On The Cinematic Odyssey podcast, your hosts and amateur film lovers Max Clark and Tristen Rodriguez take their film exploration beyond the blockbusters and through the art house sphere. We typically discuss the impact the film has had on us and the film world, memorable shots and the meaning behind certain narrative choices, and the design of the work from camera angles to costuming. With our own signature brand of humor and curiosity, follow our journeys and maybe take some recommendations home as we try to expand the mainstream recognition of great film.
Perfect Days: Content to Clean Toilets
Perfect Days (2023) · Jun 25, 2025
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson's Claymation Achievement
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) · May 21, 2025
L'immensita: The Trans-Musical Experience
L'immensità (2022) · Apr 2, 2025
Fanny and Alexander: Bergman's Masterpiece
Fanny and Alexander (1982) · Apr 2, 2025
Lost Highway: Lynch's Haunting Cyclical Psycho Thriller
Lost Highway (1997) · Feb 27, 2025
Rye Lane: Love in the Neighborhood of South London's Public Toilets
Rye Lane (2023) · Jan 24, 2025
O Brother Where Art Thou?: The Coen Brothers Folksy Odyssey
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) · Jan 17, 2025
Opening Night: Mania and Melodrama Improvised for our True Selves
Opening Night (1977) · Jun 21, 2024
Asteroid City: Wes Anderson's Hypothetical Metaphor on Stage on Film
Asteroid City (2023) · May 3, 2024
The Zone of Interest: Glazer's Depiction of Atrocity Through the Mundane
The Zone of Interest (2023) · Mar 7, 2024
Past Lives: The Philosophical Romance Debut from Celine Song
Past Lives (2023) · Mar 2, 2024
Love Actually: Connecting Stories Bring Holiday Love
Love Actually (2003) · Feb 16, 2024
Letter Never Sent: Kalatozov's Soviet Diamond Adventure
Letter Never Sent (1960) · Feb 10, 2024
Harakiri: Kobayashi's Samurai Code of Respect in Feudal Japan
Harakiri (1962) · Jan 25, 2024
It's A Wonderful Life: The Guide to New Perspective Whilst Avoiding Monopoly
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 22, 2023
Eyes Wide Shut: The Terrifying Blues of Jealousy, Love, Desire, and Cults
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Dec 13, 2023
In the Mood for Love: Coincidence and Unrelatable Regret from Wong Kar-wai
In the Mood for Love (2000) · Dec 6, 2023
The Wolf of Wall Street: Scorsese's Misinterpreted Indictment of Debauchery
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) · Nov 29, 2023
Autumn Sonata: Bergman and Bergman Collaboratively Searching for Sincerity
Autumn Sonata (1978) · Nov 22, 2023
The Square: Artful Misbehaving and Consequences satirized by Ruben Östlund
The Square (2017) · Nov 15, 2023
There Will Be Blood: The Timeless Fight of Capitalism and Religion from Paul Thomas Anderson
There Will Be Blood (2007) · Nov 8, 2023
Eraserhead: A Surrealist Look at Horror, Humanity, and Fatherhood from David Lynch
Eraserhead (1977) · Nov 1, 2023
Bonus Halloween Episode: Hereditary
Hereditary (2018) · Oct 31, 2023
Night of the Living Dead: Romero's Genre-Defining Improvisational Horror
Night of the Living Dead (1968) · Oct 25, 2023
Cure: Mesmerized by the Sounds of Horror
Cure (1997) · Oct 18, 2023
The Ascent: Soviet Patriotism or Christian Martyrdom at the Height of the Cold War
The Ascent (1977) · Oct 11, 2023
Good Time: Mean Streets and Who's Truly At Fault from the Safdie Brothers
Good Time (2017) · Oct 4, 2023
City of God: The Origins of Brazilian Gang Violence Through a Child's Eyes
City of God (2002) · Sep 27, 2023
Swiss Army Man: Contemplating Relationships Through Experience with a Corpse
Swiss Army Man (2016) · Sep 20, 2023
Andrei Rublev: Tarkovsky's Dive into Christianity, Purpose, and the Everlasting Road to Self-Improvement
Andrei Rublev (1966) · Sep 6, 2023
Ikiru: A Soul Gripping Story of Humility and the Search for Living the Fulfilled Life
Ikiru (1952) · Aug 30, 2023
A Man Escaped: Hope, Human Connection, and the Patience Required to Escape
A Man Escaped (1956) · Aug 23, 2023
Princess Mononoke: Miyazaki's Stunning Portrait of Man's Destructive Behavior Towards Earth and Themselves
Princess Mononoke (1997) · Aug 10, 2023
Children of Men: Displaying Hope in a World With No Children
Children of Men (2006) · Aug 2, 2023
Taste of Cherry: Iranian Morality on Mortality
Taste of Cherry (1997) · Jul 26, 2023
Drive My Car: Japan's Chekhovian Guide to Authenticity and Coping
Drive My Car (2021) · Jun 15, 2023
Thief: Contracts, Jewels, and Labor Disputes Within Illicit Careers
Thief (1981) · Jun 7, 2023
Soy Cuba: The Retrospective Propaganda Film of an Humanist Nature
I Am Cuba (1964) · May 31, 2023
Gone Girl: Taking on Victimhood, Marriage, and Manipulation through Fraud
Gone Girl (2014) · May 24, 2023
2001: A Space Odyssey: Kubrick's Visually Stunning Artistic Masterpiece
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · May 10, 2023
The Lobster: The Absurd Fable on Love, Struggles, and Sacrifice
The Lobster (2015) · Apr 19, 2023
Fallen Angels: Searching for Love in Isolation and Misunderstanding
Fallen Angels (1995) · Apr 12, 2023
Fanny and Alexander: Fate, Family, and Finding Solace in Suffering
Fanny and Alexander (1982) · Apr 5, 2023
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: A Mythological Fascination of the Wild West
Everything Everywhere All At Once: A Captivating Look at Nihilism and Life through the Absurd
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Mar 17, 2023
Magnolia: The San Fernando Valley Miracle of 1999 and The Genius of Paul Thomas Anderson
Magnolia (1999) · Mar 1, 2023
Moonlight: A Colorful Tale of Maturation, Growth, and Masculinity
Moonlight (2016) · Feb 22, 2023
Decision To Leave: Park Chan-wook's Film on Forbidden Love and Obsession
Decision to Leave (2022) · Feb 8, 2023
Aftersun: A Sentimental Retrospective on Depression Through Memory, Family, and Home Video
Aftersun (2022) · Feb 8, 2023
Yi Yi: The Meditative Nature of Life
Yi Yi (2000) · Feb 1, 2023
Prisoners: A Suspenseful Study on Grief, Parenting, and Coping
Prisoners (2013) · Jan 25, 2023
RRR: An Outrageous Lampooning Spectacle about Revolution and Brotherhood
RRR (2022) · Jan 21, 2023
CODA: A Story of Togetherness, Understanding, and Appreciation in Sound
CODA (2021) · Jan 13, 2023
Triangle of Sadness: Brilliant Satire Masked by Absurd Hilarity
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Dec 16, 2022
TÁR: A Tour de Force Examining the Deep Rooted Flaws of a Genius
TÁR (2022) · Dec 9, 2022
The Royal Tenenbaums: Hilarity, Dysfunction, and Monotony through Familial Wreckage
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · Dec 2, 2022
Ran: The Tragic and Bleak Masterpiece from One of Cinema's Legendary Figures, Akira Kurosawa
Ran (1985) · Nov 25, 2022
Parasite: Bong Joon-ho's Sharp and Thrilling Masterclass in Exploring Class Warfare
Parasite (2019) · Nov 18, 2022
Lady Bird: A Beautiful Heart Wrenching Look into Motherhood and Growing Up from the Exciting Greta Gerwig
Lady Bird (2017) · Nov 11, 2022
Licorice Pizza: Immature Naiveite and the Dilemma of Growing Up from the Masterful Paul Thomas Anderson
Licorice Pizza (2021) · Nov 4, 2022
Uncut Gems: Mania, Paranoia, Anxiety in a Man's Life. A Film from the Safdie Brothers.
Uncut Gems (2019) · Oct 28, 2022
Jojo Rabbit: An Emotional Anti-Hate Satire from Taika Waititi
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Oct 21, 2022
La Haine: The Explosive and Raw Masterpiece from Mathieu Kassovitz
La Haine (1995) · Oct 18, 2022