Phil and Austin Rood are a father and son who watch and discuss a lot of movies, so they decided to bring their discussions to the mic. Listen as they both bring movies to the table and their reactions and analyses to each other.
Aus and Phil go dumpster diving for Christmas gifts and came up with something totally unexpected: A movie called Tokyo Godfathers The guys talk about flawed characters, redemption, A Christmas Carol, and found family. Listen to hear why they champion this movie becoming a part of your family's holiday movie rotation! Thanks to Nicole Davis for recommending Tokyo Godfathers to us and thanks to our audience for listening. We hope you have a great holiday season and enjoy spending time with your people.
Phil reviews the Friday the 13th series and how it has permanently changed his psyche
Phil watches the Friday the 13th remake tries to separate the greatness of Derek Mears from the perverted madness of the Michael Bay-iverse
It's just like that time Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth went on tour together because they were mad at Eddie Van Halen but they ended up hating each other even more #TeamHagar #TeamJason
Phil watches Jason murder Canadian... scientists(?) in... space because of course he does...
Leo, the podcast's producer, shows up to give some on-air pointers at how the show can improve and the guys immediately disregard them and keep Phil on the show... Also, Aus and Phil look back on the movies they reviewed this season... the good, the bad, the boring, the hidden gems, and the Kings... EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Patterns are broken, up is down, left is right, monsters have families and hell is for deformed children who drowned at camp... Phil watches Jason Goes To Hell
Phil takes a luxury cruise from his summer camp to Times Square and watches Friday the 13th Part VIII
Phil wishes his psychic powers had told him to avoid this movie.
Aus and Phil return to their Maine hometown to finish what they started a long time ago: Season 7 of their podcast. To do this, they watched 2019's It: Chapter Two and discuss how it works as a continuation of Chapter One, queerbaiting, high concept cosmic horror, and a million side-track conversations. Austin's Shout Out: Doctor Who vs Women Phil's Shout Out: The Alan Moore Podcast EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Phil returns to the camp where it all began so he can talk about the 6th movie in the franchise and hopefully his nightmares can finally stop...
Phil discusses Friday the 13th (Part V): A New Beginning
Phil continues commenting on the Friday the 13th movies and their ever-evolving naming convention with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Phil heads to the lake to get high and have sex, but ends up in a nightmare scenario instead. Listen to this mini-episode as Phil shares his thoughts about Friday the 13th Part III
Austin and Phil go into the sewers of their city to try to find out what happened to their missing podcast episode. While down there, they ran across a copy of 2017's It Chapter One and decided to give it a watch. The guys talk about psychotic bullies (again), the amazing cast of kid actors, the cycles of storytelling in this film, and how the film links to our other Stephen King picks for this month. ALSO: Christy makes a guest appearance to talk to Phil about how the Losers Club compares to the kids from Stand By Me. (sorry for the questionable audio on the Christy segment, I recorded it raw on my laptop in our bathroom. -PR) Austin's Shout Out: Roswell-Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Phil's Shout Out: Tim Pierce Guitar EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Austin here, and after watching TWD: Dead City and now TWD: Daryl Dixon I had a lot of thoughts on the state of this franchise as a whole and where it's headed. Got on the mic by myself to talk to you guys about it. Let me know what you think about The Walking Dead and it's spinoffs at our email austinandphil@gmail.com
This week, the guys take a break from their brutal playground fist fights against psychotic bullies to watch the horror movie The Black Phone. The guys talk about period pieces and nostalgia, non-Shining characters who shine, Ethan Hawke, Tom Savini, and the hope that mid-budget movies like this give us. Austin's Shout Out: The Hottest and Coldest Places In the Universe Phil's Shout Out: CZs World: Does the Losers Club Have The Shining EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Looking to reset after last week's descent into madness with The Shining Phil and Austin (and Christy) sat down this week to watch the 2019 sequel Doctor Sleep. Aus and Phil discuss the amazing casting of this movie, the themes of redemption and surviving trauma, breaking the cycle, and Rose the Hat; while Christy kicks off the episode with her thoughts on why Doctor Sleep is the superior movie. (for reference, Austin and Phil watched the Director's Cut of the movie) Austin's Shout Out: What This Photo Doesn't Show- The Art Assignment Phil's Shout Out: Eyebrow Cinema: On the French Connection's Censorship EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
In search of a quiet place to record podcasts, Austin and Phil have taken jobs as winter caretakers at a haunted ski lodge where they also have access to some kick ass DVDs, so they decided to watch Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining. The guys discuss abuse, ghost time travel, non-erotic sexuality, moon landing conspiracies, and Scatman Crothers... also, Phil gets insanely personal Austin's Shout Out: Adam Savage- Recreating the Overlook Maze Model Phil's Shout Out: Just Write-The Pirates Trilogy Is Pure Bliss EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week, Aus and Phil walk into war with nothing but their podcast mic to protect them, but they take a break to watch Mel Gibson's 2016 return to the director's chair: Hacksaw Ridge. The guys talk about glorifying war in film, the myth of Christian persecution in America, and what would have made this movie better. Austin's Shout Out: Bill Hader: True Crime Phil's Shout Out: Elsa Charretier EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week the guys broke out of podcast jail and decided to lay low in scenic Detroit. While waiting for their last big score, they watched the 1998 film Out of Sight. Phil fanboys over Elmore Leonard and spiritual metaphors while Austin tries to figure out the mindset of a career criminal and place himself in the 1990s to imagine a time when time when this comedy was en vogue. Also, our producer (Phil) dropped the ball and the audio quality is not what we would like it to be. Disciplinary action against Phil is pending. Austin's Shout Out: Drawfee-Turning Lines of Action into Characters Phil's Shout Out: The Morbid Zoo- The Real Reason The Thing (1982) is better than The Thing (2011) EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week Aus and Phil are telling terrible bossess to f@$k right off while swiping other people's credit cards and tasing the crap out of craigslist buyers... also, they watched Emily the Criminal. The guys take hard stances against typecasting Aubrey Plaza, predatory corporate internships, art schools, and using guns to commit crimes. Also, Phil can't stop talking about The Illusionist. Austin's Shout Out: Astrum-The Discovery that Proved Scientists Wrong Phil's Shout Out: Patrick H Willems-Everything is Content Now EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week Aus and Phil travel to faraway lands in hopes of reviving their podcast careers with the help of their young optimistic (and kind of naive) new producer. They also watched the film The Illusionist... no, not that one. They watched the 2010 animated French film and discussed its themes of odd but sweet relationship dynamics, changing trends in entertainment, and Jacques Tati who wrote the original script. Austin's Shout Out: Gabe Gibbs Phil's Shout Out: The Illustrated Blade Runner EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week Austin and Phil go fishing on a boat that, in all honesty, could probably stand to be a little bigger... they also watch Steven Spielberg's 1975 feature debut Jaws. The guys talk about their rich histories with this classic, the look and vibe of 70s movies, PTSD, and differences from the novel. Austin's Shout Out: 8eyes Phil's Shout Out: The Oldies Mingle with Rishi Bee EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Austin and Phil uncover the evils of the fur industry and puppy mills by watching the Disney animated classic One Hundred and One Dalmations. They talk about eras of Disney movies, pioneering art techniques, classic design, and the Simpsons... because we love the Simpsons. Austin's Shout Out: Jaime French-Water Tok Phil's Shout Out: Paul Reubens's Preposterous Grace EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
The guys kick off their 7th season of the show with a milestone episode, Number 100! To celebrate, they go back to their roots to re-examine their very first movie 1999's Fight Club. They talk about angry incels, media literacy, satire, Jared Leto, and how their opinions may have shifted on this and other movies they've covered on the show. Plus, Phil puts Austin on the spot with a quick game. Reid Messerschmidt's episode on Alcoholism and Sobriety Austin's Appearance on Wait, You Haven't Seen to discuss The Book of Eli Austin's Shout Out: Beanstalk Pottery Phil's Shout Out: Matt Garvey Comics EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Aus and Phil are on summer vacation between seasons, but they jumped on the mic to recognize their 3rd Anniversary as a podcast! They discuss some of the highlights of what they've been watching this summer, culminating with a discussion of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", it's influence on the animation landscape, legacy characters reimagined, terrible fans, comic books, and writer/directors who care about the properties they work on. EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
David Luzader and Phil Rood take a look at the final episodes of HBO's Barry, discussing the fate of the characters, the ending, what it all meant, and the series as a whole.
David Luzader and Phil Rood return to talk about one of their favorite shows, HBO's dark comedy Barry. They're discussing the first half of the final season on this episode.
This week, Phil and Austin look back on the individual movies and double features they watched over Season 6. They talk about their favorites, what didn't hit home with them as much, what kept resonating with them after they'd watched them, and some themes and topics that unintentionally ran through most of the season. EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week the Austin and Phil have no show notes due to the writers' strike (on which we are fully in support of the WGA) Austin's Shout Out: The Rise and Fall of Replika-Sarah Z Phil's Shout Out: Livestream For the Cure VII EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week, the guys bring the cats into the studio and learn the hard lessons about show business animals that they should have taken from Jordan Peele's 2022 film Nope. The guys and cats break down the movie by discussing trauma, ethics of working with animals, monster design, brilliant cinematography, and the brilliance that is Keke Palmer. The Insider article Phil references can be found HERE Austin's Shout Out: Dungeons and Daddies Phil's Shout Out: The Past Times Podcast EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week the guys hired stunt doubles to give their hot takes on the podcast then sat down to watch 2019's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Phil and Aus break down the movie by discussing dirty hippie cults, Tarantino self-indulgence, bad takes, racism in Hollywood, Spaghetti Westerns, historical context, and feet. Plus, a book recommendation from friend of the show and Achewillow voice-of-reason, Amy Frost Austin's Shout Out: The Truth About Obama's Painter Phil's Shout Out: Last Podcast On The Left Episodes 147-149: Charles Manson (wherever you get podcasts) EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
TRIGGER WARNING- this week's conversation contains discussion of suicide as depicted in the film Babylon This week Aus and Phil return from their hiatus to explore the wild world of early Hollywood by breaking down 2022's Babylon. The guys talk about changing industries, depravity and the subcultures that make room for it, art for the masses, and elephant shit. It's truly a wild conversation that goes as many odd places as the movie it covers. book adaptations, and how casting the right actors makes all the difference in conveying a film's meaning. Austin's Shout Out: Florian Gadsby- ceramic potter Phil's Shout Out: Local EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week, Aus and Phil steal wi-fi from the Man so they can get their podcast uploaded in the name of fighting fascists and censorship... also they watched The Book Thief. The guys talk about the power of art, being the best version of oneself, book adaptations, and how casting the right actors makes all the difference in conveying a film's meaning. Austin's Shout Out: Anne Marie- Psycho Phil's Shout Out: Film Riot- Amazing Effects In Classic Movies EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week, Austin and Phil fight fascism with art and brutality by calling out incels, trolls, and hatemongers as the petulant man babies that they are... but aside from what they do in their everyday lives, they also took time to review Quentin Tarantino's 2009 masterpiece Inglourious Basterds. The guys discuss the film's multiple points of view of Nazi occupation, art as a weapon against fascism, and great subtle performances holding their own against much bigger ones. Plus, we review some feedback we got about recent episodes Austin's Shout Out: LeGrand- "Indifferent" Phil's Shout Out: Mad God EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
Phil traded his car for a microphone so that he could record a podcast with Austin as soon as Aus was released from jail, so they got to work recording an episode whose monetization could save their local orphanage... naturally they landed on 1980's musical comedy The Blues Brothers as a subject. The guys discuss the movie as a musical gateway drug for Phil, Austin's confusion over the movie's tone early on, the state of SNL and its movie spinoffs, and Chicago as a movie setting. Austin's Shout Out: The Raven Boys Phil's Shout Out: Parker graphic novels by Darwyn Cooke EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood Episode analytics
This week Austin and Phil hit the airwaves with a podcast hosting bill they can't afford and a show doc they don't have and they're looking for adventure... to talk about. Luckily they have just the thing with Edgar Wright's 2017 action film Baby Driver. The guys briefly discuss the cancelled cast members of this production before getting into a conversation about choices and consequences, gross Oedipus complexes, Phil's undying love for Jon Hamm, music driving everything, and the Venn diagram overlap between Edgar Wright, Rian Johnson, and Wes Anderson. Austin's Shout Out: A Sane and Reasonable Video About Avatar: the Way of Water Phil's Shout Out: Confess, Fletch EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
This week Austin and Phil do some serious day drinking and hatch a plot to pay their hosting fees by selling podcasts with forged signatures of their hosts, but run into a roadblock when they can't find a crayon to sign Joe Rogan's name with... They give up on their plan and watch Can You Ever Forgive Me as the second half of their double-feature with last week's I, Tonya. The guys talk about choices and consequences, vulnerability and hiding, friends who are bad for you, and taking shots at Tom Clancy. Austin's Shout Out: Vox-Why We All Need Subtitles Now Phil's Shout Out: TownLand-Honey On The HiFi EMAIL THE SHOW: austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood
The guys try a sport above their station in life this week as they take on discussions of cycles of abuse, class, and figure skating when they break down the 2017 sports biopic/crime story I, Tonya. All these issues dealt with in the movie get even more complicated when Aus and Phil discuss the humanizing of terrible people and the complications brought on by unreliable narrators. Austin's Shout Out: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Phil's Shout Out: Adam Driver TED Talk
Aus and Phil try to work their way into a better class of podcasters by fighting their way to the top of the rankings and be among the podcasts full of greenhouses and sushi bars and raves... every time they've tried this before, they've failed because they couldn't take control of the search engine... this time will be different. Ok, now that that joke has been run into the ground, the guys watched Snowpiercer this week and talk about classism. Also, they discuss how this film complements last week's movie Bullet Train and how they go together as a double feature. Austin's Shout Out: Snowpiercer comics Phil's Shout Out: the music of Jeff Beck
Aus and Phil show their support for mass transit and high speed rail by hopping on 2022's Bullet Train. The guys talk about the value of a movie knowing what it is, stunt performers turned directors, and the lessons taught by Thomas the Tank Engine. All aboard for Season 6, our season of double features! Austin's Shout Out: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman Phil's Shout Out: Flaked Email the show! austinandphil@gmail.com
Aus and Phil check in with an update of what they've been up to and what they've been watching while on hiatus. Season 6 of the Picture Show kicks off its season of double features on Feb 6 with 2022's Bullet Train
Aus and Phil celebrate the holidays with the 2019 animated holiday film Klaus. The guys talk about Christmas movies in general, what makes them good or bad, and try to figure out how this gem is so overlooked.
Austin and Phil look back at Season 5 and the highs and lows of this group of movies... they also sidetrack the conversation into discussions about the most Catholic movies, TENET, and The Blair Witch Project Thank you to all of our listeners. Whether you listen every week or this is your first and only episode, we appreciate the time and attention you give to us. We are grateful for you and glad you're a part of our community! -Austin and Phil Rood
This week, Austin and Phil climb out from under the wreckage of their Frankenstein review that they survived because of reasons that will never be explained. After randomly murdering some angry listeners, they sit down to watch the sequel The Bride of Frankenstein. The guys talk about the role of Mary Shelley in this movie, Frankenstein as an incel, The Bride and her role in the plot of this film, and the early days of tv that spiral into (another) Doctor Who lecture... I mean discussion... plus a lot more! Austin's Shout Out: Inside Man Phil's Shout Out: Achewillow Halloween Special
This week, Austin and Phil go to their underground bunker/recording studio to talk about alien attacks and this week's movie 10 Cloverfield Lane. The guys talk about cycles of mental illness, the Cloverfield "franchise"(?), building tension, and Phil brings up the movie Hush... again... Austin's Shout Out: Cloverfield 4 Phil's Shout Out: Happy Happy Joy Joy documentary
This week, Aus and Phil are very groggy after waking from long naps. They poured some coffee and tried to wake up while watching a movie, 2009's Pandorum. The guys talk about the visuals that plant this movie firmly in the '00s, the "Noah's Ark" trope, and the career of the great Ben Foster. Austin's Shout Out: The 1975 Phil's Shout Out: Cory Kerr videos
This week, Aus and Phil break out their best Jeff Goldblum impressions and brace themselves for some good old fashioned Cronenberg body horror... they also watched the 1986 sci fi horror movie The Fly. The guys talk about toxic self-improvement, the themes of women having agency (or not), Chekov's Vomit, and the incredible practical effects of this film Austin's Shout Out: Avenue 5 Phil's Shout Out: This Farm Girl Cooks Podcast
This week, Austin and Phil are coming to you from the new podcast studio they built in an old German windmill, where they watched the 1931 classic(?) Frankenstein. The guys talk about adapting plays, why the Universal Monsters are so iconic, and Boris Karloff's performance. Austin's Shout Out: Cooking With Lynja Phil's Shout Out: Paul Csomo Hurricane Relief
This week, Austin and Phil's party to celebrate their 78th episode was interrupted by a monster from space who hurled the head of the Big John statue (local reference, sorry/ not sorry) at them and began attacking the city. The guys grabbed their shaky microphone and set out to document the entire situation... but eventually they got sidetracked by a movie. They watched the modern kaiju classic Cloverfield as a way to kick off their sci-fi Halloween. They talk about Matt Reeves, Drew Goddard, movies as a reaction to tragedy, and emotional weight in genre movies. Austin's Shout-Out: JerryRig Everything Phil's Shout-Out: Nerdstalgic
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