Do you like listening to people talk about films? What about those films that may not show up at the local multiplex but are instead showing at the smaller specialty theater across town? Then "Footcandle Films" may be the show for you.
Do you like listening to people talk about films? What about those films that may not show up at the local multiplex but are instead showing at the smaller specialty theater across town? Then “Footcandle Films” may be the show for you. Each month, the hosts discuss and review one “smaller” film in-depth, discuss upcoming film news, and give recommendations on films that you may not be aware of, ones that you haven’t remembered in a while, or ones that are worth your time checking out. And all the while, the conversation never gets too “high-brow” or pretentious. Just two guys who enjoy talking about movies.
Your Hosts:
Alan Jackson is the co-founder of Footcandle Film Society and resides in Hickory, NC. He enjoys a wide variety of films – but mainly those of Martin Scorsese, his all time favorite Director. Despite liking smaller, independent films, Alan also likes films with giant monsters or where animals talk. Alan also thinks Citizen Kane deserves every bit of credit it ever gets.
Chris Frye, the other co-founder of Footcandle Film Society, is a fan of directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam, and David Gordon Green. He lives in Newton, NC and has always been a movie buff. His favorite actors range from Steve Coogan to Christoph Waltz to Jeff Bridges. You may be surprised to know he has never seen Dirty Dancing or Pretty in Pink (gasp!)
In this episode of Footcandle Films, we’re all about monsters… monsters of the giant lizard variety and monsters of rock. On this episode of Footcandle Films we’re all about monsters… monsters of the giant lizard variety and monsters of rock.
On this episode of Footcandle Films, “The Front Runner” and “Her Smell” are reviewed, followed by a news wrap-up of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Alan & Chris share their thoughts on “Gloria Bell” as well as the critically derided “Serenity” – the latest cinematic effort from Matthew McConaughey & Anne Hathaway.
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Our hosts share their thoughts on “Avengers: Endgame” and “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” as well as discuss some movie news and share their recommendations of films you should check out.
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We’ve had odd film review pairings in the past but this one…it’s a doozy. Apollo 11 and Dragged Across Concrete on this Footcandle Films podcast
Alan & Chris review Peele’s sophomore effort “Us” along with a World War I documentary by filmmaker Peter Jackson.
Alan & Chris share a review of this new release as well as the biopic “Stan & Ollie” starring Steve Coogan & John C. Reilly.
The Academy didn’t call on Alan & Chris to host the awards this year so they’re available to share their reviews of two Oscar-nominated films – “The Wife” and “Shoplifters”. Rounding out the show are movie news tidbits and each host offers up a film recommendation.
M. Night Shyamalan has delivered the third installment in his Eastrail 177 trilogy a.k.a. “Glass” to movie theaters across the country. Alan & Chris have their review of this film along with a discussion of the multi-Oscar nominated “Green Book”.
On the last episode when the hosts gave their best of 2018 lists it was mentioned neither had seen the latest by Yorgos Lanthimos – “The Favourite”. That oversight has now been remedied and they offer a review of it as well as the social media buzzed movie of the moment Netflix’s “Bird Box” starring Sandra Bullock
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