The Strange Harbors Podcast

One of the most anticipated streaming events of the year is finally here. With double the theatrical runtime and an infusion of $70 million, Zack Snyder's Justice League - or The Snyder Cut - is a filmmaking enterprise the likes we've never seen before, and will likely never see again. Is it hubris or is it a justified director's cut? Tune in and find out!

This week, we're discussing the brand new Best Picture nominee, Lee Isaac Chung's Minari. With equal parts melancholy, optimism, and tenderness, the film finds poetic balm within the American immigrant experience. Tune in and listen to our thoughts!

This is the last of our three episodes discussing Marvel's Disney Plus series, WandaVision. In our postmortem, we dive deep into our thoughts on: things we love, things we didn't love, and the fervent theory-crafting surrounding the show. How does WandaVision stack up against our expectations? Tune in and find out!

This week, we're taking a break from singular film and TV coverage to talk a bit about one of our favorite forms of entertainment content: the movie trailer. What makes a good trailer? What makes a bad trailer? How have trailers evolved over the years? Tune in and join our discussion!

This week, we're discussing J Blakeson's new pitch-black neo-noir, I Care a Lot, starring Rosamund Pike. Heralding the return of the villain protagonist, does our character's unrepentant immorality hinder our enjoyment of the film? How does cinema handle its unsympathetic protagonists?

"What We Lose When Biopics Cast Actors Who Are the Wrong Age" by Angie Han

Back by popular demand, we're revisiting the new Disney Plus MCU series, WandaVision. Catching up with episodes 3, 4, and 5, join us as we chat about the newest developments in this popular superhero show. Mephisto! X-Men! Theories abound!

This week, we're discussing indie darlings Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's time travel thriller, Synchronic. The film stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as a pair of best friend paramedics as they deal with a mysterious street drug that allows its users to time travel. The directing duo has built quite a reputation with their micro-budget genre films (Spring, Resolution, The Endless). How do...

TIFF 2020 Film Review: One Night in Miami by Jeffrey Zhang

TV Review: WandaVision by Jeffrey Zhang

If you can't tell, the episode order of Batman: The Animated Series on HBO Max is a little strange. That's because it's in air order, and not production order. The order in which the episodes aired makes zero sense, so we're pointing you to the correct, production order for your reference. You can find that here .

This week, we discuss filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg's sophomore feature, the gnarly and ultra-violent Possessor. Starring Andrew Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Possessor takes us deep into the world of corporate espionage and assassinations by way of, well...possession. What did we think of this body horror thriller? Listen and find out!

Listening to this episode, you might come to realize that we are three men talking about a female-directed, female-led superhero film. There are many, many important voices out there talking about the film, and many women who have written reviews that cover a variety of opinions. Below, you'll find a few pieces written by women that are worth reading: Wonder Woman 1984 Overcomes Its Uneven Script...

This week, we discuss one of the most anticipated films of 2020 that not many people were able to see until recently. Of course, we're talking about Christopher Nolan's latest time-twisting epic, Tenet. How does it stack up within the famed director's filmography? Tune in and find out.

1:01 - 7:14 -  Disney Investor Panel 7:15 - 12:35 - The Mandalorian 12:36 - 17:14 - The Boys 17:15 - 23:13 - The Expanse 23:14 - 28:48 - The Queen's Gambit 28:49 - 31:51 - M. Night Shyamalan's The Village 31:52 - 36:04 - The Leftovers 36:05 - 37:19 - One Night in Miami 37:20 - 41:46 - Speed Racer 41:47 - 48:58 - Saved By the Bell Reboot

Say farewell to The Hannibal Files with our final episode recapping the last two episodes of this wonderful show. The Red Dragon ends here, and perhaps in a way that you might not expect. We talk about the end of Dolarhyde, and of course, Will and Hannibal. What is the legacy of the show? Tune in and find out.

Welcome to the penultimate episode of The Hannibal Files. In the home stretch of the series and this podcast, we discuss the scattered yet still compelling episodes leading up to the end. Building up to the final showdown between Dolarhyde and those out to catch him, the show is reveling in Richard Armitage's feral performance and some new dynamics with old characters.

The final arc of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal starts here. Three years after Dr. Lecter's capture, a new case draws everyone back into the good doctor's orbit. Richard Armitage is Francis Dolarhyde, a monstrous new killer targeting entire families. Will Hannibal cooperate and help the FBI catch him?

Before we tackle the final arc of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal, we're going to be taking a look at Michael Mann's 1986 thriller, Manhunter. Based on the Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon, Manhunter serves as the first adaptation of the Red Dragon story, and the basis of the final six episodes of Hannibal. Widely considered as a cult classic, Manhunter is a neon injection of 80s neo-noir. 

The Mason Verger arc comes to a close with the midseason finale of Hannibal. "Digestivo" buttons up a number of storylines, setting the stage for a brand new direction in the final half-season of the series. How do Will and Hannibal escape their predicament at Muskrat Farm? What fate befalls the Verger estate? Tune in and listen to our thoughts!

Hannibal and Bedelia's time together in Italy has come to an end as the good doctor is luring all his enemies to him. Jack, Will, and Pazzi close in on Hannibal in an explosive couple of episodes that sets up the mid-season finale. Tune in and find out what we thought about the latest gruesome developments!

With episodes 3 and 4, Hannibal hits a lull in the pacing in which we all agree isn't the best for the series. Will visits the infamous Lecter estate, while we catch up with the rest of the cast, whose fates are all still up in the air from last season's bloodbath.

A new chapter of The Hannibal Files begins as we follow the fugitive Hannibal Lecter and his unexpected companion to Europe. Paris! Florence! Stolen identities! What is the esteemed doctor up to after the bloodbath that ended the second season? Tune in as we begin the discussion on the third and final season of Hannibal 

We've finally made it to the end of the second season of Hannibal. Get ready as Derek, Jeff, and Amir dive into one of the best episodes of television of all time, the absolutely shocking and bonkers Mizumono. It's a bloodbath at Hannibal Lecter's house as Will and Jack execute their master plan, and not everything goes smoothly. What surprise does the good doctor have in store for us? Tune in and...