Test Pattern

Tansy Gardam — film critic and host of Going Rogue  — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie disasters, studio chaos, and why the films that nearly collapsed are the ones we love most.We get into: Charli as The Moment, Count of Monte Cristo-maxxing, starting a podcast to combat misinformation, the Patron Saint of Photoshop, Duel of the Fates glazing, Rian Johnson’s goofy-to-serious ratio, the Beatles Cinematic Experience, Nick Cave’s legendary Gladiator II script, Zack Snyder’s sets, Dredd locks, Taika Wonka, and Song of the South for zoomers.Decline and Fall: Dressing the EmpireIn an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technologyMusic by Gab Strum.Find Tansy on Instagram and Letterboxd.

Test Pattern kicks off with Lawrence Schlossman (Throwing Fits) joining Angus Truskett for a conversation about cinema obsession, personal taste, and the fits that defined film history.We get into: Australian movie audiences, Timothée Chalamet’s generational run, New Jersey classics, the next James Bond, Zack Braff being a bozo, Indiana Jones’ swag, Maximus’ chinstrap, Tom’s Eyes Wide Shut Uggs, late-career Ridley Scott, Megaslopolis, Industry season four, the politics of Den of Thieves, Michael Cera’s multitudes, is “film bro” is a slur, great men of cinema, and separating the art from the Mel Gibson.Music by Gab Strum.Find Lawrence and Throwing Fits on Instagram and Letterboxd.@testpatternpresents