Film School for Dad

Film School for Dad

The podcast where Harv attempts to catch his Dad up on a lifetime squandered on serious, intellectual and meaningful pursuits in lieu of a solid education in popular culture and cinema.

Episodes

  1. Fight Club: Expression of Freedom, or Excessive Bleedin' ?

    10/02/2022

    Fight Club: Expression of Freedom, or Excessive Bleedin' ?

    Fight Club is a 1999 film directed by David Fincher, and written by Jim Uhls, based on a book by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bottom Carter, and… er… Meatloaf. Part...

    44 min

  2. 06/05/2022

    Roger Dodger: Is this Dodger Artful and Deep, or More Likely to put you to Sleep?

    Roger Dodger was a 2002 independent film written and directed by first time film-maker Dylan Kidd. It starred Campbell Scott in a very underrated performance as the titular Roger, and Jessie Eisenberg in his first...

    38 min

  3. 03/07/2021

    Magnolia: Sophisticated Work of Art or Chaotic Writer's Fart?

    Magnolia is a 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and an amazing ensemble cast that all deserve to get mentioned on that same level, but at 3 hours running time, we...

  4. 06/20/2020

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Fascinating and Profound, or Too Much Monkeying Around?

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 film starring James Franco, Frieda Pinto and a monkey named Ceasar played (virtually) by Andy Serkis. Notable for being one of the earliest films to...

    49 min

  5. 05/26/2020

    Unforgiven: thoughtful rumination, or more violence glorification

    Unforgiven is a 1992 film starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. It was written by David Web Peoples, but it’s very much a “Clint Eastwood film”. Sometimes described as the film that “broke...

    38 min

  6. 02/16/2020

    The Truman Show: Profound Allegory or Pointless Silly Story?

    Peter Weir’s Jim Carrey vehicle “The Truman Show” came just as reality TV was overtaking the airwaves and invading our living rooms — and as such was almost prescient in its depiction of a man...

    49 min

  7. 01/25/2020

    Does Pi (1998) Pack a Punch for Pops or is it a Piss-Poor Piece of Poop?

    PI is a 1998 indie film starring Sean Gillette, Mark Margolis and Ben Shenkman, and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Made for a mere $30,000 5 years after Aronofsky graduated film school, it unexpectedly explored ideas...

    42 min

  8. 12/03/2019

    The Matrix: Allegorical Warning or I Can Hear Dad Snoring?

    The Matrix is about as genre defining as film gets. It broke box office records, captured a generation and became a symbol for awakening to spiritual gurus and conspiracy theorists alike. But do the allegorical...

  9. 08/31/2019

    Coco: Nonsense for Toddlers or Serious Noggin Fodder?

    Welcome to our special Father’s Day episode of Film School for Dad! Coco is a 2017 Disney Pixar film starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Alana Ubach and a whole bunch of other people with...

    43 min

  10. 08/04/2019

    8 Mile: Cultural Edification or Rap Crap Irritation?

    8 Mile is a 2002 musical drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshal Mathers (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and Britanny Murphy (RIP). While telling the story of a character that closely parallels Eminem’s...

    47 min
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About

The podcast where Harv attempts to catch his Dad up on a lifetime squandered on serious, intellectual and meaningful pursuits in lieu of a solid education in popular culture and cinema.

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  • Creator
    Film School for Dad
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019 Film School for Dad
  • Show Website
    Film School for Dad