The Filmistines Podcast

Jan 22 2025 212 ep. 50 mins

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The Filmistines, where you come to be spoiled. Join us as we go from Filmistines to Filmisteins. https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines

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An Analysis of Edward Berger's Conclave (2024) | Episode 207

Jan 22 2025 30 mins

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Edward Berger’s test of faith, personal films, simplicity in film, religiosity, human nature & humanization, high school & gossip, the visuals, and the ending. Please enjoy. Conclave (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: 0IZBWP

An Analysis of Ridley Scott's The Martian (2015) | Episode 206

Jan 17 2025 30 mins

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines⁠ Join us as we discuss Ridley Scott’s study of life and death, objectivity in film, dad movies, positivity in film, jokes & bad writing, Donald Glover & China, perspective, Mark Watney, love v. sterileness, and the survival instinct. Please enjoy. The Martian (2015) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ht

An Analysis of Aaron Schimberg's A Different Man (2024) | Episode 205

Jan 15 2025 39 mins

Find us on Patreon @ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Aaron Schimberg’s meditation of ideas, is beauty all that matters, Kobo Abe, perspective, the representation of v. the manifestation of an idea, David Lynch, linearity & self-referential, static by design, Ingrid’s perfection, the visuals & vibe, correcting the film, the mundane & aw

An Analysis of Moana 2 (2024) | Episode 204

Jan 10 2025 29 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss the latest Disney disaster directed by David Derrick Jr, Jason Hand, & Dana Ledoux Miller, natural progression, the excuse of an ensemble & justifying the nonsense, the coconuts, Moana & Maui, not a Disney princess, connecting through storytelling, gaining everything at no cost, the clam seq

An Analysis of Barry Jenkins' Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) | Episode 203

Jan 06 2025 44 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Barry Jenkins’ epic telling of a young cub destined for greatness, the title, biblically sized, fantastical storytelling & perspective, who’s Taka, character development, strange sense of humor, relationship v. destiny, the brotherhood, melodrama v. epic, Taka’s transformation, correcting Taka,

An Analysis of Jon M. Chu's Wicked (2024) | Episode 202

Dec 09 2024 43 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Jon Chu’s wickedly pointless film, Ariana Grande, Paul King, Elphaba & lousy characterization, manipulation in film, the animal relationship, the grimmerie scene & underbaked performances, motivation & alienation, the teenage drama, unearned set pieces, Elphaba’s façade, CGI, and costum

An Analysis of David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) | Episode 201

Dec 04 2024 29 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss David Cronenberg’s deconstruction of losing one’s self, the lengths of obsession, the half-baked love triangle, lack of character v. dripping personality, shallow plot & beats, what’s the messaging, objective v. subjective, the slow transformation, dialogue, beastly reflection, and everything�

An Analysis of Coralie Fargeat's The Substance (2024) | Episode 200

Nov 25 2024 24 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Coralie Fargeat’s disturbing film, natural horrors, the pressure of perfection, bold visuals, over-the-top symbolism, star power, the cartoon distortion, the oneness, the effects and gore. Please enjoy. The Substance (2024) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moons

An Analysis of Don Hall & Chris Williams' Big Hero 6 (2014) | Episode 199

Oct 25 2024 38 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Don Hall & Chris Williams’ beautiful film, the most controversial film of the year, coming of age vibes, science in film, San Fransokyo & the visuals, hollow sacrifice & the healing process, the villain & the daughter, the emotional robot, Baymax by design, the best sequence, the dialo

An Analysis of Chris Sanders' The Wild Robot (2024) | Episode 198

Oct 21 2024 25 mins

Find us on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Filmistines Join us as we discuss Chris Sanders’ pointless film, manipulation in film, when a film wraps up before the runtime, single motherhood, the nature of a sci-fi film, boring animation, characters design, lousy setup, the old goose, the dynamics of an ecology, and neutering potential messaging. Please enjoy. The Wild Robot (2