Extratextual

On this episode we talk to director, writer, and producer, Zach Wechter. We discuss his short film, Straight Down Low and the way that he and writer Jack Seidman play with genre.  Watch Straight Down Low: https://vimeo.com/77306213 Check out more of Zach's work: zachwechter.com Theme music by Analogue Rex  

Eli, Jeremy, and Mikey continue their discussion of the Best Media of 2016. On this episode the list of Media includes The Fits, The 13th, American Honey, Cementery of Splendor, Master of None, Sandman, Mr. Robot VR, and Voltron. Our favorite Kids/Family picks of 2016. Plus Jeremy ecstatically recommends Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy, Valentine's Day Special. Email us your best picks of the year or comments at: extratextualshow@gmail.com Theme music by Analogue Rex

On this episode Eli, Mikey, and Jeremy discuss their 2016 lists of the best in film, TV, video games and more. Media on this episode includes The Man from High Castle, XCOM 2, The Invitation, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Under the Shadow, Bates Motel, Gleason, and Sing Street. Be sure to check out Part 2 next week! Theme music by Analogue Rex.

This is the first in our series of conversations with filmmakers producing interesting work. Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin are the filmmakers behind the independant film June Falling Down. We discuss using minimal crews, the writing and development process, and finding inspiration in real life events. We also discover what they have been enjoying watching lately. You can find out more about their films at silverleaffilms.net    

On this episode Eli and Jeremy explore their personal cinematic journey through the concept of originality in film. Eli takes his cue from visual originality with The Matrix, 8 1/2, and Pierrot le Fou. Jeremy looks at original film narratives by way of Moulin Rouge and Hindi films Sholay and Lagaan. As always, we talk about what we have been watching with our kids and what we having been streaming or playing recently. Theme music by Analogue Rex.

This episode dives deep into the film Arrival along with a look at the constructed alien language for the film with guest William Annis. William analyzes the quality of the constructed language and we explore the twists and meanings of the film. As always, we also discuss what we have been watching with out kids and what we have been streaming. Theme music by Analogue Rex.

An extra episode where we discuss all things Rogue One. Enjoy!

On the first episode of Extra Textual we discuss the topic of Nostalgia in connection to Rogue One, The Force Awakens and Stranger Things. **  Spoiler Warnings from start of the episode** We also talk about what we have been watching with our kids and what we have been streaming lately. This episode is a little extra long, but there was a lot of great stuff to talk about and introduce the show. Theme music by Anologue Rex.