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Still Watching the Skies: Episode 111 BRAINSTORM

Cody, Robert, and Nat dive deep into the mind with a look at 1983’s BRAINSTORM. The troubled production of BRAINSTORM, Natalie Wood died during filming, is probably what the film is most famous for today. But, it’s an ambitious film aiming to explore big ideas like our deepest dreams and nightmares, emotions like love, memory, […]

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Still Watching the Skies: 2023 Summer Bonus “80s Fantasy”

Cody, Robert, and Nat take time off from our beach reading to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on four films reflecting Hollywood’s attempt at fantasy films in the wake of STAR WARS. It’s a podcast full of scantily clad women, swords, violence, revenge!, magic, superstition, and might makes right. Our first destination, is

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2023 Milwaukee Film Festival: Day Five “Band”

BAND is one of those films where it’s hard to tell what is literally true in its documentary-like presentation. I suspect very little. Conversely, it’s easy to tell what’s emotionally true, practically all of the film. Milwaukee Film describes BAND as follows: “Icelandic performance art meets THIS IS SPINAL TAP in this wickedly fun look

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