You’re Tall but I’m Standing in Front of You

S3E4: Frenemy at the Gates

We conclude our WWII miniseries with a discussion of Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates (2001). We talk about the Britishness of the Soviet Union, the superheroics of sniping, and why if communism really worked you'd have a girlfriend.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

S3E3: You’re Tall but I’m Saving Private Ryan

We continue our WWII miniseries with a discussion of Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998) with guest Mike Opal. We talk about the film's meticulous construction, ambiguous moralism, and weirdly direct connection to video games. follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.follow Mike on twitter @falt_alt if you're interested in an account that doesn't tweet.

S3E2.5: Succession: Why Not Let’s Talk About It

We interrupt our WWII miniseries to discuss the Succession finale and the series as a whole, while testing out ChatGPT's screenwriting chops.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

S3E2: Das Boot (The Boot)

This episode, we head under the water for the second entry in our WWII miniseries. We're joined by friend of the show/non-listener Mike Beaupre to discuss Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot (1981). We explore the film's ambivalent anti-war stance, get quizzed on movies where everybody dies, and consider, at length, the pineapple.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

S3E1: Come and See, Come and Ça

Welcome to season 3 of You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You! We're celebrating V-E Day with a miniseries of episodes on World War II, the event through which the 20th century so often understood and misunderstood itself. We begin on the Eastern Front by discussing Elem Klimov's Come and See (1985) with film critic, professor, musician, and friend of the show Matt Ellis. We talk about Matt's very reel history with Come and See, the IMDB top 100, and how the victory in Europe might not have been that victorious.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.follow Matt on twitter @matthiasellis and listen to his excellent band A Hope for Home at https://ahopeforhome.bandcamp.com. The exit music for this episode is "Years of Silicon" from their 2022 album of the same name.

S2E10: Train in Vain

It's the final episode of season 2! We return from our hiatus by bringing a lost episode out from the You're Tall vault: our timely discussion of the Lumière Brothers' L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (1896).  Enjoy this vintage episode and we'll see you in May for season three!follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

S2E9: You’re Dead but I’m Reading in Front of You

it's the crossover event of the century - we are joined by the fine folks at Better Read than Dead, the only good literature podcast, for a discussion of Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans (1992). it's a film that dares to ask the question, "What if the book didn't totally suck ?"follow the pod on twitter at @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.follow Better Read than Dead at @betterreadpod, Tristan at @tjschweiger, Megan at @tuslersaurus, and Katie at @katiekrywo.

S2E8: The Last Boomer Scout

It's the NFL Playoffs, Baby! Devin and Ethan watch Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout (1991). They discuss the film's boomer fantasia, the violent exploitation of football, and how to build a friendship out of one-liners.Go Birds.follow the pod on twitter at @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.download Devin's EP 'motherfuckers line the streets, play "wonderwall"' at stalecooper.bandcamp.com

S2E7: Avatop: The Way of Maverick

James Cameron is back and so are we. It's blue people, but turquoise. It's whales, but kinda weird.  It's the boomer desire to be the Last Man in the Universe, but in 3D. That's right, we watched Avatar: The Way of Water so you don't have to, and we discuss... whatever the that was.follow the pod on twitter at @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.

S2E6: Klute Part II, featuring Matt Powers (Virus [1999])

Our old friend Matt Powers from Team Coco is back on the pod for our 2nd annual Halloween Spooktacular. We return to our old friend Donald Sutherland in the unofficial sequel to Klute, John Bruno's Virus. We discuss the film's incoherent combination of horror, sci-fi, and sea narrative, investigate some Russian IMDB interference, and have our first ever actor draft.Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattPowersESQ, and be sure to check out the new Team Coco podcast The Weird Place.This episode features music by Ryan Sylvester.follow the pod on twitter at @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.