Episodes
It’s the end of our Anderson run, and it was a twee affair. What is twee? Listen and find out! Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | [email protected]
Published 01/24/17
Published 01/24/17
Is he flirting with you? Join us next week as we wrap up of Anderson’s films. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Anderson Epilogue Forum | [email protected]
Published 01/17/17
We can’t offer you a legally binding podcast. It won’t hold up in the state, the county, or frankly, any courtroom in the world, due to age, lack of a license, and failure to get parental consent. But this ritual does carry a very important moral weight within yourselves. You can’t enter into the contract lightly. Look into our eyes. Do you love Direct? Join us next week for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Grand Budapest Hotel Forum...
Published 01/11/17
Go wild. Join us next week for Moonrise Kingdom. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Moonrise Kingdom Forum | [email protected]
Published 01/02/17
We love you, but we will mace you in the face. Join us next week for Fantastic Mr. Fox. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Fantastic Mr. Fox Forum | [email protected]
Published 12/28/16
Somebody please make a Steve Zissou tabletop RPG. Thanks. Join us next week for The Darjeeling Limited. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Darjeeling Limited Forum | [email protected]
Published 12/19/16
Sic transit gloria, listen as we take a deep dive into the dysfunctional Tenenbaum family. Did we mention we are adopted? Join us next week for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Life Aquatic Forum | [email protected]
Published 12/06/16
Rushmore is Oedipus. THINK ABOUT IT! And join us next week for The Royal Tenenbaums. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Royal Tenenbaums Forum | [email protected]
Published 11/28/16
Bottle Rocket is Wes Anderson’s first movie. It marks the debut of Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, and establishes the Anderson canon. One of us really liked the movie and the other one hated it. Can two polorized podcast hosts find common ground? Stay tuned. And join us next week for Rushmore. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Rushmore Forum | [email protected]
Published 11/22/16
Wes Anderson is the next director we’ll be covering on Direct. Known for his highly-stylized fables about immaturity, family, obscurity, and hope, Anderson has created a name for himself as a stand-out filmmaker. He’s also been nominated for 6 Academy Awards, but has yet to win one. His filmography includes: Bottlerocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel Join us next week for Bottle...
Published 11/14/16
Our time with Fincher has come to a close. What a wonderful filmography. Well done, sir. See you in November! Let us know who you’d like us to cover next at our Direct Forum. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | [email protected]
Published 09/26/16
We broke the rules! We’re bringing you bonus Fincher coverage from the first two episodes of House of Cards. Fincher’s ground-breaking streaming television series brings the same tension as his cinematic pursuits to the small screen. It contains many Fincher-isms, call backs to his films, and an epic foreshadowing scene. Entertaining stuff. Join us next week for our David Fincher epilogue. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | David Fincher Epilogue Forum | [email protected]
Published 09/19/16
Gone Girl is three movies in one. At one point, it’s a mystery. Then, it turns into a thriller. Then, a melodrama. But what really makes this movie is its masterful villain. Gone Girl has one of the best antagonists caught on film. The movie is able to take a fantastical plot and ground it in cold, comfortable, plodding dread. It is a testament to the quality that Fincher demands of his work. Bravo. Disclaimer: Sorry about the audio quality on this one, folks. Eric’s mic situation was...
Published 09/13/16
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a compelling, affecting thriller on par with Season 1 of True Detective and carried by an amazing character performance by Rooney Mara. It’s another impressive bundle of Fincher-isms arranged in a new and enthralling way. Incredible stuff. Join us next week for Gone Girl. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Gone Girl Forum | [email protected]
Published 09/06/16
The Social Network is amazing. Just watch it. Join us next week for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Forum | [email protected]
Published 08/29/16
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a warm, fuzzy Forest-Gumpian tale of a deadbeat dad and his deadbeat dad son. Fincher’s take on this (very loose) F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation is a departure of sorts from his thriller-tinged canon thus far. This is Fincher at his most romantic, and even still he manages to inject action, humor and slick, stylized camera work into the mix. It’s a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Join us next week for The Social Network. Join the...
Published 08/22/16
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Published 08/15/16
Panic Room is a balanced thriller with great pacing, excellent characters, and top-notch performances. It’s a movie that puts you in a big house and makes it feel claustrophobic. Fincher continues with his “making the big feel small” theme and delivers a beautify, clippy experience. It’s a fun watch. Join us next week for Zodiac. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Zodiac Forum | [email protected]
Published 08/09/16
Fight Club. It is a big-time interesting cinematic experience that will keep your mind spinning. Fincher goes back to the mind-f*** well and this one’s a doozy. What’s real? What’s admirable? What’s B.S.? This movie could be torn apart, theorized and opined upon for hours, but we only have one. Give it a listen and give us your take. Join use next week for Panic Room. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Panic Room Forum | [email protected]
Published 08/01/16
The Game is a twisty-turney, paranoid ride through a Wonderland world. Trust no one. Ultimately the film is undoubtedly entertaining, and undoubtedly Fincher, but how do the pieces ultimately come together? Is this a game for the ages, or a contest to forget? Probably somewhere in the middle. Join use next week for Fight Club. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | FIght Club Forum | [email protected] Support Bald Move: Amazon | Club Bald Move
Published 07/25/16
Se7en is a psychological thriller that grabs from the get-go and doesn’t let go. It’s so affecting, so dark, so gruesome and extreme that the film may make you see things that aren’t even there. With excellent performances, a rock-solid script and masterful direction, Se7en is as engrossing a movie today as it was twenty years ago. It has staked its claim as one of the best films of the 90’s. Join us next week for The Game. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Game...
Published 07/18/16
Alien 3 is a film. David Fincher directed it. It’s…not great… Hmmm…it’s…definitely a full-length feature film in the Alien franchise. That is a fact. Join us next week for Se7en! Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Se7en Forum | [email protected] Support Bald Move: Amazon | Club Bald Move
Published 07/11/16
David Fincher is the next director we’ll be covering on Direct. He got his start in music videos and, like Scott and Cameron before him, burst onto the scene with face-huggers in Alien3. From Fight Club to Zodiac to Gone Girl, Fincher has been thrilling audiences for more than two decades, with plenty of style along the way. It should be a fun ride. Join us next week for Alien3. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Thread Alien3 Forum | [email protected] Support Bald...
Published 07/03/16
Welp, we watched all of Guillermo del Toro’s movies. We saw a ton of awesome creatures, Gothic horrors, clockwork automatons, and bugs… lots of bugs. It was a fun ride, and we thank you for joining us on it! And! It’s now time to vote on the next ‘Direct’ director. We have three top-notch helmers to choose from: * David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en, The Social Network, Gone Girl) * Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar) * Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights,...
Published 05/23/16