Podcast
Screen of Consciousness
Hosted by DefyEnt Studios · EN
A celebratory 'podversation' that critiques the films and television shows we love.
10episodes
Episodes
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What We Watched in 2021
Feb 14, 202200:35:34Tap to summarizeDmitri and Jonathan discuss the films they watched in 2021, including Dune, Old, Luca, Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto. They also discuss movie classics such as Moonstruck, Die Hard with a Vengeance and The Sum of All Fears.
Transcribe →No Time To Die - James Bond Special
Feb 7, 202200:37:29Tap to summarizeIn their first episode of season 4, Jonathan and Dmitri discuss James Bond's latest (and possibly last?) outing as 007 in No Time To Die. WARNING - there will be spoilers!
Transcribe →Location is Everything
May 29, 202100:48:01Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of season 3, Dmitri and Jonathan discuss the importance of locations, especially how locations can compliment the narrative and become a character in their own right. They discuss films and television shows such as: King Kong (1933); Rome Open City; La Dolce Vita; Southland; The Wire; Bosch; Dexter; Braquo; Creep (2004); Cube (1997); Das Boot; Alien; Dark City; Underworld (2003); Legend of the Seeker; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; The Chronicles of Narnia (1998 -1990); Pride and Prejudice (1995) and many more.
Transcribe →1990s Action Movies
May 22, 202100:44:27Tap to summarizeJonathan and Dmitri discuss the enduring appeal of 1990s action movies such as: Arnold Scwarzenegger vehicles Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Total Recall and Last Action Hero; Tony Scott's films including Days of Thunder and Crimson Tide; Speed; Steven Sommer's The Mummy and Deep Rising; Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible and Nicholas Cage's many action efforts.
Transcribe →Romantic Movies
May 15, 202100:41:35Tap to summarizeJonathan and Dmitri discuss why romantic movies have been so popular since the birth of cinema, with a particular focus on the films made in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. They discuss movies such as: Pretty Woman; Nora Ephron's and her works such as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle; As Good As It Gets; Jerry Maguire; Adam Sandler vehicles The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates; The Notebook; 500 Days of Summer; Netflix produced When We First Met and Crazy Rich Asians.
Transcribe →Dreamworks Animation
May 8, 202100:45:38Tap to summarizeJonathan and Dmitri discuss the films released by Dreamworks Animation Studio including their big film franchises such as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon and Madagascar and their one-ff films such as Turbo, Megamind, Home and Rise of the Guardians.
Transcribe →Bond, James Bond
May 1, 202100:44:03Tap to summarizeDmitri interviews Jonathan about the enduring popularity of the James Bond film franchise as they discuss its origins and its potential future.
Transcribe →The Bechdel Test
Apr 24, 202100:38:16Tap to summarizeAlso known as the Bechdel-Wallace Test, Jonathan and Dmitri discuss this famous measure of the representation of women in fiction, now a staple in feminist film theory. Films and television shows they talk about include: Gravity; The African Queen; Doubt; Sister Act; Clueless; Legend of the Seeker; Lifeboat and other Hitchcock films; Ordinary People; Silence of the Lambs; Star Wars; Who Framed Roger Rabbit and many more.
Transcribe →Steven Spielberg (Part 2)
Apr 17, 202100:57:35Tap to summarizeJonathan and Dmitri continue their controversial discussion of Steven Spielberg, this time covering his movies from the 1990s to the present day. They talk about: Hook; Jurrassic Park and its first sequel; Schindler's List; Saving Private Ryan; A.I. Artificial Intelligence; Minority Report; Munich; Bridge of Spies; The BFG; The Post; Ready Player One and others.
Transcribe →Steven Spielberg (Part 1)
Apr 10, 202100:43:26Tap to summarizeIn the first episode of the third season, Jonathan and Dmitri unleash some controversial opinions as they discuss the films of Steven Spielberg from the 1970s and 1980s including: Duel; Jaws; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; 1941; the Indiana Jones films; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; The Color Purple and Empire of the Sun.
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