We drafted movie characters we would throw our lives away for. It was (as always) chaotic. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Jake and I had a lot of thoughts and takes when it comes to The Neon Demon, so we decided to recap it for his wife, Erica, who hates horror-ish movies and gore but loves to know the twisty plots. So now, here we are. Here’s almost an hour of Jake and I describing the plot of a movie to someone who has no desire to ever see it. It’s quite the podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Taylor, Antara and I drafted movies that are coming out over the rest of 2023. All 15 movies should be somewhere between good to great to Killers of the Flower Moon. We may not get Dune, but we’ll be alright. At least, that’s what I keep on telling myself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

I asked Ben and Jake to join me to rank our personal top fives from the esteemed director. Well, we also asked Matt, but he had flooding problems, so he provided us with our list and dealt with that (probably) more important thing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Summer technically starts on June 21st, but I’m sweating and my allergies are killing me, so it’s summer now. Those are the rules.With that said, a few of us—yours truly, joined by fellow unhinged movie watchers Taylor Eisenhauer and Antara Sinha—met up to draft 2023 Summer Movies. There are coughs galore and many a complaint, so you should know that going in. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Hey. What’s up? We’ve got a new pod this week, and it sounds great.Jake and I talk through the unbelievable John Wick franchise for a bit and then make top-five lists (of course) for the best-looking movies of the 21st century. We use some $5 terms like “cinematography” and “crane shot,” but it really comes down to us thinking something to the extent of hell yeah, that looks cool. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Here's a movie auction pod that's partially a movie auction pod. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Hi there.We’ve got a short Aerial Shot newsletter this week (at least when it comes to writing) as there’s a 90-minute-ish podcast you can listen to. It’s just a bunch of guys talkin’ movies. The first podcast to accomplish such a task. It’s a bit of a mess, but what else would you expect?If you don’t want to listen or you’ve already listened (thank you) and want to check out some of the films, here are our Top Fives.Also, since I’m insane, I went through and ranked every new release I saw from 2022 and wrote about each one.Matt Dlugie5. The Batman4. All Quiet on the Western Front3. The Menu2. Top Gun: Maverick1. The Banshees of InisherinJake Richards5. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On4. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery3. The Northman 2. Nope 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once Ben Wittenstein5. The Banshees of Inisherin4. Top Gun: Maverick3. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2. The Menu1. Everything Everywhere All at OnceJesse Pasternack5. The Banshees of Inisherin4. Everything Everywhere All at Once3. Top Gun: Maverick2. RRR1. The FabelmansGreg Gottfried5. Babylon4. Nope3. Everything Everywhere All at Once2. TÁR1. The Worst Person in the WorldOh, also, Erica sent over her Top Five since she’s on her Bachelorette Party, so that’s here as well.5. Hocus Pocus 24. My Policeman3. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2. Everything Everywhere All at Once1. Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnThanks for reading Aerial Shot! It was a pretty good year. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

Don’t Worry Darling is missing a comma.It’s missing a lot of things, but I can’t get over the comma that should be in the title. This is ostensibly a BIG movie. It features an international pop sensation, one of the best young actors in the world (Florence Pugh, of course), a stacked cast and a director coming off of a popular debut.And yet … they can’t even get the title right. It’s a microcosm of the entire movie, which Erica Steward and I discuss in-depth for the Aerial Shot podcast. We break down what went wrong, the convoluted plot and one of the funnier cinematic twists in recent memory.This is a must-watch movie, but not always in the ways one would expect. You have to see it and then check out this spoiler-filled podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com

It’s here.Aerial Shot has expanded into audio form. This will be a very infrequent addition to this newsletter, but it will be an addition all the same.The purpose this time? To discuss A24 movies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aerialshot.substack.com