Best Paul Markoff Podcasts (2024)

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#124: Tenet 42:58

2+ y ago42:58

42:58

John David Washington tries to bring an end to a war being waged on those in the present by people in the future in Christopher Nolan’s TENET. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman’s four features (CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE, DIVINE INTERVENTION, THE TIME THAT REMAINS, and IT MUST BE HEAVEN) and Columbus, I…

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#123: Soul | Over the Moon 34:46

3y ago34:46

34:46

After an accident, a jazz pianist desperately wants his situation to return to normal so he can enjoy the big career break he’s finally received in Pete Docter and Kemp Powers’ animated film SOUL. Also, a girl builds her own rocket ship and sets sail for a lunar landing in Glen Keane and John Kahrs' animated musical OVER THE MOON. Send your comment…

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#122: Gremlins 47:35

3y ago47:35

47:35

On this special holiday episode, a teenage boy receives an unusual creature as a Christmas gift. In director Joe Dante’s 1984 horror-comedy GREMLINS, chaos ensues in a small town when the rules for caring for the Mogwai are violated. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff look back at their film-related wishes for 2020 and share those they hope might…

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#121: The Truman Show | Real Life 49:49

3+ y ago49:49

49:49

On this themed episode, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff look at two movies exploring the nature of filming realism for mass entertainment. Jim Carrey stars as a man unaware that his known reality has been built around and is the subject of a long-running and popular television series in director Peter Weir’s THE TRUMAN SHOW. Also, Albert Brooks play…

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#120: Tesla 34:13

3+ y ago34:13

34:13

Starring Ethan Hawke as the famous inventor, writer-director Michael Almereyda’s experimental biopic TESLA covers about twenty years of Nikola Tesla’s time in the United States, from working for Thomas Edison in 1884 to his J.P. Morgan-funded experiments in Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects the Martin Sc…

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#119: The Old Guard 29:01

3+ y ago29:01

29:01

Charlize Theron leads a team of immortals trying to fight the good fight and find a new, emerging one of their kind without detection by those who might exploit them in director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s THE OLD GUARD. Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff also discuss how they they’re feeling about not going to movie theaters during the pandemic and what t…

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#118: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 35:47

3+ y ago35:47

35:47

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams are Iceland’s best and most unlikely hope for international musical glory in director David Dobkin’s comedy EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects Errol Morris’ documentary about Sunshine State eccentrics in VERNON, FLORIDA. Paul Markoff picks 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT…

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#117: Da 5 Bloods 1:07:51

3+ y ago1:07:51

1:07:51

Four Vietnam veterans, including Delroy Lindo and Isiah Whitlock Jr., reunite in Ho Chi Minh City in search of the remains of their leader, played by Chadwick Boseman, and the gold bars they hid decades ago in Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff speculate on the actors and actresses from the 1980s to present day who future…

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#116: The Lovebirds 33:35

4y ago33:35

33:35

In Michael Showalter’s romantic comedy THE LOVEBIRDS Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae star as a longtime couple on the verge of breaking up when they get mixed up in a murder and citywide conspiracy that compels them to run around New Orleans looking for answers and to clear their names. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer highlights the second season of…

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#115: The Half of It 49:14

4y ago49:14

49:14

High school senior Ellie accepts payments from second-string football player Paul to write love letters for him to popular girl Aster he has a crush on in THE HALF OF IT. Although their relationship starts out as just business, a friendship forms between them and is threatened when it becomes apparent that both are pining for Aster in writer-direct…

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#114: The Vast of Night 39:30

4y ago39:30

39:30

In Andrew Patterson’s THE VAST OF NIGHT a 16-year-old switchboard operator and a young radio announcer in small-town New Mexico in the 1950s search for answers about the unidentified sound transmission she hears interrupting his broadcast. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks David Wain’s romantic comedy spoof THEY CAME TOGETHER starring Paul Ru…

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#113: This Is Not a Film (In film nist) 54:46

4y ago54:46

54:46

While director Jafar Panahi appeals his 20-year filmmaking ban and potential incarceration by the Iranian government, he uses the time under house arrest to begin staging what his most recent film would have been in THIS IS NOT A FILM (IN FILM NIST). Co-directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, the 2011 non-fiction work expounds on the nature of a film and t…

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#112: The Rookie 57:39

4y ago57:39

57:39

In John Lee Hancock’s fact-based, inspirational sports drama THE ROOKIE, Dennis Quaid stars as a high school science teacher and former pitching prospect who gets one last unexpected chance to become a Major League Baseball player. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s SUGAR, which observes the professional and perso…

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#111: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | The Last Starfighter 45:07

4y ago45:07

45:07

It’s a 1984 double feature as Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff look back at another adventure featuring Harrison Ford’s whip-wielding archaeologist in Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM and the story of a teenager whose arcade game skills get him recruited to be an elite interstellar war pilot in THE LAST STARFIGHTER. Send your c…

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#110: Onward 33:14

4y ago33:14

33:14

Elfin brothers voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt embark on a quest to find a stone that will help them bring their deceased father back for a day in ONWARD. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer reports on the best films he saw at this year’s True/False Film Festival, including CITY SO REAL, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, MAYOR, and COLLECTIVE. Paul Markoff…

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#109: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 32:30

4+ y ago32:30

32:30

In the stop-motion animated comedy A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON, the woolly protagonist tries to help an alien return home while Farmer John turns his property into a extraterrestrial-themed tourist attraction for those fascinated by local rumors of outer space creatures being in the area. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss actors…

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#108: To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You 33:04

4+ y ago33:04

33:04

Lara Jean is now in a real relationship with Peter in TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU, but another boy who received one of her love letters responds positively and complicates matters. Michael Fimognari directs and Lana Condor and Noah Centineo star in the sequel to the teen romantic comedy TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE. In recommendatio…

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#107: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) | Downhill 38:18

4+ y ago38:18

38:18

In Céline Sciamma’s PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU), Noémie Merlant is brought to an island in the late 1800s under the guise of being a companion for Adèle Haenel when she has really been hired to paint the young woman’s wedding portrait for which she refuses to sit. Also, Will Ferrell makes a split-second decision d…

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#106: The Best Films of 2019 57:25

4+ y ago57:25

57:25

Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff reveal the titles making their lists of the Best Films of 2019 in this special edition episode. They also discuss their favorite performances in last year’s films. Send your comments, questions, and feedback to filmboundpod@gmail.com. Twitter: @filmbound Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/filmboundpod/ Music: "Parasai…

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#105: 1917 22:29

4+ y ago22:29

22:29

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#104: Little Women 1:07:01

4+ y ago1:07:01

1:07:01

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#103: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 46:29

4+ y ago46:29

46:29

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#102: Uncut Gems | Richard Jewell 48:15

4+ y ago48:15

48:15

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#101: Marriage Story 34:00

4+ y ago34:00

34:00

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#100: Frozen II | Knives Out 40:37

4+ y ago40:37

40:37

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#099: Home Alone 41:10

4+ y ago41:10

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#098: The Irishman 42:16

4+ y ago42:16

42:16

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#097: Dolemite is My Name 34:46

4+ y ago34:46

34:46

By Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff

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#096: Parasite (Gisaengchung) 48:01

4+ y ago48:01

48:01

The unemployed Kims scheme for every family member to get lucrative jobs in the home of the wealthy Parks, but holding onto their cushy positions is tougher than expected in director/co-writer Bong Joon-Ho’s PARASITE (GISAENGCHUNG). Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss the idea of filmmakers using actors’ likenesses to create new digital pe…

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#095: The Lighthouse 32:37

4+ y ago32:37

32:37

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson occupy a lonely island in 1890s New England where they must keep the lantern lit for the ships at sea while wrestling to maintain their sanity in director and co-writer Robert Eggers’ THE LIGHTHOUSE. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks SOUND & FURY, the short anime film accompanying the Sturgill Simpson album o…

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#094: Phenomena 45:45

4+ y ago45:45

45:45

Jennifer Connelly’s psychic ability to communicate with insects may help her find the serial killer claiming victims at and near her Swiss boarding school in Dario Argento’s 1985 horror mystery PHENOMENA. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss the state of mainstream film comedies and if there are obstacles to them being made today. Send your…

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#093: Joker 37:09

4+ y ago37:09

37:09

The origin of one of Batman’s primary antagonists is dramatized in director Todd Phillips’ JOKER. Joaquin Phoenix stars as a mentally troubled clown and aspiring comedian who finds his identity by turning to nihilism and violent crime. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks Mystery Science Theater 3000’s The Great Cheesy Movie Circus tour. Paul Ma…

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#092: Ad Astra 51:05

4+ y ago51:05

51:05

U.S. Space Command believes catastrophic power surges are being sent to Earth by Tommy Lee Jones, who led a deep space mission that has gone silent for more than a decade, and Brad Pitt is his son, an unflappable astronaut who is asked to travel to the moon and then to Mars to try and establish communication with his long-absent father in director …

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#091: Brittany Runs a Marathon 35:42

4+ y ago35:42

35:42

Jillian Bell commits to get fit in more ways than one in Paul Downs Colaizzo’s comedy BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON. Michaela Watkins, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock, and Utkarsh Ambudkar co-star. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer enjoys DOWNTON ABBEY's transition from TV to the cinema. Paul Markoff hunkers down with Drew Goddard’s satirical horror film TH…

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#090: Hustlers 39:52

5y ago39:52

39:52

In writer-director Lorene Scafaria’s HUSTLERS Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu lead a team of strippers who weather the 2008 financial crisis by scamming money from Wall Street men with high credit limits and desires to party. Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, and Lili Reinhart also star. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss whether being scary is …

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#089: It Chapter Two 42:58

5y ago42:58

42:58

27 years after fighting something evil in their small Maine town, a group of friends reunite with the goal of eliminating it in director Andy Muschietti’s IT CHAPTER TWO. Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, and James McAvoy play some of the now-grown Losers Club members. Bill Skarsgård stars as the terrifying clown Pennywise. In recommendations, Mark Pfe…

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#088: The Peanut Butter Falcon | American Factory 57:01

5y ago57:01

57:01

A young man with Down Syndrome runs away from a care facility to fulfill his dream of becoming a wrestler in THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON. Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, and Dakota Johnson star in the heartwarming adventure from co-writers and directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Also, Dayton-area filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert capt…

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#087: Blinded by the Light 36:24

5y ago36:24

36:24

Director and co-writer Gurinder Chadha’s BLINDED BY THE LIGHT features a Pakistani-British teenager falling in love with Bruce Springsteen’s music while feeling misunderstood in a working class English town in 1987. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer highlights Jennifer Kent’s revenge film THE NIGHTINGALE about a young woman convict who goes into th…

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#086: The Karate Kid (1984) | Just One of the Guys 1:07:05

5y ago1:07:05

1:07:05

It’s an ‘80s double feature on this episode as a bullied teenage boy new to California finds help from a kindly maintenance man who teaches him a martial art in John G. Avildsen’s THE KARATE KID. Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka star. Also, Joyce Hyser believes being a girl is why her story isn’t entered in a high school…

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#085: Fast Color 31:37

5y ago31:37

31:37

Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Ruth comes from a family of women with superhuman powers in director and co-writer Julia Hart’s FAST COLOR. Ruth fled home years ago, but while being chased by government officials in a rain-deprived dystopia, she seeks safety with the mother and daughter she left behind. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks Mike Mitchell’s sup…

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#084: Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood | The Farewell 56:58

5y ago56:58

56:58

Quentin Tarantino recreates a changing movie industry and culture in 1969 with ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as an actor on the decline and his stunt double/personal assistant while next door neighbor Sharon Tate, played by Margot Robbie, is a rising star married to one of the hottest directors at the time. A…

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#083: The Lion King 33:43

5y ago33:43

33:43

Director Jon Favreau’s THE LION KING uses photorealistic animation to remake the 1994 Disney animated film about a young lion who is tricked out of his rightful position as ruler of the pride. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer chooses James Bobin’s children’s adventure film DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD and Eric Mahoney’s rock documentary BRAINIAC…

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#082: Stuber 50:23

5y ago50:23

50:23

Kumail Nanjiani is a rideshare driver who picks up a police detective played by Dave Bautista and winds up ensnared in the cop’s search for a drug lord in Michael Dowse’s action-comedy STUBER. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss some of the most memorable film screenings they’ve experienced. Send your comments, questions, and feedback to f…

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#081: Spider-Man: Far from Home 39:38

5y ago39:38

39:38

Peter Parker has his European vacation interrupted when Nick Fury and Quentin Beck, a superhero from another universe, need his help to stop the latest threat in Jon Watts’ SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Zendaya star. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks the streaming video search engine JustWatch…

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#080: Midsommar | I Am Mother 53:20

5y ago53:20

53:20

Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor go with their friends on a trip to a remote Swedish commune for a solstice celebration and gradually discover they are among a pagan cult in Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR. Also, after an extinction event a robot known as Mother initiates a human repopulation program in a bunker. In Grant Sputore’s I AM MOTHER, her teenage daug…

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#079: Toy Story 4 48:50

5y ago48:50

48:50

Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, frets about his role in the life of the child he entertains in director Josh Cooley’s TOY STORY 4. Woody must also keep a close eye on Forky, a new toy who becomes a fast favorite but rejects his role as a plaything. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer chooses ANIMA, Paul Thomas Anderson’s short film starring Thom Yorke an…

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#078: The Perfection 34:55

5y ago34:55

34:55

In Richard Shepard’s horror-thriller mix THE PERFECTION, Allison Williams is a former cello prodigy whose return to the arts world and new friendship with her successor, played by Logan Browning, yield surprising twists. Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss if summer 2019 movies have been underwhelming so far and if box office returns for t…

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#077: Booksmart 39:02

5y ago39:02

39:02

Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein are best friends and scholastic overachievers who aim to prove how fun they can be at a party the night before high school graduation in director Olivia Wilde’s debut feature BOOKSMART. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy THE DEAD DON’T DIE with Bill Murray and Adam Driver. Paul Ma…

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#076: Transit 52:25

5y ago52:25

52:25

A German man fleeing fascists attempts to secure passage from France by assuming a dead author’s identity in director Christian Petzold’s TRANSIT. Franz Rogowski and Paula Beer star. Also, with so many films being made in recent years, will anyone remember them? Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff test their memories in a game in which they challenge on…

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#075: Rocketman 36:32

5y ago36:32

36:32

Elton John’s rise to fame and fortune as a rock superstar is traced in Dexter Fletcher’s ROCKETMAN. Taron Egerton stars as the chart-topping singer-songwriter. In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects director Jeff Nichols’ music videos for Lucero’s “Long Way Back Home” and Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis’ “Astrodome,” which he co-directed with Jos…

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