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Direct
by Eric & Levi
Direct is your officially unofficial podcast that takes a direct trajectory through a director's filmography. Hosted by movie geeks Eric and Levi, the show will walk through every movie that a director has made in chronological order. Each week a new film will be discussed, contemplated, and dissected. Get your popcorn ready!
Episodes
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Wes Anderson – Epilogue
It’s the end of our Anderson run, and it was a twee affair. What is twee? Listen and find out! Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Is he flirting with you? Join us next week as we wrap up of Anderson’s films. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Anderson Epilogue Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
We can’t offer you a legally binding podcast. It won’t hold up in the state, the county, or frankly, any courtroom in the world, due to age, lack of a license, and failure to get parental consent. But this ritual does carry a very important moral weight within yourselves. You can’t enter into the...
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Wes Anderson – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Go wild. Join us next week for Moonrise Kingdom. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Moonrise Kingdom Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – The Darjeeling Limited
We love you, but we will mace you in the face. Join us next week for Fantastic Mr. Fox. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Fantastic Mr. Fox Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Somebody please make a Steve Zissou tabletop RPG. Thanks. Join us next week for The Darjeeling Limited. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Darjeeling Limited Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – Royal Tenenbaums
Sic transit gloria, listen as we take a deep dive into the dysfunctional Tenenbaum family. Did we mention we are adopted? Join us next week for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Life Aquatic Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – Rushmore
Rushmore is Oedipus. THINK ABOUT IT! And join us next week for The Royal Tenenbaums. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Royal Tenenbaums Forum | [email protected]
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Wes Anderson – Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket is Wes Anderson’s first movie. It marks the debut of Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, and establishes the Anderson canon. One of us really liked the movie and the other one hated it. Can two polorized podcast hosts find common ground? Stay tuned. And join us next week for Rushmore. Join...
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Wes Anderson – Prologue
Wes Anderson is the next director we’ll be covering on Direct. Known for his highly-stylized fables about immaturity, family, obscurity, and hope, Anderson has created a name for himself as a stand-out filmmaker. He’s also been nominated for 6 Academy Awards, but has yet to win one. His…
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David Fincher – Epilogue
Our time with Fincher has come to a close. What a wonderful filmography. Well done, sir. See you in November! Let us know who you’d like us to cover next at our Direct Forum. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | [email protected]
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David Fincher – House of Cards 101 & 102
We broke the rules! We’re bringing you bonus Fincher coverage from the first two episodes of House of Cards. Fincher’s ground-breaking streaming television series brings the same tension as his cinematic pursuits to the small screen. It contains many Fincher-isms, call backs to his films, and an...
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David Fincher – Gone Girl
Gone Girl is three movies in one. At one point, it’s a mystery. Then, it turns into a thriller. Then, a melodrama. But what really makes this movie is its masterful villain. Gone Girl has one of the best antagonists caught on film. The movie is able to take a fantastical plot and ground it in…
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David Fincher – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a compelling, affecting thriller on par with Season 1 of True Detective and carried by an amazing character performance by Rooney Mara. It’s another impressive bundle of Fincher-isms arranged in a new and enthralling way. Incredible stuff. Join us next week for...
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David Fincher – The Social Network
The Social Network is amazing. Just watch it. Join us next week for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Forum | [email protected]
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David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a warm, fuzzy Forest-Gumpian tale of a deadbeat dad and his deadbeat dad son. Fincher’s take on this (very loose) F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation is a departure of sorts from his thriller-tinged canon thus far. This is Fincher at his most romantic, and even...
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David Fincher – Zodiac
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David Fincher – Panic Room
Panic Room is a balanced thriller with great pacing, excellent characters, and top-notch performances. It’s a movie that puts you in a big house and makes it feel claustrophobic. Fincher continues with his “making the big feel small” theme and delivers a beautify, clippy experience. It’s a fun...
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David Fincher – Fight Club
Fight Club. It is a big-time interesting cinematic experience that will keep your mind spinning. Fincher goes back to the mind-f*** well and this one’s a doozy. What’s real? What’s admirable? What’s B.S.? This movie could be torn apart, theorized and opined upon for hours, but we only have one....
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David Fincher – The Game
The Game is a twisty-turney, paranoid ride through a Wonderland world. Trust no one. Ultimately the film is undoubtedly entertaining, and undoubtedly Fincher, but how do the pieces ultimately come together? Is this a game for the ages, or a contest to forget? Probably somewhere in the middle.…
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David Fincher – Se7en
Se7en is a psychological thriller that grabs from the get-go and doesn’t let go. It’s so affecting, so dark, so gruesome and extreme that the film may make you see things that aren’t even there. With excellent performances, a rock-solid script and masterful direction, Se7en is as engrossing a…
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David Fincher – Alien³
Alien 3 is a film. David Fincher directed it. It’s…not great… Hmmm…it’s…definitely a full-length feature film in the Alien franchise. That is a fact. Join us next week for Se7en! Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Se7en Forum | [email protected] Support Bald Move: Amazon | Club Bald...
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David Fincher – Prologue
David Fincher is the next director we’ll be covering on Direct. He got his start in music videos and, like Scott and Cameron before him, burst onto the scene with face-huggers in Alien3. From Fight Club to Zodiac to Gone Girl, Fincher has been thrilling audiences for more than two decades, with...
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Guillermo del Toro – Epilogue
Welp, we watched all of Guillermo del Toro’s movies. We saw a ton of awesome creatures, Gothic horrors, clockwork automatons, and bugs… lots of bugs. It was a fun ride, and we thank you for joining us on it! And! It’s now time to vote on the next ‘Direct’ director. We have three top-notch helmers...
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Guillermo del Toro – Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro’s most recent film is a deep, creepy, personal story with ghosts in it. With excellent performances from top actors, strong metaphorical overtones, and face stabs, this film may be best viewed in context to his previous movies. Eric and Levi had differing opionions on the film,...
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Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is a stupid fun action flick with big monsters punching big robots in their big faces. It’s a fun, if inconsistent ride through a detailed and expansive mythos. What it lacks in story, character, and (sometimes) logic, it makes up for in PUNCHING MONSTERS IN THE...
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Guillermo del Toro – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II is a sequel with teeth (and tooth faeries). Guillermo del Toro’s follow up to his 2004 comic book flick has a little more of everything. Tons of practical effects, big action set pieces, and big choices for a lot of characters. But do the cartooney aspects outweigh the rip-roaring fun…
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Guillermo del Toro – Pan’s Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth is a mythical and mystical juxtaposition of two engaging universes. In one, a brooding tyrant rules with a cruel and iron fist – representing, perhaps, one of the greatest villains in movie history. In the other, a cadre of beautifully grotesque creatures guide a young girl…
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Guillermo del Toro – Hellboy
Hellboy is a detailed, wild ride that appeals directly to Levi and Eric’s geeky sensibilities. It also represents a unique and outstanding entry into the comic book genre. Plus, there are plenty of del Toro-isms to go around. Lovecraftian monsters? Check. Catholic symbolism? Check. Glowsticks?...
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Guillermo del Toro – Blade II
Blade II is a movie. Guillermo del Toro directed it. Join us next week for Hellboy. Join the conversation: Leave us a Review | Hellboy forum | [email protected] Support Bald Move: Amazon | Club Bald Move
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Guillermo del Toro – The Devil’s Backbone
“Limbo juice! Limbo juice! La la la la Limbo Juice! Fill your cup, drink it up! Everybody loves that limbo juice!” We watched The Devil’s Backbone this week, and were pretty blown away. The film opens up like a blooming flower the more you think about it, and it has a final half-hour that rivals...
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Guillermo del Toro – Mimic
Mimic is an uneven ride through a deep and intricate del Toro world. There were some things we really loved, some we found laughable, and others that had us scratching our heads. So create an ant farm, click your spoons together, (maybe) become pregnant from a bug bite, and join us. It’s Mimic...
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Guillermo del Toro – Cronos
Cronos is Guillermo del Toro’s first feature film, and while it’s a bit rough around the edges it’s the type of film that sticks with you. With macabre imagery, morbid curiosity, and Ron Perlman’s broken nose, there’s a lot to take in. So wind up the golden bug, sleep in a toy box, and rip your...
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Guillermo del Toro – Prologue
Guillermo del Toro is our next director on Direct! The voting margin was razor-thin, but in the end the stylized Mexican director who has brought us Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Pacific Rim took the crown. Aside from the cinematic experiences he has brought us, Del Toro is unique in that he is...
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Edgar Wright – Epilogue
Edgar Wright is done. FINISHED!!! Over. For us, anyway (for now). In this show, relive the moments that made us think hard about being us while watching his films. And hear us chit chat about our next Direct director. We’ll be taking a break for about a month, but stay tuned for our next director...
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Edgar Wright – The World’s End
The First Post, The Old Familiar, The Famous Cock, The Cross Hands, The Good Companions, The Trusty Servant, The Two-Headed Dog, The Mermaid, The Beehive, The King’s Head, The Hole in the Wall, The World’s End. We went to all of ’em! Join us next week for our Edgar Wright wrapup. Join the...
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Edgar Wright – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Edgar Wright took a departure from his pasty-white British protagonists, and embarked on a journey of new discovery with a pasty-white Canadian protagonist. This week, we watched the ultra-kinetic coming-of-age video game sim known as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The film is a stage-based, third...
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Edgar Wright – Hot Fuzz
A quaint place in the country unfolds into a nightmare conspiracy of devious proportions. We watched Hot Fuzz this week, and took in the lunchable mega-sandwich that is the screenwriting wizardry of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. This movie folds in on itself more times than the Tasmanian Devil…
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Edgar Wright – Shaun of the Dead
It’s a rip-roarin’ zombie adventure with TONS of heart. We watched Shaun of the Dead this week and used it as an opportunity to have deep existential conversations. This comedy where a kid has to blow his mom’s head off, contemplate suicide, and make amends with his dying step-father was a real...
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Edgar Wright – Prologue
You, the listeners, chose Edgar Wright as our new director on Direct. Levi and Eric are stoked! Wright brings his action comedy sensibilities to broad genre films and fill them with pop culture reference gold. Check out these resources as you begin with us on our Edgar Wright journey: Every Frame…
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Quentin Tarantino – Epilogue
Welp, our journey through Tarantino’s films has come to a close. We laughed, we cried, we reviled in horror as Eric and Levi attempted hideous accents. Consider this your wrap-up thread for Tarantino. How would you rank Tarantino’s films? What are your favorite Tarantino-isms? Are you a Big…
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Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
The eighth film from Quentin Tarantino just hit theaters. It’s a rip-roarin’ character study bundled up in the Wyoming winter. Samuel L. Jackson gives an Oscar-worthy performance as ruthless bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren, and headlines a cast of big characters with big motives and big…
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Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Our tour of Tarantino lands on his masterful south/western legend of a former slave named Django, and his precocious mentor, Shultz. This film is like a master class in Tarantino-isms. It has bad people doing bad things, primal justice, revenge fantasies, QT’s company of actors, and memorable...
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Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
What a fun movie! Eric and Levi think that Inglourious Basterds proves that Tarantino is substance over style. The film has high tension, deep character development, and a furious climax. It was a pleasure to spectate, but where does it land on our list of Tarantino’s best? Join us next week for...
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Quentin Tarantino – Death Proof
Death Proof is supposed to be so bad it’s good — but does it actually achieve the “good” part? This week, Eric and Levi discuss one of Tarantino’s most divisive films, with a little help from their friend from Germany. The talk explores which characters are likable, the merits of practical…
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Quentin Tarantino – Kill Bill vol. 2
The second installment of the Kill Bill series brings us incredible characters, awesome fights, and an intense Texas funeral. Eric and Levi surely enjoyed this cinematic experience. QT seems to be honing his strong voice and concrete style while paying homage to the flicks that excited him...
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Quentin Tarantino – Kill Bill vol. 1
The first installment of Tarantino’s Kill Bill series is packed with entertainment value. This week, the guys discuss Tarantino’s audience manipulation techniques, what makes QT comfortable, and the excellent performances from Lucy Liu and Sonny Chiba. Join us next week for Kill Bill vol. 2. Join...
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Quentin Tarantino – Jackie Brown
Time to revisit one of Tarantino’s most overlooked and most interesting films. Like most QT pictures, Jackie Brown is a movie that references the past while living firmly within the era it’s set. In this ‘cast, Eric and Levi walk through the deep characters, the twisting plot, and the powerhouse...
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Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
It was super fun for Eric and Levi to re-watch and breakdown Pulp Fiction. The music, the characters, the stories, all twisted together like a bloody Neapolitan pasta. In this ‘cast, the guys compare and contrast Tarantino’s first two films, fantasize about Jack Rabbit Slim’s, and unravel the…
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Quentin Tarantino – Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs is the first film in our Tarantino series, and it’s a doozy. In this episode, Eric and Levi break down the characters, marvel at K-Billy’s Super Sounds of the 70’s, come up with a crappy fan theory, and decide on a protagonist in this whirlwind of a motion picture. Join us next…
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Direct is your officially unofficial podcast that takes a direct trajectory through a director's filmography. Hosted by movie geeks Eric and Levi, the show will walk through every movie that a director has made in chronological order. Each week a new film will be discussed, contemplated, and dissected. Get your popcorn ready!
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