The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers

The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers


Latest Episodes

Ep 341: “Amélie”
October 07, 2025

Cinematography, dramatic camerawork; Story & Writing, voiceover, themes; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 340: “One Battle After Another”
September 30, 2025

Cinematography, tracking shot; Story & Writing, rats, chase sequence; Music adding tone, driving the story; Performances; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 339: “The Long Walk”
September 23, 2025

Cinematography, constantly bouncing subjects; Story & Writing, themes; Reading books; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 338: “Forrest Gump”
September 16, 2025

Cinematography, long takes, Vietnam; Story & Writing, destiny vs random chance, stories of the downtrodden; Favorite moments; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 337: “Nine Days”
September 09, 2025

Cinematography, natural lighting, poor man's process; Story & Writing, world building; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 336: “The Abyss”
August 26, 2025

Cinematography; Story & Writing, original ending changes everything, "yes, but" storytelling; Dramatizing real life things; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 335: “Weapons” (2025)
August 19, 2025

Cinematography, zooms and high angles; Story & Writing, witchy stuff; Music; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 334: “Together”
August 12, 2025

Simultaneous Invention, aka "You stole my idea!"; Story & Writing, symbolism, rules rules rules; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 333: “Pacific Rim”
August 05, 2025

Story & Writing, rule of resistance, the wall; Action Movie Energy; Sound design; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 332: “The American” (2010)
July 29, 2025

Cinematography, compositions, center framing; Story & Writing, cold opens, adding complexity to simple stories; and other such stuff and things and stuff.