The Life Aquatic (with Nick Laskin)
There are only a handful of directors whose films feel like events. From the 90's class of directors, there's Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson. The latter Anderson's films have...
18 Sep 20231h 7min
The Beach (with Alex Kolpan)
Danny Boyle and Leonardo DiCaprio head to Thailand to drink snake blood and cuck French guys in "The Beach." In 1996, Danny Boyle was riding the success of "Trainspotting" and American studios were li...
12 Sep 202355min
We Own the Night & Triple 9 (with William Breen & Nick Laskin)
James Gray has quietly made a name for himself as one of the most underrated modern filmmakers of the 21st century. From his 2000 breakout "The Yards" to last years "Armageddon Time," Gray's films hav...
6 Sep 20231h 42min
Summer of Sam (with Ryan Oliver)
Spike Lee tackles disco and serial killers in his 1999 flop “Summer of Sam.” 1999 was a landmark year for cinema with directors like Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Stanley Kubrick, ...
28 Aug 20231h 9min
Mars Attacks & The Lost World: Jurassic Park (with Devon Hansen & Matthew Hayes)
In the mid-90s, Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg were two of the most beloved directors in Hollywood. Spielberg was coming off his first Oscar for "Schindler's List" while Burton was riding the hot str...
21 Aug 20231h 47min
The Pelican Brief & Conspiracy Theory (with Morgan Phillips)
We're back in action with a pair of political thrillers starring heavyweight stars of the 90's! That's right, there was a time when Hollywood produced big budget thrillers for adults starring bonafide...
4 Aug 20231h 45min
Coke Noir: 8 Million Ways to Die & 52 Pick-Up
We're kicking off month 3 of Auteur Misfires with a pair of 1986 coke-noirs from two of the most iconic directors of the 20th century. First up, it's Hal Ashby's unlikely swan song, "8 Million Ways to...
18 Juli 20231h 10min
