Remainders

In 2009, Sam Raimi returned to his horror roots with Drag Me To Hell. This week, Darren and Patrick talk movie curses, CGI, getting back to live shows in Chicago and California, and whether or not Al…

Join Darren as he discusses rest and how it fits within our creative recipes.

Most of us are made aware of when we need to rest. Our bodies and our minds have a way of telling us. So why do some of us…

Love them or hate them, eventually we’re all faced with a deadline in both our professional and our personal lives. If we’re forced to accept a future finish line, is it possible to still experience …

Today and throughout this ongoing ten part season, we will be exploring the steps within the creative process. How the stories, sounds, and characters we love come to exist. Together, we’ll be explor…

Today and throughout this ten part season, we will be exploring the steps within the creative process. How the stories, sounds, and characters we love come to exist. Together, we’ll be exploring the …

Today and throughout this ten part season, we will be exploring the steps within the creative process. How the stories, sounds, and characters we love come to exist. Together, we’ll be exploring the …

Today and throughout this ten part season, we will be exploring the steps within the creative process. How the art, music, and stories we love come to exist. Together, we’ll be exploring the steps in…

On this episode of Remainders, our host explores the 2011 book "Dear Cary" by Dyan Cannon. Cannon is an accomplished actress, writer, editor and mother. She is also well known for being the fourth wi…

“Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else’s dreams?” 

On the season finale of Remainders, we discuss Tim Burton’s classic 1994 film Ed Wood. A story of creative expressi…

Cigarettes and coffee, man, that’s a combination--Iggy Pop. 

On this episode of Remainders, Darren and Patrick discuss the caffeine-fueled conversations in legendary auteur Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 film Co…

My shit's fucked up--Warren Zevon 

On this episode of Remainders, our hosts discuss the life and dirty times of Warren Zevon. A gifted songwriter, outsider, cynic, and romantic, Zevon remains an under…

The 2013 documentary Finding Vivian Maier explores the life of revolutionary Chicago street photographer Vivian Maier. A notorious recluse, Maier excelled in the art world and received massive acclai…

"I have a competition in me...I want no one else to succeed."

On this episode of Remainders, our hosts discuss the fully American and borderline horror film There Will Be Blood. 

Many cite There Will B…

“There should be more women directing. I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible. It is.”-Kathryn Bigelow. 

Point Break remains a pivotal piece in our hosts’ film education larg…

“To all the hustlers, bastards, strugglers, and hoodlum childs who are chasing their dreams.” 

On this episode of Remainders, Darren and Patrick discuss the book American Prison by Shane Bauer. Bauer …

“Do yourself a favor, become your own savior.” 

The 2005 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston truly is the story of an artist. Johnston was a cult icon whose DIY ethic and career became stuff of …

“Do you know why this is my favorite tree? Because it’s tipped over and it’s still growing.” 

The Florida Project is a 2017 film from Sean Baker that immediately caught the attention of Darren and Pat…

“The movies are like a machine that generates empathy.” 

In the debut episode of the Remainders podcast, Darren Vorel and Patrick McIntyre dive into the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself. Ebert was …