Atlanticsc Podcast

This week, Jason and Lee are joined by Brendan Cassidy from the InSession Film Podcast to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. The film stars lots of alcohol, multiple lines of questioning, and the New York Times Best Seller "The Split Sabre." Episode 16 Breakdown Introduction Feature Film Discussion: The Master 7:07 Transitions Pt.2: Pragmatism to Existentialism 11:17 Setting, Nature, and Isolation 19:00 Anderson and Family 36:46 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 48:58 Hedonism vs. Utilitarianism: How The Master encapsulates Paul Thomas Anderson's career 1:10:52 Closing Thoughts and Shout Outs 1:30:26 How would you rate Anderson's The Master? Did you like the film? Sound off in the comment section below! Be sure to like, share, follow #AtlanticSC on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you!

Episode 15 of #AtlanticSC finds Jason and Lee at their most pretentious, as they continue their Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective with 2007's There Will Be Blood. The film stars oil derricks, a church, and a bastard from a basket. Episode 15 Breakdown Introduction Feature Film Discussion: There Will Be Blood 6:19 Idealism vs. Pragmatism 13:38 Transitions and the Opening Shot 23:17 References to Kubrick and Paul Virilio 47:38 Anderson and Family 1:07:34 Plainview and the Perversion of the Natural Order 1:12:39 How would you rate Anderson's There Will Be Blood? Did you like the film? Sound off in the comment section below! Be sure to like, share, follow #AtlanticSC on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you!

Episode 14 of #AtlanticSC has Jason and Lee discussing Denis Villeneuve's latest hit, the sensational Arrival. The film stars Abbott and Costello and lots of finger painting. Your two favorite hosts also discuss Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, and briefly mention Martin Scorsese's upcoming Silence. Ep. 14 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1: What Did You Watch This Week? 7:37 Pt.2: Feature Film Discussion Arrival Rant and First Impressions 16:58 Negatives 27:13 Positives and Analysis 38:41 What did you think of Arrival? Did it work for you? Be sure to like, share, follow #AtlanticSC on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you!

This week's episode of #AtlanticSC is Part 2 of the Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective. In this second part of the retrospective, Jason and Lee tackle Anderson's Magnolia (1999) and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). Disclaimer: This is a a long episode full of pleasantly weird theories. Click play at your own risk. Introduction Pt.1 Magnolia (1999) 6:15 Pt.2 Punch-Drunk Love (2002) 1:01:30 How would you rate Anderson's Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love? Do you like them? Do you like his style? Sound off in the comment section below! Be sure to like, share, follow #AtlanticSC on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you!

For Episode 12: Doctor Strange, Jason and Lee are accompanied by the guy who wrote the #AtlanticSC theme song, Jason Beaulieu. Doctor Strange is directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Michael Stuhlbarg and Benjamin Bratt. We also discuss two very important documentaries Incarcerating US, and Ava Duvernay's 13th, and new features The Light Between Oceans and Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. Ep.12 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1: What Did You Watch This Week? 3:25 Pt.2: Feature Film Discussion: Doctor Strange 24:35 What did you think of Doctor Strange? Did it work for you? Be sure to like, share, follow#AtlanticSC on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you! Here is the Film Faculty review of #DoctorStrange: http://wp.me/p51soM-nc

This week, Jason and Lee give Jack Reacher naysayers the two-fingered salute as they underline both the negatives and the positives of Tom Cruise's latest action/comedy. The film is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tom Cruise running,  Tom Cruise sweating, Tom Cruise fighting, Tom Cruise bleeding, Tom Cruise threatening, and Tom Cruise killing. Ep.11 Breakdown 
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Feature Film Discussion: Jack Reacher Never Go Back  9:17 We know you disagree, but tell us why in the comment section below! Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track, or in the comment section below, or on iTunes. #AtlanticSC is looking forward to discussing with you!

This week's episode, much to Lee's surprise, finds Jason in a great mood because Episode 10 signals the start of #AtlanticSC's Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective. In this first part of the retrospective, Jason and Lee tackle Anderson's first feature film released in 1996 entitled Hard Eight (Sydney), as well as his follow up, the now classic Boogie Nights (1997). Disclaimer: This is a highly positive episode. If you are tuning in to hear the regular dose of negativity and jadedness towards films, you are in the wrong place this week. All ye who click play, be forewarned: WE ARE IN A GREAT MOOD THIS WEEK! Click play at your own risk. Introduction Pt.1 Hard Eight (Sydney, 1996) 5:40 Pt.2 Boogie Nights (1997) 36:12 How would you rate Anderson's first films? Do you like them? Do you like his style? Share your comments on the track! Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you! #At

This week on #AtlanticSC, Jason and Lee tackle one of the most divisive movies of 2016, Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot. The movie stars Sony products such as Vaio, Blu-ray, and also others secretly owned by Sony such as Coca-Cola, H&M (who collaborate with Coca-Cola), Hi-C, and Pringles. We also discuss upcoming projects for #AtlanticSC, the pilot for Marvel's Luke Cage and why Jason thinks Star Trek Beyond is the Blockbuster King of the summer. Ep09 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 What Did You Watch This Week? 6:24 Pt.2 Feature Film Discussion: Ghostbusters (2016) 29:19 What did you think of Feig's Ghostbusters? Did it work for you? Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC Here's the link to the essay mentioned at the end of the show. It's called Do We Really Need to Do This? https://thefilmfaculty.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/do-we-really-need-to-do-this/

You voted for it on the #AtlanticSC Twitter poll (claiming 53%), so this week Jason and Lee discuss Akira Kurosawa's classic epic, Seven Samurai. The film was released in 1954 and stars Toshiro Mifune and Takeshi Shimura. We also discuss Paul Schrader's upcoming Dog Eat Dog, Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush and the documentary Hello I Am David. Ep08 Breakdown Introduction Pt. 1 Trailer Talk 5:00 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 10:53 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Seven Samurai 27:01 What did you think of Seven Samurai? Does it deserve that "classic" moniker? Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or leave us a review on iTunes (that would be awesome!). We’re looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC

Jason and Lee revisit a childhood classic on episode 7 of the #AtlanticSC podcast: Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991). The film was directed by James Cameron and stars Earl Boen, Jenette Goldstein and Don and Dan Stanton. Other topics of discussion include the trailer for Passengers, Clouzot's 1955 film Diabolique, the Infiltrator, and Captain Fantastic. Ep07 Breakdown Introduction Pt. 1 Trailer Talk 3:54 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 11:30 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Terminator 2 Judgment Day 31:01 What did you think ofTerminator 2 Judgment Day? Does it hold up? Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC

On Episode 6 of the ASC Podcast, Jason and Lee discuss 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Lee explains how Willy Wonka is characterized as only half an adult, while Jason has a bone to pick with literary critics. The film was directed by Mel Stuart and stars the Wonka Bar and the late, great Gene Wilder. Ep06 Breakdown Introduction Pt. 1 Trailer Talk 4:53 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 20:14 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 41:51 What did you think of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Does it hold up? Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We’re looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC

Although Jason and Lee both really enjoyed Captain America Civil War (2016), on Episode 5 of the Atlantic Screen Connection podcast, they get very nit picky about the film. Captain America Civil War (2016) is directed by the Russo Brothers and stars Don Cheadle, Marisa Tomei, Emily VanCamp, and Hope Davis. Ep05 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 Trailer Talk 2:18 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 14:06 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Captain America Civil War 35:23 What did you think of Captain America Civil War? Be sure to like, share, follow us on SoundCloud, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below or on iTunes. We're looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC

Episode 4 of the ASC Podcast finds Jason and Lee gushing over John Carney's indie wonder, Sing Street. The film stars a series of newcomers as well as Little Finger from Game of Thrones and Vera Bates from Downton Abbey. Thanks for listening! Be sure to come talk film with us! Ep04 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 Trailer Talk 2:08 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 12:51 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Sing Street 28:52 What did you think of Sing Street? Leave comments on the track or in the comment section below! Here are the links to the @RedLetterMedia Episode on Jack & Jill (The Adam Sandler "Scam")that were discussed during the "What Did You Watch This Week" segment. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXNsT7-Lwsk Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc85QCF5414

This week, amid a few audio issues, Jason and Lee have fun disagreeing about Hail, Caesar! (2016) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum. Ep03 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 Trailer Talk 1:31 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 14:49 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Hail, Caesar! 28:37 Also included as a compliment to this week's episode, Film Faculty compiled a list of some of the cinematic references (accompanied by videos) in Hail, Caesar! as well as a breakdown of the characters' names, Baird Whitlock, Hobie Doyle, Burt Gurney, and DeeAnna Moran. Click here! http://wp.me/p51soM-jp What did you think of Hail, Caesar! (2016)? Be sure to leave comments on the track or in the comment section below.

On Episode 2 of the Atlantic Screen Connection podcast, Jason and Lee discuss the drawbacks of overhyping movies and the reception of Suicide Squad (2016), directed by David Ayer and starring a bunch of actors including Adam Beach. Ep02 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 Trailer Talk 3:08 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 13:08 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Suicide Squad (kind of...) 27:43 What did you think of Suicide Squad? Be sure to like, share, follow us, and leave comments on the track or in the comment section below. We're looking forward to discussing with you! #AtlanticSC

Jason and Lee kick off the Atlantic Screen Connection Podcast with none other than Jason Bourne (2016) directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, and Alicia Vikander. Season 1 Episode 1 Breakdown Introduction Pt.1 Trailer Talk 1:20 Pt.2 What Did You Watch This Week? 14:53 Pt.3 Feature Film Discussion: Jason Bourne 32:29 What did you think of Jason Bourne (2016)? Be sure to leave comments on the track or in the comment section below.