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Find Your Film

Greg Srisavasdifindyourfilm.podbean.com
Movie and Television Reviews and Recommendations. Directors, actors, cinephiles mentioning recommending their favorite movies. Physical media reviews included!
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Episodes

FYF 161: Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, Here. Is. Better, Elemental

For episode 161 my close friend Deandra Miranda and I talk about the new documentary Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy . Follow Deandra Miranda on Instagram (@dee_miranda) . Eric Holmes interviews Here. Is. Better. director Jack Youngelson and producer Sian Edwards-Beal. For more info on the documentary, go to hereisbetter.org . Actress Shila Ommi talks about her work in Elemental (voice of Cinder) and her directing feature Wake Up Sleeping Beauty. Follow Shila Ommi on...

Jun 23, 20231 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 161

FYF 160: Surrounded, Anthony Mandler, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, Trip Jennings, Brooklyn 45

Episode 160 of Find Your Film features interviews with Surrounded director Anthony Mandler and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire filmmaker Trip Jennings. Surrounded, starring Letitia Wright, hits Digital everywhere on June 20, 2023. Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire is now available on TVOD/Digital. For more info: https://www.elementalfilm.com/ Details on my I Am T-Rex Blu-ray giveaway is up on our Find Your Film website. I Am T-Rex hits Blu-ray, Digital, and DVD June 20 via Well Go USA Entertainment. T...

Jun 20, 202342 min

FYF 159: Bone Cold, Billy Hanson, Americonned, Sean Claffey, Influencer, Blood & Gold

Eric Holmes interviews Bone Cold filmmaker Billy Hanson and Americonned director Sean Claffey on Find Your Film Episode 159. Bruce Purkey recommends three movies: Influencer , Blood & Gold, and The Old Man The Movie. Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:06) - Find Your Film recommendations from Bruce Purkey (18:57) - Bone Cold filmmaker Billy Hanson (35:56) - Americonned director Sean Claffey ***Find Your Film recommendations this week include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Star Wars (from Sean Cl...

Jun 11, 202349 min

FYF 158: Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Southern Fried Film Festival, Renfield

Episode 148 of Find Your Film features Eric Holmes interviewing Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story directors Christopher Griffiths and Gary Smart. Documentary hits Screambox and Digital on June 6. Holmes' interview starts at (15:13). Bruce Purkey interviews Trevite Willis, the founder and festival director of The Southern Fried Film Festival which runs June 8-11. For more info, check out its official website! Interview starts at (33:51). I have two Digital Codes availabl...

Jun 02, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 158

FYF 157: Tom Ryan, Return to the Theatre of Terror, Goran Topalovic, Old School Kung Fu Fest

This Find Your Film episode features two timely events that are taking place this weekend. Filmmaker Tom Ryan's Return to the Theature of Terror hits Smodcastle Cinemas on April 22 at 1:30 pm pt. You can keep up to date with Tom's movies via his Facebook page (TheatreTerror ) and/or his website . Programmer/writer Goran Topalovic talks about the Old School Kung Fu Film Fest which runs April 21-30 at NYC's Metrograph. For the full film schedule, go to subwaycinema.com . 1. Follow Find Your Film o...

Apr 18, 202345 minSeason 1Ep. 157

FYF 156: Joyland Interviews with Alina Khan, Rasti Farooq, Ali Junejo, and Saim Sadiq

If Joyland is playing in your local theater, go check it out. This award winning Pakistani feature, directed and co-penned by Saim Sadiq , is a compelling, uplifting, and ultimately uncompromising narrative. This was a 4:1 interview, so I placed timestamps so you can differentiate who said what. The talented actors in Joyland interviewed with Sadiq are Alina Khan , Rasti Farooq , and Ali Junejo. Joyland his New York's Film Forum on April 7, 2023 and rolls out the rest of the month. For a full th...

Apr 06, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 156

Quentin Dupieux, Smoking Causes Coughing, Claudia Zevallos, A Snowy Day in Oakland, Josiah Cross, A Thousand and One

On Find Your Film episode 155, we have three sets of interviews. Eric Holmes interviews Smoking Causes Coughing director Quentin Dupieux and A Snow Day in Oakland actress Claudia Zevallos. I interview Josiah Cross, actor from A Thousand and One. Movie recommendations this episode include October Sky (Claudia Zevallos), S.O.B. (Quentin Dupieux), and Interstellar (Josiah Cross). Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro (7:53) - Quentin Dupieux - Smoking Causes Coughing (21:22) - Claudia Zevallos - A Snowy Day in ...

Apr 03, 20231 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 155

FYF 154: Acidman Interviews w/ Thomas Haden Church and Alex Lehmann

On the latest Find Your Film episode I interview Acidman director/co-writer Alex Lehmann and actor Thomas Haden Church. Lehmann talks about his appreciation for Francois Truffaut ( The 400 Blows) in the interview. I asked Church about working with Walter Hill (one of my favorite filmmakers) on Broken Trail. Acidman hits theaters and On Demand March 31, 2023 via Brainstorm Media. Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (9:21) - Acidman trailer (11:10) - Thomas Haden Church interview (24:15) - Alex Lehmann int...

Mar 28, 202335 minSeason 1Ep. 154

FYF 153: Supercell, Daniel Diemer, Jordan Kristine Seamón, Jamie Winterstern

For this episode I interview Supercell filmmaker Jamie Winterstern and actors Daniel Diemer and Jordan Kristine Seamón . Supercell was released in theaters, Digital and On Demand March 17, 2023. Rent/purchase Supercell on Amazon to support our Podcast ! For more information on Supercell, go to its official site . Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:23) - Supercell Trailer (9:24) - Daniel Diemer interview (24:40) - Supercell scene between Anne Heche and Jordan Kristine Seamón (26:26) - Jordan Kristine ...

Mar 17, 202355 minSeason 1Ep. 153

FYF 152: The Ritual Killer, Vernon Davis, George Gallo, Wildflower, Matt Smukler, The Magic Flute

For this episode, Eric Holmes interviews The Ritual Killer director George Gallo and actor Vernon Davis . I interview Wildflower filmmaker Matt Smukler . Plus I recommend the Shout! Studios movie The Magic Flute , which is currently in theaters. 1. Follow Find Your Film on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . 2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channels Deepest Dream and Find Your Film (clips) 3. Check out our Find Your Film website: https://findyourfilms.com/ 4. Find Your Film and CinemAddicts merch is...

Mar 15, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 152

FYF 151: Punch, Jordan Oosterhof, Welby Ings, Yoko Okumura, Unseen

Two movies I love are featured in this episode, as I interviewed Punch actor Jordan Oosterhof and filmmaker Welby Ings and Unseen filmmaker Yoko Okumura . Punch , co-starring Tim Roth and Conan Hayes, hits theaters, digital and On Demand March 10. It hits DVD April 11 (you can order the DVD on Amazon ). Unseen is now available on Digital and On Demand. It hits MGM+ in May. Purchase/rent Unseen on Amazon to support our podcast. ***Our podcast receives a commission if you purchase/rent films via o...

Mar 09, 202340 minSeason 1Ep. 151

FYF 150: Children of the Corn, Kate Moyer, Kurt Wimmer, The Donor Party, Thom Harp, Erinn Hayes

Two films that I loved this week were Children of the Corn and The Donor Party . Eric Holmes and I spent 30 minutes talking to writer/director Kurt Wimmer and Kate Moyer (who is excellent in the feature). I also talk to The Donor Party writer/director Thom Harp and actress Erinn Hayes . Find Your Film recommendations from our guests this week include: Avatar , The Phantom of the Paradise , The Apartment, Some Like It Hot , Flirting with Disaster, Groundhog Day , and Immortal Beloved. Support Fin...

Mar 04, 20231 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 150

FYF 149: Matt Nable, Transfusion, Gigi Gustin, Conner Floyd, The Last Deal

On this episode I interview Transfusion writer/director/actor Matt Nabel and The Last Deal actors Gigi Gustin and Conner Floyd . Email me a movie recommendation at info@findyourfilms.com to enter win an Empire of Light Digital Code ! (Winner will be randomly picked) 1. Follow Find Your Film on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . 2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channels Deepest Dream (full interviews) and Find Your Film (clips) 3. Check out our Find Your Film website: https://findyourfilms.com/ 4. F...

Mar 02, 202349 minSeason 1Ep. 149

FYF 148: The First Step, Linoleum, Colin West, Brandon Kramer, Lance Kramer, Lola

FYF co-host Eric Holmes interviews The First Step filmmakers Brandon Kramer and Lance Kramer. Holmes' second interview is with Linoleum writer/director Colin West. For more info on The First Step: https://www.firststepfilm.com/ . The documentary is playing at Los Angeles' Laemmle Royal during the February 24 weekend. Linoleum's official website: https://www.linoleummovie.com/ 1. Follow Find Your Film on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . 2. Subscribe to Find Your Film on YouTube . 3. Check out...

Feb 24, 202334 minSeason 1Ep. 148

FYF 147: The Locksmith, Nicolas Harvard, Shock Corridor, Samuel Fuller

My interview with The Locksmith director Nicolas Harvard gave me the perfect excuse to rewatch Samuel Fuller's 1963 classic Shock Corridor . Harvard mentioned his love for that movie, so this was a great way to tie in The Locksmith and Shock Corridor. I do a mini-review of the Criterion Blu-ray (and you can also see it on The Criterion Channel ). Spoiler discussions of The Locksmith from Harvard and lead actor Ryan Phillippe is up exclusively for our CinemAddicts Patreon supporters . For more in...

Feb 06, 202339 minSeason 1Ep. 147

FYF 146: Detective Knight: Independence, Edward Drake, There’s Something Wrong with the Children

For this Find Your Film installment, I review two films that are available on Digital and On Demand ( Detective Knight: Independence and There's Something Wrong with the Children ). I also interview Detective Knight: Independence writer-director Edward Drake . Working with Bruce Willis, Jack Kilmer, and his thoughts on screenwriting and physical media are covered in the interview. Use our Amazon purchase/rental links to support Find Your Film (we receive a commission as Associates members). Time...

Jan 23, 202343 min

FYF 145: Missing (Sagasu), Dollar Tree Blu-ray And DVD Haul

On this installment of Find Your Film, Eric Holmes and I review the new Blu-ray release of Missing, a Japanese mystery-thriller that is one of my favorite movies of 2022. Also included is a recap of my recent trip to several Dollar Tree stores, and I mention all of the Blu-rays and DVDs that I purchased. Timecode: (0:00) - Intro (6:32) - Blu-ray and DVD haul from Dollar Tree (22:22) - My Blu-ray review of Missing (32:00) - Eric Holmes reviews Missing Follow Find Your Film on Facebook (where I gi...

Jan 10, 202338 min

FYF 144: Zach Golden Talks High Heat, Olga Kurylenko and The Catskills, Cure, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

For this installment of Find Your Film I interview High Heat director Zach Golden (22:53) . He had just 15 days of production on this Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson headlined action comedy. He also talks about living in The Catskills, his debut film ( The Escape of Prisoner 614 ) and why he loves Tampopo. Bruce Purkey has a Blu-ray review of director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's acclaimed crime thriller Cure. (11:14) Both Cure and Tampopo are streaming on The Criterion Channel. I have three Blu-rays to of...

Dec 31, 202237 min

FYF 143: Ainbo: Sprit of the Amazon’s Lola Raie, Hansan: Rising Dragon, Ticket To Paradise

For this installment of Find Your Film, I am sans co-host Bruce Purkey and Eric Holmes. The episodes now will be weekly Blu-ray and DVD coverage. It was great timing because I recently interviewed Lola Raie for Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon which is now out on Digital, On Demand, and DVD via Shout! Factory. Timecodes: (0:00) - Intro (6:20) - Lola Raie Interview (Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon) (15:30) - Ticket to Paradise Home Entertainment news (18:00) - Hansan: Rising Dragon Blu-ray Giveaway Most o...

Dec 02, 202227 min

FYF 142: Slumberland, Bad Axe, The Last Manhunt, All Quiet on the Western Front

For our last episode of Find Your Film, we review the Netflix feature Slumberland (37:00) , the IFC Films release Bad Axe (24:52) , The Last Manhunt (47:33) , Smile (16:30) , All Quiet on the Western Front , and Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (52:12) . Bruce Purkey also reviewed Netflix's The Wonder (10:04) Manchester by the Sea (62:17) . Thank you so much for your two plus years of listenership! Follow Greg Srisavasdi, Eric Holmes, and Bruce Purkey as they move their FYF stylings to the C...

Nov 17, 20221 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 142

The Elephant 6 Recording Co., Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, Smile, All Quiet On The Western Front

Eric Holmes interviews The Elephant 6 Recording Co. producer Rob Hatch-Miller and Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill filmakers Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom. Go to The Elephant 6 Recording Co.'s official website: https://www.elephant6movie.com/ For more info on Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, go the film's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judeesilldoc/ Timecodes: (0:00) - Intro (5:56) - The Elephant 6 Recording Co. interview with Rob Hatch-Miller (20:12) - Lost Angel: The Genius of ...

Nov 16, 202254 min

FYF 141: Sam & Kate, Paradise City, The Friendship Game, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Movies reviewed this episode include Sam & Kate (41:10) , Paradise City (25:17) , The Friendship Game (16:57) , Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and The Elephant 6 Recording Co . (11:10) Bruce's weekly recommendations are the Shudder feature Mandrake and Don't Worry Darling (streaming on HBO Max). For What's in the Box, Bruce Purkey and Eric Holmes review the Jet Li feature Hero . Subscribe to our Deepest Dream YouTube Channel for more movie reviews and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/Deep...

Nov 11, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 141

FYF Interviews: Sagasu (Missing), Shinzô Katayama, Bite Size Halloween, Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum

Find Your Film's Eric Host interviews Sagasu (Missing) filmmaker Shinzô Katayama and Bite Size Halloween directors Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum (their short is "Ride or Die"). Sagasu hits VOD in U.S. and Canada November 18!! Park and Tenenbaum's previous short Koreatown Ghost Story which stars Magaret Cho. Timecodes: (0:00) - Intro (6:30) - Sagasu director Shinzô Katayama (16:37) - Ride or Die filmmakers Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum Subscribe to our Deepest Dream YouTube Channel for more m...

Nov 09, 202226 min

FYF 140: Sagasu (Missing), Incredible But True, Something in the Dirt, Once Were Warriors

For episode 140, we have three featured movies that are opening this week. The Japanese crime thriller Sagasu (aka Missing) is one of my favorite films of the year and we review it at ( 28:34). Bruce Purkey and Eric Holmes review the apartment based paranoid thriller Something in the Dirt (16:34) . Incredible But True (6:33) is the latest feature from Mandibles filmmaker Quentin Dupieux. Arrow streaming subscribers can check this first rate comedy out starting November 7! Subscribe to our Deepes...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 140

Bite Size Halloween Interviews With Michelle Krusiec (Nian) and Rebekka Johnson (Bad Rabbit)

Eric Holmes did a slew of interviews for Bite Size Halloween, and season three is now streaming on Hulu. For this installment, we have Holmes' interviews with Nian filmmaker Michelle Krusiec (9:58) and Bad Rabbit co-director Rebekka Johnson (27:54). You can also watch Nian on YouTube Here: https://youtu.be/9aUrNFagn-Q For more movie news, reviews, and interviews, check out our website Deepest Dream . Subscribe to our Deepest Dream YouTube Channel for more movie reviews and interviews: https://ww...

Oct 31, 202238 min

FYF 139: Holy Spider, The Lair, Please Baby Please, Barbarian, Cabinet of Curiosities, This Boy’s Life

New movies covered on Find Your Film include Holy Spider (6:30), Please Baby Please (17:42) , and The Lair (29:49) . Bruce Purkey doles out two recommendations: Barbarian (40:25) and Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (44:40 ). For this week's What's in the Box pick, we review This Boy's Life . We receive a commission if you purchase items via our Amazon Affiliate links. Thank you! ' Check out our Find Your Film site for more movie news and reviews: https://findyourfilms.com/ Subscribe ...

Oct 27, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 139

FYF 138: Brother’s Keeper, V/H/S/99, Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders, Halloween Ends

Movies reviewed this week include V/H/S/99 , Brother's Keeper , and Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders . Check out our Find Your Film site for more movie news and reviews: https://findyourfilms.com/ Subscribe to our Deepest Dream YouTube Channel for more movie reviews and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepestDreamDotCom Shirts, hoodies, drinking glass, stickers and more FYF merch is up on findyourfilmpodcast.com ! Check out Force Five Podcast: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com/ For more i...

Oct 21, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 138

FYF 137: Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday, The Loneliest Boy in the World, Urban Cowboy, Perfect

Episode 137 features reviews of Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday, The Loneliest Boy in the World, Over the Garden Wall, A Trip to Infinity, Urban Cowboy and Perfect! Check out our Find Your Film site for more movie news and reviews: https://findyourfilms.com/ Subscribe to our Deepest Dream YouTube Channel for more movie reviews and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepestDreamDotCom Shirts, hoodies, drinking glass, stickers and more FYF merch is up on findyourfilmpodcast.com ! Check out Force...

Oct 14, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 137

FYF 136: Project Wolf Hunting, Deadstream, Blonde, The Greatest Beer Run Ever

On this episode we review the Shudder release Deadstream, the Well Go USA Entertainment feature Project Wolf Hunting, Blonde, Dark Glasses and The Greatest Beer Run Ever. For more info on Michael "Ghostman" Pickle: Podcast and Horror Show Pictures Info: www.flow.page/GhostmanandRivera Indiegogo campaign for The Dead Place: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-dead-place/coming_soon Check out our Find Your Film site for more movie news and reviews: https://findyourfilms.com/ Subscribe to our De...

Oct 07, 202238 min

The Dead Place Interview With Michael Pickle, Vesper Spoiler Discussion

On the latest FYF Hodgepod, Eric Holmes interviews Michael Pickle, the director behind The Dead Place. The feature has its indiegogo campaign debuting on October 4. We end the program with a brief discussion of the ending to Vesper, an immersive sci-fi tale we all dug. For more info on Michael "Ghostman" Pickle: Podcast and Horror Show Pictures Info: www.flow.page/GhostmanandRivera Indiegogo campaign for The Dead Place: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-dead-place/coming_soon Rent/purchase ...

Oct 04, 202238 min
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