The Actor and The Engineer Podcast

This week we reflect on the Oscar nominations and celebrate some of the choices while scratching our heads about others.  Then we tiptoe into a light critique on Bradley Cooper's new film Maestro (al…

Yorgos Lanthimos plus Emma Stone equals another movie you can't look away from. With committed performances from Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo added, this film is both funny and thought-provoking.

We talk about Todd Haynes' new meta movie featuring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore that is loosely based on a true story, how it points out society's voyeuristic tendencies and why audiences will…

Emerald Fennell has returned with a film starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi about the British upper crust and the gaze of the outsider.  Was it successful?  Was it shocking? We get into it in ou…

It's a new Fincher film! We talk about Fassbinder, the sound design, the drop-in performances (including Tilda Swinton), ham hands and Fincher's tenuous relationship with the Oscars.

This week we talk about how Justine Triet's new film is able to turn a courtoom drama into an engaging and tight film with a great performance by Sandra Hüller. We have some Oscar predictions and get…

It's a rare treat to talk about a new movie from one of the living masters of the craft, Martin Scorsese. We break down what we liked about the performances, including the quiet confidence of Lily Gl…

Paul saw a play with Karen Allen and Reed Birney!  And we talk about Josh watching Kubrick on the big screen, double features and Starman.

Paul talks about his recent experience performing in a Steve Martin play and we talk about Celine Song's quiet, but confident debut film starring Greta Lee.

Paul is in a new play!!! We get into that and also train our sights on one of the biggest movies of the summer.  We talk about Christopher Nolan's sprawling cast, sharp editing and keen visual effect…

Now it's time to listen to two guys talk about the Barbie movie...  Wait!!!  Don't go!! We really have some good thoughts about the winking and honest script, the properly plastic and practical set d…

(Movie Trailer Voice) - Ethan Hunt is back and he's better than ever. Hang on for over two hours of thrills, spills and chills! And whatever you do, don't...look...down... (End Movie Trailer Voice) I…

Grab your hat and your whip. We are talking all things Indiana Jones, including the new Dial of Destiny!

This week Paul talks about meeting Karen Allen (!!!) and Josh watches a bunch of movies (The Godfather,  All About Eve, Tarantino Rewatch). Our next episodes will focus on Spider-Man: Across the Spid…

We return to a theme that we haven't done in a while.  Would you believe that neither one of us had seen The Searchers or Shane? Well, this week we correct that injustice. We talk about The Duke and …

Showtime, A-holes!  The Guardians are back for one last adventure in this configuration, and they have to deal with Adam Warlock and a guy who is channeling Katherine Helmond's facelift from Brazil.

We wade into the mind of Ari Aster (maybe too far?) and his take on mommy issues and anxiety.

We finally have gotten around to our favorite films of 2022! We each count down our favorites and sprinkle some honorable mentions in there. Paul also talks about finishing up his run of performances…

We go through the big categories for the big night and pick who we would vote for and who we each think will win.

We catch up with Scott Lang and his family mostly in the quantum realm and get to see Jonathan Majors once again as Kang. Then we sprinkle on a bit of our perceptions of Cocaine Bear. Watch us on You…