More Than One Lesson

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Woody Allen’s Annie Hall, Best Picture of 1977.

Let’s get right down to business. The movie is called Queen Crab. Its plot involves the daughter of a scientist studying growth chemicals in plant life feeding her father’s experiments to her pet crab, causing it to become gigantic. How could anything possibly go wrong?

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Alex Kendrick’s War Room and Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Episode intro, Alpha Omega Con, Lavalantula
00:09:45- Christian film fatigue, War Room
01:25:10- The Ice Storm
01:33:30- Marriage and prayer
01:57:30- Episode wrap-up, Wes Craven tribute

I was up late one night while we were visiting family out of town. I was alone, flipping through channels to find a movie to watch, when I stumbled across a sequence of images of a person sharpening knives and hammering metal brackets. A haunting lullaby ominously underscored the project and once the contraption was complete, a hand spread its fingers and revealed a terrifying knife-fingered glove. The title card read A Nightmare on Elm Street. I was eight years old.

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In this episode, Tyler is joined by voice actor Wally Wingert to discuss his faith and career.

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter, the Best Picture of 1978.

In this episode, Tyler and Robert are joined by comedian Vance Sanders to discuss Los Angeles stand-up, movies, and politics.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and David Cronenberg’s Spider.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:50- Intro, update on Josh, The Deer Hunter
00:08:00- Love & Mercy
01:07:00- Spider
01:37:15- Episode wrap-up

James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour is a fascinating and sensitive exploration into the inner life of an unknowable person. In an attempt to delve into the complicated world of David Foster Wallace, Ponsoldt goes so much deeper and uncovers truths that are at once specific to Wallace, yet universal to anybody that has ever attempted to express himself, creatively or otherwise. It is a dark and invigorating place, and Ponsoldt has captured it perfectly.

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Robert Benton’s Kramer vs. Kramer, winner of Best Picture of 1979.