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Concessions: Consider the Bigger Picture

Jared Spears and Dan Ludwig
52 episodes   Last Updated: May 06, 24
Dan and Jared force each other to watch movies they don't like and then make concessions to why they're not so bad. 

Episodes

Dan watches Michael Moore's award-winning film for the first time. The guys wonder aloud what exactly makes a documentary great and explain growing up in the wake of Columbine. Please follow/rate/review! Find us online: @jaredconcessions on Threads, @DanConcedes on X
Dan and Jared invite Jackson back to serve up their initial thoughts on Luca Guadagnino's complex tennis love triangle.  Please follow and rate!
Jared and Dan travel to Los Angeles to hang out at Matt's and discuss being locked in a room separately from one another. From there we pick apart ideas of what medium Bo is working in, the consequences of getting what you wish for, and how this special manages to speak to experiences that existed before isolation was mandated.  WATCH MATT'S FEATURE FILM, TEENAGE BADASS, ON TUBI Please follow/review/rate! Find us online: Jared on Threads @JaredConcessions Dan on X @DanConcedes
Jared and friend of the podcast Claira Broach show Dan their favorite little microbudget Irish musical that charmed the world, won an Academy Award, and spawned a Broadway sensation. Please follow/review/rate! Find us online: Jared on Threads @JaredConcessions Dan on X @DanConcedes
Jared and Dan talk the successes and shortcomings of a deeply divisive film.  Give us a like/follow/rating, please! Find us online: @JaredConcessions on Threads, @DanConcedes on X  
Jared and Dan drink the kool-aid and discuss the the drug fueled frenzy of Gaspar Noe's Climax.  Give us a like/follow/rating, please! Find us online: @JaredConcessions on Threads, @DanConcedes on X
The guys are joined by industry pro multi-hyphenate Matt Zunich to munch on Spielberg's advent of the modern blockbuster. Please follow and rate! Find us online: Matt on Instagram @mattdoesvoices Jared on Threads @jaredconcessions Dan on X @danconcedes
Dan said that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is his favorite Fincher movie, so he's going to bat to defend this seemingly insane stance.  Don't forget to follow and rate! Find Jared on Threads @JaredConcessions Find Dan on X @DanConcedes
Anger your local mysoginist! Go see Immaculate! 
Jared said that Hugo is his favorite Scorsese movie, so he's going to bat to defend this seemingly insane stance. Next week, Dan does the same with another venerated auteur.  Don't forget to follow and rate! Find Jared on Threads @JaredConcessions Find Dan on X @DanConcedes