The Third Act Podcast

• Episode 271: Episode 271 - The Devil (1972), Local Color (1977)

  On the two hundred and seventy-first episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are embracing their inner arthouse goon.Christian and Jericho limp away from the mainstream into fringe territory with reviews of Andrzej Żuławski's 1972 horror parable, THE DEVIL, and Mark Rappaport's 1977 minimalist melodrama, LOCAL COLOR, for a series entitled "Arthouse Goonies Vol. 1".They also chat about Alain Guiraudie's latest dark comedy MISERICORDIA in the Recently Watched segment before digging into Polish politics, finding humor in misery, anti-realism, and how movies are dreams.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]    

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• Episode 270: Episode 270 - Eddington, An Unfinished Film

  On the two hundred and seventieth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are freeing their hearts.Christian and Jericho go back to the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic with a theme titled "2020 Visions" to review Ari Aster's divisive black comedy, EDDINGTON, and Lou Ye's more empathetic but still intense doc hybrid AN UNFINISHED FILM. First, however,  French New Wave films LOVE AT SEA (1965), WALL ENGRAVINGS (1967), and EARTH LIGHT (1970) as well as THE ALTO KNIGHTS and A FEW GOOD MEN get the Recently Watched treatment.They also discuss echo chambers, the return of Southwest Airlines screening slop, doomscrolling, brain rot, and Substack malpractice.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]  

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• Bonus Episode - Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) + The Fury (1978)

  On the latest bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are communicating via telekinesis.Christian and Jericho continue their Auteurography series on the films of Brian De Palma with reviews of 1976's iconic horror hit CARRIE and 1978's comic psychic teen drama/espionage thriller, THE FURY.They also discuss Southwest Airlines screening slop, the audacious CARRIE opening sequence, patriarchal society, sexual shame, evil John Cassavetes, and a horrifyingly horny John Travolta.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]   

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• Episode 269: Episode 269 - 28 Years Later, The Andromeda Strain (1971)

  On the two hundred and sixty-ninth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are isolating from the infected.Christian and Jericho hunker down on their quarantined island for a SPOILER-filled review of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's return to their celebrated franchise, 28 YEARS LATER. For the paring film, the 1971 cerebral outbreak classic THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN is up for discussion.They also chat about the Apple TV overspend, Aaron Taylor Johnson ascendancy, reckoning with a global pandemic, Panavision split diopter shots, and Jack O' Connell coming for the 2025 TAP awards "Up to Something" crown.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]   

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• Episode 268: Episode 268 - Karate Kid: Legends, Project A (1983)

  On the two hundred and sixty-eighth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are grabbing slices of stuffed crust pizza.Christian, Jericho, and Armando continue their long-gestating journey through the Karate Kid franchise with a review of the latest llegacy-quel, KARATE KID: LEGENDS, which they pair with the 1983 Jackie Chan action comedy, PROJECT A. First, however, they chat PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF, PAVEMENTS, and BALLERINA in the Recently Watched segment.They also discuss retconning, nostalgia, daddy Joshua Jackson, and Jackie Chan risking life and limb for cinematic enjoyment.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]  

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