Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast

Robert Pattinson. Shot on Film. Good Time. In this chat, we get into the benefits and philosophy of the film aesthetic, ableism in film, comic actors in darker films - and more! ENJOY! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Get scared with 30 days of Shudder for free! For all fans of horror, supernatural, and thrillers, go to sh...

Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Where does this iteration of Batman take the franchise? Does this film take it a step forward? In this chat with Michael Luxemburg, we talk about the shortcomings of this iteration, the spots where it excels, how this movie presents justice, the promise of Paul Dano - and more! Enjoy! Explore your cre...

Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. This was a tough one. Is there a lot to pick off the bone that is The Power of the Dog? Why do we need a revelation in our films? What we get into in this chat is: why does certain stuff resonate? What makes a film force us to lean in? We don't even get into Capitalism (too much) - but we g...

Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Lord of the Plains. Outlaws. In this chat, we get into embodying the mythos of the West and self-mythologizing, this film as a post-western, and, of course, a dash of capitalism - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and...

Documentary vs narrative film. Deliberately paced cinema. Chloé Zhao cinema. In this one, we get into that doc v. cinema discussion, a little talk on the Safdie brothers, different explorations of the Western Mythos - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Thanks to...

Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton. Is this a mediocre indie? You know, the one that ends in dance sequences, and sells for an absurd amount at Sundance, and spawns a hundred remakes? OR is it a poignant philosophical study? We get into some Proust, some Neitzsche, some God, the "system" - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tuning into the livestream on YouTube - first...

Did Tarantino rip off City on Fire for this film? Did Wes Craven walk out of the Sundance premiere? In this discussion between Michael and Raymond, we get into the mythos of Tarantino and this film's Sundance release, effective violence in his movies, the purpose of artistic repetition - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.co...

In this chat, we're joined by Wisecrack regular Ra'Shawn Durell! We get into postmodernism, how the concept of trauma is handled in the film, deconstructionism - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tuning into the livestream on YouTube - first off, we love ya for the support!! Second off, we're going to stop the livestream for a bit. We'll still be publishing regular episodes on the podcast feeds, so...

In this revisit, we're joined by Reilly Anspaugh! We talk narrative shark-jumping, the cost of our time from careers to our personal lives, the pressure points on Andy in the film, changes from the source material - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Thanks to Shudder fo...

In this chat, we get into film as a medium needing to be on the popular side of ideology, this film failing as a satire and a metapor for climate change, the over-rationality of "believe the science!" motto, Amerocentric films - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership...

In this chat, we get into the origins of this script, how this series has evolved in its critique of capitalism, the concepts of The Matrix being misconstrued - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Have thoughts? Let us know - we may play it on air! Leave us a voi...

In this chat, we get in to morality lessons within filmmaking, the performances, children playing adults, old Hollywood culture referenced in the film, some of our favorite films of 2021 - and more! Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by Mountain Dew. There are times when you’re looking for something to drink, and you know that only one drink will do. Mountain Dew. The next time you want a truly...

In this chat, we get into how Spider-Man (and actors who played him) has changed through the iterations, how Marvel handles “event films” vs their smaller stories, fan service, how economic circumstances change each Spider-Man (mens?) story, and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premi...

In this episode, we dive into the political-apoliticalness of the film, the intersection of capitalism and gender, the religious undertones - and yes, we get into the Christmas Debate - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Have thoughts? Let us know - we may play it on air...

In this chat, we get into what it takes to be great, historically "great" figures, fundamentals vs flash, the intersection of capitalism and individualism in art - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Have thoughts? Let us know - we may play it on air! Leave us a voicemail...

In this chat, we get into Adam McKay's subversive career, the timeliness (and continued relevance?) of this film AND the dated material in the show, old reviews that really did not dig the film at release and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Have thoughts? Let us...

In this episode, we open up the mailbag to answer YOUR questions that were emailed or called in. We always get too many listener questions than we can handle, so we wanted to kick off the holiday season with a big THANK YOU! We break into questions on Drive-Black Widow-Horror Movies as the last frontier for artistic films-Eternal Sunshine-Alien/Apocalypse Now-Green Knight-Snowpiercer-Pacific Rim-D...

Another Marvel movie! In this chat, the Wisecrack crew - joined by the one and only Lux - talks Chloe Zhao's ETERNALS (2021). We get into the narrative rhythms of Marvel movies, some comic book history, some Marvel-lore-untangling, the religion-mythology narratives in the film - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM an...

Join the Wisecrack crew and special guest Thomas Flight as they discuss Wes Anderson's feature film debut BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)! In this chat, we talk auteur theory in filmmaking, breaking down what makes Wes Anderson's movie so "Wes Anderson-y," gunfights in his style, this film as a debut, and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscripti...

Austin and Raymond are joined by special guest Karsten Runquist for this talk on MARRIAGE STORY (2019) directed by Noah Baumbach! In this chat, we get into the complex mess that is a relationship, breaking apart some of the famous scenes in the film, Noah Baumbach as a filmmaker - and more! Enjoy. Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM...

Don't hate us but... we didn't LOVE Dune. In this chat, we get into those *spicy* takes, the cinematic influences that led to this film, themes of imperialism, viewing this film through the lens of our 2021 western eyes, and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack We got patreon...

Join Austin and Michael in this talk on SQUID GAME (2021) created by Hwang Dong-hyuk! They get into the concepts of indebtedness and liquidity as tools, philosophers both Italian and Korean, little philosophy easter eggs in the show, and more. Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membe...

BONUS EPISODE! Join Raymond, Michael, and Amanda as they talk Julia Ducournau's TITANE (2021). This film is... well, it is quite something, and we get into the meaning behind that something! This talk ranges from the symbolism of the vehicle, the intentional omission of structure, and some shop talk on horror. What a way to head into the middle of Spooky Season! Enjoy! Have thoughts? Let us know -...

The Wisecrack crew is joined by Reilly Anspaugh to talk Mike Nichols' THE BIRDCAGE (1996)! We get into the context of what dates this film, how comedies are evolving over time, the brilliant performances, typecasts, Mike Nichols being a genius - we haven't done a comedy in a while, and we loved this talk. Enjoy!! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of Storyblocks’ subs...

Join the Wisecrack crew as they get into talking NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) directed by Dan Gilroy! The conversation ranges from the unlikely success story of this movie, allegories to the filmmaking process itself, the ethics of filming, well, everything around us, and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial o...