My friend Shah Shahid graciously invited me back to the Split Screen Podcast to review Padmaavat, deviating from our usual remake comparison format to tackle this controversial new film. In Episode 33, we don’t discuss the protests leading up to the film’s release but focus instead on the good, the bad, and the problematic elements of the movie itself. Shah makes some great points about the way directors lead audiences toward certain emotional reactions, and we debate whether or not that was properly executed in Padmaavat.

You can subscribe to the Split Screen Podcast at iTunes, or you can listen to Episode 33 in your browser on this page at Audioboom. Find links to other podcast episodes and Shah’s reviews at his website, Blank Page Beatdown. I’m a guest on the following episodes of the Split Screen Podcast:

• Episode 0— an introduction to the podcast
• Episode 1 — Memento vs. Ghajini
• Episode 2 — Knight and Day vs. Bang Bang
• Episode 8 — Warrior vs. Brothers
• Episode 10 — Seven Days vs. Jazbaa
• Episode 11 — Stepmom vs. We Are Family
• Episode 12 — The Man From Nowhere vs. Rocky Handsome
• Episode 16 — Rahasya vs. Talvar
• Episode 28 — The “Dulhania” Franchise
• Episode 30 — The Tubelight trailer vs. the Little Boy trailer