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Following on from last week's episode on Versatility, this week finds Ed and Emily discussing versatility's opposite: Typecasting. There's also, unsurprisingly, a lot of Coronavirus talk, as the entertainment industry starts to grind to a halt and Ed embraces the work from home lifestyle. Here is the Tokimonsta interview that Emily mentions in SRS Recommends 00:00:00 - 00:19:39 - Intro & News 00:19:40 - 00:54:54 - Emily & Ed discuss Typecasting 00:54:55 - 00:58:00 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week, Emily and Ed celebrate The Range, and Those Who Have It: actors who display tremendous versatility from role to role, and the relationship between the artistic fulfillment provided by variety and the brutal economic reality of being cast in as many different kinds of roles as possible. They also discuss the possible downsides of being versatile, or failed attempts to diversify, and the complicated interplay between versatility and stardom. 00:00:00 - 00:13:45 - Intro & News 00:13:46 - 00:51:35 - Emily & Ed discuss Versatility 00:51:36 - 00:58:30 - SRS Recommends & Intro

There's no full episode this week, but Emily and Ed still found time to have a quick chat about the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems, with spoilers aplenty.

This week's episode finds Emily and Ed talking about physical, non-verbal performances. Those moments when an actor is allowed to convey a lot to the audience without saying anything at all, whether it's in La Strada or a reaction gif. 00:00:00 - 00:16:59 - Intro & News 00:17:00 - 00:57:58 - Ed & Emily discuss physical performances 00:57:59 - 01:01:48 - SRS Recommends & Outro

After taking a few minutes to revel in the shock success of Parasite at the Academy Awards (and some chat about Uncut Gems just because), Ed and Emily delve into their pasts to discuss the film and TV that scared them as kids, whether intentionally (as in the case of The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the work of Tim Burton) or inadvertently (as in Fried Green Tomatoes and The Ice Storm). 00:00:00 - 00:16:09 - Intro & News 00:16:10 - 00:50:02 - Ed & Emily discuss their Childhood Terrors 00:50:03 - 00:53:02 - SRS Recommends & Outro Here is Holly Stoppit's Ted Talk "How Clowning Can Lead Us Into Connection", as recommended by Emily Here is the Safdie Brothers' Goldman v Silverman, as recommended by Ed

With Netflix's animated comedy Bojack Horseman coming to an end, Emily and Ed sit down to discuss the show's unique mix of visual gags, wordplay, and broad showbiz satire, which was often in service of a story that explored addiction, depression, trauma, and the brutal machinations of Hollywood. Spoilers abound! 00:00:00 - 00:24:58 - Intro & News 00:24:59 - 01:15:12 - Emily & Ed discuss Bojack Horseman 01:15:13 - 01:20:12 - SRS Recommends & Outro

After covering the recent casting news for a pair of long-running franchises (#JusticeForHan #SureWhyNotBringBackKittridge) and the six-year anniversary of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, Emily and Ed get discuss the series finale of NBC's The Good Place, and try to assess its impact as a sitcom and as a work of philosophy. They also cry a bunch because there's a lot going on right now, folks. 00:00:00 - 00:11:12 - Intro & News 00:11:13 - 00:51:32 - Ed & Emily discuss the end of The Good Place 00:51:33 - 00:57:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro Here is Hbomberguy's video on Pathologic, as recommended by Emily Here is Tyler, The Creator's Grammys performance, as recommended by Ed

After a few weeks away, Emily and Ed catch up to talk about the Oscar nominations and pay tribute to Terry Jones, before celebrating Emily's recent birthday by discussing a top of her choice: the relationship between Saturday Night Live and movies. Get ready for lots of talk about how different actors took the experience of being in Studio 8H into their careers, and about how exceptional Wayne's World is. 00:00:00 - 00:11:35 - Intro & News 00:11:36 - 01:31:57 - Emily & Ed discuss SNL and the movies 01:31:58 - 01:37:01 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women is currently riding a wave of critical acclaim and commercial success, but Ed and Emily are both a little cool on the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. They discuss their issues with the film's non-linear structure, as well as the many things they do like about the film, on this minisode.

It's a new year and a new decade, so Ed and Emily meet it head on by trying to find some films to look forward to in 2020. They also talk about their distinct disinterest in the Golden Globes, Universal no longer even pretending to push Cats for awards, and the blame game between the members of The Rise of Skywalker's creative team. 00:00:00 - 00:16:44 - Intro & News 00:16:45 - 01:22:16 - Ed & Emily preview the films of 2020 01:22:17 - 01:26:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro

The whole gang is together to see out 2019, including discussion of the biggest films of the year, some news stories that stood out to them, and the Shot/Reverse Shot Top Ten Films of 2019. Happy New Year to everyone who has listened this year, and we'll see you in the next one.

Matt and Ed see out the Skywalker saga with a discussion about J.J. Abrams' The Rise of Skywalker, and whether or not it should have stayed down. There's loads of spoilers throughout and a lot of talk about Cats at the beginning, so you have been warned. 00:00:00 - 00:14:52 - Intro & News 00:14:53 - 01:55:32 - Matt & Ed discuss The Rise of Skywalker 01:55:33 - 01:59:51 - SRS Recommends & Outro

It was Matt's birthday a few weeks ago, and as is tradition, he chose the topic for this week's episode. To that end, and since Matt will be leaving the show at the end of the year, he and Ed discuss how the film and television landscape has changed over the eight years they've been doing the show together, the state of film criticism and the dreaded Discourse, and some of their favourite moments from the podcast.

Inspired by Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, Emily and Ed discuss movies with small casts, and which genres and sub-genres are particularly suited to using a handful of actors. There's also a bunch of talk about Disney+, the benefits of releasing TV episodes weekly instead of all at once, and Sonic. 00:00:00 - 00:27:50 - Intro & News 00:27:51 - 01:06:38 - Ed & Emily discuss movies with small casts 01:06:39 - 01:11:45 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Matt and Ed break down some of the news that happened over the past few weeks, including Benioff & Weiss leaving/getting fired from Star Wars and the escalating streaming wars, then Ed is joined by Emily to discuss instances where an actor being cast in a movie adds extra resonance and power to the performance thanks to the audience's prior knowledge of the star. 00:00:00 - 00:42:09 - Intro & News 00:42:10 - 01:25:24 - Ed & Emily discuss movies that are about their stars 01:25:25 - 01:31:22 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Inspired by the release of Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club Encore, Matt and Ed discuss minor works by great filmmakers, including recent entries to the sub-genre like Ang Lee's Gemini Man and Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat. 00:00:00 - 00:28:16 - Intro & News 00:28:17 - 01:10:14 - Matt & Ed discuss minor works by great filmmakers 01:10:15 - 01:16:19 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Inspired by Ghosteen, the new album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Emily and Ed discuss the artists they love who changed drastically over the course of their careers, as well as artists who tried to change but wound up falling back on old habits. They also talk about Martin Scorsese, the trailer for Dolittle, and the death of Robert Forster. Here is Harry Brewis's talk from XOXO about his Donkey Kong 64 charity livestream, and here is Scout Tafoya's video essay on grief and Russian Doll (CW: discussion of suicide) as mentioned by Emily in Recommendations. 00:00:00 - 00:28:46 - Intro & News 00:28:47 - 00:56:24 - Emily & Ed discuss artists who changed over the course of their career 00:56:25 - 01:01:25 - SRS Recommends & Outro

With awards season creeping around the corner, it's time for Matt and Ed to engage in the annual tradition of looking at the movies coming out in the final months of the year that they're really excited about. There's also a lot of talk about Tetris for some reason. 00:00:00 - 00:16:42 - Intro & News 00:16:43 - 01:18:28 - Matt & Ed Preview the Autumn and Winter movie season 01:18:29 - 01:23:40 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Matt and Ed are in the same bloody room this week, talking about Ed's time at the London Podcast Festival, Hustlers, and the ways in which Goodfellas is invoked in discussions about fairly disparate films based on real-life events. Jon Bois' The Bob Emergency, which Ed mentions in recommendations, can be found on YouTube: Part 1 Part 2

Ten years ago, Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer was released to generally positive reviews from most people (and acute irritation from Ed). To celebrate(?) this milestone, Ed and Emily discuss the disconnect between the central performances and the movie around them, its queasy and unsuccessful attempt to make sexist jokes without being sexist, and whether it qualifies as an "elevated" romcom. Here is Weighing the Value of Director's Cuts: Scanline, as recommended by Ed towards the end of the episode.