Jason and the Movienauts

Keith Silva joins Jason again to talk about two crime classics. Point Blank is a dizzyingly intriguing and complex crime thriller, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Keenan Wynn, and One False Move , directed by Carl Franklin and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Cynda Williams and Bill Paxton. These are both outstanding, novelistic films which provide a fascinating c...

Welcome to part two of the Marvelcast. Every week Jason and Carlos watch a Marvel movie in chronological order by the timeframe of the film, then have a quick conversation about the movie. This week: Captain Marvel. It's kind of a controversial movie in the Marvel series. Some people love the themes of the film, and love Brie Larson's portrayal of Carol Danvers. Other hate the confusing and slow f...

Introducing a new series of shows as part of Jason and the Movienauts: the Marvelcast. Every week Jason and Carlos watch a Marvel movie in chronological order by the timeframe of the film, then have a quick conversation about the movie. This week: Captain America: the First Avenger . Neither of them had watched the movie in a few years, so it was interesting to revisit it and see the connections t...

Paul Brian McCoy joins Jason this week to talk about the amazing and mind bending films of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, including Synchronic , The Endless , Spring and Resolution . This gives them a nice opportunity to talk about the state of indie film in 2021, speculate on the work Benson & Moorhead will do in the future Moon Knight TV series, and chat a bit about WandaVision . It's 61...

Carlos Rodela joins Jason this time to talk about a terrifically fun indie action film, Willy's Wonderland , starring Nicolas Cage. We discuss the film's wacky but predictable plot, its resemblance to popular video games and speculation on just what the heck is up with Nic's character. We also discuss the price of indie downloads and the state of indie distribution in the time of COVID. It's 35 mi...

Keith Silva joins host Jason Sacks for a fun, interesting and lively discussion of two very different yet very similar films: Klute , from 1971, directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda, and "She Dies Tomorrow", from 2020, directed by Amy Seimetz and starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Jane Adams. It's a great kickoff to this podcast, and we think a fascinating listen. WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILER...