The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast

Merry Christmas. In the mid-80's, Godard made a fascinating high art movie about the Virgin Mary and the Christmas story. It made some people extremely angry. Should they have been angry? We discuss. Watch the movie here. Also check out these essays about the film, if you're inclined.  Corbin rec. Matt's rec is life management based. Next episode is about THE MASTERMIND. It's available on Mubi, a service Corbin does not have access to. Hope he figures that out! 

Frederick Wiseman made a movie about a horse racing track in New York State. That's all it is. But then what? We discuss.  Watch the movie here, it rocks. Interview with  Wiseman here. You can also find hundreds of other interviews with him. He's very smart.  Corbin rec. Matt rec.  Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. We also got a Bluesky going. Our next episode is our Christmas Special, where we will be discussing "Hail Mary." Watch it here.  

Corbin plays a flu game for "Earth," early Soviet filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko's weird mashup of Soviet Propoganda and Art Film. Topics include: Soviet Cinema: what's up with that, Lenin's role in constructing the industry, Ukraine, and the question of the spiritual in Soviet soceity.  An article about Earth that could be worth check out.  Corbin rec. Corbin accidently skipped Matt's rec rushing out of the episode. He apoligizes.   Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. We also got a Bluesky going! Our next episode about about Racetrack, watch it here. 

Why did a great American director who doesn't speak French make a movie about one of the most famous French movies of all time? What was the French new wave all about? Why does Zoey Deutch resemble Jean Seberg as deeply as she does? Why didn't Corbin remeber Hit Man when talking about Linklater and Netflix? How is Michael Bay involved in all this? Why doesn't anyone do this kind of thing anymore? IT'S NOUVELLE VAGUE FOLKS! Watch it here! Corbin rec. (Corbin also recommends Plurbis). Matt recommends The Museum. Next episode is about EARTH. You can watch it here.

'The Dark Crystal' is a monument to craft, a movie made entirely with puppets, primative robots, strings, fog machines, lighting rigs, and spit. A true monument to analog filmmaking. But is it any good? We discuss.  Matt rec. Corbin rec. Corbin apoligizes for rambling about rap lists like a weirdo at the end of this episode.  Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. We also got a Bluesky going! Our next episode is about Nouvelle Vague, watch it here.