Pivotal Film

Mario and Tom start the show by addressing what happened at the Capitol on Wednesday. Then they talk about "Sylvie's Love" (7:00), "Another Round," (21:45), and Miranda July's "Kajillionaire" (40:30). Finally, they back track to last week's episode to fill some holes in their conversation about "Soul" (1:11:35).

Mario and Tom talk about "Wonder Woman 1984" (4:30), and Disney/ Pixar's "Soul"(30:00).

Mario and Tom are still remote and are still watching new movies: "Small Axe: Education" (3:35), "The Midnight Sky" (17:20), "Wolfwalkers" (30:15), and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (46:25).

Mario and Tom talk about their top five Christmas movies.

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. The first episode of a long break from our list. Instead we’ll talk about some new movies: the newest film from Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” series, “Alex Wheatle” (3:10); the new Steven Soderberg film, “Let Them All...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Its new movie season folks. Mario and Tom talk about the new Riz Ahmed film, “Sound of Metal,” now streaming on Amazon Prime (7:10), the new “Small Axe,” entry starring John Boyega, “Red, White, and Blue,” (23:10), a...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Mario and Tom begin this week’s show by talking about the big movie news of the week: Warner Bros. is putting their full 2021 theatrical slate on HBOMax (1:25). Then they dive into a pile of new movies: “Happiest Sea...

Mario and Tom talk about some new movies and the only tv show anyone cares about: Run (00:30) The Queen's Gambit (20:45) Small Axe: Mangrove (36:25)

Mario and Tom talk about some new documentaries: All In: The Fight for Democracy (5:55) I am Greta (20:10) Time (39:00)

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Mario and Tom begin this week’s show by talking about Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor,” now available on VOD (10:05). Then they try to unlock the secrets of their number 11’s: Mario (40:25), Tom (1:20:55). On Tap!!!...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. So, um, yeah, t’s good. Coronavirus is running roughshod all over Connecticut, all over the country, but at least we got that Trump stuff mostly figured out. Mostly. Again, its movies to the distraction rescue as we...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. As of this writing, we have no idea what has happened in the country this week! Maybe something incredible, maybe something incredibly terrible. BUT, there are always movies to distract us from the stress of knowing...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Happy Halloween everyone! We have a very special episode for you this weekend. We start with talking about a truly horrifying film, Robert Zemeckis’s remake of “The Witches,” starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spenser,...

Mario and Tom talk about the new version of "Rebecca," directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Armie Hammer, Lily James, Kristen Scott Thomas. Now playing on the Netflix.

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. It’s another Frankenstein episode this week in that we recorded it in parts a week apart. Why? Because this week had the new movies. HBO premiered “American Utopia,” David Byrne’s Broadway musical-review directed by...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. No new movies this week folks because there wasn’t room for one. We have TWO GUESTS on this episode to talk about Tom’s number 15. First JP drops by to bring us some Sweet Baby Jesus and talk about the Beatles (3:43)...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. All weeks are weird now folks, all weeks are weird. Yeah, I know I said that last week, but its still just as true this week. Mario and Tom review their first HBOMax flick, “Unpregnant,” starring pod favorite Haley L...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. All weeks are weird now folks, all weeks are weird. But Mario and Tom try to forget about everything by solving crimes with Sherlock’s sister, “Enola Holmes,” a Netflix movie starring Mille Bobby Brown, Superman, and...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Space time is back to normal again and just in time, Mario and Tom have two new movies to talk about this week: “The Babysitter: Killer Queen” (9:30) and “The Devil all the Time,” starring Tom Holland, Robert Pattins...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Time is still in flux here at the Pivotal Film studios. We were so excited for Episode 18 that we aired it before episode 19. We this week we present that episode 19. Mario and Tom begin the show by talking about “Mu...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Mario and Tom begin the show this week by marveling over Charlie Kaufman’s newest flick “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” starring Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley (10:00). Then they go back in time looking for fawns,...

pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com. We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can. Mario and Tom begin the show this week by talking about the sad and crushing news of Chadwick Boseman’s death (4:27). Then they shrug their way through “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winte...

Tornadoes are in Connecticut again. Please enjoy this Wes Anderson Mega Pod instead: Rushmore (1:15),, The Royal Tenenbaums (53:20). Moonrise Kingdom(1:37:30).

Mario and Tom are joined by their good friend JP this week to talk about the new Amy Seimetz flick, "She Dies Tomorrow" (10:00). Then they mix political revolution and rock and roll together hoping that together they make their number 21's: Mario (40:15), Tom (1:12:30). On Tap! From Beer'd Brewing in Stonington, CT: Riff, a double india pale ale (5:25) - https://beerdbrewing.com/brews/

The power is back so Mario and Tom get back to the Pivotal Film Studios to talk about Karen Maine's "Yes, God, Yes," recently released on VOD (9:40). Then they take in a double feature of of Jackie Treehorn films hoping that one of them might be their #22's: Tom (36:45), Mario (55:55). On Tap! From Kent Falls Brewing in Kent, CT: Superscript, an Imperial Pale Ale - https://kentfallsbrewing.com/bee...