The Homeward Film Podcast
Love that post-movie chat with your friends? The immediate first impressions, fresh emotions, and discussion about what it all meant? Josh Vanecko and Othneil Oswald want you to join in on that discussion, as they push record right after the credits roll!
Episodes
17 episodes
The Promised Land
Josh & Othneil brave the wilderness (and a heated disagreement about the central character's motivations!) in one of the best films of 2024 - Danish director Nikolaj Arcel's masterful frontier tale The Promised Land.
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Episode 2
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The Monk and The Gun
Season 2 is here! Josh and Othneil explore a Bhutanese film about the advent of Democracy in the country, through the eyes of a rural community, the government agents attempting to hold a mock election, and a local monk who believes that sendin...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:03:08
Showing Up
Josh (in SC) and Othneil (in OH) continue the podcast from afar as they discuss Kelly Reichardt's new film Showing Up, a quiet character study about the social, familial, and mental struggles of a Portland sculpture artist.
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1:05:30
The Artifice Girl
Othneil and Josh break the hiatus with one of the year's most fascinating indie films - a speculative, intimate, micro-budget sci-fi tale about the (possible) future of crime and consciousness. (TW: Film contains intense discussion...
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43:32
The Definitive Top 10 of 2022 (Pt 2)
Josh and Othneil discuss bar mitzvahs, murder, homesteading, Spielberg, aliens, orchestras, and Everything else.
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1:02:30
The Definitive Top 10 of 2022 (Pt 1)
Othneil and Josh share their honorable mentions and their #10 through #6 films of the past film year - plus, a few bonus questions!
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55:29
Puss in Boots
It's a COVID episode! Over Zoom, Othneil (sick) and Josh (not sick) chat about this new and surprisingly introspective Dreamworks adventure!Audio quality is not the best on this one due to recording at different locations etc., but we h...
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32:47
Mars One
Brazil is at it again (creating great films)! Josh and Othneil discuss a (non-science-fiction!) film about the everyday struggles of a working-class family navigating an entire planet's worth of relational, social, and economic shock waves.&nbs...
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41:38
Pinocchio
Othneil & Josh react to one of the most surprising films of the year - an ostensibly family-aimed film that covers a massive range of social and philosophical territory. But of course, we'd expect nothing less from Guillermo Del Toro.
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51:54
Brian and Charles
Josh and Othneil discover the keys to friendship, civil resistance, and possibly even parenting, as they discuss this delightful indie comedy from British comedians David Earl and Chris Hayward.
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37:09
Top 10 of 2022 (So Far)
Othneil and Josh discuss their favorites of 2022 so far! We also share our least favorite film of the year and our 3 most anticipated from the months to come. (It's important to note we recorded this in September, meaning some of t...
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1:48:50
Emergency
Josh gets Othneil to watch a party movie (because it's not a party movie).
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:02
Riders of Justice
Vengeance, grief, trauma, and causality - Othneil and Josh discuss all of these and more as they explore the 2021 film Riders of Justice.The film is currently available on Hulu (at the time of publishing).
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:50
Nitram
Nitram is an Australian character study that depicts the personal descent and harrowing circumstances which led to one of the nation's darkest days. Content Warning: It's important to note film is a true story that deal...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:51
His House
Josh and Othneil discuss horror and the immigrant experience in 2020's His House.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:15
Dick Johnson is Dead (& 2020 Awards Talk)
Othneil and Josh discuss a comedy documentary made by a daughter-father team, designed to celebrate his life before he loses his memories to dementia. In the latter half of the episode, we discuss the 2021 Oscar season and our favo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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