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The World Cinema Documentary Competition category at Sundance features an offering of immersive and moving stories from around the world. This year's section included some of the most acclaimed films in the festival, such as Flee, President, and Sabaya. Check out our thoughts on all 10 docs featured in the lineup!  TIMECODES...  00:00 Captains of Zaatari 04:31 Faya Dayi 06:37 Flee 11:26 Misha and the Wolves 14:03 The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 16:28 Playing With Sharks 19:32 President 22:37 Sabaya 24:38 Taming the Garden 26:49 Writing With Fire If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this

Frequently containing some of the most pleasant surprises of the festival, the U.S. Documentary category held to tradition for 2021 with several exciting new docs! There were a slew of high school-set docs, a few profiles of iconic figures, while many others films dealt with technology's progression into our daily lives. Check out our favorites!  TIMECODES...  00:00 Ailey 02:09 All Light Everywhere 05:02 At The Ready 08:05 Cusp 13:04 Homeroom 16:13 Rebel Hearts 17:53 Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It 20:54 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 24:58 Try Harder! 31:42 Users If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: htt

In the World Cinema Dramatic Competition program, Sundance selects a slate of narratives from around the world and this year's lineup had so much to chew over. From movies that feel like they've predicted real-world events, to a drama about the adult film industry, to a "reverse Scott Pilgrim," the World Cinema section had some of Sundance 2021's best offerings.  TIMECODES...  00:00 The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet 01:55 El Planeta 04:28 Fire in the Mountains 08:16 Hive 11:31 Human Factors 15:05 Luzzu 18:23 One For The Road 24:01 The Pink Cloud 30:00 Pleasure 35:58 Prime Time If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercut

Sundance's Next section features the most daring, innovative and experimental movies of the festival. This year's selection didn't all live up to the name of the program to which they were selected. Which movie stood out from the Next pack?  TIMECODES...  00:00 Weird Sundance Parallels 01:43 The Blazing World 04:53 Cyptozoo 09:41 First Date 13:25 Ma Belle, My Beauty 16:55 R#J 22:39 Searchers 26:06 Son of Monarchs 30:06 Strawberry Mansion 32:42 We're All Going to the World's Fair If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support

Another Sundance Film Festival is in the books and even though everything went virtual for 2021, this year's Sundance was still a trip! Join Art, Zach, and Amanda the Jedi as we discuss every movie to play at the festival this year - starting with the Premieres & Spotlight sections.  TIMECODES...  00:00 Intro 3:24 Virtual Sundance 11:48 Judas and The Black Messiah 19:15 The Night of the Kings 21:30 The World to Come 28:11 Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir 31:21 Bring Your Own Brigade 33:54 Eight for Silver 38:49 How It Ends 42:17 In the Earth 44:46 In the Same Breath 47:17 Land 49:21 Marvelous and the Black Hole 52:36 Mass 01:00:10 My Name is Pauli Murray 01:03:11 Philly D.A. 01:05:27 Prisoners of the Ghostland 01:11:23 The Sparks Brothers 01:15:09 Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com

Passing, world premiering in the U.S. Dramatic section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, is the directorial debut of actress Rebecca Hall, who also adapted the screenplay based on Nella Larsen's novella. The film follows two African American women who can “pass” as white choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York in an exploration of racial and gender identity, performance, obsession, and repression. Stars Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bill Camp. If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/

The buzzy comedic drama On the Count of Three was one of the hottest tickets at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut starring alongside Christopher Abbott who come to a deadly agreement. The movie also stars Tiffany Haddish, JB Smoove, and Henry Winkler.  If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support

New year, new releases. Pieces of a Woman, Our Friend, and Wandavision, plus the Netflix show where Martin Scorsese laughs a lot. Also, we answer questions from the Intercuties and quickly run through the news highlights.  The Mole Agent The New York Times article on Matthew Teague and 'Our Friend': https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/movies/our-friend-matthew-teague.html?referringSource=articleShare TIMECODES...  00:00 INTRO 02:26 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING / Pretend It’s A City 05:24 Pieces of a Woman 13:00 Wandavision 19:22 Our Friend 26:05 INTERVIEW / Furthest film festival 28:21 Home theater setups 31:31 Favorite film history books 34:33 Looming Oscar contenders 36:51 Smaller 2021 movies to look out for 39:20 Will a woman get nominated for Best Director? 40:36 What category would you add to the Oscars? 43:10 Underrated awards category 46:04 Biopic you want to see 50:11 YAY OR NAY NEWS / Moon Knight 52:10 Chris Evans returns to MCU? 53:25 Syndercut to be 4-hour film 55:39 Netflix continues spending spre

Because a Top 10 never feels like quite enough, we stuck around after our Best of the Year videos to talk about some of the underrated, overlooked, and misunderstood movie gems of 2020. NOTE: Zach forgot to turn his mic on for the beginning two minutes, sorry for the drop in audio quality!  TIMECODES...  00:00 Intro 0:37 The Climb 02:33 Cane Fire 03:35 Deerskin 05:03 Unpregnant 06:01 White Lie 07:25 The Kid Detective 08:30 Driveways 10:31 The Killing of Two Lovers If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support

2020 was an unusual year for movies, not just in the way they were released but in the types of movies we saw. But just because 2020 was a year without Marvel, James Bond or Dune doesn't mean it wasn't stacked with great films! Art and Zach list their Top 10 Films of the Year, as per tradition, Amanda the Jedi is here to give her picks, too!  TIMECODES... 0:00 Welcome to the Best Movies of 2020 06:03 Honorable Mentions 13:08 Top 10 Movies of the Year 13:41 One Night in Miami 16:37 Spree 19:31 Bloody Nose Empty Pockets 22:23 Beasts Clawing at Straws 24:15 The Happiest Season 26:50 Tenet 31:28 Swallow 34:15 The Wolf of Snow Hollow 38:28 The Vast of Night 40:26 First Cow 42:57 Soul 46:19 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 48:30 Boys State 53:14 Never Rarely Sometimes Always 54:46 Sorry We Missed You 59:03 Black Bear 01:03:52 Bad Education 01:06:13 Shiva Baby 01:10:49 Minari 01:11:18 Promising Young Woman 01:14:45 Small Axe: Red, White & Blue 01:18:31 Kajillionaire 01:22:44 Palm Springs 01:25:44 Bad Education 01

Netflix releases David Fincher's 'Mank,' will it breakthrough in awards season or is this one for cinephiles only? Disney Investor Day unveils a slew of upcoming Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar properties but can Disney make some art out of all this content? Plus, the Sundance lineup is revealed, What We're Watching and Amanda the Jedi helps us break it all down on the latest Intercut podcast!  TIMECODES... 0:00 Intro 02:24 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING / Small Axe: Education 06:32 I May Destroy You 08:45 Sound of Metal 11:20 Another Round 13:51 Finding Yingying 15:38 Boys State 17:31 The Vast of Night 20:20 Sundance 2021 Lineup Revealed 26:07 YAY OR NAY NEWS / Disney Investor Day 26:34 10 new Star Wars shows 37:06 10 new MCU shows 46:13 15 new Disney/Pixar properties 50:14 TOPIC OF THE WEEK / Mank 52:42 Do you need to know Citizen Kane? 55:59 Spoilers 01:03:45 How does 'Mank' differ from other Fincher films? 01:07:22 Will 'Mank' be an awards contender? 01:10:39 NEW TO SEE / Picks for the Week If you like this podcas

With a new David Fincher movie out, we are bringing back the bracket to determine the best David Fincher film, even if it isn't a movie! To break down the career of one of the most revered filmmakers working today, we needed a little help from Karsten Runquist and Jeffrey Borsilow of Karstcast to choose what will win our David Fincher Movie Bracket.  David Fincher's Heineken ad - https://youtu.be/x8qBtpe_iMI David Fincher's Nike "Fate: Leave Nothing" ad - https://youtu.be/jlXRengzZoc  David Fincher's American Cancer Society ad - https://youtu.be/iUolSGfXbN0  Jeffrey Borislow's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGc45YqljgdWIhdtH_5LbeQ  Karsten Runquist's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS85PXHRkizrbGHBCe4tV3g TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 01:38 David Fincher films 01:57 Uncle Frank 02:54 Lovers Rock 04:18 An Evening With Tim Heidecker 05:14 Money Heist 08:42 The Happiest Season 11:58 Superintelligence David Fincher BRACKET 14:12 What IS a David Fincher

DOC NYC features some of the best documentaries of 2020. Exciting Indies from Sundance and other festivals are released onto VOD. Borat is back to correct some misconceptions. Also, Yay or Nay News featuring Wonder Woman 1984's forthcoming arrival on HBO Max, and Marvel's plans for Black Panther 2. Oh, and our Picks for the Week features not one, not two, but three new Steve McQueen movies on Amazon Prime Video.  Zach's review of The Nest - https://www.timeout.com/movies/jude-law-carrie-coon-the-nest-film-review TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 02:31 Chasing Childhood 07:27 The Dilemma of Desire 08:58 Finding Yingying 09:27 Gunda 11:08 Mayor 13:39 MLK/FBI 14:32 In Silico 17:56 The Mole Agent 20:29 Come Away 22:50 Freaky 27:37 The Life Ahead 30:22 The Climb 36:20 The Nest YAY OR NAY NEWS 42:09 HBO Max lassoes 'Wonder Woman 1984' 45:44 'Black Panther 2' springs into production this summer 48:42 Netflix removes 'The Chappelle Show' 53:28 Netflix introduces Netflix Direct in France TOPIC OF THE WEEK 57:27 Bo

Wrapping up film festival season with selections from the Philadelphia Film Festival. Warner Brothers asks Johnny Depp to exit 'Fantastic Beasts 3'. Art finally discovers something about Aaron Sorkin. All this plus more Yay or Nay News and our Picks for the Week.  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 01: 53 Philadelphia Film Festival 04:03 Apples 07:28 Farewell Amor 10:51 Freeland 15:32 I'm Your Woman 17:40 New Order 25:42 Some Kind of Heaven 29:42 Mandibles 32:00 Charter 33:56 Herself 36:09 Pink Skies Ahead 40:19 Night of Kings 40:53 40 Years a Prisoner 43:21 The Witmans 44:58 Zappa 47:47 MLK/FBI 51:03 Acasa, My Home 52:41 A Son 53:32 Two of Us 55:30 The Killing of Two Lovers YAY OR NAY NEWS 01:00:05 Johnny Depp Out of 'Fantastic 3' 01:04:33 Data firm reveals 2020's Most Streamed 01:08:26 Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke to co-star TOPIC OF THE WEEK 01:10:20 The Trial of the Chicago 7 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:21:28 Possessor 01:21:57 How To With John Wilson 01:22:51 City So Real  On this Intercut epi

This year the fall film festivals are going virtual. That means a lot more people have had access to the films shown at these festivals than in years past. We're focusing on New York's NewFest and the Chicago International Film Festival for their diverse offerings, as well as a couple selections from other festivals.  TIMECODES... NEWFEST 05:34 Shiva Baby 10:22 Cicada 14:38 Killing Patient Zero 18:37 Uncle Frank 21:11 Keith Haring: Street Art Boy 21:51 White Lie 23:13 Cowboys 27:21 Tahara 29:02 Breaking Fast 31:12 Minyan 31:47 No Hard Feelings 32:22 Monsoon 35:06 Ammonite CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 39:10 Charlatan 41:13 Preparations To Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time 42:30 Fireball 44:39 Of Fish and Men 45:54 Sweat 48:10 Undine 50:52 The Special 52:57 I'm Your Woman 55:04 True Mothers 57:23 The Road Up 59:34 Summer of 85 01:01:58 Padrenostro 01:04:27 The Father 01:07:01 There Is No Evil 01:10:03 Finding Yingying 01:12:58 One Night in Miami 01:19:27 Shorts 01:22:10 City So Real OTHER FE

Netflix keeps canceling shows. The Haunting of Bly Manor has a package for Arturo. NYFF wraps up with several great films and a few Oscar contenders. Plus, on Yay or Nay News, the latest involving Disney+, The Lion King Sequel, and a behind-the-scenes of The Godfather movie. All this as well as our Picks for the Week!   TIMECODES...   00:00 - Intro 02:50 - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING - The Haunting of Bly Manor 08:45 - Grand Army 13:35 - Charm City Kings / 12 O'Clock Boys 17:05 - Mangrove / Red, White & Blue 22:44 - The Human Voice 24:48 - Nomadland 29:46 - The Disciple 33:19 - The Truffle Hunters 34:21 - I Carry You With Me 36:26 - French Exit 38:38 - On the Rocks 43:30 - Gunda 51:03 - YAY OR NAY NEWS - Disney Pivots to Streaming 56:36 - Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' sequel 59:50 - James McAvoy to star in a movie without a script 1:01:42 - 'Narvos' on PlutoTV 1:04:54 - Barry Levinson 'Godfather' movie 1:07:27 - Patty Jenkins & Gal Godot team up for 'Cleopatra' 1:10:25 - TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Ne

DC Fandome sees the release of The Batman trailer, but is that the most exciting reveal of the event? John Boyega addresses his issues with Star Wars, does it shine a new light on the new trilogy? And Fantasia Fest screens a host of exciting movies, which made our Top 5s? Amanda the Jedi joins Intercut to talk all these topics, plus What We're Watching and our Picks for the Week.  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Get Duked! 01:18 Bill & Ted Face the Music 03:49 Chemical Hearts 07:02 New Mutants 09:28 Tenet 17:14 I May Destroy You 24:05 I'm Thinking of Ending Things 26:36 YAY OR NAY NEWS FanDome has fans batty for Pattison 31:35 Star John Boyega in 'Wars' with Disney 38:41 INTERVIEW Thoughts on Viviarium 49:11 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Fantasia Fest Recap 53:59 Class Action Park 54:45 Labyrinth of Cinema 55:20 Monster Seafood Wars 56:50 Fly Me to the Saitama 57:46 Bring Me Home 59:31 Jumbo 01:00:00 Chasing Dream 01:00:27 Marrygoround 01:02:05 Paper Tigers 01:02:54 Lapsis 01:05:01 The Oak Room 01:08:00 Vertigo

HBO Max and Peacock reshuffle their roster of movies. The Batman unveils its logo. And the Criterion Collection has some blind spots. Also, we answer your questions like "Favorite Indian film?" and "Who will win the streaming wars?" in an InterView segment. Plus, What We're Watching highlights a horror movie set in COVID times, as well as one of the best documentaries of 2020.  Nice White Parents Eva Victor's Twitter thread - https://twitter.com/evavictor/status/1295753178043088897 TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 01:47 Lake Artifact 02:56 Tesla 06:20 Host 10:01 I Used to Go Here 11:09 Driveways 13:40 Boys State 20:06 Happy Happy Joy Joy 22:34 Spree 26:22 Hoops YAY OR NAY NEWS 29:26 HBO Max and Peacock remove movies 33:57 "The Batman" reveals new logo 38:28 Criterion Collection blind spots INTERVIEW 47:44 Favorite Indian film? 52:09 Favorite Herzog film? 53:38 Which platform will win streaming wars? 57:29 Which quarantine release would benefit most from theaters? 59:49 Indie director to give a big-budget

The war between Universal Pictures and AMC Theaters is over, but what does their agreement mean for franchises like "Fast & Furious"? Disney puts "Mulan" on Disney+ but will other films follow suit and will they ever get released on Blu-Ray? Plus, Netflix releases their list of most popular films ever but it needs an asterisk. All this and What We're Watching, Emmy nomination reactions, and Picks for the Week.  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 02:11 The Umbrella Academy Season 2 07:23 Shirley 10:28 An American Pickle 14:40 The Rental THE FILMS OF SATOSHI KON 16:49 Satoshi Kon 19:21 Perfect Blue 22:27 Millennium Actress 26:40 Tokyo Godfathers 31:17 Paprika 35:54 Our Favorite YAY OR NAY NEWS 37:35 Universal & AMC Theaters reach PVOD agreement 42:59 Disney moves Mulan to Disney+ 49:55 Disney halts production of physical media 53:41 Netflix Reveals Top 10* TOPIC OF THE WEEK 58:53 Emmy nominations revealed PICKS FOR THE WEEK 01:11:06 She Dies Tomorrow 01:11:20 La Llorona 01:11:40 The Legacy of the Bon

The latest Andy Samberg comedy threw audiences for a loop, so we're enlisting the help of the writer and the director of 'Palm Springs' to break it down. Amanda the Jedi joins Intercut for our Let Us Explain interview with Max Barbakow and Andy Siara to discuss balancing comedy with drama, 'Groundhog Day' comparisons, and Nana's mysterious role. If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support