Movie Baters with The Farx Brothers

The Farx brothers—Kyle, Kirk, and Nick—pick up right where they left off with filmmaker Ella Thomsen as they hope to land the musical number in this 'bate (debate) on La La Land. In this segment, the crew breaks down Seb and Mia's tragic ending, re-evaluates the film’s rom-com status, and discusses what true success looks like when chasing your dreams. Plus, Kyle dro...

The Farx brothers—Kyle, Kirk, and Nick—welcome director and AD Ella Thomsen to a dance of words in this ‘bate (debate) on La La Land. To kick off the show, the brothers (mainly Nick) revisit the podcast's origin story and dive into the Jurassic Park sequels. From there, the crew pits La La Land against Moonlight, discusses if the movie is a...

The Farx Brothers—Kyle and Kirk—escape the aliens by the skin of their teeth to continue their 'bate (debate) on Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. They dig into the film’s unsettling mirrors of modern headlines—specifically the Epstein files. They ask if Disclosure Day is derivative, and if society were actually faced with total disclosure, would humanity h...

The Farx Brothers—Kyle and Kirk—are solo this week as they are beamed away into a 'bate (debate) on Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day. In this segment, the brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the aisle: one thoroughly enjoyed the film, while the other argues Spielberg has gotten soft. They look back at his past projects where the films felt a bit sharper, c...

The Farx Brothers—Kyle, Kirk, and Nick—sit down with multi-hyphenate filmmaker Benjamin Terry to talk about his work as an editor, assistant director, and sound mixer. He kicks things off by sharing his latest union gig in Nashville, how he talked his way into editing Curse of the Weredeer, what his hometown of La Crescent is known for, and his journey through the fi...