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A podcast where we do deep dives into directors and their filmographies! Hosted by @theeliprice.bsky.social
My current Top 20 Christmas Movies! What are your favorites??
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NEW EPISODE: Christmas Reviews (Die Hard, Eloise at Christmastime, The Star)
What makes a great Christmas movie? This is a question we attempt to tackle this week as we review three Christmas movies elected by a few supporters of the show: The Starโฆ
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Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? We review it and two other films chosen by supporters of the show on this weekโs cozy Christmas episode. Check out this preview! The full episode is out now!
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NEW EPISODE: Stationed at Home (w/ Director Daniel Masciari
In this special review/interview episode, we explore Stationed at Home, a new indie film that explores the connection of the cosmic to the everyday life of people in a forgotten town. Followingโฆ
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Director Daniel Masciari joins me to discuss his new film Stationed at Home! Our conversation is full of insight into the film and filmmaking in general. Check out this preview, and look for this full episode this Friday!
20.11.2025 19:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: Steven Spielberg: An Epilogue
Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Although his career started with a bang as he basically fathered the modern summer blockbuster with Jaws, it hasnโt been without its ups and downsโฆ
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As we wrap up the career of Steven Spielberg, we do a look back at his work to find some takeaways and conclude our series on one of the best directors of all time! Check out this preview and look for the full episode Friday!
13.11.2025 17:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: Horror Subgenre Movie Draft (w/ @zacharylee.bsky.social)
The horror genre is a beloved one, and it is teeming with multitudes of subgenres. We explore all of these subgenres in this weekโs movie draft. From slashers to paranormal to monsterโฆ
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29.10.2025 15:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The horror genre contains multitudes of subgenres! In this movie draft, we draft films in various subgenres of horror, highlighting various ways we want to be spooked! Full episode releases Friday!
29.10.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1No new episode this week!
But Iโd love to hear what everyone has been watching for spooky season!! Reply with your favorite watches so far!
NEW EPISODE: Directorโs Debut Feature Film Draft (w/ Haydn Fabre)
Sometimes a new director comes out firing on all cylinders and puts out a great film with their very first feature film. In this weekโs movie draft, we explore some great debut films fromโฆ
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In Ep. 116, we draft movies that were the debut feature for directors! Weโve covered some great ones on the pod with Andersonโs Bottle Rocket, Nolanโs Following, and Spielbergโs Duel. Check out this preview and see what other films we choose in the full episode on Friday!
16.10.2025 15:30 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
You can also preorder recent guest Jeffrey Overstreetโs new book below! @overstreet.bsky.social
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This is one of the kindest reviews Iโve ever received from a guest. Loved having Jeffrey on. Check out this post and subscribe to his writing below.
15.10.2025 20:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I really enjoyed a deep-dive conversation w/ Eli Price about Spielberg's THE FABELMANS. I've thought of the film so often since I lost my father in December. (Fun fact: I mistakenly assumed we were only delivering audio! So I'm not particularly attuned to the camera here.)
10.10.2025 17:11 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
NEW EPISODE: The Fabelmans (w/ @overstreet.bsky.social)
In Steven Spielbergโs The Fabelmans, we get a wonderful gift toward the end of his career. We get a skeleton key that unlocks the reasons behind so much of what we know and love about Spielberg andโฆ
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He has a new book releasing in May of next year that he is referencing here and talked about bit about at the beginning of the episode. You should check it out Friday when it releases! He was a great guest!
08.10.2025 17:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In Ep. 115, we talk about Spielbergโs most personal film (and his latest) in The Fabelmans. Check out this preview of a touching moment of connection with this film from our guest Jeffrey Overstreet. Full episode drops Friday! @overstreet.bsky.social
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Last episode, we did a 21st Century Movie Musicals Draft! Check out the results below and reply to vote on whoโs you liked best. Then also reply with your favorite movie musicals of the 21st Century!
06.10.2025 16:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: 21st Century Movie Musicals Draft (w/ JP Boudreaux)
Movie Musicals used to be a staple of the movie industry, but despite them being far from driving the industry in modern times, we still have plenty of great ones! In this movie draft, weโฆ
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In Ep. 114, we draft 21st Century Movie Musicals! While this century is by no means defined by its musicals, there were certainly some great ones to choose from! Check out this preview and look for the full episode Friday!
01.10.2025 16:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: West Side Story (w/ JP Boudreaux)
It was a lifelong dream of Spielbergโs to direct a musical movie, and even more specifically, to adapt West Side Story. The question of whether we needed another adaptation of this beloved stage musical isโฆ
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In Ep. 113, we talk about Spielbergโs masterful adaptation of West Side Story and whether it should be considered amongst his best films. Check out this preview and look for the full episode Friday!
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We did a movie draft of Motion Capture Performances! Check out the results below and reply to vote on whoโs you like best. Also reply with your favorite MoCap performances!
22.09.2025 16:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: Motion Capture Performances Movie Draft (w/ Andrew Fossier)
Motion Capture technology has been around since the late 90s in feature films, starting with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Spielberg has had his own run of utilizing MoCโฆ
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In Ep. 112, we draft our favorite Motion Capture performances in movies! Just in case you were wonderingโฆyes, Andy Serkis was taken more than once. Check out this preview and look for the full episode Friday!
17.09.2025 15:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: Ready Player One (w/ Andrew Fossier)
At the point in his career where Spielberg took on the adaptation of the popular novel Ready Player One, he was due for another technological challenge. While not a Spielberg favorite or master work, theโฆ
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In Ep. 111, we enter the world of Ready Player One, Spielbergโs ambitious adaptation of the popular novel. Check out this preview and look for the new episode Friday!
11.09.2025 15:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
NEW EPISODE: Writers in Movies Draft (w/ Kara Smith)
Whether it is journalism, novels, songs, or even emails, there are a plethora of films that celebrate writers. With this movie draft, we aim to do the same thing! In this draft, we take our favorite โwโฆ
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