The Artist's Alley

Episode 6: Live Action Spider-Verse? MCU's Spider-Man 3 Rumors

With rumors and reports of former Spider-Man actors signing on for Tom Holland's Spider-Man 3 gaining traction,  the possibility of a live-action Spider-Verse film is becoming more and more of a reality. Spider-Man is a character that Shane and Josh are very passionate about, so they decided to share their initial, unfiltered takes on the state of the Spider-Man IP and the feasibility of 3 Spider-Men all on screen!

Episode 5: Our Music Taste (Top 5 Albums?)

On this week's episode, Josh and Shane have a chill discussion about their favorite music as of now! Ranging from their top 5 (10 if you're as indecisive as Josh) albums, their favorite artists, and some old memories associated with their favorite genres of music as they currently stand. Try not to judge us.

Episode 4: Race and Representation in Fiction

In this week's episode, Josh brings the topic of the role of race to the table for Shane and the audience. The year 2020 and its events have brought important questions to the table: What role should race play in art and entertainment? Are white writers racist without even knowing it? Is representation really that important? Broad questions of which the surface has barely been scratched. From Miles Morales to Green Book, we do our best to cover them all in an informative way.

Episode 3: Dissecting Christopher Nolan

In this episode, Shane presents his thesis on director Christopher Nolan's filmography with Josh & the audience! They cover the recurring themes, motifs, and messages that appear in Nolan's work and analyze what they think makes it so successful! (or not ?)

Episode 2: Subverting Expectations

In this episode, Shane and Josh cover a topic of conversation, typically related to film, that has been popularized in recent years—the idea of "subverting expectations." They give their insights on story structure, what it actually means to "subvert expectations," and examples of movies they think both fail and succeed at employing this strategy.