The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood

Aus and Phil return to their Maine hometown to finish what they started a long time ago: Season 7 of their podcast. To do this, they watched 2019's It: Chapter Two and discuss how it works as a continuation of Chapter One, queerbaiting, high concept cosmic horror, and a million side-track conversations. Austin's Shout Out:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Doctor Who vs Women⁠ Phil's Shout Out: ⁠⁠⁠The Alan Moore Podcast⁠⁠ EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠⁠austinnrood⁠⁠⁠⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠⁠philrood

Aus and Phil take a trip to 1940s Shanghai for some martial arts shenanigans with Stephen Chow's 2004 comedy action film Kung Fu Hustle.  They talk about the brilliant crossroads between cartoonish comedy and legitimate kung fu, the Chinese film industry and the relationship to America, and the balancing act of so many different tones  Also, butts... This is a great conversation about a great movie. Austin's Shout Out: Cynical Reviews-Sia's Music Phil's Shout Out: Tales From the Fandom

Leo, the podcast's producer, shows up to give some on-air pointers at how the show can improve and the guys immediately disregard them and keep Phil on the show... Also, Aus and Phil look back on the movies they reviewed this season... the good, the bad, the boring, the hidden gems, and the Kings... EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠austinnrood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠philrood

Austin and Phil go into the sewers of their city to try to find out what happened to their missing podcast episode. While down there, they ran across a copy of 2017's It Chapter One and decided to give it a watch. The guys talk about psychotic bullies (again), the amazing cast of kid actors, the cycles of storytelling in this film, and how the film links to our other Stephen King picks for this month. ALSO: Christy makes a guest appearance to talk to Phil about how the Losers Club compares to the kids from Stand By Me. (sorry for the questionable audio on the Christy segment, I recorded it raw on my laptop in our bathroom. -PR) Austin's Shout Out:⁠⁠ ⁠ Roswell-Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Phil's Shout Out: ⁠⁠Tim Pierce Guitar⁠ EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠⁠⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠austinnrood⁠⁠⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠⁠philrood⁠

In search of a quiet place to record podcasts, Austin and Phil have taken jobs as winter caretakers at a haunted ski lodge where they also have access to some kick ass DVDs, so they decided to watch Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining. The guys discuss abuse, ghost time travel, non-erotic sexuality, moon landing conspiracies, and Scatman Crothers... also, Phil gets insanely personal Austin's Shout Out:⁠ ⁠Adam Savage- Recreating the Overlook Maze Model Phil's Shout Out: ⁠Just Write-The Pirates Trilogy Is Pure Bliss EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠austinnrood⁠⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠philrood

This week, the guys take a break from their brutal playground fist fights against psychotic bullies to watch the horror movie The Black Phone. The guys talk about period pieces and nostalgia, non-Shining characters who shine, Ethan Hawke, Tom Savini, and the hope that mid-budget movies like this give us. Austin's Shout Out:⁠ ⁠The Hottest and Coldest Places In the Universe Phil's Shout Out: ⁠CZs World: Does the Losers Club Have The Shining EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠austinnrood⁠⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠⁠philrood

This week, Phil and Austin look back on the individual movies and double features they watched over Season 6. They talk about their favorites, what didn't hit home with them as much, what kept resonating with them after they'd watched them, and some themes and topics that unintentionally ran through most of the season. EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠austinnrood⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠philrood⁠

This week the Austin and Phil have no show notes due to the writers' strike (on which we are fully in support of the WGA) Austin's Shout Out:⁠ The Rise and Fall of Replika-Sarah Z Phil's Shout Out: ⁠Livestream For the Cure VII EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠austinnrood⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠philrood⁠

This week, the guys bring the cats into the studio and learn the hard lessons about show business animals that they should have taken from Jordan Peele's 2022 film Nope. The guys and cats break down the movie by discussing trauma, ethics of working with animals, monster design, brilliant cinematography, and the brilliance that is Keke Palmer. The Insider article Phil references can be found ⁠HERE⁠ Austin's Shout Out:⁠ Dungeons and Daddies⁠ Phil's Shout Out: ⁠The Past Times Podcast⁠ EMAIL THE SHOW:  ⁠austinandphil@gmail.com⁠ Austin on Letterboxd- ⁠austinnrood⁠ Phil on Letterboxd- ⁠philrood⁠

This week the guys hired stunt doubles to give their hot takes on the podcast then sat down to watch 2019's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Phil and Aus break down the movie by discussing dirty hippie cults, Tarantino self-indulgence, bad takes, racism in Hollywood, Spaghetti Westerns, historical context, and feet. Plus, a book recommendation from friend of the show and Achewillow voice-of-reason, Amy Frost Austin's Shout Out: The Truth About Obama's Painter Phil's Shout Out: Last Podcast On The Left Episodes 147-149: Charles Manson (wherever you get podcasts) EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

TRIGGER WARNING- this week's conversation contains discussion of suicide as depicted in the film Babylon This week Aus and Phil return from their hiatus to explore the wild world of early Hollywood by breaking down 2022's Babylon. The guys talk about changing industries, depravity and the subcultures that make room for it, art for the masses, and elephant shit. It's truly a wild conversation that goes as many odd places as the movie it covers. book adaptations, and how casting the right actors makes all the difference in conveying a film's meaning. Austin's Shout Out: Florian Gadsby- ceramic potter Phil's Shout Out: Local EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

This week, Aus and Phil steal wi-fi from the Man so they can get their podcast uploaded in the name of fighting fascists and censorship... also they watched The Book Thief. The guys talk about the power of art, being the best version of oneself, book adaptations, and how casting the right actors makes all the difference in conveying a film's meaning. Austin's Shout Out: Anne Marie- Psycho Phil's Shout Out: Film Riot- Amazing Effects In Classic Movies EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

This week, Austin and Phil fight fascism with art and brutality by calling out incels, trolls, and hatemongers as the petulant man babies that they are... but aside from what they do in their everyday lives, they also took time to review Quentin Tarantino's 2009 masterpiece Inglourious Basterds. The guys discuss the film's multiple points of view of Nazi occupation, art as a weapon against fascism, and great subtle performances holding their own against much bigger ones. Plus, we review some feedback we got about recent episodes Austin's Shout Out: LeGrand- "Indifferent" Phil's Shout Out: Mad God EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

Phil traded his car for a microphone so that he could record a podcast with Austin as soon as Aus was released from jail, so they got to work recording an episode whose monetization could save their local orphanage... naturally they landed on 1980's musical comedy The Blues Brothers as a subject. The guys discuss the movie as a musical gateway drug for Phil, Austin's confusion over the movie's tone early on, the state of SNL and its movie spinoffs, and Chicago as a movie setting. Austin's Shout Out: The Raven Boys Phil's Shout Out: Parker graphic novels by Darwyn Cooke EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood Episode analytics

This week Austin and Phil hit the airwaves with a podcast hosting bill they can't afford and a show doc they don't have and they're looking for adventure... to talk about. Luckily they have just the thing with Edgar Wright's 2017 action film Baby Driver. The guys briefly discuss the cancelled cast members of this production before getting into a conversation about choices and consequences, gross Oedipus complexes, Phil's undying love for Jon Hamm, music driving everything, and the Venn diagram overlap between Edgar Wright, Rian Johnson, and Wes Anderson. Austin's Shout Out: A Sane and Reasonable Video About Avatar: the Way of Water Phil's Shout Out: Confess, Fletch EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

This week Austin and Phil do some serious day drinking and hatch a plot to pay their hosting fees by selling podcasts with forged signatures of their hosts, but run into a roadblock when they can't find a crayon to sign Joe Rogan's name with... They give up on their plan and watch Can You Ever Forgive Me as the second half of their double-feature with last week's I, Tonya. The guys talk about choices and consequences, vulnerability and hiding, friends who are bad for you, and taking shots at Tom Clancy. Austin's Shout Out: Vox-Why We All Need Subtitles Now Phil's Shout Out: TownLand-Honey On The HiFi EMAIL THE SHOW:  austinandphil@gmail.com Austin on Letterboxd- austinnrood Phil on Letterboxd- philrood

The guys try a sport above their station in life this week as they take on discussions of cycles of abuse, class, and figure skating when they break down the 2017 sports biopic/crime story I, Tonya. All these issues dealt with in the movie get even more complicated when Aus and Phil discuss the humanizing of terrible people and the complications brought on by unreliable narrators.  Austin's Shout Out: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Phil's Shout Out: Adam Driver TED Talk

Aus and Phil try to work their way into a better class of podcasters by fighting their way to the top of the rankings and be among the podcasts full of greenhouses and sushi bars and raves... every time they've tried this before, they've failed because they couldn't take control of the search engine... this time will be different. Ok, now that that joke has been run into the ground, the guys watched Snowpiercer this week and talk about classism.  Also, they discuss how this film complements last week's movie Bullet Train and how they go together as a double feature. Austin's Shout Out: Snowpiercer comics Phil's Shout Out: the music of Jeff Beck

Aus and Phil show their support for mass transit and high speed rail by hopping on 2022's Bullet Train. The guys talk about the value of a movie knowing what it is, stunt performers turned directors, and the lessons taught by Thomas the Tank Engine. All aboard for Season 6, our season of double features! Austin's Shout Out: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman Phil's Shout Out: Flaked Email the show! austinandphil@gmail.com

Austin and Phil look back at Season 5 and the highs and lows of this group of movies... they also sidetrack the conversation into discussions about the most Catholic movies, TENET, and The Blair Witch Project Thank you to all of our listeners. Whether you listen every week or this is your first and only episode, we appreciate the time and attention you give to us. We are grateful for you and glad you're a part of our community! -Austin and Phil Rood