After months of talking about and planning this episode, we decided near the very end to invite Paul from Heavy Spoilers to join us for a deep, spoiler filled, discussion on the movie Tenet, which was directed by Christopher Nolan and released September 2020. If you're a fan of Tenet, you'll love this episode.
**Warning**: This episode literally includes ... Show More
Aug 25
Postgres at PlanetScale (Changelog Interviews #684)
Sam Lambert is back after 4 years and he does not hold back! We cover $5 PlanetScale Postgres, the Neki "do-over" of Vitess, agents shipping schema changes through deploy requests, rolling back a 500TB table in seconds, and the very real question of whether to open source any of ... Show More
1h 42m
May 2021
The ‘Tenet’ Commentary : yratnemmoC ‘teneT’ ehT
This is a special episode of 'The Big Picture': a watch-along commentary track for Christopher Nolan’s 11th feature film. In March, we teamed up with Chris Ryan for our first commentary, a four-hour journey through 'Zack Snyder’s Justice League,' a.k.a the Snyder Cut. We barely s ... Show More
2h 35m
Jul 2022
The Black Phone (2021) with director Scott Derrickson (spoilers)
This episode contains spoilers.
In a Film Stories special episode, director Scott Derrickson joins Simon to chat about his new film, The Black Phone. They talk about adapting and changing the source short story, one or two moments within the film itself, right through to oversee ... Show More
28m 47s
Mar 2019
A Deep Reading of Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ (Feat. SPOILERS) | Exit Survey
We react to ‘Us,’ Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated follow-up to the social thriller ‘Get Out.’ We give a spoiler-laden explanation of the ending, analyze Peele leveling up as a filmmaker, and parse some of the cultural (but largely personal) themes that peek through in the film. ( ... Show More
58m 6s
