The Filmistines Podcast

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we explore Henry Koster’s ambiguous fantasy, the film’s messaging, comedic elements, and the unique character of Elwood and the use of old-fashioned language. We discuss the film’s portrayal of invisible relationships and themes of homosexuality, its approach to coping and alcoholism, the sense of containedness and the character...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ The Abridged series for viewers like you, thank you. Jake Schreier's Thunderbolts* (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠ https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine⁠ License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we dive into Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s slice-of-life war film, exploring its objective perspective, the tension between patriotism and excitement, and the film’s impact and humanization of its subjects. We’ll discuss the cast, the effect of military language, the film’s greater message, and its immersive sound design and di...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Ryan Coogler’s investigation into community gatekeeping, suggested motives & blues music, representative vampires, performances & pacing, the insular focus, sin & temptation, race & family, Smoke & Stack, the epilogue. Please enjoy. Sinners (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://u...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ The Abridged series for viewers like you, thank you. David F. Sandberg's Until Dawn (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠ https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine⁠ License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss John Crowley’s manipulation-fest, decision-making v. fatal news, spending time with characters, coherency v. confusion, uneven pacing & afraid of your characters, living in the present, needing a tighter focus, where’s the passion, selfish predications, the burden of dying, and the death scene. Please enjoy. We Li...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ The Abridged series for viewers like you, thank you. Jared Hess' A Minecraft Movie (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠ https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine⁠ License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Nick Cassavetes’ canonical romance epic, disjointed film making & unrealized potential, romcom v. romance, the structure, the nature of love, perspective & contradiction of storytelling, Gena Rowlands, the relationships, Martha, and Hallmark films. Please enjoy. The Notebook (2004) Music from #Uppbeat (free fo...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Brady Corbet’s cinematic triumph, the burden of art, architecture & film, uncompromising film & storytelling, marination time, post-war & U.S. immigration, the perversion of the American Dream, an immigrant’s legacy, Erzsébet & Zsófia. Please enjoy. The Brutalist (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Cr...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Roman Polanski’s meditative work, intentional waiting, luck in film, mundanity, irony & foreshadow, pacing & time, additions & subtractions, evolution of storytelling & perspective, confusing characterization, and the ending. Please enjoy. The Pianist (2002) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ht...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines The Abridged series for viewers like you, thank you. Alex Scharfman's Death of a Unicorn (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s directorial debut, ugly films, shuffled b-plots, the apartment, harming the dogs, unspoken surrealism, American perception, the dog angle, cinematic tension, & a remake. Please enjoy. Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Music from #Uppbeat (free fo...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s stretched sci-fi efforts, perceived America, duality in film, impermanence, social criticism, exposition, dropping the ball in trivial ways, cohesion & pacing, God & religion, nothing matters, correcting the film, the Marshalls, contradictions, and symbolism in film. Please enjoy. Mickey 17 (202...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Paul Verhoeven’s prophetic criticism of late-stage capitalism & greed, complexity in simplicity, 80’s action, corporate control, consumer sensationalism, identity v. memory, parental guilt, cinematography & reinforced themes, what dialogue can add, cartoons & villains, gore & sacred characters, leaving...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Peter Hastings’ co-parenting film, the early influence & indirect truths of film, Dog Man’s mental health, lack of focus, what works, and book references. Dog Man (2025) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Greg Kwedar’s rediscovery of humanity, story tactics & parallels, authentication, meta-narrative & presented narrative, tender filmmaking, trusting the process, character displacement, and perception. Please enjoy. Sing Sing (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshin...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Sean Baker’s slow resignation, characterization & texture, superficial cinema, saving men, Anora & history, the deconstruction of perception, confused v. confusing characters, the point of film, and the last act. Please enjoy. Anora (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Adam Elliot’s existential investigation, stop-motion as a medium, coming of age, sympathy in film, bursting with character, the nature of connection, animation v. poems, representation in film, frozen in time, angst & perception, Pinky & freedom, naivete & co-dependency, and self-help books. Please enjoy....

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Gints Zilbalodis’ minimalistic film, what could it all mean, point of view, the absence of dialogue, evolution of community, simplicity v. a non-story, manipulation in film, art style & animation, friends, and suggestive endings. Please enjoy. Flow (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Ridley Scott’s course correction, similar storytelling, plot twists in film, Macrinus, the twin emperors, lofty ambitions, parallels & echoes, the legacy of Maximus, Lucilla & pointless threads, hurting homage, Acacius, visuals & violence, pretentious intro credits, and the ending. Please enjoy. Gladiator...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Ridley’s Scott’s test of patience, time & place, epic movies, editing & violence, actors working with very little, the score, CGI & spectacles, the opening war sequence, Maximus & dreams, the point of revenge, show don’t tell, state v. media, lack of conflict, the dirt touching, the love triangle (squa...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss James Mangold’s societal study, insufferable characters, Bob Dylan’s perspective & tolerance, the central conflict & problem, Johnny Cash & compromise, relatability in film, the ending & Pete Seeger, the unreliable character, and 1960’s in film. Please enjoy. A Complete Unknown (2024) Music from #Uppbe...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Luis Valdez’s strange little movie, biopic traditions, an eerie tone, camp & unnatural interactions, dramatic irony, Bob’s story & the meta narrative, Steve, Donna the muse, the soundtrack, editing, and the ending. Please enjoy. La Bamba (1987) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pri...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Edward Berger’s test of life, the dehumanization of war, the machine, disillusionment, setting the cinematic stage, nature parallels, demanded dragging, 1917 & Sam Mendes, anti-war messaging, food here & there, the outhouse scene, the filth & sets, and the quiet nature. Please enjoy. All Quiet on the Weste...

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Edward Berger’s test of faith, personal films, simplicity in film, religiosity, human nature & humanization, high school & gossip, the visuals, and the ending. Please enjoy. Conclave (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL