This week's off-the-cuff Lane's Frame is Apocalypse Now (1979) directed by Francis Ford Coppola! Our first FFC gives us ample opportunity to discuss some familiar faces like Martin Sheen, Dennis Hopper, and the Vietnam War. Plus, a little game.
This week's special guest Christopher is back with a choice off the Chris' List, Ex Machina (2014) directed by Alex Garland! We spend about a third of this episode talking about the movie, another third talking about AI, and the last third bullshitting about important topics like "what is your favorite Pokémon" and "what does the Thing taste like".
This week's Lane's Frame is Hospital (1970) directed by Frederick Wiseman (RIP)! We delve into the recently deceased director's work for the first time to mixed results, as you can really tell Ricky did not want to talk about this movie lol. Nevertheless, we have a spirited discussion about the healthcare system, investigative journalism, and specialized bigotry. Plus: is calling him "LeoDio" catching on? I swear I've said it once or twice and now all my friends call him that.
This week's Rick's Pick is O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen! We discuss George Clooney's movie star persona, the Coens' slapstick tendencies, and the Odyssey as a greater cultural artifact. I can just FEEL Ricky getting deflated about this movie over the course of the episode. George Clooney Bobbles His Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgUclE5J-w
This week's B-Syde is Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999) directed by Jim Jarmusch! We talk about this movie's understated visual style, great soundtrack, and Black men's affinity for Japan. Plus: Ricky incorrectly states that Forest Whitaker was on the Boondocks :/ and during Black History Month...
This week's Rick's Pick is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) directed by Philip Kaufman! We meander quite a bit on this episode as we discuss this film's paranoid cinematography, cool 70s look, and complex, perhaps reactionary worldview. We talk about The Thing (1982) a lot and we talk about weird gross stuff even more. Plus: Ricky describes wrecking his car two days after his birthday without a shred of self-awareness.
Happy birthday to Lane <3 it's Hamlet (1996) directed by Kenneth Branagh! I talked so much on this episode that I lost my voice the next day lol. LFG!!!!!
This week's Rick's Pick is the inscrutable Drowning by Numbers (1988) directed by Peter Greenaway! After a looooong discussion about upcoming 2026 films, we talk about this movie's shaggy, charming style and its counting motif. Also, kind of funny in retrospect that we DIDN'T play a little game for this movie.
This week's Lane's Frame is one of the most Acting movies of all time, All About Eve (1955) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz! We talk about George Sanders as an early candidate for Get This Guy Off The Screen, Anne Baxter's whole Thing, and, of course, Lane's continued affinity for cool heavy vintage phones. This is the Chop Not Slop version of the episode because I cut out like 25 minutes of us arguing about fandom in the beginning, lol.
This week's Rick's Pick is Magnolia (1999) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson! After a short digression about Secret Santa and Magic: The Gathering, we discuss this movie's star-studded ensemble, interconnected storylines, and general BLEH! vibes.