Exiting through the 2010s

William Goodman (GQ) returns as we tackle one of the most profitable (in so many ways) blockbuster of the decade in Marvel's The Avengers. Together we talking about the economic plotting of the most, how so much of the comedy falls short on rewatchs, culture legacy of the movie, MCU state of the union and non existent 2010s blockbusters

Oscar Goff (Boston Hassle) returns as a murder suspect to help us discuss Knives Out! Together we dig into the careers of the ensemble, Rian Johnson's clever script, Netflix curse of these movies and 2019 in review

Jaimie Arena joins us once again for 2019's examination of modern manhood in The Art of Self Defense! Together we discuss Jesse Eisenberg's appeal, karate as a kid, seriousness at which martial arts is taken, Alessandro Nivola always being good and how the movie ties into current events

Sonya Robinson and Jonah Koslofsky join us once again as we dig into 2018's iconic, Hereditary. Together we discuss Toni Colette's famous performance, overlooked aspects of the film like sound design, comparisons to Eddington and Ari Aster's Jewish sensibilities

Brandon Streussnig (Vulture) returns as we chat about the the beloved John Wick franchise. There's the influence on current slate of action movies of it all, Keanu's career, the well made action inspired by indonesian cinema and our favorite fights

Sam Cohen joins us as we chat about the Coen brothers making the best western of the 2010s in their remake of True Grit! Together we talk everything Jeff Bridges, our relationship with the Coens and the sweetness of the ending

Lyvie Scott returns as we revisit Sofia Coppola's 2017 southern gothic drama when she remade The Beguiled! Together we chat about the differences from the original Don Segal film, how great of an ensemble Coppola put together, sound design and how sympathy to the McBurney character

Allison Picurro (Boy Movies, TV Guide) returns for the forbidden British romance in God's Own Country . Together we discuss the brilliance of Josh O'Connor, Yorkshire as a setting and manual labor as a sign of repressed love like in Brokeback Mountain

Josh Bradley (Serious Film People) returns for Richard Linklater's magnum opus in Boyhood! Together we chat about the criticisms from the time, the characterization of Ethan Hawke's father figure, the performances, why the descriptor of "universal feeling" is outdated and pop culture influences on the movie

Matt Knost (Settle the Score) join us for 2010s documentary about Banksy (kinda) with Exit Through the Gift Shop! Together we dig into Banksy's place on pop culture, the perspective the doc takes on its main character and the elusive nature of the artist

Olivia Deaton (Intermission podcast) joins us for 2016's horror throwback in The Love Witch. Together we discuss the style of the movie, 2010s horror in general, Samantha Robinson's specific performance and comparisons to Jennifer's Body

Josh Polanski (Boston Hassle) returns as we chat about Jia Zhangke! Together we discuss the anthology film, fav segments, that epilogue and the Chinese restrictions

Peyton Robinson (Roger Ebert) returns with 2013's The Double! Together we discuss how the movie is an overlooked comedy, the Jesse Eisenberg leading man appeal, movies we thought of in reference to The Double, the look of the movie and Richard Ayoade's career

Sam Herbst returns as we discuss Debra Granik's superb Leave No Trace. Together we go through the careers of the leads, films we thought of on our rewatch, earning the movies' rotten tomatoes record and 2018 as a movie year

We are joined once more by Almost Major pod's Kevin Tudor and Bryden Doyle to discuss 2014's THE GUEST! Together we cover Dan Stevens' career, what happened to Adam Wingard, the horror director, the late Lance Reddick and the memorable score

Abby Monteil returns with us for Claire Denis' space odyssey "High Life" together we discuss the view of assault and violence in the movie, Rob Pattinson, queuer making scifi, using Mia Goth and nihilism

Chris Feil (This Had Oscar Buzz) returns as we discuss 2016's Toni Erdman. Together, we touch on Clay's view on uncomfortable comedy, Sandra Huller's career, the view on capitalism beneath the surface of the movie, and the lingering remake

Josh Spiegel joins us for the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise with Ghost Protocol! Together we discuss the highest highs of the movie, the Brad Bird of it all, rebooting a franchise, anticitiation for Final Reckoning and lazer tag

Kyle Amato (Hawke Cast) returns for Wes Anderson's stop motion adventure in 2018's Isle of Dogs! Together we discuss the cultural appropriation that surrounds the movie, Bryan Cranston's performance, Kyle's relationship to Wes Anderson and its an animated movie without a quick pace

Hit the slopes! Alexa Heard joins us for the 2014 family drama as we discuss the role that gender plays in the movie, Swedish family dynamics, Ruben Östlund as a cultural filmmaker and role that the kids play in the movie

Marya Gates (Roger Ebert, author of Cinema Her Way) returns as we discuss 2014's BEYOND THE LIGHTS! Together we get into the trademarks of Gina Prine Bythewood, controversies surrounding Nate Parker and why the film successes at ernst melodrama

Orla Smith returns as we discuss 2013's sentimental comedy in The Serret Life of Walter Mitty! Together we discuss the career of Ben Stiller, production history, sincerity as a difficult tone and what it means for the movie to embrace consumerism

Kayleigh Donaldson is back for 2017''s period piece in ZAMA! Together we chat about the state of movies, Martel's short but impressive filmography, how she goes about adapting the novel, and how to make history simplified through movies

Critic Liz Shannon Miller joins us once again for Ridley Scott 2015 space odyssey in THE MARTIAN! Together we chat about scientific inaccuracies, the best cast of the decade, and what we would do with our time in space

Josh Bradley chats with us about Barry Jenkins coming of age masterpiece. They unpack how Florida becomes synonymous with A24, the aging of the infamous best picture presentation debacle and if this really is the best movie of the decade? 

The delightful Carrie Wittmer (The Cut, GQ, The Ringer) joins us to celebrate what's now considered beacons of kindness and manners- that's just disguised as another "CGI animals interacting with human actors" in Paul King's Paddington series. We touch on Paddington 2's well-timed release regarding other world events, crying during movies and what Paul King did to make them as perfect as they are

Gaby Iori returns as we revisit Leslye Headland's delightful comedy that has only grown stronger since its release within the extinction of romantic comedies. We get to talk about if this qualifies as the modern When Harry Met Sally, the whiteness of the romance genre, and how Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis broke away from TV

Filmmaker Esther Schwartz joins us as we dig into Billy Lynn and how many ideas this anomaly from Ang Lee has. Together, we get into the careers of the ensemble, Ang Lee's power following his second best director Oscar, Bush's America on screen in the 2010s and how the movies tech holds it back from being great

Scout Tafoya and Tuckerson are back again for one of the most infamous blockbuster failures of the 2010s with Gore Verbinski's The alone Ranger! Together we get into the careers of the leads (yuck!), western influence, who remembers the disasters how, train robberies and pointless criticisms

Leah Carlson (Fang Club podcast) returns as we dive into the provocative thriller in 2013's STOKER! Together, We get into the careers of the 3 leads, the Wentworth Miller of it all, blacklist scripts, the expert characterizations and how the movies sees violence

Emily Jacobson returns as we get into the acclaimed South Korean revenge thriller. Together we discuss the career of Choi Min Sik, the flaws of the movie, and bad vibes on set

Valerie Ettenhoffer returns as we dig into one of the most famous horror films of the 2010s in The Witch. Together, we unpack the career of Anya Taylor Joy, Valerie's personal connection to the character of Tomansin, Nosferatu, and the a24 of it all

Gillian Oakley returns as we revisit 2012's HOPE SPRINGS! Together we dig into the careers of the two leads, the 2012 box office, forgettable bad movies, and the clever screenplay thats at the heart of the movie

Jen Johans (Film Intuition, Watch with Jen) returns as we chat about 2015's Spy! Together, we get into the careers of Jason Statham and Melissa McCarthy, Feig's balance of espionage thriller and comedy, the state of comedies and celeb encounters

Logan Kenny returns and helps up conclude our series disusssing the films of Jaume Collet-Sera with 2018's dynamic THE COMMUTER! together we rank the films from this month, spacial geography within the train, the politics of Die Hard and our brief thoughts on CARRY-ON --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Surfs up! We're going to the beach with Dom Sinacola (Paste magazine) to talk all things THE SHALLOWS! Together we get into the failure of the script, Blake Lively's mediocrity, survival movies and where Collet-Sera still shows his craft --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd, Paste magazine) is back for 2015's thriller RUN ALL NIGHT! Together, we talk the underrated Joel Kinnaman, Liam Neeson continual subversion of his archetype and how well the action is directed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

We're not trying to hijack this podcast, we're trying to save it as Dan Mecca and Conor O'Donell (The B-Side podcast, The Film Stage) are back. We disduss more of Liam Neason, the daring ending and location geography is making thrillers succsesful --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Isaac Feldberg (Roger Ebert) returns as we kick off a series of episodes on the on films of Jaume Collet-Serra and we begin with 2011's UNKNOWN. Together we breakdown the significance of JCS, Liam Neeson as an actor star and European schlock --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

its out first Hong Sang Soo movie as Greg Hill-Turne (Chasing Statham) returns for RIGHT NOW WRONG THEN! Together, we talk about the kinds of movies we'd make as a director, the comforting mood from Hong movies and the affair from Hong Sang Soo and Kim Min Hee --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

bobbi miller (culture kitsch, the afternoon special) joins us for the iconic TOY STORY 3! together we highlight the performances of the movie, the pixar magic, and the daring ending  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Meg Brady (I'm Screaming podcast) is back for the 2019's Hustlers! Together we discuss the Jennifer Lopez of it all, period accurate detail of the movie, comparisons to other movies we've covered like The Big Short and Uncut Gems and how underrated the screenplay is --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

We're joined by Matt Zoller Seitz (Roger Ebert, author of Sopranos Session, The Wes Anderson Collection) to revisit Rogue One and its place in the Disney Star Wars era. Together we look back at the movie's faults, the cast performances, unfair criticisms, the daring ending, and how the movie improves with the existence of Andor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Sam Bodrojan joins us for Andrew Bujalski's overlooked comedy with RESULTS! Together, we look at the career of the three leads, the state of mumblecore at the time, and how little success the movie had portraying such uncinematic relationships --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Justin and Laura Khoo (Cows in the Felid podcast) return for 2011's prescient CONTAGION! Together we discuss Soderbergh and Burns' well researched approach, the great ensemble and of course, the novel coronavirus which gave the movie a second life --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Andy Germuga and Emilo Diaz (Cannes I Kick It podcast) return for the compelling Steve Jobs! Together we chat about the career of Michael Fassbender, Sorkin talk, youtube movies and the movies growing reputation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

We welcome Melanie Shannon to the pod as we discuss the enigmatic Neon Demon! Together, we discuss why the movie was dismissed at the time, how obviously creepy the modeling industry is and if the movie is really a horror movie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Returning guests Aaron Casis and Carlee Gomes (Hit Factory podcast) are here to talk the puzzling 15:17 to Paris but more importantly our first foray into Clint Eastwood's 2010s era. Together, we discuss the bizarre gelato scene, audience reaction in real time, and Clint's reputation as a public figure --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Kevin Tudor (Almost Major podcast) is back as we chat about Fede Álvarez' directorial debut and in the conversation for best horror of the decade, Evil Dead. Together we talk Alien: Romulus, state of current horror, the underrated cast, and 2010s remakes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

We're seeing double this week as Sonya Robinson discusses Us (2019)! Together we talk the performances from the cast, the sizemic work from Jordan Peele with just three movies, the movies reception from the time, the movie's eerie look and Trap --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig (Vulture) are back for 2017's harrowing ONLY THE BRAVE! Tgether we discuss the secret genius with Joe Kosinski, the career of Miles Teller and comparisons we see to Michael Bay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support