Plastic Podcast

Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the latest film by Olivier Assayas starring Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper, Darren Aronofsky's mother!, and Paddington 2.

Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about Frederick Wiseman's documentary Ex Libris: New York Public Library and Jordan Peele's Get Out. Plus Rob buys a ticket for a 17-minute movie by Michelangelo Antonioni.

Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about two new films, Lady Bird (written and directed by Greta Gerwig) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (written and directed by Martin McDonagh).

On this edition of the Plastic Podcast, Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the 1959 film Imitation of Life, a film made a half century ago when America still struggled with racial division, when posing as someone of another race might afford certain advantages, when racially-motivated violence could erupt at a moment's notice, and when people in the privileged class were often blissfully unaware of the social tiers they daily reinforced.

On this edition of the Plastic Podcast, Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk not about a particular film or a particular filmmaker but about an idea: what changes when you watch a movie a second time?

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the recent acclaimed documentary THE ACT OF KILLING.

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about Spike Jonze's HER and Andrew Bujalski's COMPUTER CHESS.

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about Anthony McCall's LINE DESCRIBING A CONE.

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the new film from Darren Aronofsky, BLACK SWAN, starring Natalie Portman.

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the new film from the Coen brothers, TRUE GRIT.

On this edition of the podcast Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the recent George Clooney film THE AMERICAN and use that as an excuse to talk about Michelangelo Antonioni's THE PASSENGER, Ben Affleck's THE TOWN, Gaspar Noe's ENTER THE VOID, about the need for a path, and about elemental films that convey their ideas with pictures and pacing rather than narratives.

This edition of the podcast is a special joint production with the AFI Now web site, the online home of the AFI film festival in Los Angeles. Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the new film by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami called CERTIFIED COPY starring Juliette Binoche. For more information about the fest, visit http://blog.afi.com/afifest

This edition of the podcast is a special joint production with the AFI Now web site, the online home of the AFI film festival in Los Angeles. Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the new film by Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul called UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES. For more information about the fest, visit http://blog.afi.com/afifest

In this edition of the Plastic Podcast, Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the new David Fincher film, The Social Network. Is it Kane? All the President's Men? Elephant? And who is this Marshall McLuhan fellow?

In this edition of the Plastic Podcast, Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about the documentary by and about street artists called Exit Through the Gift Shop. Is it a hoax? Does it matter?

Take the title of the podcast in either of two ways. In this edition of the Plastic Podcast, Robert Davis and J. Robert Parks talk about Guy Ritchie's recent adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and about Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Gus Van Sant's intriguing remake. It's our second podcast this month. Don't get used to it.

As we hit Labor Day and experience Chicago's first cool day in weeks, we look back at a couple of the summer's big movies, INCEPTION and TOY STORY 3, with a bonus nod to DESPICABLE ME. The beaches on Lake Michigan close this weekend, but we'll be back in two weeks. Yes, we will.

Rob and J. Robert continue their conversation about the Oscar nominees.

Rob and J. Robert talk about the nominees for Best Picture.

Rob and J. Robert talk about the new film from the Coen brothers, A SERIOUS MAN, and the work of Chantal Akerman, in particular her 1993 film D'EST (FROM THE EAST).