Are You Watching Closely?

What’s it like to work at Pixar? Why does the internet love short films? Special guest Colin Levy (Sintel, Inside Out, Finding Dory, The Secret Number) explores these questions and more in this special episode of Are You Watching Closely.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

Who…how…what is going on? Spencer and Mallory try to answer this question and more as they discuss narrative frames, character, and the nature of reality in Reality (2014). More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

What’s up with Detective Loki’s blinking? Is Keller Dover a reliable narrator? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss cinematography, suspense, and moral ambiguity in Prisoners.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

What happened during the day with missing footage? Was anyone ever in control of the project? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss horror, editing, and inevitability in The Blair Witch Project.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

When Sergeant Angel returns, why should we “look at his horse?” What story do the taxicab signs tell? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss visual and auditory humor, recapitulation, and fascism in the second installment of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy: Hot Fuzz.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

Why does Sintel’s hair turn grey? How do embers serve as transitiosn? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss Blender, seasons, and coming-of-age in Sintel.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

Can Steve Jobs control fire regulations? Do his glasses actually make his vision worse? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss Aaron Sorkin, visual symbolism, and character intentions & obstacles in Steve Jobs.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

Who spray painted “no future” on the billboard? What is actually controlling Stefan’s impulses? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss interactive media, Aristotelian drama, and the promise of the premise in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

How reliable is Ron Howard’s narration? How many doors are in the Bluth model home? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss breakneck documentary form, delusional humor, and arrested development in Arrested Development.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

What’s that low rumble in the score? Does heptapod algebra not exist? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss transportive sound design, intertextuality with 2001: A Space Odyssey, and heptapod math in Arrival.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely

Would Pickle Rick exist without the cat? Who or what is Solenya? Spencer and Mallory explore these questions and more as they discuss The Story Circle, subversive humor, and cosmic nihilism in Rick and Morty S3E3: Pickle Rick.More at patreon.com/areyouwatchingclosely