50 First Films

By Sylvia. Podcasting is... fun. But it's also work? There's nothing more I love than sitting down with Steven and having a long conversation about a good  (or bad) movie and joking around, digging deep, skimming the surface, and everything in between. The thing is though, after recording this conversation someone has to edit the audio, and it's a chore. It's boring. No one likes listening to the sound of their own ums and ahs and awkward pauses.  For an hour long episode it's a good two hours of extra work, and believe me, I have appreciated the fact that Steven took it upon himself to figure out how to do that and did it for every single episode.   But then life began to intrude. I have a full time job, and that is usually enough on it's own to make time seem like it is constantly slipping away, but Steven works 52 hours a week and is currently in a new grad program. Our time off has no crossover, and while I love the time we spend together watching films and

  In this episode, Steven shows Sylvia a quiet thriller classic. Topics Include: cochlear implants, angry signing, cinema sins, and quiet sex. Episode Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, if your preferred platform is left out, let us know! Email: 50FirstFilms@gmail.com Twitter: @50FirstFilms 

  We went to the movies! This episode is more like gab session between two besties anchored by discussion of the first movie we've seen in a theater in over a year! Topics include: moviegoing experiences, copaganda, survival genre tropes, and more things I don’t want to talk about here because they’re  SPOILERS ! Episode Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, and 14 other platforms! If your preferred platform is left out, let us know! Email: 50firstfilms@gmail.com Twitter: @50FirstFilms

T his isn’t a movie review, but rather a reflection. There are no spoilers. Last evening Steven and I made the decision to venture back out into the world of public events and go to the see a movie in the theater this week. This comes after much thought and hesitation. We have both been vaccinated since February, but there is a certain amount of doubt and uncertainty that still colors all of our decisions. Luckily, we live in a comparatively small town, and our decision to go to an early evening matinee in the middle of the week was only a tentative entry back into occupying public spaces. It’s summertime, and movie theaters have always been a place to go and spend a few hours to get a reprieve from the heavy wet air of a southern summer. It’s strange how nostalgic that huge gust of crisp cold air feels when you open the glass doors leading into the theater lobby. In contrast to the oppressive 90% humidity on a 92 degree day, it’s a relief that feels like someone is lifting a weight pr

  In this episode, Sylvia and Steven talk about the 2007 head scratcher, Bee Movie Topics include: The Seinfelds and the Bees. And capitalism. And Marxism. And the inevitable overturning of humanity... but mostly, bees. We think. Episode Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, if your preferred platform is left out, let us know! Email: 50FirstFilms@gmail.com Twitter:  @50FirstFilms 

By Sylvia .  When I share movies the goal isn't to expose someone to the greatest movies ever made. It doesn't honestly matter to me if a movie is objectively good. Because really, who can actually be objective when consuming media? Everything about ourselves dictates whether or not we enjoy a movie, whether or not we think it's worth sharing. To me, all a movie has to do is garner some kind of reaction for it to be worth sharing. This week I made Steven watch the absurd 2007 animated film "Bee Movie," and I will say there were multiple times where the look on his face said, "Why are you making me watch this, you lunatic?" I'm not laboring under the delusion that Bee Movie is good. Because honestly it isn't. It's loses the thread of it's own plot too many times, makes questionable decisions about humor style, doesn't understand who the audience is supposed to be, etc... It's not an "objectively" good movie. But, it is de

  In this episode, Steven shows Sylvia an animated classic that she liked more than she realized. Topics include: Master Builders, Renting Movies from the internet, Lego Facts, and Everything is Awesome. Episode Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, if your preferred platform is left out, let us know! Email: 50FirstFilms@gmail.com Twitter: @50FirstFilms