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Latest Episodes
Ep 60: “Drive” (2011)
Cinematography, colors and allegory of "Drive", performances, and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 59: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
The score, Queen, and Wes goes off the grid using research instead of notes.
Ep 58: “Your Name.”
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)
Cinematography; music; performances and story; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 56: “First Man”
Camerawork and cinematography; story; And other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 55: “Hereditary”
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”
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”
Cinematography; composing a frame with a purpose; journalism stories; and much more!
Ep 52: “It Follows”
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”
Cinematography; movie tricks; story techniques; and much more!





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