# Kevin Lau

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The Odyssey Review

Christopher Nolan is back, and he's going epic with an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. Does is reach the heights of his Academy Award-winning masterpiece Oppenheimer? Mike and producer Kevin share their thoughts, and they rank their five favorite Nolan movies! Join our Patreon for episodes and …

The Odyssey of Christopher Nolan

A movie as big as The Odyssey cannot be contained to just one episode. Since we've already reviewed Christopher Nolan's masterful epic, we're going to look at how The Odyssey fits into Nolan's filmography--the obsessions, the themes, the recurring motifs. Join us as we journey through Interstellar,…

Secrets and Lies With Nathan Deming

Nathan Deming is one of our favorite up-and-coming filmmakers. We previously discussed his film February, and now he's back with a new movie, Winter Hymns, an epic and wonderful story of life, death, and more. We chatted with him about his influences, specifically his experience studying under the …

The Apartment

By 1960, nearly twenty years into his career as a writer/director, Billy Wilder had made one unforgettable film after another. And yet, his latest effort might just be his best yet--it is, some say, the quintessential Wilder movie: The Apartment.  But nothing's easy with Wilder, and making his grou…

The Samurai and the Prisoner Review

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner is an equally epic and intimate story of war, nobility, and murder in 16th-century Japan. Mike and Kevin explore its many layers, its narrative construction, and how Kurosawa taps into Sydney Lumet's rich tradition of "moral claustrophobia" to create …

One, Two, Three

It's 1961, and Hollywood is changing. Foreign films are wooing critics and audiences alike, and a new wave of filmmakers is starting to emerge. But while movies are taking a step forward, Wilder is taking a step back with One, Two, Three, a throwback comedy featuring an aging star. Grab yourself a …

It Ends Review

Part existential road trip, part liminal horror nightmare, It Ends captivated audiences during its festival run and is hoping to build on that success with a theatrical release. We explore writer/director Alex Ullom's micro-budget effort and how it might give voice to the Covid generation. Also, we…

Wilder Inspires: Jerry Maguire

It's no secret that Billy Wilder was an important inspiration in Cameron Crowe's life and work. Crowe did, after all, write a book on Wilder. But how much of Wilder shows up in Crowe's movies? We look at Crowe's 1997 smash-hit Jerry Maguire and ask the most important question: Does Crowe show Wilde…

Irma La Douce

Billy Wilder’s last film, a savage satire of capitalism, was a flop. With Irma la Douce, he returned to the subject that gave him his greatest successes—sex!—by making a movie about a hooker with a heart of gold. Join our Patreon for episodes and content you won’t find anywhere else! Patreon.com/…

Interview with Paul Diamond, son of Billy Wilder’s writing partner, I. A. L. Diamond

Paul Diamond knew Billy Wilder well—his dad was Wilder’s writing partner, I. A. L. Diamond. A novelist, screenwriter, and movie producer himself, Paul spoke to Keir about meeting Marilyn Monroe, the true story behind his dad’s initials, and who wrote the line, “Nobody’s perfect.” Join our Patreon …