More Than One Lesson

In this episode, Tyler and Josh are joined by Kahle McCann to discuss comedy and coarse joking.

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Fred Zinnemann’s From Here to Eternity, Best Picture of 1953.

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Generally, I don’t enjoy romantic comedies. There are exceptions, of course, but many of them fall into regular traps; weak characters, predictable structures, pandering. So even when people that I love (Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Showalter) collaborate on a rom-com, I’m a little trepidatious.  Could it be a When Harry Met Sally, or is it going to succumb to the lower common denominators of the genre? Fortunately, The Big Sick has a big factor playing in its favor: authenticity.

The Big Sick is based on real life events. It’s the story of how Nanjiani (the co-writer and lead actor in the film) met and fell in love with his real life wife, Emily Gordon (the other co-writer). And it’s a great story – the kind every couple wishes they had when someone asks them “so how did you meet?” Gordon and Nanjiani met in a comedy club in Chicago, when she heckled him at a show (although I’m with her on this one – a “woo-hoo” isn’t necessarily a heckle).

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour and Milos Forman’s Amadeus.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50- Intro, Digisciple Me
00:01:35- The End of the Tour
00:45:45- Amadeus
01:24:45- Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss James Gray’s The Lost City of Z and Barry Levinson’s Bugsy.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50- Intro, International Christian Film Fest, Worth Watching, A Fish Called Wanda, Thimblerig’s Ark
00:03:30- The Lost City of Z
00:54:00- Bugsy
01:25:00- Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Jon Gunn’s The Case for Christ and Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50- Intro, Worth Watching
00:02:40- Logan article, Bob’s baseball article, Thimblerig’s Ark, Digisciple Me
00:08:15- The Case for Christ
00:47:30- 12 Angry Men
01:21:30- Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One and Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50 – Intro, The Devils, Salty Cinema, The Fear of God, Beauty and the Beast
00:02:45 – Kickstarter campaign
00:05:30 – Rogue One
00:56:15 – Saving Private Ryan
01:12:20 – Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival and Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko.