Announcing the Rotating Reels Podcast

Join FilmTran writer Keegan Tran alongside Hank Showalter and Taylor May for the Rotating Reels film review podcast. Each week we will review a new movie, with "On" weeks being a major release and "Off" weeks being a film recommended to us by one of the three hosts.

In our first episode, we review Netflix's "Pieces of a Woman"

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Filmtran's Top Film and Television of 2020

By Keegan Tran In a year devoid of traditional theatrical releases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film and television landscape was changed immeasurably. Wonder Woman 1984, Trolls World Tour, and Christopher Nolan's Tenet have fundamentally changed the way studios and theater chains approach releases. Studios scrambled to adjust their release calendars and salvage their investments by transitioning to streaming. However, 2020 stands as a phenomenal year for film and television, from big budget superhero titles to quaint indie productions. Join editor in chief Keegan Tran, senior writer Greetan Kan, and managing editor Neeran Gran for Filmtran's top film and television of 2020. As we are a small operation, it's important to note that this is an incomplete sampling of the year's releases, and as film's such as Minari and Nomadland become more easily viewable, we may amend this list. Honorable Mentions #Alive By all counts a traditional zombie movie; a fun premise a...

Why isn't Josh Brolin a Household Name?

Josh Brolin’s prowess as a film actor is both unquestionable and well-proven, appearing in films adored by critics and audiences alike. Why then, do we so rarely see his name alongside performers of equivalent skill; the DiCaprio’s and Gyllenhaal’s. With roles as far back as 1985’s The Goonies, and 21 Jump Street two years later, Brolin is no stranger to the big screen. The mid 2000’s represented a resurgence in his career, appearing in Grindhouse, Planet Terror, and a leading role in the Coehn Brothers’ No Country for Old Men, which is widely regarded as a modern classic. Representing Brolin’s largest critical success at the time, he was shockingly overlooked come awards season. Despite No Country winning numerous Oscars, Golden Globes, and BAFTAs, Brolin’s name remains oddly absent less a SAG win for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture,” an aggregate category that he would share with six other actors (including Tess Harper with a collective si...

Dr Jacoby or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Evangelion

By Keegan Tran I’d like to push this blog further into niche obscurity. It isn’t uncommon to hear people talk about Evangelion and Twin Peaks in similar veins. Both represent hugely transformative pieces in their respective mediums, and both have a proclivity towards the cheesy, often slapstick foundations they were built on. I’ve tried on many occasions to watch Evangelion, but would drop the show every time. Much like the Sopranos or Citizen Kane I recognized its importance but could never get myself to enjoy it on its own merits. However, in 2020, shortly after it’s addition to Netflix (I know I know; Netflix’s treatment of the Japanese translation is considerably contentious) I decided to give it another shot. I had recently watched HBO’s Watchmen, some random re-runs of Twi...

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