In the very special 40th edition of the Hammer & Camera podcast, we're joined by friend of the pod Keith (@finncomplete) to discuss the films of Japanese master Akira Kurosawa! We've picked out six films from across Kurosawa's long career, grouped generally by the "samurai" theme: Sanshiro Sugata, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo and Ran. Join us as we learn and grow our appreciation for one of history's greatest film maestros! Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

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Episode 40: Yo-himbos [with Keith]

In the 39th episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, we discuss the great streaming coup, making deals with the devil, being in the rat race, and review David Fincher's Mank (11:05), George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (35:42), and Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round (55:45). Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 39: Santa Claus's Come and Gone

In the thirty-eighth episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, your hosts continue investigating the dark secrets of the Disney corporation, and soberly discuss the conservatism of Christopher Nolan's sound critics. We also review three films from the past month: Francis Lee's Ammonite, Frederick Wiseman's City Hall, and Hong Khaou's Monsoon. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 38: Stop the Count

This holiday season, the busy elves here at Hammer & Camera industries have a special treat for all the good listeners out there. Here we present a nearly unprecedented peak behind the velvet curtain that is our patreon content. Fresh from the vault: last month's Movie Night episode, featuring our good friend and loyal Film Warrior Drew, analyzing Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the latest opus from Sacha Baron Cohen. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

[BONUS] Kings of the Castle [with Drew]

In the thirty-seventh episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, we provide crucial coverage of the most important race of our lifetimes... the race to get that coveted 5-star rating from America's arbiters of film taste: Hammer & Camera! On this episode, we review Spike Lee's David Byrne's American Utopia, Sofia Coppola's On the Rocks, and Pietro Marcello's Martin Eden. Along the way, we talk about the Worst Chris in Hollywood, and return to one of our favorite topics: the villainy of Bob Iger. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 37: Everybody's Listening to Our Podcast

In the thirty-sixth episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, we review the Dark Knight himself-- Christopher Nolan-- 's Tenet, the return of Bill and Ted, and Charlie Kaufman at his most Kaufman-esque in I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Along the way we ask the important questions, like "did David Lynch's powerful consciousness cause the imminent death of President Donald Trump?" Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 36: Let's Hear It For the Boys

In the 35th episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, we review Amy Seimetz' She Dies Tomorrow, Michael Almereyda's Tesla, and Alejandro Jodorowsky's Psychomagic, a Healing Art. Along the way we talk about how we're dealing with the situation of a scenario that we're all going through in this moment in regards to the coronavirus COVID pandemic event.

Episode 35: Something in the Air

The freaking coronavirus and police riots be damned, we bring you the thirty-fourth episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast. We review our films of July: Hirokazu Kore-eda's The Truth, the Ross Brothers' Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, and Kelly Reichardt's First Cow. Along the way, we talk about watching Y Tú Mamá También as horny teens, and Shane Carruth's vicious heel turn. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 34: Once and Future Cow

In the 33rd episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, producer Josh joins us inside the booth to discuss the documentary Capital in the 21st Century, based on the book by French economist Thomas Piketty. We get the bottom of how and why this film seems so at odds with itself, and what happens when you pursue "neutrality" when documenting the end of the world. Josh is a filmmaker and podcaster in his own right in addition to an excellent producer. Watch his latest film here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol80I51GsqY) and check out his podcast here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/a-documentary-podcast/id1451728273). Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 33: It's the End of the World As We Know It, But We Feel Fine [with Josh LaBure]

The Thirty-Second episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast is here. We're talking Spike Lee's Vietnam saga Da 5 Bloods, Josephine Decker's biopic-cum-psychodrama Shirley, and Abel Ferrara's intimate portrait of Tommaso. Along the way we discuss David Lynch's pants-repairing technique, Hannibal, and our plan to ride Ferraraposting to the top. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 32: Shirley You Must Be Joking

In the 31st episode of our show, we're still trapped in the miasma of coronavirus-induced cinema deprivation. But, the culture industry churns on, and has turned out three new pictures over video-on-demand for us to talk about. Quentin Dupieux's Deerskin, Josh Trank's Capone, and Dan Sallitt's Fourteen are a balanced mix of genre, tone, and quality, and we illuminate them as only we can. Become a Patron and join us for our Movie Night episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Episode 31: Killer Style

Episode 30 of the Hammer & Camera podcast finds our dynamic duo deep in the doldrums of corona quarantine. Luckily, there are three new releases we can talk about, beamed over the internet through streaming services, which we love now, I guess. First is British balladeer of the working class Ken Loach's new flick Sorry We Missed You, then Eliza Hittman (Missman?)'s paean to abortion Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and rounding it out is precocious Russian heartthrob Kantemir Balagov's Cannes-adored Beanpole. Cinema ain't dead folks, we've got the vaccine.

Episode 30: Always Rarely Sometimes Never

Our twenty-ninth episode finds the boys deep in our quarantine bunkers, reminiscing about the films of early March and the days of going to theaters. Before everything changed, we saw Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Emma, and Bacurau. Join us in chanting these names as we prepare to rebuild cinema on the other side, based on the oral tradition of what we've seen in the last surviving record of film; Hammer & Camera.

Episode 29: 29 Episodes Later

The twenty-eighth episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast sees us deep in the doldrums of February, and doing our best to keep our spirits up. On the slate are Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus' ill-advised remake Downhill, the crowdsourced design of Sonic the Hedgehog, and the #MeToo document The Assistant. Along the way, we talk about Florence Pugh getting typecast, product placement, and what to do when you find yourself lost in the woods on a dark and stormy night.

Episode 28: It's All Downhill From Here

Episode 27 sees the Hammer & Camera crew tackling the work of longtime loadstone David Lynch for the first time. Specifically, we're talking 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return, and we're joined by author, professor, and fellow Lynchian, Dr. Todd McGowan. We talk about what's special about Lynch and his approach to cinema, what's great about Twin Peaks, whether or not The Return is "cinema," and delve deep into the thematic elements of one of the most interesting series of television ever produced.

Episode 27: Is It Future or Is It Past? [with Todd McGowan]

Hammer & Camera's Taylor and Phil are your communist guides through the wild world of contemporary cinema. We look for the beautiful and powerful, but also the weird and contradictory, in movies released today.

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