Filmmates

OMG Mean Girls, You Can’t Just Homogenize Non-White Cultures

Filmmates Podcast — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:04:31 GMT

Lief and JJ rewatched Mean Girls and found that it wasn’t quite as “fetch” as they remembered. Then they sat down and had a real heart to heart about it. This is part 2/2 of that talk.

Why is Mean Girls Lit Like This???

Filmmates Podcast — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:05:50 GMT

Lief and JJ rewatched Mean Girls and found that it wasn’t quite as “fetch” as they remembered. Then they sat down and had a real heart to heart about it. This is part 1/2 of that talk.

GoT Season 1 Analysis pt.3: Tywin is Deadpool

Filmmates Podcast — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:15:22 GMT

Lief (who knew nothing about Game of Thrones) and JJ (who is obsessed with both the books and the show) watched the first season of Game of Thrones. Then they ranted about it into a microphone for three hours. This is part 3/3 of that rant.

GoT Season 1 Analysis pt.2: A Good Fake Tit

Filmmates Podcast — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:23:50 GMT

GoT Season 1 Analysis pt.1: Jon’s Levi Jeans

Filmmates Podcast — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:02:47 GMT

Alt Titles: “The One Where Ned Dies”, “Westerosi Full House”

Talking Points: Set Design, Wardrobe, Sword Gender Pronouns, SFX Makeup, Missing Bush

Spy Kids 2 and the Neverending Credit Scenes

Filmmates Podcast — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:12:16 GMT

Join JJ and Lief for the second episode of Filmmates where they take a look at Robert Rodriguez's 2002 movie, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.

ALT. TITLES: "...And It Doesn't Make Sense", "JJ and Lief Spend a Lot of Time on IMDB"

TALKING POINTS: lying Netflix descriptions, sound effects, nepotism, bad casting

The Logistics of Thumb-Thumbs: Spy Kids

Filmmates Podcast — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:08:31 GMT

Welcome to Filmmates where we analyse movies and TV on a technical level! This week, Lief and JJ delve into Robert Rodriguez's 2001 movie, Spy Kids.

Alt Title: Everything in Spy Kids Terrifies Lief and is Also in a Rather Warm Color Palette.

Talking Points:

Color Correction, Resolution, Using stock footage, Floop's Finger Fetish, Bad CGI, Art Department Sizes, Utilizing a Bounce, Golden/Magic Hour