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While some movies are high brow, other movies, they say, are low brow. High Brow / Low Brow is a movie podcast with love for both. Each episode, hosts Cooper Gegan and Josh Kirschenbaum pick a theme and discuss two movies that fit that theme: one high brow, one low brow.
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"Oh, it's Xenia, not Xena? ...Sure."
This week, Josh and Cooper talk about spies. Or at least we thought we were going to but can you really consider James Bond a spy? He goes around telling people his name! Discussions include Serious Bond, Sexy Bond, Funny Bond, and Gary Oldman.
High Brow:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Written by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
Low Brow:
Goldeneye
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein
In this No Brow, Cooper and Josh talk about PrisonTok, coincidences in movies, and whether or not child acting is inherently unethical.
This week's recs:
Mmmm Monkey Daily
https://www.instagram.com/mmmm.monkey.daily/
Locked In with Ian Bick
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2107194
“It’s not ha ha funny, for sure.”
Josh and Cooper talk about horror movies that won’t stop telling you they’re horror movies. Discussions include the complicity of the viewer in the violence of horror movies, the role gender plays in characters’ participation in meta storytelling, and Bing.
High Brow:
Funny Games (1997)
Written and Directed by Michael Haneke
Low Brow:
Scream (1996)
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Kevin Williamson
In this No Brow, Josh and Cooper watch the Fast X trailer and THATS IT. WE NEVER GET TO DOWNTON ABBEY.
This Week’s Recs:
Fire of Love
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16227014/
Magic Mike
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/
“I guess this is a mad men episode now.”
This week, Josh and Cooper talk about bad dads. Just want to get it out of the way that both our dads are good dads. The bad dads in question are the ones in the movies. Discussions include Daniel Plainview, his son, H.W. Plainview, and how Rex Ryan, former coach of the Buffalo Bills, is kind of pretty?
High Brow:
There Will Be Blood
Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Low Brow:
That's My Boy
Directed by Sean Anders
Written by David Caspe
In this No Brow, Josh and Cooper break down this years Oscar nominations category by category.
This Week’s Recs:
The Leftovers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2699128/
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
https://www.sekirothegame.com/
“You are in a room with two New York Jews, we’re going to make sure you get the bagel thing right.”
This week, Josh and Cooper and special guest Danny Marshall talk about multiverses. In an alternate universe, our podcast is successful. Discussions include the difference between bagels and donuts, the difference between butt plugs and dildos, and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
High Brow:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Written and Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Low Brow:
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
Directed by Bob Perichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman
Story by Phil Lord
In This No Brow, Josh and Cooper talk about three 2022 satires of the very rich: The Menu, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Triangle of Sadness.
Time stamps:
The Menu (3:25)
Glass Onion (16:42)
Triangle of Sadness (40:51)
This Week’s Rec’s:
The Big Short
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-short/
Junji Ito: Maniac
https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81295011
“The way to win is to go straight to the nards as hard and as fast as you can”
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about martial arts, which means we get to talk about that awesome part in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon where she like, corkscrew jumps in the air. That was sick as hell. Discussions include Roger Moore, the difference between Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, and Josh’s terrible cat.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Directed by Ang Lee
Written by Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai
Enter the Dragon
Directed by Robert Clouse
Written by Michael Allin
In This No Brow, Josh and Cooper talk about AI and nepo babies.
This Week’s Rec’s:
EO
https://letterboxd.com/film/eo/
“What were we talking about? Oh yeah, Baseball”
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about baseball. In this episode, Josh has to explain to Cooper what a short stop is, and it all kinda goes downhill from there. Discussions include spreadsheets, 2005 Greg Kinnear, and whether or not logs come from the woods.
High Brow:
Moneyball
Directed by Bennett Miller
Written by Steve Zailian and Aaron Sorkin
Low Brow:
The Bad News Bears
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Written by Bill Lancaster
This week, Cooper and Josh discuss White Lotus Season 2, then look back on their first year of podcasting. We think we did pretty great.
Skip ahead to 34:49 if you’d like to avoid White Lotus spoilers.
This Week’s Recs:
BDSM: Secretary vs. 50 Shades of Grey
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow-low-brow/id1599663273?i=1000578164581
Pretending Dead People Are Alive: The Talented Mr. Ripley vs. Weekend at Bernies
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow-low-brow/id1599663273?i=1000557703269
In this very special holiday No Brow, Cooper and Josh give their fans a white elephant gift.
“I want them to not be in love.”
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about adult films. Which means we’re talking about porn, but we were nervous about putting the word porn in the title, but it’s in the title of one of the movies? We don’t know what we’re doing. Discussions include Jessie’s Girl, Cards as Weapons, and a very problematic Justin Long performance.
High Brow:
Boogie Nights
Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Low Brow:
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Written and Directed by Kevin Smith
This week, Cooper and Josh briefly lose their minds about a Southland Tales TikTok before settling down and discussing what your favorite Christmas movie says about you.
This Week’s Recs:
Crimes of the Future
https://letterboxd.com/film/crimes-of-the-future-2022/
Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
https://letterboxd.com/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian/
“Whatever you think about ska, they are upbeat.”
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about non-standard aging. Standard aging is a process we’ve been avoiding lately, so we figured this would be a nice change of pace. Discussions include hurricane Katrina, ska, and how you really should not abandon your family.
High Brow:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directed by David Fincher
Screenplay by Eric Roth
Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
Low Brow:
Old
Written and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about gear shift movies, college movies, and how different it can watching watching something at different times in your life.
This Week’s Recs:
Bobcat Goldthwait
https://youtu.be/O0qAfWWQJ5w
Le Week-End
https://letterboxd.com/film/le-week-end/
“I am a smart mark on the whole cinematic…thing.”
This week, Cooper and Josh talk about teaching. I mean, we mostly talk about how insane Justin Timberlake is in Bad Teacher, but there’s some teaching talk too, we promise. Discussions include bad teachers, bad judges, bad Santas, and Joey.
High Brow:
Dead Poets Society
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tom Schulman
Low Brow:
Bad Teacher
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg
In this No Brow, Cooper and Josh talk about Jennifer Coolidge, impractical art, and best ways to show texting on screen.
This week’s recs:
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
https://www.netflix.com/title/80209229
The Other Two
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8310612/
“We’re all equally horny!”
This week Josh and Cooper talk about midcentury nostalgia, which is a fancy way of saying we’re talking about 1959 and 1962. Discussions include flying cars, greaser himbos, and Harrison Ford’s southern accent .
High Brow:
American Graffiti
Directed by George Lucas
Written by George Lucas and Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck
Low Brow:
Grease
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Screenplay by Bronte Woodward
Adaptation by Allan Carr
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