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 309: “Limitless” (2011)
February 11, 2025

Story & Writing, opening scenes, voiceover, structure, exposition; Cinematography, inserts as storytelling, color for storytelling, how voiceover impacts the coverage; and other such stuff and things

Ep 308: “Heat” (1995)
February 04, 2025

Cinematography, dolly moves, unmotivated lighting; Sound, shootout realism, sound design, Moby music; Story & Writing, good guys and bad guys, runtime, And other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 307: “The Brutalist”
January 21, 2025

Cinematography, oners, breaking up the frame with style and tone; Story & Writing, immigration, symbolism; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 306: “City of God”
January 14, 2025

Cinematography, contrast, perspective; Story & Writing, voiceover; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 305: “Rush” (2013)
January 07, 2025

Cinematography, contrast; Story & Writing, voiceover, setting up stakes, character arcs; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 304: “Nosferatu”
December 31, 2024

Cinematography, wide framing; Story & Writing, character development, plague; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 303: “Rushmore”
December 24, 2024

Cinematography, center framing; Story & Writing, dry humor, heart; Todd recounts his experience of working as a background extra in Rushmore; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 302: “Arcane”
December 17, 2024

Story & Writing, building character, moments vs montages; Music, animation, favorite moments; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 301: “Heretic”
December 10, 2024

Cinematography, shooting in small spaces, dramatic reveals; Story & Writing, self-talk as exposition, philosophical stories; Special Guest Hamish Purdy talks about working on Heretic, and set decorati

Ep 300: “Interstellar” part 4
December 03, 2024

Story & Writing, comparing the original 2008 Jonathan Nolan draft vs the final co-written draft with Christopher Nolan; Special Guest Raul Vega talks scoring films, creating digital instruments for Ha