The Establishing Shot
Not your typical movie review podcast! The Establishing Shot centers around deep dives into the filmographies of directors, covering their films episode by episode. This is not just about reviewing their movies but looking deeper at what influences, themes, and filmmaking techniques are used across a director's body of work. Join me and my array of guest hosts as we give you an establishing shot of these directors and their films along with fun segments like movie news, movie drafts, bad movie of the week, and recommendations of the week!
Recent Episodes
1941 (w/ Zachary Lee)
Approaches to Film Viewing (w/ Sam Camp)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (w/ Sam Camp)
Creature Feature Movie Draft (w/ Daniel Blackaby)
Jaws (w/ Daniel Blackaby)
About Time Review & Storytelling (w/ Shannon Burge)
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Recent Blog Posts
Reviews of 2024 Oscar Nominations
Click the images below to see my reviews for these Oscar nominated films! Episode 35: 2024 Oscars Predictions & Best Films of 2023
Review: Aftersun (2022)
How do we process our memories? How do we wrestle with who our loved ones really are? How do we deal with revelations about our past? This film is an incredible example of this processing, wrestling, engaging with our past and the ones we spent it w…
Review: Columbus (2017)
Asymmetrical, yet perfectly balanced. This quote about one of the church buildings featured here is a perfect summation of the feel of this film. It is impeccably shot, and I was blown away by the way Kogonada uses the space to both captu…
About the Host
Eli Price
The Establishing Shot Creator and Host
I live in Lafayette, LA with my wife and two children where I work at a university college ministry. I have a Masters of Divinity specializing in Christian Apologetics from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I am an avid cinephile who has a passion for helping others learn more about film, which is why I started The Establishing Shot podcast.