The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast

In this, the first episode of TPNWICMFP's first ever JESUS MONTH, Corbin and Matt discuss "KING OF KINGS," a silent picture (With color segments!) from the father of the film epic, CECIL B. DEMILLE. Topics include: why we aren't we doing one specific movie, DeMille's odd theater aesthetic, the scenes that work (The Ressurection!), the scenes that don't (The Crucifixion), and the qu

Corbin, Matt and SPACIAL GUEST SAM WHITELEY (Comedian, The Payton Years) talk about Foxcatcher, a BLEAK movie about wrestling (The non-cool kind), the world warping around the wealth of an unstable man, the question of what america actually is, and stamp collecting. If you like hearing Corbin say something unacceptably rude to a guest, this is the one for you! Next week's episode

This week, Matt and Corbin talk about BORN IN FLAMES, a facinating little piece of second-wave feminist instigation from Lizzie Borden. I am worried we get something wrong about it by being white men talking about 'Born in Flames' so please do not hurt us. We talk about the movie's sense of feminism in relation to capitalism and how it feels very disassociated in the present day, t

Corbin and Matt discuss "BAMBI," Walt Disney's animated classic about animal friends living in a forest idyl, and their deadliest, most terrifying enemy: human beings. You can read an enlightening and low key troubling essay about Bambi's literary origins here. Corbin's reccomendation can be seen here, on Kanopy. Don't read Ellis's reccomendation here. next week's episode is ab

Corbin and Matt talk about SEXY BEAST, a prehistoric crime drama from Jonathan Glazer. We talk about the advent of the chatty gangster picture, the way the movie does and doesnt subvert the tennants of this subgenre, end-of-history type blathering, and Ray Winsome, the titular Sexy Beast. You can watch Corbin's reccomendation this week here. Also check out this Reba McEntire music

THIS WEEK Corbin and Matt talk about 'News from Home," an avant-garde collage of still life 70's New York Footage and Chantal Akerman's mother's letters to her. It's really great but also there's not much to say about it in a podcast blurb, you know? Next week we are discussing Jonathan Glazer's SEXY BEAST, which you can watch here, on Criterion or here, on Hulu. It's a wonderful

This week, Corbin and Matt talk about 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,' Powell and Pressburger's incredible exploration of the life and career of a British Solider from the first half of the 20th Century. It's almost hard to talk about because it is such a rich text. We didn't even talk about how the central relationship of the movie reflects that of the movie's creators, we'r

Corbin and Ellis and Cam, (A friend, the author of (In)Action), talk about David Lynch's stab at Frank Herbert's 'Dune,' on the eve of the release of Dune: Part Two. Topics include: why did they have David Lynch make this movie, exactly? Pardon the posting mess: it was Ellis's fault. Corbin is a GOOD BOY. Watch this movie here, if you dare.

This week, Ellis and Smith discuss 'The Birds,' Hitchock's movie about that time all birds went buckwild and started mauling people. We talk about the various utilites of metaphor in addressing the picture, how fucking weird the non-birds parts of this movie are, the impressive job Hitch does in never giving you anhything close to a satisfactory cause and effect in the movie, and t

Today, Corbin and Ellis talk about HEAVEN'S GATE, Michael Cimino's mondo flop about the economics of cattle farming and a romance between a country singer and The Piano Teacher. The Cattle Economics stuff works better. Ellis and I watched the long version of this movie, which is available on DVD and streaming services. To the best of my knowledge, it is the superior version. Next