HeyJaredOdd Trilogies
Welcome to Odd Trilogies, a podcast dedicated to the strange inter-connectedness of film! To us, an "odd trilogy" is any set of three films—whether bonded by story, spirit, themes, and/or shared cast & crew—that we think has an interesting angle worth digging into!
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Episode 135: The Cinderella Trilogy (with Kelsey Atwood) (opens the original)
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Oh, my! The clock strikes midnight! You know what that means: it's time for an odd trilogy! Logan & Andy team up with their trusted Disney Princess expert Kelsey Atwood to explore THE CINDERELLA TRILOGY. Adorned in perfect-fit glass slippers, the trio rush to discuss 1950's Cinderella and its direct-to-video sequels 2002's, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and 2007's Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. How does the original fare 76 years later? Does the Prince ever get a personality in the sequels?
Episode 134: The Kizumonogatari Trilogy (with Grant) (opens the original)
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Vampires! Crazy violence! A lot of walking! Logan & Andy reunite with anime historian Grant (Familiar Territory) to cover the weirdest anime trilogy the pod has yet seen: THE KIZUMONOGATARI TRILOGY. With their collective vampire strength (and NSFW magazines) to take on anything, the trio discuss a gorgeous yet frustrating trilogy in Tekketsu, Nekketsu, and Reiketsu. How does this trilogy compared to its expansive series? Were all three films worth the wait? Does every entry in the series start l
Episode 133: The Rise of Shinkai (opens the original)
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A body-swap romance, a homeless boy meeting a weather maiden, and a girl's unexpected adventure with a sentient chair. All of that in less than a decade! The boys discuss THE RISE OF SHINKAI. In honor of Your Name.'s 10th anniversary, Logan & Andy cover the three films that have propelled writer-director Makoto Shinkai into one of the most popular names in Japanese animation: Your Name., Weathering with You (2019), and Suzume (2022). How does Shinkai's biggest hit fare a decade later? How does h
Episode 132: The James Dean Trilogy (with Brent Leuthold) (opens the original)
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The man. The myth. The titular rebel. Logan & Andy team up with the IFJA's latest oil tycoon Brent Leuthold (Awake in the Dark) as they discuss THE JAMES DEAN TRILOGY. From struggles with one's own fate to the corruptive nature of wealth, the trio strap in for tonight's "Chickie Run" as they look at the only films the iconic Hoosier starred in: 1955's East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause as well as 1956's Giant. What does Dean bring to the table in each film? How does he stand out amongst his
Episode 131: Millennium Hamlet (opens the original)
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"To be, or not to be, that is the question"—or it certainly was at the turn of the millennium! Logan & Andy prep their prop skulls and monologues as they discuss three different adaptations of one of Shakespeare's most iconic tragedies across the last decade of the last century: Franco Zeffirelli's stripped-down 1990 version with Mel Gibson, Branagh's quintessential and unabridged 1996 adaptation, and Michael Almereyda's very Y2K-esque 2000 take starring Ethan Hawke. How does each version stand
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