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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.

tv & film

All Episodes

01:03:47

“50 Ways to Watch a Movie”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/02/11

EPISODE 035: FILM THEORY DISCUSSIONSWhat does it mean to watch a movie? Are you watching for the plot or the aesthetics? Are you looking to be entertained or emotionally stirred? Do you want to be able to think about it or do you just want to turn your brain off? These are all important questions to ask when you step into the proverbial theater. WR&P cohosts Ryan and Kevin take the time to consider what they prioritize when they watch a movie.

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01:22:50

Mumblecore

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/02/08

EPISODE 034: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORY (FILM MOVEMENTS)Featuring: Funny Ha Ha (2002), The Puffy Chair (2005), Mutual Appreciation (2005), Nights and Weekends (2007) Ryan and Kevin explore the Mount Rushmore of Mumblecore by focusing on films by Greta Gerwig, Andrew Bujalski, the Duplass Brothers, and Joe Swanberg. Though the label is often loathed by the filmmakers who made these movies, mumblecore remains one of the formative film movements within digital filmmaking. Born in the forethought of

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40:56

Just Like Heaven (2005)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/02/01

EPISODE 033: BAY AREA FLICKSAs a personal recommendation, Kevin introduces 2005’s “Just Like Heaven” as a San Francisco-based Bay Area movie. Featuring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo and directed by supernatural rom-com expert Mark Waters, this mid-2000s relic leaves whispers of screwball and mumblecore character types within what Ryan describes as “elevated Hallmark”. The discussion soon deviates into a formulation of rewatching movies and finding appreciation in films you used to watch

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30:15

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/01/24

EPISODE 032: WEIRD @ WR&PRyan and Kevin refresh their childhood memory by revisiting a Dick Van Dyke B-side in 1968’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. WR&P cohosts discuss why this rewatch settled into disappointment while stressing the negative impacts of industry and market pressures on the creative process.

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01:41:39

Robert Altman

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/01/17

EPISODE 031: GUEST STARRING SAM ISOLAFeaturing: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Nashville (1975), Secret Honor (1984), Short Cuts (1993) How do you pinhole a director who dabbled in a little bit of everything? Wind Reel & Print recruits cinema-lover Sam Isola to help dissect the ever-evolving filmmaking style of Robert Altman. Specifically choosing four films outside of his mainstream hits, Sam paints a panoramic portrait of Altman’s personal obsessions, from highlighting America’s fraught

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55:25

“Somethings Gotta Break!”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/01/10

PISODE 030: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLEFeaturing: Do The Right Thing (1989), Z (1969), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), A Woman Under the Influence (1974) In one of the more devastating episodes of the Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle, Ryan and Kevin explore a deeply traumatizing cinematic quartet ranging from blazing political thrillers to tense family dramas.

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21:04

“All About Showgirls”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2025/01/03

EPISODE 029: DOUBLE FEATURES & TRILOGIESFeaturing: All About Eve (1950), Showgirls (1995) On recommendation from MOViES4MANiACS’ Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, WR&P hosts Ryan and Kevin examine the narrative similarities of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic Hollywood picture “All About Eve” and Paul Verhoeven’s raucous dark comedy “Showgirls.” They note how both these films leverage performance and cyclical narrative structure to comment on gender roles and the controlling nature of patriarchal

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24:53

“The Pursuit of The Last Black Man”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/12/27

EPISODE 028: BAY AREA FLICKSFeaturing: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) In this special Bay Area double feature, Ryan and Kevin explore the differences between a locally-made San Francisco film and a Hollywood movie set in the same city. While Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” boasts a heightened indie appeal with the support of Sundance and A24, the Will Smith-led “The Pursuit of Happyness” finds its roots in the studio system. How do

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59:09

Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/12/20

EPISODE 027: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORY (DIRECTORS & ACTORS)Featuring: Le Petit Soldat (1963), Une Femme est une Femme (1961), Bande à part (1964), Alphaville (1965) After introducing the Godard-Karina timeline with Vivre sa vie, Kevin takes Ryan deeper into the pairings’ cinematic universe. Ryan highlights how each film stands as unique cinematic experiences, both upholding promises of New Wave Cinema and trailblazing under Godard’s poetic visions and Karina’s powerhouse performances. The

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42:06

“Priscilla & the Pink Flamingos“

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/12/14

EPISODE 026: DOUBLE FEATURES & TRILOGIESFeaturing: Pink Flamingos (1972), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) While centering the word “disgust”, Ryan and Kevin explore drag queen characters and the traditions of rage bait in a special double feature highlighting John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos” and Stephan Elliott’s “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”. Ryan detests Waters’ deplorable Trash Cinema (probably as Waters intended), while Kevin vocalizes distaste

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27:59

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/12/06

EPISODE 025: WEIRD @ WR&PStanding firmly in its “mild cult following”, Ryan and Kevin aka Thing 1 and Thing 2 delve deep into the magical madness of 2003’s The Cat in the Hat. This Dr. Seuss adaptation certainly presents as a wacky wonderland full of jokes and hijinks, however, over the film’s 82-minute runtime, it slowly uncovers sweet-and-sour secrets. From director Bo Welch’s experience as a production designer for Tim Burton to the instilled playfulness of Seuss’ original work, The Cat in

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01:20:41

German Expressionism

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/11/29

EPISODE 024: LESSONS IN FILM HISTORYFeaturing: The Student of Prague (1913), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Metropolis (1927), M (1931) In an attempt to unravel this early 20th-century genre from its War World I context, Ryan presents German Expressionism as a convergence of several industry pressures. Coinciding with art movements from the same era, the cinematic version of Expressionism developed into one of history’s first film movements. While standing at the midpoint between the First

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55:04

“International Westerns”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/11/22

EPISODE 023: META MOVIESFeaturing: The Power of the Dog (2021), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) In the preliminary episode of this quasi-Olympic competition for the title of best international Western, Ryan and Kevin focus on films from Korea, Japan, Italy, and New Zealand. Ranging from bombastically absurd to spiritually poetic, these global competitors exemplify ways the Western genre communicates national values,

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22:45

“Big Trouble in Hollywood China”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/11/15

EPISODE 022: BAY AREA FLICKSFeaturing: Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Hollywood Chinese (2007) It’d be difficult to talk about the Bay Area without discussing the region’s prominent Asian American community and John Carpenter’s “Big Trouble in Little China” seemed like the perfect opportunity to start that conversation. Accompanied by Arthur Dong’s 2007 documentary “Hollywood Chinese”, Ryan and Kevin examine the ways “Little China” portrays its Asian American characters before diving into

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01:20:41

“Bowling with Bumpers”

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/11/08

EPISODE 021: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLEFeaturing: The Shining (1980), Paper Moon (1973), Apur Sansar (1959), Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) Within the context of children and trauma, bowling with bumpers offers a safeguard against the pitfalls of gutterballing. Yet, the restrictive boundaries remain an airtight personal prison, a stronghold fortress of subconscious trauma responses eerily established as a predestined child. The newest episode of the Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle presented

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29:09

Gremlins & Gremlins, Too

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/11/01

EPISODE 020: WEIRD @ WR&PFeaturing: Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Joe Dante’s “Gremlins” takes over the studio and threatens the hosts with a good time. Combining classic Spielbergian filmic language with Dante’s knack for meta-mindset, both the original and the sequel deliver on its perceived promise of weirdness.

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27:59

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/10/25

EPISODE 019: THEATER ADVENTURESAfter watching Hayao Miyazaki's iconic action drama “Princess Mononoke” in theaters, Ryan and Kevin take a moment to discuss the film's story, characters, themes, and social commentary. The WR&P hosts also highlight the difference between a subbed and dubbed version.

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29:27

Top 4 Redux

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/10/22

EPISODE 018: Revisiting “Our Top 4 Favorite Films”Ryan and Kevin summarize recent changes to their respective Letterboxd Top 4 films by explaining what qualifies for the list and what they consider when making swap-outs. Kevin leaves off Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight” for a Thai coming-of-age picture, while Ryan reaffirms his love for "Come and See” and Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse”.

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01:03:00

"Cinema as a Spiritual Experience"

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/10/19

EPISODE 017: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLE Featuring: Nobody Knows (2004), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Man Escaped (1956), Aftersun (2022) This latest episode of the anticipated Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle features a quartet of films that scratch at an existential itch by affirming life as a resounding act of faith. Here at Wind, Reel, & Print, we reserve the belief that cinema bears the power to change your life, and nothing evokes this sentiment more than this week’s collection of films

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22:02

Hit Man (2024)

Wind, Reel, & Print ·

2024/10/11

EPISODE 016: NEW ADDITIONSIn the podcast’s formal introduction to director Richard Linklater, the WR&P hosts dissect the genre-bending “Hit Man” starring Hollywood’s newest movie star Glen Powell. In discussing Linklater’s prolific filmography, Ryan and Kevin touch on how the filmmaker chooses to extend his creative range while remaining loyal to his actor-friendly writing process and rehearsal sessions.

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