Ep 349 - Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Pt 1
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
Release Date: 08/01/2023
Ep 365 - Top Tens of 2023
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
We finally got around to watching as many 2023 films as we could. We are nailing down which ones were our favorites (or best, or highest regarded by us) and why!!
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Ep 364 - Dune Part 2 with Justin Arner!
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
This week we go back to Arrakis with our special guest Justin Arner (multi-award winning creative producer). We talk about Villeneuve using shot selection for optimal storytelling, Hans Zimmer's overwhelming score and question some of the casting choices.
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Ep 363 - Oscarcast 2024
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
It's time for the golden statues! We go through who we think will win and who we would want to win in the biggest Oscar categories, and Josh has a golden addition to his shelf.
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Ep 362 - The Zone of Interest
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
We dive into Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest, an unconventional holocaust/family movie. The concept, the filmmaking techniques and the haunting sounds of the score and sound design come together with the grounded performances to form a film that is engaging and confrontational.
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Ep 361 - American Fiction
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
Cord Jefferson's biting and funny satire/familiy drama is the subject of this week's podcast. We get to see Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Tracy Ellis Ross, and a host of other actors put in great performances with a that know's what it is doing. Once you are in the theater, Jefferson nudges you with humor, anger, outrage and real touching moments.
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Ep 360 - Oscar Noms and Maestro
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
This week we reflect on the Oscar nominations and celebrate some of the choices while scratching our heads about others. Then we tiptoe into a light critique on Bradley Cooper's new film Maestro (also Oscar nominated!)
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Ep 359 - Poor Things
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
Yorgos Lanthimos plus Emma Stone equals another movie you can't look away from. With committed performances from Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo added, this film is both funny and thought-provoking.
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Ep 358 - May December
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
We talk about Todd Haynes' new meta movie featuring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore that is loosely based on a true story, how it points out society's voyeuristic tendencies and why audiences will always be interested in stories like this.
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Ep 357 - Saltburn
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
Emerald Fennell has returned with a film starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi about the British upper crust and the gaze of the outsider. Was it successful? Was it shocking? We get into it in our new episode.
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Ep 356 - The Killer
The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
It's a new Fincher film! We talk about Fassbinder, the sound design, the drop-in performances (including Tilda Swinton), ham hands and Fincher's tenuous relationship with the Oscars.
info_outline(Movie Trailer Voice) - Ethan Hunt is back and he's better than ever. Hang on for over two hours of thrills, spills and chills! And whatever you do, don't...look...down... (End Movie Trailer Voice) In this episode we watch 61 year old movie nerd jump off a cliff and we love every minute of it!!! Haley Atwell is a great addition to the cast and the macguffin is good enough to not get in the way of all of the stunts!