Hey Patrons!
Stephen Tobolowsky and I both love Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton, and what better way to celebrate that than by recording a feature-length commentary of it over Zoom with some Patrons?
Thanks to all the $20+ donors that make this perk possible, but regardless of what tier in, I hope you enjoy the recording. Feel free to let me know if you're listening to these and/or what movies you'd be interested in hearing one about next!
A few notes:
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2020-10-26 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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I had a blast watching Borat 2, AKA Borat Subsequent Moviefilm AKA Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan on Prime Video this week. But while Sacha Baron Cohen's work remains fearless, Borat's antics take on a different feel in light of all that's happened in the past few years.
Above, I share some thoughts about the film on YouTube. Thanks, as always, for making my work p...
2020-10-24 15:46:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks: If you're around tonight, let's hang and chat about whatever you want! Hope to see some of you there.
To tune in, just go to the above link at 5pm Pacific. As a side note, I think this will be the last month I use Crowdcast - I just don't think it's worth the subscription fee. In the future, I'll probably do this as a Zoom!
The broadcast will be archived for those who aren't able to make it.
2020-10-20 16:23:51 +0000 UTC
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David and Joanna Robinson review share thoughts on the first season of Lovecraft Country.
2020-10-20 03:02:30 +0000 UTC
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For YouTube, I reviewed The Trial of the Chicago 7 and also managed to sneak in a reference to Not Another Teen Movie. I consider this feat my greatest accomplishment.
2020-10-18 16:56:44 +0000 UTC
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Like many children of the 80s and 90s, this week I tuned into the West Wing's HBO Max Reunion Special - a filmed, staged recreation of the episode "Hartfield's Landing." I'll be discussing more about it on this week's episode of the /Filmcast but in the meantime, I want to recount an interesting experience I had with it.
I thought the new cover of the theme song was gorgeous and powerful, so I invited @joyofnapping to watch it with me (she has virtually no exposure to The West Wing ...
2020-10-17 17:36:37 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
I want to try to update you more often on what's coming soon on the Patreon. Since a lot of it involves movies and TV shows, it'll give you some time to prepare. Eventually, if I am able to get my affairs in order, maybe we can even make it more of a "Movie Club" type deal!
Anyway, here's some stuff that's upcoming.
For all Patrons:
- Michael Clayton audio commentary with Stephen Tobolowsky - I recently had a chan...
2020-10-16 22:21:14 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to the latest Patreon-exclusive edition of "Joanna Robinson and David Chen review a movie that Joanna's watched recently!" In this Patreon exclusive, Joanna and I discuss the Dreamwork Animation classic Prince of Egypt, including its banging soundtrack and its quasi-problematic nature.
Be sure to use the "My membership" part of your Patreon page to subscribe to all audio as a podcast/RSS feed.
Links:
This video has been requested a few times by the Patrons, so I thought I'd oblige. Here's early access to a new YouTube video I made: a tour of my Blu-Ray shelf, featuring all the random shit that I've accumulated over the years.
A lot of this stuff I'm proud of. A good chunk of it I'm ashamed of. Some of it is just weird and random. Either way, I hope you enjoy, and know that it was your support that made this video possible.
(PS: Sorry the video is a bit shaky at times. St...
2020-10-11 21:35:03 +0000 UTC
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UPDTAE: We're starting shortly at 11:30am Pacific. The link above should work to join the watch-along. If it doesn't, DM me on Patreon or Twitter.
Hey folks,
Sorry for the late notice but the scheduling for this came together quickly. I'm hoping some of you will be able to join me as I'm going to host another watch-along tomorrow at 1130am Pacific. This time, the movie is MICHAEL CLAYTON and I'll be joined by character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. As...
2020-10-11 00:45:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! We're into month two of this Patreon page and things on the page seem to be stabilizing nicely. I continue to be enormously grateful for all your support, as well as the motivation (and resources) it provides me to make cool things I'm passionate about. That said, from time to time I want to check in with you to see if there's anything you'd like me to make/comment on.
Is there any type of content you'd like to see from me? Are you happy to just support the Patreon wit...
2020-10-09 16:00:26 +0000 UTC
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Here's the plot summary for Assassin 33 A.D.:
When a billionaire gives a group of young scientists unlimited resources to study the science of matter transfer, the scientists unlock the secrets of time travel. But they soon find out that the project is backed by a militant extremist group, and the billionaire plans to go back in time and prove that Jesus never rose from the dead.
This is one of the most bizarre, offensive movies I've ever seen and I was ...
2020-10-08 15:41:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! Here's another video of how @joyofnapping and I are feeling today, as America's political situation continues to unfold in wild and unpredictable ways.
Thanks to all of you for making videos like these possible.
2020-10-05 06:19:41 +0000 UTC
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It's been an eventful last 24 hours. @joyofnapping and I reconvened after last night's broadcast to process what we've learned and how we're experiencing the events of this week. You can watch above or view on Periscope.
2020-10-03 03:51:09 +0000 UTC
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Stuff went down tonight. @joyofnapping and I did a live broadcast to discuss it. You can watch it on Vimeo above or via Periscope.
2020-10-02 07:14:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Interested in hearing two Mission: Impossible obsessives dive into the latest Mission: Impossible film for 2.5 hours? Then boy have I got a Patron update for you!
I had such a fun time doing a feature-length commentary of Mission: Impossible - Fallout with Patrick H. Willems. Thanks to all the $20+ donors that make this perk possible, but regardless of what tier in, I hope you enjoy this recording we made together.
A few notes:
2020-10-01 02:46:15 +0000 UTC
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Good morning, Patrons! I hope this message finds you well.
When many of you backed me here, the way I conceived of it is that you were backing me as a creator, rather than for any specific thing I make or do. You believe in what I put out into the world. For this, I am incredibly grateful.
One of the things I've been working on for the past few months is a brand new season of The Tobolowsky Files. For those who don...
2020-09-28 14:50:46 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
As part of your $20+ patronage, I'm going to be trying to do a movie watch-along every month. Let's try doing our first one for Mission: Impossible - Fallout this Saturday on my Twitch channel. My occasional collaborator and fellow Mission Impossible obsessive Patrick Willems will be joining me. The recording of the broadcast will be made available later (somehow).
If you live in the US and have Prime Video, all you need to do...
2020-09-24 15:36:37 +0000 UTC
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Joanna Robinson joins David to discuss Peter Hyams' 1994 sci-fi action classic Timecop, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
This episode would not exist without the generosity of Patrons. I hope you all enjoy what Patreon hath wrought.
Links:
I hope everyone is having an okay weekend dealing with the sheer tonnage of news that's occurred the past week (most of it bad).
Since I hate myself, I spent some time this week watching Antonio Campos' new film, The Devil All The Time. This film's cast is incredible, but do not watch this movie if you are looking for something to pick you up and make you feel better!
That said, it's one of the top 10 movies on Netflix so most of you probably watched it. What did yo...
2020-09-20 22:34:58 +0000 UTC
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Blake Howard has created podcasts in which he covers movies one minute at a time. In this Patreon exclusive, I talk with Blake about how he created his first podcast, One Heat Minute, all the podcast adventures he's had since then, and what his advice would be for someone starting their own minute-by-minute podcast.
Note: Every now and then I'll open up the bonus $10+ audio feed to all Patron...
2020-09-18 01:43:15 +0000 UTC
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David and Joanna Robinson discuss episodes 2-5 of the first season of the HBO Original Series Lovecraft Country. Episodes discussed include: Whitey's on the Moon (S1E02), Holy Ghost (S1E03), A History of Violence (S1E04), Strange Case (S1E05).
We'll be back once more to cover the finale (Episode 10).
Links:
Hi Patrons,
Let's do our monthly hangout! I'll be streaming live on Saturday 9/12 beginning at 9am for about 1-2 hours. I believe you will be able to access the hangout just be clicking through to the link at the top of this very post. Hope you can stop by!
PS: I'm trying out a new platform for this called Crowdcast for this broadcast. I believe you'll need to register for the event using your email address (boo!) but the upside is that i believe i'll get to invite people on...
2020-09-11 19:52:13 +0000 UTC
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So, @joyofnapping was really excited to watch the new Dune trailer with me. The above video features our quick reaction to the trailer. The audio in this video is kind of rough (I'm still learning how to use this new mixer i recently got) but hopefully the excitement is still infectious!
Also note: this will work best if you've already seen the actual trailer: https://youtu.be/n9xhJrPXop4
2020-09-10 05:34:00 +0000 UTC
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Charlie Kaufman's latest film I'm Thinking of Ending Things is arguably his most inaccessible work yet. I've spent quite a bit of time thinking about it, reading about it, and dissecting it. Here's the best explanation I've been able to come up with (Note: Spoilers, obviously).
It's been a long time since I've made a video essay as researched as this one, and it'll probably be a long time until I do one again. It's just too much work to do on top of my full tim...
2020-09-09 15:14:23 +0000 UTC
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I watched Disney's Mulan (2020) last night and got together with my wife @joyofnapping to record a few thoughts on it.
This review is now available as a podcast download on Culturally Relevant.
ALSO: This is my first video to feature Patreon credits for those who are contributing $20+. I hope everyone in those tiers is happy with h...
2020-09-06 16:26:19 +0000 UTC
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I'm experimenting with Patreon-exclusive content to create for y'all. Here's my latest attempt: A podcast review of the 1995 Robert Longo sci-fi thriller Johnny Mnemonic featuring my occasional collaborator Patrick H. Willems.
Reminder: You can subscribe to your personal exclusive RSS podcast feed over in the "My Membership" section of my Patreon page.
We're thinking of making this a series: Box Office Bombs, Reconsidered. It would start ...
2020-09-05 23:51:17 +0000 UTC
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I share some quick spoiler-free thoughts on the new Bill and Ted movie and Charlie Kaufman's latest. Feel free to share your thoughts on these films OR on the video itself below.
NO SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS please.
2020-08-30 15:40:26 +0000 UTC
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Today, we learned that Chadwick Boseman has passed away at the age of 43. What a gutting loss. He was an immense talent. In his short life he'd already become an icon.
A few thoughts on what his passing means to me.
2020-08-29 04:25:08 +0000 UTC
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I want to start this message by saying: If you're reading this, thanks again for backing my Patreon! It's been so heart-warming and encouraging to see folks who I've known for decades pitch into this thing. It really feels like I can make my online work into something that's sustainable for the long term. So, thank you!
I hope you've enjoyed all the stuff I've put onto Patreon so far. One thing to note: As of right now, nobody has been charged for my Patreon yet.
2020-08-27 15:15:50 +0000 UTC
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