The Filmistines Podcast

Join us as we discuss the established moods of found footage films, troll mythos, blue-collar secret service and tiring of the job, Christian stench, Norwegian comedy, fun but necessary camera techniques, audience surrogates, the delicate dance of being in the mood, the nuance of found footage filmmaking and the illusion of believability, make trolls scary again, a troll's diet and their tires...

Join us as we discuss the better vampire film of 2023, sloppy boring intros, wasted screen time, how do we take 15 pages and make a film out of it, when a film transcends from being a mere adaptation, science v. religion, conflicting tones, unnecessary character, a classically suave Dracula, stumbling over oneself, killing kids, bad decision making, fun evolution of our Dracula, great production b...

Join us as we discuss one of the finest found footage films ever made, comedy v. horror, being at the mercy of the handheld camera, Tyler's rapping, dynamic found footage filmmaking a la establishing a tone and location that allows a film to morph from warm indie to voyeuristic gonzo, traditional found footage styles, weak characters and creepy grandparents, the grossest scene in cinema, Will...

Join us as we discuss downhill sequels, demons with demons, horror films need to horrorify, bringing lore to a franchise, falling asleep during a movie, does Patrick Wilson prefer the second film, how we lost the best part of the first film, the weird time travel element, getting put on the backburner, and clean horror films, We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://upp...

Join us as we discuss the 2007 cult confusion, what is wrong with this film, muddy plot points, pretentious citations, nauseating editing, when presented with a ideological wrestling matches (Science v. Faith) one must have character, and stupid twists and turns, We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Join us as we discuss Jonze's strange filmmaking history, culturally important films, playing with the concept of a protagonist, Theo's story, color and emotional color palettes, parallel stories, melancholic and existentially heavy films, an AI future, Theo's job, being present, the title and the many facets of perspective, desperate people and those who have lost touch with common re...

Join us as we discuss what is and isn't funny, watch how I fall of the rails, Jennifer Lawrence's natural cadence, young people, cringe comedy, and how did this film cost so much. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWPDTQHBPMAOL

Join us as we discuss 2023's lukewarm Pixar film, grating dialogue, a generally weak premise, Avatar: The Last Airbender and what are we bending, failed messaging, anthropomorphizing characters and re-establishing the potential of flat characterization, abundant shallow themes and threads with zero direction, forced emotion and baseless relationships, non-redeemable characters, missed opportun...

Join us as we discuss the amazing 2023 film, emotionally dynamic animation, masterful storytelling and spoon-feeding, weird repeated use of I'm Spiderdork, cliffhangers, exercising restraint, a sense of wonder, untrustworthy Miguel and what did Hobie say?, the canon and our villain of the day, interconnected films/stories, focusing on the smaller details, self-indulgent films, voice acting, pr...

Join us as we discuss the ugliest of the step-children, Patrick Wilson's botched first directorial contribution, forced and absurd daddy issues, who bankrolled this film and how did Mr Wilson end up at the wheel, exploring unnecessary threads, teenage angst, false nostalgia, misunderstanding characters, what went wrong, weird jokes and the forced funny black friend, frat parties, ineffective s...

Join us as we discuss one the scariest movies out there, incredible complimentary color grading and casting Rose Byrne, varied scares and spooky moments, screaming when being scared, the forgotten kids, the mostly obscured red-face guy, the funny ghostbusters, reason v. the ethereal, astral projection, being too scared to walk in the dark by yourself, the kitchen editing, inspiration from Saw, and...

Join us as we discuss the wild 2019 alligator film, making films cheaply, high concept premises but extremely effective filmmaking, practical vs VFX, horror adjacent films' production budgets, and ambiguous endings. 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 2023 winner for embracing one's linear vision, a great glow up for a sequel, DJ's top tier development, Saturday morning cartoon-isms, Danny Trejo and Mickey Rourke, shedding all the fat, misleading trailers and intros, cool set pieces and action, understanding my ranking system, one of our favorite films of the year, and is that Jess and Jax (nobody knows). We ho...

Join us as we discuss Nolan's most explosive film yet, great performances, aging up RDJ, silly brain blasts, perhaps Nolan's best writing to date, near perfect filmmaking, the controversy and conspiracy around Oppenheimer and the Communist Party USA, amazing depictions of fear and "what have I done," truly magical production design, Josh Peck, the tug of war between Oppenheimer a...

Join us as we discuss Nolan's documentary style film, the great perspective change but frustrating timeline skips, unity without character, Harry Styles, a need for filth and maybe a tinge of gore, awesome locations and the powerful presence of numbers, smart silent characters, desperation and exhaustion, a very cool intro, civilian patriotism, and the POW. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbe...

Join us as we discuss the film that no one should voluntarily suffer through, Dreamworks' legacy, the lack of confidence in this film, how this film does nothing right, pretentiously claimed inspiration, films for 5 year olds, gross art styles, and creatives not understanding their own output. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine L...

Join us as we discuss the most recent Disney dumpster fire, terrible CGI and locomotion, Halle Bailey be creeping, nonsensical diversity, spineless direction and endless half-measures, the inability to understand what is naturalism, but daddy I love him, missed opportunities, lousy music numbers, the extreme number of half-measures can't be understated here, the landscape of Disney "live-...

Join us as we discuss a shared iconic film to our childhoods, weird on paper but great cast, fun quips and puns, connective tissue to Ice Age, La Croix flavored capitalism, taking things a bit further vs the current pacing, creativity in the robotic world, individualism vs universalism, lack of motive, and how this film isn't remembered like the early aughts' greats. We hope you enjoy. Mus...

Join us as we discuss one of our (not both of us, just one) most anticipated films of 2023, maybe the worst performances of the year from a high profile film, terrible character chemistry and interactions with our CGI friends, the overall nonsense that is this film, how the 2007 film is somehow better than this, how at least one of us had fun watching the fight scenes, and that crazy balls ending....

Join us as we discuss 2017's most overrated film, great CGI and cinematography, bad storytelling, underexplored performances, falling asleep during movies, an exercise in mood, top 5 most boring experiences, Morgan from the Walking Dead, Harrison Ford, and how Bautista and Jared Leto stole the show in their measly five minutes. We hope you enjoy. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https...

Join us as we discuss 2023's most overrated film, the most anti-feminist feminist film in recent memory, how women are a joke, 3rd wave feminism to 2nd wave to 3rd wave to 1st wave to 2nd to 1st again (can you keep up?), how Greta Gerwig is team Ken, the lack of the modern feminist manifesto, the weak B-plot, Will Ferrell, absurdism, great set/costume design, great pulls at the yesteryears, Ry...

Join us as we discuss the celebratory goodbye of Gunn's final MCU film, the unexpected restraints and earned storytelling, a microcosm finding itself in the midst of the greater picture losing its identity, being on the edge of your seat, Drax has the ultimate payoff, new elements of fatality and urgency, MCU's best villian, great CGI and practical effects, contextually important soundtrac...

Join us as we discuss the second outing in the most stylized sub-series of the MCU, spoon fed storytelling, falling victim to similarly bad MCU-ism, telling a complete/contained story, Eragon and the museum for dummies, Yondu's great development and reveal, Ego being one of the more interesting villians in the MCU, terrible CGI and locomotion, Nebula did improve but still gives a mostly CW per...

Join us as we discuss the non-superhero superhero film that recalibrated the MCU and exposed the franchise's shortcomings, relatively unparalleled chemistry, bad baddies, interesting soundtrack for licensed choices, the Guardians' lack of capabilities, MCU vs Guardians, great and questionable CGI, terrible fight and space sequences, what is wrong with Nebula, why does she walk like that, w...

Join us as we discuss one of Hollywood's most overrated classics, awkward performances, hallmark filmmaking, botched direction, blinded by the great literary counterpart, unorganized lynch mobs, caricatures, uncredited actors, not understanding a child's perspective and how that must drive a filmmaking style, questionable nonsense and not questioning the nonsense, terrible child actors, an...