BONUS – Special Announcement: Cinema I/O – free film screenings in Central AR
Special announcement! CINEMA I/O is a new series of FREE pop-up film screenings in Arkansas starting June 3
120: DARREN ARONOFSKY, Part 2: Male Suffering – The Wrestler (2008) and The Whale (2022)
We continue our series on Darren Aronofsky, looking at The Wrestler (2008) and The Whale (2022) with help from Michael J. Dougherty
119: Beau is Afraid, dir. Ari Aster
Andrew Bowcock joins to discuss the latest film from director Ari Aster, BEAU IS AFRAID, and we share a few thoughts on his previous films
BONUS EPISODE: Made in Arkansas 2023 Film Festival Preview
The Made in Arkansas film festival is back this May 4-6. Festival runners Johnnie Brannon and Kerri Michael join the show.
118: Suzume – directed by Makoto Shinkai
We talk about SUZUME, the latest film from director Makoto Shinkai, who also directed YOUR NAME and WEATHERING WITH YOU. Dyar Bentz guests.
117: DARREN ARONOFSKY, Part 1: Order & Chaos – Pi (1998) and The Fountain (2006)
We begin a new series looking at the films of Darren Aronofsky, starting with Pi (1998) and The Fountain (2006). Michael J. Dougherty joins.
116: INSIDE starring Willem Dafoe
We've got a discussion of the new Willem Dafoe film INSIDE, with critic Saxon Whitehead. Walt Peterson and Blair H. tell us about THE MEMO.
115: Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans
Filmmaker Texas Smith returns to help us talk Spielberg's THE FABELMANS, plus David C. Cruz tells us about his new film LLEGO HOY
114: WOMEN TALKING, part 2 – novel, film & faith discussion with Mattie Motl
Seminary student Mattie Motl joins the show to talk about Women Talking (the film and the novel) and the many religious themes of the story
113: WOMEN TALKING, part 1 – film discussion with critic Lindsey Dunn
In part 1, film critic Lindsey Dunn joins the show to talk about the film Women Talking and its many cinematic merits