Send Help & Castaway

Digger is one of the most divisive movies of the year. The Tom Cruise starring film from Oscar winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu has received a myriad of reactions from audiences, critics, and celebrities alike. Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss their opinions about this film, and compare it to another one of Innaritu's films Birdman. Follow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/00:00 - Intro01:55 - Movie News03:33 - Narnia: The Magician's Nephew Trailer Thoughts10:04 - Ken Russell's The Devils17:55 - Don't be late to the movies! How we watched Digger19:37 - Digger General Info plus, the WAR on Digger30:09 - Do we overestimate Tom Cruise? 35:57 - Digger SPOILERS Start here - what's underneath the dirt?39:29 - So what IS Digger really about? 47:43 - Cruise's Big Digger Monologue58:36 - The ending of Digger01:01:19 - Digger highlights01:06:08 - Evan's Recommendation01:08:25 - Birdman Background Info and Awards01:16:38 - BIRDMAN general thoughts01:33:40 - Alt Links

Obsession, the horror film starring Inde Navarette and Michael Johnston, directed by Curry Barker, took the world by storm earlier this year. It was the first in many internet creator turned director success stories, and also a genuinely great movie. In honor of Halloween, Gabby and Evan decided to finally watch the movie to see what all the hype was about. They pair it with 500 Days of Summer, another cultural and generational hit. They also discuss Wildwood, the latest Laika film, to kick off the show. Chapters below, and happy Halloween! Follow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/00:00 - Intro01:50 - WILDWOOD discussion14:44 - Is this year's animation's turn to shine?16:57 - Was watching Obsession at home the scariest way to do it?18:39 - OBSESSION General Thoughts and Review22:52 - Breaking down Obession's Horror Elements26:39 - SPOILERS start here - horror elements continued and misreadings of Obsession33:47 - Does Obsession accurately represent and reflect today's younger generation? 38:40 - Another theory on Obsession's popularity - its low budget quality?43:28 - Will Inde Navarette win an Oscar?48:21 - Obsession's bonkers ending 53:09 - Curry Barker's success 57:37 - 500 Days of Summer General Intro59:31 - Evan's 500 Days of Summer monologue01:03:37 - Gabby's 500 Days Thoughts and general movie chat01:06:11 - Misreadings of 500 Days of Summer01:14:00 - Manic Pixie Dream Girl, JGl, and Zooey Deschanel01:19:38 - Revisiting the movie after all these years and reading the script01:26:10 - Alt Links

You Can See Everything is the movie of the moment, and perhaps the movie of the year. The Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her husband Billy Evans has taken culture by storm - so much in fact that we've broken the podcast format to discuss the movie by itself! In this mega episode, Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz talk about the themes of this form-breaking doc, its relationship to performance, and get into ALL the spoilers. Follow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/00:00 - Intro01:52 - Why we watched You Can See Everything After Eating Pancakes + Our Familiarity with Elizabeth Holmes07:54 - You Can See Everything General Thoughts23:32 - FINAL Spoiler Warning and Recommendation25:34 - You Can See Everything SPOILERS start here!! 26:47 - Is Holmes THE Master Manipulator 32:55 - Nathan vs Holmes: Who out jokers the Joker?35:06 -Billy's Potential Master Grift51:02 - Holmes' Oddest Movie Moment 54:04 - Who's on first? 59:54 - [Redacted] and Hollywood's Portrayal of Truth01:09:36 - [Redacted] Entering Holmes' Life01:17:11 - The Final Set Piece01:33:33 - Documentary Form and Technical Approach01:39:20 - How much of a "Nathan Fielder" project is this vs a documentary? #movies #youcanseeeverything #moviereview

PRIMETIME - Lance Oppenheim's take on the cultural phenomenon that was How to Catch a Predator was released a few weeks ago. Starring Robert Pattinson, Skyler Gisondo, Alex Winter and more - this film has received critical acclaim since its release. Evan and Gabby discuss their feelings on the film, and whether or not Pattison is on a generational run. Later they pair the film with the Sidney Lumet classic Network.

Sam Raimi's SEND HELP came out earlier this year – how did we feel about the latest entry into the disaster movie canon? And how does it expand on one of the classics of the genre, Cast Away? Follow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/00:00 - Intro03:10 - How did we watch Send Help07:07 - SEND HELP: General Thoughts12:52 - Rachel McAdams17:48 - Dylan O'Brien 20:25 - SPOILERS - Shifting Power Dynamics and how the movie iterates on the disaster movie trope29:25 - Does Send Help stick the landing?37:20 - The theme of "Eat the Rich"44:37 - Cast Away

Coyote vs. Acme had a long journey to get to the silver screen, and now that it's in theaters, what do we think? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss what Warner Bro's considered a tax write-off and how it's great to watch a movie that actually tries! Then they pair it with the classic, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Audio Mixing by Austin YeeFollow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/

Spider-Man Brand New Day is breaking box office records - but is it the best Spider-Man movie of all time, or does Spider-Man 2 still stand the test of time?

In what might be the longest episode of Back to the Feature ever, Evan and Gabby discuss the absolute epic scale that is Christopher Nolan's the Odyssey & its strengths and weaknesses in adaptation. They pair it with another notable adaptation of the Odyssey, O Brother, where art thou, from the Coen Brothers.

Steven Spielberg's had a lot to say about aliens over the years and he brings all those ideas and more to his latest film Disclosure Day! Does this Emily Blunt and Josh O Connor starring vehicle make true believers out of Evan and Gabby? And how does it pair with one of his other alien films, a little movie called Close Encounters of the Third Kind? 00:00 - Intro03:25 - What Else Have We Been Watching: 2001 A Space Odyssey 04:18 - What Else Have We Been Watching: Supergirl and what went wrong09:08 - What Else Have We Been Watching: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass12:57 - What Else Have We Been Watching: Jaws15:20 - What Else Have We Been Watching: Jurassic Park16:32 - What Else Have We Been Watching: The Invite19:13 - How did we watch?22:04 - Can you / Evan answer Gabby's Spielberg trivia question?24:41 - Disclosure Day: General Thoughts29:17 - Disclosure Day: Modern movie pacing and the combination of ideas (SPOILERS start here)31:49 - Disclosure Day: Hurt by its marketing?34:00 - Disclosure Day's main characters40:58 - Disclosure Day & confronting the unknown45:03 - Disclosure Day: Unpacking the ending55:39 - Is Emily Blunt a Maggie? Plus Colman Domingo and Colin Firth thoughts01:02:04 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

BACKROOMS - A24's latest film by 20 year old director Kane Parsons hit theaters a few weeks ago. This film is the latest in recent "YouTube" filmmaker success stories - and does this feature film debut hit the mark? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss their feelings about the film, and compare it to one of the films Parsons cites as an inspiration: ONE HOUR PHOTO, the very unsettling film starring Robin Williams.