Scream (1996, directed by Wes Craven) - Deconstruction!
In this chat, we're joined by Wisecrack regular Ra'Shawn Durell! We get into postmodernism, how the concept of trauma is handled in the film, deconstructionism - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tunin...
28 Jan 20221h 10min
The Devil Wears Prada (directed by David Frankel) - Our First Revisit with Reilly Anspaugh!
In this revisit, we're joined by Reilly Anspaugh! We talk narrative shark-jumping, the cost of our time from careers to our personal lives, the pressure points on Andy in the film, changes from the so...
21 Jan 20221h 19min
Don't Look Up (directed by Adam McKay) - The Science/Art Conundrum
In this chat, we get into film as a medium needing to be on the popular side of ideology, this film failing as a satire and a metapor for climate change, the over-rationality of "believe the science!"...
14 Jan 20221h 3min
The Matrix Resurrections (directed by Lana Wachowski) - Metamodern
In this chat, we get into the origins of this script, how this series has evolved in its critique of capitalism, the concepts of The Matrix being misconstrued - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for...
7 Jan 20221h 9min
Licorice Pizza (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Whole Lotta PTA Fun
In this chat, we get in to morality lessons within filmmaking, the performances, children playing adults, old Hollywood culture referenced in the film, some of our favorite films of 2021 - and more! E...
31 Dec 202151min
Spider-Man: No Way Home (directed by Jon Watts) - The Multiverse at the Multiplex
In this chat, we get into how Spider-Man (and actors who played him) has changed through the iterations, how Marvel handles “event films” vs their smaller stories, fan service, how economic circumstan...
24 Dec 20211h 9min
Die Hard (directed by John McTiernan) - Now I Have a Podcast Ho-Ho-Ho
In this episode, we dive into the political-apoliticalness of the film, the intersection of capitalism and gender, the religious undertones - and yes, we get into the Christmas Debate - and more! Enjo...
17 Dec 20211h 7min
Whiplash (directed by Damien Chazelle) - The Price of Greatness
In this chat, we get into what it takes to be great, historically "great" figures, fundamentals vs flash, the intersection of capitalism and individualism in art - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblo...
10 Dec 20211h 8min
