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PODCAST

Wind, Reel, & Print

Salad Brain Productions

Two internet cinephiles aim to recreate the film set ”water cooler talk” where discussion is open to everything movies. From cherished classics to repugnant newcomers, WR&P captures the complexities of life through the lens of cinema, living comfortably within the boundaries of high and low art, popular and unpopular titles, and local and international cinema.

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All Episodes

01:27:11

“Death as Transition”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/06/20

EPISODE 055: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLEFeaturing: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004); Winter Light (1963); The Ascent (1977); Mulholland Dr. (2001) How do you connect a Japanese animation, a Swedish tragedy film, a Soviet WWII drama, and an American dream picture? Regardless of film form or narrative structure or country of origin, the Letterboxd Top 250 surely guarantees a “good movie” fortified with captivating stories and profound aesthetics that ultimately question what it means to be human. This

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59:53

The Human Condition

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/06/13

EPISODE 054: CINEMA MINI SERIESFeaturing: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959); The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959); The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (1961) Despite all the double features, director retrospectives, and genre reviews, Wind Reel & Print has never fully embraced the comforts of a true trilogy. Directed by celebrated WR&P alum Masaki Kobayashi, “The Human Condition” stands as possibly the greatest trilogy ever committed to film and seemed

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01:15:38

Australian New Wave

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/06/06

EPISODE 053: LESSONS IN FILM MOVEMENTSFeaturing: Mad Max (1979); Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975); Dead Calm (1989); Walkabout (1971) From the outback gothic Ozploitation of “Mad Max” to the proto-Lynchian affect of “Picnic at Hanging Rock”, the impact of Australian New Wave remains resoundingly influential albeit relatively unheard of. Boasting contemporary Hollywood headliners such as Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson, George Miller, Peter Weir, and Sam Neill, this film movement from Down Under

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37:13

The Mask (1994)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/05/31

EPISODE 052: WEIRD @ WR&PIn an attempt to repair an irreparable movie, Wind Reel & Print tackles the complicated reputation of Jim Carrey’s 1994 film “The Mask”. Despite having higher reviews than Weird @ WR&P favorite “The Cat in the Hat”, both Ryan and Kevin find “The Mask” to be rather lackluster and quite displeasing. Convoluted in its influence and intention, this comic book adaptation fares better in memory than in execution.

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41:02

Experimental Animation

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/05/23

EPISODE 051: LESSONS IN FILM GENREFeaturing: Early Abstractions (1965); Belladonna of Sadness (1973); Fantastic Planet (1973); Mad God (2021) In the spirit of “getting weird”, WR&P cohosts enter their intergalactic space portal and travel to unique worlds of the experimental and the animated. With guided tours from alien extraordinaires such as Phil Tippett and René Laloux, this adventurous animation exploration remains steeped in blooming psychedelia and rugged world-building. Ryan and

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01:00:06

Golden Age Hollywood

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/05/16

EPISODE 050: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORYFeaturing: Gone with the Wind (1939); Wizard of Oz (1939); Citizen Kane (1941); Casablanca (1942) The Wind Reel & Print locomotive continues into the capital city of Golden Age Hollywood as the pod takes on the Mt. Rushmore of Hollywood filmmaking. With nothing much else to add to the nearly century-long conversation, Ryan and Kevin get candid with their opinions on early age movie magic, folding their own life experiences into the history of Hollywood

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01:05:45

Screwball Comedy

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/05/09

EPISODE 049: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORYFeaturing: It Happened One Night (1934); Trouble in Paradise (1932); Bringing Up Baby (1938); His Girl Friday (1940) Taking a restful stop at Screwball Station, the Wind Reel & Print locomotive takes another trip into the land of Golden Age Hollywood. With special appearances from the likes of Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, and Cary Grant, this whirlwind visit to the early days of cinema brings eclectic adventures, head-scratching hijinks, and

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45:20

The Brutalist (2024)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/05/02

EPISODE 048: THEATER ADVENTURESWR&P cohosts catch the opening weekend premiere of Brady Corbet’s moving Oscar-nominated movie The Brutalist (2024). While digesting the film’s impact, Ryan and Kevin praise movie for its insistence on being a serious picture, complete with an overture and an intermission and a real appreciation for sound and image. Kevin also reads into the film’s political position.

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01:12:28

Minstrel/Vaudeville

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/04/26

EPISODE 047: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORYFeaturing: Birth of a Nation (1915); The Jazz Singer (1927); Gummo (1997); Bamboozled (2000) Wind Reel & Print explores the history of racism and exploitation in the entertainment industry as Kevin bundles four films that deal with minstrel shows and vaudeville. Starting with the invention of cinematic language at the top of the Twentieth century, this important podcast conversation aims to connect close ups and sound design with the KKK and blackface

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45:03

Sinners (2025)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/04/23

EPISODE 046: THEATER ADVENTURESAfter catching last weekend’s number one box office movie, Ryan and Kevin offer their initial reactions to Ryan Coogler’s newest picture “Sinners”. While connecting this film to Coogler’s debut feature “Fruitvale Station”, WR&P cohosts discuss the progressions of the director’s filmmaking career, including his interest in American race politics, his collaborations with actor Michael B. Jordan, and his Marvel-ized storytelling technique.

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01:05:51

Film Noir

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/04/18

EPISODE 045: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORY (GENRE)Featuring: Notorious (1946); Maltese Falcon (1941); Double Indemnity (1944); Sunset Boulevard (1950); The Third Man (1949) Taking direct influence from German Expressionism, American filmmakers rebranded the dark and paranoid into their own film noir. Popularized in the 1940s and subsequently revived into contemporary movements of neonoir and neon noir, this postwar film genre took Expressionism’s heavy contrast and overlaid it onto stories sourced

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01:06:23

“Climbing Outta the Hole”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/04/11

EPISODE 044: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLEFeaturing: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) As Ryan and Kevin do the Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle, the podcast lands on a quartet of films that uncover the holes we climb out of. Whether that be systems of oppression, wartime prison labor camps, or lofty existential questions, life always presents us with dark caves in which we can gestate while crawling to the

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41:10

“The Fall of Anora”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/04/04

EPISODE 043: THEATER ADVENTURESFeaturing: The Fall (2006), Anora (2024) Wind Reel & Print review their recent visit to San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater to catch a chance double feature consisting of Tarsem’s “The Fall” and Sean Baker’s recent Oscar-darling “Anora”. (Special Shoutout to Willie!)

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41:58

Dogville (2003)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/03/28

EPISODE 042: META MOVIESAfter a short trip to the scenic American town of “Dogville”, WR&P cohosts Ryan and Kevin report back with glowing reviews. Delivering on the Lars von Trier promise, this 2003 Nicole Kidman-led experimental drama explores Brechtian approaches to narrative and nihilistic ruminations on the Land of the Free. Kevin points a finger at Ryan.

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38:54

Fruitvale Station (2013)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/03/21

EPISODE 041: BAY AREA FLICKSWR&P embarks on another stay-cation as Ryan quizzes Kevin on the local impact of Ryan Coogler’s directorial feature debut “Fruitvale Station”. Released in 2013 with the support of Sundance, this quaint little picture quietly attains the booming voice of the Bay Area. Through its social realist aesthetic and dedication to Oakland faces and places, Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” pinpoints a grander American narrative of black existence disrupted by the perils of

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40:42

Waterworld (1995)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/03/14

EPISODE 040: WEIRD @ WR&PDespite landing one of the lowest marks in Wind Reel & Print history, Kevin Costner’s 1995 star vehicle “Waterworld” buoys as an intriguing Hollywood blockbuster with …so much… potential. This unabashed “Mad Max” ripoff is clearly missing the George Miller spark, perfectly executing fantastical dystopian possibilities while operating with a completely deflated screenplay. Ryan and Kevin thus open dialogue on ways to improve story and character while fortifying

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47:55

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/03/07

EPISODE 039: FOUNDATIONAL FILMSRyan sends the derrick back into the well as he recalls memories formed around Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 Oscar-darling “There Will Be Blood”. Armed with the Daniel Plainview ‘stache, the WR&P co-host still finds reverence in the film’s portrayal of toxic masculinity, its discussion of proto-American capitalism, and how this all ties into the work of Upton Sinclair.

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01:21:45

“Wading in the Water”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/03/01

EPISODE 038: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLEFeaturing: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), Andrei Rublev (1966), Central Station (1998), Eureka (2000) On this week’s episode of Wind Reel & Print’s Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle, cohosts Ryan and Kevin pull out the Bingo sheets as they prepare to define what it means to be a Top 250 film. Examines the human condition through personal trauma? Check! Includes overly mature children protagonists alongside emotionally stunted adults? Check! Elevates the cinematic

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58:20

Kathryn Bigelow

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/02/21

EPISODE 037: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORY (DIRECTORS)Featuring: The Loveless (1981), Point Break (1991), Detroit (2017) As a quasi-response to “Nashville”, this week’s WR&P podcast episode centers director Kathryn Bigelow and a trio of titles spanning her entire filmmaking career so far. Bigelow’s knack for rugged masculinity and right-leaning political views challenges the ways we consider gender and patriotism when it comes to discussing American filmmakers. In the post-”Hurt Locker” portion

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01:19:09

Vampire Movies

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/02/14

EPISODE 036: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORY (GENRE)Featuring: Dracula (1931), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Interview with a Vampire (1994), What We Do in the Shadows? (2014) WR&P co-hosts Ryan and Kevin define the narrative and aesthetic parameters of the “Vampire Movie” by examining four films which cover nearly a century of blood-sucking cinema. With a meta-text predating movies themselves, the vampire archetype and its accompanying narrative encasement creates an iconography which can

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