New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014) and The Tenant (1976) Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show, Ryan film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...

More eps coming soon, but first a plug: co-host Chris has been prepping a film score for the 1930 Ukrainian silent classic “Earth” for @trylon.org with his band @prgrphs.bsky.social — anyone in the MPLS area out there, come out tonight or tomorrow to see it performed live alongside the film!

Numbers are fun. 427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school. $10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school. Or about $25.5k per student. State schools are 9k per student. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Green Room (2016) and Straw Dogs (1971) Special Guest: David, comedian and musician from Chicago, check out his band Humdrum film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/gree...

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • THE RUNNING MAN • NOUVELLE VAGUE Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - It Comes at Night (2017) and The Crazies (1973) Special Guests: the great horror writer and horror film aficionado, Bridget D. Brave film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - First Reformed (2018) and Ordet (1955) Special Guests: Jen and Sarah from two great podcast -- Movies & Us and TV & Us @moviesanduspod.bsky.social film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...

I am starting up my State of Horror essay series. Here is my piece on the ongoing cold streak of the once great Blumhouse Productions. Maybe Black Phone 2 can turn around this ship? (DW) film-trace.beehiiv.com/p/the-end-of...

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Under the Silver Lake (2019) and L'Avventura (1960) Special Guest - James Adamson, the host of the great Double Reel Podcast, a monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/unde...

After Yang (2022) and non-dystopian AI

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949) Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...

The Proto Elevated Horror of Possession (1981)

Why makes Elevated Horror different?

Emo plus Gore makes Dan a Scaredy Pants

Is Grief played out in Horror Films?

Is Talk to Me just elevated horror paint by numbers?

No, Darren Aronofsky didn't put Jane’s Addiction’s “Been Caught Stealing” on the soundtrack of CAUGHT STEALING and replace the song’s dog barking with cat meows. But he did make a pretty fun, fast-paced crime movie. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/caug... #FilmSky #MovieSky

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Talk to Me (2023) and Possession (1981) Special Guest: Writer and Horror Film Aficionado, Andrea Gomez film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/talk...

lol could I *BE* anymore “dad who takes his kids to the movies during the day and watches Criterions at night” ??

Hear Dan go full Joe-Pesci-with-a-toupée on Oliver Stone’s ‘JFK’ (1991) in our season premiere, available to stream everywhere you get your pods. New episode dropping soon!

🎙️New Podcast | A Fall Movie Preview with @reelrecon.bsky.social. We preview some of the movies showing up at TIFF and Venice. #filmsky itsthepictures.libsyn.com/201-fall-mov...

Chris recounts how watching ‘The Holiday’ (2006) for a first time compares to a rewatch, and perhaps, what Eva Victor saw in the Nancy Meyers rom-com to cite it as an inspiration for their buzzy A24 film ‘Sorry, Baby.’

lol when your last 4 watched make you worried for your well-being

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • NIGHT ALWAYS COMES • WENT UP THE HILL Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-579-...

Dan talks his disappointment with Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ on our season premiere — available everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

📝New Newsletter | With #TIFF50 right around the corner, I highlight some of the films I'm most anticipating at the fest. itsthepictures.substack.com/p/10-anticip...

Chris talks Eva Victor on social media during COVID vs. Eva Victor in ‘Sorry, Baby’ — new ep streaming now! open.spotify.com/episode/1dVa...

On the latest episode of The CineFiles, Jamie Rogers and I talk about a few new releases: THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, THE NAKED GUN, and TOGETHER. Watch: www.deepfocusreview.com/the-cinefile... #FilmSky #MovieSky

We're Back! A New Season of Film Trace -- The History of A24 We discuss two new A24 releases in our premiere episode: Sorry, Baby and Eddington. We also look at The Holiday (2006) and JFK (1991), guess which pairs with what. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/sorr...

Chronicles of Riddick prequel gonna go hard as heck

Spreading the gospel for the dogwalkers

Okay, time for the reveal: this upcoming season, we’re looking at A24 films and their cinematic influences. And we’re kicking it off in a few weeks with a discussion on the upcoming critics’ darling ‘Sorry, Baby,’ which recently got 4-starred with a review that makes us go 👀 on RogerEbert.com

We are cooking up a new season. Here are some clues as to what the theme will be…

Four reasons to go see the very good Warner Bros. motion picture Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler

I watched this movie last night for the first time. I, uhh, felt things.

Here's my short take on FREAKY TALES, which opens on Friday. It's a movie in which a lot of neo-Nazis receive their comeuppance, so that's fun. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/frea... #filmsky

The Season Finale of Visionary Remakes -- The Maltese Falcon (1941\1931) -- film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • BOB TREVINO LIKES IT • THE PENGUIN LESSONS Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-559-...

MSPIFF returns to #Minnesota at @themaincinema.bsky.social from April 2-13. I'll be covering several titles, including Misericordia, Grant Tour, Friendship, Caught by the Tides, and more. Here's my preview: www.deepfocusreview.com/mspiff-retur... #filmsky

Omg if we have any listeners in Portland plz go to this and take a video of yourself saying ‘this is the stuff dreams are made of’ as you walk into the theater and tag us (maybe toss a popcorn kernel in your mouth real smooth-like after you say it too)

When my friends huddle around a rare laserdisc one of us found at Half-Priced Books

Here's my take on the new thriller LOCKED, starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/lock... #filmsky

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • ASH • LOCKED Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-558-...

Episode 7 of Visionary Remakes -- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Yojimbo (1961) -- film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/a-fi...

Revisiting my alma mater for a fundraiser at the student-run radio station. You find the strangest and most awesome zines on a college campus.

Finally caught ‘Aftersun’ on its last day on Netflix. One of those movies where I go to listen to the score right after the credits roll. Got me thinking about how it was key in telling a story of grief. Turns out @identykit.bsky.social was on my wavelength & wrote a whole lovely essay on it!

Anyone available and interested in filling a last-minute guest spot on tonight’s recording about Yojimbo (1961) and A Fistful of Dollars (1964)? 8:30ish CST? Or at least want to join us for the last 10 minutes to dominate Dan in remake trivia? Hit us up!

Me when I wake up the morning after watching too many movies