Podcast Episode: Whiplash (2014) – Great men are rarely good
Dan and Brian continue “Train” month, their look at teacher and training films, by considering a slightly less wholesome teacher-student relationship, the one depicted in Whiplash.
Sep 19, 2026
Miss Stevens (2016)
Julia Hart spent years as a high school English teacher before she was ever a filmmaker, and Miss Stevens, her 2016 directorial debut featuring a script she co-wrote, has a lived-in specificity and angst that could only come from someone who had experienced some version of the story first-hand.
Sep 17, 2026
The Odyssey (2026)
When I saw The Dark Knight in 2008, I stepped into the Airbus IMAX theater in Chantilly, Virginia
Sep 14, 2026
Influencers (2025)
Influencer, Kurtis David Harder’s 2022 sleeper, pulled off something trickier than it looks
Sep 12, 2026
Podcast Episode: Follow Me, Boys! (1966) & Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) – The sheepshank redemption
Brian and Dan kick off a new theme month: “Train Month”…
Sep 10, 2026
Featured Reviews and Articles
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Aug 25, 2026
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Jul 13, 2026
2025 Annual Recap
Jul 2, 2026
New Releases
The Odyssey (2026)
Sep 14, 2026
The Whisper Man (2026)
Sep 8, 2026
The Breadwinner (2026)
Jul 26, 2026
Podcast Episodes
From the archives…
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Oct 7, 2022
Encanto (2021)
Jan 7, 2022
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987)
May 13, 2022
Mulan (1998)
Apr 23, 2023
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Sep 26, 2022
The Harder They Fall (2021)
Feb 5, 2024
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