Nic and Quade talk about another otherworldy Miyazaki film. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Porco Rosso Director: Hayao Miyazaki Music: Madness Theme NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website - https://deep-focus.captivate.fm YouTube - Deep Focus RSS Feed Spotify iTunes Google Podcasts Amazon Music SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd - @DeepFocusPod Instagram - @deepfocus_pod Twitter - @DeepFocus_Pod Facebook - @DeepFocusPodcast SCHEDULE: We try to...

We discuss our enthusiasm for the new batman film. We have minor gripes with the moral center of the film and the insight vs different potential insights. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: The Batman Director: Matt Reeves NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website - https://deep-focus.captivate.fm YouTube - Deep Focus RSS Feed Spotify iTunes Google Podcasts Amazon Music SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd - @DeepFocusPod Instagram -...

We go over our expectations relating to the adaptation of the book. How the budget/streaming will influence the sequel. The split nature of the film. The old movie, documentaires, and books that could be paid attention to in the interim. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Dune Director: Denis Villeneue "Amazing actor, amaing" Director Denis Villeneuve on Timothee Chalamet, Dune & cinema's importance - BBC Radio 1 YouTube Channel NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL...

We discuss No Time to Die vs Skyfall & Casino Royale - what makes a good Bond film. How this fits as the end of Daniel Craig 007 era. Hanz Zimmers Music. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: No Time to Die Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Music: Molossus by Hanz Zimmer & James Newton Howard | I'll Be Right Back by Hanz Zimmer No Time to Die - INTERVIEW with CARY FUKUNAGA - Director - Movie Roar YouTube Channel NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND...

We take a look at Snowpiercer and its insight. The train is a parable for civilization and the meaning of the ending is explained. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Snowpiercer Director: Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho discusses Snowpiercer: officialSBIFF YouTube NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website - https://deep-focus.captivate.fm YouTube - Deep Focus RSS Feed Spotify iTunes Google Podcasts Amazon Music SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd -...

Nic and Quade examine Blader Runner 2049 as a sequel to its 1982 original - and contrast it with A Quiet Place Part II. What makes a good sequel? Crowd Service? Exploring Insight? CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Blade Runner 2049 Director: Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve on Directing Blade Runner 2049: BAFTA Guru YouTube NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website - https://deep-focus.captivate.fm YouTube - Deep Focus RSS...

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) was attacked by critics and flopped financially. It is a film that deserves a second chance at the mainstream. It has a strong insight, great use of montage and editing, also it has many interesting and idiosyncratic aspects that make it highly rewatchable. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Director: Guy Ritchie Music: Growing Up Londinium by Daniel Pemberton King Arthur: Director Guy Ritchie Behind the Scenes Movie...

A Quiet Place (2018) is a small budget film that grossed a lot and turned into a major success. John Krasinski wrote and directed this vivid world with horrifying monsters. Quade and Nic breakdown the solid techniques involved in this filmmaking. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: A Quiet Place Director: John Krasinski John Krasinski interview: FilmIsNow Movie Bloopers & Extras YouTube Channel NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website -...

Zach Snyder's Justice League has been released - HBO max. A 4 hour length, R rating, and 4:3 aspect ratio are unique for a superhero film. Quade and Nic talk Zach Snyder vs. Joss Whedon and talk about the the superhero genre as a whole. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Zach Snyder's Justice League Director: Zach Snyder Zach Snyder interview: IGN YouTube NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website - https://deep-focus.captivate.fm YouTube -...

Overlord is 2018 horror/war film directed by Julius Avery and produced by J.J. Abrams. It tells the story of US paratroopers banding together with a French civilian to take on Nazi Zombies. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Overlord Director: Julius Avery Julius Avery Talks About His Experience Making the Movie - FilmIsNow Movie Bloopers & Extras YouTube Channel NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND US: Website -...

Mank is a Netflix original directed by David Fincher. It's a synopsis of Mankiewicz life (screenwriter of Citizen Kane) and the fights he had with the studios and oligarchs of his day. Our hosts talk about the power of media and oligarchy in the context of Fincher's latest film. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Mank Director: David Fincher 10 Filmmaking tips from Mank director David Fincher - Outstanding Screenplays YouTube Chanel NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL...

Is The Queen's Gambit a true story? No. It certainly feels like one though. This Netflix series portrays a realistic 50's-60's chess world. Queen's Gambit has a stellar cast with Anya Taylor-Joy leading the pack. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: The Queen's Gambit Director: Scott Frank Music: Training With Benny - by Carlos Rafael Rivera Scott Frank BAFTA Guru screenwriting lecture on - BAFTA Guru YouTube NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd WHERE TO LISTEN/FIND...

Nic and Quade talk about the current struggles of movie theaters. How 007 almost sold to a streaming service. About the current patent and copyright laws and how they could be changed to benefit creatives. How filmmaking needs to return to it's roots as a working class artform. The disconnect between the filmmaking industry and the average person and how this disconnect is expressed in films like Star Wars. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! NIC'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Letterboxd QUADE'S SOCIAL...

We discuss Steve McQueen's (the director of Widows, 12 Years a Slave, and Shame) directorial debut - Hunger. We go over Steve McQueen's education at NYU and what you can learn from it. The physicality of Michael Fassbender's performance as Bobby Sands during an IRA hunger strike. The unique structure and creative exposition of this film. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Film: Hunger Director: Steve McQueen Steve McQueen & Michael Fassbender interviews: Film4 YouTube, Cinematographos YouTube...

We tackle the implications of the grandfather paradox in Nolan's Tenet. How does this effect the cinematic world and what implications does it have for a possible sequel? Does the film give reason to believe that a character could choose to change their actions while inverted? We also explain some more tricky inversion scenes and tackle a couple of possible plot holes while eager for a re-watch to find the truth. Christopher Nolan, director of Inception and Interstellar, has made another...

Social media account coming soon! Movie: Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson Interviewed by Noah Baumbach: Fora.tv YouTube Channel

Social media accounts coming Film: Se7en David Fincher/Brad Pitt Se7en Film Commentary: YouTube

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Tenet's director, Christopher Nolan, has crafted another mind bending film in the spirit of his previous works: Inception, Prestige, and Interstellar. Our hosts gush about the film and take a first attempt at explaining the ending as well as the mind bending concept. Quade and Nic give their predictions while driving to the theater - like what trailers they expect to see (Dune, 007, and Batman). Then they give their first reactions while driving back. Social media accounts coming Soon! Film:...

Part two (EP 12) of our BEST films of the 2010's is here at this web player link. Our Letterboxd lists are included in the show notes of EP 12 - don't peek ahead ;) Social Media accounts are coming!

Social media accounts coming soon! Film: Okja (https://letterboxd.com/film/okja/) Bong Joon-ho Interview: officialSBIFF YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTdavcpWro) Link to the song discussed: John Denver - Annie's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNOTF-znQyw)

Social media accounts coming! Film: Pitch Black (https://letterboxd.com/film/pitch-black/) David Twohy Interview: HeyUGuys YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pXgQLgfYk)

Social media accounts coming soon! Film: The Wind Rises (https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wind-rises/) Break Music: Nahoko (An Unexpected Meeting) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGQWVVY8Dmk) by Joe Hisaishi Hayao Miyazaki BBC interview: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F2ckRlH14U)

Social Media account are coming! Film: Ready or Not (https://letterboxd.com/film/ready-or-not-2019/) Director Interview: Film at Lincoln Center YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-JY9QpdPvU)