Target Audience

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and film fan Scott Cole . Scott is targeted by the 1975 musical ensemble Nashville . Join us as we talk country music, Nashville easter eggs, and the Robert Altman of it all. Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and reporter Saleah Blancaflor . Saleah is targeted by the 2020 family drama Minari . Join us as we talk farming, quiet family dramas, and living in the midwest. Saleah on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Saleah's Website Saleah on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and film critic Wonder Meg . Meg is targeted by the 2024 body-horror film The Substance . Join us as we talk Demi Moore, body horror, and unsubtle messaging in film. Meg on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meg's Website ( Wonder Watchlist ) Meg on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes poet, writer, podcaster, and film critic Jaylan Salah . Jaylan is targeted by the 2020 psycho-sexual drama Shirley . Join us as we talk Elizabeth Moss, unorthodox biographies, and movies that ruin relationships. Jaylan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaylan at ⁠⁠InSession Film⁠⁠ Jaylan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer, podcaster, and film critic Brendan Cassidy . Brendan is targeted by Quentin Tarantino's crime film Jackie Brown . Join us as we talk Tarantino, the Grier/Forrester, and films about growing older. Brendan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brendan at InSession Film Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer, podcaster, and film critic Jay Ledbetter . Jay is targeted by Terrence Malick's philosophical family drama The Tree of Life . Join us as we talk Malick, family drama, and films that evolve on rewatch. Jay on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Awards Watch⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and film critic Nathaniel Rogers . Nathaniel is targeted by Blake Edwards' 1982 musical comedy Victor/Victoria . Join us as we talk Julie Andrews, category fraud, and awesomely unnecessary set pieces. Nathaniel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nathaniel's ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ (The Film Experience) Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twit...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer, composer, and film critic Brian Skutle . Brian is targeted by John Madden's 2005 drama Proof . Join us as we talk Paltrow, Gyllenhaal, Hopkins, and theater adaptations. Brian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brian's ⁠⁠Website Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠L...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes filmmaker and critic Pedro Lima . Pedro is targeted by Charlie Kaufman's 2008 metatextual drama Synecdoche, New York . Join us as talk a film of a thousand themes, Kaufman's style, and the impeccable cast. Pedro on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Alise Chaffins . Alise is targeted by the Daniels' 2022 multiverse film Everything Everywhere All At Once . Join us as we discuss multiversal films, the changing relationships of parenthood, and the accolades of the film. Alise on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alise's ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Alise's book ( The Ted Lasso Relati...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Giovanni Lago . Gio is targeted by the Safdie Brothers' 2019 crime drama Uncut Gems . Join us as we talk modern Adam Sandler, unrelenting film tension, the Sadfies, and watching films that make you uncomfortable. Gio on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gio on Letterboxd Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Abe Friedtanzer . Abe is targeted by Bart Layton's 2018 crime docu-drama American Animals . Join us as we discuss the blurring fictional lines, the promise of young actors, and the art of the heist film. Abe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Abe on Muckrack ⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Dancin' Dan Bayer . Dan is targeted by Damien Chazelle's 2016 musical La La Land . Join us as we discuss the film's up-and-down legacy, Stone and Gosling, and Chazelle's musical influences. Dan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan at Next Best Picture Dan's Website Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes LA-based writer and podcaster Chauncey Telese . Chauncey is targeted by the 1995 buddy comedy Tommy Boy . Join us as we talk sweet and stupid comedy, the lost pairing of Spade and Farley, and how movies like this no longer exist. Chauncey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LA Podfidential on Twitter Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes critic and podcaster JD Duran . JD is targeted by Jeff Nichols' 2016 sci-fi drama Midnight Special . Join us as we talk fatherhood, devastatingly silent acting, and why you ever want to go to the Florida Panhandle. JD on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ InSession Film on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ InSession Film Website Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Brian Susbielles . Brian is targeted by Pier Paolo Pasolini's WWII drama film Salo, Or the 120 Days of Sodom . Join us as we discuss Italian history, film depravity, and making a point with poop. Brian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Brian at InSession Film Brian at Sunshine State Cineplex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes sports writer and reporter Harry Lichtman . Harry is targeted by Christopher Nolan's time-bending action film Tenet . Join us as we discuss Nolan's sensibilities, the confusing narrative, and how we ordered our hot sauce an hour ago. Harry on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and podcaster Bryan Sudfield . Bryan is targeted by Steven Spielberg's caper drama Catch Me If You Can . Join us as we discuss laid-back Spielberg, the best of DiCaprio, and how enjoyable a film can be despite the false story. Bryan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Life Moves Pretty Fast on Twitter Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer/director Dan Mirvish . Dan is targeted by Robert Altman's space drama Countdown . Join us as we discuss the prescient narrative, James Caan, and Dan's relationship with Altman in and out of films. Dan on Twitter Dan's ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes podcaster and filmmaker Sam Meltzer . Sam is targeted by Godfrey Reggio's experimental film Koyaanisqatsi . Join us as we discuss the stunning visuals, watching films on drugs, and Philip Glass' all-timer score. Sam on Twitter Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ B...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes writer and film critic Diana de la Torre . Diana is targeted by Robert Zemeckis' comedy satire Death Becomes Her . Join us as we discuss satirizing vanity, the change of pace for most of the cast, and if Zemeckis can rebound from his recent slump. Diana on Twitter Diana at Cinema Scholars⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Be...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes critic and content creator Gal Balaban . Gal is targeted by Edgar Wright's action thriller Baby Driver . Join us as we discuss the high-speed action, the career of Edgar Wright, and the diverging careers of the cast. Gal on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gal's ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes author and actor Rick Treon . Rick is targeted by Christopher Nolan's memory thriller Memento . Join us as we discuss the screenplay structure, the career of Nolan, and how memory plays tricks on you. Rick on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rick's ⁠Website⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes podcaster Emily Nesbitt. Emily is targeted by Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Dial M for Murder . Join us as we discuss the stage-to-screen adaptation, Grace Kelly and Ray Milland, and underrated Hitchcock films. Emily on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Flowers for Grace on Twitter⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes actress and podcaster Grace Aki . Grace is targeted by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan's musical comedy Josie and the Pussycats . Join us as we discuss the biting satire, the musical brilliance, and breaking down the reasons for the film's failure. Grace on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grace's Website Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠...