Episode 1 - Better Luck Tomorrow
Welcome to Changing Reels! A bi-weekly podcast that revisits overlooked and underappreciated films and explores their pop culture significance. In episode one of the show, hosts Andrew Hathaway and...
View ArticleEpisode 2 - The Caveman's Valentine
In episode two of Changing Reels we turn our focus to Kasi Lemmons’ 2001 thriller The Caveman’s Valentine. The film follows a homeless man, Romulus (Samuel L. Jackson), who was once a promising...
View ArticleEpisode 3 - After Hours
Martin Scorsese has crafted many iconic dramas so it easy to forget he has a funny bone as well. In episode three of Changing Reels we explore Scorsese’s dark comedy After Hours. The film follows an...
View ArticleEpisode 4 - Love Jones
Roger Ebert once wrote in his review of the romantic comedy “Love Jones” that the film makes us “realize how painfully limited the media vision of urban black life is. Why do the movies give us so many...
View ArticleEpisode 5 - The Bling Ring
It can be argued that Sofia Coppola is easily one of the most respected female directors of this generation. Growing up within the film industry, it is no surprise that many of her films touch on...
View ArticleEpisode 6 - Medicine for Melancholy
As Moonlight continues to astonish audiences in theatres, one of our listeners suggested that we consider discussing Barry Jenkins’ directorial debut Medicine for Melancholy. We loved the idea so much...
View ArticleEpisode 7 - The Midnight Swim
Sarah Adina Smith’s The Midnight Swim is not a film that can easily be summarized. At its core it is a family drama about the connection between three half-sisters and their mother who has mysteriously...
View ArticleEpisode 8 - Christmas-ish Special 2016
As Christmas quickly approaches, we decided to break from our usual format and keep things loose and fun. So instead of discussing our short films selections we are taking a look at two...
View ArticleEpisode 9 - Fireworks Wednesday
It is a celebration of Iranian cinema on this episode of the show. First up we seem to have Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night on the brain as Courtney’s short film, Kevin Hamedani’s...
View ArticleEpisode 10 - Sita Sings the Blues
It is often said that nothing in life comes for free. Well in the case of artist Nina Paley, that is not entirely true. Paley decided to give her animated film Sita Sings the Blues to the masses free...
View ArticleEpisode 11 - The Red Turtle
Studio Ghibli is revered all over the world for their films that feature lush animation and inventive stories with universal themes. As the studio’s latest film, The Red Turtle, hits theatres, we...
View ArticleEpisode 12 - A Huey P. Newton Story
Spike Lee has been one of the most prolific directors ever since he burst onto the scene with 1986 She’s Gotta Have It. Effortlessly moving from features to shorts to documentaries to television, there...
View ArticleEpisode 13 - Beyond the Lights
The world of pop music is often explored in film through a satirical lens. Gina Prince-Bythewood's Beyond the Lights is one of those rare films that takes an honest look at the complexities of the...
View ArticleEpisode 14 - Upstream Color
In episode 14 of Changing Reels, we dive into Shane Carruth’s experimental science fiction drama Upstream Color. The film is a love story revolving around two individual who find themselves...
View ArticleEpisode 15 - Timecrimes
A man accidentally travels back in time, and that is the least of his problems. In this episode, we discuss Nacho Vigalondo’s brilliantly constructed science fiction tale Timecrimes. Part thriller and...
View ArticleEpisode 16 - Memories of Murder
Two vastly different cops are tasked with trying to solve Korea’s first serial murder case ever in Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 film Memories of Murder. A visually captivating crime drama that festers in one’s...
View ArticleEpisode 17 - The Wailing
What happens when a cop, a shady shaman, a Japanese stranger and a mysterious woman collide? Well, let’s just say things don’t go well for the village caught in the middle. In this episode of Changing...
View ArticleEpisode 18 - Pariah
How does a teenager come to terms with her sexual identity in an environment that refuses to acknowledge who she really is? This is the predicament that 17-year-old Alike finds herself in as she tries...
View ArticleEpisode 19 - Paris Is Burning
As the 2017 Inside Out Film Festival draws nearer, we continue our celebration of LGBT cinema with Jennie Livingston’s Paris is Burning. Currently streaming on Netflix, Livingston’s critically...
View ArticleEpisode 20 - Magic Mike XXL
What do male strippers and diversity in cinema have in common? It turns out a whole lot. This week we kick off the summer by taking a joyous road trip with the boys from Magic Mike XXL. In diving into...
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