Episodes
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from their operatic voice lessons to discuss Citizen Kane, the 1941 movie directed by Orson Welles that ranks #3 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 05/29/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah travel back to 1962 to discuss La Jetée, the movie directed by Chris Marker 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: ⁠Bluesky⁠ | ⁠Letterboxd⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 05/22/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah practice their quick draws before discussing Once Upon a Time in the West, the 1968 movie directed by Sergio Leone that ranks #95 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Raf Stitt, host of the Canon podcast from Screenage Wasteland. The Canon podcast: https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/ Screenage Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/ Raf's Social Media:...
Published 05/15/24
On this episode of What a Picture, instead of eating the most disgusting borscht imaginable, Bryan and Hannah discuss Battleship Potemkin, the 1925 movie directed by Sergei Eisenstein that ranks #54 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 Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Bryan's Letterboxd:...
Published 05/08/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah discuss Céline and Julie Go Boating, forget the conversation, and suck on a candy to remember it again. Céline and Julie Go Boating is a 1974 movie directed by Jacques Rivette 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 The replica of the victorian set from 2001: A Space Odyssey:...
Published 05/01/24
On this episode of What a Picture, after navigating through a thick English fog, Bryan and Hannah discuss A Matter of Life and Death, the 1946 movie directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell 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 Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:...
Published 04/24/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah wonder why you haven't written them in the past week as they discuss News from Home, the 1976 movie directed by Chantal Akerman that ranks #52 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 Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:...
Published 04/17/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from throwing rocks at each other to discuss Killer of Sheep, the 1978 movie directed by Charles Burnett that ranks #43 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 Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:...
Published 04/10/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah resolve their petty differences to discuss Ordet, the 1955 movie directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer that ranks #48 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 The magical shot we reference in the episode can be found on this page: ⁠https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1751-henning-bendtsen-1925-2011⁠ Bryan's Bluesky:...
Published 04/03/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dance in a monsoon before discussing Pather Panchali, the 1955 movie directed by Satyajit Ray that ranks #35 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Ankita Rathour, a scholar of postcolonial film. Ankita's website: https://sites.gatech.edu/ankitarathour/ What a Picture website: https://www.whatapicturepod.com/ Bryan's Bluesky:...
Published 03/27/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a trolley car into the heart of The Zone to discuss Stalker, the 1979 movie directed by Andrei Tarkovsky that ranks #43 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 Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:...
Published 03/20/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get radicalized in prison and discuss The Battle of Algiers, the 1966 movie directed by Gillo Pontecorvo that ranks #45 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Jason Christian from the Cold War Cinema podcast. Cold War Cinema: https://sites.libsyn.com/501203 Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonAChristian Bryan's Bluesky:...
Published 03/13/24
In this episode, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Seth Vargas from the Movie Friends Podcast to preview the 2024 Academy Awards. They talk through who they think is likely to win, before drafting who *they* think should win in nine major categories. Who do you think won the draft? A poll will be posted on Bryan's Twitter at 2pm EST, March 6th, to determine the winner: ⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠ Movie Friends Podcast: https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/ Movie Friends episode on...
Published 03/06/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah jump into the boxing ring to discuss City Lights, the 1931 movie directed by Charlie Chaplin that ranks #36 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static...
Published 02/28/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah transform into grotesque pigs while discussing Spirited Away, the 2001 movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest on today's podcast is Hannah's father, Jim Myers. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:...
Published 02/21/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to pass as podcasters while discussing Imitation of Life, the 1959 movie directed by Douglas Sirk that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by...
Published 02/14/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try (and fail) to recreate Rosie Perez's iconic opening credits dance before getting into Do the Right Thing, the 1989 movie directed by Spike Lee that ranks #24 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:...
Published 02/07/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah work together to chop down some tree branches while discussing Sansho the Bailiff, the 1954 movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music...
Published 01/31/24
On this week's What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah discuss the freshly-released 2024 Academy Award nominations. They discuss what's exciting and what's disappointing about this years' nominations, which movies had their stocks go up and down based on their various nominations, and which nominations are likely to win. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:...
Published 01/24/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah fend off some stray kittens so they can discuss L'Atalante, the 1934 movie directed by Jean Vigo that ranks #34 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 01/17/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk through their top 10 movies of 2023, unranked and listed alphabetically. They are joined by several guests who appeared on the podcast last year to chime in with their thoughts. Scott Cole: https://twitter.com/colecommascott Scott's writing at Music City Drive-In: https://musiccitydrivein.com/author/sscole92944d198e420/ Michelle Rubinstein: https://twitter.com/michruby Seth Vargas: https://twitter.com/ohsethy Movie Friends...
Published 01/10/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan, aka "Miss Lonelyhearts", and Hannah, aka "Miss Torso", discuss Rear Window, the 1954 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #38 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 01/03/24
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk about some surprises on the year-end critics' lists, before jumping into their progress report on the Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Movies of All Time Critics' Poll. They discuss how going through the list has changed how they watch movies, and share their personal top 5 movies from the 50 movies they've covered so far. Bryan and Hannah talk about The Boy and the Heron with Seth Vargas on the Movie Friends Podcast:...
Published 12/27/23
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah pace around the apartment to discuss Contempt, the 1963 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #54 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 12/20/23
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah wade into the Trevi Fountain to discuss La Dolce Vita, the 1960 movie directed by Federico Fellini that ranks #60 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
Published 12/13/23