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02:27:23

Episode 233: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 3 (Miss Oyu + The...

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2026/09/28

On Episode 233 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this week of the series, we begin the episode talking about Mizoguchi's theme of women that shows up throughout his career, before entering into his famous 50s era, with 1951's Miss Oyu (23:54), followed by 1952's The Life of Oharu (1:14:23). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Sansho the Bailiff + The Crucified Lovers Music:- Intro: from Miss Oyu- Break: from The Life of Oharu-

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03:02:48

Episode 232: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 2 (The 47 Ronin +...

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2026/09/21

On Episode 232 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this week of the series, we first spend some time discussing the director's legendary use of the long take, and how it affects the films he makes. We then review two tonally different films of his from the 1940s, starting with 1941's The 47 Ronin (33:25), before moving on to 1946's Utamaro and His (2:02:00). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Miss Oyu + The Life of OharuMusic:-

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02:32:13

Episode 231: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 1 (Sisters of the...

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2026/09/14

On Episode 231 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this opening week of the series, we first spend some time giving our overall thoughts on the director, along with some background information about his life and career. We then review two of his films from the 1930s, starting with 1936's Sisters of the Gion (33:59), before moving on to 1939's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1:14:25). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: The 47

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00:56:16

Episode 230: FTF Football Night (College Hounds + Two...

Floating Through Film ·

2026/09/07

Episode 230: FTF Football Night (College Hounds + Two for the Money)On Episode 230 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two football films in honor of the NFL season starting this week. We're starting with a short film, the "All Barkie" comedy with a cast of only dogs, 1929's College Hounds, followed by 2005's football gambling film starring Pacino and McConaughey, Two for the Money (17:28). We hope you enjoy!College Hounds available here:

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01:34:51

Episode 229: DreamWorks Animation (Kung Fu Panda +...

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2026/08/31

On Episode 229 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two films from DreamWorks Animation, 2008's Kung Fu Panda (18:30), followed by 2010's How to Train Your Dragon (50:32). We hope you enjoy!Music:- Intro: from Kung Fu Panda (Hero)-Break from How to Train Your Dragon (Test Drive (From How To Train Your Dragon Music From The Motion Picture))- Outro: from Kung Fu Panda (Kung Fu Panda 1 | Kung Fu Fighting | Official MV) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter:

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02:20:06

Episode 228: Tarkovsky's Mirror + Farhadi's A Separation

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2026/08/24

On Episode 228 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Sean, this time to review his pick for us, Asghar Farhadi's 2011 film, A Separation (1:32:13). He also told us he was considering picking a Tarkovsky film, so we decided to pair his pick with Tarkovsky's 1974 classic, Mirror. We hope you enjoy!Poems from Arsenii Tarkovsky that appear in his son's films, including Mirror: https://www.nostalghia.com/TheTopics/Tarkovsky_Poems.html Music:- Intro: from Mirror

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01:49:03

Episode 227: David Cronenberg's Crash + A History of...

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2026/08/24

On Episode 227 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Chris, this time with his girlfriend Sam! Her pick to review on the pod was Cronenberg's 1996 film Crash, so we decided to pair it with Cronenberg's 2005 film, A History of Violence (55:35). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Tarkovsky's Mirror + Farhadi's A Separation Music:- Intro: from Crash (Howard Shore - 01 - Crash)-Break from A History of Violence (Hero)- Outro: from A History of Violence (Howard Shore Road)

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00:56:04

Episode 225: FTF Jeopardy (Blake's Edition)

Floating Through Film ·

2026/08/03

On Episode 225 of Floating Through Film, we're returning to our FTF related film version of Jeopardy! This time the questions are created by Blake, with Dany and Luke going head to head to see who wins. We hope you enjoy! Music:- Intro: from Early Summer- Outro: from Tropical Malady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=domhtFvccNI) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter:

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01:56:27

Episode 223: FTF Mini-Drafts

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2026/07/20

*Note: Sorry for the not great audio quality this week, I tried to fix it the best I could. On Episode 223 of Floating Through Film, we're taking a break before our next series to try something new. We've done a few different draft episodes on this podcast, but this is the first time we're trying multiple "mini-drafts" instead of just doing an episode on one single draft. We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Nolan's The Odyssey Music:- Intro: from Merry Christmas Mr

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03:08:14

Episode 222: Jean Renoir Week 5 (Night at the...

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2026/07/13

On Episode 222 of Floating Through Film, we're conclude our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this final week of the series, Dany begins the episode by mentioning some important ideas relating to Renoir's approach to film and life (7:50). We then review two films from two different eras of his career, starting with 1932's Night at the Crossroads (42:27), followed by 1959's Experiment in Evil (1:53:54). We hope you enjoy!Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean

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03:05:08

Episode 221: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach +...

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2026/07/06

On Episode 221 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this fourth week of the series, Dany begins the episode by speaking about Renoir's approach to actors and improvisation (10:33). We then review two films he made after returning to Europe, 1952's The Golden Coach (55:05), followed by 1955's French Cancan (2:11:07). We hope you enjoy!Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash

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03:26:25

Episode 220: Jean Renoir Week 3 (The Woman on the...

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2026/06/29

On Episode 220 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this third week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the ambiguity of nature in Renoir's cinema (9:43). We then review two of his films produced by American studios, starting with his 1947 film The Woman on the Beach (53:12), followed by his 1951 film The River, which was filmed in India (1:58:12). We hope you enjoy!Sources mentioned: - Painting: "Landscape with the

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03:14:45

Episode 219: Jean Renoir Week 2 (The Rules of the...

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2026/06/22

On Episode 219 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this second week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the importance of depth of field in relation to Renoir's cinema (8:00). We then review his most popular film, the 1939 canon classic The Rules of the Game (35:50), followed by what some consider his American remake of The Rules of the Game, 1946's The Diary of a Chambermaid (2:09:31). We hope you enjoy!Sources

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02:49:59

Episode 218: Jean Renoir Week 1 (Boudu Saved from...

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2026/06/15

On Episode 218 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before Dany starts the episode with some background on Renoir, including some information on Renoir's philosophical beliefs. We then review the two films starting off our series, 1932's Boudu Saved from Drowning (57:45), followed by Renoir's "unfinished" A Day in the Country

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01:36:49

Episode 217: FTF Theory (Hark's Peking Opera Blues +...

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2026/06/08

On Episode 217 of Floating Through Film, we're returning to our FTF Theory series to talk a little about Hong Kong film, and also popular film in general. We start the discussion with chapter 1 from David Bordwell's book "Planet Hong Kong", before ending the episode with a review of Tsui Hark's 1986 classic Peking Opera Blues (????). We hope you enjoy!David Bordwell's "Planet Hong Kong" available here: https://www.davidbordwell.net/books/planethongkong.phpEpisode

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01:55:53

Episode 216: Abel Ferrara's The Blackout + New Rose...

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2026/06/01

On Episode 216 of Floating Through Film, we have our friend Dustin back on to review two films from a director we've never discussed on the podcast before, Abel Ferrara! We're going with 2 films from his late 90s era, starting with 1997's The Blackout, before concluding with 1998's New Rose Hotel (56:10). At the end of this week's episode, Blake also reviews the punishment film he was forced to watch, Max Winslow and The House of Secrets. We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: FTF

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01:03:15

Episode 215: FTF Jeopardy (Luke's Edition)

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2026/05/25

On Episode 215 of Floating Through Film, we're trying out a FTF related film version of Jeopardy created by Luke, with Dany and Blake going head to head to see who wins. We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: ????Music:- Intro: from Jeopardy Theme- Outro: from Jeopardy Theme Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB:

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02:41:55

Episode 214: 10 Favorite Scenes

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2026/05/18

On Episode 214 of Floating Through Film, we have our friend Chris back to talk about some of our favorite scenes in film! We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: FTF Jeopardy Music:- Intro: from Don't Look Now (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wSewzRlvQs&list=PLFZ5kTZU6FldOrXQB_XVcQP7PsyfaMO_Z&index=16- Outro: from Rio Bravo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyg3VUrevbA) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:

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02:32:55

Episode 213: Hitchcock's Vertigo + Almodovar's Bad...

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2026/05/18

On Episode 213 of Floating Through Film, we have a first time guest, Chris! Chris chose Bad Education as the film he wanted to talk about, and since Bad Education was influenced by Vertigo in some respects, we decided it would be a great time to finally talk about the Hitchcock classic as well (58:20). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Top 10 Favorite Scenes in Film Music:- Intro: from Bad Education (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_mJwP_D_8)-Break from Vertigo

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02:39:13

Episode 213: Hitchcock's Vertigo + Almodovar's Bad...

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2026/05/12

On Episode 213 of Floating Through Film, we have a first time guest, Chris! Chris chose Bad Education as the film he wanted to talk about, and since Bad Education was influenced by Vertigo in some respects, we decided it would be a great time to finally talk about the Hitchcock classic as well (58:20). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Top 10 Favorite Scenes in Film Music:- Intro: from Bad Education (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_mJwP_D_8)-Break from Vertigo

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