/Filmcast Ep. 247 - Captain Phillips (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg)

By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 13, 2013 4:02 pm EST

Dave and Devindra are joined by Dan Trachtenberg to discuss what makes a genre film great, and also take another look at Gravity's deceptively simple yet emotionally complex script. Also, Dan makes a shocking revelation about how many times he's watched Kickboxer.

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SHOWNOTES

Miscellaneous discussion (01:50)

Responding to Gravity's script

What elevates a genre film?

Was John Woo ripping himself off in Face/Off?

The beauty of Hard Boiled

How many times Dan has seen Kickboxer

Featured Review (45:00)

Captain Phillips

(1:07:00) SPOILERS

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