More Than One Lesson

Hitchcock, and most of his critics and fans, consider The Lodger to be the first “true” Hitchcock film, despite the couple of earlier entries in his catalogue. It is unquestionably the most noteworthy of all of his early silent films. The Lodger certainly feels like what you would expect from an early Hitchcock film. It contains nearly all of the suspense master’s trademark qualities: suspicion, intrigue, murder, and – of course – blondes.

It is also the first representation of his most common theme, although mentioning precisely what that is would certainly constitute as a spoiler, so I’ll save it for the end.

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In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Darren Aronofsky’s controversial psychological horror film mother!.

In this episode, John and Tyler discuss Shane Black’s Iron Man 3.

Listen to “Ep.7 “I think we could get more silly and pretentious”” on Spreaker.

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Trey Edward Shults’ It Comes at Night, starring Joel Edgerton.

The phrase is this “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” What I think we mean when we use it (or its reverse that the whole is “lesser”) is a certain intangible quality that can’t quite be dissected or calculated. It reflects a sensibility that language is still struggling to define about why something “works” or doesn’t.

We consider this issue when discussing film constantly. Franchise installments are constantly being ranked in comparison with their sibling entries, which deepens and furthers the conversation on that particular franchise as a whole.

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In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window.

In this episode, John and Jeff discuss Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, the official end to phase one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Listen to “Ep. 6 “The crucible of hardship and loss… and alien invasion”” on Spreaker.

I have long had a fascination with and a deep admiration for Winston Churchill, the man who did more than any other one person to save the world from Hitler and the Axis powers. That fascination and admiration have been shared by a great many filmmakers. In recent years alone he has been portrayed by Bob Hoskins, Albert Finney, Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Brian Cox, and John Lithgow just to name a few. So when there is so much film and audio available of the man and so many portrayals by some of the most accomplished actors of our time how does a filmmaker separate himself with something exciting? Well, Joe Wright accomplished this by casting a living acting legend and arguably the most chameleonic actor alive today, Gary Oldman.

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Tyler gives a brief update on the immediate future of More Than One Lesson.

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice.