72 episodes
The MacGuffin Men Alex Stephenson
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- TV & Film
The MacGuffin Men is a podcast that hopes to add some depth to what we feel is lacking in modern film criticism. From a film's place in history to granular film grammar choices of the filmmaker, these movies are discussed from a place of love and appreciation for the art form, all with the understanding that a lot of what we discuss might be nonsense.
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Episode 396: Oppenheimer
Big faces in IMAX, camera placement, wildly aggressive editing, blockbuster Stan Brakhage, and Christopher Nolan reckoning with his own influence on cinema.
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Episode 395: Les Diaboliques
Henri-Georges Clouzot's influential mystery, twist endings, the film's depiction of Christina's inner struggle, the use of sound, and the repeated motifs of bars and water.
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Episode 394: Singin' in the Rain
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's illustrious careers (both together and separately), the remarkable precision that links the dancers to the filmmaking, and the film's deserved place in cinema history.
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Episode 393: Paddington
The film's long journey from book to screen, Nicole Kidman's performance, the production design, and Paul King's direction.
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Episode 392: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The tactile feeling of a film that is made in computers, the film's use of Miles' love of hip-hop, and the emotional through lines that carry the film.
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Episode 391: NOPE
The greatest movie title of all time, Jordan Peele's growing canvas, the contrast between big and small, Keke Palmer, being seen, and the magic of Daniel Kaluuya's eyes.