The Broad Perspective

Host Megan Cruz is joined by guests Tayler Scriber, a phd candidate in film studies at Northwestern university, and friend of the pod, Chelsea Garlock, to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction! We get into so many topics from the ethics of human exploitation in storytelling to seeing movies alone.

We continue our deep dives into all the best picture nominees this week with a discussion about Past Lives and Maestro. Host Megan Cruz, is joined by film and pop culture commentators, Mike Collado, sometimes known as watchwithmike, and Nirupam Dhakal, or hugeasmammoth.films.

The Oscar nominations are finally and host Megan Cruz reacts to the surprises and snubs with guest Chelsea Garlock. We're counting down to the Oscars with deep dives on every best picture nominee and starting out with what else but Barbenheimer, very different films that created a shared cultural phenomenon. We talk our thoughts on Oppenheimer and Barbie, the gender politics at play and the ma...

Incredible film critics, Angelique Jackson of Variety and Perri Nemiroff of Collider, get into the highs and lows of award season so far this year and share some of their personal favorite films of 2023.

The incredible and charming Emma Caulfield Ford talks Breaking Bad, her love of James Cameron's films and what it was like to bring back her character, Anya, in her new audible podcast series Slayers.

Megan chats with Kelly Fremon Craig about continuously growing up, giving women the freedom to be unlikable on screen, what it means to be a mother and a filmmaker and, of course, her incredible film, Are You There God It's Me Margaret.

In the spirit of the holidays, Megan and guests, Joe Aragon & Chelsea Garlock argue about which Christmas movie is best. Heavy hitters, Little Women, A Muppet Christmas Carol & the Holiday are all great films but for some arbitrary reason, there can only be one.

This week Megan talks the impact of TV and children's media with the one and only Bobbi Miller of the Afternoon Special fame

In which Megan gets sentimental with one of her biggest influences in film and life, Jasmine Gomez.

Hello and welcome to The Broad Perspective with Megan Cruz, the podcast that looks to dismantle the idea that there's only one kind of great art and offer a broader perspective... so to speak. Complete with corny jokes, feminist film theory, and some incredible guests. Subscribe now because I can't wait to share more of what we have in store for you!