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A two-part episode. Part 1 features a Cannes Film Festival chat with ioncinema critic Nicholas Bell, fresh out of a premiere screening of The Neon Demon. Part 2 is an interview with Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster.

We're a bunch of Dick-heads as Oktay pits two Philip K. Dick adaptations against each other on this episode. Blade Runner takes the Over and A Scanner Darkly is the Under.

Joe and Erik are reunited for an episode recorded old-school, in the same room together. They talk about The Lobster and High-Rise.

Joe and Erik remind listeners to seek out Green Room, talk about their disappointment with Keanu and finish with the latest edition of HOLD UP: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves

Ryan picks this episode, and sends the crew on a hallucinatory binge pitting Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (over) against Wake In Fright (under).

Adjust Your Tracking is back to talk about Jeremy Saulnier's latest film Green Room. The film is compared with another recent genre release, "Hardcore Henry" since they represent polar opposite extremes on the spectrum of modern exploitation cinema, and that's where the conversation is focused for most this episode. Erik also mentions his pick for the next HOLD UP segment: Robin Hood: Prince Of Th...

An in depth chat about movies with Above and Below director Nicolas Steiner. We talk about his film, how it got distribution even though it's a student work, and making cinematic documentaries.

A 30-minute interview with Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier and lead actor Anton Yelchin.

On every episode Over/Under Movies, our film critics talk about one overrated and one underrated film within the same genre, style, or tone. This week sees Oktay pitting two movies about couples dealing with the loss of a child, with Antichrist (2009) taking the OVER and Don't Look Now (1973) as the UNDER.

In this episode, we discuss the career of one of the most creative and influential blockbuster directors of all time, James Cameron. Erik's picks for this episode highlights the ups and downs of the seemingly indestructible box-office titan, looking at The Abyss (special edition) against Avatar, but all his films and career are discussed.

On this latest episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe von Appen and Erik McClanahan can't help but open with some ranty feelings on Batman v Superman. It turns out to be good context for the meat of this episode, discussing the power of Jeff Nichols' latest film, "Midnight Special." Listen to the podcast to hear why we love it so.

An episode in two parts. On the first segment, I'm joined by Managing Editor Kevin Jagernauth to talk about "Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice" after its strong opening weekend debut at the box office. In the second segment, Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez joins me to talk about The Screening Room, Sean Parker's proposed day-and-date streaming service that would allow people to rent new movies (bi...

Over/Under Movies is back with our first episode under The Playlist podcast banner. On every show our film critics talk about one overrated and one underrated film within the same genre, style, or tone. This week sees Ryan pitting two R-rated comic book adaptations against each other, with Watchmen (2009) taking the over and Dredd (2012) our underrated pick.

On this latest episode of Adjust Your Tracking (a new addition to The Playlist Podcast Network), Joe and Erik discuss two new low budget sci-fi movies in Creative Control and 10 Cloverfield Lane. We look mainly at how the marketing and budget differences between the two pictures reveals how much franchising and branding are leading the larger movie, with its would-be connections to 2008's Cloverfi...

An in depth chat with Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, mostly about his new film 'Embrace Of The Serpent' but also diving into some of his earlier work.

A SPOILER-HEAVY chat about "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

A SPOILER-heavy chat about the new science fiction film, "Ex Machina."

Editor in Chief Rodrigo Perez, Managing Editor Kevin Jagernauth, Features Editor Jessica Kiang and our Awards writer Oli Lyttelton join host Erik McClanahan to discuss the reductive nature of the awards season conversation that emerges from festivals; whether the size of TIFF can actually benefit smaller movies; and much more about what it means to cover the industry at this time of year.

A look at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

On our first episode of the new year, Managing Editor Kevin Jagernauth and features editor Oli Lyttelton team up for an hour to chat about the recent Oscar nominations, discussing who might win, the surprises and snubs and more. In the final 15 minutes, they also make time to discuss the recent news about the release for "Batman vs. Superman" being pushed to 2016.

An episode looking at some modern auteurs: Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Steve McQueen and Kimberly Peirce.