For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release decade. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.
Welcome to Mandemic Mondays! The Mandys bring you filmmaking insights from best friends who agree about nothing. What happens when the M’s face Dianne Wiest in the Netflix thriller ‘I Care A Lot’? What are the latest guilty pleasures? Check out Chameleon
Is Nomadland Oscar bait or is it worth all the buzz? How does Frances McDormand work as a woman living on the road? And what do we think of Chloé Zhao directing the next MCU film? The Film Board convenes to talk about the movie and everyone involved. Tune in!
Is Shaka King’s political biopic the political biopic we need right now? How brilliant are Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya in the lead roles? And does the film hold up as more than just a history lesson? The Film Board convenes to talk through the film and give you their verdict!
Critics are tearing Tate Taylor’s new movie Breaking News in Yuba County to pieces, but is it really that bad? And if it is that bad, is there anything redeeming about it? Is this a cult film in the making or just another film to quickly forget? The Film Board convenes to talk about this new film in a member bonus episode!
Does ‘Palmer’ manage to be more than a really good Lifetime movie or is it just that? How great are Justin Timberlake and the third grader Ryder Allen in this film? And does director Fisher Stevens create a universal story that can help people understand gender nonconformity? Tune in!
Does the narrative structure of this film keep us from enjoying the overall story? How well do the themes about the haves and have nots fit in today’s world? And how great is Adarsh Gourav as the protagonist of the film? The Film Board convenes to take on the Tiger. Tune in!
Is this film the peak of Nolan delivering all plot and technique but light on characters? If so, why is it still so engaging to watch? And the big question – can you walk someone else through it after watching it? Tune in to this special member bonus episode to get answers to these questions and more!
Is ‘Locked Down’ the COVID heist comedy we need right now? And is it even a heist comedy? Or more of a relationship dramedy? The Film Board convenes to break it apart to see if the whole worked as well as the sum of its parts. Tune in!
Wonder Woman 1984 broke the seal on Warner’s year of day and date releases, giving us the return of Gal Gadot in full armor, and Mando out of his. But how well does the movie hold up in Patty Jenkins’ sophomore DC outing? The Film Board Gathers to hash it out!
We’re finally in the last month of 2020 the entertainment industry is mulling through new layers of execution and release. In this first week of December, Netflix released “Mank” by David Fincher keying our imagination towards remembering old Hollywood. It focuses on the politics of filmmaking of the 1930’s, how those dynamics mixed into the world, and were reflected in “Citizen Kane” by screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. Everything old is new again this month on The Film Board.