Podcast appearances and mentions of corey atad

CW: This episode discusses cinematic sexual violence. The film writer Corey Atad returns to the pod for a two-parter on Steven Spielberg's 2005 masterpiece Munich, which turns 20 years old this year and yet has barely aged a day. Spielberg starts the film with Black September's terror attack on the Israeli team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and then follows a secret team of Israelis dispatched by their government to hunt down and kill 11 Palestinians around Europe said to have played a role in the massacre. But as their violent mission continues, Avner (Eric Bana) and his team start to doubt the nobility of their task as the compounding violence they commit corrodes their souls. In this first episode, Corey and I discuss Spielberg as a master filmmaker at the height of his powers, the brilliant, clear-eyed screenplay by Tony Kushner and how a film understood to be a comment on the 9/11 attacks when first released can be seen better now as a film about the harsh truths of the Israel/Palestine conflict and the futility of fighting terrorism with counter-terrorism. We contrast this look at Munich with another adaptation of the source material, the forgotten 1986 Canadian TV movie Sword of Gideon based on George Jonas' 1984 non-fiction book Vengeance, a more openly Zionist interpretation of the text. And we discuss some of our favourite parts of Munich including the notorious sex scene! Part two of this discussion is available on the Patreon feed: more about Munich and Sword of Gideon, the documentary One Day In September and an extended discussion of the new film about the Munich Olympics massacre, September 5. Consider becoming a patron of the podcast to access this and dozens of exclusive bonus episodes for only $5 (US) a month! patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad on Twitter and visit coreyatad.com Extended international trailer for Munich (Spielberg, 2005)  Commercial for Sword of Gideon (Michael Anderson, 1986) A breakdown of one of the complex camera movements in Munich.

Access this entire 92-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/199-mcu-munich-2-121674522 In part two of our look at Munich, Corey Atad and I continue to discuss Spielberg's masterpiece, and expand our discussion to other works that stem from the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, including more on the 1986 Canadian TV movie Sword of Gideon, Kevin Macdonald's Oscar-winning documentary from 1999 One Day in September and the effective new German docudrama starring Peter Sarsgaard, September 5, a detailed recreation of the hostage crisis from the perspective of the ABC Sports team there to cover the games who suddenly found themselves covering the terror attack as a live event for a worldwide audience, forcing the media to grapple in real time with the ethics of reporting on terrorism and how Black September and the West German police could also adapt their tactics to weaponize this live coverage, in this case with tragic consequences. The medium is the message, you could say…. Follow Corey Atad on Twitter and visit coreyatad.com Trailer for September 5 (Tim Fehlbaum, 2024)

The film writer Corey Atad and I went on opening day to see the new Clint Eastwood courtroom drama Juror #2, which is getting an extremely limited release in North America even though Warner Bros. gave it a full rollout in the UK, France and Spain. Why is David Zaslav doing Clint, still working at age 94, one of the icons of American cinema and of Warner Bros., so dirty? Before seeing Clint's latest, Corey embarked on a journey into the last decade of Eastwood's work for his Substack, so we touch on these films and where Juror #2 fits in with the preoccupations of Clint in his Late Style period, a series of films that examine what takes to be a hero, the concepts of right and wrong, the challenges of modern American life, and the people trying to do their best within failing systems, in this case a struggling justice system not designed to handle people operating out of self-interest. In our discussion we don't give away any spoilers for Juror #2 that aren't in the trailer. Go see this movie! Over 30% of all Junk Filter episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast. To support this show directly and to receive access to the entire back catalogue, consider becoming a patron for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad on Twitter and visit coreyatad.com Corey's reviews of all the Late Style Clint movies discussed in this episode are on his Substack - here's his review of Juror #2. “The Mystery Behind Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 Release Is Solved” by Pamela McClintock, for THR, Nov 4, 2024 “Halftime in America” - Clint's 2012 Super Bowl ad for Chrysler, directed by David Gordon Green Trailer for Sully (Clint Eastwood, 2016) Trailer for Juror #2 (Clint Eastwood, 2024)

Talkin' Chris Sanders' new film with Corey Atad

Access this entire 86 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/174-costners-108247008 The film writer Corey Atad returns for a show about the return of Kevin Costner to the director's chair with the first chapter of his planned four-part theatrical western epic Horizon: An American Saga. Costner resuscitated his career as a leading man thanks to television with Yellowstone and then surprisingly left the series to begin work on Horizon (which may have been a factor in his wife's filing for divorce after he started selling his properties to finance the production). Warner Bros. through its studio New Line Cinema agreed to release the first two instalments, initially scheduled to open within weeks of one another, but when the first chapter tanked at the box office the studio indefinitely postponed the release of Chapter Two. Corey and I went to see the first one (in an empty theatre) and we talk about the film as Costner's personal vision, how it compares to his other films as a director, and how this planned theatrical epic still cannot escape the shadow of television or transcend the history of the genre. Follow Corey Atad on Twitter, visit coreyatad.com and subscribe to Corey's Substack! Teaser trailer for Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter One and Two (Costner, 2024)

Revisiting Everything Evrywhere All at One with Corey Atad

The writer Corey Atad joins me from Phuket, Thailand for a sequel to our Junk Filter episode about Bane that turned into a discussion about Tenet, and we return to the topic because of the recent cultural reconsideration of Christopher Nolan's 2020 time-bending thriller, which was released during the pandemic and has taken some time to find an audience.  Tenet got a one-week re-release in 70mm and IMAX 70mm in the leadup to this year's Academy Awards, and Corey and I discuss the film as Nolan's temporal pincer movement; it turns out he released the sequel to Oppenheimer 4 years ago, and we are only realizing it now. Unlike his latest, Tenet is about “the bomb that didn't go off”, and is a film that perhaps needs to be seen a few times to be best appreciated, especially after seeing Oppy. We talk about Nolan's methodology, including the evolution of his creative team (his new cinematographer, editor and composer are bringing out the best in him), his award-season victory lap, and we go over the complex structure of Tenet, including the things that happen that maybe we don't even understand after seeing it a few times but are clearer when seen theatrically… but do we even need to understand everything we enjoy?  Plus: Bane jokes!  Become a patron of the podcast to access to exclusive episodes every month. Over 30% of Junk Filter episodes are exclusively available to patrons. To support this show directly for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) please subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad on Twitter and visit coreyatad.com Final trailer for Tenet (Nolan, 2020) “I Can't Stop Watching Tenet, And I Finally Know Why” by Corey Atad for Defector, January 9, 2024 “Look What We Do Now” - Corey's essay about The Zone of Interest and Oscar season controversy, for the Welcome To Hell World newsletter, March 11, 2024

On this edition of Parallax Views, freelance writer Corey Atad, who has written in such publications as Esquire, Slate, Hazlitt, and The Baffler, joins the show to discuss his piece in Welcome to Hellworld on Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech and the reaction to said speech. Glazer decided to bring up the Gaza War when accepting the award for his Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. He was accused of saying he was "refuting his Jewishness and the memory of the Holocaust" even though the clip was taken out of context. What he said was actually a commentary on the hijacking of Jewish identity and Holocaust memory for political purposes (which is what he sought to refute), a warning/call to resistance against dehumanization. As Glazer explained, he felt that Zone of Interest was not just a film about the past, but also the present. In other words: we need to be aware of where dehumanization has led in the past and where it could lead in the present. Glazer also made reference to Israel's Occupation of Palestinian territories during this speech. This has all sparked backlash and the aforementioned distortion of Glazer's words. A letter signed by at least a thousand people in Hollywood (some, like Jennifer Jason Leigh, recognizable, but many not) denouncing Glazer. Other, such as playwright Tony Kushner and the Auschwitz Memorial director Piotr Cywiński, have come to Glazer's defense. Corey joins the show to give his take on the speech as well as to offer his commentary on The Zone of Interest and relaying the tale of actress Vanessa Redgrave's 1978 Oscar speech which cause a similar controversy when she called out the extremist Jewish Defense League (referring to them as "Zionist hoodlums). We'll also delve into The Zone of Interest from the perspective of Hannah Arendt's "banality of evil" concept, Corey's criticism of The Zone of Interest, and the themes of alienation at the heart of The Zone of Interest's story centered on Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss, his wife Hedwig, and their family against the backdrop of the Third Reich's exterminatory horrors. All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views.

In honour of Oppenheimer winning the Oscar for Best Picture, we're unlocking our July 26, 2023 premium episode about the film. Over 30% of Junk Filter episodes are available exclusively to patrons of the podcast: you can support the show directly and get every episode by going to patreon.com/junkfilter The film writer Corey Atad returns to the show for a deep dive into Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer. Beyond a discussion of the film itself we review the several film formats Oppenheimer has been released in theatrically, take a look at how this movie reflects and departs from the source material (the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer), and compare the film to its major stylistic influences, including Oliver Stone's JFK, There Will Be Blood and The Man Who Fell To Earth. We also discuss the Christopher Nolan redemption arc in general; how he uses the IMAX screen to create intimate horror, his fantastic cast of actors, the callbacks to his earlier works (Memento and even the Batman trilogy) and how some of the bozo decisions he often takes as a director somehow don't take away from this film's power. Follow Corey Atad on Twitter. Trailer for Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023) Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy in the aisles of Vidéo Club in Paris.

Access this entire 115 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/139-oppenheimer-86689014 The film writer Corey Atad returns to the show for a deep dive into Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer. Beyond a discussion of the film itself we review the several film formats Oppenheimer has been released in theatrically, how this movie reflects and departs from the source material (the biography American Prometheus: ), and compare the film to its major stylistic influences (including Oliver Stone's JFK, There Will Be Blood and The Man Who Fell To Earth. We also discuss the Christopher Nolan redemption arc in general; how he uses the IMAX screen to create intimate horror, his fantastic cast of actors, the callbacks to his earlier works (Memento and even the Batman trilogy) and how some of the bozo decisions he often takes as director somehow don't take away from this film's power.  Follow Corey Atad on Twitter. Trailer for Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023) Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy in the aisles of Vidéo Club in Paris.

The writer Corey Atad returns to the pod for a discussion of the controversial new eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline, an action film inspired by Andreas Malm's best-selling non-fiction work that argues in favour of direct and destructive action against the fossil fuel industry to escalate the battle against climate change. The film dramatizes the blowing-up of a pipeline by depicting the act as if it were a heist film, with stopwatch-precise editing and flashbacks explaining how the members of the crew found each other. We discuss (in some detail) the criticism the film has received from the left and from the right: some on the left feel the movie fails a purity test by being marketed and released in multiplexes by film financiers and studios with ties to Big Oil, while some on the right are furious this pro-terrorist “Hollywood propaganda” is meant to turn the audience into radical extremists. But we also talk about the film itself, and how its in league with classic genre entertainments like First Bloodthat function both as dynamic thrillers and delivery devices for deeper social commentary. Plus: Corey and I prepare to say ‘farewell' to our ‘legacy verified' Twitter bluechecks on 4/20, and we discuss Elon picking a fight with the CBC. There are dozens of premium episodes of the show available exclusively to Junk Filter patrons: some notable previous Patreon guests include Jared Yates Sexton, Jacob Bacharach, David Roth, Bryan Quinby and Sooz Kempner. More to come! Sign up at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad on Twitter. Trailer for How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Daniel Goldhaber, 2023) “How to Blow Up a Pipeline Filmmakers Hope You Take Their Advice”, by Corey Atad, for Gawker, September 21, 2022 “How to Blow Up a Pipeline Is A Film About Action”, by Corey Atad, for Defector, April 12, 2023 “The Bomb Hardly (Agit)Pops: An Essay on How to Blow Up a Pipeline” by A.E. Hunt, for Cine Móvil NYC, April 4, 2023

Roxana Hadadi, a TV critic for New York magazine's culture site Vulture. and returning guest Corey Atad join me for an enthusiastic discussion of Tony Gilroy's ambitious new Disney Star Wars streaming series Andor. Gilroy, who had been brought in by Lucasfilm to rescue the troubled production Rogue One in 2016, recently returned to the franchise for a series that provides a backstory for the character Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) who sacrificed his life to steal the plans for the Death Star. But Andor the series is not really a Space Opera with the typical fan servicing Disney has provided Star Wars fans in recent years. Instead it's a program built as a series of mini arcs that analyze how fascist rule is systemically maintained (through private police, colonial rule and the prison industrial complex) and how people living under such a system can either become radicalized, victimized or complicit. It's Star Wars fused with Blade Runner, The Battle of Algiers and yes, Michael Clayton. We discuss the show's intelligent design and impeccable vibes, and we wonder, for a show that is so clearly sympathetic to antifascism, why it hasn't enraged the culture warriors on the right who are usually always angry about Star Wars. There are over three dozen premium episodes of the show available exclusively to patrons: some notable previous Patreon guests include Jared Yates Sexton, Jacob Bacharach, David Roth, Bryan Quinby and Sooz Kempner. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Roxana Hadadi and Corey Atad on Twitter Roxana's interview with Andor's creator Tony Gilroy, for Vulture, November 23, 2022 Tony Gilroy speaking from the picket lines in support of the 2008 Writer's Guild strike. Trailer #2 for Star Wars: Andor (Season 1, 2022)

Talkin' Steven Spielberg's new film with Corey Atad

Talkin' The Daniels' new film with Corey Atad

Access the entire 58 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of Junk Filter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63901173 Part two of our Bat Panel on the Gotham Cinematic Universe focuses on Joker (Phillips, 2019) starring Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar-winning performance as the Clown Prince of Crime, and how both it and The Batman lean heavily on signifiers from other characteristic filmmakers to tell their stories. We also continue our discussion of The Batman, including the evolution of the character on screen, and how the latest film portrays Batman as “The World's Greatest Detective”. Patrons of the Junk Filter podcast receive at least two additional exclusive episodes a month: some of our notable previous guests include Jared Yates Sexton, David Roth, Bryan Quinby, Sooz Kempner, and Jacob Bacharach. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad and Ben Nash on Twitter. Trailer for Joker (Phillips, 2019)

Returning Junk Filter guests Corey Atad and Ben Nash join forces for a special Bat Panel, a two part episode on the latest films in the Gotham Cinematic Universe. Part one takes a deep dive into Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022): what we liked about it, our issues with the film, a discussion of the film's politics, and how DC and Warner Bros. continues to evoke the cinematic style of other filmmakers (in this case the work of David Fincher) to tell the Batman story. Part two (available on the Junk Filter Patreon feed) continues the discussion with a focus on Todd Phillips' Oscar-winning Joker (2019), with additional observations on its relationship to The Batman. Patrons of the Junk Filter podcast receive at least two additional exclusive episodes a month: some of our notable previous guests include Jared Yates Sexton, David Roth, Bryan Quinby, Sooz Kempner, and Jacob Bacharach. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad and Ben Nash on Twitter. Trailer for The Batman (Reeves, 2022) The Batman - Oreo commercial (UK) The Batman - Little Caesar's Calzony commercial (US) Trailer for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski, 1993)

Access the entire 86 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of Junk Filter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60782460 Film writer Corey Atad, a contributor to Esquire, Hazlitt, Slate and other outlets, returns to the podcast for a discussion of Adam McKay's new all-star satire for Netflix Don't Look Up, a disaster movie about a comet heading directly for Earth that also stands as an allegory for the threat of climate change and the systemic problems in American media and government that we've seen manifested during the pandemic. Corey and I discuss what works about the movie and also what doesn't work, why this satire isn't exactly the new Dr. Strangelove, as well as our reaction to the filmmakers' odd conflation of any criticism this film has received from critics with their supposed climate change denialism or their hurt feelings about the film's depiction of the media. Patrons of the Junk Filter podcast receive at least two additional exclusive episodes a month: some of our notable previous guests include Jared Yates Sexton, David Roth, Bryan Quinby, Sooz Kempner, and Jacob Bacharach. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Until he returns to Twitter, check out Corey's work here Trailer for The Wandering Earth (Gwo, 2019)

Talkin' Julia Ducournau's new film with Corey Atad

Access the entire 99 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of Junk Filter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51136898 This panel discussion episode is a deep dive into the bizarre 1980 maritime action film ffolkes (aka North Sea Hijack) starring Roger Moore and James Mason, made in between Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only. A terrorist cell led by Anthony Perkins and Michael Parks hijacks a supply ship in the North Sea, attaches bombs to an oil rig and a refinery platform and demands 25 million pounds in 24 hours or they will blow them all up and create an environmental catastrophe. The Prime Minister does not want to be seen to be negotiating with terrorists so she arranges for Lloyds of London to engage the services of Rufus Excalibur ffolkes, an eccentric counter-terrorism expert who ticks all the Pure Cinema boxes - he's an alcoholic bearded genius who hates women, loves cats and doing needlepoint, and puts together a covert team to thwart the bad guys in a race against time. Returning guests Anna Swanson and Corey Atad are joined by Ben Gordon and Meg Shields for a free-wheeling celebration of this stopwatch thriller for Dads that is much more entertaining than it has any right to be. Follow these lovelies on Twitter: Corey Atad Ben Gordon Meg Shields Anna Swanson ffolkes (1980) - trailer

Toronto-based writer Corey Atad joins the pod today to talk about Bane, as a jumping off point to discuss Christopher Nolan, who seemed like one of the villains of 2020 as he was determined to release Tenet in theatres during a global pandemic, but who became a Good Guy at the end of the year when he started feuding with his studio Warner Bros. after they used Tenet's disappointing box office totals to justify moving their entire 2021 release slate to HBOMax to prop up their streaming service at the expense of theatrical releases. Audiences that went to see Tenet in August when it was assumed to be The Movie That Will Save Cinema were bound to be somewhat disappointed, but seen now without that kind of pressure on it, stoned on the couch at home, Corey and I argue that Tenet is actually a Dudes Rock movie and that its incomprehensibility can be best appreciated as a feature, not a bug. Follow Corey Atad on Twitter. Hilarious Tenet “Behind The Scenes” electronic press kit

Corey Atad joins The Sixth Dispatch to discuss STORIES WE TELL

Hey, friends! It's time for a brand-new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, and Scott and Josh are headed back, way back, a hundred years for this week's movie. In fact, they're heading to World War I to talk about Steven Spielberg's 2011 epic War Horse, all about the relationship between a boy and his horse in the United Kingdom as the war begins. It's only been six-plus years, but most people would say this is not one of Spielberg's finer films. And yet! Josh and Scott, along with our returning guest Corey Atad, might disagree! Does this movie get its fair shake, or does it have too many...naysayers? (#sorrynotsorry). We dive into all the important questions here, plus make at least one comparison to Equus, because how could we not. So check out the new show now!

Aisha Harris talks to up-and-coming filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu, about her film, In the Morning, on the love life and friendships of a group of black professional Brooklynites. And writer Corey Atad joins us to discuss Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Beguiled. For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Social media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aisha Harris talks to up-and-coming filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu, about her film, In the Morning, on the love life and friendships of a group of black professional Brooklynites. And writer Corey Atad joins us to discuss Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Beguiled. For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Social media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talkin' MOONLIGHT with Corey Atad

Talkin' BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY with Ariel Fisher and Corey Atad.

Talkin' THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN with Corey Atad. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on unsatisfying endings, and flip the record over to play the other side.

Season 2 of The Newsroom may have finished, but Navigating The Newsroom still has one more episode to go! In this jam-packed finale, an all-star ensemble of guests are back to give their thoughts on how the season ultimately turned out. Andrew and Andrew call up Inkoo Kang, Sam Fragoso, and to discuss what went right and what wrong. Was it a good decision to focus on Operation Genoa? Is Jerry Dantana a problematic character? Was the ending satisfying? And was the Maggie in Africa subplot really so awful? Plus, a lot more. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Inkoo Kang is the TV columnist for Film School Rejects and a film critic for the Village Voice. Follow her on Twitter @thinkovision. Sam Fragoso is the founder of Movie Mezzanine. This is his first time appearing on Navigating The Newsroom. Follow him on Twitter @SamFragoso. Corey Atad is a film blogger. Follow him on Twitter @CoreyAtad. Joanna Robinson is the Features Editor at Pajiba and a contributor to Vulture. She also co-hosts the podcasts The Station Agents and The Ones Who Knock. Follow her on Twitter @quityourjrob. Devindra Hardawar is the National Editor for VentureBeat. He also writes about movies at /Film and can be heard every week on the /Filmcast. As if that wasn't enough, he also podcasts about tech on The Drill Down and discusses The Legend of Korra on Republic City Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @Devindra. Allison Loring is a writer for Film School Rejects. She's also a contributor for Fanhattan, which is preparing to launch a new device called Fan TV that will consolidate access to thousands of movies and television series. Follow her on Twitter @AllisonLoring. SHOW NOTES: 00:20 - Intro 6:03 – Inkoo Kang: the lack of stakes in the final two episodes 11:24 - Sam Fragoso:  Jim's relationship with Hallie 16:27 - Corey Atad: Will/Mac, Don/Sloan, and where was Patton Oswalt?! 22:27 - Devindra Hardawar: Jerry Dantana problems and Chris Messina's awesomeness 29:50 - Joanna Robinson: Focusing more on characters we like rather than news 36:35 - Allison Loring: Getting out of the newsroom, a need for more fictionalized stories 40:33 - Was Maggie in Africa really that bad? 46:18 - Final thoughts on Season 2 55:14 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

For the first time ever, there are two guests joining Andrew and Andrew on Navigating The Newsroom! In this episode, Sam Fragoso and Corey Atad drop by to discuss all the different subplots happening in the fifth episode of Season 2. Is this the best episode of the series so far? What is Sorkin implying about how technology affects relationships? Are the developments with Sloan and Maggie appropriate, or do they suggest Sorkin may be perpetuating some of the same sexism he's critiquing? Tune in to find out. Also, go watch Broadcast News. SHOW NOTES: 00:20 - Intro 2:45 - General thoughts 8:40 - Charlie and Genoa 18:49 - Sloan and her nude photos 29:29 - How technology affects relationships 33:08 - Maggie's mistake; is Sorking making a jab at a specific critic? 41:34 - The word "sluts," victim-blaming 45:12 - Neal as a character, Mac's "coming out" subplot 47:56 - Will and his dad 55:16 - Don and WorldNetDaily, prank calls 58:47 - A tangent about Broadcast News 1:00:30 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Time to drink up, me hearties, because your beloved (hopefully beloved) crew members of the damned ship Mousterpiece are at it again. This week, they return to the fabled Caribbean to discuss the third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. For this episode, Josh, Mike, and Gabe were joined by special guest Corey Atad of Movie Mezzanine, to have a hearty, spirited debate about this 2007 blockbuster. Is it a bloated, overly bombastic action movie that's tiresome, or is its bloat and bombast exactly why it's so great? Your crew and their guest were definitely divided on the film's quality, the romance, and even Chow-Yun Fat! Drop anchor and check out the new show! (And fair warning, me buckoes: there's a bit of salty language in this episode, so be warned!)

Monica might be away at SXSW, but never fear! We've still got an episode for you. The wonderful Corey Atad drops by to debate the merits of Sam Raimi's pseudo-prequel to The Wizard of Oz. How does it compare to the original? Are its flaws merely the result of poor casting? Are the gender politics sexist? And just how great is China Girl, anyway? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:22 - Intro and clip 3:18 - General spoiler-free thoughts 13:34 - Beginning of spoiler section; Oz as both literal place and extension of protagonist's psyche 18:13 - The romance and whether the gender politics are sexist 24:24 - The third act as celebration of cinema 26:12 - Lack of earnestness, a darker tone 34:25 - The legal stuff 37:52 - References to technologically innovative films 39:05 - Raimi's touch 42:29 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Talkin' TOTAL RECALL with guest Corey Atad from JustATad. He and Ryan also field some listener feedback on remakes, and flip the record over to play the other side.

This week, we spotlight Louie’s latest and go through a packed week in TV, including the premiere of Top Chef Masters, So You Think You Can Dance, Futurama, Awkward., Wilfred, Squidbillies, The Newsroom (US), Political Animals, True Blood, Breaking Bad, Lost Girl, Bunheads, and Alphas. Then we welcome Corey Atad of justAtadcast back to the ... The post The Televerse #48- Spotlight on Louie/Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace with Corey Atad appeared first on PopOptiq.

Once more into the fray, dear friends. Yes, this week on Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Gabe return to the regular schedule by ripping off another painful bandage known as the 2006 direct-to-DVD midquel The Fox and the Hound 2. But it features the voices of Reba McEntire and Patrick Swayze! What could go wrong? Well, the unfortunate answer is quite a lot. Josh and Gabe are joined by special guest Corey Atad to talk about exactly what did go wrong with this uninvolving and dull story, to discuss whether or not these types of movies destroyed Disney's reputation, and to reveal which of them worked on The Dark Knight Rises. No, the last point doesn't have much to do with The Fox and the Hound 2, but you may be surprised by the answer. You'll have to check out the new Mousterpiece Cinema to find out!

Sorry for the delay, folks! Andrew and Andrew are finally back to discuss the fourth episode of The Newsroom, "I'll Try To Fix You." They're joined by special guest Corey Atad from Sound on Sight and the new JustAtadcast. Does this episode deserve all the hate? Is Sorkin succeeding in his "mission to civilize?" Is his attitude towards gossip journalists accurate or unfair? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:19 - Intro and episode recap 3:20 - General thoughts on the show and the episode 9:15 - Back to the issue of sexism; condescending towards female characters 15:38 - Is Sorkin's knowledge of his topic actually the problem? 22:56 - The love triangle 27:53 - Favorite characters 31:55 - Why the ending was terrible, the show's attitude toward history 37:40 - Neal and Bigfoot 41:56 - Gossip/celebrity news and whether McAvoy/Sorkin is right; comparisons to The West Wing 53:10 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

This week, on the Televerse, Simon and Kate omit the spotlight segment, catch up with Louie season two, and Corey Atad from Just Atad and Sound on Sight comes on the show to talk Freaks and Geeks. This week, we cover Sons of Anarchy, Suburgatory, Modern Family, Happy Endings, Top Chef: Texas, Amazing Race, Once ... The post The Televerse #13: Our Week in TV / Freaks and Geeks with Corey Atad appeared first on PopOptiq.

Talkin' SHAME on King Street West with Beth the Corey Atad as TIFF 2011 coverage continues.