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Welcome to our first ever Film Chat! This is a series where Bryan and Isaac talk about a movie (or movies) they've seen recently. They were also going to talk about Seven Psychopaths, but they ran out of time unfortunately. Dive into a chat with them where they talk about Tom Cruise's height (and how it works for the Mission: Impossible movies), Tom Cruise's personality, Tom Cruise's weird life, and maybe even the movies themselves. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this 35 minute episode on movies. Stay til the end to find out what music they've been listening to recently.

What didn't we talk about in this episode? Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, even She-Hulk! Wow, everything is coming out right now. Even Rick and Morty right now. Do you still watch that? It's good, but it's season 6. I thought we were on Season 4! Seriously! I don't know, it's a good show it's just so much Rick and Morty. Except I will give them that in the very first episode of R & M they had an extended joke about Rick and Morty forever, Rick and Morty for 100 years! So maybe they're just following through with that. Anyway, thanks for listening, we appreciate it!

John VanderPloeg and Isaac talk about their experience with Chicago, CHOCOLATE CAKE, their love of the show, and even talk a little about character actors and sitcoms. What more could you want??? The Bear is on Hulu right now! A gripping show about the woes of being a new owner of a popular restaurant. Chicago vibes abound, great characters, fun camerawork, and overall just a bangin' show. This show doesn't hold back–– it's able to confront grief in a very real way. Go watch it!

An album! Wow, it's been too long since we've done one of those. Sit down with Luke and Isaac as they discuss the merits of Wolf Alice's Blue Weekend in its lyrical content, vibes, mixing, and live performances where large men try to choke each other.

It's finally here! For so long, we heard rumors about an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie coming out, but Disney landed on making it a series on Disney Plus. Hear how Luke and Isaac (original recipe episode!) feel about Obi's latest adventure becoming the best babysitter ever! Or is Mando a better one? Or maybe the Bad Batch? Or, what about some guy in Rebels I don't know about. Probably Ezra's father figure. Anyway, does this make you more excited for more Star Wars or are you DONE? Which one are you? Decide quick! Because more is coming. Also no one is talking about Luke Skywalker as a little kid. I think he was really well cast. Seems like a right soy boy chump who thinks he's not afraid of Tusken Raiders. Get a grip kid. If you listen really closely, when Luke says that, you can hear Yoda say, "you will be... you Will be..." and then he goes "braeghh!" Enjoy, kids.

This is Obi-Wan's last appearance before his Disney Plus adventure! Tune in with Jordan, Alex, and Isaac and hear where Revenge of the Sith shines and where it might falter a bit. Spoilers, Jordan and Alex do not think it falters much at all. A film to be celebrated! 2005 Star Wars is beckoning, lean in close, baby.

The second episode in the saga of Star Wars, a movie that continues Anakin's journey toward darkness. Join Dr. Boomsma, Luke, and Isaac on a journey where they talk about deep romance, sound design, multiple planets, space politics, good and bad acting, seismic charges, and the cleanest bounty hunter (Jango Fett). Get excited, pumped, and anticipatory for Obi-Wan Kenobi, a series coming soon to Disney +. Specifically May 27 there will be two episodes coming out. If you're a Star Wars fan, exciting! If not, you'd probably be confused. 

The Phantom Menace is here! Is it Darth Maul? Darth Sidious? Rum Sleg? Find out on this episode where Jordan and Alex host the podcast with their special guests, Luke and Isaac–– they talk Star Wars in preparation for Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi :) If you've never seen Star Wars, watch The Phantom Menace first, read the surrounding lore of the prequels, catch up on The Clone Wars, and then you'll feel right at home with all the references and jargon thrown around. Good luck! May the force be with you.

Luke and Isaac talk about what may be the best movie of the year!?? Of the decade?? Go decide for yourself, who knows!

Ohhhhhh baby we got Spring Break vibes comin' out of our ears. These movies are so good they're gonna make you feel like you're drinking a piña colada while floating in a pool. Simon Rex is amazing in Red Rocket, Kristen Wiig is fantastic in Barb and Star, and Cristin Milioti is a burgeoning success that's too good for our earth in Palm Springs and much more. Check 'em out!

Listeners! You should know that there's some high quality stuff in this episode. Taika Waititi, Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan (she's married to Paul Dano, huh! That's fun.), and Omar Sy! These are all movies that are blossoming with springtime energy in Isaac's opinion. Check them out this March!

If there was ever a time to celebrate Irish cinema, it would be now. St. Patty's Day is around the corner and how should you celebrate? By watching some Irish movies! Get ready for dark comedy, heartfelt music, and intense religion debates. You've got the likes of Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, and Chris O'dowd representing today three movies: Sing Street, Calvary, and In Bruges. They're all genuine classics and highly worth your time. Get a move on, and watch them!

Bill Murray! Brad Pitt! Andrew Garfield! Where can you go wrong? You really can't. You should check out these movies!

Luke and Isaac sit to to hash out the newest take on the caped crusader! Is Luke convinced this Batman is the greatest detective in the world? Join us and find out.

It's Batman mania. We are just a few days away from the general public's exposure to Robert Pattinson's The Batman and we couldn't be more excited. To celebrate this new Batman film, we're taking a look back at some of the entertaining animated Batman movies. Each of these movies give a wildly different take on who Batman is as a character and how he interacts with the villains, sidekicks, and butlers of his world. Plus, all of these have different voice actors for Batman and The Joker, so it's fun to try to decide which is your favorite. Keep an eye out for our The Batman episode coming soon! 

These probably aren't ones you've heard of, but they're definitely worth checking out! Short films aren't talked about as much as blockbuster feature films, but there's a ton of creativity to discover. These are collaborators of Janelle Monáe and Childish Gambino, usually working together on music videos. Great talent displayed here!

This week, we focus on love because of Valentine's Day. It's a little different than you might expect, though. We focus on a love for music, family, and life. I just wanted to broaden the scope of Valentine's Day week a little bit. I love all of these movies, but I think if you had to watch them in a certain order, I would watch Lovers Rock, Hair Love, and then Soul. It's a great triple feature. Big shout out to these directors bringing us this amazing art: Pete Doctor, Kemp Powers (Soul) Steve McQueen (Lovers Rock) Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce W. Smith (Hair Love).

This is a great episode on three 10/10 movies. Each are fun & influential in their own way. I'm a huge fan of rewatchable movies and all of these movies are super fun to rewatch. We got some superstars starring in this episode: Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jai White, BB King, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, and even Questlove. These are important movies for many different reasons, but all are worth a watch.

What do you watch on February 2? Groundhog Day of course, babee! Listen to Isaac talk about not just Groundhog Day but other fantastic comedies such as Top Secret! starring Val Kilmer & the excellent One Cut of the Dead. If you're sick of zombie movies, One Cut of the Dead is perfect for you because it's so fresh, clever, & inventive. If you're sick of lackluster comedies, Top Secret! is perfect for you because you'll never know what the next joke will be. Just watch the trailer and see how you like it! Also, as you probably know, Bill Murray gives one of his best performances in Groundhog Day and, fun fact, he was going through a divorce at the time and was allegedly hard to work with. Maybe that helped him be an asshole in the movie. Who knows!

Today we talk about Fargo, First Reformed, and Howl's Moving Castle. Dude, heck yeah. These are all 5 star movies. You should listen to this episode and then watch the movies for yourself! And then, you should form your own opinion. And then give US 5 stars on your platform for listening. Then! DM us on @WaveFramePod if you read this whole description. I am reluctantly typing this because it'll probably make the SEO give me one more listener. Yay!

Come join Isaac and Anna on a longer talk on the three movies and how they're connected. They're all fantastic movies, but they all strike a deeper chord in different ways. Listen in on how the three movies tackle Manifest Destiny, Classism, and White Supremacy. I capitalized all of those words for no reason but I'm not going to take the time to change it. These are essential conversations to have and important movies to encourage those dialogues. Thanks for listening!

156 Round Two, baby! The Grand Budapest Hotel, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Wings of Desire all hold so much talent. Wes Anderson, Shane Black, and Wim Wenders are loved globally for such different reasons, but each of them made a movie that is fantastic for the month of January. Sit back, relax, and rent a movie you'll most likely love!

Return to talking about Bleachers with Ben Adamson and Isaac –– this time they've seen Bleachers live! Very exciting. Hear about Jack Antonoff's amazing performance along with the dueling saxophonists. They talk about how the album has helped them love the small moments in life and say goodbye to treasured memories and people.

A new solo series Isaac will be posting every Wednesday! Tune in to hear about what movies you can watch this weekend–– most of them are seasonal! For example, two of these movies feature New Year's Eve scenes & all of them are inspirational. We'll probably need a lot of inspiration for 2022, you feel me? Yeah, I feel like you do. Anyway, this week the features are About Time, Ikiru, & The Apartment! They're all excellent in their own way.

For our 50th Episode, help us celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first Harry Potter movie! Join Isaac and Anna in the conversation on how they adapted the book to film, how YOUNG the trio is, and how they captured the magic of Christmas (through just one scene!). Happy Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone!

The long awaited continuation of the web-slinger saga is here! Join Luke and Isaac to discuss No Way Home and what it adds to the legacy of Spider-Man.

Help us celebrate Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings 20th Anniversary! December 19, 2001, the world was introduced to the nine heroes who risked their lives to destroy Sauron's evil ring. A strange story at first, but one that has been globally acclaimed for much more than twenty years. Listen to Bryant Russ and Isaac talk about why The Fellowship of the Ring leaves such a powerful, lasting impact.

Tis the season! Join Luke and Isaac as they revisit Die Hard and speak into what makes this movie work for them as they answer the most important question of all: is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Isaac and Luke are back to break down their listening habits over 2021! Tune in to hear what they had playing on Spotify and their thoughts on the annual trend.

The Head and the Heart's first album was formative for many–– helping them jump into the world of alternative music. Christina and Isaac are no different in this! Listen to them talk about the difference between nostalgia and romanticism, the bouncy piano, manual labor, and how presidential Virginia is! Honestly, a super fun episode where you get to dive into the simpler things in life.

Lord Huron's epic western album adventure! Follow our hero, Sam Dimmadome, in his pursuit of his long lost love, Delilah. Tune in for Lord Huron related shenanigans about the Sims, My Side of the Mountain, and even South Park. Thanks to Alex Boomsma for being on the pod! Big fan of that guy.

Wes Anderson's 10th film–– but is it his best? Find out by listening to Ben Eizenga and Isaac talk about the use of The New Yorker-style animation, three amazing storylines, multiple different time periods, and overall confectionary delights. We both loved it and you should go, grab some popcorn, and watch it in theaters!

That's Dune, baby! We are joined by guest Vieno Eizenga to chat about what's got everyone talking: the latest screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's acclaimed sci-fi novel. Vieno helps bring context to the scene in which Dune was written and where the film may have both hit and missed the mark laid by its counterpart (and why both may be good things).

We're back, baby! And so is Ted Lasso. Join us as we talk about this show's sophomore season--what we liked, what we didn't like, what we thought it was trying to tell us, and where we think season three is headed.

Feminism, coming of age, and storytelling! Luke sits down with guest Abby Jonker to talk through the musicality and lyrics of Billie Eilish's sophomore album, Happier Than Ever.

Haphazardly released through listening parties, it's finally here! Join Quinn, Arend, and Isaac in talking about the hype, the drama, and the long wait for this album. Donda is an album like no other–– which makes it typical for Kanye West. This is a great episode!

Jack Antonoff returns to Bleachers and Ben Adamson joins WaveFrame! This time Antonoff delivers a vitalizing album full of fresh, raucous crowd numbers and slow, intimate reflections. Check out our conversation on how Bleachers albums become favorite albums and how we approach music. Give the album a listen and decide for yourself!

The series that started The Office craze. Although Michael Scott shines bright, so much of the success of the american The Office is due to BBC's David Brent. Join John VanderPloeg and Isaac in exploring the relationship between the two interpretations of monotonous office life.

Join us for our music March Madness champion, Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago! We sit down with friend Shanley Smith to discuss this iconic album.

You asked and we delivered! The timeless classic makes its WaveFrame debut this week as Luke and Isaac talk about what makes this film so special, from the authenticity and charisma behind the camera to its power to connect with so many different people. Join us for this episode on our March Madness Film Bracket Champion.

The final installment of our Taylor Trilogy is here! With guest Andrew VanDeWalker, we sit down to chat about folklore's sister album and if it holds up to its older sibling.

We're back with more Taylor! In this episode, we dive into talking about live music--how it affects our experiences, how Taylor and the gang do in this documentary, and some of our most memorable concerts.

#releasethesnydercut--the hashtag that changed the fate of a film! We are joined by Sam Sportel in this episode to chat about to our reactions to the rereleased Justice League movie, from improvements to failures to our own ideas for future DC movies.

Could we really call ourselves relevant if we never did an episode on Taylor Swift? Join us this week as we discuss what caught our ear from her album folklore--her new progressions in lyrical vulnerability and narration, complexity of songwriting, and collaboration.

The fourth and final installment of our 2020 look-back is here! Join us as we discuss what we've learned about the two-sided coin of vulnerability and intimacy from Bloc Party as we dive into the sound and lyrical content of their third album.

What a show! What a season! Join us this week as we sit down to talk about things the Lasso way, covering why this show is so authentic to what we carry with us after watching it.

Should you listen to this episode backwards? Probably not, but we do have some forward-playback thoughts you might find interesting. Join us this week as we discuss Christopher Nolan's Tenet!

Stockholders. One of the best albums of 2020, if you ask us! Sit down with us as we chat about the lyrical content, style, and highlights from this album.

Merry Christmas and God bless us, every one! We wrap up our seasonal episodes with this Christmas Day delivery on The Muppet Christmas Carol, a classic from Isaac's childhood.

Brothers! Christmas movie! Kinda. Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightely, Andrew Lincoln, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, and many more star in this movie! Listen to Isaac and Hudson talk about how dated and funny this movie is.

Hey, Mando! After the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian has Star Wars fans buzzing, we knew we had to get the mics out as soon as possible. Listen to our thoughts on this Disney+ Original and it's dramatic season closer.