{"id":14053,"date":"2022-05-15T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/?p=14053"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:41:09","slug":"continuing-to-expand-my-film-critics-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2022\/05\/continuing-to-expand-my-film-critics-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing to Expand My Film Critics Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/2021\/05\/expanding-my-film-critic-circle\/\">wrote<\/a> about how I was starting to guest on other people&#8217;s podcasts to discuss movies. If you want to hear me discuss <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/rad\/\"><i>&#8220;Rad&#8221;<\/i><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/waking-life\/\"><i>&#8220;Waking Life&#8221;<\/i><\/a> or ranking 1998 movies or discussing Christian cinema or film soundtracks, I hope you take the time to go listen to those episodes, and also check out those podcasts in general; they&#8217;ve all become part of my rotation of listening.<\/p>\n<p>In July of last year, I recorded what might be the most definitive podcast I could ever record on one of my very favorite films of all-time. I already had Alex Proyas&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/the-crow\/\"><i>&#8220;The Crow&#8221;<\/i><\/a> on my mind, as I was getting ready to start my <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/2021\/08\/slightly-askew-the-world-according-to-alex-proyas\/\">deep dive<\/a> into the director&#8217;s work. I&#8217;ve written and spoken a lot about the movie over the years- including in discussing the soundtrack with Untitled Cinema Gals, so when Robert Yaniz Jr. of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crookedtable.com\/\">Crooked Table Productions<\/a> wanted to have me on one of his new podcast ventures, and I chose Close Watch- where he looks to get to know his guests through movies they love- I kind of wanted to steer clear of the film. In the end, it&#8217;s such a profound part of not just my movie love, but what I appreciate about movies, it needed to be the subject. I want to thank Robert for letting me get it out of my system about this movie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20722781\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/71605f\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In August, I had the chance to watch <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings\/\"><i>&#8220;Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings&#8221;<\/i><\/a> at a press screening. At the same time, fellow podcaster and composer David Rosen was looking for a guest to discuss the film for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piecingpod.com\/\">Piecing It Together<\/a> podcast, wherein he and a guest discuss a recent film from the perspective of other films and pop culture they see inspiration from. David and I had some interesting pieces on this one, and it was a fun discussion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-piecing-it-together-podcas-31158869\/episode\/shang-chi-the-legend-of-the-86531700\/?embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I actually returned to Piecing It Together in March to take part in a super episode about Matt Reeves&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/the-batman\/\"><i>&#8220;The Batman&#8221;<\/i><\/a>, and it was great to contribute to what all of the fellow guests- including past Sonic Cinema Podcast guests Rosa Perra and Robert Yaniz Jr.- felt was part of the DNA of Reeves&#8217;s film.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-piecing-it-together-podcas-31158869\/episode\/the-batman-super-episode-93999704\/?embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Early in January, I recorded a guest appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/850063\">The Movie Loot<\/a> podcast. You&#8217;ll recognize Carlo from our discussion on <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/2021\/11\/episode-95-discussing-documentaries\/\">documentaries<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/2022\/03\/episode-104-discussing-the-godfather\/\"><i>&#8220;The Godfather&#8221;<\/i><\/a> at the Sonic Cinema Podcast. He&#8217;s got a great idea for a podcast in terms of structure and pushing himself as a moviewatcher, and I cannot recommend it enough. For our discussion, we talked the silent era, and I loved how we were able to cover that early time of cinema. It&#8217;s a wonderful listen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-thiefs-monthly-movie-loot-88574643\/episode\/the-movie-loot-53-the-silent-91891944\/?embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Back in November, I returned as a guest on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bingemovies.podbean.com\/\">Binge Movies<\/a> podcast, and it was quite a subject. In the early 1980s, Don Bluth was one of the premiere voices in the field of animation. His feature films, <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/the-secret-of-nimh\/\"><i>&#8220;The Secret of NIMH&#8221;<\/i><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/an-american-tail\/\"><i>&#8220;An American Tail&#8221;<\/i><\/a> and <i>&#8220;The Land Before Time&#8221;<\/i> not only gave American animation a boost while Disney floundered, but inspired animators in the same way he was inspired by Disney. By the end of the decade, however, he had competition from the Mouse, and a long slide began. The audio on my end was rough, but this was still a great discussion on a legend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don Bluth, Ranked\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"300\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?from=embed&amp;i=vb69m-11ca961-pb&amp;square=1&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;btn-skin=8bbb4e&amp;size=300\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the 94th Academy Awards, I guested on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extrafeatures.ca\/\">Extra Features<\/a> podcast to help predict what would win. Co-host Simon was on the Sonic Cinema Movie Chat last summer, and it was great to talk to him again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrWxC3bxDDg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In late March, I joined Robert Yaniz Jr. on his second podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/franchisedetours.libsyn.com\/\">Franchise Detours<\/a>, where he does deep dives into franchises on a film-by-film basis. He recently did the Sam Raimi &#8220;Spider-Man&#8221; trilogy, and he allowed me to discuss my appreciation for 2007&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/spider-man-3\/\"><i>&#8220;Spider-Man 3&#8221;<\/i><\/a>. It&#8217;s a long one at three hours, but the film has always meant something more to me. It&#8217;s one of the most personal discussions about a film I&#8217;ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23033660\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To close, I joined Morgan and Chels once again on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1638073\">Untitled Cinema Gals Project<\/a>, but we focused out discussion this time on a single film, rather than our favorite soundtracks. This time, it was to discuss Chels&#8217;s favorite movie of 2021, <a href=\"http:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/movie\/godzilla-vs-kong\/\"><i>&#8220;Godzilla vs. Kong&#8221;<\/i><\/a>, and it&#8217;s probably one of the most enjoyable discussions on a film I&#8217;ve had in terms of listening back to it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7ioX9Rx16dYQu45CXK6WsI?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I hope to have more coming in the next year. I&#8217;m grateful for everyone here who had me on to talk film.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening,<\/p>\n<p>Brian Skutle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonic-cinema.com\">www.sonic-cinema.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I wrote about how I was starting to guest on other people&#8217;s podcasts to discuss movies. 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