The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood

This week Austin and Phil head to Montana to try to communicate with some strange visitors from a faraway land... Canadians. The guys take on Canadian director Denis Villeneuve's 2016 film Arrival and talk about its themes of fate and choosing to live, the realities of life, shapes, and the spectrum of responses to a world event like UFO landings. Austin's Shout Out: Paper Girls comic Phil's Shout...

Austin and Phil go into space as rivals, but quickly learn respect and comradery as they work together to find out what happened to HAL-9000, the Discovery, and the weird Space Baby from the end of a previous movie they watched... on the flight into space, they had time to kill, so they watched the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact . The guys discuss how this movie works on its own and as a...

Aus and Phil kick off Season 5 by taking a road trip into deep space. Luckily, they found a podcast studio on Mars that they were able to utilize to share their thoughts about 2019's Ad Astra . The guys discuss the film's themes of finding divinity and humanity, nihilist characters, voiceover, and seeing what's right in front of you. Austin's Shout Out: James Webb Space Telescope Photos Explained...

For two years, we've reviewed movies as "Father and Son... with a splash of gay", and today we celebrate two years of that dynamic. In this episode, we talk about what we've gotten from doing the show, how we've grown as podcasters, and the movies that have stood out to us over the past four seasons. ... and speaking of four seasons, they also discuss the 4th Season of Netflix's Stranger Things ....

Writer, podcaster, and genuinely great dude Corey Scott sits down with Phil to talk about their newly released collaboration Nictitate ... but if you know these 2, you can already guess that they get off track almost immediately. They talk about writing, art, insecurities, motivations, algorithms vs LiveJournal and Space Camp. Nictitate (print) Nictitate (download) Captain Temerity Levi Krauss Eri...

This week Phil and David break down the Season 3 finale of HBO's Barry: starting now . We talk about the tragic ending to several character arcs as well as the tone of the entire season, the direction of Bill Hader, and where we think the show may go in its final season. Check out David's podcast Hit Me One More Time

David and Phil break down the 7th episode of the 3rd season of HBO's Barry. This week, we discuss the aftermath of Barry's dinner, Sally's downward spiral, Gene and Annie, and how the plans of "Kenneth Goulet" are starting to come together... plus a lot more! Check out David's podcast Hit Me One More Time

This week David and Phil talk about 710n the 6th episode of the 3rd season of HBO's Barry.   We talk about the great balance between absurdity and darkness that this episode strikes,  amazing character actors, side characters, and of course, the freeway chase.   Check out David's podcast Hit Me One More Time

David and Phil get together again to talk about Barry.  This week they cover episodes 4 & 5 of Season 3 and discuss the balance of darkness and comedy, the themes for forgiveness and consequence, great character actors, and subreddits. Make sure to check out more of David on his show Hit Me One More Time Music: Dispersion Relation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/so...

Austin and Phil bring their Fourth Season to a close by looking back at the baker's dozen of movies they've watched for the show.  They talk about what they loved, what they very much didn't love, what surprised them, and what they liked revisiting the most.  They also look ahead to the next season and discuss what they'll be discussing in the future. Austin and Phil's Shout Out:  O...

David Luzader from Hit Me One More Time and Phil got together to discuss the start of Season 3 of one of their favorite TV shows, HBO's Barry .  Hear their thoughts on the show and make sure you check out David's show (which both Austin and Phil have guested on) Hit Me One More Time . Music: Dispersion Relation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3657-dispersion-relat...

Austin and Phil were looking forward to some vacation time now that the season is coming to an end, but wouldn't you know it, someone ended up getting murdered... in a movie they watched.  The guys grow some crazy moustaches, climb on a riverboat cruise and try to solve the mystery of why no one likes these very fun Hercule Poirot movies by watching 2022's Death on the Nile .  The guys d...

This week, Austin and Phil follow the train tracks into the woods chasing down rumors of a dead body.  Along the way they confront truths about their lives and place in the podcasting landscape... also they watched 1986's Stand By Me .  The guys talk about nostalgia for one's youth, the uniqueness of male friendships, Stephen King, Rob Reiner, and the surprising complexity of Teddy Ducha...

Austin and Phil drink their weight in Sunny D and take pregnancy tests this week... they were both negative, but only one of the pair has negative things to say about this week's movie: 2007's Juno .  They talk about pronouns, snarky teenagers, bad marriage, and how movies hit differently at different stages of life.  It's the full spectrum of takes this week! Austin's Shout Out: Shaelin...

Austin and Phil forget everything they learned in their Ivy League anthropology courses and travel from the Amazon to Haiti befriending mystical jaguars and local chemists on the way... and also watching movies.  As part of their psychedelic journey, they watched 1988's The Serpent and the Rainbow.  They talk about the innovative career of Wes Craven, the portrayal of voodoo and Haitian...

Despite the pandemic raging on across the globe, Austin and Phil put their own safety on the line in order to bring entertainment to the masses.  It was the right thing to do.  So they holed up in a luxury hotel for a couple weeks then started production on this podcast episode to talk about the 2022 comedy The Bubble .  The guys talk about Judd Apatow's strengths and weaknesses as...

This week, Austin and Phil put on the fedoras and trenchcoats, pick up their tommy guns, and set out into the ultra violent gang war that is podcasting.  They play both sides of the battle, pitting True Crime Shows against Hot Take Comedian Shows in an attempt to come out on top of the charts... as if that mattered. Somewhere in the middle of all this, they found time to watch the Coen Brothe...

This week, Austin and Phil ran into some legal issues that landed them in a Turkish military prison.  Not to worry though, because their new friends on the cell block snuck in a VCR and a big collection of movies.  So to stay on theme, the guys watched 2019's Miracle in Cell No 7 .  The guys talk about how bleak this film is, whether or not the message of hope comes through, its sim...

Austin and Phil travel to Japan to train to be fierce warriors.  But before they roll themselves down a mountain in barrels, they took some time to watch 1973's Lady Snowblood for the show.  This week, they'll break down the action cult classic talking about its influence on Kill Bill , the unique film language of this movie, why being an unstoppable killing machine is maybe not so great...

Austin and Phil are hiring lawyers and heading to court to decide who owns the majority of this podcast, but before they did that they watched the 2019 drama Marriage Story .  The guys talk about the incredible cast, the emotional story, the surprising amount of comedy in this film, and Phil tells a personal story in an attempt to figure out why lawyers are manipulative monsters. Austin's Sho...

Austin and Phil ventured out of the cave and into their local multiplex to see The Batman .  They haven't had this much to say about a movie since last year's Dune , so they needed to get on mic to let all their thoughts out.  They talk about Emo-Bruce, Batman DIY projects, and interesting villains.

Step right up, step right up! See the duo who have entertained tens of people across the globe as they attempt to deconstruct the most horrific carnival story since that time that Austin ate three funnel cakes before riding Gravitron and then barfed them all over the airbrushed t-shirt Phil won at the ring toss booth.  They're talking GDT's Nightmare Alley and its themes of deceit, manipulati...

Austin and Phil learn the perfect recipe for slowing down this week from watching Paul Thomas Anderson's 2017 film Phantom Thread  The guys talk about unlikable characters, dysfunctional relationships, and the pitfalls of living with creative people.   Austin's Shout Out: Hank Green-So TikTok Sucks Phil's Shout Out: That Was Great Wasn't It?

Austin and Phil get to know their neighbors this week when they take a look at the 1994 insanity fueled action crime drama with two names: (Leon:) The Professional.   The guys discuss how this movie has aged, the film's controversial director, and how the uncomfortable relationship dynamics play in this unique film... plus, more Gary Oldman. Phil and Austin Shout Out:  Banned books. &nbs...

Aus and Phil finish their trip to Mexico on a high note, by watching the 2003 film Once Upon A Time In Mexico . The final installment in the Mariachi Trilogy proves to be a great movie to end the season on as it provides the guys a ton of conversation about El Mariachi's character arc, Johnny Depp's performance, and Girls in Refrigerators... There's a lot to pick apart. The Roods also look back on...