Part 3 I'm joined once again by the wonderful Kayleen for a twist on our previous episode together. This time, she's in the interviewer seat and we're talking about movies that were essential to my development as a person. Spoilers aren't too serious in this episode. Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast, We Explain Movies, available everywhere you can find podcasts. Listen to We Explain Movies @ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-explain-movies/id1453122597 Time Stamps: My Intro: 00:00 Film 6...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This is the UNCUT 3 hour version of the episode that Kayleen and I did on the films that defined me. I'm joined once again by the wonderful Kayleen for a twist on our previous episode together. This time, she's in the interviewer seat and we're talking about movies that were essential to my development as a person. Spoilers aren't too serious in this episode. Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast, We Explain Movies, available everywhere you can find podcasts. Listen to We Explain Movies @ po...
Nov 20, 2020•3 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 36
PART 2 I'm joined once again by the wonderful Kayleen for a twist on our previous collaboration. This time, she's in the interviewer seat and we're talking about movies that were essential to my development as a person. Spoilers aren't too serious in this episode. Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast, We Explain Movies, available everywhere you can find podcasts. Listen to We Explain Movies @ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-explain-movies/id1453122597 Time Stamps: First Intro — 00:00 Main ...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
I'm joined once again by the wonderful Kayleen for a twist on our previous episode together. This time, she's in the interviewer seat and we're talking about movies that were essential to my development as a person. Spoilers aren't too serious in this episode. Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast, We Explain Movies, available everywhere you can find podcasts. Listen to We Explain Movies @ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-explain-movies/id1453122597 Holding Out for a Hero Paramount Montage w...
Nov 16, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Kevin is back and we're here to talk about the TV shows and movies we've watched that have really stood out in the last three months. We get into the nitty gritty so you should expect spoilers for everything we talk about, more so on the TV side. Time Stamps: Episode Intro: 00:00 TV Discussion Begins: 2:52 Utopia: 3:45 Ramy: 8:25 The Mandalorian: 13:03 Normal People: 25:22 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: 26:02 The Wilderness of Error: 27:22 The Boys Season 2: 32:32 The Queen's Gambit: 35:44 The Eric A...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 32
I sat down with my buddy Jomar to talk about his life in theatre, learning to be his authentic self, and learning that A Christmas Carol is a kink celebration story. www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2020-2021-season/art/ Link for the show Jomar is in! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11464826/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Social Dilemma https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13065386/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Totally Under Control https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13143964/ Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 31
I sit down with Jordan, one of the co-hosts of Take 3: A Movie Podcast. He explains the origins of the podcast, what he looks for in a movie, and his goals for his film education. http://www.take3amp.com/ https://weexplainmovies.podbean.com/ www.usa.gov/register-to-vote Voter registration resources. blacklivesmatter.com joebiden.com
Oct 11, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 30
I sat down with one of my oldest friends to talk about her experience attending Leland Stanford Junior University. You may have heard of it. Time Stamps: Stanford Discussion 00:00 — 36:07 Movie Discussion & Outro 36:08 — 50:52 http://tiny.cc/nbeysz The PBS Newshour www.usa.gov/register-to-vote Voter registration resources. blacklivesmatter.com joebiden.com
Oct 04, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 29
I sit down with my friend Kimmy of We Explain Movies fame and we talk about adapting and directing a short film and her recent experience losing weight. Time Stamps: Short Film Discussion 00:00 — 51:42 Weight Loss Discussion 51:43 — 1:20:48 weexplainmovies.podbean.com Kimmy's podcast. www.usa.gov/register-to-vote Voter registration resources. blacklivesmatter.com joebiden.com
Sep 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 28
I talk about the future of the podcast! AH!
Sep 17, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Daniel sits down with his friend Tim to talk about theatre, teaching, and most importantly classic film, in a surprisingly clean episode. www.mcnamarasports.com/ Tim's family's store. https://capstage.org/ Capital Stage Theatre. Time Stamps: Intro 00:00 Meet Tim 1:00 Falling in love with Theatre 11:00 Classic Film Discussion 22:50 Outro and Closing 53:32
Aug 02, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Daniel and Kevin sit down to talk about one of America's most important filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino. They'll discuss his strengths, weaknesses, what makes him special, and so on! Important plot elements from some of his films are discussed so if you haven't seen Django Unchained or The Hateful Eight, we recommend you do. Time Stamps: Intro 00:00 Opening Nonsense 00:58 Tarantino Talk Begins 4:12 Digressing 44:22 Recommendations and Outro 49:51
Jul 26, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Kevin and Daniel finally talk about the origin of their friendship and go through every movie they've seen in theaters together, with a few digressions along the way! Warning: Ad Astra spoilers. Time Stamps: Episode Intro 00:00 Picking a Bone with Kevin 1:00 Why Kevin Loves Movies 4:30 Origins of Our Friendship 10:50 Favorite Kevin Stories 14:10 Movies We’ve seen Together 20:28 Conclusion 49:52 The Drive Story 50:57 Recommendations and Outro 55:35...
Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Kevin and Daniel sit down without a script and talk about a wide range of topics including advertising movies, directors, the Gnome cinematic universe, and of course the future of movies. What do you think the future of movies is? What do you want it to be? Shoot us a voice memo through Anchor! Timestamps Discussion of Previous Episode 00:00 The Assistant and Trailers 4:00 Director's Vision 27:00 The Future of the Movie Industry 31:08 Me Throwing a Tantrum 42:25 Gnomes 47:50 Recommendations and ...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Jamie's back, this time to talk about her favorite movie OF ALL TIME, The American President. Also included is a discussion of Molly's Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. This episode is brought to you by Headspace, a paid meditation app (unpaid promotion). www.headspace.com Be sure to check out We Explain Movies, at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Episode Time Stamps: Intro 00:00 Meeting Jamie 1:32 Movie Group Quiz 6:28 The American President 16:10 Molly's Game 38:32 Gambling and Vegas 50:4...
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This wouldn't be Super Serious Movie Men if I didn't release an unabridged episode. This is the entirety of the conversation with Courtnee about our friendship, the movies we've seen together, and the career of her favorite actress, Amy Adams. Make sure you check out her podcast We Explain Movies, at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: Pre Ep Intro 00:00 Courtnee Intro 00:58 Courtnee Stories 6:32 Movie’s we’ve seen 14:53 We Explain Movies 31:49 Episode Topic : 47:30 Amy’s Best performances ...
Jun 03, 2020•2 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Daniel completes the deep dive into Christopher Nolan's filmography, this time with the help of Kevin. They'll talk about what his strengths and weaknesses are and whether or not he has lost "it." Time Stamps: Kevin’s Back 00:00 Topic Begins 2:54 Favorite Nolan Moments 31:24 Dunkirk Bashing 45:03 Closing Nolan Thoughts 48:13 Avatar 2 52:00 Recommendations 53:30
May 31, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The final part of the conversation with Courtnee. Dun dun DUN! Daniel and Courtnee continue to discuss Courtnee's favorite actress of all time, Amy Adams, this time going into some hidden gem performances, finer details of her career, and math lord Terrence Howard. Make sure you check out Courtnee's podcast We Explain Movies, at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: Pre EP Intro 00:00 Additional Amy Performances 1:05 More Amy Questions and random Talk 6:31 Terrence Howard 28:12 Back to Amy 31...
May 24, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The conversation with Courtnee continues! Daniel and Courtnee discuss Courtnee's favorite actress of all time, Amy Adams, why she's Courtnee's favorite, and Courtnee's top 10 favorite Amy Adams performances. I said Courtnee a lot in this description. Make sure you check out Courtnee's podcast We Explain Movies, at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: Pre Ep Intro 00:00 — 00:15 Episode Topic 00:16 Amy’s Best performances 9:20 Outro 59:30...
May 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 18
The complete version is here! This is the entirety of the conversation I had with Kayleen about her favorite movies. Make sure you check out her podcast We Explain Movies, at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: Episode Intro 00:00 My Favorite Kayleen Stories 00:30 We Explain Movies Talk 12:30 Topic Actually Begins 23:05 Honorable Mentions List 26:42 Main List Begins — Movie 10 58:30 Movie 9 1:08:17 Movie 8 1:21:25 Movie 7 1:29:53 Movie 6 1:40:11 Movie 5 1:46:30 Movie 4 1:55:58 Movie 3 2:03:...
May 11, 2020•2 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Daniel has the third a final host of We Explain Movies on for a chat about movies they've seen, living together, podcasts, and more! Be sure to check out Courtnee's podcast at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: Pre Ep Intro 00 — :40 Courtnee Intro 1:02 Courtnee Stories 6:17 Movie’s we’ve seen 15:00 We Explain Movies 31:35 Outro 47:21
May 10, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 17
The epic conclusion to the discussion of Kayleen's favorite movies of all time! Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Movie 5 9:50 Movie 4 17:27 Movie 3 29:48 Movie 2 40:05 Movie 1 58:10 Recommendations
May 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The saga continues! Part 2 of the discussion with Daniel's old friend Kayleen, this time talking about 10-6 of her favorite movies of all time. Kayleen is the co-host of the podcast We Explain Movies, which you can find at weexplainmovies.podbean.com , and on most of the podcast platforms! Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Movie 10 10:12 Movie 9 23:20 Movie 8 31:50 Movie 7 42:08 Movie 6
Apr 29, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Daniel sits down with his old friend Kayleen to talk about student films, Timeflies, and most importantly her favorite movies of all time. Make sure you check out Kayleen's podcast at https://weexplainmovies.podbean.com/ . Time Stamps: 00:00 Episode Intro 00:47 Meet Kayleen 12:18 We Explain Movies 22:50 Topic Actually Begins 26:35 Kayleen's Honorable Mentions 58:18 Outro
Apr 23, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The complete interview with Kimmy, edited into a single episode. Check out her podcast at https://weexplainmovies.podbean.com/ Time Stamps: Pre Episode Talk 00:00 Kimmy Intro 1:00 Kimmy Stories 4:15 We Explain Movies Talk 9:35 Look for in a Movie 15:53 Letterboxd Discussion Begins 23:18 Mid Episode Joke 59:22 Letterboxd Discussion Continues 01:00:17 Recommendations and Outro 1:41:32...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Daniel continues his talk with his old friend Kimmy scrutinizing the rest of the films that she has logged on her Letterboxd. Kimmy is the co-host of the podcast We Explain Movies, which is available at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: 00:00 Opening Joke 00:56 Letterboxd Discussion Continues 42:18 Recommendations and Outro This episode is brought to you by headspace, the paid meditation app that leads you through guided meditation and lets you set how long you want to meditate. https://w...
Apr 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Daniel sits down with his old friend Kimmy to scrutinize the films that she has logged on her Letterboxd to figure out what she looks for in films, and how she thinks about film. Kimmy is the co-host of the podcast We Explain Movies, which is available at weexplainmovies.podbean.com Time Stamps: 00:00 Pre Episode Talk 1:06 Kimmy Introduction 4:48 My Favorite Kimmy Stories 10:12 We Explain Movies 16:30 What Kimmy Looks for in Movies 24:00 Letterboxd Discussion Begins 60:00 Outro This episode is b...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 10
Daniel prepares for a deep dive into the mind of Christopher Nolan, one of his favorite directors working today. He'll talk about what he thinks makes Nolan great and his first two films, Doodlebug (1997) and Following (1998). Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro to Nolan 2:40 Doodlebug 4:20 Following
Mar 10, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Daniel and special guest Jamie sit down to talk about the 2015 Robert Eggers' film The VVITCH, and they'll talk about their first time seeing it, their theories, what they think works about the film, and so on! We go in depth so as always SPOILERS. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ Time Stamps: 00:00 Talkin' 'bout VVITCH 39:14 Recommendations
Mar 01, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Daniel follows up last week's Sorkin discussion with a look at Moneyball (2011), directed by Bennett Miller, with a script written by Sorkin, Steven Zaillan, and Stan Chervin. I talk about why I think Moneyball is one the better sports movies to be released in the last ten years, and then I take a complete detour and talk about Den of Thieves (2018), directed by Christian Gudegast, starring Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, and O'shea Jackson Jr. I talk about both movies ...
Feb 23, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
