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The Eleventh Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid
Live from our windowless studio in Downtown Brooklyn, it's the 11th Annual Blankies! Joe Reid joins us once again to give out golden Wattos to our favorite films, performances, and craftspeople of the year. Some of our picks are certainly part of the greater award season conversa ... Show More
3h 3m
Feb 26
Critical Darlings: Sentimental Value and Belated Oscar Breakthroughs with Joe Reid
This week we’re in hygge mode, uncovering traumas in our generational home with the host of This Had Oscar Buzz, Joe Reid! One of the breakout Oscar films of the year is Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a warm, realist Norwegian film about a difficult but brilliant director (St ... Show More
1h 19m
Feb 22
Die My Love with Alison Willmore
Our Lynne Ramsay series comes to a close with last year's Die My Love, which brings us to the realization - damn, have we really never talked about Jennifer Lawrence before? Join us and Vulture's Alison Willmore as we do a full career deep-dive on J.Law, and grapple with this fil ... Show More
2h 59m
Jun 2024
400! Business of Film VI, Audience Questions, the Film Tax Credit, AI & Film Updates with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins
400 EPISODES!!!!
We are back with another Business of Film Explained chatting about the latest industry news, answering audience film-making questions.
We also discuss the Film Tax Credit which is officially here, and A.I which is also here unofficially!
We also chat film festi ... Show More
1h 20m
Aug 2024
Episode 452 - Editing Webtoons with Ethan LeBlanc
<p>This week, Josh sits down with <strong>WEBTOON</strong> editor Ethan LeBlanc to discuss what exactly and editing webcomics is all about. They discuss the what all the job entails, series Ethan has worked on, how they find comics to promote, the best <strong>Batman</strong>, pl ... Show More
48m 19s
Oct 2022
SPECIAL: Episode 300! Filmmaking lessons from The Filmmaker’s Podcast hosts
Hello and welcome to episode 1, 2, 3…. 299, 300 of The Filmmaker’s Podcast! Yes, 300 episodes! We can’t believe it. Thank you so much for listening and supporting us. Thank you so much for being part of our indie film community.
Today, we brought (most of) our hosts together to l ... Show More
1h 51m
Jul 2024
Episode 446 - Golden Son / Book Two
<p>This week, the crew sits down to discuss <strong>Golden Son</strong> by Pierce Brown. Join them as they deep dive into the plot, new characters, how this book stacks up to the first, if we like Lorne, meeting one of the best characters, and much more</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow Cor ... Show More
1h 46m
Oct 2024
Episode 458 - Rings of Power Season 2
<p>Join Josh and Oliver as they sit down to discuss season 2 of <strong>Rings of Power</strong>, how this season relates to the books, the reveals, debates on Elrond's lineage, who was the best son of Feanor, and much more <strong>Lord of the Rings</strong> talk. </p> <p>What did ... Show More
1h 42m
Jan 2024
#57 | HOW MUCH REALLY CHANGES IN 10 YEARS? 2014 vs 2024
Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re looking back on 2014 as compared to 2024, in terms of pop culture and their personal journeys with mental health, goal ... Show More
1h 43m
Jan 2023
ZACHARY LEVI: Loving the Unlovable, Making Room for Peace, Shazam! Sequel, and Sandwich Artistry
Zachary Levi (Shazam!, Chuck) joins us once again to give Amell a run for his money for Inside of You appearances. Zach never disappoints with getting deep and this week he gives a healthy (much needed) dose of self love. From the power of observing generosity, to collective mani ... Show More
1h 15m
<p>This week we review the new Alex Garland A24 movie WARFARE, starring Will Poulter, Kit Connor, Cosmo Jarvis, and Joseph Quinn.</p><p>WARFARE is out in the UK on April 18th.</p><br><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:16:32 Warfare</p><p>00:31:50 Emails</p><p>00:53:00 Game</p><br><p>Supp ... Show More
