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by Britt of Eclectic Pop Much has been made about the state of Millennials – the current crop of twenty/thirty-somethings inhabiting the world. For anyone who has decried the Peter Pan generation for their lack of maturity and overall sense of entitlement, “Laggies” does them no favors by furthering the label with a lead character who lives down to the reputation. Megan (Keira Knightley) is a sullen college grad who lives with her boyfriend (Mark Webber), works for her dad (Jeff Garlin) and hangs out with the same group of friends she has had since high school. At first glance, none of these behaviors point to a mean person or one who is particularly struggling. However, she is judged by her peers for her lack of personal and professional progress and has gradually disengaged from everyone around her. Abruptly forced to face adulthood when her boyfriend proposes and her perspective on her dad is unceremoniously fractured, she makes a break for it. Having arrived at a grocery sto

This week Shawn Pryor and Chris Maynard talk about Marvel's ever expanding influence over modern studio films and ask the simple question, is Marvel ruining Hollywood? Shawn has a Kickstarter for his latest comic book Cash & Carrie please support the project here . Cash & Carrie is a comic book about two middle school detectives. Dallas Cash is an investigator and tenacious techie who believes in the supernatural, and Inez Carrie is an investigator as well as the captain of the wrestling team who bases her crime solving skills in realism. Together, they are best friends who attempt to solve mysteries for schools all around the world. Inspirations for this all-ages comic book include Disney's animated series Fillmore, Scooby Doo, and the X-Files.  In their debut comic book, the strange disappearance of a school mascot, Misty the Goat, has left a small town without answers. Luckily junior high school friends, Dallas Cash and Inez Carrie, are on the case

We are joined by Dave, the host of Pop Culture Case Study, one of our favorite podcasts which pairs psychology with pop culture, be it movies, music, books, tv shows, or comic books. The new movie we will be talking about in this episode is a comic book adaptation, the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers Age of Ultron. This inspires a theme of Responsibility With Robots, where we look back at the Pixar classic WALL-E, which predicts a future where robots care for and ultimately control the survival of humanity, going up against the second older film which is only a few weeks old in EX MACHINA. This movie has the responsibility for one being of artificial intelligence being shared between a mad scientist and the young man brought in to test her humanity. Along the way we come up with the appropriate defensive porn watching tactics to use against A.I. and wonder if lovable WALL-E was involved in an abusive relationship.

by Britt of Eclectic Pop Blood, sweat and tears punctuate a dizzying tale of ambitious pursuit amidst enduring turmoil. Andrew Neimann (Miles Teller) is an aspiring jazz drummer at a New York music conservatory, when he converges with caustic instructor, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons). Neimann is an eager pupil ready to be the greatest and Fletcher is determined to whip him into shape or so it might appear at first glance. From the film’s opening moments, director Damien Chazelle hones in on the two figures who will come to dominate the screen for the nearly two hours to come. While their demeanors couldn’t be more strikingly dissimilar, a closer glimpse reveals a shared strand of traits. They’re both perfectionists with loads of confidence, unwavering ego and relentless ambition. Some could argue they’re different sides of the same coin, only separated by a generation gap. Chazelle makes it clear from the outset that this isn’t a heartwarming tale of the young hot shot sof

To celebrate Star Wars Day on this fine May 4th, we present the first episode of Projecting Film where Josh and Teddy review and discuss the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We are later joined by Tony Wilson to discuss his current Kickstarter project, Intranaut. You can follow Tony Wilson on Twitter  @chaingunpope  and find out more about his short film project at  Intranaut . And as always, follow us on Twitter  @projectingfilm .

In this episode, Dave discusses the film the listeners chose for him, Girl, Interrupted. He takes a closer look at Borderline Personality Disorder and decides whether or not the film does a quality job of representing this disorder on screen. Britt also makes an appearance to talk about stigma and the effects of pop culture on diagnosis. Listen! Intro: 0:00:00 Fangirl Fixation: 0:05:08 Borderline Personality Disorder:0:22:00 Girl, Interrupted: 0:42:22 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

If all you cinephiles can't get enough of the NFL Draft, we have a treat for you (debatable) with an episode from the vault: "It's DRAFT DAY in the NFL for Kevin Costner, and that can mean only one thing for us... we review two baseball movies not starring Kevin Costner. MONEYBALL and TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE are on the clock, and keeping with War Machine vs. War Horse tradition, we watch Brad Pitt continue to have great hair, and discover the evil that is Matthew Lillard."

In the late Summer of 2014, actor Jayson Warner Smith decides his 50th birthday needs to be more than a party. He chooses the road. What starts as a two week jaunt on his Triumph Bonneville turns into a five week cross country solo odyssey. Shot almost entirely with his iPhone 5s, the images of America he captures are simple and sometimes awe inspiring. His life was changed forever. Watch it here if you'd like but I'd recommend watching this on your television if possible. If you have a Roku or an Apple TV just add the Vimeo app. This film has some stunning photography that deserves to be seen on as big a screen as possible.  Learning to Fly from jayson smith on Vimeo .

I'm not sure if there is someone less qualified to judge a film about combat sports than me. The idea of watching two people pummel one another for my entertainment feels exploitative and barbaric. Its not that I hold anything against the fighters but rather a system that rewards violent competition and in turn speaks to some highly uncomfortable truths about our society. I'm not getting on this soapbox in a pointless attempt to convince anyone of the inherent cruelty in combat sports but to point out how remarkable Jill Morely's film FIGHT LIKE A GIRL is, to illustrate that even a prejudging prick like me was forced to give into this truly powerful movie. Going into this film I had extraordinarily low expectations based on the films premise. A woman training for the Golden Gloves in New York city didn't really pique my interest, but this film is far more than a sports documentary. Its a film about over coming adversity and standing tall when every cell in your bod

Inspired by the new video release of SELMA, we look at two older protest pictures with guest Jamie Dew of the great film podcast The Dew Over. The two older films of BATTLE IN SEATTLE and PRIDE have us debating when there is too much star power in supporting roles, and the always important social issue of men's hair. But first, an interview from Chris Maynard with SELMA actress Tara Ochs on her film career and work in Atlanta.