The Actor and The Engineer Podcast

In this episode we look back on Fight Club, the David Fincher film from 1999 and compare it to Chuck Palahniuk's debut novel on which it was based.  Spoilers abound! Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podc…

Celine Sciamma's period piece of a relationship that develops between two women (a painter and her subject) in the late 1700's is as beautiful as it is brilliant. Her script, the superb acting and th…

We are back with a new episode! We catch up on what we have watched throughout this Coronavirus quarantine and talk about the pros and cons of this modernized retelling of a Universal horror movie co…

With everything going on in our lives, we wanted to re-release our favorite movies episode again since we aren't able to do new episodes right now (we are ok, though, and we will be back soon)  Enjoy…

With everything going on in our lives, we wanted to re-release our favorite movies episode again since we aren't able to do new episodes right now (we are ok, though!)  Enjoy! Subscribe on iTunes or …

This week we talk about Shia LaBeouf's reflection on his relationship with his father during his early years as an actor. Even with great performances and a steady hand at the camera (Alma Har'el), w…

This week we (parasite) each finish our count down (parasite) of our Top 10 movies of (PARASITE) 2019.  Which one will come out on top!?!? Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB6…

This week we (parasite) look back on the Oscars ceremony (parasite) and we each count down (parasite) the first half of our Top 10 movies of (PARASITE) 2019.  Which one will come out on top!?!? Subsc…

This week we humbly (maybe not so humbly) submit our picks for the 2020 Oscars.  We both go through the big races and pick what we think WILL win and what we think SHOULD win. Subscribe on iTunes or …

Greta Gerwig's take on this 150 year old story is so inventive and has elements that we both really enjoy. Paul (the actor) talks about the bold acting choices and Josh (the engineer) gets into the b…

This week we talk about a frenetic film from the Safdie Brothers starring Adam Sandler who makes big bets on jewelry, basketball and his family's livelihood. What happens when you are addicted to the…

Just a quick podcast to talk about the excitement and disappointment of the Oscar nominations that came out this week. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Fac…

Our Emmy and ProMax award-winning pal Justin Arner joins us to talk about the end(?) of the Skywalker saga. We have a somewhat divided view on the film, but we try to temper our responses to not be t…

We talk about Noah Baumbach's new film about the dissolution of a marriage and the lives affected by it. Marriage Story has some great performances and is brimming with love, resentment, confusion, a…

Now that we have gone through Scorcese’s other films, we get into his newest film that uses cutting-edge futuristic visual effects to tell an inherently reflective story. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple…

For our 250th episode (yeah, you read that right) we decided that we would talk about Martin Scorcese who has an epic career spanning multiple genres, settings and technologies. His films tell storie…

Rian Johnson is back with less porgs and more pointy things.  He put together a great cast and an intricate, funny and somewhat subversive story that propels this modern whodunit forward. Subscribe o…

This is definitely a Hollywood movie. It has stars, flashy cars and competition at the heart of it. But we spend a good amount of time talking about the supporting actors, the sound design and the su…

Get ready for a love fest. We have a spoiler-laden discussion of Bong Joon Ho's latest film set in his native South Korea and centered around class, perception, human relationships and RESPECT! Subsc…

This week we talk about Billy Wilder's 1945 film on alcoholism and its sphere of influence around Ray Milland's main character. Great shot selection, score and performances keep this movie relevant a…