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Chunky is a casual conversation between best friends about contemporary film, its antecedents, and their relationship to the Zeitgeist. Mitchell Cravens is your host, and Francesco Pascuzzi is your film expert. Most films that we discuss also have been r


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    Suspiria

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 55:44


    This is a horror podcast now, apparently.

    The Cabin in the Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 51:51


    Drag Me To Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 63:07


    Mitch and Cesco review Drag Me To Hell (Raimi, 2009)

    Pet Sematary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 60:27


    Pet Semetary could have been so much more. Eric is back to discuss this remake of his FAVORITE BOOK EVER. https://thevisualtext.com

    Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 60:40


    We didn't like Us. And it's real fun when we shit on stuff. https://thevisualtext.com

    Oscars, Smoshcars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 73:44


    We review the Oscars. The first half was wonderful - we're really happy for the historic number of woman and POC winners. The second half - the fucking poop emoji. https://thevisualtext.com

    Cold War (Zimna wojna)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 54:02


    Cold War (Zimna wojna) is a 2018 Polish film by Pawel Pawlikowski that probably should win best foreign film. We'll see. https://thevisualtext.com

    The Guilty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 61:22


    The Guilty (Den skyldige) is a 2018 Danish film by Gustav Möller that got snubbed for an Oscar nom. We discuss. https://thevisualtext.com

    Roma - The Story Of A Pepperoni Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 43:45


    We had mixed feelings on Roma. It's an interesting social commentary that comes off as a bit impersonal and objective. https://thevisualtext.com

    The Favourite

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 66:25


    The Favourite was fun, and for once we had slightly differing views about it! What a concept. https://thevisualtext.com

    Green Book Solved Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 66:58


    Green Book was yet another film about racism directed by a white person. Because we need more of those. https://thevisualtext.com

    Burnin' Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 65:27


    Burning was our favorite film this year by a lot. We gush. https://thevisualtext.com

    More Rampant Speculation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 81:59


    More rampant speculation about the Oscars from the For Your Speculation podcast ft. our boy Chonké. https://thevisualtext.com

    A Fart Is Born

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 31:11


    The episode title says it all. A Star Is Born was not our fave. https://thevisualtext.com

    Let's Speculate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 84:31


    Chunky and the folks at For Your Speculation discuss the current state of the oscar race! https://thevisualtext.com

    Wifey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 50:44


    The Wife was fucking wonderful. We gush. https://thevisualtext.com

    Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 46:05


    https://thevisualtext.com!

    Hereditary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 35:07


    Hereditary was messed up and we loved it! We break down a wonderful performance from Toni Collette and explore some horror tropes along the way. https://thevisualtext.com The Visual Text is looking for guests! Come on and talk about your favorite film, or contribute to one of our upcoming episodes: The Cabin in the Woods It Follows Thanks!

    Love, Chunky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 49:49


    Love, Simon was important to us and a lot of other people. We discuss. Note from Mitch: Thank you to our producer, Eric Revilla, for making me sound significantly less cross-faded than I was at the time. Will try to avoid this in the future. https://thevisualtext.com

    We've Arrived

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018 54:57


    We did Arrival because the Shape of Water can fuck off. XOXO Denis Villeneuve && XOXO Amy Adamssss. Oh and RIP Abbott; Abbott is death process. https://thevisualtext.com

    Call Me Mitchy (HI THANKS ERIC YOUDA FREAKIN BEST)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 62:08


    Call Me By Your Name is our jam. Oh, and Eric Revilla is a god. I was apparently giving my microphone a blowjob this entire episode and my audio was garbage, and whatdya know Eric provided his magic wand and POOF we don't have to redo the episode. So fucking great. https://thevisualtext.com

    The Darkest Hour (In The History of Awards Shows)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 90:04


    Yeahhh, we didn't like the Oscars much. https://thevisualtext.com

    Coco, Por Fín

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 51:13


    We give a much-overdue review of Coco. God it was increíble.

    90th Annual Academy Award Predictions (FINAL)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2018 131:29


    From the For Your Speculation podcast: "Ted hosts a final roundtable podcast with most of our previous guests, Cesco, Erik, Topher, Rob and Matt, while we salute Rachel for taking it to the streets for the Women's March. Join us as we give our final predictions for this year's Oscars. Lots of tight races for the final spot in each category leads to a lot of back and forth. And what the hell is up with Adapted Screenplay? We also leave Best Director for last this time, because we have opinions (all first-time nominees or does Spielberg show up?)." For Your Speculation: http://foryourspeculation.libsyn.com/ The Visual Text: https://thevisualtext.com Enjoy!

    Star Wars Ep. VIII - The Last Jedi(s)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 44:07


    The Cravens bros are back for a Star Wars special. https://thevisualtext.com

    Premature Prognostication

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 89:27


    Francesco joins the for your speculation podcast to break down the Oscar race in the main eight categories. https://thevisualtext.com http://foryourspeculation.libsyn.com

    IT is Loooooong Overdue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 75:50


    We recorded our IT pod fucking forever ago, but the audio got corrupted and I had no idea how to fix it. Hardcore props to Eric Revilla, our guest on this pod, who not only contributed some awesome analysis but also fixed the audio problems. Too bad there's not a life system that gives you cash-value points for kicking ass. https://thevisualtext.com - blog and podcast. check us out.

    My Name is Ladybird

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 56:33


    Ladybird was really good! We discuss its comedic chops, its originality as a genre film, and its (and our) observations on finding common ground with your parents.

    SQL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 60:48


    Sequels, sequels, sequels! This is from a while back, Mitch forgot to see Kingsman and Jeepers Creepers 3 and Francesco had some things to say about them. Aaaand then Mitch had some stuff to say about other sequels. I am a mess. https://thevisualtext.com

    The Comedy Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 70:06


    A coupla' bros talk about offbeat comedies, namely Little Miss Sunshine and Hot Fuzz. #brosesh If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    Hello, Mother!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 66:14


    OMG, Mother! was weird but kind of amazing. We break down the film and try to give some guidance on how to deal with challenging and/or abstract films in general. YAY FOR INFANTICIDE! If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    ATOMIC LESBIAN SEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2017 63:01


    OMG THE HOT LESBIAN SEX IN ATOMIC BLONDE WAS SO HOT. (No, not really, and it was kinda problematic...we discuss.) We also get into straight stars playing queer characters and bad films with great scenes. If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    Dunkirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 67:00


    Dunkirk was the best film we've seen in 2017. Hence the length of this episode. We had so much to talk about. If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    Baby Fuzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 29:43


    We quickly run out of things to say about Baby Driver, Hot Fuzz, and the work of Edgar Wright. If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, blog.thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    Don't Get Eaten!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 55:42


    We discuss the work of Bong Joon-Ho via Okja (on Netflix/in theaters now) and The Host (2006). If you could subscribe to our podcast and/or rate it, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    A Sofia Coppola-Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 60:50


    We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of Sofia Coppola's work. We'll take a close look at her latest work, The Beguiled, which is out in theaters now starring Nicole Kidman, and compare it to an earlier film of hers, Lost In Translation. If you could subscribe to our podcast, that would be awesome - it's available on iTunes, Google Play, and http://thevisualtext.com/podcast. We also have a blog at said site, http://blog.thevisualtext.com, in which Francesco (and soon I) break down even further the films that we discuss on this podcast.

    Wonder Woman/It Comes at Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 52:26


    It's time for.....CHUNKY! In this episode we introduce our wonderful selves and talk a lot about It Comes at Night (2017, Shults) and what it means in today's America. We also tack on a bit about Wonder Woman and what's important about it and what's not. Be sure to check out Francesco's review of It Comes At Night at our (but mostly his) film blog @ http://thevisualtext.com. There's one on Wonder Woman too!

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