Exiting Through The 2010s

Why I outta! Jesse Catherine Webber and Cullen Atchley (Cannes I Kick It podcast) are back to discuss the failure and reclamation of 2012’s THE THREE STOOGES! Together, we come up with MANY recastings, the development hell the movie found itself in, how the movie was doomed to fail and the sincerity that makes the movie work 12 years later 

Alex Kittle(Pan and Scan illustrations) joins us for 2013’s industry romantic comedy as well as Lake Bell’s directorial debut with In a World! Together we discuss Bell’s career, her chemistry with Demetri Martin, the movies poignant ending, careers that Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with and how well the movie has aged since 2013

Matt Singer (Screencrush, Opposable Thumbs book) joins us for the mo-cap era and the Adventures of Tintin! Together we talk all the odd visual choices of Tintin’s design, comparison to the Robert Zemeckis motion capture films, Spielberg comedies and uses of 3D

We’re deep in politically charged Chicago and talking all things 2018’s provocative WIDOWS! We discuss the careers of the cast, why the movie failed at the box office, Oscars 2018 and how much Clay loves the Liam Neason almost hate crime 

Roxana Hadadi (Roger Ebert, Vulture) returns as we discuss James Gray’s cerebral sci fi odyssey in 2019’s Ad Astra! Together we unpack the haunting Brad Pitt performance, the theme of fathers and sons through Gray’s films, the films view on catharsis and 2010s auteur space films

William Goodman (GQ, Complex) returns for 2011’s WW2 adventure romp in CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER! Together we talk casting would ifs, MCU state of the union, Joe Johnston and Hayley Atwell being taken for granted and what MCU phase one

Hanna Phifer is here for 2019’s horror comedy with MA! We dig into why Octavia Spencer’s filmography needs fixing, how the movie is such a joke online, Blumhouse in 2019 and how bullying is a hidden theme of horror thriller in the 2010s

Bailey Herdè returns to help us discuss the clever Jump Street duology. Along with Tatum and Hill’s career and missed potential, how Phill Lord and Chris Miller weaponize nostalgia to their advantage and how the movie has a longer shelf life online through gifs and meme

Kambole Campbell (Empire Magazine) returns to the pod to help us cover Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus with THE WIND RISES. Together we go over the dubbed American cast, disproving how Ghibli isn’t similar to Pixar and similarities to Oppenheimer 

Veronica Phillips (Film Daze) returns to the pod as we discuss the psychological horror sensation in It Follows! Together we discuss what makes us unsettled about the film being teens when we first saw it, the career of Make Monroe, our interpretations of the monster and horror at Cannes 

Bryden Doyle and Charlie Nash (Almost Major podcast) are back as they picked Jim Jarmusch’s sensual ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE. Together we talk all things Tom Hiddleston, Detroit on film, Jarmusch going into the 2010s, vampire lore and trip hop

Sam Herbst is back for 2019’s Her Smell and how it fits into the 2018/2019 fictional musician character studies. Together, we discuss the careers of Alex Ross Perry and Elizabeth Moss, the excellent sound design, seeing the movie at TIFF, and the movies reputation now

Alison Herman (Variety) joins us for Paul Thomas Anderson’s beloved dissection into codependency and gender dynamics in 2017’s phenonomal PHANTOM THREAD. Together, we remember how remarkable Vicky Krieps was, showing the film to your partner, Jonny Greenwood’s score which is one of the best of the decade and how this toxic relationship compares best to Gary and Alana of LICORICE PIZZA 

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson (End of History video essay series) return to the pod for the forgotten but brilliant Sherlock Holmes sequel and its importance on getting blockbuster action. Together, we discuss RDJ’s and Jude Law’s careers, the relation Guy Ritchie has to Tony and Ridley Scott, lack of this era of London in cinema, and why we saw a third film made despite the first two film’s success 

Sophie Shin (Letterboxd) joins us as we unravel the mystery of 2016’s ARRIVAL! Together we talk the unique screenplay, best actress 2017 and the infamous Amy Adams snub, seeing it in theaters, Denis Villeneuve’s 2010s run and the haunting score from the late Johann Johannsson

Eric Zipper is back as we revisit 2016’s Swiss Army Man! Together we unpack the career of Daniel Radcliffe, the films brave ending, 2016 in film and how the film compares to the Daniels’ EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Soraya Sebghati (Night Talks band) joins us for Paul Schrader’s haunting and prescient First Reformed and how we see the film aging after 2018. Together we zero in on Ethan Hawke’s remarkable performance, Clay and Jack seeing the film at 18, how Schrader evolves the Travis Bickle character and how the film speaks to America’s helplessness

We conclude a month of covering 2010s Scorsesse by having video essayist and filmmaker Taylor Williams chat with us about the eerie Shutter Island! We get into all, like mindfuck cinema, Leo DiCaprio in 2010, comparisons to The Shining and the films cultural legacy

Gillian Oakley joins us for Triple Frontier, which has been reevaluated since 2019 for being more about the fragility of contemporary veterans than just a typical military drama. Together we zero in on the careers of the leading men in the film, Pedro Pascal fandom, alternative castings and the commentary on the military-industrial complex 

Michelle O’Connell (The Film Stage) is back as we continue going through Martin Scorsesse’s work in the 2010s. This time with The Irishman, which has us zeroing on Robert De Niro’s excellent turn, the de-aging of it all, best-supporting actor line up from this year and how Scorsese looks at the friendship of Hoffa and Sheeran

Josh Polanski is back for all things 2016’s Silence! Together we take the journey to the movie getting made, our own views on the emotional conflict and Liam Neasons’ 2010s career

Marya Gates (The Playlist, Roger Ebert) is back as we discuss Hugo and how well its aged since 2011. Together, we touch on Scorsesse’s mistake in capturing the history of silent films, films on streaming, 123movies, Babylon’s comparison to Hugo and Asa Butterfield 

Valerie Keaton returns for another episode in horror month as she picks the remake of the classic Black Christmas! Together we unpack the urgency and frustration the film contains, Imogen Posts’ performance, more talk about the rise of Blumhouse and why the film failed at the time critically and financially 

Kevin Tudor (Almost Major podcast) is back for John Erick Dowdle’s The Poughkeepsie Tapes. We get into it all such as the future for the found footage genre, the films botched release and how we judge the inconsistent performances 

Oscar Goff (Boston Hassle) is back for Adam Wingard’s You’re Next! We go into his mixed output in the 2010s, the filmmakers acting in the film, how the film is compared to the last time we talked about Winged (Blair Witch) and how 2010s horror can be compared to the 70s in horror

Would it help if we podcasted? Emily Diaz and Andy Germuga (Cannes I Kick It podcast) join us for 2015’s Bridge of Spies! We talk for the first time Tom Hanks (!) and his interesting 2010s, Mark Rylance’s Oscar win, Spielberg’s dad cinema trilogy this decade, what could “Bulit” looks like and how we took the movie for granted at the time 

Billy Ray Brewton (The Incinerator) comes to the pod for John Carney's 2016 coming-of-age comedy Sing Street. Together we discuss 2010s Irish cinema, the films muted reception, the state of Star Wars and Clint Eastwood

Jesse Hassenger (Paste magazine) returns to chat with us with all things T2: Trainspotting and what the film meant in 2017. We’ll discuss Ewan McGregor’s 2010s, Jesse seeing the first one as a teen compared to seeing T2 as an adult, our favorite performances, and how Boyle managed to differentiates the film from other legacy sequels 

Peyton Robinson and Emily Jacobson (Filmdaze) return for Sam Levinson’s polarizing satire with 2018’s Assassination Nation! Together we talk generational differences with looking at the internet as cuspers, movies our parents like, Euphoria and The Idol 

Emmy potter and Carrie Wittmer return for a reunion of Winona Ryder and Keanu Reaves in Destination Wedding. Together, we discuss how the Gen X icons have evolved in the 2010s, Winona’s ridiculous shoplifting scandal, how the movie compares to other films we have covered like Bridesmaids and Bachelorette and 90 minute movies 

We explore class inequality in 1800s Manchester with Dan Mecca and Conor O'Donnell (The Film Stage, The B-Side podcast) and Mike Leigh's latest work in 2019's Peterloo. Together we talk Amazon studio some more, Leigh's decision to have a cast of unrecognizable character actors, Rory Kinnear's excellent performance and how Dan and Connor friendship through movies

We're going bank robbing and exposing police corruption with Allison Picurro (Boy Movies, TV Guide) and Cassidy Olsen (The Boston Globe, filmmaker) join us for Derek Cianfrance's crime drama but really about fathers and sons in The Place Beyond the Pines! Together we examine the big canvas Cianfrance had after Blue Valentine, how its so 2013 to end your movie with Bon Ivor, the muddled third act and the start of our Double Date month

We’re just trying to get our boys back with Ricky Camilleri (BULID series, 30 Years Later podcast) as we cover 2017’s Dunkirk as we consider it the defining war picture of the 2010s. Together, we return to examine Christopher Nolan in the 2010s, the career of Hans Zimmer, comparisons to 2019’s 1917 and our favorite performances 

Jim Laczkowsi (Director’s Club podcast) returns for Peter Strickland’s beguiling psychological romance in The Duke of Burgundy. Together we discuss Strickland’s place in 2010s films, how the film compares to the more approachable 50 Shades of Grey films, comparing this relationship to that in 2015’s Carol and monogamy 

Kendall Cunningham (The Daily Beast) joins us for Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2015 comedy in The Lobster! We dig into the careers of the cast, our interpretations of the ending, and our final thoughts on Lantimos with this being the last of his American films to cover

Filmmaker Joshua Nathan Strong joins us for the divisive reimagining of Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel! Together we chat about Snyder’s career, the misguided view of Superman, casting what-ifs and why the film has been criticized for more than a decade 

We welcome back Aaron Casis and Carlee Gomes (Hit Factory podcast) for a look back into the overlooked rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy. With a focus on the Matt Reaves films in the trilogy, we discussed Andy Serkis’ contribution to a new form of acting, the characterization of Ceaser and having this being up there as the most sophisticated blockbusters of the 2010s

Comedian Emma Arnold stops by the pod to discuss 2014’s psychological horror in The Babadook! Together we chat about what makes this an instant classic, viewing the film as a mom and the queer legacy the Babadook itself carries on in pop culture 

Lyvie Scott joins us for Wong Kat Wai’s only out in the 2010s in The Grandmaster and how he expertly injects his own vision into the action genre and perfecting it. Together we get into the philosophy in the heart of the film, our relationship with these epics and what the Weinsteins did the film in 2013

Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty podcast) joins us for Lynne Ramsay’s 2018 thriller in You Were Never Really Here. We get into Joaquin Phenix’s 2018, why we started Exiting and Ramsay’s view on violence 

Dom Sinacola (Paste magazine) joins us for Harmony Korine’s second and final film of the 2010s in THE BEACH BUM! This shaggy and delicate comedy has more than alot to say about the creative soul, depiction of Florida, how the movie never found an audience and what is next for Matt McConaughey

Gavin Mevius (Mixed Reviews podcast) joins us this episode for Kirsten Johnson’s portrait in humanism with 2016’s Cameraperson. Together we get into the much more emotionally taxing first cut of the doc, what makes the editing so powerful and the film being right up there with some of the best docs guests have brought to the pod

Matt Cipolla (The Spool, The Film Stage) joins us this week for Brady Corbet’s Twenty-First Century Portrait with Vox Lux, Corbet’s response to America in the perspective of a pop star after he had an impressive run in the 2010s as an actor. Together, we look at our memories of iconic American moments of the 00s, imaginative biopics, and how the movie was neglected in 2018

Jihane Bousfiha (Vulture, Paste) returns to the pod for the romantic tragedy in Blue Valentine. Together we dissect the behind the scenes approach to the Williams and Gosling marriage, the 2011 best actress line up and the early 2010s Ryan Gosling era

Bailey Herdé returns for the beloved cult comedy classic in 2016’s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. We dig into our memory with discovering Lonely Island, why the movie bombed and what makes this one of the great achievements in 2010s comedies