Footcandle Films Podcast

Going with the recent review formula of blockbuster & arthouse, Alan & Chris discuss “The Nice Guys” starring Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling followed by the indie feature “The Witch” starring a creepy goat and the freakiest rabbit since “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Movie news follows as well as their recommendations for films you should check out. Recommendations: “The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young”, “Draft Day” Reviews of: “The Nice Guys”, “The Witch“ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What’s with superheroes these days? First Batman and Superman had a tiff, now Captain America and Iron Man are having words. Alan & Chris discuss “Captain America: Civil War” as well as the most recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language film “Son of Saul”. Rounding out the episode are some movie news items worth noting and recommendations for films you might have missed or want to revisit. Reviews of: “Captain America: Civil War”, “Son of Saul” Recommendations: “Trumbo”, “Young Frankenstein”   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every once in awhile the fellows find a way to do some really oddball movie review pairings. This episode features one such pairing as they share their thoughts on the art house indie drama “The Lady In the Van” starring Maggie Smith and the action splatterfest “Hardcore Henry”. Following the reviews, Alan highlights news items focused on upcoming releases and both hosts give recommendations on films you should check out. Reviews: “The Lady In the Van”, “Hardcore Henry” Recommendations: “Attack the Block”, “Weiner” Find out more about the 2016 Footcandle Festival by visiting: www.footcandlefilmfestival.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has arrived in theaters, made a ton of money, been derided by critics and possibly launched a franchise to rival Marvel’s Avengers juggernaut. Our hosts give their take on the film as well as discuss some movie news & share recommendations on films you might have overlooked. Review of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Recommendations: “Joy” & “Meet the Patels” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“10 Cloverfield Lane” is the first order of business on this jam packed edition of Footcandle Films. Alan & Chris attempt to give a fairly spoiler free review of this surprise hit of early 2016. Afterwards in an attempt to finally closeout the discussions of the big films of 2015 they spend a few moments discussing the period dramas “Brooklyn” and “The Danish Girl”. Rounding out the episode are the segment standbys of movie news & film recommendations from both hosts. Reviews of “10 Cloverfield Lane”, “Brooklyn”, “The Danish Girl” Recommendations: “Don Verdean”, “The King of Comedy” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If the Coen Brothers release a film you can guarantee Alan & Chris are going to discuss it. Charlie Kaufman’s Oscar nominated “Anomalisa” also gets some airtime in this episode as well as the English language debut from auteur Yorgos Lanthimos - “The Lobster”. For our news roundup we dissect the Oscar winners & then round out the show with the return of our recommendations segment. Reviews: “Hail, Caesar!” , “Anomalisa” & “The Lobster” Recommendations: “Experimenter” , “Carol” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s February and now that the haze of the New Year and Valentine’s Day have evaporated you might be asking yourself…wait we never heard the Footcandle favorites of 2015 and what are their Oscar picks. Well fear not! In this hour plus episode you’ll get a review of Spotlight plus Oscar predictions and 2015 highlights. It’s like a belated valentine box of chocolates with all your favorites inside…and luckily nobody has taste tested anything. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the Academy Awards approaching Alan & Chris wanted to discuss “The Revenant” and “Room” - both films heavy favorites to take home some gold statues at the end of February. Running short on studio time the news & recommendation segments were dropped but fear not! They shall return! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back from the holiday break, Alan & Chris have a stockpile of four films to review including the latest from Quentin Tarantino & the break-out hit from Sundance - Tangerine. After the reviews the guys discuss various tidbits of cinema news before closing the show with their recommendations of films you might have missed. Recommendations: “Sicario”, “Nightcrawler” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At last. The self-imposed embargo is over. The latest installment of the Star Wars franchise has finally hit theaters. Alan & Chris have both seen it and can’t wait to talk about it. If you haven’t seen “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” fear not. They keep it spoiler free for the first bit so you can still listen. If you are one of the millions who have made this the biggest movie of 2015 they also get into spoiler territory in the second half as well as discuss their hopes for Episode 9. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

’Tis the season for the holiday movie onslaught, year end lists, and horrible head colds. Well hopefully you don’t have a horrible head cold, but show co-host Alan has been waylaid with one. With the aid of Sudafed he made it to the MESH studios to bring you reviews of “The Walk” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and “Amy” the much buzzed about documentary of Amy Winehouse. Rounding out this episode are some news tidbits and each host tosses out a recommendation of a film you might have missed. Recommendations: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”, “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films!” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What should be paired with a review of “Bridge of Spies” starring Tom Hanks to provide some variety? How about an action thriller about an immortal witch hunter? With the hosts not being able to make it to a screening of “The Last Witch Hunter” due to um…scheduling conflicts (yeah, that’s the ticket) they opted instead to go with the documentary “Finders Keepers” about an amputated human leg that is discovered in a grill bought at an auction. Following the reviews are tidbits of entertainment news & as always recommendations for movies you should check out. Recommendations: “Spectre”, “Montage of Heck” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the latest works from Danny Boyle & Ridley Scott in theaters across the country you knew it was only a matter of time before the guys decided to review both. Does Chris like “The Martian” as well as Scott's previous sci-fi offering “Prometheus”? Does Danny Boyle's film manage to capture the enigma of Steve Jobs according to self-proclaimed Apple fanboy Alan? After finding out the answers to these questions you’ll also get your episodic doses of movie news & recommendations. Recommendations: “The End of the Tour”, “Crimson Peak” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s all about the indies on this episode of Footcandle Films. First up we have a review of the slow burning dramatic thriller from Germany “Phoenix”. Next we delve into two new releases that were featured at the Footcandle Film Festival - “Wildlike” & “Listening”. Speaking of the festival, Alan & Chris also discuss the festival award winners. Last, but not least, each host shares a recommendation for a  film you should check out. Recommendations: “Creep”, “The Third Man” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Paul Dano & John Cusack both portraying Brian Wilson in “Love & Mercy” create good vibrations? Did Dan Stevens overstay his welcome in “The Guest”? This episode answers those burning questions as well as delivering a dose of movie news and recommendations for films you might want to check out. For more details about the Footcandle Film Festival (including ordering tickets) please go to www.footcandlefilmfestival.com. Recommendations: “Still Alice”, “White God” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wanting to start their Labor Day vacation early Alan & Chris decided to skip the news & recommendation segments (fear not loyal listeners they’ll return next episode) and stick to just giving reviews of two independent films. First up the gents discuss the thriller “Cop Car” starring Kevin Bacon followed by the dramatic comedy “Welcome to Me” starring Kristen Wiig. For more details about the Footcandle Film Festival (including ordering tickets) please go to www.footcandlefilmfestival.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom Cruise running, Carey Mulligan blushing. A beguiling beauty as a an enigmatic spy, a handsome silent-type as a loyal sheep farmer. This episode has it all as the gents review “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” & “Far from the Madding Crowd”. In the news segment “Why did Trank tank?”is the predominant topic of conversation as the hosts try to understand why the new Josh Trank directed “Fantastic Four” movie is being panned fantastically. Recommendations: “Get On Up”, “Stabbing at Leia’s”, “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Ant-Man”, a.k.a. Marvel’s latest entry into their cinematic universe, stars Paul Rudd as a recently released from prison burglar who becomes a wisecracking superhero. To balance out their review of this blockbuster the hosts do a roundup of short films you might want to check out. Chris also had a chance to see the new comedy from Judd Apatow “Trainwreck” and spends a few moments sharing his thoughts. Rounding out the show are some silver screen news items and recommendations of films you might not have heard of. Short films discussed: “3x3”, “Feast”, “The Phone Call”, “Sweet Cocoon”, “The Voorman Problem”, “A Single Life”, “Parvaneh”, “Luminaris”, & “Do I Have to Take Care Of Everything?”. 2015 Oscar Nominated Short Films Live Action 2015 Oscar Nominated Short Films Animation Recommendations: “Laggies”, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Taking a break from the summer season of blockbusters Alan & Chris spend some time on two smaller films. First up is Noah Baumbach’s latest “While We’re Young” followed by the indie thriller “Faults”. The fellows then round out the show with some movie news and their recommendations of films you might want to check out. Recommendations: “A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night”, “The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chris Pratt tries his hand at raptor wrangling in “Jurassic World”, while Pixar journeys inside the mind of 11-year old Riley in “Inside Out”. Both movies are reviewed on this Footcandle Films episode followed by some movie news and recommendations. Recommendations: “The Skeleton Twins”, “True Romance.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.