Episode 107: LESSONS IN FILM MOVEMENTS

Featuring: Farewells (1958); Ashes and Diamonds (1958); Mother Joan of the Angels (1961); Passenger (1963)

We go back to 1950’s / 60’s Poland to check out one of the legendary film movements, the Polish Film School. Poland was creating its new national identity after its brutalization during World War 2 and cinema played an important part in that national identity-making process. These four films are uniquely Polish, and Ryan and Kevin take it all in and discover just how deep the wounds of that time went.

Episode 106: CINEMA SINGLES

Featuring: Capote (2005)

Ryan and Kevin talk biopics with Bennett Miller’s Capote (2005). Where is the line between fiction and non-fiction? And what is the filmmaker’s responsibility to telling an accurate and true “true story?” Ryan and Kevin hash it out!

Episode 105: WR&P WRITER’S ROOM

Ryan and Chris pitch new ideas for Disney (they are just out of frame) so they can make their next billion-dollar movie. And what better way to mine IP than to go straight to the source: Disneyland.

Episode 104: GUEST STARRING JOSH PARK

Featuring: A Trip to the Moon (1902); Daisies (1966); Medicine for Melancholy (2008); Poor Things (2023); Mary Kwon Mary Kwon (????)

Josh Park is back to once again dive deep into the form of cinema itself and look at why filmmakers choose black and white or color (or both). We also discuss Josh’s newest film, Mary Kwon Mary Kwon. Follow their instagram for more details! @ marykwonmarykwon

Episode 103: POLARIZING FILMS

Featuring: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Ryan and Kevin dive into the nostalgic horror extravaganza that is I Saw the TV Glow (2024). An unofficial part 2 to our previous polarizing film episode for Promising Young Woman (2020).

Episode 102: POLARIZING FILMS

Featuring: Promising Young Woman (2020)

Ryan and Kevin look at the good and the bad of Emerald Fennell’s take on the rape-revenge thriller.

Episode 101: DOUBLE FEATURE

Featuring: The Great Gatsby (1974); The Great Gatsby (2013)

The great American classic The Great Gatsby has been adapted into a slew of different films, and we chose the only two you probably have heard of… Both the ’74 and ’13 The Great Gatsby films bring unique takes to this story, and we are diving in to see what parts work, and don’t.

Episode 100: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLE

Featuring: Ikiru (1952); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); Cinema Paradiso (1988); The Hunt (2012)

Folks, it’s happened. The pod has made it to episode 100 and what a journey it has been. We have watched hundreds of films, made thousands of connections, and even cried on occasion. The next 100 will be legendary! And with that, we also bring an end to one of our favorite segments, the Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle. Find out why and where we go next on the podcast about cinema, the people behind it, and the intersection of everything… Wind, Reel, & Print.