Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
Podcasting since 2021 • 186 episodes
Blockbusters and Birdwalks
Latest Episodes
“Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood” (2019), a conversation about a Blockbuster
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss a blockbuster that is also one of 2019’s critical darlings.***Referenced media:“Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)“The Adventures of Cliff Booth” (David Finche...
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“Sinners” (2025), a conversation about a Blockbuster
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss one of 2025’s biggest blockbusters.***Referenced media:“Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)“The Parent Trap” (David Swift, 1961)“From Dusk Til Dawn” (Robert Rodrigu...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 20: Curator’s Conclusion
This is Garrett Chaffin-Quiray’s summation of GATEWAY CINEMA, a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, Garrett and Ed Rosa have interpreted and celebrated a set of eclectic feature film...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 19A: EXTRA CREDIT: Alternatives to “The Death of Stalin”
In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “The Death of St...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 19: EXTRA CREDIT: “The Death of Stalin”
GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Ha...
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