For this week’s commissioned podcast we got to watch one of the many great collaborations between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, the 2010 psychological thriller, Shutter Island. While neither of us think this movie cracks the top 5 of either gentlemen’s work, it is an effective film with a pretty good twist, and features a solid Leo performance that ... Show More
Jul 2
The Bear - S04E08-10 - Green, Tonnato, Goodbye
The Bear season 4 has come and gone. This show isn’t about cruising down a straight path forward, it’s about the fight to just take the next step. We get to see Carmy and Richie make up. We get to see Sydney catch a break. And we get to see the family start to piece itself next t ... Show More
1h 51m
Jul 1
The Bear - S04E05-7 - Replicants, Sophie, Bears
This set of episodes injects some much needed hope into this season of The Bear. Syd still hasn’t signed the contract, but maybe there’s something better coming her way. Donna is more self-aware. Carmy and Claire reconnect. Maybe there’s a happy ending to this season after all. H ... Show More
1h 40m
Jun 28
The Bear - S04E01-4 - Groundhogs, Soubise, Scallop, Worms
The chefs are back in the kitchen. A robot joins the staff. Uncle Jimmy puts a timer on success. Syd tries to decide whether or not she stays. Carmy and Richie are ready to blow up at each other…what’s new? Jim and A.Ron are hungry for the pulse-pounding return of The Bear. Fak a ... Show More
1h 21m
Nov 2019
Top Five Martin Scorsese Movies. Plus: Edward Norton! | The Big Picture
'The Irishman' opens in theaters this weekend, so Sean has convened two Scorsese fanatics, Chris Ryan and Adam Nayman, to share their top five favorite Marty movies. The trio discuss Scorsese's signature themes and visual style, his approach to genre, and what makes him such a hi ... Show More
1h 31m
Sep 2023
345 The Wolf of Wall Street Part 1
In 2013 Director Martin Scorcese and actor/producer Leonardo DiCaprio collaborated on a film that is a debaucherous as it is funny, a film that, in it's own way pushes as many boundaries and societal norms as Scorcese classics like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas. Tha ... Show More
1h 59m
Jan 2019
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Is a Twist On Superhero Box Office Power | Exit Survey (Ep. 119)
We react to ‘Glass,’ veteran director M. Night Shyamalan’s final installation in an almost-two-decade-long trilogy that includes ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split.’ Where does the movie, which stars a cast of James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis, fit into a catalogue that inc ... Show More
31m 58s
Mar 2024
Dunkirk (2017) and Dangerous Minds (1995)
With Christopher Nolan now an Oscar-winner, this particular episode of Film Stories begins by zipping back to 2017, when he had a his first serious drive-by of the Academy Awards. That'd be with Dunkirk, the first time he told a true story on film. It took him a long time to be i ... Show More
56m 19s