NOTE: We apologize for the audio quality, we ran into technical difficulties connecting the three of us. On this episode, our filmmaking friend Gus Pewe joins us to create a MAGICAL REALISM meets REVENGE film! And things get weird! It's awesome because Carson is out of his element with Magical Realism, so Gus and Connor take the helm! And if you want to check out some new movies, these were the ones mentioned in the episode: Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-Law (1977) Trailer HERE. Ratcatcher (1999) Trailer HERE. Gus' Work can be found HERE.

Yawn. There's no famous director in the title or some iconic studio brand. Who cares. Not interesting. WRONG! Critics are calling A MAZE OF NEW YORK "a revelation" (The New Yorker) and "one of the most brilliant pieces of cinema I've ever seen" (Siskel and Ebert). So run, don't walk, to your nearest cinema to see A MAZE OF NEW YORK! This is Ancient Myth meets Cop Procedural. And the scariest turn of events? Connor and I instantly agreed on this one. Check it out.

'Tis the Season! Welcome to the Story Brigade's holiday special, where, along with our good friend Momo Burke, we're digging into a genre none of us know that much about... HALLMARK MOVIES! This has been a very trying year for all of us, but during this time of thanks and remembrance we wanted to express our appreciation for all of the support you have all shown to this podcast. We love doing it and we hope you enjoy listening. We wish everyone a great holiday season and a Happy New Year. So buckle up, get out some eggnog and enjoy this Hallmark movie meets historical film, the Fa-La-La-Lal of Troy. Hallmark Posters we mention HERE.

Indiana Jones.  Pixar. A match made in heaven. But not really. This was one of the most tricky stories we've had here on the Story Brigade, but ended up being one of the best! I mean seriously. The symbolism alone is so exciting!!! Indiana Jones Poster Mentioned HERE

We're hitting the ground running with Season 2! On this episode we're joined by Phil McCabe (who did wonders pretending to have seen a bunch of Wed Anderson movies back in episode 11). This time it's Charlie Chaplin meets Holiday films! What holiday do we pick? How sad can we make a story about the Tramp? Check out this episode to find out! Charlie Chaplin Movie Posters CLICK HERE City Lights Beautiful Ending CLICK HERE Chaplin's Famous Nonsense Song CLICK HERE

What's that sound? Is that the STORY BRIGADE returning for a new season?! Heck yeah!  Buckle up boys and girls because Connor and I are all geared up for another 24 exciting episodes of the Story Brigade and we can't wait to share them with you! This episode is 1930s Universal Monsters meets Spy film. And it gets EPIC! Seriously, what a great way to start the season! Prepare for The Woman Who Would Not Die!!!

The first season of the STORY BRIGADE has come to a close! Connor and I had such a great time making it and we all hope you had fun listening! To all our wonderful guest brigaders, thank you! To everyone who shared the podcast with their friends, thank you! To the gods of cinema, thank you! So to wrap up the season, Connor and I sit down, chat about our favorite episodes and discuss what's coming next for the STORY BRIGADE! Till then!

This is it! THE SEASON FINALE of the first season of Story Brigade! But don't worry we've got an exciting live episode coming up soon and the start of season two! Connor and I decided to do something a little different to wrap out this season - so we each came up with a genre/director/topic and brought it to the recording without the other person know anything about our pick and... well... it got weird. And great. This is Barbie movie meets Alfonso Cuaron! What a super fun episode to wrap out on and thank you to everyone who listened throughout this whole season!!! Here are some links to check out for more information: ALL BARBIE POSTERS CHILDREN OF MEN 45 SEC SHOTS BARBIE DIARIES TRAILER PRINCESS AND PAUPER TRAILER SPY SQUAD TRAILER SECRET DOOR TRAILER PRINCESS ADVENTURE TRAILER STAR LIGHT ADVENTURE TRAILER

I'll bet ever since Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood came out you've been wondering what Quentin Tarantino's next (and possibly last) film will be! Well the wait is over as the Story Brigade answers that question for Quentin. We present Art Nation (there's a real special meaning behind that name - wait till you hear). This is Quentin Tarantino meets Rediscovering Childhood! On this episode we have a great special guest, Gavin Berger! He's a jack of all trades and a wonderful person to have on the show - although he admits right out that he has not seen a ton of movies... including Tarantino. What could go wrong? You can check out Gavin's podcast This Strange World on APPLE PODCASTS and SPOTIFY and LINKTREE. If you want more Gavin, here's his quarantine TV SHOW! You can also check out THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT and the ANAGRAM TOOL as mentioned in the episode.

Who's making up these genres! This makes no sense! 80s Action Hero meets Richard Curtis Romantic Comedy (Love, Actually & Four Weddings and a Funeral). Where to begin? Well, with our wonderful special guest Dima Dubodel! He's calling in all the way from Russia and even though he's never seen a Richard Curtis film he really pulls out all the stops on this one! Something we mentioned in the episode: Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot