The Film Gang
The Film Gang loves nothing more than championing the transformative power of cinema. Join us each week as we discuss cult movies, classics, and current releases available theatrically and streaming.
The Film Gang Review: No Time to Die
Last September, Daniel Craig’s swan song as James Bond was finally released after being held back nearly two years due to the global pandemic, making its title, No Time to Die, more than a...
The Film Gang Review: Last Night in Soho
Wrapping oneself up in the warm blanket of nostalgia has always been an alluring proposition. Cult filmmaker Edgar Wright provides a corrective to those rose-colored cravings with Last Night...
The Film Gang Review: Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson is one of our great contemporary auteurs. Case in point, his 2007 film, There Will Be Blood, is frequently cited as a masterpiece of 21st century filmmaking. His latest...
The Film Gang Review: Nightmare Alley
Another remake of a classic film has come to town, pitching its tent like a carnival of the grotesque. Fans of film noir will immediately recognize the title of the movie it’s based on:...
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Paul Kanieski, Maureen O’Connell
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Paul Kanieski
Paul Kanieski is one of the hosts of KSQD’s The Film Gang. Ever since he was a teen, Paul has been involved in some form of film criticism, exhibition, or production. Since 2005 he has been the moderator of the weekly discussion group, Let’s Talk About the Movies, which, due to current events, meets online every Wednesday, 7PM – 8PM (meetings are normally in downtown Santa Cruz). Details can be found at: https://groups.google.com/group/LTATM
Maureen O’Connell
Maureen O’Connell is a retired Hollywood Film Editor who moved to Davenport in 2015, fulfilling a long-held dream to get out of L.A. and embrace the sanity and beauty of the north coast. A member of the local film group “Let’s Talk About the Movies!”, and a devoted fan of all things cinema, she hopes her enthusiasm for the art of the screen and its visible actors and invisible craftspeople will prove contagious to KSQD listeners. Camera rolling…action… Let’s go to the movies!