Test Pattern

Alexei Toliopoulos — film critic, movie lover, podcaster, comedian and video store lifer — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie obsession, physical media, and the fine line between critic and creator.We get into: our origins, a mild Clint Eastwood phase, Greek intermissions, curating movies for planes, Inner West movies, combatting cultural cringe, Margaret and David, third generation physical collecting, Enter the Matrix, DVD menu loops, all-time special features and commentaries, video store shelves, Ciao Magazine’s Favourite Local Character, Film Bro canon, /r/Fancasting, stagnated franchise fandoms, first Letterboxd reviews, Refused Classification, meeting your heroes, critic vs creator, Mario Puzo’s canal metaphor.Music by Gab Strum.Find Alexei on Instagram and Letterboxd.Find The Last Video Store on Instagram.Buy tickets to Alexei's comedy tour of VHS.Guy who does cool Star Wars impressions@testpatternpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nina Oyama — Australian comedian, writer and actor known for Utopia, Deadloch and Taskmaster Australia — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about musical shame, when to walk out of a movie, and the films we watch when we want to cry.We get into: Entourage live shows, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, watching films specifically to cry, becoming desensitised to Max Richter, Emerald Fennell making unsexy movies, being horny for Rum Tum Tugger, formative CollegeHumor sketches, Emma Roberts’ wedges, watching The Godfather in Tuscany, The Testament of Nina Oyama, smooth brain viewing, ignoring horror, writing vs acting, Ms. Fieldmouse can get it, The Gayest Showman, musical theatre shame, Deadloch season two, and Luke Hemsworth.Music by Gab Strum.Find Nina on Instagram and Letterboxd.@testpatternpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tansy Gardam — film critic and host of Going Rogue  — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie disasters, studio chaos, and why the films that nearly collapsed are the ones we love most.We get into: Charli as The Moment, Count of Monte Cristo-maxxing, starting a podcast to combat misinformation, the Patron Saint of Photoshop, Duel of the Fates glazing, Rian Johnson’s goofy-to-serious ratio, the Beatles Cinematic Experience, Nick Cave’s legendary Gladiator II script, Zack Snyder’s sets, Dredd locks, Taika Wonka, and Song of the South for zoomers.Decline and Fall: Dressing the EmpireIn an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technologyMusic by Gab Strum.Find Tansy on Instagram and Letterboxd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Test Pattern kicks off with Lawrence Schlossman (Throwing Fits) joining Angus Truskett for a conversation about cinema obsession, personal taste, and the fits that defined film history.We get into: Australian movie audiences, Timothée Chalamet’s generational run, New Jersey classics, the next James Bond, Zack Braff being a bozo, Indiana Jones’ swag, Maximus’ chinstrap, Tom’s Eyes Wide Shut Uggs, late-career Ridley Scott, Megaslopolis, Industry season four, the politics of Den of Thieves, Michael Cera’s multitudes, is “film bro” is a slur, great men of cinema, and separating the art from the Mel Gibson.Music by Gab Strum.Find Lawrence and Throwing Fits on Instagram and Letterboxd.@testpatternpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.