<description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Currie Holmes sits down with fellow filmmaker Brett Pierce to discuss his career and the overwhelming success of his film &lt;em&gt;The Wretched&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brett Pierce (along with brother Drew) grew up on the sets of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Evil Dead&lt;/em&gt;, where his father, Bart Pierce, helped create those crazy stop motion effects&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;He brings that passion for practical effects and unique storytelling to his own successful indie horror productions, including his latest runaway hit &lt;em&gt;The Wretched&lt;/em&gt;, which puts a clever new spin on a modern, dark fairy tale. It was an absolute pleasure talking with this talented filmmaker and genuinely exceptional human being.&lt;/p&gt;
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Matthew Currie Holmes sits down with fellow filmmaker Brett Pierce to discuss his career and the overwhelming success of his film The Wretched.
Brett Pierce (along with brother Drew) grew up on the sets of&nbsp;The Evil Dead, where his father, Bart Pierce, helped create those crazy stop motion effects. He brings that passion for practical effects and unique storytelling to his own successful indie horror productions, including his latest runaway hit The Wretched, which puts a clever new spin on a modern, dark fairy tale. It was an absolute pleasure talking with this talented filmmaker and genuinely exceptional human being.

Brett Pierce (The Wretched)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Matthew Currie Holmes sits down with Latinx filmmaker Kenneth Castillo for an intimate chat about making indie movies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kenneth Castillo is a Latinx, indie filmmaking hustler. Most of his movies are violent, gritty, visceral and deeply rooted in Kenneth’s Latinx culture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Much like his films, Kenneth himself doesn’t pull many punches when discussing his craft, the good and bad people in the film industry, and his often conflicted relationship with fellow Latinx filmmakers.&lt;br&gt;
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Matthew Currie Holmes sits down with Latinx filmmaker Kenneth Castillo for an intimate chat about making indie movies.
Kenneth Castillo is a Latinx, indie filmmaking hustler. Most of his movies are violent, gritty, visceral and deeply rooted in Kenneth’s Latinx culture.
<blockquote>Much like his films, Kenneth himself doesn’t pull many punches when discussing his craft, the good and bad people in the film industry, and his often conflicted relationship with fellow Latinx filmmakers. 
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Kenneth Castillo

<description>&lt;p&gt;They say good things are worth waiting for, and hopefully this engaging pre-Covid chat with writer/director/actor/book aficionado Brea Grant perfectly fits that bill. It's&amp;nbsp;fast paced and frenetic; you may need to listen a couple times. We cover a lot of ground, from her weekly co-hosted book podcast Reading Glasses, to feminism, and of course her most recent feature films as writer: the fun heist/horror flick &lt;em&gt;12 Hour Shift&lt;/em&gt; and the surreal slasher &lt;em&gt;Lucky&lt;/em&gt;. Both films are enjoying their World Premiere at Fantasia's virtual 2020 film fest.&lt;/p&gt;
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They say good things are worth waiting for, and hopefully this engaging pre-Covid chat with writer/director/actor/book aficionado Brea Grant perfectly fits that bill. It's&nbsp;fast paced and frenetic; you may need to listen a couple times. We cover a lot of ground, from her weekly co-hosted book podcast Reading Glasses, to feminism, and of course her most recent feature films as writer: the fun heist/horror flick 12 Hour Shift and the surreal slasher Lucky. Both films are enjoying their World Premiere at Fantasia's virtual 2020 film fest.

Brea Grant

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tune in for this brief announcement where Matthew Currie Holmes explains the reason for the show's long hiatus and what to expect from the show's return, including news of our next show with special guest &lt;strong&gt;Brea Grant &lt;/strong&gt;(coming August 18, 2020).&lt;/p&gt;
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Tune in for this brief announcement where Matthew Currie Holmes explains the reason for the show's long hiatus and what to expect from the show's return, including news of our next show with special guest Brea Grant (coming August 18, 2020).

Special Announcement: Return of Couch Trip Cinema

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode of CineBytes, &amp;nbsp;I fervently defend two contemporary films where I believe the critics were a little too unkind. For me, the Los Angeles noir cop thriller &lt;em&gt;Street Kings&lt;/em&gt; (RT score 36%) and the idiot savant action flick &lt;em&gt;The Accountant&lt;/em&gt; (RT Score 52%) are examples of movies that do everything right. But for some reason, they did not curry favor with the critics. I'm here to offer an alternative opinion and maybe convince you why these films are so much better than the critic consensus would have you believe. Trust me...it'll be a fun ride! - Matthew Currie Holmes&lt;/p&gt;
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On this episode of CineBytes, &nbsp;I fervently defend two contemporary films where I believe the critics were a little too unkind. For me, the Los Angeles noir cop thriller Street Kings (RT score 36%) and the idiot savant action flick The Accountant (RT Score 52%) are examples of movies that do everything right. But for some reason, they did not curry favor with the critics. I'm here to offer an alternative opinion and maybe convince you why these films are so much better than the critic consensus would have you believe. Trust me...it'll be a fun ride! - Matthew Currie Holmes

Couch Trip CineBytes: Critics Got It Wrong

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Couch Trip Cinema! A monthly podcast that digs a little deeper into why filmmakers are almost pathologically compelled to make movies. Each episode will feature an industry professional and together, with fellow filmmaker Matthew Currie Holmes, they will throw the curtain back and reveal what it really takes to make art in Hollywood. It ain’t always pretty, but it is guaranteed to be entertaining.

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