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Joe and Erik say goodbye on their last episode of Adjust Your Tracking. We look back and forward, discussing how movies will be seen in the future but also reflecting on what got us here. We make time for several movies and focus most our attention on Nicolas Winding Refn's new giant movie or show Too Old To Die Young.

Legendary voice actor Tom Kenny joins us for Episode 2 of The Fourth Wall! The man who is the iconic voice of SpongeBob on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants is set to reprise the character again in next year's live action film The SpongeBob Movie: It's A Wonderful Sponge. During our conversation Kenny reflects on the SpongeBob's 20th Anniversary, discusses how his time doing stand up and sketch comedy led the role of the iconic character, breaks down the recording process and comedy of SpongeBob and much more. 

On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard examine the ample evidence against trying to save a marriage with a movie. This week, they check in with “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999) as the infamous Stanley Kubrick-directed interrogation of Tom Cruise and his marriage to Nicole Kidman turns 20. They also look back at the lovechild of “Liz” Taylor and “Dick” Burton, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966) and the honeymoon-cum-couples therapy “By The Sea” (2015), which self-analyzes Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's sinking ship of a union. New York Magazine's Lila Shapiro joins Be Reel to discuss seeing "Eyes Wide Shut" 100 times and what it taught her about how we discuss sexual politics.

Ryan Oliver and Matthew Monagle (Austin Chronicle, Film School Rejects) discuss two vastly different sophomore features from promising filmmakers that made their debuts on the festival circuit in 2019: Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Riley Stearns’ “The Art of Self-Defense.”   0:00-6:33: Recommendations Matthew: “Crawl” Ryan: “Ali Wong: The Milk and Money Tour” 6:34-26:30: “The Farewell” Review 26:31-46:51: “The Art of Self-Defense” Review 46:52-End: “The Art of Self-Defense” SPOILERS

World renowned film composer Hans Zimmer joins us for the first episode of The Fourth Wall. The Oscar and Grammy Award Winning musical genius discusses returning to The Lion King after over 20 years and his initial reservations, how his live show came to influence his approach to scoring, collaborating with Christopher Nolan, and some insight into his process for scoring next year's Denis Villeneuve Dune remake.

Ryan Oliver and Meagan Navarro (Bloody Disgusting, Consequence of Sound) dive into "Crawl," the latest film from Alexandre Aja ("High Tension," "The Hills Have Eyes"), and to celebrate the occasion, discuss their five favorite animal attack horror films. 0:00-6:55: Recommendations Meagan: “The Boys,” “Under the Silver Lake” Ryan: “Night Killer” 6:56-17:00: “Crawl” Review 17:01-23:30: “Crawl” SPOILERS 23:31-End: Top 5 Animal Attack Horror Movies

On this episode of The Discourse, Ryan Oliver is joined by Jenny Nulf (Austin Asian American Film Festival, No Excuses) to dedicated the bulk of their discussion to "Midsommar," directed Ari Aster's follow-up to his much-lauded "Hereditary." They also find time at the beginning to discuss "Spider-Man: Far From Home." 0:00-16:27: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" 16:18-28:46: "Midsommar" (Non-Spoilers) 28:47-End: "Midsommar" ***SPOILERS***

Striking an unlikely balance between gentrification treatise and Great American fantasy, “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” is among 2019’s most striking debut films. On a new Be Reel, hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard unpack the new A24 drama and speak with its star, co-scribe, and inspiration Jimmie Fails.

On a new BE REEL, treading water on television is a good way not to be on television anymore, as we learn from this week's trio about TV institutions getting new life through new blood. In the new office comedy "Late Night," Mindy Kaling shakes up a white, apolitical late show, just as Rachel McAdams saves a GMA knock-off in "Morning Glory" and Christina Applegate rocks an absurdist boys club in "Anchorman." Change is good, these movies tell us, but do they apply the same lessons to themselves? Let's watch.

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