Film Colossus

I fear people will watch The End of Oak Street and come away thinking it's just a fun, Amblin-like Dino-horror film with a family element. But David Robert Mitchell isn't that kind of filmmaker. Of course, there's a thematic concept underneath all the Dino-horror and Amblin nostalgia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we walk through the beautiful, yet somehow grotesque world of: Barry Lyndon. This slow, meandering film offers quite a challenge for Chris and Travis—two diehard Stanley Kubrick fans—as they navigate through the movie’s commentary on ambition, as they trek the gorgeous landscapes that surround Barry’s sill existence, as they wonder if Kubrick truly did enough to bring his existential reflections to life.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we traverse the psychological labyrinth known as: The Silence of the Lambs. We revisit this classic thriller and discuss its contents, finding a narrative in Clarice’s struggle to move on, to form an identity outside her trauma, to endure the psychiatric exercises of the one and only Hannibal Lecter.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we delve into one of the most confounding movies ever: Synecdoche, New York. And we’re here to say the movie, while surreal and outlandish and subversive, is actually much simpler than it seems. We go down a strange path trying to put Charlie Kaufman’s bizarre movie into words—join us.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we share a winding, whirling discussion about the 1955 classic: Rebel Without a Cause. What follows isn’t just a thematic breakdown of the movie’s commentary on post-war generational tensions, but a macro discussion about the state of modern movies and how far we’ve come from the simple-yet-impactful cinematic eye of directors like Nicholas Ray.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we discuss the baseball classic: The Natural. It used to be one of Chris’s favorite movies—but does it still hold up? And is Travis impressed at all upon first watch? In some ways, yes…in many ways, no. Our discussion takes some interesting turns. Enjoy!Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we make everybody mad by defending the much-maligned superhero masterpiece: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We talk about the differences between the theatrical and director’s cut and how it helps the film’s themes and ideas coalesce into a commentary on a divided world.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we complete our podcast discussion of Ti West’s epic Hollywood trilogy  with: MaXXXine. We take a step back and survey how the story ultimately ties together with X and Pearl, as well as dissect the genre elements of the film and how West embraces art and humanity over industry politics.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we navigate the murky waters of religious hysteria with the 2024 Sydney Sweeney nun flick: Immaculate. Chris and Travis are at odds with what they find to be a clunky, stifling experience that never quite finds its footing and pales in comparison to much better horror films.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we break down the sexiest movie of 2024: Challengers. Chris and Travis suit up, grab their racquets, and step on opposite sides of the court to debate what is and isn't working in this wild, back and forth journey about what drives and inspires us, how we keep passion burning in our lives.Check out our website for more great movie deconstructions.If you'd like to support the show and hear episodes ad-free, then join our Patreon!Music by Ross Bugden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.