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Direct

Direct is your officially unofficial podcast that takes a direct trajectory through a director's filmography. Hosted by movie geeks Eric and Levi, the show will walk through every movie that a directo... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Guillermo del Toro – Pan’s Labyrinth

Guillermo del Toro – Pan’s Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth is a mythical and mystical juxtaposition of two engaging universes. In one, a brooding tyrant rules with... Read more

25 Apr 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #2

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Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight

Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight

The eighth film from Quentin Tarantino just hit theaters. It’s a rip-roarin’ character study bundled up in the Wyoming w... Read more

27 Dec 2015

1hr

Ranked #3

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Edgar Wright – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Edgar Wright – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Edgar Wright took a departure from his pasty-white British protagonists, and embarked on a journey of new discovery with... Read more

31 Jan 2016

1hr

Ranked #4

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David Fincher – Zodiac

David Fincher – Zodiac

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15 Aug 2016

1hr

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Ranked #5

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Edgar Wright – Hot Fuzz

Edgar Wright – Hot Fuzz

A quaint place in the country unfolds into a nightmare conspiracy of devious proportions. We watched Hot Fuzz this week,... Read more

24 Jan 2016

1hr

Ranked #6

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David Fincher – Gone Girl

David Fincher – Gone Girl

Gone Girl is three movies in one. At one point, it’s a mystery. Then, it turns into a thriller. Then, a melodrama. But w... Read more

13 Sep 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #7

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David Fincher – Se7en

David Fincher – Se7en

Se7en is a psychological thriller that grabs from the get-go and doesn’t let go. It’s so affecting, so dark, so gruesome... Read more

18 Jul 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #8

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Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

What a fun movie! Eric and Levi think that Inglourious Basterds proves that Tarantino is substance over style. The film ... Read more

13 Dec 2015

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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David Fincher – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

David Fincher – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a compelling, affecting thriller on par with Season 1 of True Detective and carried b... Read more

6 Sep 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #10

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Quentin Tarantino – Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Tarantino – Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs is the first film in our Tarantino series, and it’s a doozy. In this episode, Eric and Levi break down th... Read more

1 Nov 2015

1hr 1min

Ranked #11

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David Fincher – Fight Club

David Fincher – Fight Club

Fight Club. It is a big-time interesting cinematic experience that will keep your mind spinning. Fincher goes back to th... Read more

1 Aug 2016

1hr 4mins

Ranked #12

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Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction

It was super fun for Eric and Levi to re-watch and breakdown Pulp Fiction. The music, the characters, the stories, all t... Read more

8 Nov 2015

1hr 3mins

Ranked #13

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Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

Our tour of Tarantino lands on his masterful south/western legend of a former slave named Django, and his precocious men... Read more

20 Dec 2015

1hr 3mins

Ranked #14

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Guillermo del Toro – The Devil’s Backbone

Guillermo del Toro – The Devil’s Backbone

“Limbo juice! Limbo juice! La la la la Limbo Juice! Fill your cup, drink it up! Everybody loves that limbo juice!”We wat... Read more

4 Apr 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #15

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Guillermo del Toro – Hellboy

Guillermo del Toro – Hellboy

Hellboy is a detailed, wild ride that appeals directly to Levi and Eric’s geeky sensibilities. It also represents a uniq... Read more

18 Apr 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #16

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David Fincher – Prologue

David Fincher – Prologue

David Fincher is the next director we’ll be covering on Direct. He got his start in music videos and, like Scott and Cam... Read more

3 Jul 2016

26mins

Ranked #17

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Wes Anderson – Rushmore

Wes Anderson – Rushmore

Rushmore is Oedipus. THINK ABOUT IT!And join us next week for The Royal Tenenbaums.Join the conversation: Leave us a Rev... Read more

28 Nov 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #18

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Wes Anderson – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Somebody please make a Steve Zissou tabletop RPG. Thanks.Join us next week for The Darjeeling Limited.Join the conversat... Read more

19 Dec 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #19

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David Fincher – The Game

David Fincher – The Game

The Game is a twisty-turney, paranoid ride through a Wonderland world. Trust no one. Ultimately the film is undoubtedly ... Read more

25 Jul 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #20

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Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim

Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim

Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is a stupid fun action flick with big monsters punching big robots in their big faces. ... Read more

9 May 2016

1hr 3mins

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