The Actor and The Engineer Podcast

This episode we focus on Sarah Polley's new film focusing on the the importance of being heard.  We get into why this needed to be a film instead of a play, how the cinematography and shot selection …

This week we are finally getting to two spectacle movies that definitely benefit from being seen in the theater. Babylon is uncompromising and ambitious and Top Gun: Maverick lived up to the hype, in…

We are back with a quick cuts episode of what we have been watching. How many of these will get Oscar noms?

We look back at Steven Spielberg looking back at his young life through a well-lit, richly textured lens. Josh enjoyed the journey while Paul was left with questions... Check out our youtube channel:…

This week we talk about Martin McDonagh's film about the complexities of friendship, family, community and creating art. Great performances across the board, with a beautiful setting utilizing natura…

This week we go through some new and old films that we have been watching, what we are excited about seeing next and give our take on the contentious new Sight and Sound Lists.

We are back with our take on a titanic performance by Cate Blanchett in Todd Field's first film in 16 years! Definitely worth the wait. Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@actorandengineerp…

This week we talk about old and new films we have been watching, some for the first time and some for the hundredth time (maybe not exaggerating?) Watch us on YouTube! You can actually see us now! Yo…

We say "yep" to Jordan Peele's newest film shot in IMAX and starring Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya. We get into the editing, others perceived pacing issues and Spielberg's influence on Peele. Enjoy!

We talk about the role David Bowie was born to play (alien), bad overdubbing, Nicolas Roeg's editing style, a younger (but still somehow old) Rip Torn and differ on Candy Clark's performance as the l…

God of Thunder, meet God Butcher. We talk about the narration as a storytelling device, the bold opening scene and a few other choices that Taika Waititi makes with his newest entry in the MCU.

We have more questions than answers about Alex Garland's original screenplay. We also talk a little about Top Gun: Maverick and Crimes of the Future. Enjoy!

Another Quick Cuts to go through what we have been watching, which is a lot more television than normal.  But, we each saw some newer and older movies that we get into, ranging from Lethal Weapon 2 t…

How much can one writer/director duo fit into one film? We find out when we talk about the new action/sci-fi/family comedy-drama starring Michelle Yeoh from the minds of The Daniels. Get your chapsti…

Better late than never! We finally got together to discuss our top ten movies of 2021, and there will definitely be some surprises!

It's that time again, where Paul pulls out a shocking prediction about the Oscars that usually comes true! We go through all of the big categories and give who we think will win and who we would vote…

It took us long enough to get to this movie! Joachim Trier's film has a little bit for everybody (but may not be for everybody). Josh loves the structure of the storytelling and Paul calls it "the mo…

This week we talk about the new caped crusader film. We get into how it parallels Iron Man, how superb the score is and why Batman will never be a passenger in a car.

In our quest to feverishly try to watch all of the Oscar-nominated films, we talk about West Side Story, Nightmare Alley, Belfast, Spencer, Drive My Car and more!