Piaffe ft. Alex Phillips: Being Idiosyncratic in the Arboretum

About this episode

The episode features filmmaker Alex Phillips discussing his film Piaffe and various topics related to film and culture.

I'm joined by filmmaker/smoker ALEX PHILLIPS (All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Anything That Moves) to discuss the 2022 film PIAFFE! We get into Alex's rock n roll days, horngry teen goth movies, key signifiers of straight men, rank the most perverted countries, and we go deep on Sean Baker for reasons no one can discern! After dark, we get into The Searchers, Common Side Effects, White Lotus, Anora, The Oscars, Mickey 17, The Skin I Live In, Strange Way of Life, Dexter: Original Sin, On God, In The Mouth, and Lockjaw. Find Alex on instagram at http://instagram.com/dogfuckpuke , follow ANYTHING THAT MOVES at http://instagram.com/atm_movie , and watch his first feature ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS on Tubi (or purchase the blu ray)! If you're in LA, catch Anything That Moves at the New Bev on November 10! Check the @screenvomit instagram for supplemental material to the ep! Follow the show everywhere @screenvomit, or hit my links here: http://linktr.ee/screenvomit ! You can also send an email to screenvomitpod@gmail.com . Thanks for listening, like and subscribe! Tell a friend! Follow ScreenVomit everywhere @screenvomit, or hit the links here…

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Phillips

Topics covered

• Piaffe
• film discussion
• Alex Phillips
• rock n roll
• goth movies
• Sean Baker
• The Searchers
• Common Side Effects
• White Lotus
• The Oscars
• Mickey 17
• The Skin I Live In
• Strange Way of Life
• Dexter: Original Sin
• On God
• In The Mouth
• Lockjaw

Keywords

• interview
• comedy
• film reviews
• 2022 film

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tubi, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Anything That Moves

Books & works: Being Idiosyncratic in the Arboretum, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, PIAFFE, The Searchers, Common Side Effects, White Lotus, Anora, The Oscars, Mickey 17, The Skin I Live In,

Places: LA

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