priceless. The full unedited video is available on Patreon! Apologies for the audio quality as we were outside with dogs and fireworks going off...

Whew, sorry about that. I moved house, so this one is a liiiiiitle late. Worth it though! In this episode, Zach and I complement Hans for a good while there and he expertly spins it into a negative. We also really begin to crack the code on Shyamalan. Oh, and we talk about Trap again. The original recording was well over two hours. There's so much gold I just had to let float down that stream. If...

"Completely worthless as an audio product" ~Zach (Regarding us talking about the movie, not the movie, we actually liked the movie) Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified Creative Commons-licensed images from: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2019/01/10/director-m-night-shyamalan-merges-past-storylines-in-new-movie-glass/ https://...

First of all, I just need you to know that I edited this down to a tight hour from an original recording of nearly 3 hours. Only the best of the best makes it in. All cream in this here crop. Join us here as we begin at the end to unpack the Unbreakable Trilogy in reverse order, starting at the thrilling conclusion of this meta-superhero triptych. Does this alternate perspective lend any new insig...

Ok, spoiler alert, we all really liked this one and you should watch this show. Sadly, it's only on Apple TV+, which means you've probably never heard of it even though it got four seasons and was executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan. People tell me that Apple TV+ has some really great shows, and all evidence I've seen says that's true. I'm still not signing up for an Apple product of any kind...

The real title is just Old, but calling it by its full made-up name is funnier. It's really all just right there in the title. Edited by Hans. Follow us on Letterboxd! Aaron , Hans , and Zach Cover Art uses modified Creative Commons-licensed images from: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2019/01/10/director-m-night-shyamalan-merges-past-storylines-in-new-movie-glass/ https://www.d...

We continue Season 2 with Shyamalan's 2023 film Knock At The Cabin featuring Jonathan Groff, Dave Bautista, Ruper Gr- oh shoot he's gone now I guess... If four people showed up at your door and said that one of you had to die... that would be pretty weird right? Neat concept you think? Pretty scary, huh? You think there's any kind of surprising twist on that premise or anything? You'll just have t...

Season 2!!! Let's hear it for season 2! This time around, we'll be looking at the oeuvre of one of Hollywood's most identifiable auteurs, Mr. Movies Night Shyamalan. But, oh, what a twist, we'll be doing this whole season... in reverse! Join us as we set out to answer the biggest questions surrounding this enigmatic moviemaker. What is a "Shyamalan Twist?" Why does the dialogue in this movie sound...