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If all you knew about a movie was the person directing it, who would be at the top of your list? These are our 2025 Director Power Rankings, not a list of our all-time favorite filmmakers, but instead, who has the title belt right now and who is at the peak of their powers.  Comment below with YOUR Director Power Rankings! TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - Matt Johnson 07:04 - Céline Sciamma 08:30 - Wes Anderson 10:04 - Ryan Coogler 12:03 - Bong Joon Ho 13:15 - Damien Chazelle 15:41 - Spike Jonze 18:35 - Hirokazu Koreeda 20:02 - David Fincher 23:06 - Ari Aster 25:47 - Coen Brothers 27:43 - Jordan Peele 30:10 - Christopher Nolan 33:33 - Denis Villeneuve 35:56 - Honorable Mentions 46:15 - Paul Thomas Anderson 51:14 - Martin Scorsese If you like this podcast, share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Music: Green Lightning by Calsendry - ⁠⁠https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠ [https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/] Join Intercut on YouTube as a member to get access to perks:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join] Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod] Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE] Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod] Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod] TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod] Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/IntercutPod] YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod] YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips]

If all you knew about a movie was the person directing it, who would be at the top of your list? These are our 2025 Director Power Rankings, not a list of our all-time favorite filmmakers, but instead, who has the title belt right now and who is at the peak of their powers.  Comment below with YOUR Director Power Rankings! TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 03:25 - Matt Johnson 07:03 - Céline Sciamma 08:29 - Wes Anderson 10:03 - Ryan Coogler 12:02 - Bong Joon Ho 13:14 - Damien Chazelle 15:40 - Spike Jonze 18:34 - Hirokazu Koreeda 20:01 - David Fincher 23:05 - Ari Aster 25:46 - Coen Brothers 27:42 - Jordan Peele 30:09 - Christopher Nolan 33:32 - Denis Villeneuve 35:55 - Honorable Mentions 46:14 - Paul Thomas Anderson 51:13 - Martin Scorsese If you like this podcast, share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Music: Green Lightning by Calsendry - ⁠⁠https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠ [https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/] Join Intercut on YouTube as a member to get access to perks:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join] Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod] Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE] Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod] Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod] TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod] Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/IntercutPod] YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod] YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips]

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING: *Best We Missed! YAY OR NAY: *New Sundance Location TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 12:24 - Mickey 17 23:02 - Black Bag 33:04 - Snow White 47:31 - Death of a Unicorn 50:05 - The Ballad of Wallis Island 52:25 - Captain America: Brave New World 59:16 - The Monkey 1:09:04 - Opus 1:11:52 - Holland 1:15:17 - Magazine Dreams 1:20:57 - Eephus 1:21:48 - On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 1:24:01 - Presence 1:24:27 - My Dead Friend Zoe 1:26:10 - Misericordia 1:31:54 - Adolescence 1:39:20 - The Studio 1:43:04 - Running Point 1:46:09 - The Residence 1:48:50 - Deli Boys 1:50:40 - Long Bright River 1:52:27 - Dope Thief 1:53:45 - Invincible 1:55:46 - The Pitt 2:01:53 - The White Lotus 2:16:04 - Severance 2:28:10 - Sundance moves to Colorado in 2027 2:34:17 - Coyote vs. Acme sold to Ketchup Entertainment 2:36:43 - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie acquired by Neon 2:38:42 - Conan O'Brien hosting the 2026 Oscars 2:41:26 - Academy apology for No Other Land exclusion 2:45:02 - One Battle After Another Trailer Reaction 2:49:31 - Coming Attractions (Screamboat, A Minecraft Movie, The Friend, Freaky Tales, Hell of a Summer, The Luckiest Man in America, A Nice Indian Boy, The Amateur, Drop, Warfare, The King of Kings, Sinners, Sneaks, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, The Ugly Stepsister, The Accountant 2, The Legend of Ochi, Havoc, April, On Swift Horses, Magic Farm, Dying for Sex, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints, The Handmaids Tale, Spy High, G20, Black Mirror, Pop the Balloon, Your Friends and Neighbors, The Last of Us, Hacks, Government Cheese, The Rehearsal, Andor, You) 3:13:23 - Picks for the Week Art’s Picks - Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35076584/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_ladies%2520%2526%2520gen], SLY LIVES! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26424928/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_sly%2520lives], The Ballad of Wallis Island [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27674982/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520ballad%2520of%2520wallis], The Studio [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23649128/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520studio] Zach’s Picks - Secret Mall Apartment [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21221386/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_secret%2520mall], Bob Trevino Likes It [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28613536/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_bob%2520trevino], The Righteous Gemstones [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8634332/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520right] If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Music: Green Lightning by Calsendry - ⁠⁠https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠ [https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/] Join Intercut on YouTube as a member to get access to perks:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join] Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod] Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE] Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod] Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod] TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod] Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/IntercutPod] YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod] YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips]

Hidden gems from the SXSW 2025 Film & TV Festival, movies that you might not have heard of that we can’t stop thinking about. Catch up with the movies we mentioned on this episode with our lists on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/intercutpod/list/hidden-gems-of-sxsw-2025-references/ [https://letterboxd.com/intercutpod/list/hidden-gems-of-sxsw-2025-references/] TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 06:19 - Genre - Redux Redux 08:31 - It Ends 12:16 - One More Shot 14:29 - Sweetness 18:50 - The Surrender 20:42 - Fucktoys 22:40 - Comedy - Idiotka 24:04 - For Worse 26:25 - She’s The He 27:30 - $POSITIONS 29:06 - Drama - My Uncle Jens 30:28 - Previous Mentions 31:52 - Bunny 33:24 - The Dutchman 36:57 - Trash Baby 37:45 - American Sweatshop 41:30 - Docs - Are We Good? 43:44 - The Secret of Me 45:45 - Shuffle 47:48 - The Tallest Dwarf 50:16 - ASCO: Without Permission 51:07 - Creede U.S.A. 51:41 - We Are Storror 53:39 - Short Films If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Music: Green Lightning by Calsendry - ⁠⁠https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠ [https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/] Join Intercut on YouTube as a member to get access to perks:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join] Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod] Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE] Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod] Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod] TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod] Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/IntercutPod] YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod] YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips]

Friendship [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30505698/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_friendship] stars Tim Robinson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4200503/?ref_=tt_ov_st_1] as a man trying to befriend his new neighbor, a weatherman played by Paul Rudd [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748620/?ref_=ttfc_cst_2]. Amanda the Jedi [https://www.youtube.com/c/amandathejedi] & Zach saw the movie last year but Arturo finally had the chance to catch up with the comedy so funny people are literally going crazy. If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Music: Green Lightning by Calsendry - ⁠⁠https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠ [https://calsendry.bandcamp.com/] Join Intercut on YouTube as a member to get access to perks:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwOvdBcDztjCXdaGkoJR7A/join] Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod] Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE] Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod] Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod] TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod] Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/IntercutPod] YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod] YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips]