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Film Trace

@filmtrace.bsky.social
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A podcast tracing films, genres, themes, and more from conception to production all the way to release, reception, and legacy. Hosts: Dan in Chicago & Chris in Minneapolis. film-trace.captivate.fm/episodes

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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Deitch: “was meant to be a universal love story. This was my agenda. And, as we used to say, the personal is the political.” letterboxd.com/journal/dese...
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A Love of My Own: Donna Deitch’s sapphic classic Desert Hearts at 40 • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
To mark 40 years of Donna Deitch’s trailblazing lesbian romance Desert Hearts, Marya E. Gates looks back on the legacy of this love.
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
go watch Seconds (1966) now! I have no idea how this flew under my radar. The cinematography is blissfully manic. It is free in 1080p remastered on Internet Archive
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Anyone else stoked for Body Heat Criterion in May? "New 4K digital restoration, supervised by editor Carol Littleton and approved by director Lawrence Kasdan" 👀
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Hey all! Film Trace is going on an extended hiatus. Chris and I started Film Trace in the ashes of The Wild Line podcast as Covid closed down theaters. We have done over 100 episodes so far! It is goodbye for now, but probably not forever. We appreciate you all listening and supporting the show!
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Season Finale! - The Rise of A24 - Spring Breakers (2013) and Kids (1995) film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...
Cover for Film Trace podcast, the rise of a24 featuring Spring Breakers from 2013 and the film Kids from 1994
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014) and The Tenant (1976) Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show, Ryan film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014)	and The Tenant (1976)

Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show Ryan
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
More eps coming soon, but first a plug: co-host Chris has been prepping a film score for the 1930 Ukrainian silent classic “Earth” for @trylon.org with his band @prgrphs.bsky.social — anyone in the MPLS area out there, come out tonight or tomorrow to see it performed live alongside the film!
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Numbers are fun. 427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school. $10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school. Or about $25.5k per student. State schools are 9k per student. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps
The number of enrolments had been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their numbers while still setting up.
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Green Room (2016) and Straw Dogs (1971) Special Guest: David, comedian and musician from Chicago, check out his band Humdrum film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/gree...
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Spoilerpiece Theatre @spoilerpiece.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • THE RUNNING MAN • NOUVELLE VAGUE Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - It Comes at Night (2017) and The Crazies (1973) Special Guests: the great horror writer and horror film aficionado, Bridget D. Brave film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - First Reformed (2018) and Ordet (1955) Special Guests: Jen and Sarah from two great podcast -- Movies & Us and TV & Us @moviesanduspod.bsky.social film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...
Cover to Film Trace podcast episode for First Reformed and Ordet
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I am starting up my State of Horror essay series. Here is my piece on the ongoing cold streak of the once great Blumhouse Productions. Maybe Black Phone 2 can turn around this ship? (DW) film-trace.beehiiv.com/p/the-end-of...
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The End of the Blum Supremacy
State of Horror Films 2025 - Essay Series #1
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Under the Silver Lake (2019) and L'Avventura (1960) Special Guest - James Adamson, the host of the great Double Reel Podcast, a monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/unde...
Cover of new episode of the film trace podcast featuring under the silver lake
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
After Yang (2022) and non-dystopian AI
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949) Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
Cover for new episode of Film Trace podcast on After Yang from 2022 and Late Spring from 1949
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The Proto Elevated Horror of Possession (1981)
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Why makes Elevated Horror different?
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Emo plus Gore makes Dan a Scaredy Pants
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Is Grief played out in Horror Films?
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Is Talk to Me just elevated horror paint by numbers?
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Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
No, Darren Aronofsky didn't put Jane’s Addiction’s “Been Caught Stealing” on the soundtrack of CAUGHT STEALING and replace the song’s dog barking with cat meows. But he did make a pretty fun, fast-paced crime movie. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/caug... #FilmSky #MovieSky
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Caught Stealing (2025) | Movie Review | Deep Focus Review
Read an in-depth review and critical analysis of Caught Stealing by film critic Brian Eggert on Deep Focus Review.
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Talk to Me (2023) and Possession (1981) Special Guest: Writer and Horror Film Aficionado, Andrea Gomez film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/talk...
Film Trace cover - Talk to Me 2023 and Possession 1981
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
lol could I *BE* anymore “dad who takes his kids to the movies during the day and watches Criterions at night” ??
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Hear Dan go full Joe-Pesci-with-a-toupée on Oliver Stone’s ‘JFK’ (1991) in our season premiere, available to stream everywhere you get your pods. New episode dropping soon!
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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 19/08/2025
🎙️New Podcast | A Fall Movie Preview with @reelrecon.bsky.social. We preview some of the movies showing up at TIFF and Venice. #filmsky itsthepictures.libsyn.com/201-fall-mov...
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It's the Pictures: 201: Fall Movie Preview 2025
Max and Evan discuss the Fall Movie season, mentioning some of their most anticipated films for the rest of 2025. A lot of emphasis is on films playing at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF...
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Chris recounts how watching ‘The Holiday’ (2006) for a first time compares to a rewatch, and perhaps, what Eva Victor saw in the Nancy Meyers rom-com to cite it as an inspiration for their buzzy A24 film ‘Sorry, Baby.’
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
lol when your last 4 watched make you worried for your well-being
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Spoilerpiece Theatre @spoilerpiece.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • NIGHT ALWAYS COMES • WENT UP THE HILL Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-579-...
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Dan talks his disappointment with Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ on our season premiere — available everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 13/08/2025
📝New Newsletter | With #TIFF50 right around the corner, I highlight some of the films I'm most anticipating at the fest. itsthepictures.substack.com/p/10-anticip...
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10 Anticipated Films to Watch at TIFF 2025
A new Knives Out entry leads the fray, but plenty of gems are yet to be discovered
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Chris talks Eva Victor on social media during COVID vs. Eva Victor in ‘Sorry, Baby’ — new ep streaming now! open.spotify.com/episode/1dVa...
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Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
On the latest episode of The CineFiles, Jamie Rogers and I talk about a few new releases: THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, THE NAKED GUN, and TOGETHER. Watch: www.deepfocusreview.com/the-cinefile... #FilmSky #MovieSky
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We're Back! A New Season of Film Trace -- The History of A24 We discuss two new A24 releases in our premiere episode: Sorry, Baby and Eddington. We also look at The Holiday (2006) and JFK (1991), guess which pairs with what. film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/sorr...
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Chronicles of Riddick prequel gonna go hard as heck
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Spreading the gospel for the dogwalkers
In colorful sidewalk chalk at the end of a driveway: Public Service Announcement! 3 films by master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock — Rear Window, Psycho, & Vertigo (+ some of his not-so-great ones) — are leaving Netflix on Aug. 1
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Okay, time for the reveal: this upcoming season, we’re looking at A24 films and their cinematic influences. And we’re kicking it off in a few weeks with a discussion on the upcoming critics’ darling ‘Sorry, Baby,’ which recently got 4-starred with a review that makes us go 👀 on RogerEbert.com
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
We are cooking up a new season. Here are some clues as to what the theme will be…
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Four reasons to go see the very good Warner Bros. motion picture Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I watched this movie last night for the first time. I, uhh, felt things.
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Here's my short take on FREAKY TALES, which opens on Friday. It's a movie in which a lot of neo-Nazis receive their comeuppance, so that's fun. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/frea... #filmsky
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Freaky Tales (2025) | Movie Review | Deep Focus Review
Read an in-depth review and critical analysis of Freaky Tales by film critic Brian Eggert on Deep Focus Review.
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The Season Finale of Visionary Remakes -- The Maltese Falcon (1941\1931) -- film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...
Film Trace Podcast - The Maltese Falcon 1931 and 1941
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Spoilerpiece Theatre @spoilerpiece.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • BOB TREVINO LIKES IT • THE PENGUIN LESSONS Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-559-...
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Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
MSPIFF returns to #Minnesota at @themaincinema.bsky.social from April 2-13. I'll be covering several titles, including Misericordia, Grant Tour, Friendship, Caught by the Tides, and more. Here's my preview: www.deepfocusreview.com/mspiff-retur... #filmsky
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MSPIFF Returns April 2-13 | Deep Focus Review
Discover the highlights of the 2025 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (April 2-13).
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Omg if we have any listeners in Portland plz go to this and take a video of yourself saying ‘this is the stuff dreams are made of’ as you walk into the theater and tag us (maybe toss a popcorn kernel in your mouth real smooth-like after you say it too)
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Film Trace @filmtrace.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
When my friends huddle around a rare laserdisc one of us found at Half-Priced Books
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Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Here's my take on the new thriller LOCKED, starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/lock... #filmsky
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Locked (2025) | Movie Review | Deep Focus Review
It's a neat idea that runs out of steam after about an hour.
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Spoilerpiece Theatre @spoilerpiece.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • ASH • LOCKED Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-558-...
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