The Last Jedi with Special Guest Justin Arner

We continue the tradition of talking about the newest Star Wars film with multi-Emmy winning commercial and promotion producer Justin Arner.  The movie is now available to own with a bunch of special features that may or may not answer some of the questions we had in our first review.  We will also talk about how our perceptions changed after even more viewings.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Merchant Ivory: A Room with a View and Howards End

We look back at two films that are commonly referred to as "Merchant Ivory" pictures.  From the same writer/director/producer team and both based on novels by E.M. Forster, the commonalities don't stop there.  Join us as we both experience these movies that might not have been on the top of our "to watch" list and see what we get out of them.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Annihilation

This week we go Hard Sci-Fi with Alex Garland's latest creation (adapted from the novel).  Natalie Portman anchors this group of female scientists (including Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez and Jennifer Jason Leigh) into the "shimmer", where nature takes a different course.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Black Panther

This week we talk about the first blockbuster of the year and how it is the same and different from other Marvel movies.  Chadwick Boseman, Lupita N'yongo, Michael B. Jordan and Danai Gurira put in solid performances in Ryan Coogler's first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Top 10 of 2017 Part Two

We each count down our top 5 movies of 2017.  While these may not have gotten all of the awards, these were the ones that "lit us up" this year.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Top 10 of 2017 Part One

This was so big we had to split it into two episodes!  We each count down our top 10 movies of 2017 from 10 to 6 in this episode.  Next episode is our top 5!!  Enjoy!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Oscarcast 2017

This is it!  Oscar time is officially upon us!  We go through who we think will win and who we would like to win in the major Oscar categories.  Watch out!  There may be some shockers!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Florida Project and Oscar Movie Roundup

This week we try to wrap up discussions on the last few movies in the Oscar race that we have seen, but we spend most of the time talking about The Florida Project, and Paul gushes about Gary Oldman's revelatory performance in Darkest Hour.  Other movies we talk about are I, Tonya, The Post and Roman J Israel, Esq.  Enjoy!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Yorgooos!!  He has done it again.  Created an odd world that makes you uncomfortable in its realness.  It is begging to be picked apart and talked about.  This movie about a surgeon, his family and a boy who lost his father may not be for everyone, but has much more to it than many recent movies.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Call Me By Your Name

Northern Italy in the mid-eighties sets the scene for Timothèe Chalamet's (well-deserved) Oscar nominated performance in Luca Guadagnino's coming of age film.  We will get into the performances and filming techniques of this small, seemingly simple, but complex film.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Phantom Thread

Oscar nominations AND a Paul Thomas Anderson movie all in one week!  We quickly go through our predictions for the nominations and how many we got right.  Then we dive into the second pairing between Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis.  We got completely different things from this movie, which makes it an interesting discussion!!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Mudbound w/ special guest Melanie Simmons

This week we welcome Melanie Simmons, film and theater actress and costar with Paul in their most recent play!  We talk about Dee Rees' new film Mudbound.  We discuss the performances, writing and the uniqueness of the Netflix release model.  Thanks Melanie!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Shape of Water

This week we talk about Guillermo del Toro's fairy tale about love, war, the past, the present and the romance between a mute cleaning lady and an egg-eating fish man.  Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon and Doug Jones (the fish man) are all at the top of their game with parts that were written specifically for them.  See this in the theater if you can!  It's magical.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Disaster Artist

This week we see James Franco's take on the making of the cult favorite "The Room".  The director and star of this film tries to bring Tommy Wiseau's eccentricities to a larger audience and it is both hilarious and touching at times.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

This week we have an epic podcast talking about an epic movie.  The biggest movie of the year actually has some thought-provoking scenes on the surface and even on a meta level.  We talk about the movie, but also the role of the fan in the Star Wars ecosystem.  Rian Johnson sure does give us a lot to think about!  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Lady Bird

This week we talk about a great coming-of-age movie that does more with the genre than just tick the boxes.  Saoirse Ronan plays the title character in the relatable, hilarious and grounded film from writer/director Greta Gerwig.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

This week we actually disagree on a movie!  Martin McDonough (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) tells a unique story about a grieving mother who is fed up an decides to do something about it.  Like McDonough's other character driven movies, this one has a great cast.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Justice League

This week we move to the DC Universe and see if the joint forces of Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon can put a bunch of superheroes on screen and make it entertaining.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Thor: Ragnarok

This week we are back with the newest Marvel movie.  But this movie is unlike any other Marvel movie.  Taika Waititi brings his hilarious sensibility to the Thor series to shake it up a bit.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Blade Runner 2049

This week we are back with our slightly delayed discussion on Denis Villeneuve's new Blade Runner movie.  We talk about why it was even worth making this movie, the score, cinematography and the acting (some which was effortless and masterful).  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.