Episodes
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah go underground to record their conversation about Metropolis, the 1927 movie directed by Fritz Lang that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is Dakota Arsenault, the host of Contra Zoom Pod. Where to find Dakota: Contra Zoom Pod | Instagram Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website:...
Published 11/13/24
Published 11/13/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get deep into the weeds on Russian oligarchs - it's time for Anora, Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner starring Mikey Madison. We're getting this episode out a little early for those of you who are watching Anora this weekend, but we'll be back to our Wednesday schedule for Metropolis on November 13th. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's...
Published 11/02/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah go on a half-decade-long quest to find a copy of The Searchers, the 1956 movie directed by John Ford that ranks #15 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is film critic Robyn Bahr. Where to find Robyn: The Hollywood Reporter | The Film Stage Show | Letterboxd | Twitter Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website:...
Published 10/30/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah record a conversation with multiple ten-year gaps about Moonlight, the 2016 movie directed by Barry Jenkins that ranks #60 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 10/23/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah recycle all their old bits while talking about The Gleaners and I, the 2000 movie directed by Agnès Varda that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 10/16/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get podcaster's block (?) and go to a spa for two weeks to avoid recording this episode about 8 1/2, the 1963 movie directed by Federico Fellini that ranks #31 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
Published 10/09/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk through twelve movies being released this Fall that they are excited to see. They also end up discussing whether purposeful beige makes for a good movie, for some reason. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 10/02/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get protective spirit tattoos all over their bodies in preparation for podcasting about Ugetsu, the 1953 movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi that ranks #90 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 09/25/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah emerge from the green fog to talk about Vertigo, the 1958 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #2 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is Calvin Kemph from The Twin Geeks. The Twin Geeks: https://thetwingeeks.com/ Seattle Film Critics Society: https://seattlefilmcritics.com/ Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website:...
Published 09/18/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try out a new machine that allows them to eat while they podcast about Modern Times, the 1936 movie directed by Charlie Chaplin that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 09/11/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to fix their podcasting equipment using parts from their radio but end up breaking both... eventually, they discuss A Brighter Summer Day, the 1991 movie directed by Edward Yang that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 09/04/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from prancing in a meadow with Icelandic children to discuss Sans Soleil, the 1983 movie directed by Chris Marker that ranks #59 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 08/28/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a snowcat to the Overlook Hotel to discuss The Shining, the 1980 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #88 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guests this week are Betsy and Trent Gorham from the Never Seen It podcast. Never Seen It Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neverseenitpod Never Seen It Social Media: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram | Bluesky Email us at [email protected] What a...
Published 08/21/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah argue about whether their podcasting equipment is too heavy for them to haul it from the beach to talk about The Piano, the 1993 movie directed by Jane Campion that ranks #50 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 08/14/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah steal the wrong crate full of money to fund their discussion of Touki Bouki, the 1973 movie directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty that ranks #66 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 08/07/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah keeps getting interrupted by the orchestra while they discuss The Leopard, the 1963 movie directed by Luchino Visconti that ranks #90 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 07/31/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are taken for granted by their children while discussing Tokyo Story, the 1953 movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu that ranks #4 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest this week is Zach Dennis from the Cinematary podcast. Cinematary website: https://www.cinematary.com/ Cinematary Social Media: Youtube | Twitter | Letterboxd Chibi Maruko Chan episode about new year's card:...
Published 07/24/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are mistaken for spies because of how intelligent they sound discussing North by Northwest, the 1959 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #45 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 07/17/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah chow down on expired cans of pineapple while discussing Chungking Express, the 1994 movie directed by Wong Kar-wai that ranks #88 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is...
Published 07/10/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from throwing railroad ties at confederates to discuss The General, the 1926 movie directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman that ranks #95 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Weird Geometry blog article on The General: https://www.weirdgeometry.com/blog/the-general Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social...
Published 07/03/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah have been moonlighting for months, writing the script for Sunset Boulevard, the 1950 movie directed by Billy Wilder that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Puppy playing "In the Air Tonight" drums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IGOM4tIWo Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |...
Published 06/26/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year. Timestamps:8:25 - How to find interesting international films20:30 - The current state of international cinema35:15 - Last year's films from Sight and Sound Top 250 directors46:40 - The Top 10 International Films from Last Year47:30 - Bryan's #5: Perfect Days55:35 - Stephen's #5: Chime59:00 - Bryan's #4: The Taste of Things1:01:25 -...
Published 06/19/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah order three plain hamburgers each to discuss Wanda, the 1970 movie directed by Barbara Loden that ranks #48 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Joining the discussion is Darren Hughes, the Artistic Director for Film Fest Knox. Film Fest Knox website: https://filmfestknox.com Darren's piece on Hillbilly Elegy: https://cinema-scope.com/currency/hillbilly-elegy-ron-howard-us/ Email us at...
Published 06/12/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah use jump cuts to cut out the boring parts of their conversations about Breathless, the 1960 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #38 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 06/05/24