Tag Archives: films

2025 Family Pictures Podcasts Awards

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Reverend

About a month ago now Michael Branson Smith (MBS) and I did a special episode of the Family Pictures Podcast in order to look back on all the films we had discussed up and until that point (there were 48). … Continue reading →

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Pedator: Badlands

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Reverend

Once you start making dioramas about films you start seeing them everywhere. Case in point, I went to the AMC multiplex The Grove in LA and what do I see as soon as I enter the lobby? A diorama to … Continue reading →

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Hot Summer 70s Family Horror

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Reverend

On a recent trip back to New York I had the good fortune of meeting up with the better half of the Family Pictures Podcast and doing two episodes of our gobsmackingly amazing film podcast in person. What’s cool about … Continue reading →

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Family Pictures Podcast: Pauline at the Beach (1983)

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Reverend

For episode 20 — we’re obviously committed at this point, so subscribe already! — we take a long stroll through the shifting sands of Èric Rohmer’s Pauline at the Beach, a breezy yet piercingly sharp entry in his “Comedies and … Continue reading →

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Paper Moon

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Reverend

I know you’ve been drumming your fingers impatiently for my next blog post highlighting episode 15 of THE Family Pictures Podcast, but I’VE BEEN BUSY! Nonetheless, it’s time to dig into one of my favorite episodes that’s all about the … Continue reading →

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Amarcord: Dio, Patria, Famiglia

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Reverend

After watching Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows (Michael’s brilliant choice for the Family Pictures Podcast) it was my turn to come back with a follow-up.* While watching the classroom scene at the start of The 400 Blows, Antonella suggested Federico Fellini’s … Continue reading →

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VHS Stacks 1 and 2

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Reverend

I’ve been making a point of working regularly in bava.studio this year and most of the last. It’s done wonders for my sense of home/work separation; nothing like a change of scenery to inspire new work flows. One of the … Continue reading →

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The Hitcher: Never Pick Up a Stranger in Portland

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Reverend

Picking up on my last post about how much PDX rules, let me pile on a bit more. The day after I arrived Zach took me to the Hollywood Theatre to see The Hitcher (1986) in 35mm. Approaching the amazing … Continue reading →

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The Art of Surveillance

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Reverend

Just met with @savasavasava & @hypervisible with @jimgroom about their upcoming #Domains19 Keynote, 'Back to the Future: The Mothership or The DeLorean?'. To say I'm pumped for @DomainsConf is an understatement! https://t.co/qjO4ChIuQc — Lauren Hanks (@brumface) May 1, 2019 Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Serpentine

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Reverend

I have been on a pretty rigorous diet of film watching this Summer. Last night I watched Carnival of Souls (1962) for the first time (it’s awesome), and before that The In-Laws (1979), Lake Placid (1999), Cronos (1993), A Man … Continue reading →

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