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Smug Film Podcast Episode #9 – Alex Hiatt / Kuleshov Effect / Movie Humor

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On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors Jenna Ipcar and Alex Hiatt. We discuss two of Alex Hiatt’s most popular pieces for the site, A Blank Stare Is Worth A Thousand Words and Not All Movies Should Have Jokes, But All Movies Should Have A Sense Of Humor, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian Anthony Kapfer, do an Old New Borrowed Blue, and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.

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An Interview with Gregory Wilson, Director of ‘The Girl Next Door’

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The Girl Next Door absolutely wrecked me. I can think of no other horror movie that has been able to bring me to tears. That’s such a rare emotion for the genre. But, when you think about it, tragedy really is the scariest thing—the people you love, in horrible situations, suffering, the threat of their death looming. Horror movies, to truly be horrific, should be tragedies, at least somewhat. Unfortunately, more often than not, they’re merely gory action movies or tongue-in-cheek comedies. If that’s not clear to you now, it certainly will be after watching this film.

Recently, I had the chance to sit down and pick the brain of its director, Gregory Wilson:

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #8 – Harry Brewis / Vertical Videos / Death in Film / Man of Steel

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1:09:44 | View on iTunes

On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors John D’Amico and Harry Brewis. We discuss the merits of vertical videos, death in film, Man of Steel, and much more! We also introduce a new segment called ‘Old, New, Borrowed, Blue’, and as always, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian Anthony Kapfer, and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #7 – Acting Class / Steven Seagal / Homegrown Cinema

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1:22:58 | View on iTunes

On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors John D’Amico and Jenna Ipcar. We discuss an acting class John took, Jenna’s foray into the films of Steven Seagal, and for our main topic, we tackle the idea of homegrown cinema. As always, we go on tangents along the way, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian Anthony Kapfer, and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #6 – Good Movies, Bad Directors / Bad Movies, Good Directors

1:17:43 | View on iTunes

On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors John D’Amico and Jenna Ipcar. We discuss movies we like by directors we don’t typically like, as well as movies we dislike by directors we typically like. As always, we go on tangents along the way, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian Anthony Kapfer, and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.

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