Film School for Dad

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The podcast where Harv attempts to catch his Dad up on a lifetime squandered on serious, intellectual and meaningful pursuits in lieu of a solid education in popular culture and cinema.

Film School for Dad


    • Oct 2, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    FSFD015 – Fight Club: Expression of Freedom, or Excessive Bleedin’ ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 43:33


    Fight Club is a 1999 film directed by David Fincher, and written by Jim Uhls, based on a book by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bottom Carter, and… er… Meatloaf. Part...

    FSFD014 – Roger Dodger: Is this Dodger Artful and Deep, or More Likely to put you to Sleep?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 37:35


    Roger Dodger was a 2002 independent film written and directed by first time film-maker Dylan Kidd. It starred Campbell Scott in a very underrated performance as the titular Roger, and Jessie Eisenberg in his first...

    FSFD013 – Magnolia: Sophisticated Work of Art or Unstructured Writer’s Fart?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021


    Magnolia is a 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and an amazing ensemble cast that all deserve to get mentioned on that same level, but at 3 hours running time, we...

    FSFD012 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Fascinating and Profound, or Too Much Monkeying Around?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 49:11


    Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 film starring James Franco, Frieda Pinto and a monkey named Ceasar played (virtually) by Andy Serkis. Notable for being one of the earliest films to...

    FSFD011 – Unforgiven: Thoughtful Rumination, or More Violence Glorification?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 38:22


    Unforgiven is a 1992 film starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. It was written by David Web Peoples, but it’s very much a “Clint Eastwood film”. Sometimes described as the film that “broke...

    FSFD010 – The Truman Show: Profound Allegory or Pointless Silly Story?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 48:36


    Peter Weir’s Jim Carrey vehicle “The Truman Show” came just as reality TV was overtaking the airwaves and invading our living rooms — and as such was almost prescient in its depiction of a man...

    FSFD009 – Does Pi (1998) Pack a Punch for Pops or is it a Piss-Poor Piece of Poop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 41:37


    PI is a 1998 indie film starring Sean Gillette, Mark Margolis and Ben Shenkman, and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Made for a mere $30,000 5 years after Aronofsky graduated film school, it unexpectedly explored ideas...

    FSFD008 – The Matrix: Allegorical Warning or I Can Hear Dad Snoring?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019


    The Matrix is about as genre defining as film gets. It broke box office records, captured a generation and became a symbol for awakening to spiritual gurus and conspiracy theorists alike. But do the allegorical...

    FSFD007 – Coco: Nonsense for Toddlers or Serious Noggin Fodder?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 43:14


    Welcome to our special Father’s Day episode of Film School for Dad! Coco is a 2017 Disney Pixar film starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Alana Ubach and a whole bunch of other people with...

    FSFD006 – 8 Mile: Cultural Edification or Rap Crap Irritation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 46:49


    8 Mile is a 2002 musical drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshal Mathers (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and Britanny Murphy (RIP). While telling the story of a character that closely parallels Eminem’s...

    FSFD005 – Jerry Maguire: bound to inspire, or corny dumpster fire?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 43:01


    Jerry Maguire was a 1996 Cameron Crowe film starring Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr. When it was released, it received critical attention for showing a different side of Tom Cruise and featuring...

    FSFD004 – Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind: Spot-on, son, or Eternal Mindf**k?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 41:04


    Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind is a 2004 romantic comedy collaboration between director Michel Gondry and writer Charlie Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. It caught the attention of critics with it’s out-of-the-box...

    FSFD003 – Does Dad back a future for “Back to the Future”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 46:44


    Back to the Future was a landmark 1980’s film for many of a certain generation. Not only did it include a dynamic sci-fi plot and cutting edge effects, it captured the tone and style of...

    FSFD002 – Memento: Memorable for Time Immemorial?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 37:12


    Memento launched the career of Christopher Nolan and blew the minds of audiences everywhere with its intelligent storytelling style and narrative gimmick. But even now that audiences have seen dozens of wannabe copycats, does it...

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