"Family... art. It'll tear you in two."

Today on the show, filmmaker Texas Smith returns to help us break down the latest film from Steven Spielberg, THE FABELMANS. The film stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, and Gabriel LaBelle. Texas also tells us about a film project they recently worked on centered around Juneteenth, called CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER DAY.

Before that, Arkansas filmmaker David C. Cruz joins the show to tell us all about LLEGO HOY, his new feature film that is screening this Thursday, March 9th at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock. The screening is hosted by the Arkansas Cinema Society. Get tickets here [https://www.arkansascinemasociety.org/programs/llego-hoy].

Links

 * Get tickets to Llego Hoy from the Arkansas Cinema Society [https://www.arkansascinemasociety.org/programs/llego-hoy]
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115: Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans

"Hope for the unknown is good. It is better than hatred of the familiar."

We've got not one, but TWO episodes about Women Talking, the new film from director Sarah Polley, based on the novel by Miriam Toews. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.

In part 2, seminary student Mattie Motl joins the show to talk about Women Talking (the film and the novel), how it was adapted, and the many religious themes of the story.

Make sure to also check out part 1, in which we discuss the film and it's many cinematic merits.

Links - follow Mattie Motl online

 * IG: @mattiemaereads [https://www.instagram.com/mattiemaereads/]
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114: WOMEN TALKING, part 2 - novel, film & faith discussion with Mattie Motl

"Where I come from, where your mother comes from, we didn’t talk about our bodies. So when something like this happened, there was no language for it."

We've got not one, but TWO episodes about Women Talking, the new film from director Sarah Polley, based on the novel by Miriam Toews. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.

In part 1, film critic Lindsey Dunn joins the show to talk about the film Women Talking and its many cinematic merits.

Make sure to also check out part 2, in which we discuss the book, it's adaptation to the screen, and some of the religious themes of the story.

Links - follow Lindsey Dunn online

 * Website - 1 of my Stories [https://www.1ofmystories.com/]
 * YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJrwVaienjVV8GzTJ3hCcw]
 * Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-of-my-stories/id1661870832]
 * SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/1ofmystories]
 * Contributor - Elements of Madness [https://elementsofmadness.com/author/1ofmystories/]
 * Twitter updates [https://twitter.com/1ofmystories]

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113: WOMEN TALKING, part 1 - film discussion with critic Lindsey Dunn

In this episode, we finish up our series on filmmaker Terrence Malick, looking at his most recent A HIDDEN LIFE. Bethany Wearden is back again to discuss Malick’s treatment of faith and religion in this striking historical drama.

What We’ve Been Watching

 * The Starling Girl
 * Waiting for the Light to Change
 * Skinamarink
 * Missing

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112: TERRENCE MALICK SERIES – A Hidden Life (2019)

"Did you resist the temptation to be obvious?"

Today on the show, it’s all about Joanna Hogg. Filmmaker Linh Tran is here to tell us why Hogg is one of her favorite directors, as we look at her latest film THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER. I also took the opportunity to finally watch THE SOUVENIR and THE SOUVENIR: PART II, so we talk a bit about those as well.

Linh Tran is the director of the new film WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, which is playing Slamdance next week!

To watch the film at home, check out the Slamdance Virtual Festival (January 23-29) streaming on the Slamdance Channel. Details here: https://slamdance.com/passes/

To get tickets for an in-person screening in Park City, UT Jan 22 and Jan 24, click here: https://slamdance2023.eventive.org/films/638a7c5fdb790900373ed52f

Follow Linh Tran and her work online at her website, www.mlinhltran.com [https://www.mlinhltran.com/]

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111: The Souvenir, The Souvenir: Part II, and The Eternal Daughter

On the podcast today, Arkansas critic Saxon Whitehead helps us dive into TÁR, the latest film from writer/director Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, and Nina Hoss. It's being widely hailed as one of the best films of 2022. Do Saxon and I agree with that?? Tune in to find out.

Saxon is the writer behind Doctor Popcorn. Find his work at DoctorPopcorn.net [https://www.doctorpopcorn.net/], or on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/Saxonian/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Doctor-Popcorn-105239641945004/groups], or Twitter [https://twitter.com/DoctorPopcorn_].

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110: TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett, dir. by Todd Field

The best of the year show is finally here! Film critic Russel Miller joins me for this two-part spectacular.

In part 1, we talk about our favorite comedies, action movies, horror, and animation, plus best scores, cinematography, and performances. We finish it up with our favorite movie moments of 2022.

In part 2, we count down the top 10 films of the year.



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109: The Best Films of 2022, pt. 2 - The Top 10 Films of the Year

The best of the year show is finally here! Film critic Russel Miller joins me for this two-part spectacular.

In part 1, we talk about our favorite comedies, action movies, horror, and animation, plus best scores, cinematography, and performances. We finish it up with our favorite movie moments of 2022.

In part 2, we count down the top 10 films of the year.

108: The Best Films of 2022, pt. 1 - Best Performances, Best Movie Moments, and more

It’s a packed episode. We’ve got thoughts on THE WHALE, CLOSE, BONES & ALL, and ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, plus the winners of the annual SEFCA film critics awards and a chat about streaming and the box office. After that, we dig into the latest film from director Ryan Coogler, BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Omaya Jones is back to share his cinematic wisdom with us for this episode.

Links

AR Times screening: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/Merry_Christmas_Mr_Lawrence_1983]

Movies We Discuss in This Episode

 * Everything Everywhere All at Once
 * The Whale
 * Close
 * Bones and All
 * All Quiet on the Western Front
 * Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
 * Fire of Love
 * The Banshees of Inisherin

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107: SEFCA Awards, Box Office, and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

"I'll pay you $1 billion to tell me which one of them tried to kill me."

Today on the show, murder mystery aficionado Jordan Woodson returns to the show to help break down the latest film from Rian Johnson. GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY has Daniel Craig returning as gentleman detective Benoit Blanc, surrounded by a new cast of characters and a new mystery. The film also stars Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Dave Bautista.

Movies We Discuss in This Episode

 * Devotion
 * Emily the Criminal
 * Black Bear
 * Mystery Team
 * Wednesday
 * Retrograde
 * The First Wave
 * The Menu

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106: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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