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Latest Episodes
Ep 273: “Civil War”
Cinematography, compositions; Story & Writing, strong character arcs; Sound design, music; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 272: “Past Lives”
Cinematography, long takes, composition and blocking; Story & Writing, immigration, notes from the screenplay; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 271: “The Bourne Identity”
Cinematography, camerawork, lighting; Sound design & editing; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 270: “In Bruges”
Directing & Cinematography; Story & Writing, innocence, ethics of murder; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 269: “Swingers” (1996)
Cinematography, Directing & DP'ing, blocking; Story & Writing, Titles, Theme, Homages; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 268: “Back to the Future”
Cinematography, performance and editing; Story & Writing, cars, clocks, and loops, Marty's arc; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 267: “Dune: Part 2”
Cinematography, exposure for story, backlighting the sun; Story & Writing, na-Baron; Performances, Zendaya's layers, Javier Bardem going all out; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 266: “Fury”
Cinematography, contrast, motivating light; Story & Writing, Norman's arc; Sound design; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 265: “300”
Cinematography, slomo; Story & Writing, dramatic effect; Not quite true history; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 264: “The Master”
Cinematography, contrast and eye shadows; Story & Writing, Freddie's potion, the master; and other such stuff and things and stuff.