Join us as Aaron closes the books on season 4 of the podcast by discussing the ten films he loved most from last year! For more end-of-year goodness, check out the links below:  https://www.viddy-well.com/top-10/films-of-2022 https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/film-scores-of-2022 https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/unsung-films-2022 https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/most-disappointing-films-2022

Aaron and Rob close out this year’s Four Seasons series with Ang Lee’s 1997 icy existential period family drama, The Ice Storm. If you're feeling cold, it's not just the weather; this frigid flick has the genuine capacity to chill you to the bone. It doesn't get much more wintery than this. 

Join author and IUPUI Professor Edward E. Curtis IV, alongside Sally Howell, as they discuss Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History, which we caught at the Kan-Kan Cinema and Braserie. The film explores the Arabic roots within Indianapolis and reveals a new chapter in the diverse history of central Indiana. It explores the first Arabic-speaking neighborhood in Indianapolis, the service of Arab Americans in World War II, and the community's impact across the city. For more, check out the links below:  https://www.pbs.org/show/arab-indianapolis-hidden-history/ https://arabindianapolis.com/the-documentary/

While visiting family and friends in Indiana, Aaron had the pleasure of speaking with Kan-Kan Cinema's owner Ed Battista and Director of Operations Abby Specht about their theater, its unique name, and its journey to becoming such a vital pillar of its community, amongst other things. Pop some popcorn and pull up a seat because we're gonna geek about cinema and the criminally underrated area that is Indianapolis, Indiana! Follow Kan-Kan Cinema for more! -Website: https://kankanindy.com/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kankancinema/?hl=en -Twitter: https://twitter.com/KanKanCinema?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor -Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/kankancinema/

Experimental artist, composer, and sound designer VAAAL joins Aaron to discuss the sonic sorcery and all around badassery of his score for Travis Stevens' A Wounded Fawn, which ranks amongst the year's very best. You can stream VAAAL's soundtrack anywhere you listen to music, and you can also check out the film right now via Shudder!  A Wounded Fawn review: https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/a-wounded-fawn-ff22 Fantastic Fest Q&A: A Wounded Fawn: https://www.viddy-well.com/podcast/episode-39-ff22-a-wound-fawn-travis-stevens You'll also want to do yourself a favor and follow VAAAL via social media to bask in all the fascinating sounds he creates up on a daily basis:  -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaaalsongs/?hl=en -Twitter: https://twitter.com/VAAALSONGS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor -Bandcamp: https://vaaalsongs.bandcamp.com/album/2020

On this year's installment of Happy Home Invasion For The Holidays, Aaron is joined with his brother, Blake, to talk about Bob Clark's 1974 proto-slasher, Black Christmas. Recorded in their parents' new house with a creaky attic and plagued by creepy crank calls, what could possibly go wrong?!  For more:  -Five Fun Facts About Black Christmas: https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/fun-facts-black-christmas-1974 -Top Five Christmas Horror films: https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/christmas-horror-films  -Black Christmas drinking game: https://www.viddy-well.com/drinking-games/black-christmas-1974 

Aaron and Rob are back for the Autumn installment of the Four Series Of Film podcast series! This time they're talking about a film that is absolutely Fall AF: Todd Haynes' 2002 film, Far From Heaven. Join them as they peel back the sanguine veneer of this beautifully rendered 50s melodrama and discuss its many layers and themes. 

Ho ho ho, and merry Christmas, Viddy Well listeners! We invite you to slip into that holiday spirit with this conversation with Janeen & Michael Damian, the husband and wife filmmaking team behind Falling For Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan. It's a Christmastime meets Overboard mashup full of evergreen sap and Christmas camp that is sure to have you decking the Hallmark halls this holdiay season. Aaron had a jolly ole time speaking with them about the film, which you can check out on Netflix right now! 

Join Aaron as he counts down his ten favorite films from this year's Fantastic Fest. Which amazing film will earn the right to call itself "Best in Fest"?! You'll have to listen to find out!  For more FF22 coverage, check out the links below: Fantastic Fest articles Fantastic Fest reviews

Mickey Reece and Ben Hall join Aaron for a chat about Reece's latest film, Country Gold. The pair star as Troyal Brux (a riff on Garth Brooks) and George Jones, and they spend a night out on the town in Nashville before Jones is to be cryogenically frozen, waxing philosophical, ruminating on regret, and contemplating artistry and legacy. The film plays with the iconography of its country stars in the same ways in which Reece did with Elvis in his 2017 film Mickey Reece's Alien. Like all Reece films, Country Gold is a surprising ride loaded with comedy and complexly drawn characters. This is one wild night out you'll want to ride shotgun on!     For more from Mickey Reece, check out the links below:  https://www.viddy-well.com/articles/tag/Mickey+Reece https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/tag/Mickey+Reece For more FF22 coverage, check out the links below: https://www.viddy-well.com/articles/tag/Fantastic+Fest+2022 https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/tag/Fantastic+Fest+2022