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.
Blockbusters and Birdwalks
“Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood” (2019), a conversation about a Blockbuster
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss a blockbuster that is also one of 2019’s critical darlings.
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Referenced media:
- “Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
- “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” (David Fincher, 2026)
- “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel” (2021) by Quentin Tarantino
- “Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
- “Parasite” (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)
- “Argo” (Ben Affleck, 2012)
- “The Wrecking Crew” (Phil Karlson, 1968)
- “Heat” (Michael Mann, 1995)
- “The White Album” (1979) by Joan Didion
- “Zodiac” (David Fincher, 2007)
- “Django Unchained” (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
- “The Hateful Eight” (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
- “Inglourious Basterds” (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
- “The Night They Raided Minsky’s” (William Friedkin, 1968)
- “Joanna” (Michael Sarne, 1968)
- “The Great Escape” (John Sturges, 1963)
- “The A-Team” (Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, 1983-1987)
- “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
- “Billions” (Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2016-2023)
- “Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)
- “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (Joseph Zito, 1984)
- “Helter Skelter” (Tom Gries, 1976)
- “Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders” (1974) by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
- “Mindhunter” (Joe Penhall, 2017-2019)
- “The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)
- “The Green Hornet” (George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, 1966-1967)
- “Enter the Dragon” (Robert Clouse, 1973)
- “The Movie Critic” (Quentin Tarantino, ND)
- “I Am Curious (Yellow)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1967)
- “I Am Curious (Blue)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1968)
- “Les Diaboliques” (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)
- “Rebel Without a Cause” (Nicholas Ray, 1955)
- “Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)
- “True Romance” (Tony Scott, 1993)
- “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
- “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
- “Death Proof” (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)
Audio quotation:
- “The Adventures of Cliff Booth | Official Trailer (Brad Pitt, 2026)”, posted by “Entertainment Tonight”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik0drfECnPo
- “Argo” (Ben Affleck, 2012), including “Argo” by Alexandre Desplat, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8rnhVty_F0&list=PLLa5IJKUlCqpjmFZfaViCGKOFBEo9-uHG&index=1
- “The Wrecking Crew” (Phil Karlson, 1968), including “House of 7 Joys” by Mack David and Frank DeVol, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqXtrTEfADk&list=PLPfZYwgBvrXEoh8KJpt9_mf9s4JRjDv9y
- “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino, 2019), including the songs “Good Thing” and “Hungry” (1966) by Paul Revere & The Raiders, and “Jenny Take a Ride” (1965) by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDisKgcnAC4Tn2kjbXBPiXDu5lVCffkLr
- “The Hateful Eight” (Quentin Tarantino, 2015), including “Ouverture” by Ennio Morricone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_S_UKU64s&list=PLNObdymy4C-pt9t0oSeLWTVFu8UxpEVvV&index=3
- “Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin Tarantino, 1992), including “Stuck in the Middle With You” (1973) by Stealers Wheel
- “Rebel Without a Cause” (Nicholas Ray, 1955), including “Main Title” by Leonard Rosenman,