The Popcorn Auteur

Does the latter half of Wes Craven's filmography (outside of the Scream franchise) require a deep examination of family structure, faith, and Craven's upbringing? Listen and find out! As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook, on Twitter, @PopcornAuteur, or email us at [email protected].   Show Notes/Sources: https://www.avclub.com/wes-craven-1798215940 https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven https://pca.st/podcast/facd7a60-7214-012e-3189-00163e1b201c https://slate.com/culture/2015/09/wes-craven-s-secret-feminism-as-seen-in-nightmare-on-elm-street-and-scream.html https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2022/great-directors/craven-wes/ https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven https://www.slashfilm.com/1053182/how-wes-craven-accidentally-fell-into-a-career-of-making-horror-films/ https://collider.com/director-wes-craven-interview-scream-4/

It's Halloween! It's Wes Craven! It's Kowaltober!   First Featured Clip: Freddy's Tub Attack Second Featured Clip: This is God   As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook, on Twitter, @PopcornAuteur, or email us at [email protected].  

Reichardt has had a busy and interesting career as a filmmaker. Beloved by the critics, her movies may be too understated for the award season. Her latest, The Mastermind, will be hitting theaters this fall, so we educate ourselves by watching the films written and directed by Reichardt.  As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook, on Twitter, @PopcornAuteur, or email us at [email protected].  Show Notes/Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-states-of-kelly-reichardt https://letterboxd.com/film/the-mastermind-2025/ https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1424-kelly-reichardt https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6728-old-joy-northwest-passages  

You may not know this writing team's credits, but if you are our age, you know Can't Hardly Wait. You may also consider Josie and the Pussycats a cult classic. Hop into a time machine with us to examine the films of Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook or email us at [email protected].   Show Notes/Sources: https://www.theringer.com/2018/06/11/movies/cant-hardly-wait-20th-anniversary https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/i-rewatched-cant-hardly-wait-as-an-adult-and-it-was-quite-a https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jarettwieselman/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-josie-and-the-pussycats  

Megan Park is an up and coming filmmaker. After a lengthy career as an actress, she has now directed two films: The Fallout and My Old Ass. We saw My Old Ass on some top ten lists last year and the level of praise from Chris Columbus had us intrigued: ""My Old Ass" is an instant classic, this generation's "It's A Wonderful Life." Over the past decade, I've witnessed a handful of young filmmakers with this kind of extraordinary promise. Megan, along with directors like Ryan Coogler and Robert Eggers, is a crucial component of our cinematic future. Yet she expertly acknowledges the inspiration of our celluloid past, proudly walking in the footsteps of Billy Wilder, Elaine May and John Hughes." In this episode we review Park's first two films, assess coming of age stories from our youth, and consider whether Park will be a future auteur (or maybe she already is).  As always let us know what we got wrong (or right) at [email protected].   Show Notes/Sources: https://variety.com/lists/christopher-nolan-gladiator-2-michael-mann-barry-jenkins/inside-out-2/ https://deadline.com/2025/01/megan-park-drama-sterling-point-series-order-prime-video-1236271633/ https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-megan-park-the-filmmaker-behind-my-old-ass/ https://exclaim.ca/film/article/my-old-ass-megan-park-interview