The Establishing Shot

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

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Top 5 Inspirational Movies (w/ Melvin Benson)
Jan. 17, 2025

Top 5 Inspirational Movies (w/ Melvin Benson)

It is a new year, and we could all use a bit of inspiration. So, this week I share my Top 5 Inspirational Movies list along with Melvin from Cinematic Doctrine. This is obviously not the definitive list of inspirational movi…
Saving Private Ryan (w/ Melvin Benson)
Jan. 10, 2025

Saving Private Ryan (w/ Melvin Benson)

Largely considered the best (or one of the best) WWII movies ever made, Saving Private Ryan showed that Spielberg could make just about any kind of movie and do it masterfully. We talk about how he pulled it off, his collabo…
Disney Animated Classics Movie Draft (Rerun w/ Harrison Fredericks)
Jan. 3, 2025

Disney Animated Classics Movie Draft (Rerun w/ Harrison Fredericks)

If you are like me, you likely grew up watching Disney Animated Classics! There are a ton of great ones from early films like Snow White and Pinocchio to more recent additions like Moana and Encanto. In this movie draft, we …
Top 100 Box Office Movie Draft (Rerun w/ Haydn Fabre)
Dec. 27, 2024

Top 100 Box Office Movie Draft (Rerun w/ Haydn Fabre)

This is a rerun of a movie draft we did of films in the Top 100 of all-time worldwide box office earnings back in Episode 3. It makes for an interesting draft because the list is surprisingly bereft of really incredible movi…
Family Christmas Movie Favorites, Part 3 (w/ Robin Price & my kids)
Dec. 20, 2024

Family Christmas Movie Favorites, Part 3 (w/ Robin Price & my kids)

When December rolls around, it is time to start watching Christmas movies! It has been a joy to grow my little family with our own little Christmas traditions, and movies are a big part of that. So, this week, continuing my …
Family Christmas Movie Favorites, Part 2 (w/ Dawn Price and Hannah Carlton)
Dec. 13, 2024

Family Christmas Movie Favorites, Part 2 (w/ Dawn Price and Hannah Carlton)

Growing up, watching Christmas movies was always a part of our family tradition. This week, I am joined by my mom and sister to hear to hear about their favorite Christmas movies. They also share the favorites of my dad and …
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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…
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About the Host

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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.