Prizefighting Kangaroo

Prizefighting Kangaroo: On the QT — Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Co-hosts Amy and Ashley put Quentin Tarantino under their microscope on this edition of Prizefighting Kangaroo. There’s a deep dive into the filmmaker and foot fetishist’s 2019 summer blockbuster, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Though they didn’t actually cover the foot-loving aspect of the director, they did chat about his other movies and as well as what makes him continually compelling…

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Prizefighting Kangaroo Episode 10: Whit’s Up! — Movies Directed by Whit Stillman

In our continued celebration of directors in 2019, for this episode we’ve invited a guest — Phoenix-based journalist Tom Reardon — to join us to chat about one of his favorite directors, Whit Stillman. With only seven movies under his directorship, Stillman hasn’t been terribly prolific but he has managed to maintain a following and create opinions about his movies that often follow the lives of young, rich kids in NYC. Let’s just say not everyone in this convo holds the same level of fandom… of the director and of socialites…

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Prizefighting Kangaroo Episode 09: Later Days – Movies Directed by Richard Linklater

On this episode of PFK, Ashley and Amy examine a variety of movies made with Richard Linklater in the director’s chair. From 1990s Slacker to recent endeavors like Boyhood and Everybody Wants Some, the team talks about his work and brilliance in bringing unusual characters and scenarios to life. And, for some reason, a tangent that compares his work with Kevin Smith’s…

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