The Filmistines Podcast

Join us as we discuss Disney’s latest science fiction outing, the weakest link John David Washington, where was our emotional climax, world building v. challenging, the tech, commercials & PSAs in film, why is there a conflict, destiny & self-aware evolution, bizarre ending & boss fights, the heaven angle, lame reluctant father figures, and Alphie. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this...

Join us as we discuss the worst high profile film to release in 2023, Snyderisms, boardroom pitch-esk, shooting only for the trailer, Disney dodged a bullet, the audacity to PLAN a director’s cut upon initial release, filmmakers following through, out of control cinematography & that weird fuzzy vignette, what is Zack’s top 50 favored films, Resident Evil energy, slow-mo on crack, can we get m...

Who knew Inception was a heist film, what is Cobb & Ariadne’s relationship, what is Ariadne’s purpose, would you rather a Jiminy Cricket or an audience surrogate, is this bad dialogue, how is less is more in the imagination, was Mal even real or was she the product of loneliness, how did Cillian steal the show, why are we thoughtlessly letting trauma slip in, was it all just a dream, what’s wi...

Join us as we discuss a scenario which involves dreaming, where does this film take place, pseudo-structuralist films, how does this film make you feel, the symbolic importance of Nicholas Cage, is the zebra self-aware, the initiation of a meme, cancel culture & injustice, provocation, the gymnasium scene & cowardice, flavors of cynicism, demographics & the propagation of thought, corp...

Join us as we discuss the completely accurate period piece about the man, the myth, the legend – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – along with the wear and tear of the 1980s, truly unbelievable sets & dress, making sense of the progressiveness & does it make cinematic sense, unreliable perspectives in film, the bulletproof setup for a borderline psychotic take on the late-story of Mozart, a story t...

Join us as we discuss Bradley Cooper's redemption, crafting characters, Lenny's perspective of Felicia’s perspective, objective v. subjective, exercising restraint, memoir pitstop storytelling, exclusionists v. expression, dressing to impress, humanizing & the intricacies of marriage, the heroes in life, summer songs, the crescendo intro & understanding the power of cinematography,...

Join us as we discuss Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, what's wrong with this film, the candy man himself, Lady Gaga needs to pick a lane, being too ambitious, obsessive close-ups & overstating the muted emotion, where's the mess, lazy romance, uneven characters, losing focus when the route is clear, Bobby & Jack, meaningless suicide, the shallowest of performances and messa...

Join us as we discuss Timothée Chalamet & psychoticism, wholesome films & not so wholesome agendas, Tom Holland, set design, what's with the magic, illiteracy, cartoon flavors & performances, Noodle & loneliness, stellar soundtrack, and the terrible inclusion of Oompa Loompas. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Music from #Upp...

Join us as we discuss the Grinchie ends and outs and what Christmas is all about. Does anywho argue for the Grinch? Is the there any stench? The hills where we die just in nigh, for the Christmas spirit, but what does that merit? Reimagined, commentary, understated, momentary, Capitalism, animation, jury duty, Illumination, all drive a nation. But what of that Grinch hygiene? He isn't all that...

Join us as we discuss what is this movie, abrupt endings, the competing flavors of strangeness, self-imposed alienation, what is wrong with Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali's character, the nonsensical tension between Ruth & Amanda, stating the obvious, satire through reflection, casting agents gone wild, the racist & the title, meta-messaging, the Obamas & Satan, overstated cinematog...

Join us as we discuss the sequel 20 years in the making, the strange turn of tone, let's neuter some chickens, the cast & recasts, Fowler & Rocky, the imperfection in animation, what happened to Babs, bright & eerie, freedom fighters, production expectations, our villain & correcting the film, chicken parallels, weird comments by Sam Fell, an awkward conflict, and why is Ginger...

Join us as discuss if the hype is worth it, making Godzilla scary again, morphing sombre into unsettling, the anime vibes, the dynamism of Godzilla, CGI, the potential of a sequel, sharing Godzilla, design & sound, our character setup & the duty of a kamikaze pilot, Kobo Abe & lost tethers, crafting cheesy into storytelling perfection, restoring the honour, nationalism v. survivalism,...

Join us as we discuss the film that started it all, the man in the suit, Japanese v. America, all the derpy, a student production, somberity, acting, degrees of influence, the deeper meaning, culture v. politics, bullies, Millie Bobby Brown falls in love, score & foley, the symbolism, progressive v. pioneering, rewriting the climax, fallible translation, Godzillas in the closet, the faces of t...

Join us as discuss which A Christmas Carol is the canonical entry & where does this film fit in the Christmas movie rotation, boring films v. trash, haunting v. growing, the stylistic choices, why are there so many bad Christmas films, what's up with the dialect, does Scrooge even work, Tiny Tim, Robert Eggers, and pioneering films. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's spons...

Join us as we discuss the truly most overrated film of the year, that VHS-look, Paul Giamatti, main & supporting characters, what is this film saying, a false Christmas movie, changing focus, political strife, and a period piece. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshin...

Join us as we discuss Disney's last proper 2D animated film, our history with the early aughts' Disney animation, is the film underrated, the bear of love, the geography, Phil Collins & crying, the themes & dueling parallel character arcs, the big reveal, salmon storytime, Joaquin Phoenix, colors & frame ratio, animals v. humans, villains, child elements, the final battle, and...

Join us as we discuss DreamWorks' latest 2023 outing, Good Luck Trolls, surprising films, who is this film for, raunchy trolls, incoherent selection of music, the fraud Amy Schumer, animation & art style, characters & dynamics, creeps, convenient siblings & plot, that one Spanish word, and Britney Spears. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvill...

Join us as we discuss the award winning film, romantic perspective, the kill shelter Disney, having cinematic vision, powerful & loving performances, Brian Tyree Henry, pointlessly beautiful romance, love v. justice, unlocking a new understanding of film, letting the audience have an imagination, playing the victim & that awkward Puerto Rico scene, community resilience, cinematography, col...

Join us as we discuss films that are too artsy, water color shots, use of meaningful color, language of motion, making tired ingredients delicious, the matrix of growing up, the evolution of innocent bullying, emulating your idols, Mahershala Ali's performance, food v. silence, the words of Chiron, Little trauma & being bullied into submission, tender & respect, kids asking the hard qu...

Join us as we discuss our history with the District, forgetting you're a found footage film & awkward editing, a science fiction film finding realistic legs & ignoring most of the camp, great unfocused visuals, prawns are human(ish) too, pacing out texture, the self-fulfilling specie divide, the tolerance of mutation, fixing the intro & how's the overall pacing, and the ending....

Join us as we discuss the best games of the year, Cornelius Snow, character pacing & villain setup, the disease called love, our survival instinct, relative evils & classism, tributes & lore, prototype flamboyance & production, Rachel Zegler, characterizing the districts, Dr. Volumnia Gaul & Casca Highbottom, and villains are people too. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this ep...

Join us as we discuss all those rumors you didn't know you needed to hear. Jenna Ortega leaves Scream, Jackie Chan finds love, disingenuous studies, safety concerns, the death of cinema, daddy Pedro Pascal, and where has all the clay gone? We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigid...

Join us as we ponder about the big releases of 2024, what sounds good and doesn't. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode's sponsor! https://hempvillecbd.com/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Join us as we discuss films released before 2023 that we want to cover sooner than later from Steven Spielberg's E.T. to Jonathan Dayton's Little Miss Sunshine, from Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse to Tom Hooper's Cats, from Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo to Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop, and from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Condition to Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun...

Join us as we discuss DF's 2023 release, not being a fan of David Fincher's work, bad good movies, sound & music, a nothing setup for a nothing character, Willy's Wonderland, why are there so many shots of transportation, Tilda Swinton's scene, pretentious ending, smashing phones, El Conde is better, and how this should've been a musical. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to th...