Film Detectives

Aug 01 2022
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An educational film critique podcast focusing on some of film history's most well known and not so well known directors. Featuring interviews with industry professionals. Hosted by Elliot Herman and Trevor Newlin.

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Episode 40 - Radioactive vs. Persepolis- Marjane Satrapi -Identity and Spirituality in the Atomic Age

Aug 01 2022 36 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode focusing on the films of Iranian director, Marjane Satrapi.

Episode 39 - Everything Everywhere All At Once - The Multiverse is Real

May 23 2022 37 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you a special episode in another multiverse where we are live and in person and not stuck on a zoom screen. In this episode we discuss the smash hit, mind bending, multi-universe splitting movie directed by The Daniels (Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022).

Episode 38 - Antoine Fuqua - Training Day vs. Replacement Killers

May 13 2022 50 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the cinema of Antoine Fuqua, the director of the classic hit "Training Day".

Episode 37 - Takashi Miike - The Samurai's Honor - 13 Assassins vs. Hara-Kiri

Apr 24 2022 46 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the cinema of one of Japan's best director's, Takashi Miike.

Episode 36 - Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank & American Honey

Apr 14 2022 53 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the cinema of Andrea Arnold.

Episode 35 - Jackie Chan - Police Story/Police Story 2...The Hand Of Death makes an entrance too

Apr 08 2022 39 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode discussing the films that got Jackie Chan's career started, Police Story, Police Story 2, and The Hand of Death (Bonus movie which we briefly talk about).

Episode 34- Streets of Fire vs. Excess Baggage - GUEST - Alanah Rafferty of Girl Presses Play

Mar 25 2022 48 mins  
The Streets are filled with Fire and Alicia Silverstone gets caught up in a kidnapping. These are the topics the movies, Streets of Fire and Excess Baggage. Discuss. Special guest Alanah Rafferty of Girl Presses Play podcast.

Episode 33 - Mira Nair - The Namesake vs. Monsoon Wedding

Mar 18 2022 46 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the cinema of Mira Nair.

Episode 32 - Ivan's Childhood and Belfast - War of the Innocent

Mar 11 2022 51 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode on directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Kenneth Branagh seeing war through their eyes. Branagh's 2022 Academy Award nominee for best picture "Belfast" and Tarkovsky's 1962 film, "Ivan's Childhood" are on the lineup this week. Join us as we dive into the war and how it affects the most innocent.

Episode 31 - Let the Spice Flow - DUNE

Mar 03 2022 58 mins  
The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode on directors Denis Villeneuve's and David Lynch's "DUNE"(2021 & 1984). Join us as we dive into the world of DUNE and learn the mysteries of the universe.