The Actor and The Engineer Podcast

This week we look at the remake/reimagining/retool of the Ghostbusters franchise.  We talk about the new all-female cast (Wiig, McCarthy, McKinnon, Jones) and the movie's similarities and differences…

This week we go back and forth sharing our favorite quotes from movies.  We talk about many popular quotes (You can't handle the truth!) along with some quotes that are more personal.  We also try to…

Nicholas Winding Refn's new film is the subject of our discussion this week.  We start with the theme music by Cliff Martinez, which should give you an idea of what is in store.  We talk about Refn's…

This week we talk about two films from the up-and-coming British director Ben Wheatley.  This director has only made a few films, but they are haunting and masterful.  We talk about one of his earlie…

This week we go to the theater to see two new movies.  Can the X-Men series successfully bring this new cast into the 80's while essentially doubling its cast?  Will Ryan Gosling be as hilariousl opp…

This week we catch up and talk about what we have been watching and Josh shares his favorite trailer of the year.  We also talk about a movie that serves as an addendum to our previous episode about …

This week we delve into a subject that we have been putting off for a while.  We talk about movies that might challenge the viewer or put them in uncomfortable positions.  Some of these movies we eve…

This week we look back at some clips from past episodes.  We talk about some of our bold Oscar predictions that actually came true and some that didn't...  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB6…

This week we talk about the first big blockbuster movie of Summer and Paul makes a persuasive case as to why this is more of a Captain America movie as opposed to an "Avengers 2.5".  We also talk abo…

This week we talk about Jeremy Saulnier's new film.  We had a lengthy discussion about his last movie, Blue Ruin and this movie doesn't disappoint.  We talk about how this filmmaker can create tensio…

This week we finish up our analysis of the two cinematicversions of the super popular novel.  In this second part, wetalk about some big differences between the two movies includingFincher's inclusio…

This week (and next week) we dig deep into the similarities and differences between the Swedish and American adaptations of the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  We talk about wha…

We talk about another recent Oscar-winning movie (Alicia Vikander as Best Supporting Actress) that Josh finally saw and whether or not it deserved the Oscar (hint: probably).  We also spend some time…

This week we continue to catch up on Oscar nominated movies from 2015.  We talk about co-writer and director Ryan Coogler's entry into the Rocky universe and why it isn't just another sequel.  We als…

This week we talk about our greatly anticipated double performance by Tom Hardy playing a real life pair of twin gangsters from the east end of London who are hell-bent on controlling their part of t…

This week we talk about the first movie in the new DC Universe.  We talk about the new (older and battle-worn) Batman and we get the first glimpse of Wonder Woman before her solo movie that is schedu…

This week we look at a documentary and a narrative film.  Both nominated for Academy Awards.  They each share a story of women and their relationships to society.  Amy is about troubled British singe…

For our 90th episode, we each count down our 10 favorite movies of the nineties.  It's a long one, but definitely necessary to talk about some great films from a pioneering decade in cinema.  Subscri…

This week we focus on the merc with a mouth.  How is this superhero movie different from all other superhero movies that have come out to date, and why was it needed?  Will this be the highest grossi…

This is a quick discussion that we had right after the Academy Awards ceremony concluded.  We hope that you enjoy!  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.fa…