The Establishing Shot
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The Establishing Shot

Not your typical movie review podcast! The Establishing Shot centers around deep dives into the filmographies of a director, 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, Eli Price, and my array of guest hosts as we give you an establishing shot of these directors and their films along with fun supplemental episodes like movie drafts, top 5 lists, interviews, and more!

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Recent Episodes

April 25, 2025

Harrison Ford Performances Movie Draft (w/ Jacob Allen)

Harrison Ford has been one of the most treasured American actors since his breakout role as Han Solo in Star Wars and was solidified as a film icon as Indiana Jones when Raiders of the Lost Ark released only a few years later...
April 18, 2025

Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (w/ Jacob Allen)

Nearly 20 years after Indiana Jones rode off into the sunset with his father, Spielberg returned to our favorite tomb-raiding professor of archaeology in his older years with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. In the opinion of my...
April 11, 2025

Hostages & Kidnappings Movie Draft (w/ Dave Lester)

Hostage and kidnapping stories actually have a rich history in film. From serious dramas, to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, to comedies, there was a lot of great cinema to choose from for this week’s movie draft. This draft fol...
April 4, 2025

Munich (w/ Dave Lester)

Munich is one of Spielberg’s least discussed movies and undeservedly so. It displays some of his best action set pieces, contains serious contemplative political and ethical questions, and has all of the iconic Spielbergian s...
March 28, 2025

Leonardo DiCaprio Performances Movie Draft (w/ Mason Law)

As a belated companion to our Catch Me If You Can episode, we are doing a movie draft of Leonardo DiCaprio performances! Leo is arguably the biggest movie star of his era. Making the turn from young heartthrob to a medium for...
March 21, 2025

War Of The Worlds (w/ Mary & Dezerae of Nerds & Jesus)

With his adaptation of the sci-fi classic War of the Worlds, Spielberg continues his 2000s science fiction fun with yet another 9/11 coded film with a broken family and troubled father. Join me and the Nerds & Jesus podcast a...

Recent Blog Posts

March 11, 2024

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  

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Jan. 20, 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…

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Jan. 6, 2023

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.