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The new Cate Blanchett/Richard Linklater film "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" launches Noah and Chance into a Be Reel category about mothers who reject motherhood. All in vastly different life situations, the protagonists of "Bernadette" (2019), "Ricki and the Flash" (2015) and "Second Act" (2018) find a common bond in pursuing much more than what society (real or imagined) tells them they deserve. If that sounds overly serious, well, Meryl Streep growls Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez hurls a man into a Christmas tree, and Cate Blanchett rips Seattle a new one. Let's go. 

Aisling Franciosi stars in "The Nightingale," which is the summer's bravest drama or toughest watch depending whom you ask. It could be both, which is fitting of Franciosi's character, Clare, a very complicated woman out for justice against British Army officers in 1825 Australia. In this interview with Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Franciosi discusses how 'Nightingale' director Jennifer Kent would push her actors on set (and get pushed back, sometimes literally). Plus, a quick story about the day Franciosi got the call to play Lyanna Stark despite knowing nothing about "Game of Thrones."

Episode 5 of The Fourth Wall is a special one as we welcome famed James Bond composer David Arnold!  Arnold recently received two Emmy nomination for his work on the BBC and Amazon adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens” which features some of the composer’s most unique and diverse orchestration to date. Arnold is no stranger to working with the BBC and showrunner Steven Moffat as he also scored four seasons of the acclaimed series “Sherlock” and is currently working on music for their upcoming “Dracula” series. His film compositions range from 1998’s “Godzilla,” John Singleton’s “Shaft,” and “Independence Day,” however, Arnold is most revered and beloved for his exceptional work on five James Bond films – “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “The World is Not Enough,” “Die Another Day,” “Casino Royale,” and “Quantum of Solace.” Having been hand selected by the legendary Bond composer John Barry after a rocking Bond cover album, Arnold is considered by many fans to be the gold standard when it comes to the music of 007 - second only to Barry himself. During our conversation, we not only gushed over our love of Bond, but discussed his working relationship with Neil Gaiman on “Good Omens,” “Sherlock,” some slight tidbits on the music of BBC’s “Dracula” and much more. 

Robert Daniels (812Reviews, MediaVersity) returns to The Discourse this week to join Ryan Oliver in discussing two difficult, yet worthwhile films slowly expanding through the month of August: Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale” and Julius Onah’s “Luce.”   0:00-3:23: Recommendations Robert: “The Angry Birds Movie 2” 3:24-11:40: “The Nightingale” Review 11:41-20:10: “The Nightingale” ***SPOILERS*** 20:11-32:23: “Luce” Review 32:24-End: “Luce” ***SPOILERS***

Check out this interview with filmmaker Christopher Good, director of the films "Crude Oil" and "Brad Cuts Loose" and various music videos including Mitski's "Nobody."

After smaller roles in shows such as "Endeavor" and "Medici" and films such as "Fury" and "The Imitation Game," actor Jack Bannon is taking DC Television by storm as Alfred Pennyworth in the new Epix Original Series "Pennyworth." Bannon just also happens to be my guest on Episode 4 of The Fourth Wall. During our conversation Jack talked about the daunting task of joining the likes of Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons as he shaped his version of Alfred, getting to play inside the incredibly detailed and somewhat heightened version of 1960s London, approaching a character with PTSD and much more!

Every so often a "Be Reel" category arises that makes us wonder if we didn't unknowingly orchestrate the films ourselves, solely to podcast about them later. Today we discuss three films all from 1989 about deep-sea divers encountering alien life. While James Cameron's technically unparalleled "The Abyss" is the headliner (happy 30th this week), "DeepStar Six" and "Leviathan" may have their lower budget charms as well. In addition to evaluating all the mining teams and goofy beasts of this genre, Chance and Noah often ask, "What the hell were you thinking, 1989?"

As most of you know, the "Fast and the Furious" franchise is all about family. So on the latest episode of The Discourse, Ryan Oliver is joined by an amazing family of film critics - Robert Daniels (812FilmReviews, Mediaversity), Alisha Grauso (Atom Insider), and Griffin Schiller (FilmSpeak, The 4th Wall Podcast) - to discuss the first official spinoff in the nearly twenty-year-old "Fast and the Furious" series. ***Note: There is no spoiler bumper on this episode, and while none of the things we discuss we feel are spoiler-y, those more adversed to spoilers and want to go in fresh should likely wait until after seeing the film. Enjoy the episode!***

He's been the stunt double for Brad Pitt, Jean-Claude Van Damm, and his stunt credits span across a multitude of films including "The Matrix Trilogy" and "V for Vendetta." He was a co-director on 2014's "John Wick," directed film such as "Atomic Blonde" and "Deadpool 2," and now, David Leitch joins the "Fast & Furious" franchise with "Hobbs & Shaw." Leitch is my guest on Episode 3 of The Fourth Wall and during our conversation we discussed going bigger with the fast and furious spinoff movie, he breaks down the film's climactic action set piece, reveals an alternate opening, talks some scene stealing cameos and much more!

Ryan Oliver and Lindsey Romain (Nerdist) dedicate the entire episode discussing the ninth - and supposedly penultimate - film from Quentin Tarantino: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." 0:00-14:00: "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" Review 14:01-End: ***SPOILERS***