March 30th, 2020
This week, Emily and Ed discuss movies (and a few TV shows) that capture a particular moment in time, whether they highlight the changing face of a city, the particular peak of a movie star, or shifts in technology. They also talk about Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob a bunch, so everyone should go watch that.
Here's an article about the AICE editing competition that Emily mentions.
Here's Philosophy Tube's video on Artists & Fandoms, as recommended by Ed.
00:00:00 - 00:12:01 - Intro
00:12:02 - 00:58:38 - Emily & Ed discuss movies as time capsules
00:58:39 - 01:01:52 - SRS Recommends & Outro
March 25th, 2020
This week, Ed and Emily talk about their experiences of self-isolating and social distancing, then discuss the ways in which the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted the film and television industries, and what they think the next few months could mean for the theatrical experience of going to the movies.
March 17th, 2020
Following on from last week's episode on Versatility, this week finds Ed and Emily discussing versatility's opposite: Typecasting. There's also, unsurprisingly, a lot of Coronavirus talk, as the entertainment industry starts to grind to a halt and Ed embraces the work from home lifestyle.
Here is the Tokimonsta interview that Emily mentions in SRS Recommends
00:00:00 - 00:19:39 - Intro & News
00:19:40 - 00:54:54 - Emily & Ed discuss Typecasting
00:54:55 - 00:58:00 - SRS Recommends & Outro
March 8th, 2020
This week, Emily and Ed celebrate The Range, and Those Who Have It: actors who display tremendous versatility from role to role, and the relationship between the artistic fulfillment provided by variety and the brutal economic reality of being cast in as many different kinds of roles as possible. They also discuss the possible downsides of being versatile, or failed attempts to diversify, and the complicated interplay between versatility and stardom.
00:00:00 - 00:13:45 - Intro & News
00:13:46 - 00:51:35 - Emily & Ed discuss Versatility
00:51:36 - 00:58:30 - SRS Recommends & Intro
March 2nd, 2020
There's no full episode this week, but Emily and Ed still found time to have a quick chat about the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems, with spoilers aplenty.
February 24th, 2020
This week's episode finds Emily and Ed talking about physical, non-verbal performances. Those moments when an actor is allowed to convey a lot to the audience without saying anything at all, whether it's in La Strada or a reaction gif.
00:00:00 - 00:16:59 - Intro & News
00:17:00 - 00:57:58 - Ed & Emily discuss physical performances
00:57:59 - 01:01:48 - SRS Recommends & Outro
February 16th, 2020
After taking a few minutes to revel in the shock success of Parasite at the Academy Awards (and some chat about Uncut Gems just because), Ed and Emily delve into their pasts to discuss the film and TV that scared them as kids, whether intentionally (as in the case of The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the work of Tim Burton) or inadvertently (as in Fried Green Tomatoes and The Ice Storm).
00:00:00 - 00:16:09 - Intro & News
00:16:10 - 00:50:02 - Ed & Emily discuss their Childhood Terrors
00:50:03 - 00:53:02 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Here is Holly Stoppit's Ted Talk "How Clowning Can Lead Us Into Connection", as recommended by Emily
Here is the Safdie Brothers' Goldman v Silverman, as recommended by Ed
February 11th, 2020
With Netflix's animated comedy Bojack Horseman coming to an end, Emily and Ed sit down to discuss the show's unique mix of visual gags, wordplay, and broad showbiz satire, which was often in service of a story that explored addiction, depression, trauma, and the brutal machinations of Hollywood. Spoilers abound!
00:00:00 - 00:24:58 - Intro & News
00:24:59 - 01:15:12 - Emily & Ed discuss Bojack Horseman
01:15:13 - 01:20:12 - SRS Recommends & Outro
February 2nd, 2020
After covering the recent casting news for a pair of long-running franchises (#JusticeForHan #SureWhyNotBringBackKittridge) and the six-year anniversary of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, Emily and Ed get discuss the series finale of NBC's The Good Place, and try to assess its impact as a sitcom and as a work of philosophy. They also cry a bunch because there's a lot going on right now, folks.
00:00:00 - 00:11:12 - Intro & News
00:11:13 - 00:51:32 - Ed & Emily discuss the end of The Good Place
00:51:33 - 00:57:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Here is Hbomberguy's video on Pathologic, as recommended by Emily
Here is Tyler, The Creator's Grammys performance, as recommended by Ed
January 27th, 2020
After a few weeks away, Emily and Ed catch up to talk about the Oscar nominations and pay tribute to Terry Jones, before celebrating Emily's recent birthday by discussing a top of her choice: the relationship between Saturday Night Live and movies. Get ready for lots of talk about how different actors took the experience of being in Studio 8H into their careers, and about how exceptional Wayne's World is.
00:00:00 - 00:11:35 - Intro & News
00:11:36 - 01:31:57 - Emily & Ed discuss SNL and the movies
01:31:58 - 01:37:01 - SRS Recommends & Outro
January 13th, 2020
Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women is currently riding a wave of critical acclaim and commercial success, but Ed and Emily are both a little cool on the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. They discuss their issues with the film's non-linear structure, as well as the many things they do like about the film, on this minisode.
January 5th, 2020
It's a new year and a new decade, so Ed and Emily meet it head on by trying to find some films to look forward to in 2020. They also talk about their distinct disinterest in the Golden Globes, Universal no longer even pretending to push Cats for awards, and the blame game between the members of The Rise of Skywalker's creative team.
00:00:00 - 00:16:44 - Intro & News
00:16:45 - 01:22:16 - Ed & Emily preview the films of 2020
01:22:17 - 01:26:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro
December 31st, 2019
The whole gang is together to see out 2019, including discussion of the biggest films of the year, some news stories that stood out to them, and the Shot/Reverse Shot Top Ten Films of 2019. Happy New Year to everyone who has listened this year, and we'll see you in the next one.
December 23rd, 2019
Matt and Ed see out the Skywalker saga with a discussion about J.J. Abrams' The Rise of Skywalker, and whether or not it should have stayed down. There's loads of spoilers throughout and a lot of talk about Cats at the beginning, so you have been warned.
00:00:00 - 00:14:52 - Intro & News
00:14:53 - 01:55:32 - Matt & Ed discuss The Rise of Skywalker
01:55:33 - 01:59:51 - SRS Recommends & Outro
December 9th, 2019
It was Matt's birthday a few weeks ago, and as is tradition, he chose the topic for this week's episode. To that end, and since Matt will be leaving the show at the end of the year, he and Ed discuss how the film and television landscape has changed over the eight years they've been doing the show together, the state of film criticism and the dreaded Discourse, and some of their favourite moments from the podcast.
November 18th, 2019
Inspired by Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, Emily and Ed discuss movies with small casts, and which genres and sub-genres are particularly suited to using a handful of actors. There's also a bunch of talk about Disney+, the benefits of releasing TV episodes weekly instead of all at once, and Sonic.
00:00:00 - 00:27:50 - Intro & News
00:27:51 - 01:06:38 - Ed & Emily discuss movies with small casts
01:06:39 - 01:11:45 - SRS Recommends & Outro
November 13th, 2019
Matt and Ed break down some of the news that happened over the past few weeks, including Benioff & Weiss leaving/getting fired from Star Wars and the escalating streaming wars, then Ed is joined by Emily to discuss instances where an actor being cast in a movie adds extra resonance and power to the performance thanks to the audience's prior knowledge of the star.
00:00:00 - 00:42:09 - Intro & News
00:42:10 - 01:25:24 - Ed & Emily discuss movies that are about their stars
01:25:25 - 01:31:22 - SRS Recommends & Outro
October 23rd, 2019
Inspired by the release of Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club Encore, Matt and Ed discuss minor works by great filmmakers, including recent entries to the sub-genre like Ang Lee's Gemini Man and Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat.
00:00:00 - 00:28:16 - Intro & News
00:28:17 - 01:10:14 - Matt & Ed discuss minor works by great filmmakers
01:10:15 - 01:16:19 - SRS Recommends & Outro
October 13th, 2019
Inspired by Ghosteen, the new album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Emily and Ed discuss the artists they love who changed drastically over the course of their careers, as well as artists who tried to change but wound up falling back on old habits. They also talk about Martin Scorsese, the trailer for Dolittle, and the death of Robert Forster.
Here is Harry Brewis's talk from XOXO about his Donkey Kong 64 charity livestream, and here is Scout Tafoya's video essay on grief and Russian Doll (CW: discussion of suicide) as mentioned by Emily in Recommendations.
00:00:00 - 00:28:46 - Intro & News
00:28:47 - 00:56:24 - Emily & Ed discuss artists who changed over the course of their career
00:56:25 - 01:01:25 - SRS Recommends & Outro
September 30th, 2019
With awards season creeping around the corner, it's time for Matt and Ed to engage in the annual tradition of looking at the movies coming out in the final months of the year that they're really excited about. There's also a lot of talk about Tetris for some reason.
00:00:00 - 00:16:42 - Intro & News
00:16:43 - 01:18:28 - Matt & Ed Preview the Autumn and Winter movie season
01:18:29 - 01:23:40 - SRS Recommends & Outro
