THE FILM HARMONIC

For the 3rd time in the show's short history (and probably the 17th time in our long friendship), we get together to breakdown each category of this year's Academy Awards (except for the shorts). We dissect the likely winners, give our predictions, declare our rooting interests, and even champion which film from 2020 we personally would give each award to if granted such unilateral power. Don't fill our your ballot for your Oscar's pool until you've listened to our rambling insight first---...

We have a packed-to-the-brim episode for you this week! Very special guest, Rob Patrick (Programming Director; Olympia Film Society/co-host of the I-5 Cinemabound podcast) joins us to talk about all sorts of absurd cinematic peaks and valleys both new and old. The first of three new films is the latest Ron Howard Oscar vehicle for Netflix, HILLBILLY ELEGY. The bestselling book gets adapted into a film starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close. We give our opinions, of which there are a lot. The...

We begin this week with a discussion on the first film in Steve McQueen's SMALL AXE series for Amazon, MANGROVE. Yes, you heard that right: Steve McQueen has FIVE NEW FILMS coming out from now until the end of the year. A small miracle in an otherwise abysmal 2020. The second new film of the week is Sean Durkin's long-awaited follow-up to his 2011 debut, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE. This one features Jude Law and Carrie Coon up front. It's called THE NEST. We close out the show with the...

Things are kicked off this week with a discussion on the newest Netflix film, which is an Italian-language production featuring the first significant appearance from the legendary Sophia Loren in a decade. It's THE LIFE AHEAD. The latest PICK SIX segment finds us choosing our selections for the SIX BEST PERFORMANCES BY ACTORS OVER 70 YEARS OF AGE OF ALL-TIME. Quite the difficult category to research and parse down. We end the show this week with a big-time essential THROWBACK CHALLENGE...

Here we are, on the other side of an election! Phew, what a wild week. We start this episode with a double round of FIVE GOOD QUESTIONS. Noah will ask Andy about his experience with the French astronaut film, PROXIMA, starring Eva Green and Matt Dillon. Andy returns the favor and grills Noah on his watch of the Netflix Original horror flick, HIS HOUSE. The natural PICK SIX follow-up to last week's Presidential Films, could only be a rundown of our choices for the SIX BEST NEWS/MEDIA-THEMED...

This will forever be known as the episode we recorded mere hours before the election results of 2020. Oh. Boy. Naturally, we decided to kick off the show with a countdown of our SIX FAVORITE PRESIDENTIAL-THEMED FILMS OF ALL-TIME. If not now, when? From there, with no new movies on the docket, we dive into a double dose of the long-running THROWBACK CHALLENGE... Noah tasked Andy with the much-beloved Wong Kar Wai film from 1994, CHUNGKING EXPRESS, while Andy tossed Noah the Oscar-winning...

Episode 71 should have a "very nice!" start as we discuss our thoughts on the comedy sequel none of us saw coming. It's BORAT: SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM. The second new release of the week sees writer/director Sofia Coppola reteaming with one of her favorites, Bill Murray. He's paired with Rashida Jones in the father/daughter dramedy, ON THE ROCKS. For this week's THROWBACK CHALLENGE, we dive back into the old format once again and give one another films to see for the first time. Noah tasked...

We kick off the big 7-0 First, it's the return of "Aaron Sorkin The Writer" being led by "Aaron Sorkin The Director" with the new Netflix Original, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. The cast of names is too long to fit into this text field. The second new film of the week is the third feature from the singular Miranda July. It's called KAJILLIONAIRE, and it features Evan Rachel Wood, Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger and Gina Rodriguez. There's plenty to talk about here. Finishing the trio of new...

In a normal world, we'd already be nice and snug into awards season with plenty of new movies to sink our teeth into. Of course that is not the case in 2020 AD. Nope, we have absolutely zero new films to discuss for Episode 69, so we start this show by diving into a dual PICK SIX. Andy ranks his SIX FAVORITE FILMS OF 2008, while Noah counts down his choices for the SIX BEST FILMS OF 2005. From there, we decide to tackle a double dose of listener-commissioned THROWBACK CHALLENGES. First,...

We're back after a semi-short break! The new film this week is Kirsten Johnson's follow-up to her 2016 documentary, CAMERAPERSON. It's a remarkably personal undertaking paying homage to her father, titled DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD. See where we land on one of the standouts from this year's Sundance Film Festival. The PICK SIX segment this go 'round sees us ranking our choices for the SIX BEST REVENGE FILMS OF ALL-TIME. Lots of sweat, blood and vengeance to make note of here. In one of the more...

We kick off this week's episode with a discussion on another extremely popular Netflix Original...the ensemble-driven new film from Antonio Campos, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME. Spiderman v Batman in an alternate uber-religious time capsule universe? Yeah, kinda. This leads into a revival of the FIVE GOOD QUESTIONS segment, in which Andy asks Noah about his experience with the Janelle Monae-led psychological thriller, ANTEBELLUM. Some strong opinions are on display. The double-barreled THROWBACK...

A total of ZERO new films forces us to switch things up and begin this week's episode with the PICK SIX segment. A roll of the dice decided that Noah will rank his choices for the SIX BEST FILMS OF 1994, while Andy counts down the SIX BEST FILMS OF 2015. We close out the show with the latest THROWBACK CHALLENGE, in which we discuss our first sit-down with the 1974 film from John Cassavetes, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, starring Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk. Is it truly an iconic moment in...

Here's an episode that's packed to the very brim with content! We lead off this week with the anxiously anticipated new Christopher Nolan blockbuster, TENET. Is this destined to be the quote "film to save the cinema"? We give our takes. The senses aren't given a chance to relax AT ALL as we go into our second film of the week; the latest directorial effort from modern screenwriting legend, Charlie Kaufman. We chat about Netflix's I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. For our latest PICK SIX,...

We meet again! Multiplexes continue to unveil a soft roll-out nationwide, but we decided to stream BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC instead of reserving our seats in the theater. Listen to hear our thoughts on the highly anticipated end of the beloved franchise. For the latest PICK SIX segment, we break down our choices for the BEST CHILD PERFORMANCES OF ALL-TIME. This one took a bit of time to reduce down to the essentials. As always, we close out the show with the newest THROWBACK CHALLENGE. It's...

A small portion of movie theaters have re-opened their doors at 40% or less capacity. We surely ran straight to the multiplex to see UNHINGED, right?!? Nah, not a chance. Instead, we dive back into the latest VOD stream film with a watch of Michael Almereyda's bonkers Nikolai Tesla biopic, TESLA. Will this one be a crowd-pleasing take on one of the most intriguing and brilliant inventors of all-time, or simply an alienating niche-targeted picture. We give our takes on it here. In what has...

The new film of the week is Netflix's PROJECT POWER, starring Jamie Foxx and good ol' JGL. Does it deliver the goods that an action romp should, or does it fall flat on its face? The boys will let you know with a spirited discussion. Our PICK SIX segment starts off with sailing puns and various jokes about boats, but our hosts get serious about ranking the SIX BEST FILMS SET AT SEA. Two very different lists this time, and it makes for healthy debate and a hearty discussion of James...

We come back fresh after a week off to discuss the directorial debut of Brandon Trost, AN AMERICAN PICKLE, starring Seth Rogen x2 in a dual role. The PICK SIX segment this time around centers around movies set in and around the world of hotels. Ranking the BEST HOTEL-THEMED FILMS OF ALL-TIME gave us a chance to chat about our past experience in the hospitality industry, and how it was basically responsible for bringing our mutual love of cinema together. We pair Episode #61 with a...

Hey, there's a new film this week! It's the directorial debut from actor Dave Franco - the psychological thriller starring Dan Stevens and Alison Brie, THE RENTAL. For the latest PICK SIX segment, we offer our choices for the BEST 24-HOUR FILMS OF ALL-TIME. Any film that takes place within one full day's worth of time (or less) qualifies. The newest THROWBACK CHALLENGE was given to us by a listener. It's the 1990 adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's book, THE WITCHES. Cheers! ---...

There are ZERO new films to discuss this week, so we head directly into the PICK SIX segment. Each one of us run-thru our selections for the BEST FILMS OF THE FIRST HALF OF 2020. After that, we decide to bring back the original format for the THROWBACK CHALLENGE, where we each give one another a selection to tackle. Noah saddled Andy with Xavier Dolan's 2014 film, MOMMY, while Andy tossed Noah the much-documented Werner Herzog 1972 epic, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD. We hope you're all...

Episode 58 is packed with about as many diverse segments as possible! The first of two new films this week is the long-awaited new film from Kelly Reichardt -- FIRST COW. That is followed by a discussion of the new Hulu comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti -- PALM SPRINGS. Gears are shifted into the world of the extra-terrestrial from there. For the PICK SIX segment, we rank our selections for the BEST ALIEN INVASION FILMS OF ALL-TIME. To close out the show we pay tribute to...