Peter and Andrew tackle the beloved 1997 drama Good Will Hunting, exploring how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning screenplay creates a surprisingly grounded story about genius, friendship, and finding your path. They analyze the film's lived-in authenticity, Robin Williams' powerful performance, and how the movie balances intimate character moments with bigger emotional beats. In their remake scenarios, they face an interesting challenge: How do you adapt a story that's already pretty small-scale? Could it work as a Disney family film? What would a no-budget version look like? The hosts also share what they've been watching lately, including Rocky Horror Picture Show and Chad Powers, while referencing Tootsie, Hidden Figures, Top Gun: Maverick, The Bourne Identity, Alias, The Americans, Ordinary People, Searching for Bobby Fischer, and Mythic Quest in their discussion. Topics covered: "Write what you know" advice for screenwriters, Boston authenticity, the therapist-patient relationship in film, and why some small stories have huge emotional impact.

Peter and Andrew dive into Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning masterpiece Parasite, exploring how it masterfully blends genres while delivering a devastating critique of economic inequality. They discuss the film's brilliant structure that shifts from heist comedy to psychological thriller, and how it uses smell as a metaphor for class divisions in Korean society.

The hosts analyze the film's universal themes and why it resonated globally, plus explore Korean cultural context including the country's rapid economic growth. They break down the genius twist that reframes everything and discuss why this represents cinema at its finest.

In their remake scenarios: Could this work as a family-friendly Parent Trap comedy? How would you shoot it no-budget? And would it work better as a TV series? Plus, they answer Jenny's question about collaborative writing and share their latest viewing including The Fly and The Chair Company.

Topics covered: Genre-blending storytelling, Korean class dynamics, economic inequality themes, three-family structure, collaborative screenwriting, and why some films work better as complete cinematic experiences.

Peter and Andrew tackle their most challenging film yet: Andrei Tarkovsky's enigmatic masterpiece Mirror, a non-narrative exploration of memory, nostalgia, and Soviet history. They discuss how the film abandons traditional storytelling in favor of a dreamlike meditation on childhood, war, and personal trauma, and why Tarkovsky prioritized artistic expression over audience accessibility. The hosts explore the film's beautiful but confusing structure, its blend of personal and historical memory, and how it feels more like visual poetry than cinema. They also discuss their different approaches to screenwriting - whether to outline extensively or dive straight into writing - based on a listener question from Andre. In their remake challenge, they attempt the unthinkable: How do you make Tarkovsky's abstract art film family-friendly? What about with no budget? Could it work as a museum installation? Plus, they share their latest viewing including Barbarian and Mayor of Kingstown.

Topics covered: Tarkovsky's experimental filmmaking, memory vs. narrative, Soviet history through personal lens, the difference between art and entertainment, screenwriting approaches, and why some films are better experienced than understood.