In this special bonus episode, Andrew and Monica have a casual interview with author, activist and film critic Gareth Higgins about life, movies and his new book, Cinematic States. In the book, Higgins examines American cultural myths through t

Episode #10: Gabriela Cowperthwaite And "Blackfish"

Aug 28th, 2013 22m 48s

Everybody loves SeaWorld, but what if that's just because we're being fed a bunch of lies? In this episode, Monica sits down with Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the director of the new documentary Blackfish, which uses an attack by a killer whale in

Episode #9: Discovering "Dirty Wars" With Richard Rowley

Jun 17th, 2013 15m 19s

In this episode, Richard Rowley talks to Monica Castillo about his new documentary Dirty Wars. The film is loosely based on the book of the same name and follows investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill around the world as he investigates a side

Episode #8: Dancing Through "Frances Ha" With Greta Gerwig

May 28th, 2013 16m 47s

Greta Gerwig started out as the so-called "queen of mumblecore," appearing in low-budget movies by people like Joe Swanberg and the Duplass Brothers. She’s now one of the most sought-after actresses around, having landed supporting roles in mov

Episode #7: Heading "Upstream Color" With Shane Carruth

Apr 27th, 2013 27m

It's been nearly 10 years since Shane Carruth made a splash on the filmmaking scene with the super low-budget time travel film Primer, which went on to find a cult following. He's now self-distributing his second film, Upstream Color, which

Episode #6: Harmony Korine Goes on "Spring Breakers"

Mar 27th, 2013 19m 42s

Harmony Korine sometimes comes across as nervous or downright bizarre in his interviews with the press, but he was refreshingly candid in this interview with Monica Castillo about his new film Spring Breakers. She asked him about the technical

Episode #5: Michael Gallagher Is All "Smiley

Oct 9th, 2012 22m 30s

There’s a new independent horror film being released in select AMC theaters this weekend: the teen cyber-slasher flick Smiley. The movie’s titular villain is a serial killer who can be called on to kill anyone over the internet. But this isn’t

Episode #4: Pablo Berger Adapts Snow White in "Blancanieves"

Sep 20th, 2012 20m 52s

One of the crowd favorites this year at the Toronto International Film Festival was Blancanieves, a silent black-and-white adaptation of Snow White that transports the story to 1920s Spain. It was an endeavor eight years in the making, but dire

Episode #3: Silje Reinåmo Has A Tail in "Thale"

Sep 12th, 2012 14m

One of the films playing this week at the Toronto International Film Festival this week is Thale, a low-budget dark fantasy film from Norway. Silje Reinåmo stars as the titular character, a strange creature from Scandinavian folklore called a H

Episode #2: Chris Metzler and "The Story of Fishbone"

Nov 10th, 2011 32m 30s

In this episode, Andrew talks with filmmaker Chris Metzler about his latest film, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. The film follows members of the band Fishbone, who exploded the LA music scene in the late 70s and would go on to inspir

Episode #1: Jim Whitaker and "Rebirth"

Sep 9th, 2011 34m 44s

Welcome to Let's Get Reel! On this premiere episode, Andrew explains the types of people he'll be talking to on the show. He then calls up his first guest: Jim Whitaker, former President of Motion Pictures for Imagine Entertainment and current

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