Megan Park is an up and coming filmmaker. After a lengthy career as an actress, she has now directed two films: The Fallout and My Old Ass. We saw My Old Ass on some top ten lists last year and the level of praise from Chris Columbus had us intrigued:

"“My Old Ass” is an instant classic, this generation’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Over the past decade, I’ve witnessed a handful of young filmmakers with this kind of extraordinary promise. Megan, along with directors like Ryan Coogler and Robert Eggers, is a crucial component of our cinematic future. Yet she expertly acknowledges the inspiration of our celluloid past, proudly walking in the footsteps of Billy Wilder, Elaine May and John Hughes."

In this episode we review Park's first two films, assess coming of age stories from our youth, and consider whether Park will be a future auteur (or maybe she already is).

As always let us know what we got wrong (or right) at popcornauteur@gmail.com.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://variety.com/lists/christopher-nolan-gladiator-2-michael-mann-barry-jenkins/inside-out-2/

https://deadline.com/2025/01/megan-park-drama-sterling-point-series-order-prime-video-1236271633/

https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-megan-park-the-filmmaker-behind-my-old-ass/

https://exclaim.ca/film/article/my-old-ass-megan-park-interview

Richard Curtis is one of the mosty successful screenwriters to come out of Great Britain, but he's also directed three films of his own. From the modern Christmas classic of Love Actually to the underseen About Time, we will discuss the films written and directed by Curtis. Our Holiday episode made it out while there is still snow on the ground, so that's something.

As always let us know what we got wrong at popcornauteur@gmail.com.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gugpWvACiiw

https://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/252-how-about-time-revolutionizes-the-time-travel-stor/

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hugh-grant-love-actually-about-pain-1235227095/

https://www.these3three.com/home/richard-curtis

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/10/23/the-richard-curtis-cinematic-universe/

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63805817

Why did it take us this long to cover the last of the three amigos? Perhaps it was the memories of Babel or a fear of bear attacks. Or perhaps the fact that Alejandro G. Iñárritu wasn't always a screenwriter. No matter the reason, in this episdoe we have a spolier-filled discussion of the four films written and directed by Iñárritu.

As an added bonus, you get to hear Chris mispronounce a number of Spanish words (in addition to the usual French words).

As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook, on Twitter, @PopcornAuteur, or email us at popcornauteur@gmail.com.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://thedissolve.com/reviews/1152-birdman/

https://youtu.be/t0stsBzS30E?feature=shared

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OCuKjqUKgbCzko76Qh6yD?si=kFwHmg6jSmWOcmOsTp2vFA

https://youtu.be/qSiNDcOoay8?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/JgP8HkhRwqQ?feature=shared