Ryan and Annie wrap up their run of Sciamma's filmography with her most recent film! Plus they give out awards for the filmography AND announce the next director? Exciting stuff.
Annie and Ryan dive into one of the most beloved films of the modern era and break down all of the reasons that the film community really got this one right.
Annie and Ryan get into it a little bit as they look at Sciamma's third effort. Ryan thinks the film is dishonest but Annie disagrees. They debate within.
Annie and Ryan discover a brilliant hidden gem while continuing through the films of Céline Sciamma.
Ryan and Annie begin their final filmography of the year by tackling Sciamma's debut film. They discuss everything from the awkward romance of high school and how that's captured here to synchronized swimming and what that visual metaphor could mean. If that's not exciting enough, Ryan sounds like he's in a cave the whole time because he didn't bring his audio equipment with him to travel. It's all inside this episode!
Ryan and Annie complete their third filmography by seeing the new Osgood Perkins film "Keeper" in theaters. But is it any good? Is the puzzle worth solving? Does it even make sense? Our heroes debate within.
Annie and Ryan return to re-complete a filmography of a previously chosen director for the first time! There's a new film from Lynne Ramsay and even if Annie is in the middle of traveling across the nation, nothing could stop our duo from discussing it. For the first time on the pod, Ryan liked one notably less than Annie. See what happens inside.
Ryan and Annie discuss the mostly-unloved comedy-horror from Perkins and find that they both are quite fans. Hot takes from both and yet unity therein.
Annie and Ryan discuss one of the biggest horror films of recent times. Both went for it a year ago. Both are revisiting it now. Have opinions changed or will it be a mutual favorite?
Annie and Ryan dive in to a film that serves mostly as a simple retelling of the fairy tale and see if there's more under the surface or, perhaps more likely, if there truly is not.
Ryan and Annie dive in the the often-maligned sophomore film from Perkins and find that maybe there is more to talk about than either initially thought.
Annie and Ryan ring in the Spooky Season with a new chosen director: Osgood Perkins. His first film was divisive with some loving it, others hating it, and many left wondering. But how did our Retro Cin duo feel? Time to find out.
The day of reckoning is finally here. Ryan and Annie take on the newest release from PTA and discuss its (many) themes and ideas. PLUS, it's the end of Anderson's filmography so the coveted awards go out. What will be picked for best performance, scene, and picture? AND who is the next chosen director?? Tune in and find out.
Ryan and Annie go back to the 70's this week to experience a fun, quirky, and yet problematic romance. Along the way they discuss everything from Barbara Streisand (no, it's "sAnd!") and pinball to waterbeds and Herman Munster.
Annie and Ryan debate PTA's opinions on love and relationships in this discussion of the subversive, quiet-but-brutal 2017 period drama Phantom Thread.
The inaccessible gets accessed this week on Retro Cin as Annie and Ryan dive into the strange world of Thomas Pynchon as delivered by one PTA. Is the point that nothing matters? Or is there something under the surface that is worth caring about? Our duo is going to figure it out, all while discussing morality, culture, and the act of holding on along the way.
10 episodes already?? Ryan and Annie dive into the less-accessible sister of There Will Be Blood and discuss all kinds of things. This is a deep, rich text and they attempt to mine out as much as they can.
Annie and Ryan tackle a monumental film and discuss everything from greed to God. This is an epic film and it deserves an epic discussion. See if they succeed herein.
Ryan and Annie break down PTA and Adam Sandler's iconic film about love, loneliness, and anxiety after discussing the multitudinous smaller projects completed between Magnolia and this.
Annie and Ryan discuss PTA's sprawling epic about a day in the life of several from the San Fernando Valley. The episode is long and intense, though perhaps less so than the film in question.