The Cold Open Podcast

The Cold Open #60–The Superman 2025 Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:26:44 +0000

In the Cold Open #60, Robert Sickels and special guests Kalani Buchl and Tallulah Sickels have a spoiler heavy conversation about writer/director James Gunn’s new Superman film, his first as the Co-Chairman and CEO of DC Studios. They discuss his updating of Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor for our contemporary moment, his characteristic use of humor and color, the fine line he walks between respecting DC’s long history and his desire to do something new, its real life political and cultural parallels, the various reasons the film is doing boffo business in America while struggling in foreign markets, and, ultimately, if it’s the best Superman movie ever. Our intro for this edition is Noah and the Whale’s “5 Years Time” and our outro is Teddybears and Iggy Pop’s “Punkrocker,” both of which are on the Superman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #59–The Materialists Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:30:24 +0000

In the Cold Open #59, Robert Sickels and special guests Alicia Nevarez and Tallulah Sickels discuss Celine Song’s second feature, Materialists. Over the course of their conversation, they cover the film’s intentionally deceptive marketing campaign, the casting and performances of the film’s respective players, Song’s emerging authorial touches, and a deep dive into the ways the film depicts the transactional elements of contemporary dating culture. Our intro for this edition is Baby Rose’s cover of the Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror” and our outro is Japanese Breakfast’s “My Baby (Got Nothing at All),” both of which are on the Materialists Original Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #58–The Phoenician Scheme Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:01:57 +0000

In the Cold Open #58, Kynde Kiefel & Robert Sickels dissect Wes Anderson’s 12th feature film, The Phoenician Scheme, about which they are unexpectedly divided. The intro and outro for this edition are snippets of “The Trans-Mountain Locomotive Tunnel,” from Alexandre Desplat’s Phoenician Scheme Original Score.

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The Cold Open #57–The Black Bag Full of Unicorns Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:17:11 +0000

In the Cold Open #57, Robert Sickels and special guest star Lee Ackerman begin with a spoiler heavy deep dive into two new mid-budget films, Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and writer/director Alex Scharfman’s debut feature, Death of a Unicorn. They then veer into a discussion on Gen Z’s movie consumption habits. Our intro and outro are David Holmes’ “Black Bag” and “Feet First” from the Black Bag Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #56–The Mickey 17 Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:48:39 +0000

In the Cold Open #56, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels , and Matt Reynolds discuss their wildly disparate responses to Mickey 17, Bong Joon-Ho’s new film. Our intro and outro are “Set Off” and “Bon Appetit with Strings” from Jung Jaeil’s Mickey 17 soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #55-Megalopolis: The Francis Ford Coppola Without A Net Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:47:57 +0000

In the Cold Open #55, Robert Sickels and Matt Reynolds discuss the (mostly) reviled Megalopolis, the likely swan song of Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly fascinating career.

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The Cold Open #54-The Penguin in the Dark Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:46:52 +0000

In the Cold Open #54, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels survey the summer and early fall film and television landscape before diving into a detailed discussion of HBO’s The Penguin.

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The Cold Open #53–The Summer Horror Show Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:37:38 +0000

In the Cold Open #53, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels , and returning champion Matt Reynolds discuss the state of contemporary horror in the context of two buzzy summer horror films, MaXXXine and Longlegs.

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The Cold Open #52-The Summer of Our Discontent Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:36:09 +0000

In the Cold Open # 52, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels contemplate the general malaise currently gripping the entertainment industry as it pumps out meh movies in too many theaters and B minus TV shows on too many streaming services. Along the way, they discuss a few choice texts that they think have qualitatively separated themselves from the bland pack: Furiosa, Inside Out 2, Shōgun, and the newest season of Hacks.

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The Cold Open #51-The Priscilla Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:15:51 +0000

In the Cold Open # 51, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels wax poetic about the many reasons they both adore Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Our intro and outro this week are Spectrum’s “How You Satisfy Me” and Dan Deacon’s “The Crystal Cat” from the Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

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The Cold Open #50-The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:13:00 +0000

In the Cold Open # 50, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels dissect the four Wes Anderson short film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s short stories now playing on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, Poison, and The Swan.

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The Cold Open #49-The Summer Auteur Face Off Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:36:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #49, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Our intro and outro this week are Ludwig Göransson’s “Meeting Kitty” from the Oppenheimer Soundtrack and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie The Album.

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The Cold Open #48-The Asteroid City Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:35:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #48, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Zac Bentz dissect Wes Anderson’s 11th feature film: Asteroid City. Our intro and outro this week are Tex Ritter’s “Jingle Jangle Jingle” and Burl Ives’ “Cowboy’s Lament” from the Asteroid City Original Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #47–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 2: Avatar: The Way of Water

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:34:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #47, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Avatar: The Way of Water. One of us quite liked it. One of us really, really didn’t. Our intro and outro this week are Simon Franglen’s “From Darkness to Light” and The Weeknd’s “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from the Avatar: The Way of Water Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #46–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 1: Babylon

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:33:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #46, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and Matt Reyn o lds, in his triumphant podcasting return, do a spoiler heavy deep dive into writer/director Damien Chazelle’s Babylon. Our intro and outro this week are “Welcome” and “Voodoo Mama” from Justin Hurwitz’s Babylon score.

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The Cold Open #45–The 2022 Pop Culture Love & Revulsion Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:32:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #45, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels each name the top three things they love and the top three things they don’t in 2022 popular culture to date. Making the respective lists are the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Reservation Dogs, Industry, House of the Dragon, Pearl, Station Eleven, Andor, The Sandman, Movies, and live-in-person events of all kinds. Which lists? Whose lists? Listen to find out! Our intro and outro this week are The Chicks’ The Long Way Around and Gaslighter.

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The Cold Open #44–The Batman Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:31:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #44, The Batman Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank offer wildly diverging opinions on Matt Reeves’ new movie, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz headlining an all around stellar cast. We discuss it not only in the context of the many, many other Batman movies, but also in light of its relationship to particular storylines from the comics, especially Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween. Our intro and outro this week is Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” from The Batman Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #43–The Licorice Pizza Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:32:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #43, The Licorice Pizza Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s electrifying new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Sonny & Cher’s “But You’re Mine” and Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Let Me Roll It,” both from The Licorice Pizza Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #42–The French Dispatch Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:29:00 +0000

In The Cold Open #42, The French Dispatch Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank discuss Wes Anderson’s delightful new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Jarvis Cocker’s “Aline” and Alexandre Desplat’s “A Multi-Pronged Battle Plan,” both from The French Dispatch Original Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #41–The Dune Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:33:00 +0000

In the Cold Open #41, The Dune Edition, Robert Sickels and long sought after special guest Tarik Elseewi discuss Denis Villeneuve’s new take on the first novel of Frank Herbert’s classic series. Our intro and outro are Hans Zimmer’s “Ripples in The Sand” and “Holy War,” from the Dune soundtrack.

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The Cold Open Mini #40-The Army of the Dead Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:55:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #40, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss Zack Snyder’s redemptive Netflix zombie/heist movie Army of the Dead, which might be the most Zack Snyder film ever made–and also his best film by a long shot.

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The Cold Open Mini #39–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 7

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #39, the last of our seven pods dissecting Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine the film’s seventh and final part: Epilogue–A Father Twice Over. In this episode we address the looming cumulative questions: Is the Snyder Cut better than the original (yes, by a long shot)? But even if it’s “better,” does that mean it’s good (ymmv)? And what are the limits of auteurist readings of pre-sold properties? What audience, exactly, is this supposed to be for? Does the epilogue even matter in that will any of the many possible suggested sequels be made? With what end goal in mind was this movie green-lit? Does anyone really like Jared Leto’s Joker or Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor? And, finally, what does its being made for and released primarily on HBO Max mean for the future of the film industry?

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The Cold Open Mini #38–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 6

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #38, the sixth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels delve into Part 6: “Something Darker.” We discuss a variety of issues, including the movie’s ongoing Superman problems, Snyder’s skill with action sequences and infatuation with corn fields and perpetual magic hours, and Jason Mamoa’s embrace of his inner McConaughey.

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The Cold Open Mini #37–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 5

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:37:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #37, the fifth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels delve into Part 5: All the King’s Horses. We discuss a variety of issues, the major ones being the hard, cold fact that the combination of Superman’s unyielding goodness and near invincibility renders him a hard to care about milquetoast character, the contention that Ben Affleck is the best Batman, and our belief that a romantic comedy featuring the star-crossed screwball hijinks of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and Affleck’s Batman is the best possible movie that could come out of the DC universe.

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The Cold Open Mini #36–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 4

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:34:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #36, the fourth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part 4: “Change Machine.” We discuss a variety of things, including our thoughts about the ways heavy exposition can slow a movie’s narrative pace to a crawl, our questions about Darkseid’s motivations, or lack thereof, especially as compared to the MCU’s Thanos, and the elephant in the room writ large in this part: our difficulty buying into Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

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The Cold Open Mini #35–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 3

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:33:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #35, the third of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part 3: Beloved Mother, Beloved Son. We discuss a variety of things, including our thoughts about the daddy and mommy issues that apparently haunt all super heroes, the parallels between Ezra Miller’s Flash and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, and our suspicion that Jason Mamoa might be acting in a different movie.

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The Cold Open Mini #34–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 2

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:32:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #34, the second of our seven pods discussing each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part 2: The Age of Heroes. We discuss a variety of things, including our thoughts about Zack Snyder’s love affair with slow motion, the glorious fetishization of Jason Mamoa, and the idea that maybe the movie isn’t as derivative as it initially appears if you believe in the idea that there are no new stories, as evidenced by the narrative similarities between The Justice League and any number of varying literary and cinematic mythos. But can old stories be told in new ways, and, if so, does The Snyder Cut do so? And did humans really think burying a mother box in a shallow grave was a sound idea?

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The Cold Open Mini #33–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 1

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #33, the first of our seven pods looking at each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part 1: “Don’t Count On It, Batman.” We discuss a variety of initial responses, including our thoughts about the choice of a 4 x 3 aspect ratio, the excellent use of music throughout, and our questions as concerns where superheroes get their money. Is defending the world from evil a job or a calling???

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The Cold Open Mini #32.2–The Top 5 Best Films Featuring Marvel Characters Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:40:42 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #32.2, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank rank the top 5 of the more than 60 movies to date that feature Marvel Comics’ characters. This pod includes only one crossover pick and a lot of great discussion about a ton of fantastic movies and their roots in the comics as well their cultural and industrial impact!

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The Cold Open Mini #32.1–The Top 5 Worst Movies Featuring Marvel Characters Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:39:56 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #32.1, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank rank the bottom 5 of the more than 60 movies to date that feature Marvel Comics’ characters. This pod includes surprisingly little crossover and a controversial top pick from Kathryn!

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The Cold Open Mini #31–The Media of the Moment Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:39:28 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #31, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank discuss media that is unexpectedly particularly relevant to our present cultural moment, touching on Watchmen, Blockers, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, and a variety of other things along the way.

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The Cold Open Mini #30–The Palm Springs Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:39:16 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #30, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels have a VERY SPOILER HEAVY discussion about the delightful romantic comedy Palm Springs, which is currently available to stream on Hulu.

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The Cold Open Mini #29–The Top 5 Movies or TV Shows that Deserved a Sequel or an Additional Season Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:39:19 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #29, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank discuss their top 5 lists of Movies or TV shows that deserved a sequel or an additional season. R.I.P. F/X’s beloved but little seen Terriers. And Sense8. And Princess Jellyfish. And Lady Dynamite. And all kinds of other great movies and shows!

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The Cold Open Mini #28–The Top 5 Songs about Movies Stars Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 15:39:12 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #28, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel discuss their respective picks for the top five songs about movie stars, which includes works by a wonderfully eclectic and diverse gamut of artists. As always, every song mentioned on this pod has been added to The Cold Open Mini Pod Playlist, which now has over 100 songs on it.

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The Cold Open Mini #27–The Underrated Media From Famous Creators Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:39:55 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #27, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels discuss underrated media from otherwise widely celebrated artists, including works by Alfonso Cuarón, Sofia Coppola, John Waters, Spike Lee, David Simon, and Steven Soderbergh.

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The Cold Open Mini #26–The King of Staten Island Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:39:35 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #26, The King of Staten Island Edition, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels break down the new Judd Apatow film, which features Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, and Marisa Tomei. In addition to delving into the film’s many merits, they also place it in the context of Apatow’s career and consider what its being released for purchase directly into homes might portend for the movie industry.

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The Cold Open Mini #25–The Quarantine Pop Culture Potpourri Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:39:06 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #25, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels discuss their favorite bits of cultural consumption during their recently ended time of sheltering in place.

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The Cold Open Mini #24–The Top 5 Most Complex TV Protagonists Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:39:34 +0000

What makes for a complex protagonist on a TV show? Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank grapple with this question on The Cold Open Mini #24–The Top 5 Most Complex TV Protagonists Edition. These are fascinating lists, running the gamut of characters from animated shows and mainstream genre shows, to those featured on prestige series and even reality TV!

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The Cold Open Mini #23–The Nicolas Cage Spectacular Edition!!!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 26 May 2020 15:39:44 +0000

In the Cold Open Mini #23, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel rank the best/weirdest/most riveting/off the rails Nicolas Cage performances.

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The Cold Open Mini #22–The Top 5 English Language Remakes of Foreign Films Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 15 May 2020 15:39:08 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #22, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels name their top five favorite English language remakes of foreign films, which includes remakes of films from all over the world!

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The Cold Open Mini #21–The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #2 Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:30:30 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #21, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #2 Edition, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels name their top 5 pop culture blind spots, which includes, among other things around which there’s an inexplicable cultural hubbub, reality TV singing competitions, Twitter, the Kardashians, Twitch, and one hugely popular TV sitcom that made both of their lists!

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The Cold Open Mini #20–Top 5 Songs in Anticipation of Summer Edition!!!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 07 May 2020 15:39:20 +0000

Despite an unexpected dusting of morning snow covering the Blue Mountain foothills to the east of Walla Walla, the weather is definitely turning for the better. The valley is in bloom and summer is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, in The Cold Open Mini #20, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 songs in anticipation of summer.

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The Cold Open Mini #19–The Top 5 Films NOT Nominated for Best Picture in 2009 Edition!!!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 04 May 2020 15:39:06 +0000

When the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced, there was an immediate uproar surrounding The Dark Knight’s failure to secure a Best Picture nomination. After that initial uproar and the subsequent poorly rated Oscars’ telecast, the Academy revamped the rules to include up to 10 Best Picture nominees in the hopes of including more audience friendly box office hits, à la The Dark Knight. But was the main issue The Dark Knight not being nominated, or was that merely the tip of a much bigger iceberg? In The Cold Open Mini #19, The Top 5 Films NOT Nominated for Best Picture in 2009, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels revisit that year in movies to come up with their alternative slates. In considering their crossover free lists, one thing becomes clear: no matter how you look at it, 2008 (the film year the 2009 Oscars honored) was a SPECTACULAR year in movies!

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The Cold Open Mini #18–The Top 5 Songs About Art Edition!!!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:39:44 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #18, The Top 5 Songs About Art Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel reveal their wildly eclectic lists. And in an expected turn of events, one of them shares their singing voice!!!

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The Cold Open Mini #17–The Top 5 Best & Worst Movies Based on Books Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:39:35 +0000

It’s been argued that great books make for bad movies, so does that mean that bad books make for great movies? Or is the truth stranger than fiction? Find out the answer to these questions and more in The Cold Open Mini #17–The Top 5 Best & Worst Movies Based on Books Edition–in which Kynde Kiefel names the worst ever literary adaptions while Kathryn Frank names the best. And never the twain shall meet.

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The Cold Open Mini #16–The Don’t Remake That Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:39:08 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #16–The Don’t Remake That Edition–Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels each name their top 5 worst movie remakes. While there are no shared choices, there is a recurring figure (hint: his name rhymes with “Rickolaus Mage”) and a recurring genre (hint: there is singing and dancing).

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The Cold Open Mini #15–The Top 5 Reasons to Watch, or Not Watch, The Tiger King Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:39:25 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #15, The Top 5 Reasons to Watch, or Not Watch, The Tiger King Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their reasons, with Kynde being pro and Robert being con.

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The Cold Open Mini #14–The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #1 Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:39:01 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #14, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #1 Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank go over their lists, which include some jaw dropping choices. Friends? Yup. K-Pop. Yessiree. Harry Potter????? The Simpsons????? How is that even possible!!!

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The Cold Open Mini #13–The Top 5 Best Movies Adapted from Comic Books Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:39:29 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #13, The Top 5 Best Movies Adapted from Comic Books Edition, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels give their super intriguing lists, highlighted by Kathryn’s very surprising #1!

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The Cold Open Mini #12–The Navel Gazing Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:39:02 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #12, The Navel Gazing Edition, Matt Reynolds names his top five episodes from mostly other podcasts named The Cold Open, whereas Kynde Kiefel names her top five episodes of this Cold Open podcast. You get the added bonus of hearing Matt’s dog bark in the background and a dishwasher being unloaded. Welcome to podcasting remotely from our respective houses!

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The Cold Open Mini #11–The Top 5 Non-Canonical TV Show Rewatch Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:39:49 +0000

You’re home. A lot. And you need something to watch. But not Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, or the usual suspects people suggest. You want something . . . different. Enter The Cold Open Mini #11, in which Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 non-canonical TV shows to rewatch (or watch for the first time) during our time of lockdown. Anime! Sitcoms! Comedy shows! All kinds of awesome things!

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The Cold Open Mini #10–The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:49:58 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #10, The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their lists and have a Double Life of Veronique moment when they realize they were likely at a ton of the same San Francisco Bay Area concerts 15 years before they first met! Songs from the artists featured on this Mini can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is fantastic.

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The Cold Open Mini #9–The Top 5 Problematic Artists We Still Kinda Like Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:33:23 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #9, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 problematic artists who they still kind of like. That Woody Allen tops one of the lists is not hugely surprising, but there are some other very unexpected choices!

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The Cold Open Mini #8–The Top 5 Movies Carried by a Single Performer Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:01:48 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #8, The Top 5 Movies Carried by a Single Performer Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their lists, which is highlighted by Kynde’s spectacular #1 choice!

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The Cold Open Mini #7–The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:19:10 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #7, The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition, Matt Reynolds, Kathryn Frank, and Robert Sickels give their wildly divergent lists. Matt and Robert clearly love movies, while Kathryn is much more varied!

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The Cold Open Mini #6–The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love to See Edition!

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:18:36 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #6, The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love to See Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their pleasingly eclectic lists. Songs from these acts, as well as every other musical artist that has been mentioned on the Minis so far, can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is already fantastic and will continue to grow in intriguing directions.

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The Cold Open Mini #5–The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as Much as We Do Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:17:07 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #5, The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as Much as We Do Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel give their respective lists, which are indeed delightfully embarrassing.

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The Cold Open Mini #4–The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:16:58 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #4, The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank name the top five books they’ll be reading in the coming months (or not, if the social distancing ends).

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The Cold Open Mini #3–The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:15:30 +0000

In The Cold Open Mini #3, The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Kathryn Frank name the top five songs they’ll be listening to if and when the end of the world comes around.

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The Cold Open Mini #2–The Top 5 Worst Things About Working From Home Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:14:29 +0000

Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel are very grateful that their jobs allow them to work from home for at least the moment. And they have much love for those who aren’t as fortunate as they are and they are doing what they can to help. That said, working from home, though infinitely better than the alternative, is not all it’s cracked up to be. And so, with that in mind, comes The Cold Open Mini #2, The Top 5 Worst Things About Working from home edition.

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The Cold Open Mini #1–The Top 5 Movie Crowd Scenes Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:13:15 +0000

Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel are being responsible citizens and practicing social distancing in all aspects of their lives. That said, we are lonely and we miss each other. Hence, the birth of the Cold Open Mini pods, in which we’re together. Apart. Remotely. Giving our top five lists on an endless array of topics. We intend to do this as close to every day as possible for as long as the CDC recommends we keep our distance from others. But, as the Cold Open Minis illustrate, you do not have to be in total isolation while practicing social distancing–you can be with those you love in at least some capacity. And you can make stuff. Is it the same? No. Do the minis sound as good our normal pods recorded in the Whisper Room do? No. Does making them beat the hell out of sulking alone and not doing anything and being lonely and turning to drink and despair? YES!!! And so in The Cold Open Mini Pod #1, Matt, Kynde, and Robert each give their top 5 lists of their favorite movie crowd scenes. Matt and Robert both break the rules and include things other than movies. Especially Matt. Because of course they do. Kynde’s awesome top 5 is only movies, because she’s better than us in every way. But you already knew that.

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The Cold Open #40–The Pop Culture Potpourri Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:43:55 +0000

In The Cold Open #40, The Pop Culture Potpourri Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel begin with a discussion of the emergence of coronavirus. As this was recorded a week before it was posted, the opening is a time capsule illustrating just how radically life has changed in such a short period of time. Strange days indeed. We then move towards more evergreen content and discuss a series of things that have been on minds for the past few months, including Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Taika Waititi’s JoJo Rabbit, and Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. We finish by talking at length about two recent HBO series, Watchmen and The Outsider. Our intro to this episode is Tom Waits’ “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” and our outro is David Bowie’s “Helden,” both of which are from the JoJo Rabbit soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #39-The Great Pumpkin/Scary Movies Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:30:09 +0000

In The Cold Open #39, The Great Pumpkin/Scary Movies Edition, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Kathryn Frank begin with their responses to Todd Phillips’ Joker, which Kynde loves and Robert most definitely does not. They then delve into a discussion about the scariest movies they’ve seen in a movie theatre, which includes Attack the Block, The Omen, The Love Witch, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Pan’s Labyrinth, Let the Right One In, The Blair Witch Project, Lady Vengeance, Us, Hereditary and a ton of others. Our intro this edition is Jerry Goldsmith’s “Ave Satini” from the Omen Soundtrack and our outro is Luniz’s “I Got 5 On It (Tethered Mix featuring Michael Marshall)” from the Us Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #38–The So Bad It’s Comfortingly Good Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:47:52 +0000

In The Cold Open #38, The So Bad It’s Comfortingly Good Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel begin with an in depth discussion of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. They then each detail their top five lists of media objects so bad they’re comfortingly good, which includes things such as the remake of The Wicker Man, Tiptoes, the films of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal, several reality TV shows, CSI Miami, and the theme songs to WKRP in Cincinnati and The Bionic Woman, which also serve as our intro and outro this week.

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The Cold Open #37 Part 2–The Franchise Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:15:30 +0000

In The Cold Open #37 Part 2, The Franchise Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss their top five best film franchises lists, which include some of the usual suspects–the Fast and the Furious, Mad Max, Night of the Living Dead, Rocky/Creed, and Toy Story films–as well as some pleasingly unexpected choices like the Luchador films and the Police Story movies featuring Jackie Chan. Our intro this week is “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” by Randy Newman, and our outro is “El Santo” by King Chango.

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The Cold Open #37 Part 1–The Franchise Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 19:57:30 +0000

In The Cold Open #37 Part 1, The Franchise Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss their top five least favorite film franchises, which includes the Scary Movie, Transformers, Death Wish, Carry On, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hobbit, Saw, Pirates of the Caribbean, Matrix, Madea, and James Bond franchises, as well as a couple of controversial surprise choices. Our intro this week is the James Bond Theme Song as performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and our outro is the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song as performed by Geek Music.

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The Cold Open #36–The Nuclear Meltdown Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 30 May 2019 14:51:17 +0000

In The Cold Open #36, The Nuclear Meltdown Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss Booksmart, John Wick 3, Rocketman, and Chernobyl. Both our intro and outro this edition are songs featured in Booksmart, Leikeli47’s “Attitude” from the album Wash & Set and Sampa the Great’s “FEMALE” from the album The Great Mix Tape.

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The Cold Open #35–The Endgame Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 30 May 2019 14:50:55 +0000

In The Cold Open #35, The Endgame Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel begin with an unexpected digression on The Big Bang Theory finally ending before moving on to discuss the cultural phenomena trifecta of Us, Avengers: Endgame, and the final season of Game of Thrones. We then finish with each of us recommending a TV show the other two haven’t watched: Catastrophe, Happy!, and PEN15. Our intro this edition is Michael Abels’ “Anthem” from the Us Soundtrack and our outro is Alan Silvestri’s “One Shot” from the Avengers: Endgame Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #34–The Generational Films Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:58:49 +0000

In The Cold Open #34, The Generational Films Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss generational defining films. This was inspired by a recent assignment in an Intro to Film Class in which half the students wrote on either The Perks of Being a Wallflower or Love, Simon. While these are beloved films for teens and early twenty somethings, they don’t necessarily appeal to older audiences in the same way, but they aren’t supposed to. So it got us thinking: what are some films that we think defined our generations (X for Matt and Robert, cusp Millennial for Kynde)? The only rule was no John Hughes’ films, because duh. We discuss the following eight films at length: Best in Show, Slacker, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Valley Girl, Vision Quest, Blue Velvet, Brain Candy, and Pump Up The Volume. Our intro this edition is Journey’s “Only the Young” from the Vision Quest soundtrack and our outro is Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo’s “Girls Like Me,” from the Valley Girl soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #33–The Pop Culture Deal Breakers/Fiery Passion Edition.

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 28 May 2018 16:18:17 +0000

In The Cold Open #33, The Pop Culture Deal Breakers/Fiery Passion Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss a litany of their pop culture deal breakers, including the way art and artists are depicted in film & TV, critical disdain for what’s popular, online celebrities, Mark Wahlberg, CNN, Trump surrogates (especially Jason Miller & Jack Kingston), NPR both siderism, Mel Gibson’s torture porn, movies that disregard the time space continuum, Matthew McConaughey, the sad lack of contemporary rom coms, the Netflix algorithm, babies and weddings on TV shows, and Angelina Jolie. Our intro this edition is Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch’s “Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway)” from their epic 1991 album Music For the People and our outro is “Wildside,” from the same opus.

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The Cold Open #32–The Spring Can Not Get Here Fast Enough Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:48:57 +0000

In The Cold Open #32, The Spring Can Not Get Here Fast Enough Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss movies released over the past few months, including, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mother!, The Shape of Water, The Post, Phantom Thread, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Suburbicon, It, and Blade Runner 2049. Also, throughout this episode Matt pays homage to Mark E. Smith, the lead singer of The Fall, his favorite band for 30 + years. Our intro this edition is Jonny Greenwood’s “House of Woodcock” from the Phantom Thread Soundtrack and our outro is Alexandre Desplat’s “You’ll Never Know (feat. Renée Fleming)” from The Shape of Water Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #31–The Lunar Eclipse /Welcome to Fall Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:43:32 +0000

In The Cold Open #31, The Lunar Eclipse/Welcome to Fall Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss their recent media consumption, which includes Game of Thrones, The Beguiled, Logan Lucky, Baby Driver, Detroit, Dunkirk, Atomic Blonde, and a whole lot more. Our intro this edition is Carla Thomas’ “B-A-B-Y” from the Baby Driver Soundtrack and our outro is Nena’s “99 Luftballons” from the Atomic Blonde Soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #30–The Wonder Woman/Summer Day Drinking Vol. 2 Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:12:52 +0000

In The Cold Open #30, The Wonder Woman/Summer Day Drinking Vol. 2 Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel start off by pouring some out for the recently departed Adam West. They then discuss what they’re currently consuming (The Keepers, Fargo, Twin Peaks, Better Call Saul, The Leftovers, Silicon Valley, Catastrophe, The Handmaid’s Tale, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Romanzo Criminale, Sound Opinions Podcast), before delving into their main topic, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman. Our intro this edition is Han Zimmer’s “Is She With You (Wonder Woman Theme)” from the Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice soundtrack and our outro is the 70s TV show theme song, “Wonder Woman,” from The Greatest TV Heroes of All Time.

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The Cold Open #29–The Moonlight in Manchester Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:01:15 +0000

In The Cold Open #29, The Moonlight in Manchester Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels discuss four high profile recent films, Rogue One, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, and La La Land. Our intro this edition is The Goodie Mob’s “Cell Therapy” from the Moonlight soundtrack and our outro is Ryan Gosling’s “City of Stars” from the La La Land soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #28–The Hell or High Water Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:19:36 +0000

In The Cold Open #28, The Hell or High Water Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin with a deep dive into the state of contemporary movie Westerns, using Hell or High Water and The Magnificent Seven as our jumping off point. We then briefly discuss the rapidly evolving business model of the television industry in the age of viewing on demand. Our intro this edition is Townes Van Zandt’s “Dollar Bill Blues” and our outro is Nick Cave & Warren Ellis’ “Texas Midlands,” both of which are on the outstanding Hell or High Water soundtrack.

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The Cold Open # 27–The Welcome to Summer Day Drinking Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:09:17 +0000

In The Cold Open #27, The Welcome to Summer Day Drinking Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin with a discussion of the pilot of AMC’s Preacher. We then take a look at the latest installment in the never-ending Marvel Comic Universe, Captain America: Civil War. And finally, we take a deep dive into Shane Black’s Los Angeles, specifically as seen in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys. Our intro this edition is “California Dreamin'” by The Mommas & The Poppas and our outro is “L.A.” by The Fall.

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The Cold Open #26–The Force Awakens Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:21:36 +0000

In The Cold Open #26, The Force Awakens Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin with a brief discussion of Sisters, Krampus, and the magical powers of Whiskey Punch before getting to their SPOILER FILLED take on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They dissect the film through varying lenses, including casting, writing, cinematography, editing, and audience reception. Of the many digressions along the way, the most notable is an unexpected detour into Face/Off and the careers of Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, and John Woo. We also grapple with the big question: it’s fun and entertaining, but is The Force Awakens good in the same sense we consider films like Citizen Kane or Vertigo to be good? Finally, we consider the long term industrial and cultural implications of the film, which is framed by our reading of Adam Rogers’ excellent Wired essay, “You Won’t Live to See the Final Star Wars Movie: Star Wars and the Quest for the Forever Franchise.” Our intro this edition is “20th Century Fox Fanfare” by the London Symphony Orchestra and our outro is “Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner,” by John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra.

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The Cold Open #25–The Thanksgiving Break Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:33:01 +0000

In The Cold Open #25, the Thanksgiving Break Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin by discussing their favorite Thanksgiving related bits of media–A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for Robert and the original Twilight Zone TV series for Matt. We then discuss, with many digressions along the way, Sicario, The Martian, Spectre, and Netflix’s Jessica Jones. Finally, we end the show by touching on our shared Star Wars fatigue. Our intro and outro this week is the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “Thanksgiving Theme” from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

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The Cold Open #24–The Decline of Western Civilization Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:01:10 +0000

In the Cold Open #24, The Decline of Western Civilization/Back to School Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin by recounting their differing responses to a recent Wilco concert. They then delve into Straight Outta Compton and Shaun the Sheep. Lastly, they discuss Penelope Spheeris’ astounding Decline of Western Civilization documentary trilogy, which has been remastered and released as a gorgeous box set by Shout Factory. Our outro this week is Fear’s “I Don’t Care About You.”

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The Cold Open #23–The Maximum Security Media Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:00:30 +0000

In the Cold Open #23, the Maximum Security Media Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels reveal the five essential pieces of media they’d each choose to have for the rest of their lives were they forced to make that choice. In addition to innumerable digressions about a little bit of everything, this includes discussions on the output of The Fall and The Avett Brothers, Max Ophüls’ The Earrings of Madame de…, the films of Jimmy Stewart, The Simpsons, The Oakland Athletics via MLB.tv, Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, the collected works of Jane Austen, the films of Robert Altman, and the collected works of Ed Brubaker. Our outro this episode is The Avett Brothers’ “Open Ended Life.”

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The Cold Open #22–The Doc Days of Summer Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:03:19 +0000

In the Cold Open #22, the Doc Days of Summer Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin with a discussion of their recent early summer movie going experiences, including both Pitch Perfects, Mad Max: Fury Road (as well as its antecedents), Tomorrowland, Hot Pursuit, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ex Machina, and It Follows. From there we move on to a close look at three documentaries recently released on HBO: Alex Gibney’s Going Clear, Brett Morgen’s Montage of Heck, and Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper. Our outro this episode is Nirvana’s cover of the Vaseline’s Jesus Don’t Want Me For a Sunbeam.

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The Cold Open #21–The Fast and Furious Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 15:00:47 +0000

In the Cold Open Podcast #21, The Fast and Furious Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels discuss their diametrically opposing points of view about Furious 7, the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. This leads to our talking about the prevalence of comic books as source material for movies and TV shows and whether or not we may be reaching a saturation point. We then wrap things up with our thoughts on what’s it like being media obsessed while living life as a cord cutter. Our outro this week is Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #20–The March Madness Spring Break Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:59:16 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #20, The March Madness Spring Break Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels revisit Television Delivers People, Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman’s landmark 1973 video art piece. We look at it as a work of art in an of itself and also consider it in light of its considerable prescience as it applies to the rapidly changing landscape of contemporary television. Our outro this week is The Kinks’ “Celluloid Heroes.”

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The Cold Open #19-The Winter is Coming Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:50:28 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #19, The Winter is Coming Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels start with an old man digression about weather that unexpectedly leads to our naming our favorite gambling movies, Robert Altman’s California Split and John Dahl’s Rounders. We then go into a spoiler heavy break down of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar as a singular film and in the context of both his career and science fiction films in general. This is followed by our takes on Josh Radnor’s Liberal Arts, which, as professors at a small residential liberal arts college, is more than a little bit in our wheel house. We touch briefly on Dear White People and other college set films before concluding with Robert’s obsession with the video game Shadow of Mordor and Matt pledging to play The Last of Us from start to finish, which we’ll discuss in a future pod. In homage to Mike Nichols, our outro this episode is Simon & Garfunkle’s “Sound of Silence,” a director both Matt and Robert adore.

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The Cold Open #18–The Welcome to Fall Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:00:16 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #18, The Welcome to Fall Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels start off by discussing the lasting influence of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, which was released 20 years ago this month. We then go into a spoiler heavy break down of David Fincher’s Gone Girl as a film and in the context of his career. Our outro this episode is Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ “Technically, Missing” from their mesmerizing Gone Girl soundtrack.

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The Cold Open #17–The End of Summer Odds & Ends Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:49:00 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #17, The End of Summer Odds & Ends Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels talk about a little bit of everything. First, we discuss how having children has ruined our love of summer and that somehow leads to a breakdown of The Rock and Robert’s undying adoration of bad movies (Roadhouse, Point Break, etc.). Along the way we note how we deal with theater disruptions, a digression that’s highlighted by Matt telling the tale of his epic clash with a cell phone user during a screening of Children of Men. We also run down some summer movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Storm, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lucy, Under the Skin, Chef, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. We then discuss PS3/4 games including L.A. Noire, Grand Theft Auto, inFAMOUS Second Son, the BioShock and Uncharted series, and The Last of Us. Finally, spurred on by our consideration of depictions of post apocalyptic landscapes in video games, we touch on summer TV, specifically HBO’s The Leftovers, Cinemax’s The Knick, and Showtime’s Masters of Sex. Our outro this week is The Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb,” which also underscores the most memorable shot in Guardians of the Galaxy.

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The Cold Open #16–The TV of Our Lives Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:50:42 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #16, The TV of Our Lives Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels, two latchkey kids raised on TV, begin by discussing World Cup Soccer before moving on to the TV they’ve watched in their lives in five year intervals beginning at age five (1972 for Robert, 1974 for Matt). This sprawling discussion details the dramatic changes in the way TV is consumed that have occurred since the early 1970s–from 3 channels, appointment viewing, and no cable to consolidation and convergence to our time shifted heavily streamed, digital present–and also covers a huge number of shows from every era and genre of TV over the last 40+ years. Our outro this week is “Interjections,” Essra Mohawk’s Schoolhouse Rock classic.

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The Cold Open #15–The Welcome to Summer Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:01:28 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #15, The Welcome to Summer Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin by discussing Parquet Courts’ recent show at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland before segueing into a look at summer movie season so far. We then wrestle with the implications of “Cahiers du Buffy,” Emily Nussbaum’s response to Matt Zoller Seitz’s “Please, Critics, Write About the Filmmaking,” which features assessments of Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Fargo, and a while host of other things film & TV related. Then, inspired by Calvin Tomkins “Experimental People” and Matt’s love of video art, we take a look at the wild and wonderful work of Ryan Trecartin. Our outro this week is Parquet Courts’ “Instant Disassembly”.

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The Cold Open #14–The Once There Was Only Dark Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 08:02:19 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #14, The Once There Was Only Dark Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels begin by discussing Britney Spears’ Las Vegas show, Piece of Me and Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave before moving on to Season Two of Netflix’s House Of Cards and the first edition of True Detective, HBO’s new anthology series. Our outro this week is Britney Spears’ “Work B**ch,” the opening number of her aforementioned Las Vegas extravaganza.

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The Cold Open #13–The Music of Our Lives Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:03:09 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #13, The Music of Our Lives Edition, two California kids, Matt Reynolds (SoCal) and Robert Sickels (NoCal) discuss the music they’ve listened to in their lives in five year intervals beginning at age five (1972 for Robert, 1974 for Matt). This wide-ranging and freewheeling discussion touches on the dramatic changes in the way music is consumed that have occurred over the course of their lives (from 8 tracks and AM radio to LPs and cassettes to CDs to the digital present) and features mention of a huge number of artists, songs, and albums, including Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Vicki Lawrence’s “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” the Star Wars soundtrack, Linda Rondstadt’s “When Will I Be Loved,” San Francisco punk, Grateful Dead bootlegs, Echo and The Bunnymen’s “Thorn of Crowns,” a ton of Beastie Boys and Wilco shout outs, The Pogues, Lyle Lovett, Television’s “Marquee Moon,” The Fall, Uncle Tupelo, remaindered CCR tapes destroyed by Matt at his warehouse job at Fantasy Records, Bill Evans’ “Jade Visions,” The Old 97s, Pavement, The Pixies, The Drive by Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera, Flogging Molly’s Drunken Lullabies, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, The National’s The Boxer, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, kids’ music, Kanye’s Yeezus, Peach Kelli Pop, and Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt. Among the highlights are Robert’s reminiscence of being broken up with via a mix tape and Matt’s of his once using an inheritance to start his own record company, Hanging Johnny, to distribute the music of a friend’s band! Our outro this week is the aforementioned “Thorn of Crowns.”

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The Cold Open #12–The Los Angeles Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:00:37 +0000

In The Cold Open Podcast #12, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels commence with a discussion of the implications of Andy Greenwald’s essay, “The Year TV Got Small.” We then move on to Mob City, TNT’s “epic television event,” which is loosely based on John Buntin’s fantastic book, L.A. Noir. This ultimately leads to a far ranging discussion of Los Angeles as represented in movies, literature, music, and architecture. Lastly, we conclude with something old and something new, in which Robert gushes over Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key and Matt discovers the utilitarian beauty of Chromecast. Our outro this week is the Minutemen’s “History Lesson Part 2,” from Double Nickels on the Dime, their landmark 1984 double LP.

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The Cold Open #6–The Carl Deal on Docs Edition

drsickelrc@gmail.com (Whitman College Film & Media Studies) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:44:19 +0000

The Cold Open #6 features a conversation with producer and director Carl Deal, who has worked on films including Fahrenheit 9/11, Capitalism: A Love Story, Trouble the Water, and his latest doc, Citizen Koch (co-produced and directed with his partner, Tia Lessin), which recently had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. After discussing Carl’s work and the state of documentary filmmaking in general, we end with a brief discussion of Girls and Carl’s recommendation of Five Broken Cameras.

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