ExtraTextual
Two filmmakers share personal stories inspired my movies with a new guest every episode. An Atwoodland Production.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2020
S2: The Third One Is Hard - Stranger Things 3 with Jason Waller
Eli and Jeremy welcome Jason Waller, former BBC Reporter, to the show to talk about the Americana and nostalgia of Stranger Things 3. We explore small towns, mall culture, sticky creatures, and the d…
S2: The Skywalker Myth - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian
The Skywalker myth has been with our generation for our whole lives. How do we process the end of the Skywalker story and new Star Wars stories like The Mandalorian? Join us as we break down The Rise…
S2: l'm Not Willing To Die Tonight - When They See Us With Brittany Lee
Our guest for this episode, Brittany Lee, chose to talk about the Netflix series "When They See Us" and some encounters she has had with law enforcement, including some Black teenagers she is helping…
S2: Nightmare At Chevy Chase Hotel - Pet Semetary II With Actor Bryan Bosque
On our Halloween episode, our guest storyteller, actor Bryan Bosque, shares a story from seeing his first real horror movie on an unusual family vacation as a child. Jeremy shares a story of one of h…
S2: The Tea and Biscuit Treatment - Philomena with Rosita González
On the first episode of Season 2, we hear an amazing and heartfelt story from guest Rosita González about why Philomena was a turning point in the journey into her past and identity. We have a discus…
Season 2 Preview
Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage return with a fresh new style for Season 2 that focuses on movies and the personal stories that surround them. Each episode will feature a new guest storyteller to co…
Season Catch Up: New Format Coming! - Plus Stranger Things, Fleabag, Detective Pikachu, The Perfection, Black Mirror
After 2 and 1/2 years of ExtraTextual, Eli and Jeremy announce a new format and style to the show while maintaining their unique conversations and guests. Before launching the new personal stories an…
Universal - Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel
Eli and Jeremy break down a decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and what the milestone of Avengers: Endgame means for the industry. From the point of view of large scale, serialized storyte…
On The Move - Guest Professor Patrick Keating Shares His Love of Camera Movement
On this episode, Jeremy and Eli talk about camera movement with Professor Patrick Keating. The conversation spans early Hollywood cinema up through current directors such as Martin Scorcese and Spike…
Best Films of 2018 - Part 2 w/ Guest Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound
In the second part of our year-end wrap-up, Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound joins the show to continue the conversation of the stand out films of 2018. In this portion, the discussion covers Anni…
Best Films of 2018 - Part 1 w/ Guest Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound
Jeremy and Eli are joined by special guest Blake Goble, Senior Staff Writer for Consequence of Sound, to discuss our favorite films of 2018. On this episode, we start by broadly talking through the t…
Verses - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
On this episode, Eli and Jeremy discuss the latest entry in the Spider-Man film universe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. They expose some of the techniques used in the innovative animation style …
Corruption - Widows
On this episode, Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage sing the praises of Steve McQueen's latest film, Widows. Though McQueen is working in the heist, crime genre this time, the many themes and variation…
Filmmaker Interview: Annalise Ophelian / Looking for Leia
On this episode we talk with Annalise Ophelian, the Producer and Director of the upcoming documentary Looking for Leia. Annalise discusses the filmmaking process and interviewing female Star Wars fan…
Post-Halloween Wrap-Up: Halloween (2018), Castlevania, The Haunting of Hill House, Attack on Titan
On this episode Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage give their Post-Halloween take on new movies and shows that lean toward the dark side. They dig into Castlevania Season 2 for the main discussion and …
Re-Framing Animation: New Streaming Animation Forms - Dragon Prince, Bojack Horseman, Disenchantment
Jeremy and Eli evaluate the boom in animation in the streaming age and what it offers viewers going forward. The variety and quality of animation is changing quickly as we discuss the niche options a…
Kind of Funny: Hannah Gatsby's Nannette, Hasan Minhaj, Neal Brennan
On this episode Jeremy and Eli discuss the recent trend of comedy specials that lean more toward storytelling and serious topics. Primarily Hannah Gadsby's excellent Netflix special, Nanette, is expl…
Power - Incredibles 2
On this episode Eli and Jeremy reflect on the legacy of The Incredibles and how the worldview of the two films has been recieved by critics. There is a lot to discuss in the way that power and powers…
Guilty Pleasures - Riverdale, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic World, Underworld, Resident Evil
On this episode Eli and Jeremy have a lot of fun with the topic of "Guilty Pleasure" movies and television series. Though the lines between high and low are fading, the reasons for why we feel guilty…
We Are Listening - Dear White People Season 2
Eli and Jeremy explore the excellent second season of Dear White People from Netflix. The show talks about race in serious and funny ways, and we are listening and watching closely. We look at the re…