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| Episode 237: Horror Month Week 2 (The Silence of the Lambs + Top 5 Horror Scenes) | 26 Oct 2026 | 02:40:41 | |
On Episode 237 of Floating Through Film, we have another returning guest this week, Bryan! For the second week of our annual Horror Month, we let Bryan pick the film, and he went with Jonathan Demme's 1991 classic The Silence of the Lambs. He also gave us the honor of letting us watch his soon to be released short film, The Same, which we spent some time talking about (1:27:45). We then conclude the episode with each of us giving our top 5 horror scenes/moments in film (1:36:27). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: The House that Jack Built
Music: - Intro: from The Silence of the Lambs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eton47FDd9Y) - Outro: from The Silence of the Lambs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBFdq20OnKk)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Bryan Ray (LB: https://letterboxd.com/bryanrayfilm/)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 236: Horror Month Week 1 (The Leopard Man + The Addiction) | 19 Oct 2026 | 02:00:11 | |
On Episode 236 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest back on the show, Chris and Sam! For our first week of our annual Horror Month, we start the episode with Tourneur's 1943 classic The Leopard Man, followed by Chris's pick for the episode, 1995's The Addiction by Abel Ferrara (1:06:53). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: The Silence of the Lambs + Top 5 Horror Scenes
Music: - Intro: from The Leopard Man -Break from The Addiction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFdBjeVpLPs) - Outro: from The Addiction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILGqQscVunE)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Chris Lujano (LB: https://letterboxd.com/chrislujano/) Sam (LB: https://letterboxd.com/fangdivision/, Twitter: https://x.com/doemisu)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 235: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 5 (Princess Yang Kwei-Fei + Street of Shame) | 12 Oct 2026 | 02:08:03 | |
On Episode 235 of Floating Through Film, we're concluding our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! We start the episode by wrapping up our thoughts on the series and director, before concluding with 1955's Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (16:57) and 1956's Street of Shame (59:00). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Horror Month Week 1 Music: - Intro: from Princess Yang Kwei-Fei - Break: from Street of Shame - Outro: from Princess Yang Kwei-fei Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 234: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 4 (Sansho the Bailiff + A Story from Chikamatsu) | 05 Oct 2026 | 03:08:08 | |
On Episode 234 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this week of the series, we start the episode by discussing some similarities and differences between Mizoguchi and his contemporary, Yasujiro Ozu. We then continue his 50s era with 2 films both released in 1954, starting with Sansho the Bailiff (36:44), followed by A Story from Chikamatsu (2:05:25). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Princess Yang Kwei-fei + Street of Shame Music: - Intro: from Sansho the Bailiff - Break: from A Story from Chikamatsu - Outro: from A Story from Chikamatsu Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 233: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 3 (Miss Oyu + The Life of Oharu) | 28 Sep 2026 | 02:27:23 | |
On Episode 233 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this week of the series, we begin the episode talking about Mizoguchi's theme of women that shows up throughout his career, before entering into his famous 50s era, with 1951's Miss Oyu (23:54), followed by 1952's The Life of Oharu (1:14:23). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Sansho the Bailiff + The Crucified Lovers Music: - Intro: from Miss Oyu - Break: from The Life of Oharu - Outro: from The Life of Oharu Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 232: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 2 (The 47 Ronin + Utamaro and His Five Women) | 21 Sep 2026 | 03:02:48 | |
On Episode 232 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this week of the series, we first spend some time discussing the director's legendary use of the long take, and how it affects the films he makes. We then review two tonally different films of his from the 1940s, starting with 1941's The 47 Ronin (33:25), before moving on to 1946's Utamaro and His (2:02:00). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Miss Oyu + The Life of Oharu Music: - Intro: 47 Ronin - Break: Utamaro and His Five Women - Outro: 47 Ronin Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 231: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 1 (Sisters of the Gion + The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum) | 14 Sep 2026 | 02:32:13 | |
On Episode 231 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this opening week of the series, we first spend some time giving our overall thoughts on the director, along with some background information about his life and career. We then review two of his films from the 1930s, starting with 1936's Sisters of the Gion (33:59), before moving on to 1939's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1:14:25). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: The 47 Ronin + Utamaro and His Five Women Music: - Intro: Sisters of the Gion - Break: The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum - Outro: Early Summer Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 230: FTF Football Night (College Hounds + Two for the Money) | 07 Sep 2026 | 00:56:16 | |
Episode 230: FTF Football Night (College Hounds + Two for the Money) On Episode 230 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two football films in honor of the NFL season starting this week. We're starting with a short film, the "All Barkie" comedy with a cast of only dogs, 1929's College Hounds, followed by 2005's football gambling film starring Pacino and McConaughey, Two for the Money (17:28). We hope you enjoy! College Hounds available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZqB53w1IU Episode Next Week: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 1 Music: - Intro: from Early Summer - Outro: from Two for the Money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HGmiy7RUbM)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 229: DreamWorks Animation (Kung Fu Panda + How to Train Your Dragon) | 31 Aug 2026 | 01:34:51 | |
On Episode 229 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two films from DreamWorks Animation, 2008's Kung Fu Panda (18:30), followed by 2010's How to Train Your Dragon (50:32). We hope you enjoy! Music: - Intro: from Kung Fu Panda (Hero) -Break from How to Train Your Dragon (Test Drive (From How To Train Your Dragon Music From The Motion Picture)) - Outro: from Kung Fu Panda (Kung Fu Panda 1 | Kung Fu Fighting | Official MV)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 228: Tarkovsky's Mirror + Farhadi's A Separation | 24 Aug 2026 | 02:20:06 | |
On Episode 228 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Sean, this time to review his pick for us, Asghar Farhadi's 2011 film, A Separation (1:32:13). He also told us he was considering picking a Tarkovsky film, so we decided to pair his pick with Tarkovsky's 1974 classic, Mirror. We hope you enjoy! Poems from Arsenii Tarkovsky that appear in his son's films, including Mirror: https://www.nostalghia.com/TheTopics/Tarkovsky_Poems.html
Music: - Intro: from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UzzHMe_Wtg) -Break from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYsHIKkV3aw) - Outro: from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrSJiD-tjE)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Sean-Paul Kosina (LB:https://letterboxd.com/hunyadi9707/, Twitter: https://x.com/VodkaInquisitor)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 227: David Cronenberg's Crash + A History of Violence | 24 Aug 2026 | 01:49:03 | |
On Episode 227 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Chris, this time with his girlfriend Sam! Her pick to review on the pod was Cronenberg's 1996 film Crash, so we decided to pair it with Cronenberg's 2005 film, A History of Violence (55:35). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Tarkovsky's Mirror + Farhadi's A Separation
Music: - Intro: from Crash (Howard Shore - 01 - Crash) -Break from A History of Violence (Hero) - Outro: from A History of Violence (Howard Shore Road)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Chris Lujano (LB: https://letterboxd.com/chrislujano/) Sam (LB: https://letterboxd.com/fangdivision/, Twitter: https://x.com/doemisu) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 225: FTF Jeopardy (Blake's Edition) | 03 Aug 2026 | 00:56:04 | |
On Episode 225 of Floating Through Film, we're returning to our FTF related film version of Jeopardy! This time the questions are created by Blake, with Dany and Luke going head to head to see who wins. We hope you enjoy!
Music: - Intro: from Early Summer - Outro: from Tropical Malady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=domhtFvccNI)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 222: Jean Renoir Week 5 (Night at the Crossroads + Experiment in Evil) | 13 Jul 2026 | 03:08:14 | |
On Episode 222 of Floating Through Film, we're conclude our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this final week of the series, Dany begins the episode by mentioning some important ideas relating to Renoir's approach to film and life (7:50). We then review two films from two different eras of his career, starting with 1932's Night at the Crossroads (42:27), followed by 1959's Experiment in Evil (1:53:54). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - Renoir Interviewed by Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d’acteur" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin - "Jean Renoir, the French Films, 1924-1939" by Alexander Sesonske - 'Time Overflowing' Rivette Interviewed by Jacques Aumont, Jean-Louis Comolli, Jean Narboni, Sylvie Pierre (Cahiers du Cinema, No. 204, 1968) - "Directed by Yasujiro Ozu" by Shiguéhiko Hasumi - "Jean Renoir: The World of his Films" by Leo Braudy - 'Jean Renoir's Youth' by Eric Rohmer (Cahiers du Cinema No. 102, 1959) Episode Next Week: Music: - Intro: Night at the Crossroads - Break: Experiment in Evil - Outro: J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 221: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach + French Cancan) | 06 Jul 2026 | 03:05:08 | |
On Episode 221 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this fourth week of the series, Dany begins the episode by speaking about Renoir's approach to actors and improvisation (10:33). We then review two films he made after returning to Europe, 1952's The Golden Coach (55:05), followed by 1955's French Cancan (2:11:07). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - "The Tao of Abel" by Rowan Righelato (Senses of Cinema) - Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif" directed by Jacques Rivette- "Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d’acteur" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 5 Music: - Intro: The Golden Coach - Break: French Cancan - Outro: French Cancan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pROMvaMJios) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 220: Jean Renoir Week 3 (The Woman on the Beach + The River) | 29 Jun 2026 | 03:26:25 | |
On Episode 220 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this third week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the ambiguity of nature in Renoir's cinema (9:43). We then review two of his films produced by American studios, starting with his 1947 film The Woman on the Beach (53:12), followed by his 1951 film The River, which was filmed in India (1:58:12). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - Painting: "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder - "Jean Renoir: The World of his Films" by Leo Braudy - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - TCM's Noir Alley Intro for The Woman on the Beach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3W_N3JKX0s) - "On Renoir: Select Commentary" by Jacques Rivette (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/rivette/ok/JRonJR.html) - "Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker" by Andrew Ro inson Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach + The French Cancan) Music: - Intro: J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs) - Break: The River - Outro: The River Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 219: Jean Renoir Week 2 (The Rules of the Game + The Diary of a Chambermaid) | 22 Jun 2026 | 03:14:45 | |
On Episode 219 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this second week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the importance of depth of field in relation to Renoir's cinema (8:00). We then review his most popular film, the 1939 canon classic The Rules of the Game (35:50), followed by what some consider his American remake of The Rules of the Game, 1946's The Diary of a Chambermaid (2:09:31). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Montage" by Jacques Aumont - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin - "Cracking Gilles Deleuze's Crystal: Narrative Space-time in the Films of Jean Renoir" by Barry Nevin - "Jean Renoir: The World of his Films" by Leo Braudy - "Montage" by Jean Narboni, Sylvie Pierre and Jacques Rivette (Cahiers du Cinéma, No. 210, March 1969) - Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 3 (The Woman on the Beach + The River) Music: - Intro: The Rules of the Game - Break: The Diary of a Chambermaid - Outro: The Rules of the Game Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 218: Jean Renoir Week 1 (Boudu Saved from Drowning + A Day in the Country) | 15 Jun 2026 | 02:49:59 | |
On Episode 218 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before Dany starts the episode with some background on Renoir, including some information on Renoir's philosophical beliefs. We then review the two films starting off our series, 1932's Boudu Saved from Drowning (57:45), followed by Renoir's "unfinished" A Day in the Country (2:07:12) that was officially released in 1946. We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin - "Looking Back on Boudu Saved From Drowning" by Eric Rohmer and Jean Douchet's (1969 French TV program on Criterion extras) Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 2 (The Rules of the Game + The Diary of a Chambermaid) Music: - Intro: Boudu Saved from Drowning - Break: Boudu Saved from Drowning - Break 2: A Day in the Country - Outro: Boudu Saved from Drowning Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 215: FTF Jeopardy (Luke's Edition) | 25 May 2026 | 01:03:15 | |
On Episode 215 of Floating Through Film, we're trying out a FTF related film version of Jeopardy created by Luke, with Dany and Blake going head to head to see who wins. We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: ???? Music: - Intro: from Jeopardy Theme - Outro: from Jeopardy Theme
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 212: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 5 (Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast + Hanagatami) | 04 May 2026 | 03:03:33 | |
Episode 212: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 5 (Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast + Hanagatami) On Episode 212 of Floating Through Film, we're concluding our series picked by Blake, Nobuhiko Obayashi! In this week, we review two films from Obayashi's filmography with familiar themes, but vastly different styles, starting with his 1986 film Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast, and then concluding with the final film from his "Anti-War Trilogy", 2017's Hanagatami (1:18:05). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Vertigo + Bad Education Music: - Intro: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast - Break: Hanagatami (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poCw2CCrfzA) - Outro: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 211: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 4 (Casting Blossoms to the Sky + Seven Weeks) | 27 Apr 2026 | 02:41:14 | |
On Episode 211 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our next series picked by Blake, Nobuhiko Obayashi! In this week, we're reviewing two of the films from Obayashi's "Anti-War Trilogy", starting with 2012's Casting Blossoms to the Sky, and then followed by 2014's Seven Weeks (1:23:30). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast + Hanagatami Music: - Intro: from Casting Blossoms to the Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hv-vpJ27Sg) - Break: Seven Weeks - Outro: Seven Weeks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhl-EnLvhwU) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 210: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 3 (Beijing Watermelon + The Rocking Horsemen) | 20 Apr 2026 | 02:30:32 | |
On Episode 210 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our next series picked by Blake, Nobuhiko Obayashi! In this week, we start by reviewing his 1989 drama Beijing Watermelon, followed by his 1992 coming of age film The Rocking Horsemen (1:14:37). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Casting Blossoms to the Sky + Seven Weeks Music: - Intro: from Beijing Watermelon - Break: The Rocking Horsemen - Outro: The Rocking Horsemen Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 209: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 2 (Lonely Heart + His Motorbike, Her Island) | 13 Apr 2026 | 02:08:40 | |
Episode 209: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 2 (Lonely Heart + His Motorbike, Her Island) On Episode 209 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our next series picked by Blake, Nobuhiko Obayashi! In this week, we start by reviewing his last film from his 'Onomichi Trilogy', 1985's Lonely Heart, followed by his 1986 film His Motorbike, Her Island (1:08:30). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Beijing Watermelon + The Rocking Horseman Music: - Intro: from Lonely Heart - Break: His Motorbike, Her Island - Outro: His Motorbike, Her Island (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z5ikMkswjY) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 208: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 1 (I Are You, You Am Me + The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) | 06 Apr 2026 | 02:40:40 | |
On Episode 208 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Blake, Nobuhiko Obayashi! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before reviewing two films from his 'Onomichi Trilogy', 1982's I Are You, You Am Me (24:54), and 1983's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1:38:15). We hope you enjoy! Senses of Cinema Article by Hal Young: https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2021/great-directors/obayashi-nobuhiko/ Midnight Eye Article by Paul Roquet: http://www.midnighteye.com/features/nobuhiko-obayashi-vagabond-of-time/ Episode Next Week: Lonely Heart + His Motorbike, Her Island Music: - Intro: from I Are You, You Am Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmccvCkflpU) - Break: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Outro: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 207: FTF Theory #4 (Fritz Lang's M + Deleuze's Large Form of the Action-Image) | 30 Mar 2026 | 01:28:11 | |
On Episode 207 of Floating Through Film, we're coming back to our FTF Theory series to talk about Fritz's Lang's 1931 serial killer film M, while bringing up Deleuze's analysis of the film contained in one of his lectures on his book "Cinema 1: The Movement-Image". We hope you enjoy! Lecture available here: https://deleuze.cla.purdue.edu/lecture/lecture-14-6/ Episode Next Week: Nobuhiko Obayashi Week 1 (I Are You, You Am Me + The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)
Music: - Intro: from M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tA0nSuko40) - Outro: created by Richie Joshuva for the podcast
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 206: FTF Genre Night - Con Men (Trouble in Paradise + Night and the City) | 24 Mar 2026 | 02:17:44 | |
On Episode 206 of Floating Through Film, we're returning to our Genre Night series to talk about the two films in the con men genre, Lubitsch's 1932 comedy Trouble in Paradise, followed by Jules Dassin's 1950 film noir, Night and the City (1:19:10). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: FTF Theory (Fritz Lang's M + Deleuze's Large Form of the Action-Image)
Music: - Intro: from Trouble in Paradise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gab6yekmnUM) -Break from Night and the City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00hnU02b8i4) - Outro: from Trouble in Paradise
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 205: FTF Theory #3 (In the Realm of the Senses + "Theory of Experimental Pornographic Film") | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:01:19 | |
On Episode 205 of Floating Through Film, we're coming back to our FTF Theory series to not only review Oshima's controversial 1976 film In the Realm of the Senses, but to also talk about it in connection to the essay he wrote about the film, "Theory of Experimental Pornographic Film". This was an interesting discussion to have, and Oshima's thoughts really helped framed our own. We hope you enjoy! Essay available here: https://1drv.ms/b/c/fffeb099b6dfb149/IQAAXqbTogMiQ6nk9Sp1bQrbAa2LxT21yPCgG8CCcvAA0j0?e=jkvg4t Episode Next Week: FTF Con Men (Trouble in Paradise + Night and the City)
Music: - Intro: from In the Realm of the Senses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKr_x3jroQ - Outro: from In the Realm of the Senses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKr_x3jroQ)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 203: Villains Draft | 08 Mar 2026 | 01:34:19 | |
On Episode 203 of Floating Through Film, we're each drafting our top 10 favorite villains (and antagonists) in film. We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: FTF Rejects (Rivette's Wuthering Heights + Woo's Once a Thief)
Music: - Intro: from Wind Accros the Everglades - Outro: Vertigo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDLb3UNkXs&list=PLkAUJkbhd-RjJLu2tWpOgCNVQAoiJxap3&index=2)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 202: John Ford Week 5 (The Searchers + The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) | 23 Feb 2026 | 03:18:36 | |
On Episode 202 of Floating Through Film, we're concluding our series on John Ford! For this final week, we're reviewing two of Ford's most renowned Western films, starting with the all-time 1956 classic The Searchers, followed by 1962's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1:44:39). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Top 10 Villains in Film
Music: - Intro: The Searchers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1iYRrMBWk) - Break: The Man Who Shot Libert Valance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1iYRrMBWk) - Outro: The Searchers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20jAtWu4CxM)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 201: John Ford Week 4 (The Sun Shines Bright + The Long Gray Line) | 17 Feb 2026 | 02:12:30 | |
On Episode 201 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Luke, John Ford! For week 4, we're reviewing two Ford films from the early 50s, starting with his 1953 small town drama The Sun Shines Bright, followed by his 1955 film about West Point, The Long Gray Line (1:01:24) . We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: The Searchers + The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Music: - Intro: The Sun Shines Brights - Break: The Long Gray Line (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMdxiEQMfvg) - Outro: The Sun Shines Bright
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 200: FTF Canon Update | 09 Feb 2026 | 02:11:25 | |
For Episode #200 of Floating Through Film, we're looking back on the last 2 years of doing the podcast, and updating our FTF Canon list (check episode #100 for our first version). Because this is kind of a checkpoint episode for us, we also spent some time during the second half of the episode going over ten of our favorite films at the moment (1:00:10). We hope you enjoy! FTF Canon List: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/list/ftf-canon/ Episode Next Week: John Ford Week 4 (The Sun Shines Bright + The Long Gray Line) Music: - Intro from A Better Tomorrow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCp7icTCcuM&list=PL_iuvtTvK-RIf3n3s9ZGvFFFfAArnFmOa) - Outro from Playtime (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJwUdSZ6M9w&list=PLy8QLcIrRs6yzPsuuVUvBt7jNLMSXA1ru&index=2) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 199: John Ford Week 3 (Wagon Master + The Quiet Man) | 09 Feb 2026 | 01:59:49 | |
On Episode 199 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our next series picked by Luke, John Ford! In week 3 of the series, we're reviewing 2 of Ford's more pleasant films, starting with his 1950 western Wagon Master, followed by his 1952 romantic dramedy The Quiet Man (43:57) . We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Episode 200: Updating the FTF Canon Music: - Intro: Wagon Master (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G9Yp8BjibM) - Break: The Quiet Man - Outro: The Quiet Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjcqv9Y70Q&list=PLBXBmZcJbX0xNl-PhNnXqGjJmd3gdw4zC&index=14) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 198: John Ford Week 2 (My Darling Clementine + Fort Apache) | 26 Jan 2026 | 02:45:59 | |
On Episode 198 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our next series picked by Luke, John Ford! In week 2 of the series, Luke starts by giving us his reasons for picking Ford, we're reviewing 2 different kind of Ford westerns, starting with 1946's My Darling Clementine, followed by 1948's Fort Apache (1:41:06). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Wagon Master + The Quiet Man Music: - Intro: My Darling Clementine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGG0hQbLzM) - Break: Fort Apache (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwhERueoWw) + John Ford interviewed by Peter Bogdanovich (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25b5TJFLHwE) - Outro: My Darling Clementine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t2tEzYmKqk) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 196: 2025 Recap | 12 Jan 2026 | 03:29:26 | |
On Episode 196 of Floating Through Film, we're recapping our 2025 in film! As has become an annual tradition for us, we're going over each of these categories: Worst Movie Watched in 2025, Top 3 Movies released in 2025 (16:13), Top 5 Rewatched Movies this year (41:34), and then closing out with our Top 10 First Watches in 2025 (1:27:00). We also have our good friend Dustin on with us again to help us recap. We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: John Ford Week 1 (Young Mr. Lincoln + How Green Was My Valley)
Music: Intro: from Millenium Mambo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjTdf7BG8oA&list=PLTFQbGm88i2gcWqBjZx9v27HJk_FYECQD) Break: from Caught By The Tides (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXsFnVQverk) Outro: from Rancho Notorious (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTnmYQMqyVI)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Dustin (LB: https://letterboxd.com/michaelgscott/, Twitter: https://x.com/DustbagLG)
Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 195: NYT Connections (Film Edition) + True Heart Susie | 05 Jan 2026 | 00:57:04 | |
On Episode 195 of Floating Through Film, we're going back to Griffith with his 1919 film, True Heart Susie (33:07). But before we review the film, Luke created his own film version of NYT Connections for Dany to try solve on air. If you want to see ifyou can do better than Dany did (you definitely can), the links for the four games are listed below. We hope you enjoy!
#1: connectionsplus.io/game/GpI6R3 #2: connectionsplus.io/game/3G78gb #3: connectionsplus.io/game/wVwyl8 #4: connectionsplus.io/game/f5PVIK
Episode Next Week: 2025 Recap
Music: -Intro: Early Summer -Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvnjl3pgft0
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 194: FTF Comedy Canon | 29 Dec 2025 | 01:02:30 | |
On Episode 194 of Floating Through Film, we're coming up with our official comedy canon list. The goal was to come up with one comedy film from each decade (starting from the 1920s) that we could all agree on. And since we did have some disagreements throughout the show, at the end of the list, each host was also allowed to pick one wild card choice that the other hosts weren't allow to veto. We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: True Heart Susie
Music: -Intro: Early Summer -Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Xxx86A2Nw&list=PLyU6zePFLJ-DB9L2_FETxoqOxeyjBG3So&index=3
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 192: Experimental Film Week 5 (Ernie Gehr) | 21 Dec 2025 | 01:20:44 | |
On Episode 192 of Floating Through Film, we're concluding our series picked by Dany on Experimental Film. This week we're focusing on another major figure of the American Avant-Garde, the "structuralist" filmmaker Ernie Gehr! Dany spends the first half of the episode going through some of Gehr's interests and concerns in the cinema, before we briefly discuss some of the films he made over the course of his careers (listed here: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-week-5-ernie-gehr/). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: FTF Comedy Canon Music:-Intro: Early Summer Hosts:Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 191: Experimental Film Week 4 (Jordan Belson) | 08 Dec 2025 | 01:56:31 | |
On Episode 191 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Experimental Film. This week we're focusing on another figure of the American Avant-Garde,the "abstract" filmmaker Jordan Belson! Dany spends the first hour going through some of Belson's interests and concerns, before we briefly discuss some of the films he made over the course of his careers (listed here: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-week-4-jordan-belson/). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Ernie Gehr (List of films we're reviewing: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-week-5-ernie-gehr/)
Music: -Intro: Allures -Outro: Raga
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 190: Experimental Film Week 3 (Stan Brakhage) | 01 Dec 2025 | 01:41:18 | |
On Episode 190 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Experimental Film. This week we're focusing on another one of the key figures of the American Avant-Garde, Stan Brakhage! Dany spends the first hour going through some of Brakhage's main ideas and interests, before we briefly discuss some of the films he made over the course of his careers (listed here: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-film-week-3-brakhage/). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Jordan Belson (List of films we're reviewing: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-week-4-jordan-belson/)
Music: -Intro: Early Summer -Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJP-dt4ne-w)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 189: Experimental Film Week 2 (Maya Deren) | 24 Nov 2025 | 01:43:18 | |
On Episode 189 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Experimental Film. This week we're focusing on one of the key figures of Avant-Garde film, Maya Deren! Dany spends the first hour going through some of the main ideas of her film and film theory, before reviewing 1943's Meshes of the Afternoon (1:03:27), 1944's At Land (1:14:51), and concluding with her 1946 masterpiece, Ritual in Transfigured Time (1:28:08). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Stan Brakhage (List of films we're doing available here: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-week-3-brakhage/edit/)
Music: -Intro: Early Summer -Outro: Early Summer
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 188: Experimental Film Week 1 (Early Avant-Garde) | 17 Nov 2025 | 01:31:53 | |
On Episode 188 of Floating Through Film, we're starting a new series picked by Dany, Experimental Film! Dany starts the episode by trying to give some definitions of what "experimental" cinema could even be, before moving to Week 1's topic, The Early Avant-Garde. Taking 5 categories (Direct onFilm Animation, Cine-Poems, Dada/Surrealism, Absolute Film, French Avant-Garde) from A.L. Rees's book on Experimental Film, we go through a couple short films from each category (all films on available on Youtube, listed here: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/list/ftf-experimental-film-series/). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Maya Deren
Music: -Intro: Colour Box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOEqTwwkB3Y) -Outro: Lichtspiel Opus 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkJwE2Q9Cac) Hosts:Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 186: Horror Month Week 3 (Human Lanterns + Cure) | 03 Nov 2025 | 02:23:16 | |
On Episode 186 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our annual horror month! Week #3's picks were made by Blake and he picked two very different kinds of horror movies, starting with the 1982 Shaw Brothers film, Human Lanterns, followed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1997 horror classic, Cure (53:58). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Horror Month Week 4 (Pieces + I Saw the Tv Glow)
Music: - Intro: created by Richie - Break: Cure (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=D_XKJe1_w58) - Outro: Cure (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=D_XKJe1_w58)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 185: Horror Month Week 2 (I Walked with a Zombie + Legend of the Mountain) | 27 Oct 2025 | 02:20:15 | |
On Episode 185 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our annual horror month! Week #1's picks were made by Luke and he picked two of his favorite horror films, starting with a Jacques Tourneur 1943 classic I Walked With a Zombie, followed by our first King Hu on the podcast, 1979's Legend of the Mountain (50:48). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Horror Month Week 3 (Human Lanterns + Cure)
Music: - Intro: I Walked with a Zombie - Break: Legend of the Mountain - Outro: I Walked with a Zombie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4eV74QaP3Q)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter:https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 184: Horror Month Week 1 (Ugetsu + Twixt) | 20 Oct 2025 | 02:12:23 | |
On Episode 184 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our annual horror month! Week #1's picks were made by Dany and he picked two different ghosts stories: starting with Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 classic Ugetsu, followed by Coppola's 2011 film Twixt (1:23:47) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Horror Month Week 2 (I Walked with a Zombie + Legend of the Mountain) Music: - Intro: Ugetsu - Break: Twixt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lnTldf1ig&list=RDn3lnTldf1ig&start_radio=1) - Outro: Ugetsu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aie1W8VqHc&list=RD4Aie1W8VqHc&start_radio=1) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 182: Johnnie To Week 4 (Running Out of Time + Sparrow) | 06 Oct 2025 | 02:11:47 | |
On Episode 182 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this week of the series, we're starting with reviewing one of To's early MilkyWay Production films, 1999's Running Out of Time, before skipping 9 years to review his film about pickpockets, the 2008 film Sparrow (1:01:19). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Don't Go Breaking My Heart + Romancing in Thin Air
Music: - Intro: Running Out of Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoDRd96KEg&list=PL-1jQpOrgXH11L_rMui0_SY-R Wn5U3x3&index=7) - Break: Sparrow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cG0hCgR78&list=PLMF3ZKxAE_5CuFi6K90_TzkdgimJHJ vl&index=3) - Outro: Sparrow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa1ATxzctP8&list=PLMF3ZKxAE_5CuFi6K90_TzkdgimJHJuv &index=5)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 181: Johnnie To Week 3 (Breaking News + Exiled) | 29 Sep 2025 | 02:38:55 | |
On Episode 181 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this week of the series, we're reviewing two early 2000s To films, starting with his 2004 action thriller Breaking News, before ending with his 2006 gangster masterpiece Exiled (1:08:08). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Running Out of Time + Sparrow
Music: - Intro: Breaking News - Break: Exiled - Outro: Exiled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VnucEJHRTw)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 180: Johnnie To Week 2 (Running on Karma + Throw Down) | 22 Sep 2025 | 02:47:17 | |
On Episode 180 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this week of the series, we're reviewing two of the more unique stories in To's filmography, starting with his spiritual/action film Running on Karma, before reviewing his personal judo film Throw Down (1:14:36). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Breaking News + Exiled
Music: - Intro: Running on Karma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPeNbLeTi6c&list=RDmPeNbLeTi6c&start_radio=1) - Break: Throw Down - Outro: Throw Down (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnKPOab7i_Y)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 179: Johnnie To Week 1 (PTU + Election) | 15 Sep 2025 | 02:50:09 | |
On Episode 179 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before reviewing 2003's PTU (22:40), and 2005's Election (1:36:04). We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Running on Karma + Throw Down
Music: - Intro: PTU - Break: Election (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2yqIAvG_Lc&list=RDa2yqIAvG_Lc&start_radio=1&ab_channel=%E5%91%A8%E7%92%87-Topic) - Outro: PTU
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 178: Rear Window + The Voyeurs | 08 Sep 2025 | 01:18:23 | |
On this break episode 178 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing Hitchcock's classic Rear Window, and then a Rear Window inspired film, the 2021 film The Voyeurs (48:44). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The Voyeurs
Music: - Intro: Rear Window( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460kqdhminI&ab_channel=SoundtrackGems) - Outro: The Voyeurs(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELFP1iy4D4&list=RDSELFP1iy4D4&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Xenomorph)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| FTF Rapid Fire Questions #2 | 01 Sep 2025 | 01:01:13 | |
On this break episode 177 of Floating Through Film, we decided to ask each other random questions (mostly) related to film, just to see what answers we'd also come up with. There was a very improvisational aspect to the questions the further weget along in the episode, but we found that part fun. We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The Voyeurs Music: - Intro: Early Summer - Outro: The French Cancan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbpSLyTZ6g&list=RDQHbpSLyTZ6g&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Release-Topic)
Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||
| Episode 176: FTF Top 10 Opening Scenes | 25 Aug 2025 | 01:03:42 | |
On this break episode 176 of Floating Through Film, the guys discuss their favorite opening scenes in cinema. Then to create our top 10 list, each host picked three films they personally wanted represented on the list, before we came to a consensuson what the final 10th movie on the list should be. We hope you enjoy!
Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The Voyeurs Music: - Intro: Rebels ofthe Neon God (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urigjsCdNw&list=RD8urigjsCdNw&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Misjah - Outro: The Hawksand the Sparrows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhPAmnNI4XQ&ab_channel=rive5gauche) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email:floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com | |||