Film Explorers

Film Explorers

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TV & FILM
UPDATED WEEKLY

Exploring the bounds of cinema every week!

08/11/2025

The Finale

Hi everyone, Josh here. As you can see since you tapped or clicked on this episode, this is the finale of Film Explorers, a show that the four of us have spent years of our life working on. In this episode, we go back to the very beginning of cinema history and our own with A TRIP TO THE MOON. We then go long talking about our favorite episodes and moments together, our love of what we created together, and what the future holds. I think I can speak for all four of us in saying that we are incredibly proud that we had the opportunity to put something out onto the Internet, as rough and stupid as it often was. And we’re proud that every week, someone decided to press play. It means a lot that anyone ever decided to take time out of their day to listen to even a minute of our voices, and we will always be unbelievably appreciative of those who did that more often. You can still follow us all on Letterboxd, feel free to reach out to each of us. Below are the links: Jackson Joey Josh Sutherland And with that I leave with you our final episode. It’s a complete mess that I refuse to edit down so that you can witness the raw emotional state that this recording put us in. This one’s incredibly special. We will miss you all dearly as we continue into the unknown.

2h 20m
08/03/2025

Boyhood (2014)

12 YEARS IN THE MAKING. This episode, we’re all back for one last traditional episode talking about Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD. We talk about beginnings and endings, capturing time in a bottle, and what the next step is for each of us. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:07 What We Watched 00:43:31 Boyhood 01:27:58 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:43:46 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: ⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠ Joey on Letterboxd ⁠Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd⁠ Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 48m
08/02/2025

Field of Dreams (1989)

ALL HIS LIFE, RAY KINSELLA WAS SEARCHING FOR HIS DREAMS. THEN ONE DAY, HIS DREAMS CAME LOOKING FOR HIM. This episode, Jackson and Josh tackle one of the ultimate dad movies, Phil Alden Robinson's FIELD OF DREAMS starring Kevin Costner. We talk about baseball obviously, but specifically why it's such a mainstay of American cinema, why it speaks to Jackson so much, and why every movie ever should have James Earl Jones. Chapters: 00:00:00 randomly talking about Quantum Leap for three minutes and 41 seconds 00:03:41 Intro + Next Episode 00:07:56 Field of Dreams 00:53:39 Final Thoughts + Ratings 00:58:18 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: ⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠ ⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠ Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1 hr
07/27/2025

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

A FAMILY ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN This week, we continue our oddly scheduled sprint to the finish with one of Jackson's final picks, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. We talk about indie family dramas being Jackson's bread and butter, grandfathers on film, getting really emotional about pushing a van, and Breaking Bad alumni. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:47 What We Watched 00:37:28 Little Miss Sunshine 01:08:35 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:15:38 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: Jackson on Letterboxd Joey on Letterboxd Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 21m
07/13/2025

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) & Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

MORE THAN ONE WEARS THE MASK. IT’S HOW YOU WEAR THE MASK THAT MATTERS. This week, Josh and Sutherland dive deep INTO AND ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, its fractals of animation, its effusive adoration for the comic book medium, and how it’s changed the game for so many different types of media. We also talk about a ton of movies and television that we watched in between episodes, like the newest Mission: Impossible, Apocalypse Now, and tons more. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:19 What We Watched 00:14:51 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 01:03:40 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:09:21 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 12m
06/27/2025

Millennium Actress (2001)

THE MAGIC OF MOVIES, THE MYSTERY OF MEMORY. This week, we cover a filmmaker who is long overdue for an episode on our show, Satoshi Kon and his 2001 exploration of very medium of film and its effervescence, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS. We talk about the beauty of having no idea what to say, the power of memory, and the rarity of a movie that captures what it feels like to truly love this art form. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:50 What We Watched00:15:29 Next Week + Scheduling Weirdness 00:19:39 Millennium Actress 00:54:41 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:03:32 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: Jackson on Letterboxd Joey on Letterboxd Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 8m
06/11/2025

Us (2019)

WATCH YOURSELF. This week, we cover one of the great horror directors of the modern era with Jordan Peele’s US. We talk horror at the Oscars, comedians venturing into genre film, and how instantly iconic the imagery of Us has become. We also recap some of the new releases we've caught up with, Josh watches some Final Destination movies, Jackson finishes Season 2 of The Last of Us, and we attempt to schedule the rest of this month to disastrous results. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:05 What We Watched 00:32:31 Us 01:13:37 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:20:39 Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: Jackson on Letterboxd Joey on Letterboxd Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 22m
05/30/2025

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

IT ALL ENDS. Joey's final month of picks culminates with the end of his personal favorite film franchise, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2. We talk about modern franchise filmmaking, our histories with Harry Potter, and why this film just had to be picked before the show ended. We also catch up with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Josh starts back up with their Through the Years challenge, and Jackson watches First Blood. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:34 What We Watched 00:22:42 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 01:19:21 Final Thoughts + Ratings 01:29:55 Next Week + Outro Email us at filmexplorerspod@gmail.com with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show! Links: Jackson on Letterboxd Joey on Letterboxd Josh on Letterboxd Sutherland on Letterboxd Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

1h 33m

3.8

out of 5

4 Ratings

Exploring the bounds of cinema every week!

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Film Explorers
Years Active

2023 - 2025
Episodes

108
Rating

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