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Off the Film Path

A review and discussion of movies that are outside the mainstream. Some are good, some are bad, but all of them are obscure in some way, ranging from a Best Picture nominee to literally a student film. Join Sophia, Kyle, and friends as they chat about movies and expand your movie-watching horizons. Cover Art by Brad Scheer

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01:50:39

Safety Not Guaranteed: or Seatle Weird Meets Small...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/06/09

There's a reason this one was a Sundance darling. Truly incredible movie that is a delight to watch. Y'know what's cooler than time travel? Learning to open up emotionally to others. IMDB JustWatch Aubrey Plaza as Daria and Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs Pop Culture Pop Outs: Close Enough, Seth Green's BAYC Show Development, and Love on the Spectrum Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:13:41

The Ten: or A Problem Polyamory Can't Solve

Off the Film Path ·

2022/05/26

A Bible anthology. Doesn't sound too bad as long as you're fine with a biblical movie right? No this thing is rough. Which is almost too bad because there are parts that could've made it halfway decent. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Lucia di Lammermoor Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:11:12

THX-1138: or Liminality and the Panopticon

Off the Film Path ·

2022/05/12

Hey, did you know George Lucas made two movies before Star Wars? This is arguably the better of the two, according to Sophia. Perhaps the best book report on Orwell's 1984. A bit slow moving and opaque, but it is as it is. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Opening Arguments Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:27:20

Pleasantville: or MAMA (Make America Monochromatic...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/04/28

Well we lost a host for this episode so we've reached our inevitable form, two cishet white men talking about movies. It was almost three but there was a last minute scheduling issue. To talk about the movie, Barney Fife sends Peter Parker and Elle Woods to live in some black and white family sitcom. But as the 90s 'tudes go back in time, things get a little strange. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: My Brother, My Brother, and Me and Fantastic Beast: The Secrets of Dumbledore Our Twitter Find

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01:19:05

1 Year Anniversary Celebration

Off the Film Path ·

2022/04/14

We somehow made it a year, so we're reflecting on how far we've come. Main talking points: What happened in our personal lives since we started How this thing got started Inspirations for the show Movies that fit the criteria but we will not cover Our favorite and least favorite movies we covered and recording sessions What we'd make if we didn't do a film podcast With plenty of our usual tangential stylings Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message:

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01:44:39

Always Be My Maybe: or San Francisco Dating (with Matt)

Off the Film Path ·

2022/03/31

We just love our rom-coms here folks. Only thing better is all three hosts getting a chance at their Keanu Reeves impressions. An absolute whirlwind in that it leaves the characters all turned around and the audience with some less than positive emotions. IMDB JustWatch Fight for Trans Families in Texas , Randall Park Cypher Pop Culture Pop Outs: The Great, Tei Shi, and Wong Fu Productions Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message:

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01:05:07

The Gate: or If You Play it Backwards, You Get Cringe

Off the Film Path ·

2022/03/17

Is this movie unknown because its old, or because its bad? Por que no los dos?! A slow-burn of a haunting mixed with some satanic panic. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Cuphead and The Play That Goes Wrong (also Robyn Adele Anderson) Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:30:47

The Perfect Score: or The Real Answers Were the...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/03/03

A classic teen adventure. If these six don't get a good grade on the SAT, they're gonna get grounded. So naturally, they put their noses to the grindstone, work very hard, and steal the answers like the grade A students that they are. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Dollface and Foundation Our Twitter Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:16:47

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie: or A Candid Yet...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/02/17

Ooh, a murder! Who could've killed this unpleasant lady in all of southern California. We had a lot of laughs talking about this quite frankly serviceable film. "You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today" IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Only Murders in the Building and Wrath Goddess Sing Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:35:19

Burn After Reading: or G-d's Perfect Idiot Breaks Bad...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/02/03

Time to play pretend! You find yourself with a disc with a bunch of numbers and maybe some text talking about foreign countries. Clearly you've stumbled upon highly confidential information. Well, it helps that we're in DC. And with the money that comes from doing something with this disc will surely be a tidy sum. Anyway, Coen Brothers do a goofy one. And deep Sophia lore abound. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Dimension 20 and Behind the Bastards Glass Bandits Vacancy and Collegehumor New

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01:38:47

Pilgrimage: or Why To Not Trust The French (with...

Off the Film Path ·

2022/01/20

A dangerous journey, a mysterious relic, and some people who are out of their depth. Set in the past, yet perhaps not our past considering how loosey-goosey the historical timeline is depicted. We've never been ones to shy away from religious movies and we aren't about to start now. With a very special guest who recommended the movie because of her love and obsession with the lead actor. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Sentinels of the Multiverse (and the Letters Page), Overly Sarcastic

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01:20:33

The Informant!: or Main Character Syndrome Mark

Off the Film Path ·

2022/01/06

Our first movie that's based on a true story. Is our recap concise and easy to follow? Of course not. But for once, that isn't really our fault. Real life is messy and so is this movie. A bunch of B-list actors show up for about 30 seconds individually. We get through this somehow, though not without losing a bit of our minds. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: DCOMedy and Matrix Resurrections Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message:

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01:16:34

The Sleepover: or What'd'ya Want, Its a Kids Movie

Off the Film Path ·

2021/12/23

You may think its about spies from the poster, but not quite. Its thieves! Unfortunately, we focus more on the kids than the adults but, that's to be expected when you watch a children's movie. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Thirsty Sword Lesbians Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:45:18

Operator: or a Hitchcockian JOI (with Jerrett)

Off the Film Path ·

2021/12/09

This is one of the reasons you don't bring your personal life into work. Also why therapy is very important. Kyle describes this movie as off-brand Her (2013) despite having never seen Her. Sophia is convinced these characters don't matter. Jerrett is also here. Dangerous drinking game for the episode: take a drink every time we mention that Gregg's girlfriend is a lesbian. Honestly, kind of a one-of-a-kind movie, in that no one would think that this movie would work. Yet, here we are. Futurist

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01:29:03

The Hebrew Hammer: or What if Shaft, but Jewish?...

Off the Film Path ·

2021/11/25

You've heard of the greatest story ever told presumably. But this one is even better. Its even a חנוכה story. A truly wild time that far exceeds what anyone's expectations should be. Fair warning, this is movie by Jews for Jews and displays a lot of antisemitic stereotypes and occasionally language from antagonists. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Animaniacs, Raised by Wolves, Cinema Therapy Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online Find Brad Online: Twitch and YouTube --- Send in a voice message:

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01:28:35

A Cure for Wellness: or a Wacky Swiss Water Cult

Off the Film Path ·

2021/11/11

If you pay through the nose to go to some high end spa/treatment center, you'd think they'd do more than surround you with water, inside and out. But I guess customs are different over in Europe. As are, apparently, their perceptions of what an adult woman looks like. Anyway, here's our spooky movie coming out nearly two weeks after Halloween because we forgot to plan far enough ahead. Content Warning for: Medical Horror and Medical Abuse, light mentions of rape and incest “Repent, Harlequin!” said

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01:35:52

Big Time Adolescence: or The Burnout Immersive...

Off the Film Path ·

2021/10/28

Oh boy, this one's a doozy. Sophia can't keep names straight, Matt does an incredible Pete Davidson impression, and Kyle is also there. Very mixed feelings on this Hulu original. But also, dumb enough that we can goof around talking about this. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Blood Mercenaries, Blood Red Sky, and Saudi Soccer Team Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:23:43

The Tiger Hunter: or the Support of 11 to 13 Roommates

Off the Film Path ·

2021/10/14

Found us another indie darling. We take a trip back to the 70s for this immigrant story. Can you believe this was partly funded through Kickstarter? We had a lot fun but a big thank you to Sophia for making the record in the midst of moving. Warframe songs: Sleeping in the Cold Below and We All Lift Together IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Story Break, Hoof Care Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offthefilmpath/message

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01:24:08

Down and Derby: or 7 Inch Wood From a Car Kit

Off the Film Path ·

2021/09/30

Sometimes people will buy gifts for others that are actually just for themselves. This may or may not be the most extreme example of that, where many men give their wives kids so that they can use those sons as a means to race toy cars about 10 years later. How we managed to pull anything worthwhile out of this middling movie was a greater effort than anyone gave on set. IMDB JustWatch Pop Culture Pop Outs: Montero, Foxes Find Kyle Online Find Sophia Online --- Send in a voice message:

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00:40:10

[BONUS] Sorry to Bother You Live React from Danielle

Off the Film Path ·

2021/09/23

As an extra episode to make up for the scheduling delays, friend and fan of the podcast, Danielle, recorded a live reaction to our most recent movie. This is nearly unedited and was recorded prior to the release of our episodes. There's of course some overlap, but the differences are great to hear, both on broad points that the other didn't cover, as well as the conclusions regarding some of those points. Pop Culture Pop Out: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer --- Send in a voice message:

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