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The Filmography

The Filmography

A chronological deep dive into the films of our favourite directors. Hosted by Reece Crothers and Bjorn Olson.

tv & film film reviews

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02:09:11

S3E11: He Got Game (1998)

The Filmography ·

2025/09/19

Reece and Bjorn are joined by returning special guest and fellow ex-Queen Video clerk, Adam Trozollo, to discuss Spike's 11th joint, the searing father-son basketball drama, He Got Game.

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01:14:06

S3E10: Get On The Bus (1996)

The Filmography ·

2025/09/12

Reece and Bjorn take a deep dive into Spike Lee's second joint from 1996, Get On The Bus, starring Charles S. Dutton as a bus driver carrying a group of black men to Washington D.C. for the million man march.

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01:02:02

S3E9: Girl 6 (1996)

The Filmography ·

2025/09/06

Reece and Bjorn take a deep dive into Spike Lee's 9th joint, the raucous 1996 phone sex comedy, Girl 6, starring Theresa Randle and featuring a soundtrack by Prince.

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01:29:44

S3E8: Clockers (1995)

The Filmography ·

2025/08/31

Reece and Bjorn take a deep dive into Spike Lee's 1995 joint, Clockers, based on the genre defining masterpiece novel by Richard Price (The Color Of Money; The Wire) .

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01:24:54

S3E7: Crooklyn (1994)

The Filmography ·

2025/08/22

Reece and Bjorn are joined by special guest Jason Azzopardi to discuss Spike Lee's follow up to Malcolm X, the sweet valentine to his childhood, co-written with his siblings, 1994's Crooklyn. Featuring searing performances by Alfre Woodard and Delroy Lindo, Crooklyn is another worthy addition to the growing number of Spike joints!

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01:14:19

S3E6: Malcolm X (1992)

The Filmography ·

2025/08/08

Reece and Bjorn discuss Spike's 6th joint, the monumental achievement that is Malcolm X, one of the greatest films ever made, anchored by one of the greatest performances of all time by Denzel Washington in the title role.

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01:32:46

S3E5: Jungle Fever (1991)

The Filmography ·

2025/08/01

Reece and Bjorn dive into Spike Lee's fifth joint, 1991's Jungle Fever, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciora as interracial lovers, in a sexy comedy-drama about race, class, sex, love, family, etc. Features Sam Jackson in his break out role as the crack addicted Gator, for which the Cannes Jury that year created a special award just to honour him.

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01:21:01

S3E4: Mo Better Blues

The Filmography ·

2025/07/25

Reece and Bjorn discuss Spike Lee's jazzy follow up to Do The Right Thing, 1990's Mo Better Blues, marking the director's first of five collaborations with Denzel Washington, never more magnetic and charismatic than he is here as a talented young trumpet player trying to juggle love, sex, and ambition.

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01:07:53

S3E3: Do The Right Thing

The Filmography ·

2025/07/18

Reece and Bjorn are joined by special guest, Yaw Djang, a Manchester restauranteur and former owner of X-Ray Films, for a discussion about Spike Lee's funny and furious masterpiece about race, community, and what happens when things get too hot on one blistering summer day on one simmering block of a Brooklyn neighborhood in 1989, all too relevant today.

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00:58:46

S3E2: School Daze

The Filmography ·

2025/07/11

Reece and Bjorn discuss Spike Lee’s 2nd joint Scool Daze, about the events and tensions surrounding homecoming week at an all black college.

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01:18:41

S3E1: She's Gotta Have It

The Filmography ·

2025/07/06

In the first episode of the new season, taking a deep dive into the many Spike Lee Joint's, Reece and Bjorn are joined by very special guest, Toronto filmmaker, Rebeccah Love, for a discussion about Spike's first feature, She's Gotta Have It.

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01:00:23

S2E26: Oh Canada

The Filmography ·

2025/06/28

In this bonus episode, Reece and Bjorn follow up their second season, on the films of Paul Schrader, with the director's most recent picture, Oh Canada.

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00:51:51

S1E21 - Megalopolis

The Filmography ·

2025/06/22

In this bonus episode, Reece and Bjorn return to their Season One subject, Mr. Francis Ford Coppola to discuss his polarizing return to cinema, the long gestating, completely self financed wonder that is Megalopolis!

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01:48:20

Bonus Episode: The Best of 2024

The Filmography ·

2025/03/11

In the first ever Filmography Bonus Episode, Reece and Bjorn discuss their respective top 10 favourite films released in 2024.

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01:57:07

S2E25: The Schrader Rankings Pt. II

The Filmography ·

2024/10/25

Reece and Bjorn wrap up their Paul Schrader season with the second part of their rankings from least to most favourite.

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01:49:16

S2E24: The Schrader Rankings Pt. I

The Filmography ·

2024/10/18

Reece and Bjorn compare notes on Schrader's films, ranking them from least to most favourite.

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01:25:35

S2E23: Master Gardner

The Filmography ·

2024/10/11

Reece and Bjorn are joined with very special guest and fellow former Queen Video clerk Adam Trozzolo for a deep dive into Paul Schrader final entry in his late period "man in a room" trilogy, starring Joel Edgerton as a reformed Neo-Nazi (surprise, surprise) seeking redemption through love.

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01:18:41

S2E22: The Card Counter

The Filmography ·

2024/10/05

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's 22nd picture, "The Card Counter," the second in the so-called "man in a room" trilogy, starring Oscar Isaac as a gambler with a very dark past.

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01:28:37

S2E21 - First Reformed

The Filmography ·

2024/09/28

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's comeback picture, starring Ethan Hawke as the most Schrader-esque of protagonists, a priest suffering a crisis of faith. A 180-degree-turn from his last film, "First Reformed" is a provocative and deeply moving meditation on love, guilt, grief, and God (but way more entertaining than that suggests).

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01:12:34

S2E20: Dog Eat Dog

The Filmography ·

2024/09/20

Reece and Bjorn take a deep dive into Paul Schrader’s wildest picture, his second collaboration with Nic Cage (doing his best Bogart) in the bonkers 2016 neo-noir, Dog Eat Dog, featuring a gleefully unhinged supporting turn from Willem Dafoe., and based on (most of) a novel by Edward (Mr.Blue) Bunker.

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