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Latest Episodes
Ep 263: “Phantom Thread”
Cinematography without a cinematographer; Directing, sound design; Story & Writing; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 262: “Fallen” (1998)
Cinematography, exposition, eye lights; Story & Writing, theme; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 261: “The Iron Claw”
Story & Writing, exposition, bittersweet salve; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 260: “Bad Times at the El Royale”
Cinematography, unmotivated light, motivated coverage; Story & Writing, true faith, honoring the dead; Special Guest Hamish Purdy, set decorator on Bad Times at the El Royale; and other such stuff and
Ep 259: “Dream Scenario”
Cinematography, selling the absence of something; Story & Writing, structure, blending in, viral fame; New Mad Valley track, "I Don't Want to Be Careful"; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 258: “Napoleon”
Cinematography, fight sequence; Story & Writing, nudity, Josephine; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 257: “Unforgiven”
Cinematography, contrast; Story & Writing, Will vs Bill, deserve's got nothing to do with it; New Mad Valley Track "All Of Me"; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 256: “No Country for Old Men”
Cinematography & Editing; Story & Writing, luck, fate, and evil; Actor Trent Moore discusses his role in No Country for Old Men and working with the Coen Brothers; and other such stuff and things and
Ep 255: “Adaptation”
Wes discusses losing his grandmother (00:00-13:38); Cinematography; Story & Writing, subplots vs settings, Charlie's twin; New Mad Valley track "Come Back Down"; and other such stuff and things and st
Ep 254: “The Creator”
Story & Writing, humanizing the enemy; Performance; Music & Sound Design; and other such stuff and things and stuff.