The Actor and The Engineer Podcast

What happens when a whole movie is a real-time shootout in a 1970's warehouse including the Lone Ranger and an Oscar Winner?  We aim to find out when we talk about Ben Wheatley's new film this week. …

This week we look back at an Oscar-winning film (Costume Design) that we didn't get to in the Oscar season rush.  J.K. Rowling's first screenplay brings a book referenced in the Harry Potter books to…

This week we talk about Martin Scorcese's most recent passion project.  Made for less money that he is used to in treacherous conditions, this interpretation of a true situation shows us the struggle…

This week we look at this new "big monkey" movie that is slated to start the Monsterverse (including Godzilla and Mothra).  We also talk about Josh's experience at the theater seeing this movie (spoi…

This week we talk about the sci fi love story (?) with questionable morals that had audiences scratching their heads.  Was it actually bad?  We then catch up on Mel Gibson's 2016 Best Picture nominee…

This week we talk about the films that grab us from the very beginning, whether it be with an engaging title sequence or an inventive opening scene.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Ch…

This week we talk about two period pieces that came out in 2016.  The first is a Pablo Larrain film starring Natalie Portman that garnered her an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Jaqueli…

This week we talk about the final chapter in Hugh Jackman's portrayal of the Wolverine spanning 17 years.  How does the film's grittier and bloodier take on the Logan character compare to the other f…

This is a quick episode right before the Oscars, so that we can get in the last few movies that we have seen before the ceremony.  Josh also talks about some crazy coincidences on his vacation.  Subs…

Here are our predictions for how it will go down on Oscar night.  We not only try to glean how the Academy will vote, but we also pick who we would vote for in each of the major categories if we actu…

This week we each finish up our countdown of our top 10 films of 2016.  Keep an eye out for our next podcast, which will be our Oscar picks for the year 2016.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i…

This is our "end of the year" countdown of our favorite movies that came out in 2016.  This episode is the first part of the list.  We both count down our lists from 10 to 6 and explain why we want t…

This week we talk about two Oscar contenders.  Hidden Figures focuses on three African-American women in early 1960's Virginia that fight against racial and gender barriers and help our country to sa…

This week we experience Kenneth Lonergan's vision of a man who is forced to return to his small hometown and face his past while dealing with his nephew's future.  Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams an…

This is a film in three parts about an African-American boy struggling with how society is telling him how to be a man.  Barry Jenkins (writer/director) brings us an Oscar-nominated coming of age fil…

This week we talk about the film adaptation of August Wilson's Tony Award-Winning play (that also won the two leads Tonys).  For the most part, the actors from the 2010 revival are the same and we ge…

This episode is kind of a catch-up episode where we talk about what we have been watching as we get ready to reveal our top 10 films of the year for 2016.  We also begin our blood feud over the merit…

This week we talk about one of our most anticipated films of 2016.  This Golden Globe winning follow-up to Damien Chazelle's 2014 film, Whiplash, is a modern-day musical with new songs and two strong…

We finally get to go back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away!  This time we have a special guest, Emmy and ProMax award winning commercial and promotions producer (and huge Star Wars fan) J…

This week we analyze Tom Ford’s sophomore directorial and writing effort.  This is a movie based on a book about a woman reading a book written by her ex-husband about why you shouldn’t flip off Aaro…