The Filmistines Podcast

Join us as we discuss George Miller’s strange embryonic devolution into madness, visual communication, the 80’s je ne sais quoi, the fringe hero, language & dialogue, worldbuilding, the cusp of dysfunction, a bizarro reflection, The Warriors slander, what are these horror elements, mythic Max v. reserved Max, the last semblance of order, editing, the action & destruction, and Toecutter. Pl...

Join us as we discuss the Zellner brothers’ exercise in communication, the gross v. grossly overstated, loneliness, jarring moments in film, development of thought, class in messaging v. crass messaging, reactionists, the squatch’s fragility, slice of life films, artist expectations, silent performances, the baby, environmentalists, and our failure to communicate with our past. Please enjoy. Give...

Join us as we discuss Wes Ball’s questionable venture, the title, mythologizing & evolution of thought, the risk of resetting the playing field, intimacy v. the future, meaningless characters, the lineage of distorted ideologies, A Good Dinosaur, coexistence, Mae’s presence & performance, plot & worldbuilding, characterization, the water, and don’t take your kids to adult films. Please...

Join us as we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s exercise in love, continued Twin Peaks parallels & conclusions, motherhood, the methodology & pacing, character texture & the sacrificial, balancing the personal with the impersonal, objective filmmaking, unreliable characters, the injustice system, tangentially involved, Laura Moon Palmer & Lynchianisms, bizarro opening scene & echoes, and...

Join us as we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s exercise in desperation, over the top dramatics v. reflective satire, settling in, wakeup calls, power in titles & the fourth wall, transcended messaging, glorification of the sick, the macabre & incompetency, the justice system, the ending sequence, and America. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hempvillecbd.com/ Check out...

Join us as we discuss Reinaldo Marcus Green’s exercise in the plan, Richard’s world & pacing, the vibes of biopics, self-indulgent v. honorable, sequel biopics, Aunjanue Ellis, confidence v. humility, the hustle, Cinderella’s deadline, fighting the odds, the murder scene & divine interference, and closure. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hempvillecbd.com/ Che...

Join us as we discuss Luca Guadagnino’s exercise in pleasure, the potential of a love triangle, the permutations of dynamics, Justin Kuritzkes & Luca’s work, linear v. radial love triangle, tennis is a relationship, the sensual in a particular mindset, shuffled structure, the anime, transcended forms of shared experiences, some of the conveniences, the erotic nature of competition, confusing f...

Join us as we discuss Alejandro González Iñárritu’s misguided vision, is beauty all that matters, the redemption story, the nature of suffering, false biblicals & pretentious storytelling, performances, production predation, lighting & cinematography, immersion hiccups in film, and correcting course. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hempvillecbd.com/ Check out...

Join us as we discuss Julio Torres’ exercise in adaptation, the nature of surrealism, the artist’s perspective v. karens, too-personal messaging, the title, charmed by charisma, desperate v. calculated characters, stagnated hope, privileged v. threatened, memories v. subconscious, subleasing symbolism, absurd characterization, mundanity, the dirty internet, Hispanic nods, and the score. Please enj...

Join us as we discuss Sam Mendes’ exercise in urgency, the sacrificial nature of the “one-shot-take,” the edge of your seat, character v. pawn, the effects of cinematography, war’s tunnel vision, performances demanding more, the visuals of WWI, loss of life v. saved souls, accidentally graphic, the ruined city sequence & theatrics, urgency v. intimacy, score, and sound design. Please enjoy. Gi...

Join us as we discuss Alex Garland’s dark comedy, what this film is positioning, camera v. gun, toothless filmmaking, manipulation in film, rejecting intellect, generational integrity, pretending to question, self-seriousness, all hail Jesse Plemons, lazy setup, disingenuous finality, dying for nothing, audience surrogates, the journalist’s tunnel vision, putting aside our differences, and missing...

Join us as we discuss David Lowery’s exercise in humanizing legend, masterclass in visual language & that text though, the deconstruction of honor, cinematic lessons, the linear quest format, realism in film, humanizing v. expectations, homework required, internalization v. externalization, confusion by design, deflating the gallant, the implication of knighthood & its illusion, and Gawain...

Join us as we discuss Dev Patel’s debut defense on the importance of humility, action for a cause, the symbolic & cinematic structure, war on culture, the monkey man’s perspective, over the top editing & cinematography, justifying recurring flashbacks, manufactured ideals & conformities, gritty aesthetic, chase scenes & nontraditional fighting, the completeness of the human form, s...

Join us as we discuss Greg Mottola’s seminal 2007 film, generational films, juvenile raunch, falling off, the high school mind, overreaching v. losing control, children writing movies & hijacking your own film, characters, playing up the unprovable story, the opening credits, actor trajectories, films persisting, false relatability, and the brighter post-Seth Rogen era. Please enjoy. Give it u...

Join us as we discuss Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s exercise in friendship, self-aware witty humor, buddy cop films, subverting expectations, coming of age & bromances, vulgar v. charming, Captain Dickson v. Ms. Griggs, nostalgic predation, jokes, uncovering the creases & seams, ADHD editing, and welcome to a post-Seth Rogen era. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!http...

Join us as we discuss Peter Jackson’s exercise in exploiting beauty, the sweeping story & pacing, developing a relationship with Kong, establishing threat, set design & somber by design, death in film, justifying slow motion, tolerance v. time & place, Kong’s CGI, fight scenes, charmed by controlling beauty, King Kong’s origin, Andy Serkis, sound & music, Naomi Watts’ scream, and M...

Join us as we discuss Adam Wingard’s exercise in absurd storytelling, the impress-me attitude, brimming films & badass fights, humanizing the big ape & embracing the fantasy, neutering the human drama, Mothra, rushing to set the stage, the anime & cutting Godzilla, the Skar King, the buddy cops, the sounds & score, exposition for dummies, and audience surrogates. Please enjoy. Give...

Join us as we discuss Walter Hill’s exercise in minimalism, wanting more for the wrong reasons, building a world v. world-building, the intro & gangs, nighttime aesthetic, violent films, performances & directing, video game adaptations, what’s the point, representing the idea of representing, and the dialogue. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hempvillecbd.com/...

Join us as we discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s exercise in the meaningless, validating our imagination, losing sight of the message & neglecting the texture, real kids v. real performances, who’s Ponyboy, directors’ holding essential context hostage, the artificiality & arbitrary, inconsequential endings & forgetting to grieve, grounding the film, empathy, the visuals, and sleepover film...

Join as we discuss Trần Anh Hùng’s exercise in passion, boring by design, performances, slice of life & the mystery, food gossip, Dodin & Eugénie, impressing with minimalism, flirtation, and wife v. cook. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Check out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/@HempvilleCBD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):...

Join us as we discuss the 1987 seminal film, why is Dirty Dancing so loved, time & place, the musical, the essence of fun, more than sappy romance, Ayn Rand, abortion, Baby & Daddy, structural parallels, Johnny the victim, and the soundtrack. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hempvillecbd.com/ Check out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/@HempvilleCBD Music...

Join us as we discuss the 2014 classic, the cinematics of mental health, pacing & perspective, different vibes on re-viewings, Sam’s defense, commitment, finding control & nurturing our experiences, the Babadook’s design & setup, worst scene or payoff, the dream sequences, creepy v. scary, self-sabotaging, and the book. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor!https://hem...

Join us as we discuss a mess you cannot imagine, theatre etiquette, are imaginary friends creepy, commitment in film, premise v. execution, failing to justify, fake-out jump-scares & manipulation by establishment, crafting the contradicting unreliable exposé, are the performances that bad, consequences, Chauncey & abuse, the sequel, and Wanhouse. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode&#3...

Join us as we discuss some of our favorite moments of our first-year diving deeper into film. We hope you’ve learned as much about film as we have, and we look forward to another year of unpacking the power of cinema. Please enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Check out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/@HempvilleCBD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creator...

Join us as we discuss Denis Villeneuve’s hardships with Dune and his course correction with Dune: Part Two, the nonsensical score of Part One, pretentious setup v. what’s expected, a sense of wonder & mystery, the retrospective & minimizing the first part, natural sci-fi & the tech, the neglected visuals, the fighting sequences & improvements, lore & texture, the physicality &a...