Roll It - A Movie Podcast
Each week hosts Ryan Ernecoff and Ty Lohr dive into a film and discuss its themes, artistic choices, and underlying meanings. Tune in and join us!
Episodes
156 episodes
Taking a Small Break - For now
We're taking a little break, but hope to be back in a few months! Until then email us at rollitpodcast@gmail.com or follow us! X - @RollItPodcast Instagram - @rollitpodcast &nb...
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Escape from New York (1981) - Directed by John Carpenter
We're finally back! Four weeks (and a few days) but hopefully now we'll be back on a normal schedule for a while. This week we're covering a Carpenter classic - Escape from New York. We talk Kurt Russell's coolness, set design, 1970s, and much ...
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Our Favorite Films of 2023!
No film, or Ty, this week, instead I talk about our favorite films of 2023! I talk about my top five, and Ty's top three, along with some honorable mentions. There's still quite a few 2023 films I still plan on seeing, so there could definitely...
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
We're talking about the splash hit of the past month as we keep the train of 2023 releases going and talk about Godzilla Minus One! A thrilling and heartfelt film that we both loved and had a lot of fun talking about. We talk about how it succe...
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The Killer (2023) - Directed by David Fincher
We're talking about another new release this week, this time it's David Fincher's latest effort - The Killer. There was a good amount to talk about with this one, even if we had a little difference of opinion on it. We talk Killer/Fincher readi...
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Directed by Martin Scorsese
It's Scorsese time! This week we're talking Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated new film Killers of the Flower Moon. We talk about what makes this movie great, it's relationship with the book, evil, America, and more! What did you think about ...
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The Exorcist (1973) - Directed by William Friedkin
Happy Halloween! We're talking about one of the all time great horror films, or films period, this week - The Exorcist! We're releasing this on Halloween, but hopefully you can still enjoy some Exorcist talk in November (or any other month for ...
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Suspira (1977) - Directed by Dario Argento
We may be a week late on this upload, but we're still keeping it spooky as we talk about the 1977 Italian horror film Suspiria. We talk color palette, fairy tales, score, symbolism, 4k blu-ray, and much, much more as we talk about this horror c...
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Donnie Darko (2001) - Directed by Richard Kelly
We're kicking off October with a movie that lives in that October aesthetic - Donnie Darko. We talk about the cult classic, it's ability to speak to both teens and adults, its exploration of suburbia, and its general vibe. Watch this October cl...
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Petite Maman (2021) - Directed by Céline Sciamma
This week we're taking a nice fall stroll with the beautiful, heartfelt, and touching film Petite Maman. This film was an a pleasure to watch for both of us, as was talking about it. We talked about its balance of emotions, bare bones structure...
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Roll It Field Trip - Oppenheimer in 70mm
It's a shortie this week as we talk a little about our trip to see Oppenheimer in 70mm Imax! We'll be back next week with a full episode! Contact us at rollitpodcast@gmail.com or follow us! Twitter/X - @RollItPodcast&n...
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Barbie (2023) - Directed by Greta Gerwig
We're in a Barbie World this week as we cover the second half of the Barbenheimer double feater - Barbie. Join us as we talk about the amazing costume and set designs, it's take on femininity, Gerwig's process, the comedy, the state of theaters...
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Oppenheimer (2023) - Directed by Christopher Nolan
We're talking Opp! This week we finally talking about Christopher Nolan's newest film about the man who led the American effort to create the first atomic bomb. There was a boatload of stuff to talk about with this one - Barbenheimer, the theat...
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Flamin' Hot (2023) - Directed by Eva Longoria
It took a couple tries, but we finally got to talk about the new 2023 film Flamin' Hot. We talk about how true this story is, if that fact makes the movie worse, and the barrage of corporate biopics and how this film fits into that, and much mo...
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Ty's Flood of Bad Luck! No Episode This Week!
Ty can't seem to catch a break. I get into the details in this short pod, but unfortunately Ty has run into some terrible luck the past couple days and we had to throw recording out the window (and we were even halfway through the episode, we s...
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Walkabout (1971) - Directed by Nicolas Roeg
This week we have a little talk about Walkabout! This film is packed with so much to discuss and dissect, like nature vs technology, editing and montage, sexuality, and much more! Tune in for next episode as we plan on talking about a Nolan fil...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
We're going interdimensional this week as we talk about the 2018 film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. With the sequel being freshly in theaters, we thought it would be a great time to talk about this triumph of animation. We talk spider-peo...
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - Directed by Steven Spielberg
This week we're talking about another sci-fi film, this time as a frame to deal with love, religion, and search for meaning, with Spielberg's A.I. Haley Joel Osment gives a tour de force perfomance as a robot child capable of love in this...
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Dead Ringers (1988) - Directed by David Cronenberg
We're seeing double this week as we talk about David Cronenberg's tale of twin gynecologists who have a knack for being strange, Dead Ringers. We were once again a little divided, but we've got both some critiques of this movie and some praise ...
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RoboCop (1987) - Directed by Paul Verhoeven
We're back! After extensive technical issues and multiple efforts at recording this episode, we finally succeeded! This week we're once again diving into a Paul Verhoeven film, this time his 1987 effort - Robocop. We talk about Verhoeven's skil...
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - Directed by Joel Crawford
We're sticking with animation for another week, this time as we talk about Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This movie full of fun comedy, themes of death and relationships, and some stellar animation. We talk about all this and more, so tune in a...
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) - Directed by Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
This week we're diving into some stop-motion animation with the latest intallment of the tale of Pinocchio, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio! We talk about the art and magic of stop motion, why this adaptation works so well, streaming vs theaters...
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My Dinner with Andre (1981) - Directed by Louis Malle
We go arthouse this week, and surprise surprise, we have some very different feelings about this one. This week we're talking the one and only, My Dinner with Andre. In this episode we're just two guys talking about two guys talking. We argue w...
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