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 60: “Drive” (2011)
November 27, 2018

Cinematography, colors and allegory of "Drive", performances, and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 59: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
November 21, 2018

The score, Queen, and Wes goes off the grid using research instead of notes.

Ep 58: “Your Name.”
November 13, 2018

Animation and story, we also interview Justin Kaufman, a concept artist with experience in animation, and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 57: “A Star is Born” (2018)
October 30, 2018

Cinematography; music; performances and story; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 56: “First Man”
October 23, 2018

Camerawork and cinematography; story; And other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 55: “Hereditary”
October 16, 2018

Story, themes, and symbolism; acting, making the scene more than about words on the page; and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 54: “Hidden Figures”
October 03, 2018

Why Hidden Figures is not a good movie; Wes rants about the problem with big budget black films, and other such stuff and things and stuff.

Ep 53: “Spotlight”
September 25, 2018

Cinematography; composing a frame with a purpose; journalism stories; and much more!

Ep 52: “It Follows”
September 18, 2018

Cinematography; creating tension through the choice of lens; the horror rules and symbolism of “It Follows”; and much more!

Ep 51: “Catch Me If You Can”
September 11, 2018

Cinematography; movie tricks; story techniques; and much more!