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Nic and Jordan discuss the spoilers for Ozu’s Late Spring (1949) and get deep into the possible symbolism as they try to decipher this masterwork of Japanese cinema. What is the director trying to say? What’s with the apple peel? What does it all mean!? Find out as they unpack the mysteries of the Ozu universe.

Nic and Jordan briefly discuss 2016’s Shin Godzilla on the Fallen Warrior Review and then continue their Japanese Masters series with Yasujiro Ozu and his 1949 film Late Spring for the main review. Trivia Battle to the death, literally, at the end of show. Feedback? Email us at filmshakepodcast@gmail.com  

Nic and Jordan discuss the spoilers for Akira Kurosawa’s film Ikiru (To Live) from 1952. Feedback? Email us at filmshakepodcast@gmail.com

Nic and Jordan go to the theatre! We went and saw Jim Jarmusch’s latest flick, the zombie apocalypse comedy The Dead Don’t Die, starring Adam Driver and Bill Murray. Join us for a spoiler-laden review to see how this bad boy holds up. Does it deserve its poor reception by the majority of critics? What is Jarmusch...

Jordan and Nic continue their series on the Japanese masters of cinema, with another round talking about director Akira Kurosawa. This episode features a spoiler-free discussion on the director’s beloved masterpiece Ikiru (To Live) as the hosts relate their very different experiences of the film (comedy or tragedy?). Having lost the previous trivia battle, Jordan reports...

Nic and Jordan conduct their Eye of the Duck segment, getting into what they believe are the key scenes for Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. The film’s “spoilers” are also discussed, highlighting the last three vignettes. The hosts rag on unobservant film critics (besides themselves) and Nic uses a strange guttural voice to say “Walt Disney”.

Nic reports back about his assignment to watch Sansho the Bailiff after losing the last trivia battle. Jordan and Nic continue their series on the Japanese Masters with a spoiler-free review of Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. And a new trivia battle follows at the end with a guest appearance from a nihilistic Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Jordan and Nic get into the spoilers from The Life of Oharu and conduct the Eye(s) of the Duck segment (how many eyes can a film duck have?). Plus Nic discovers the Internet.

Jordan and Nic talk spoiler-free about Kenji Mizoguchi’s The Life of Oharu. Nic reports back about his assignment to watch Chungking Express. The two hosts duke it out in a trivia battle at the end. Feedback? Email us at filmshakepodcast@gmail.com Check out Nic’s blog, The Nicsperiment, with written reviews for both of these films: http://thenicsperiment.blogspot.com/

Jordan and Nic get into the big reveals of Ugetsu Monogatari, including their “Eye of the Duck” segment (the key scene of the movie, à la David Lynch).

Jordan and Nic introduce the show, talk spoiler-free about Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu, and conduct their first trivia battle. Feedback? Email us at filmshakepodcast@gmail.com Music by Broke For Free.

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