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What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis cover the best in non-franchise films and discuss what makes a great film great. Hannah and Bryan love original filmmaking across all genres. Are you an obsessive Oscar nominated movie watcher? Are you always looking forward to the next A24 or Neon release? Then we’ll probably get along! Movies covered include any new releases we’re interested in, as well as the historic winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. New episodes generally release on Saturdays, twice monthly.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try not to be macaroni while they discuss Honey Don't, the 2025 movie directed by Ethan Coen.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah discuss the merits of committing arson for a friend as they cover Sorry, Baby, the 2025 movie directed by Eva Victor.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Stephen Gillespie to talk through the recently released New York Times list that ranks the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. They talk through how the list was made, its overall quality, and surprising inclusions and exclusions.The STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488eI'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642efEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Bluesky | LetterboxdMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah do a lot of math while they talk about Materialists, the 2025 movie directed by Celine Song.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyListen to our previous episode on Past Lives!Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dodge assassination attempts while they talk about The Phoenician Scheme, the 2025 movie directed by Wes Anderson that is currently in theaters.Our guest on today's episode is Raf Stitt, host of the Canon podcast from Screenage Wasteland.The Canon podcast: https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/Screenage Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/Raf's Social Media: Twitter | Bluesky | Instagram | LetterboxdEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah don their best Ocean View Dining garb to talk about Friendship, the 2025 movie directed by Andrew DeYoung.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year.Timestamps:00:00 - Where to find good international films08:33 - Broken Rage (dir. Takeshi Kitano)14:05 - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (dir. Phạm Thiên Ân)18:17 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammed Rasoulof)23:55 - Cloud (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)27:37 - Daaaaaalí! (dir. Quentin Dupieux)30:04 - All We Imagine As Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)36:15 - Youth (Spring) (dir. Wang Bing)43:07 - Johanne Sacreblu (dir. Camila Aurora González)47:30 - Caught by the Tides (dir. Jia Zhangke)52:22 - Dahomey (dir. Mati Diop)1:01:35 - The Beast (dir. Bertrand Bonello)1:11:35 - No Other Land (dir. Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra)1:18:00 - Red Rooms (dir. Pascal Plante)1:24:53 - About Dry Grasses (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)1:32:14 - Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (dir. Johan Grimonprez)1:39:20 - Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)1:49:11 - Grand Tour (dir. Miguel Gomes)2:00:55 - Honorable Mentions2:10:56 - What we are excited for next yearThe STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488eI'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642efEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Bluesky | LetterboxdMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth Troyer and Marc Dottavio from Unwatchables to try to make some semblance of sense of The Shrouds, the 2025 movie directed by David Cronenberg that is currently in theaters.Unwatchables podcast and socials: https://linktr.ee/unwatchablesEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan suspects that Hannah is lying about how much she likes Black Bag, the 2025 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that is currently available in theaters and on PVOD.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth and Ben Vargas to discuss the wild and wonderful filmography of Andrzej Żuławski. 0:00 - Intro12:35 - The Third Part of the Night27:20 - The Devil56:20 - On the Silver Globe1:21:55 - PossessionFeaturing:Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/Ben Vargas from Cinema Shitshow, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-shitshow/id1703343524Further Listening:Episode on Possession available via Movie Friends Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thats-messed-up-107850354Seeing Faces in Movies episode on David Cronenberg's The Brood: https://www.seeingfacesinmovies.com/episodes/the-brood-david-cronenbergEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah analyze Psycho, the 1960 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #31 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
Next week's episode will cover "A Man Escaped", which is available on the Criterion Channel.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah watch The Rules of the Game, the 1939 movie directed by Jean Renoir that ranks #13 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah watch Late Spring, the 1949 movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu that ranks #21 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dive into Daisies, the 1966 movie directed by Věra Chytilová that ranks #28 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah delve into Rashomon, the 1950 movie directed by Akira Kurosawa that ranks #41 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dive into Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, the 1975 movie directed by Chantal Akerman that ranks #1 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dive into Singin' in the Rain, the 1952 movie directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen that ranks #10 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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1In the inaugural episode of What a Picture, Hannah and Bryan discuss their past experiences with film before diving into the Sight and Sound top 100 list, including the significant changes to the list from 2012 to 2022, some interesting statistics about the films included, and how they plan to proceed with watching these movies.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah did it! With the Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll in the rearview mirror, they assign superlatives to the films on the list, high school yearbook style. Stick around for the announcement of schedule and topics for seaons 2 of What a Picture. Lastly, some friends of the podcast chime in with their favorite overall films on the Sight & Sound list. 0:00 - Intro4:58 - Superlatives46:24 - Season 2 Announcement51:04 - Voicemails from FriendsFeaturing:Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live, https://open.spotify.com/show/3gy7EYnn7LORzZIgBOF7wGRaf Stitt from The Canon, https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/Stephen Gillespie from the STACKS, https://www.thestacks.co.uk/Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan stops it with the trivia already and joins Hannah to actually talk the substance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 1968 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #6 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
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