The Filmistines Podcast

Join us as we discuss 1999's most underwhelming film, Edward Norton's voice, finding humor in masculinity & closeted thoughts, powerful numbed intro, saying everything & nothing, Brad Pitt's deconstructed presence, ignoring modernity, films that aren't meant for you & who is this for, the importance of Marla, and influence. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this episode&...

Join us as we discuss our history with the 1993 classic, what's the ultimate theme, innocent Lynchianism, offbeat characters & death, Arnie & grasshoppers, the bath scene, momma's tomb, Mr. & Mrs. Carver, meta-dialogue, Darlene Cates' performance, Tucker & sympathy, Bobby & the slow-season, the weight of Becky, excitement in Endora, what's the point, the title,...

Join us as we discuss the fine 1992 adaptation, when films are surprisingly good, a film understanding its source material & taking stylistic liberties, Sherilyn Fenn's character & temptation, loneliness, Crooks & his explosive performance, Lennie & John Malkovich, the small American Dream & naturalism, best friends, the weakest performance, adult v. child, Candy & desp...

Join us as we discuss 2023's most controversial film, preconceived notions, a scope unfit for cinema, strange mood & our hero Tim, unnecessary cinematic threads, a strong intro intro, Tim's character introduction, Jim Caviezel's performance & manipulation, our protagonist doesn't care, taking risks & sterile filmmaking, the kids' reactions, unfairly treated, weak se...

Join us as we discuss 2004's most boring film, the second of a trilogy, Mel Gibson's vision, religious films, Jim Caviezel's performance, violence for violence sake, what's the point, nostalgia, dad films, who are these characters, cheap costumes, Judas & devils, reimagining Jesus' story, character resignation, and that faux-slow-mo. We hope you enjoy. Give it up to this ep...

Join us as we discuss Shudder's first Spanish-language production & perhaps one of the greatest horror films of our time, Shudder expectations, worldly texture, Evil Dead meets A Quiet Place, hopelessness, Ruiz & the rotten, the film's allegorical nature, the kindred spirits of evil & children, disinformation having a life of its own, Demián Rugna's thoughts, general horror...

Join us as we discuss 2023's deceptively terrible spooky film, what's with the hate, cool makeup, Regan's demon, the baggage of a $400 million investment, Chris' involvement & David Gordon Green, the hospital comparisons, the exclusion of the other family's perspective & their strange nature, too much restraint & the church scene, directionless use of time we spend...

Join us as we discuss what went wrong with this boring mess & please excuse our inaccuracies of fnaf lore (we're posers), how is this a horror film with zero suspense, awkward Balloon Boy appearances, shortcomings of fnaf gameplay, incompetent violence, the dumb twist, different mediums of storytelling, the obvious, those painfully awkward dream sequences, the Saw sensibilities, Chris Colu...

Join us as we discuss our brief history with this storied franchise & being there since the beginning, a more intimate peek behind the curtain of John Kramer, earning our victims' tests, subverting expectations, the flashbacks, the traps & giving sufficient time, this time it's personal, making Saw more gnarly, symbolic tests, our characters & carving out just enough texture, t...

Join us as we discuss the most reactionary film of 2023, where are our jump scares, retconning what we can, insult to injury, the barebones setup, those weird flashbacks, Debra's importance, Saint Lucy & her eyeballs, that awkward magazine scene, perspective switches, Irene's visions, goats & the ending, Conjuring's future, is Sister Irene actually the younger Lorraine, and the...

Join us as we discuss the shiny turd in the rough, how less is more, my new best friend, not understanding how to set-up scares, unjustified reasoning, the pubescent nun, touching dead bodies, mise en scène, where's the story, the hardcore ending, and the Conjuring Cinematic Universe. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshineLicense code...

Join us as we discuss 2019's dad movie of the year, James Mangold & Disney's body count, David Lynch, the moment you know a film is special, when a film asks the questions, Ken's introduction, Gran Turismo's parallels, corporatism in film, friendship & integrity, working with the man, confusing catalysts, Enzo setup & effective antagonists, subtle performances & hum...

Join us as we discuss 2023's fastest film, somewhat confusing structure, awkward first act, the good, the bad, & the ugly of video game visuals, the importance of Gran Turismo to the Playstation brand, strange pacing, explaining games, Orlando Bloom, the gripping second act, the crash, gamification, where are Jann's parents, the best video game films, the best cry scenes, PTSD, cinemat...

Join us as we discuss the most metal film of 2008, holding up, filming screens, our first adulty film, Iron Man v. Marvel, what happen to the tone of Marvel, knowing your characters, lowest common denominators, letting directors direct, casting the right people, good tension v. bad tension, how to write a superhero film, character relations & their history, the suits, echoing story beats, situ...

Join us as we discuss 2023's biggest flop, how everything isn't for everyone, George Lopez, the intricacies of family in film, Marvelisms, poor Jenny Kord, the family flaw & forced messaging, true bugs, the weird & awkward, pre-law degrees, lazy writing, are superheroes working in the wrong medium, Jaime's incompetence, world's most awkward first impression, the house &...

Join us as we discuss the slowest film of 2023, fun bad films, anticipating the unremarkable, calibrating the caliber of premise, puppets, stylish cinematography, classic horrorism, the worst performances of 2023 & vile accents, girls who talk too much, unnecessary characterization, unable to resolve the presented narrative, mixed messaging, sororities v. the jungle, creature texture, social m...

Join us as we discuss another 2023 vampire film, black & white, close-ups, languages, alt-history & mocking the terrible, performances & dynamics, making films about controversial players, the farm life, traditional Draculas, cinematography & Wes Anderson, production design, Lynchianism, gore, and make America funny Again. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)...

Join us as we discuss the 2019 tech techno horror film, family friendly, junk food movies, cool priests & out of place characters, directionless direction, McMuffins, low & high concepts, the user agreement commentary, history lessons, degrees of guilt, situational romance, thieving nurses, baby's first horror film, the notification sound, cheesy endings, and where's the sequel. We...

Join us as we discuss the unexpected 2006 sequel, bamboozlement, kiddie v. cartoon, how did this movie get off the ground, homages, Dargis & conspiracy, animal entourage, the Prince & the Popper & Barbie, natural lighting, bulldogs & butlers, how to make lasagna, slow-mo & the weird corgi bit. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pri...

Join us as we discuss our history with Garfield, talking animals, CGI chronology, bad Garfield/human interactions, cartoon sensibilities, the fever dream reality, Bill Murray, the happy baddy, corrupting childhood memories, the small things, out of control reviews, and how commerical movies are okay. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshin...

Join us as we discuss the culturally significant 2018 film, the stickiness of a film, the many faces of translation, challenging v. frustrating, death & humor, chilling craft, Japanese reverence, non-Japanese v. Japanese, Anderson's genius, all style & no substance, interpretation, symmetry, white saviors & cultural sensitivity, traditional translation, food preparations, stop-moti...

Join us as we discuss the strangest alien film of 2023, the terrible title & concerning identity crisis, fun alien design, poor performances, a proper ending, crummy capitalism commentary, meta seriousness, and where. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Join us as we discuss the most gripping horror film of 2023, metaphors & clear messaging, incoherency, perceived perception, alternate reality v. cynicism, profiting on grief, addiction, accents, kangaroos, nasty makeup & wild imagery, dysfunctional families, fun drips of mythos, audience surrogates, cut footage, best montage ever, TikTok & Hereditary, Roger Ebert, and crazy practical...

By all means, we urge you to not watch this film. Join us as we discuss a few reasons why this film is the worst production of 2023, writing like a 14 year old, and those films that kill the love of the craft. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Join us as we discuss the great turtle film of 2023, origin stories, spidey contrarians, the good & bad of voice acting, animation art style, metaphorically ugly, 90's cartoons, diegetic music v. musical score, hiphop v. punk, teenage dream, reserved v. emo, proper stupid, when references build character, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, family & alienation, character resignation, the New York...