Find Me a Film I Can't Refuse

Collin and Chris get historical as they discuss 1920's masterpiece of German Expressionism The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. What we've been watching:ChrisThe Midnight Gospel, Duncan Trussell 2020Waco, Drew & John Dowdle 2018Unabomber: In His Own Words, Mick Grogan 2020CollinLord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson 2001Lord of the Rings the Two Towers, Peter Jackson 2002Dune, David Lynch 1984The Story of Film, 2011Chris made a soundtrack to listen to while watching the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzYBLDyKvYo&list=PLA96YpvOfLZs4zb8Vg8SH9OslRO79K7qn

Collin and Chris discuss 2015's The Lobster. The Lobster is a film by Academy Award Nominated Director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, 2018) and honestly the less you know going in the better. So watch the film and tune in!Find Me a Film I Can't Refuse is on Twitter! @findmeafilmpod1We would love to hear from you and incorporate your comments into the show! Email us at findmeafilmpod@gmail.comUp Next: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Robert WeineWe are watching the Kino 4K restorationChris put together a soundtrack, find the link on Twitter!

Chris and Collin catch up on what we have been watching since we last recorded, before getting into 2019's bizarre film The Lighthouse.The Lighthouse is a film that is as much about its atmosphere as it is about anything else and it is unlike anything else that has come out in recent years. From its use of period specific language to the manner in which it was shot, Robert Eggers does everything right with this one. After our main discussion we discuss some of our favorite films on isolation and loneliness.What we have been watching:ChrisThe Scent of Green Papaya, Anh Hung Tran (1993)Playtime, Jacques Tati (1967)CollinAlien3, David Fincher (1992)Die Hard, John McTiernan (1988)Parasite, Bong Joon-ho (2019)Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Michael Gondry (2004)Our Favorite Isolation and Loneliness Films:The Thing, John Carpenter (1982)Alien FranchiseThe Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino (2015)Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola (2003)The Night Of, Mini Series (2016)Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese (1976)Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero (1968)Jarhead, Sam Mendes (2005)Moon, Duncan Jones (2009)Anomalisa, Charlie Kaufman (2015)What we're watching next:The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos (2015)

Collin and Chris discuss the boundaries of film as art in a discussion of Pure Cinema before diving into Alain Resnais's 1961 French masterpiece Last Year at Marienbad. Last Year at Marienbad is unlike anything we have discussed on the show, or anything we have ever seen for that matter. This film is about as far from the Hollywood blockbuster as it gets, it is film as art and is all the stronger for it. Join Chris and Collin as we discuss what this film is trying to make us think and feel and what it can teach us about the human experience.What we are covering next: The Irishman, Martin Scorsese (2019)Pure Cinema Films and Chris's soundtrack recommendations:Portrait of a Young Man, Henwar Rodakiewicz (1925-31)Giacinto Scelsi“Natura renovatur pour onze cordes”“Anagamin pour douze cordes”“Ohoi pour seize cordes”“Elohim pour dix cordes”Leopold StokowskiPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. L. Stokowski)Dog Star Man, Stan Brakhage (1964)PreludeFull Album: Deep Space Psudokument, by PSUDOKUPart I, II, III, & IVHarmonielehre: Part I, by John AdamsHarmonielehre: Part II: The Anfortas Wound, by John AdamsHarmonielehre: Part III: Meister Eckhardt and Quackie, by John AdamsShort Ride in a Fast Machine, by John Adams

Collin and Chris discuss a few of their favorite Halloween and Horror films before diving in to 1986's The Fly and 2013's Under the Skin. Join us as we discuss two very different examples of the Horror Genre.Favorite Halloween and Horror Films:Der Golem, Paul Wegener (1920)Haxan, Benjamin Christensen (1922)Vampyr, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1932)Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero (1968)The Exorcist, William Friedkin (1973)Alien, Ridley Scott (1979)The Thing, John Carpenter (1982)Beetlejuice, Tim Burton (1988)Bug, William Friedkin (2006)Funny Games, Michael Haneke (2007)Antichrist, Lars Von Trier (2009)Take Shelter, Jeff Nichols (2011)Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer (2013)Enemy, Denis Villeneuve (2013)Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (2013)The Witch, Robert Eggers (2015)Mandy, Panos Cosmatos (2018)Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman (1975)Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright (2004)Misery, Rob Reiner (1990)

Chris and Collin discuss 2019's Joker. Joker is a political film, whether it wants to be or not... and Collin, Chris, and the film itself all have differing opinions on what it wants to do.We discuss the film's obvious inspirations, the political statements it tries to make, and its success in doing so. What we have been watching:Beetlejuice (1988), Tim BurtonHellraiser (1987), Clive BarkerThe Thing (1982), John CarpenterLa Coquille et le Clergyman (1926), Germaine DulacLittle Otik (2001), Jan SvankmajerEraserhead (1977), David Lynch

Ad Astra is a unique, visually stunning, big budget, sci-fi film, the only thing its missing is being good! Collin and Chris dive in to a film they both support in theory but that falls apart in the execution and eventually turn the discussion towards the use of voiceover in film and what makes voiceover successful and, as is the case with Ad Astra, what makes it unsuccessful.

Quentin Tarantino's 9th film, and love letter to Hollywood is unlike anything he has made before, but how good is it really? After an unplanned break Collin and Chris are back to discuss the newest film from the prolific director.

What's not to love in a film starring wrestling super star Rowdy Roddy Piper, that was written and directed by John Carpenter, and that provides a commentary on consumerism and capitalist culture?! They Live! is a bizarre B Movie that has long enjoyed cult status, but how effective is it at its social commentary?

Game of Thrones was the biggest TV event of the last decade, but with that ending the show didn't just miss the landing, it might have pulled a hammy in the process. Did the ending ruin the rest of the show? What could have been done to make it better? Join us in our first episode of Show Off!, a sub-series podcast where we discuss non-film related topics.

Never was the Cold War so sulky smooth as this! Black and white rooms filled with smoke and a depressing jazz romance to sing to—it’s about as European as it gets! And all the better for it!

Rabbits, red suits, and Reaganite food programs! Confused? Well it won’t get much clearer as we dive deep into Jordan Peele’s Us.

Jacob's Ladder is a purposely bizarre film meant to make us see the horrors of the military and war, but does its own surreal-ness get in its way?