The Film Snobs

THEY’RE Heeeeeeeeereeee! That’s right Snobbies, we back and we watched POLTERGEIST! Welcome to SPOOKTOBER 3 part 2! This week was Eric’s pick and we watched a CLASSIC of Americana filming and visual effects. This film was written and produced by Steven Spielberg…also we think it was also directed by him too..shhhhhhh. Guest Star Cody Martin joins us on the pod, our FIRST GUEST in the New Era of Th...

SPOOKTOBER IS HERE!!! Snobbies! WE have Arrived at the 3rd installment of Spooktober with Caleb, Jared, and Eric. Sorry this is coming a day late! This time we are releasing every WEEK! Just like the old days, in order to get them out by Halloween! This film comes from one of our favorite directors and most unrealized directors of our time. From such hits as Signs, The Sixth Sense, The Village, M....

Welcome back Snobbies! WE’RE BACK!! It’s interesting getting used to the new every other week schedule. I like it though. ANYWAY, today we have Eric’s pick for NEW ERA and he decided to go with a film that piggy-backs off the CLASSIC clout of an epic series of films…The Rocky Films…Ryan Coogler’s “CREED” Can we take you higher? This film has all the feels as Sly gives probably his most Oscar worth...

WELCOME! To….THE NEW ERA! Snobbies, this is a momentous occasion. Today we enter into the new film topic…The New Era. We decided that with Ethan and Ricky gone, we would usher in the new and…basically the same Film Snobs as you know them, but we would watch films that dealt with a personal change, entering into a new space, find one’s self, etc. We are ALSO starting a new schedule that means we wi...

Ladies and GENTLEMEN! This is the first LIVE event for The Film Snobs and what an event it was. After gathering fans and friends in The Kimball’s Theater to watch a special showing of The Young Girls of Rochefort and…it was a delight! Jacques Demy directs this pastel joy driven gem of a film. The music, the young love, the summer feeling…this film brings the feels to everyone. Jared brings candy f...

Snobbies. This is technically the second to last episode with Ricky and Ethan, but the last episode we as friends spend with them. Next week we will be premiering THE FILM SNOBS LIVE! episode that was so very special to us all. Thank you all for coming out to see the film with us at Kimball’s and for staying for the podcast. But anyway, this episode is about the conclusion of the long long LONG aw...

This is officially the end of RICKY & ETHAN MONTH!!! Ethan wraps up his week with a delightful, beautiful, and wholesome film that captured the feeling of purity and charm. We watched director Paul King’s “Paddington 2.” Guys…SNOBBIES! In the words of Ricky, “This film slaps.” It’s just a good time and makes you feel happy throughout the washing experience. Ethan must really have a thing for c...

Well, the time has come. We are saying good-bye soon to our fellow snobs and it’s getting sad around here. But tonight, we have started ETHAN WEEK and he has chosen a very funny and yet serious film that we all love…a film by Martin McDonagh called, “In Bruges.” This film is filled with hilarious one liners, action, shoot-outs, brilliant performances, and deals with suicide. This film also handles...

This week we watched Ricky's final pick for RICKY PALOOZA and it was a VERY memorable film for more ways than one. Jonathan Glazer‘s "Under the Skin" is an art house sci-fi masterpiece. DISCLAIMER: this film is not for the faint of heart. It includes some images which may be disturbing or graphic. We discuss the nature of humans, cinematography, lighting, the incredible soundtrack, predatory behav...

This begins our send off for RICKY&ETHAN! We’ll be watching two films from Ricky and two more from Ethan. Movies that capture their taste or are significant in some way. So first up is David Lynch’s genius debut feature, Eraserhead! This film was NOT well received by most of the Snobs the first time…or the second time. We discuss our varying thoughts, along with the general artistry on display...

Sorry for the late release everyone! I hope you haven’t been just sitting there waiting for the episode to drop…just wasting away, not eating, drinking, breathing….ANYWAY, Today we have Caleb’s pick for Summer Hours, A Peter Weir film, Picnic At Hanging Rock. This film was deeeeeeply symbolic and we had many things to say about it. And did you know that Caleb made a short film about this movie???...

THE GREAT BAMBINO!!! JUST in time for the 4th of July comes a film with one of the most iconic 4th of July celebrations in all of cinema. A nostalgic pic coming from Eric and his choice for Summer Hours, David Mickey Evans’s summer Americana baseball epic, The Sandlot. The snobs dig in with special Guest TJ!! Ricky is missing today and he was missed. Is this movie the best film ever? No. Is it #4...

Snobbies, tonight we have Ethan’s pick for our hot new topic Summer Hours. He chose a very long film, but one that is considered a modern Classic already. From the mind of the LEGENDARY Director, PTA (Paul Thomas Anderson), comes “There Will Be Blood.” Guess star Andy Harding for a brief moment on the pod, we talk through incredible lighting, incredible soundtrack from Johnny Greenwood, incredible...

WELCOME BACK!! Snobbies, we are jumping in to our née topic, Summer Hours! Will these films capture the heart of summer? Ricky’s pick seems to know a thing or two about summer time…“Night Is Short, Walk on Girl”, by director Masaaki Yausa, is animated film filled to the brim with distinct and insane animation in the best way possible. We laughed our way through the whole film and thought it was on...

The Film Bro Part 2: The Midnight Sun In the events after Caleb was investigated for being a Film Bro in episode 1, he was found innocent and acquitted of all charges. But that means something even more sinister has happened - a false accusation. Who would do this to Caleb? Why would they do it? The investigation leads to  film sets, rattlesnakes, and a web of lies bigger that anyone imagined.  Li...

GUEST STAR Parker rises from the ashes of the long lost episode he once perished with. We started this reflection journey with a film starring Juliette Binoche talking about the value of a copy and we end this reflection journey with a film starring Juliette Binoche discussing the value of art. Summer Hours, by Olivier Assayas, was perfect and beautiful and perfect. We discussed the meaning and va...

This week is part 4 of Reflections with Eric choosing Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” This film is CRAZY! Eric experienced one of the most uncomfortable movie moments in his his life. Caleb, Ethan, Jared, and Eric talk about mental health, pressure of excellence, growing up after being held back emotionally, etc. This film was stunning, scary, beautiful, and uncomfortable. We hope you enjoy the d...

Snobbies! Caleb’s pick for Reflections is James Gray’s space odyssey…and according to Jared THE best space film ever made, Ad Astra. With returning guest star Andy and first time guest Nick, the snobs give their thoughts on reflections, fatherhood, mental illness, and monkey’s! This film goes to the moon and then it goes further than the moon…TO NEPTUNE! Caleb promotes his part in the Kid Chimp So...

Welcome back for round two of REFLECTIONS! We watched Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman.” Michael Keaton stars in this deep introspective journey about a man that used to be famous and is now coming to grips with the fact that one day he will leave this earth and what will his life show for it? A blockbuster from 1992?! NO. He wants to be known for something good and for something meaningful. Strug...

We are starting a brand new category tonight! REFLECTIONS. This week is Ricky’s pick and he chose the absolute masterpiece and classic, “Certified Copy.” We also welcome back SKYLER! and all of his cursing too! This film, directed by the late, incomparable, Abbas Kiarostami, was one of his last films before his death in 2016. We break down copies in art, items, relationships, and gifts. We are ena...

Okay, hey Snobbies. I'm writing here from a parallel mirror verse, don't ask...I got stuck during the episode and am hoping someone smashes a mirror nearby. ANYWAY! We wrap up BOMB MOMS tonight! We watched a legend of a film tonight. Mirror takes a deep dive into A LOT of issues and meanings. The things is...we really had a hard time explaining how or why we loved this movie so much. It holds some...

WOOF! Okay Snobbies, we have a special movie here with special guest...ANOTHER ETHAN! This week is Caleb's pick with You Were Never Really Here. This film is dark, moving, important, and telling a story that most are not necessarily going to want to see. The Snobs talk through why this film moved them in special ways and even had more to say than on the surface. This film tackles sex trafficking a...

SUUUUUUPPPP Snobbies. We are in Film #3 for BOMB MOMS. This week is Eric’s pick for Bomb Moms and he picked Lenny Abrahamson’s, “Room.” Brie Larson stars in her Oscar Winning performance and Jacob Tremblay stars as the young Jack. This film features the enduring, tested, perseverant, graceful, difficult, loving love that a mother gives her child. This film is complicated in the emotions that it ev...

This weeks discussion covers the Oscar nominated motion picture, Greta Gerwig’s, “Lady Bird.” A coming of age story about Saoirse Ronan’s character trying to find her place in this world. Her relationship with her mother was a major part of the film and how generational issues transcend throughout the years. We talk through these issues and how a mother’s impact on our lives has shaped us. We talk...

Ricky kicks off our new topic, BOMB MOMS, with the Palme d’Or winning musical, “Dancer in the Dark”, by Lars Von Trier. Björk, Iceland’s national treasure, stars as the lead and gives one of the greatest performances in cinema history. The film is a beautiful and heartbreaking experience of a mother doing everything she can to provide for her child. After a good cry, we struggled to keep it togeth...