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A group of Chicago Film Lovers who watch a film together and then immediately discuss it afterwards. This is what we call Film Punch. "Film Punch" is a spin-off of "Fresh Perspective", subscribe here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219

Film Punch Podcast


    • Dec 6, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    FilmPunch Final Episodes - Jurassic Park (unedited)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 45:19


    Our final podcast discussion, on Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Unedited.

    FilmPunch Final Episodes - High And Low (unedited)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 59:46


    Akira Kursowa's High and Low discussion. Unedited track. One of two final un-uploaded episodes.

    Film Punch Episode 35: Oceans 11 (1960 - Directed by Lewis Milestone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 33:59


    Listen to us discuss the original Oceans 11 from 1960 starring the Rat Pack. Army buddies hatch a scheme to steal money from 5 casinos in Las Vegas at the same time. It doesn't quite go the way they hoped...

    Film Punch Ep 34: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (Directed by George Roy Hill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 61:10


    Listen to us Film Punch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It's not your typical western, it's more of a "buddy movie". Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, it tells the story of two bank robbers based on their true story.

    Film Punch Ep 33: Fast Color (CCFF)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 26:09


    Listen to us Film Punch Fast Color, the opening night film of the Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and directed by Julia Hart, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.

    Film Punch Ep 32: Bad Movie Double Feature 2018 (Fateful Findings and Battle Beyond The Stars)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 60:04


    For our bad movie month, we Film Punch two delightfully terrible movies, Neil Breen's Fateful Findings and Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars. Hilarity ensues. :)

    Film Punch Ep 31: Isle of Dogs (2018) Directed by Wes Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 43:42


    Listen to us Film Punch Isle of Dogs, directed by Wes Anderson and starring Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, and Bryan Cranston. Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog after the mayor bans all dogs to an island of garbage due to a disease they carry. One boy searches for his lost dog while a cure is searched for on the mainland.

    Film Punch Ep 30: Annihilation (2018) Starring Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 59:24


    Listen to us Film Punch Annihilation, directed by Alex Garland and starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Oscar Isaacs. A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

    Film Punch Ep 29: The Shape of Water - Best Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 45:23


    Listen to us Film Punch Shape of Water, which went on to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Production Design Oscars. Starring Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, and Michael Shannon, The Shape of Water is directed by Guillermo Del Toro. At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

    Film Punch Ep 28: Lady Bird (2017) Starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 38:52


    Listen to us Film Punch Lady Bird, the 2017 Oscar nominated film directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf. Lady Bird is about "Lady Bird" McPherson's senior year of high school. She has a dysfunctional relationship with her mother and longs to live somewhere exciting. She experiences love and heartbreak along the way.

    Film Punch Ep 27: Memories (1995)Directed by Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, and Katsuhiro Otomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 50:26


    Listen to us Film Punch "Memories", the 1995 anime containing three stand alone stories directed by Koji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), and Katsuhiro Otomo (Cannon Fodder). Magnetic Rose is about a group of salvagers in space who find a drifting ship and board to check it out. What they find is beyond their comprehension. Stink Bomb is about a man working in a Biological weapons lab who accidentally becomes a danger to his colleagues and the whole country of Japan. Cannon Fodder is set in a dystopian future and shows a day in the life of a family that serve their country.

    Film Punch Ep. 26:Persepolis(2007) starring Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, and Gena Rowlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 46:44


    Listen to us Film Punch "Persepolis" directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud starring Chiarra Mastrojani, Cahterine Deneuve, and Gena Rowlands Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter: @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us: filmpunch@gmail.com "Persepolis" is the story of Marjane Satrapi's life growing up during the Iranian Revolution. Marjane hates the oppressive regime and her parents send her abroad, fearing for her safety. She struggles to fit in outside of Iran and even when she later goes back home, she finds that she's changed nearly as much as the country she left.

    Film Punch Ep. 25: Love, Actually (2003)starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Liam Neeson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 56:07


    Listen to us Film Punch "Love, Actually" directed by Richard Curtis and starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Martin Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Keira Knightley. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter: @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us: filmpunch@gmail.com "Love, Actually" follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

    Film Punch Ep. 24: "The Disaster Artist" starring James Franco, Dave Franco, and Alison Brie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 23:58


    Listen to us film punch "The Disaster Artist" directed by James Franco. Film Punch organizer Dave Clingerman moderates. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero become friends after meeting each other in an acting class in San Francisco. Hoping to achieve Hollywood stardom, Sestero moves to Los Angeles and signs on to appear in his buddy's project. Financed with his own money, Wiseau writes, directs and stars in "The Room," a critically maligned movie that becomes a cult classic.

    Film Punch Ep. 23: Cloud Atlas (2012) starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 39:33


    Listen to us film punch "Cloud Atlas" (2012) directed by Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Lilly Wachowski (as Andy Wachowski). Film Punch organizers Laura Janota moderates. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.

    Film Punch Ep. 22: Dawn of the Dead (1978) directed by George A. Romero

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 41:44


    Listen to us film punch the original "Dawn of the Dead" directed by George A. Romero, came out in 1978. Film Punch organizer Dave Clingerman moderates. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

    Film Punch Ep. 21: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 40:02


    Listen to us film punch the latest Blade Runner, "Blade Runner 2049" directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. Dave Clingerman moderates. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years.

    Film Punch Ep. 20: Blade Runner Final Cut (1982)starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, and Rutger Hauer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2017 43:35


    Episode 20 we film punch "Blade Runner" (1982) Final Cut, directed by Ridley Scott, moderated by Dave Clingerman. Stay tuned for our next film punch "Blade Runner 2049" directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, and Robin Wright Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.

    FilmPunch Ep. 19: The Magnificent Seven starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 34:32


    Episode 19 listen to us film punch "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), directed by John Sturges. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.

    FilmPunch Ep. 18 Mother! starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 45:30


    Listen to us film punch Darren Aronofsky's "mother!". Rebecca Martin moderates, Dave, Angela, Jessica, Sharon, Leona, and Helen co-host. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. From filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream), mother! stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer in this riveting psychological thriller about love, devotion and sacrifice.'.

    FP Bonus Ep! Interview with director Amy Jo Johnson (Felicity, Power Rangers) TheSpaceBetween

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 17:32


    Film Punch organizers Angela Shershin and Dave Clingerman team up for this bonus episode with a film punch of actor turned director Amy Jo Johnson (Flashpoint, PowerRangers, and Felicity) first feature "The Space Between" Before the film punch they got the opportunity to interview the director about her new film. Find Johnson's film online, see details here: thespacebetweenfeaturefilmwatchnow.com/ Film Summary: When Mitch (Michael Cram), a proud new father, discovers that his baby isn’t his, he leaves his small-town and sets out on a journey to find the baby’s true daddy and ultimately what it means to be a father. Meanwhile, Jackie (Sonya Salomaa), the baby momma, reeling from her decision to take her pregnancy into her own hands, convinces her best friend to help her find Mitch and save their marriage. The journey they all take is a heartfelt, coming of age (a slightly older age) through backwoods burlesque festivals and small town funeral-home larceny. Filled with a hilarious and moving cast of supporting characters, The Space Between is a film about acceptance, family, love... and a few dirty diapers. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com

    FilmPunch Ep. 17: "Ran" (1985) directed by Akira Kurosawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2017 33:58


    Episode 17 we film punch "Ran". Moderated by Neil Clingerman, co-hosted by Dave Clingerman, Sharon, and Angela Shershin. *listen to Siskel and Ebert review at the end, they BOTH LOVED this film :) Two thumbs up :) Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com At the age of seventy, after years of consolidating his empire, the Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) decides to abdicate and divide his domain amongst his three sons. Taro (Akira Terao), the eldest, will rule. Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), his second son, and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu) will take command of the Second and Third Castles but are expected to obey and support their elder brother. Saburo defies the pledge of obedience and is banished.

    Film Punch Ep. 16 Lost Horizon (1937) Dir Frank Capra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 44:53


    Episode 16 we film punch the classic "Lost Horizon" (1937). Rebecca Martin moderates. Isaac Benson White, Dave Clingerman, Michael Fye, Brian Holdren, Laura J., Angela Shershin, and Bob Solone co-host. *Listen to the end, there's an interview with Frank Capra and Dick Cavett about the film. Based on a novel by James Hilton, this fantastical drama follows a group of plane-crash survivors who have landed in the mythical Shangri-La, a valley hidden deep within the mountains of the Himalayas. Rescued by followers of the High Llama (Sam Jaffe), the outsiders grow to love the remote paradise, but British writer and diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman), suspecting that the crash was no accident, begins to investigate, leading to a surprising revelation. Find us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup Email us at filmpunch@gmail.com

    Film Punch Ep. 15: "Jaws" (1975) starring Roy Sheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 46:52


    Episode 15 we film punch "Jaws" directed by Steven Speilberg. Dave Clingerman moderates, co-hosted by Brian Holdren, Laura J., Angela Shershin, John Vicars, and Michael. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

    Film Punch Ep. 14: "American Honey" (2016) starring Sasha Lane, Shia LeBeouf, Riley Keough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 49:27


    Episode 14 we talk “American Honey” (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights). Moderated by Rebecca Martin, co-hosted by Brian Holdren, Angela Shershin, Isaac Bensen White, and Steven Witchley. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. meetup.com/film-punch Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Star (Sasha Lane), an adolescent girl from a troubled home, runs away with a traveling sales crew that drives across the American Midwest selling subscriptions door-to-door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, one of whom is Jake (Shia LaBeouf), she soon gets into the group's lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days and young love.

    FilmPunch Ep. 13: The Beguiled (2017) starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Collin Farrell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 29:20


    Episode 13 we film punch "The Beguiled" (2017) directed by the amazing Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation). Rebecca Martin moderates, co-hosted by Isaac Benson White, Brian Holdren, Elizabeth, and Sharon. Film Punch is a podcast where we record our reactions to a film that we've just watched right beforehand. We are a meetup group. http://meetup.com/film-punch Follow us on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup E-mail us filmpunch@gmail.com Cpl. John McBurney is an injured Union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the Civil War. He seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school where the teachers and students seem more than willing to help. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship.

    Film Punch Ep 12: Beauty And The Beast 1946 dir Jean Cocteau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 36:47


    Listen as we film punch "Beauty and the Beast" (1946) directed by Jean Couteau. Rebecca moderates, Bob, Dave, Laura, Sheila, Isaac, and Rob co-host. Film Punch is a group of people seeing a movie together and talking about it immediately afterwards through a podcast. This is a collective experience of film lovers and podcasters. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup Join our group: meetup.com/Film-Punch/ Send feedback here: filmpunch@gmail.com The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

    FilmPunch Ep. 11: Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 42:21


    Listen as we film punch the new film "Wonder Woman" (2017) directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Angela Shershin moderates and co-hosts with Dave Clingerman, Brian Holdren, Helen Liutongco, and Leona Zions. Film Punch is a group of people seeing a movie together and talking about it immediately afterwards through a podcast. This is a collective experience of film lovers and podcasters. Subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx3…d1039201310?mt=2 Follow on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup Join our group: meetup.com/Film-Punch/ Send feedback here: filmpunch@gmail.com Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.

    Film Punch Ep. 10: Boyhood starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 45:44


    Listen to us film punch the coming of age film "Boyhood" (2014) directed by Richard Linklater. Rebecca Martin moderates and co-hosts with Brian Holdren, Bob Solone, and Isaac Bensen White. We have some interesting punches for Boyhood which takes us to other Linklater films and other Coming of Age Films. Film Punch is a group of people seeing a movie together and talking about it immediately afterwards through a podcast. This is a collective experience of film lovers and podcasters. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow on twitter @FilmPunchMeetup Join our group: meetup.com/Film-Punch/ Send feedback here: filmpunch@gmail.com The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones. Songs from Coldplay, Arcade Fire and other artists capture the time period. Directed by Richard Linklater.

    FP Ep. 9: The Little Hours starring Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, and Kate Micucci

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2017 35:42


    Episode 9, listen to us Film Punch #TheLittleHours directed by Jeff Baena, this film is uncategorizable and a beautiful raunchy comedy. We all recommend you go see it! Film Punchers: Isaac Benson White, Dave Clingerman, Rebecca Martin, Angela Shershin, and Brian Thompson. We film punched at a cafe, that's where the background chatter comes from. Enjoy, next time we film punch Richard Linklater's "Boyhood"! ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Twitter: @FilmPunchMeetup http://meetup.com/Film-Punch/ Send feedback here: filmpunch@gmail.com Synopsis: Medieval nuns Alessandra, Fernanda, and Ginevra lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at monastic routine, spying on one another, and berating the estate's day laborer. After a particularly vicious insult session drives the peasant away, Father Tommasso brings on newly hired hand Massetto, a virile young servant forced into hiding by his angry lord. Introduced to the sisters as a deaf-mute to discourage temptation, Massetto struggles to maintain his cover.

    Film Punch Ep. 8: Samurai Cop

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 53:21


    Listen to part 2 of our #SoBadItsGood series, we film punch "Samurai Cop" (1989) directed by Amir Shervan. An ex-soldier saves wild horses from slaughter and helps protect a freedom school. Film Punch is a collective experience, where we watch a film together and immediately discuss afterwards. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/FilmPunchMeetup

    Film Punch Ep. 7: Showgirls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 37:33


    Dave Clingerman, Michael Martin, Isaac Bensen White, and Angela Shershin film punch "Showgirls" (1995) directed by Paul Verhoeven kicking off our "So Bad, It's Good" month. Film Punch is a collective experience, where we watch a film together and immediately discuss afterwards. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/FilmPunchMeetup Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) arrives in Las Vegas with only a suitcase and a dream of becoming a top showgirl. She quickly befriends Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at the high-profile Stardust Hotel, and lands a job at a seedy strip club. A chance meeting with Cristal (Gina Gershon), the Stardust's marquee dancer, and her powerful boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan), brings Nomi one step closer to realizing her dream. But, as she ascends to the top, Nomi begins to wonder if it's all worth it.

    Film Punch Ep. 6: No Country for Old Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 34:07


    Dave, Angela, Isaac, and Brad film punch "No Country for Old Men" (2007) directed by the Coen brothers. Film Punch is a collective experience, where we watch a film together and immediately discuss afterwards. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/FilmPunchMeetup While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss.

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    Film Punch Ep. 5: Personal Shopper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017 33:55


    Rebecca, Elizabeth, Angela, Dan, and Kevin film punch Olivier Assayas's "Personal Shopper" (2016), US opening (3/10/17), starring Kristen Stewart. Film Punch (definition): Watching a film and immediately react through some form of expression (i.e. a punch) Film Punch is a collective experience, where we watch a film together and immediately discuss afterwards.This meetup is composed of podcasters, people who are interested in podcasting, and those who love film and love to talk about film. Film Punch is a place where we can innovate and create. Listen to upcoming and past episodes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmPunchMeetup A young American in Paris works as a personal shopper for a celebrity. She seems to have the ability to communicate with spirits, like her recently deceased twin brother. Soon, she starts to receive ambiguous messages from an unknown source.

    Film Punch Ep. 4: Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017 55:41


    Subscribe on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Film Punchers Rebecca Martin (podcast co-host of Fresh Perspective, http://nowplayingnetwork.net/freshperspective) and Al Kwiatkowski (podcast co-host of Director's Club, http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/) film punch Oscar nominated Live Action Shorts for this year. We discuss in this order: Sing (Mindenki) HUNGARY/25MINS/2016 Silent Nights DENMARK/30MINS/2016 Timecode SPAIN/15MINS/2016 Ennemis Intérieurs FRANCE/28MINS/2016 La Femme et le TGV SWITZERLAND/30MINS/2016 Find details for shorts and trailers here: http://shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/trailers/live-action Check out Collin Souter from RogerEbert.com reviews of the nominees, including the animated and documentary short films, which we did not cover: http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/short-films-in-focus-the-2017-oscar-nominated-short-films Follow what's coming up for the meetup for Film Punch on twitter: @FilmPunchMeetup

    Film Punch Ep. 3: The Darjeeling Limited

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 32:24


    For the Chicago Film Punch meetup's first film punch of 2017 they punch Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited" (2007). Neil Clingerman for this episode is main host, joined by his brother Dave Clingerman, Angela Shershin, Ian Mason, Revant Ohri, and Helen. Film Punch is collective experience, where we watch a film together and immediately discuss afterwards via podcast.This meetup is composed of podcasters, people who are interested in podcasting, and those who love film and love to talk about film. https://www.meetup.com/Film-Punch/

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    Film Punch Ep. 2: Ex Machina

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 35:45


    Listen to #FilmPunchPodcast latest on #AlexGarland's #ExMachina(2015), with your hosts Rebecca Martin, Al Kwiatkowski, Dave Clingerman, Neil Clingerman, Ian Mason, Helen M, Andrew McGough, Angela Shershin, and Mike Pfaff. Film Punch Podcast is a group of Chicago Film Lovers who watch a film together and then immediately discuss it afterwards. Subscribe on ITunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2

    Film Punch Ep 1: Pulp Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2016 37:17


    Introducing Film Punch, a spinoff podcast of Fresh Perspective. Film Punch is a group of film lovers, who get together, watch a film, and talk about it immediately afterwards. For this first episode we talk Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Your hosts are Dave Clingerman, Al Kwiatkowski, Rebecca Martin, and Angela Shershin.

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