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One Perfect Pod is a new podcast channel from the people behind One Perfect Shot and Film School Rejects. With multiple shows, we'll cover the world of film and television with a keen eye for perfect frames, big ideas, and smart criticism.

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    • Jul 6, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    A Special Preview of Inside Jaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 9:42


    We're happy to present a special sneak preview of the new podcast Inside Jaws. Inside Jaws takes you on an immersive journey through the making of 1975’s pulse-pounding hit film Jaws, the first-ever summer blockbuster. Subscribe to Inside Jaws on Apple Podcasts today or hear all 7 episodes, ad-free at wondery.com/plus

    After the Credits: Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 61:20


    Given the stakes involved with any Star Wars movie, it's not surprising that conversation regarding Solo: A Star Wars Story seemed to skip right over the movie itself and immediately spark debates about its quality and box office numbers. The tumultuous production history and prolonged casting process for the next Han Solo certainly put audiences on the defense, but is Solo: A Star Wars Story a franchise-killing dud or a cult classic in the making?

    After the Credits: Deadpool 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 69:09


    Despite a strong, strong run by Avengers: Infinity War, it seemed inevitable that Deadpool 2 would jump to the top of the box office in its opening weekend. This was, after all, a sequel to one of the most surprising summer hits of the last few years. But success brings with it higher expectations, and nobody was really sure if Deadpool 2 could maintain the momentum of its predecessor, least of all our podcast stars.

    After the Credits: Avengers Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 68:24


    There are big movies, there are big movies, and then there is Avengers: Infinity War, the culmination of nearly ten years of Marvel continuity and superhero stories. This week on After the Credits, Matthew Monagle and film-critic-slash-film-editor Amon Warmann discuss the biggest movie in a franchise of big movies. Did our favorites make it out alive? You'll have to listen to find out.

    After the Credits: Ready Player One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 62:57


    It takes a perfect confluence of events for Hollywood to release a Steven Spielberg movie that most people are only kinda excited to see, but that's exactly the case with Ready Player One. In this week's episode of the After the Credits podcast, Matthew Monagle and Cinapse co-founder Ed Travis break down Spielberg's latest special effects extravaganza. Does Spielberg still have that ever-magical it?

    After the Credits: A Wrinkle in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 59:02


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew and guest Karen Han talk culture criticism and the greatness of Ava DuVernay.

    After the Credits: Annihilation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 65:35


    Think you've got what it takes to talk Alex Garland and hard sci-fi? Then step into the Shimmer with freelance film critic Kristen Lopez! This week on After the Credits, Matthew and Kristen talk about Alex Garland's oft-discussed Kubrickian nightmare, Annihilation. Does the movie live up to the books? Will audiences ever learn to fully appreciate Jennifer Jason Leigh? And why, exactly, is Gina Rodriguez's side-cut the solution to world peace?

    After the Credits: Black Panther

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 45:30


    It's the movie we've all been waiting for: this week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by freelance journalist Monica Castillo to talk Black Panther, Marvel, and the importance of Hollywood representation. Does Black Panther live up to the heaps of praise being set upon it? Which of the new additions to the Marvel Universe is the best? And why is the answer to that previous question obviously Letitia Wright's Shuri? Because it is.

    After the Credits: Fifty Shades Freed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 58:03


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Mashable author Angie Han to discuss Fifty Shades Freed, the third and final installment of the Fifty Shades trilogy. Will Anastasia and Christian get their happily ever after? Will jealousy and possessiveness tear the two of them apart? Hell, will they have even the most rudimentary pre-marriage conversations about children and last names? SPOILER ALERT: the answers are yes, no, and no, respectively.

    After the Credits: Maze Runner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018 59:00


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by freelance film critic Alisha Grauso to discuss Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third and final installment of the Maze Runner trilogy. And while we don't want to spoil everything that happens, let's just say that between the first and second parts of this week's episode, the Maze Runner fanbase added one new member.

    After the Credits: Den of Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 63:34


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Female Film Critics host Diana Drumm to discuss Den of Thieves and all things Gerard Butler. We know the movie is pure cheese, but it is at least classy cheese, like a block of finely aged manchego, or garbage cheese, like those gross yellow balls covered in crackers you find at the grocery store? Guess you'll have to listen to find out.

    Hello From Sundance: Cage, Crime, and Awkward Road Trips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 23:54


    Hello From Sundance: Cage, Crime, and Awkward Road Trips by Film School Rejects

    After the Credits: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 57:42


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Vanity Fair critic Emma Stefansky to discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the direction of the new Star Wars trilogy as a whole. Also, hear Matthew and Emma's bold predictions for the new movie; they both turned out to be wrong, but you have to admit, the logic behind them was sound! Don't forget to subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts!

    After the Credits: The Shape Of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 58:58


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Film School Rejects critic William Dass to discuss The Shape of Water and Guillermo del Toro's body of work as a whole. Learn why our two critics love them some Michael Stuhlbarg and describe the film as not-unlike Pushing Daisies in the Upside Down. Follow host Matthew Monagle (@labsplice) and guest William Dass (@WBDass) on Twitter, and don’t forget to subscribe to One Perfect Pod wherever you get your podcasts (AND leave us a rating or review!).

    After The Credits: The Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 48:25


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Film School Rejects critic Rob Hunter to discuss The Room and the ethos of watching bad movies.

    After the Credits: Justice League

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 50:23


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by /Film critic Karen Han - officially one-half of Film Twitter's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fan club - to discuss Justice League and the future of the DC Extended Universe.

    After the Credits: Murder on the Orient Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 56:59


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Paste critic Kyle Turner to discuss Murder on the Orient Express and all things Agatha Christie.

    After the Credits: Thor: Ragnarok

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 44:21


    With Matthew on vacation, Neil Miller sits in the hosts chair and is joined by High and Outside's Theo Broxson to talk about Taika Waititi's electric superhero extravaganza, Thor: Ragnarok.

    After the Credits: Geostorm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 59:11


    This week, Matthew welcomes Diana Drumm, critic and creator of the @FemaleCritics Twitter community, to talk about Gerard Butler in space! Also known as Geostorm, a film about a future in which someone does something very sci-fi about climate change. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter (@OnePerfectPod) and support our sponsor, VideoBlocks. Need easy to use stock video? Go to videoblocks.com/rejects to download all the stock video your heart desires.

    An October 31st Kind of Movie (w/ Evan Dickson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 48:00


    Evan Dickson's Totem is the first feature length screenplay he's seen produced, and he's brought three pages of the screenplay with him for us to analyze on the show. The horror film about a widower bringing a new girlfriend to live with him and his 17- and 8-year-old daughters in a home with a vengeful spirit hits Cinemax on Halloween night. We chat with him about writing a fresh installment from a well-worn genre [0:00 - 25:35] and then do a surprisingly competent dramatic reading of three pages from the screenplay [27:00 - 48:00] before dissecting what the scene is supposed to achieve and how it does it.

    After the Credits: The Foreigner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 56:13


    After the Credits makes its triumphant return as host Matthew Monagle is joined by critic Rob Hunter to discuss the new Jackie Chan movie, The Foreigner. Don't forget to support our sponsor, VideoBlocks. Download all the stock video footage your heart desires for $149/year. Start today at videoblocks.com/rejects.

    Which Horror Villain Would You Fight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 53:09


    Let's say you had to face off against one of horrors famous baddies. Would you rather wake up in one of Jigsaw's convoluted traps? Fall asleep to find Freddy's ugly mug staring you down? Unwrap a Christmas gift only to find Annabelle in the box? In other words, which horror villain would be the easiest to survive? Or the most fun to go up against? Scott and Geoff go over your perspectives about defining the horror genre and pick which villain they'd fight [0:00 - 31:45], and conduct a little commerce [31:45 - 35:45]. They also answer your screenwriting questions about why it's so hard to finish a screenplay [35:45 - 40:20] and about the viability of trading a blossoming career in the Austin creative scene for a spot at the bottom of a big food chain in Atlanta [40:20 - 52:00].

    Fantastic Films with Matthew Monagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 41:26


    In part two of our special report from Fantastic Fest 2017, Neil chats with After the Credits host Matthew Monagle about Brawl in Cell Block 99, The Line, Wheelman, and more. Don't forget to support this month's sponsor, VideoBlocks. Go to videoblocks.com/rejects to get all the stock video your heart desires for only $149/year.

    The Fine Line Between Unsettled and Scared

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 65:19


    How do you define the horror genre? What counts? Geoff and Scott attempt to nail down the lines around the films that try to terrify [0:00 - 32:00]. They also appreciate some commerce [32:00 - 38:00] and answer your screenwriting questions about on-the-nose writing and knowing when to get out of a scene [38:00 - 65:00].

    The Harry Knowles/Alamo Drafthouse Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2017 31:46


    IndieWire's Film Editor Kate Erbland joins Scott to share her reporting on the sexual assault allegations against Aint It Cool founder Harry Knowles. They also consider Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League's responses to the revelation that he'd brought Devin Faraci back onto the payroll only a few weeks after the Birth Movies Death editor-in-chief stepped down following allegations against him last year, as well as more stories of protectionism instead of punishment for assailants at the Drafthouse. As several groups came together to talk during Fantastic Fest (see here, here, and here for a start) and online, the biggest questions circle around how the Drafthouse can make real changes in order to value a safe environment for women, how the film critic community can work to actively bring women's voices into the ranks, and whether we can keep an eye on accountability once the initial outrage has died down.

    Fantastic Films with Rob Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 28:56


    All this week, the One Perfect Pod team has been in Austin, TX at Fantastic Fest watching strange and wonderful genre films. In a series of special reports, Neil talks to the team about the best, worst, and weirdest of the fest. Up first: Chief Critic Rob Hunter.

    Broken Projector: Boomerang with Razor Blades (feat. Akela Cooper)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 50:19


    This week from the Alan Smithee Memorial Studio, Akela Cooper joins Scott and Geoff for a conversation about going from rural Missouri to the writers' rooms of several hit shows [start - 13:45]. Then, answers to your questions about nurturing an undeveloped idea [13:45 - 20:00]; how you know a story idea is worth pursuing [20:00 - 24:25]; how much change your characters have to go through [24:25 - 29:40]; if you should tailor your writing to the 20-something assistants reading for their bosses [29:40 - 35:40]; how to make dialogue pop [35:40 - 41:05]; and if you should worry about being able to write one genre for TV and another for film [41:05 - 50:00].

    After the Credits: Annabelle Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 62:33


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by IndieWire critic Jamie Righetti to discuss Annabelle: Creation and the cinematic universe of James Wan's The Conjuring. Does the film's talented cast and handful of creative scares make up for some of its half-baked horror tropes? It depends on who you ask!

    Broken Projector: The Answers to All Your Screenwriting Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2017 73:32


    This week from the Alan Smithee Memorial Studio, Scott and Geoff cover the basics of screenwriting by answering the most frequently asked questions. Deep breath. An intro note on methodology and where to learn formatting [0:00 - 4:15] A way to rethink the questions you're asking [4:15 - 9:10] "Do I have to move to LA?" [9:10 - 11:28] "How do I get an agent/manager?" [11:28 - 18:10] "Where do I find scripts?" [18:10 - 20:45] "What screenwriting books are the 'right' ones?" [20:45 - 24:00] "How do I pitch?" [24:00 - 25:50] "Should I go to film school?" [25:50 - 31:05] "I just finished my first script. What do I do now?" [31:05 - 37:45] "How do I get an actor/actress to read my script?" [37:45 - 44:35] "How do I get a job as a TV writer's assistant?" [44:35 - 50:05] "How did you get your start?" [50:05 - 54:55] "How do you come up with your ideas?" [54:55 - 59:10] "What are agents/managers/producers looking for?" [59:10 - 61:05] "What genre should I write?" [61:05 - 61:10] "How do you impress a reader?" [61:10 - 63:15] "How do you expose yourself personally in your writing?" [63:15 - 68:45] Closing thoughts [68:45 - 73:30]

    After The Credits: The Dark Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 70:51


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Birth.Movies.Death author Scott Wampler to discuss The Dark Tower and Stephen King's magnum opus of a book series. Scott also shares his recollections of #19HoursInBangor, an incredible publicity tour of King's hometown that included a sit-down with the man himself!

    Shot by Shot: Fitzcarraldo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 27:12


    Perry and Geoff explore the pure madness of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, shot guerilla style by Thomas Mauch.

    After the Credits: Atomic Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 71:19


    Matthew welcomes Birth.Movies.Death's Jacob Knight to talk about how expectations match with reality for Atomic Blonde, the spiritual cousin of John Wick, starring Charlize Theron.

    Broken Projector: Comic-Con and the New Rules for Getting Famous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 50:55


    This week from the Alan Smithee Memorial Studio, Scott and Geoff ponder a piece at GQ that outlines the new paths to stardom available to young actors who may have to redefine fame [0:00 - 21:25]. They also chat with Nerdist's resident Overwatch fanatic Dan Casey to learn what massive Comic-Con stuff thrilled him and what missed the mark[21:25 - 48:25]. Then, a little game of Who's Wrong to close things out[48:25 - 50:00].

    After The Credits: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 55:00


    Note: The producer of this episode would like to apologize in advance for some audio quality issues. He messed up Matthew's mic settings, especially for the first segment. It won't happen again. Matthew sits down with FSR chief Neil Miller to watch and discuss Luc Besson's fever dream, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Is it the second coming of The Fifth Element, or more like Jupiter Ascending? You'll have to listen and find out.

    Shot by Shot: George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 28:31


    To honor the passing of a legend, Perry and Geoff look at the seminal work of George A. Romero, 1978's Dawn of the Dead, shot by Michael Gornick.

    Broken Projector: The "Overperforming" Summer Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 32:59


    This week from the Alan Smithee Memorial Studio, Scott and Geoff offer some insights to aspiring screenwriters and directors about how to use film festival line-ups as a research tool [0:00 - 20:25], then puzzle over why studios can't take the obvious lesson from successful movies [20:25 - 32:00]. We close out with game we like to call Who's Right: Christopher Nolan vs. Netflix.

    Shot by Shot: John Wick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 37:20


    This week, Perry and Geoff talk about the perfect shots of John Wick, from directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, and cinematographer Jonathan Sela.

    After The Credits: War For The Planet Of The Apes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 62:28


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Cinapse co-founder and critic Ed Travis to discuss War for the Planet of the Apes.

    Shot by Shot: Get Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 44:02


    Perry and Geoff are taken to the sunken place for a discussion about Jordan Peele's thriller 'Get Out,' shot by Toby Oliver.

    After The Credits: Spider-Man Homecoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 71:22


    Nerdist's Scott Beggs joins Matthew to discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming, the first fusion offering between Sony and Marvel Studios, and Robert Downey Jr.'s singing career.

    After The Credits: Despicable Me 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 52:28


    This week on After the Credits, Matthew is joined by Flavorwire film critic Jason Bailey to discuss Despicable Me 3.

    Shot By Shot: Batman Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 46:23


    Perry and Geoff come out of the sewer and into the streets of Gotham to explore Tim Burton's 'Batman Returns,' as shot by Stefan Czapsky.

    After The Credits: Transformers: The Last Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 59:48


    Matthew welcomes FSR publisher Neil Miller on to defend the honor of Michael Bay and the existence of the Transformers franchise. Also, they somehow survive 'The Last Knight.'

    Shot By Shot: Suspiria

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 33:59


    Perry and Geoff discuss and select their favorite shots from Dario Argento's Suspiria, shot by Luciano Tovoli.

    After The Credits: Rough Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 53:14


    Matthew welcomes back Rob Hunter to discuss the bachelorette party gone wrong comedy 'Rough Night.'

    After The Credits: The Mummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 53:01


    For this week's review, Matthew welcomes critic Valerie Complex on the show to talk about the Tom Cruise monster remake, The Mummy.

    Shot By Shot: Do The Right Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 32:06


    Perry and Geoff have reconvened to wax poetic about the work of DP Ernest Dickerson on Spike Lee's iconic film, Do The Right Thing.

    Shot by Shot: Road to Perdition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 32:58


    Perry and Geoff explore the perfect shots of Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition, shot by the great Conrad L. Hall.

    After the Credits: Wonder Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 56:15


    Matthew Monagle and MoviePilot editor Alisha Grauso talk Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, before and after seeing it.

    Shot by Shot: Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 39:53


    In our minds, we’ve gone to Indiana. On this week's Shot by Shot, Geoff and Perry dig into Douglas Slocombe's work for Steven Spielberg on the iconic adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

    After the Credits: Baywatch, Sort of

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 36:45


    Matthew Monagle has a story to tell about Baywatch. Subscribe to One Perfect Pod wherever you get your podcasts and don't forget to leave us a rating and review. It helps others discover our channel. As always, follow @OnePerfectShot on Twitter for all the latest happenings in the world of film.

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