The podcast for people who jump on Letterboxd when the credits roll! Join Graham (@TrundleTheGr8) and Amber (@raewood) as they discuss all things film in conjunction with the Letterboxd community. New releases, lists, news, and the legitimacy of previous wins for "Best Picture"!
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Music by Caroline Munsell (@caromuns on Instagram and TikTok)
Movies with Less Oscar Nominations than Flamin' Hot (Oscars 2024 Nomination Reaction!)
We would never miss discussing the Oscar nominations! If you are looking for the need-to-know information before the biggest ceremony of the year, this is the podcast for you! We discuss the absolutely stacked race this year, the amazing movies that couldn't make the cut, Mark Ruffalo without a shirt on, the remarkable entry of Justine Triet, and, of course, THAT snub for Lead Actress and Best Director. We also give some predictions for this year's show. Don't be left out and take a listen!
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(01:41) Milestones
(05:14) The Host/Last Year
(07:44) Oscar Watchlist
(12:31) Best Picture Game
(32:06) Snubs
(48:25) The Barbie Upset
(01:08:25) Acting and Directing!
(01:23:50) Surprises
(01:25:10) Predictions
9 Feb 2024
Denver Film Festival 2023 Part 2 (Hey Viktor!, Late Night with The Devil, Monster)
Six movies and a lot to say, so it's another two-parter! We visited the 46th Denver Film Festival this year and got to see a whole grab-bag of raw horrors and raw dramas! Lot of rawness this year! In this second part, we cover our last three entries: The meta mockumentary Hey Viktor! and the 1998 movie it's based on, Smoke Signals, the *instant* cult horror classic Late Night with The Devil, and the sleepy-warm drama of Japan's Monster. Want to sound esoteric to your friends about a bunch of titles that haven't hit streaming yet? Listen in!
Chapters:
(00:00) Hey Viktor! / Smoke Signals
(17:44) Late Night with The Devil
(29:47) Monster
(34:17) Closing Thoughts
27 Jan 2024
Denver Film Festival 2023 Part 1 (Eight Eyes, The Delinquents, The Teacher's Lounge)
Six movies and a lot to say, so it's another two-parter! We visited the 46th Denver Film Festival this year and got to see a whole grab-bag of raw horrors and raw dramas! Lot of rawness this year! In this first part, we recap the history of The Denver Film Festival and cover our first three entries: The grindhouse-style Eight Eyes, the slow heist movie The Delinquents, and the ever-stressful The Teacher's Lounge. Want to sound esoteric to your friends about a bunch of titles that haven't hit streaming yet? Listen in!
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(01:31) Barbenheimer
(02:31) Priscilla
(04:28) Dream Scenario
(07:00) Oscars 2024
(10:48) WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes
(12:14) Denver Film Festival History
(15:50) Eight Eyes (Film #1)
(24:03) The Delinquents (Film #2)
(35:50) The Teacher's Lounge (Film #3)
9 Dec 2023
Yee Haw Y'all (Films About Texas!)
*This episode was recorded on July 9, 2023*
THE STRIKE IS OVER!!! Now that we're not scabbing, we'd like to take you on a vague and existential trip to the land of freeways, hitchhikers, and oodles of banks to rob. With the Lone Star State constantly being the center of news stories, we decided to dive into the cinematic stories that portray Graham's homeland. What does the American psyche say about this land that's bigger than most European countries?
Hear us talk about titles like: No Country for Old Men, Bernie, Paris Texas, Vengeance, Office Space, Red Rocket, Friday Night Lights, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and more!
5 Feb 2023
Movies with Less Oscar Nominations than Blonde (Oscars 2023 Nomination Reaction!)
We've come full circle and are talking about the Oscars once again! If you don't have anyone to talk awards season with or feel completely out of the loop, this is the episode for you! We discuss the merits of bullying children on the internet, the movies that got snubbed by the academy, Michelle Williams' hair, who Andrea Riseborough is, and Amber's sudden popularity. We also, of course, give out our predictions for this year's ceremony. Embrace the chaos and take a listen!
24 Dec 2022
The Banshees of Inisherin: Monologgd!
Merry Christmas ya filthy, friendless donkeys. We tried an experimental new episode format where we only talk about ONE film in a short amount of time. The experiment failed, but the conversation is good! Come join the discussion on "The Banshees of Inisherin" in this follow-up to our Martin McDonagh episode! Donkeys! Fingers! Despair! Don't want to talk about politics? Don't have anything else interesting to discuss? Put on HBO Max and watch this movie with them! Then sit around the fire and listen to this episode.
20 Dec 2022
Denver Film Festival 2022 Part 2 (Klondike, Sick of Myself, Godland, and more!)
Five movies and a lot to say, so it's our first two-parter! We visited the 45th Denver Film Festival this year and saw some brilliant international features that are up for Oscar nominations this year! In this first part, Amber tells us about Klondike (Ukraine), Graham rants about Godland (Iceland), and both gush about Sick of Myself (Norway). As a bonus, Amber also shares details about more titles such as Children of the Mist (Vietnam), Before Now and Then (Indonesia), and Nanny! We still have plenty more to talk about. Want the inside scoop before the Oscar nominations are announced next month? Listen in!
18 Dec 2022
Denver Film Festival 2022 Part 1 (Holy Spider, The Quiet Girl)
Five movies and a lot to say, so it's our first two-parter! We visited the 45th Denver Film Festival this year and got to see some brilliant international features that are up for Oscar nominations this year! In this first part, we dive into the history of The Denver Film Festival and our first two international titles: Holy Spider (Iran), and The Quiet Girl (Ireland). One is a haunting crime thriller and the other is a haunting.... well actually it's just a cute family drama. Want the inside scoop before the Oscar nominations are announced next month? Listen in!
30 Oct 2022
Horror Musicals: the weirdest sub-genre (Musical Movies with Body-Counts!)
This one is for the music historians, the cinephiles, and the cultists. It's Halloween and we're in the mood for some macabre rocking melodies! From gothic horror to pro-shots to midnight features, come listen to Graham and Amber talk about some pretty significant titles from their lives as well as some fun new discoveries! Mad scientists, singing plants, ostracized composers, and cannibals galore! WARNING: Listening to this episode can introduce you to your next obsession, making you insufferable to your friends. Well, moreso than before...
25 Sept 2022
Jordan Peele's Favorite Horror Films (Horror Movie History from the 1980's to Nope!)
What movie scares you the most? Just in time for October: We're doing a deep-dive of one of our favorite genres through the imagination of a man who brought us all back to the theaters: Jordan Peele. Following the release of Nope, Graham and Amber couldn't resist talking about 1980's fueled nostalgia and breaking the rules of storytelling in the influences that gave Peele his three feature hits! Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary's Baby, Jaws, Candyman, and of course Get Out, Us, and Nope are all on the docket to explore these broad topics of the human mind: What is horror? Where do our imaginations take us? Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Most likely, but we're not going to leave any stone unturned if we can help it!
24 Jul 2022
Martin McDonagh (Feature Films Directed/Written by Martin McDonagh!!!)
What are the laws about what you can and can't say on a movie podcast? Hopefully theatre is alright, because we talk about more plays than usual on this episode! Graham wanted Amber to check out the Best Picture nominee "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri", and that's how we ended up looking up *everything* about this playwright/director/screenwriter. He's the Quentin Tarantino of the stage and the Martin McDonagh of movies, Martin McDonagh! We talk about his three feature-length films (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards), his plays, their reception, and also Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Amber's ongoing mission to watch one movie from every country in the world!!! This episode is dedicated to the memory of John Lennon, we just heard the news.
29 May 2022
Nicolas Cage: Good or Bad? (Nicolas Cage Acting Evaluation!)
EXPLOSIONS!!! YELLING!!! MEMES!!! Forget about thinking of something safe like Holly Hunter or Don Cheadle! We're talking about the bold, legendary, unparalleled, Nicolas Cage. This one starts off with a game of Nic Cage trivia, Amber (the Research Queen) gives us a brief biography, Graham brushes off his B.F.A. to discuss acting theory, and we delve into our watchlist of 16 Nic Cage features (including The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) to settle the debate once and for all: Is he a good actor? You might even hear a bad impression or two in this episode, who knows!
10 Apr 2022
cyrano de bergeraaaaac (Onscreen Cyrano Adaptations!)
What do ya know, it's Cyrano! Enjoy a healthy dose of catfishing, imposter syndrome, and writing letters instead of going to therapy. We briefly discuss the 2022 Oscars ceremony and then nerd out over the history of Cyrano de Bergerac, the most recent film adaptation with Peter Dinklage, Roxanne, Sierra Burgess is a Loser, and more! It's the story that continues to tug at our hearts after 125 years. (most of the time)
6 Mar 2022
Movies with less Oscar nominations than Free Guy (Oscars 2022 Nomination Reaction!)
The best day of the year came and went! We talk the Oscar nominations, previous Oscars experiences, and of course allll the snubs. Are parents allowed to be hot? Did we predict who would host this year? Did you actually see any of these? Take a listen!
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