You’re Tall but I’m Standing in Front of You

In which we are contractually obligated to watch Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). We unpack how Zack Snyder's new star war represents the infinite expandability of content-hours that Netflix craves, and how if you Snyder Cut a liberal a fascist bleeds.

It's the final episode of season 2! We return from our hiatus by bringing a lost episode out from the You're Tall vault: our timely discussion of the Lumière Brothers' L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (1896).  Enjoy this vintage episode and we'll see you in May for season three! follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

In celebration of the classic American holiday of Christmas, Ethan and Devin watch It's a Wonderful Life (1946). We dig into what exactly this film is trying to say about capitalism, considering the necessity of fictional George "ah shucks" Baileys working in tandem with divine intervention in order to save us from the inevitability of capitalist exploitation. Also we warn about the dangers of jazz, reminisce about Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, and fail to - at any point - pronounce "Auld Lang Syne" correctly.

Ethan and Devin watch Super Mario Bros. (1993). We discuss late-stage dino-capitalism, the impossibility of video game adaptation, and everyone's favorite Italianx-American: Rudolph Guiliani.

We discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025) and discuss some life/pod changes. See you in December for Cameron Christmas!

Ethan and Devin dove into the summer box office with 2025's Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. They discuss the films' differing responses to the (potentially, hopefully?) growing superhero exhaustion, liberal technocracy vs. dumb guy morality, and the power of productive incoherence. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or BlueSky at @youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at @Mathissippi and Devin on Twitter at @stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.

In this special episode, Ethan and Devin are joined by critic and author Will Sloan to discuss his new book, Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA and Wood's iconic "worst film of all time," Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957). They discuss what it means to reinterpret Wood as more than simply a bad director while exploring the film's the outsider aesthetics and prescient politics. Order Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA directly from OR Books at https://orbooks.com/catalog/ed-wood/. Follow Will Sloan at @WillSloanEsq and check out his podcasts Michael and Us (@MichaelandUs) and The Important Cinema Club (@ImprtCinemaClub). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or BlueSky at @youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at @Mathissippi and Devin on Twitter at @stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.

Ethan and Devin honor their non-James Cameron fathers in this special Father's Day episode. We watched "Viking Bikers from Hell" (S3E22 of Miami Vice) and the made-for-TV film The Winter of Our Discontent. Why in the world did they do this? Listen to find out. Featuring a brief interview with Papa Stale. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Ethan and Devin watched the twin disaster films of 1998: Michael Bay's Armageddon and Mimi Leder's Deep Impact. They discuss these different modes of boomer death dream, the end of the End of History, and why a mile-high tsunami can't melt steel beams. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Ethan and Devin watched George Lucas's 90s indie classic, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). They discuss tariffs, merchandise, and other economic matters. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

This is the pod. We're joined by author Mike Miley to discuss his new book David Lynch's American Dreamscape, the dearly departed Lynch's incomparable Mulholland Dr. (2001), and uh, Sonic the Hedgehog. Find Mike's work at https://www.mikemiley.com/. He's on Bluesky at mikemiley and Instagram at mikecmiley. Check out David Lynch's American Dreamscape: Music, Literature, Cinema from Bloomsbury Press: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-lynchs-american-dreamscape-9798765102893/ Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter/Bluesky at Mathissippi and Devin on Twitter/Bluesky at stalecooper. In heaven, everything is fine. We love you David.

Here's the audio from our 2nd annual Oscars twitch stream (broadcast at twitch.tv/youretallbut). Featuring Dan, Mike B, Catie, Oscar Isaac's right hand man Isaac, Devin's roommates, Devin's girlfriend, Matt "Spooky" Powers, and surprises galore! Donate to the 'No Other Land' Rebuilding Alliance Fundraiser at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/rebuilding-alliance/no-other-land-rebuilding-alliance-fundraiser

Hello listeners! We're about to kick start our new season, and we'll be doing so in opulent fashion with our 2nd annual live Oscars twitch stream. We'll be streaming for 2 hours from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern time (5 PM to 7 PM Pacific) on Sunday, Mar 2. Join us live at https://twitch.tv/youretallbut or catch the audio-only version in your podcast feed soon after. We'll then be back with a lot of exciting episodes, including a regular season opener on Mulholland Dr., featuring special guest Mike Miley. Keep circling that drain!

Happy holidays from the folks at You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You! We celebrate the end of a terrible year and the conclusion of season 4 by finally venturing into one of the few corners of James Cameron's oeuvre we've left untrodden. That's right: we recorded a watchalong discussion of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), featuring repeated guest Catie and Devin's mysterious new girlfriend Slug. It's a Cameron Christmas! We're now on vacation, but WE'LL BE BACK for the 2nd annual live Oscars twitch stream on March 2nd to kick off season 5. Hasta la vista, baby. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Follow Slug at generalslug. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

From the heart of the Las Vegas Sphere, we discussed Gladiator II and Gladiator, too. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

It's the annual You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You Halloween Spooktacular! We're joined, as always, by Matt Powers, this time to watch M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (2002). We discuss paranoid faith, Joaquin Phoenix's on-base percentage, and M. Night's many jobs. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Find Matt Powers on Instagram at instinct_alley or at instinctalley.bandcamp.com. The closing music for this episode is "Song for a Dead President" by The Exclusive Document.

It's Megalopolis! Ethan and Devin watched Megalopolis (2024). They discuss Megalopolis, Megalopolis, and Megalopolis. The closing music for this episode is "Idol Hands" by Ethan Palmer and the Ethan Palmer Experience. Listen to it and the rest of the 11th anniversary edition of Ethan's album The Piano Is Louder This Time at https://ethanpalmer.bandcamp.com/album/the-piano-is-louder-this-time-11th-anniversary-edition Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Ethan and Devin watched a pair of new releases, Alien: Romulus and Deadpool & Wolverine. They discuss the current state of the blockbuster and the films' contrasting approaches to cinematic nostalgia. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Ethan and Devin are joined by Kenton Butcher and Catie Denham to discuss Ron Howard's Hillbilly Elegy (2020). Why were liberal elites so primed for JD Vance's anti-worker vision of Appalachia? Does this film secretly reveal that JD Vance is a sociopath? Did Pete Buttigieg rip off Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" in his memoir? Listen to find out! Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.

Ethan and Devin are joined by Miles Taylor (@MTisempty) to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love (2002). They discuss the collision of PTA's directorial sensibilities with Adam Sandler's on-screen persona, the film's search for love in the informational haze of the new 21st century, and Mormonism as grindset religion. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. You can read Miles's writing at https://mileshtaylor.com.