How should we engage with the work of immoral artists? We explore this question through the lens of Woody Allen's... more

We're joined by Matt Pais (author of Talk 90s with Me) to discuss a favorite 90s nostalgia flick, made thirty... more

Join us and professional film/tv critic Emily St. James to talk about the BEST movies of 2022. We give out... more

With the release of the Disney+ show set in the world of Andowyne, we figured it was time to revisit... more

Who is the INSIDE MAN? We sit down with Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) to discuss Spike Lee's... more

We hop into a black hole with Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Action Boyz, 101 Places to Party Before You... more

Join us for a re-release of our Minority Report episode from early 2020! We go running with Tom Cruise and... more

Join us and proverbial bringer-of-Christmas-cheer Emily St. James as we dive into Frank Capra's existentialist Christmas classic It's a Wonderful... more

We talked with Jack's inflamed sense of rejection and it told us to watch Fight Club with friend Brian Martinez,... more

We delve into fascism and parenting and fascist parenting with Jack Draper (Exiting Through the 2010s), talking about mechanisms of... more

Is it a bad book or the Ba-Ba-Doo-Doo-Doooooook?? We chat with Libby Hill (The Wrap) about Jennifer Kent's painful and... more

It just so happens that one of us is probably possessed, and is in need of THE EXORCIST! Join us... more

Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to delve into Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 masterpiece. We discuss... more

We are joined by Jamelle Bouie (NYTimes / Unclear and Present Danger Podcast) to discuss the conclusion to the Lord... more

We sit down with Agnes Callard (Philosophy, Chicago) and Robin Hanson (Economics, GMU) to discuss the second installment in the... more

Welcome to the start of our Lord of the Rings miniseries! We kick things off with the first film of... more

It's time to visit Jurassic Park (1994)! We discuss the tenuous relationship between science/art and commerce, while thinking about the... more

Join us and Carly Severn (KQED San Francisco) to talk about Mike Nichols' 2004, super emo and eminently re-watchable melodrama,... more

Today we're joined by friend of the show Adam Kane to discuss Hitchcock's bombastic spy thriller North By Northwest! We... more

Join us to talk about the Miracle on the Hudson with friend Chris Kaiser (Columbia University / the podcast Said... more

The life of a repo man is intense, which is why we invited friend Toby Levers to join us to... more

It is with clear eyes and love in our hearts that we dive into this classic football parable from the... more

We stuff into a tiny F14 cockpit with Sean Burns (WBUR’s The ARTery) and fly into the danger zone to... more

Not to be downers, but, everything alive must die. This is something the kids from David Robert Mitchell's devastating horror... more

We sit down with Nicolas Cage expert Keith Phipps (author of The Age of Cage) to discuss the second highest... more

Have you ever wondered whether a famous painting contained a clue to a mystery that, once revealed, would upend the... more

Join us and Katie Walsh (LA Times, Miami Nice) for one night in L.A. as we journey through deserted streets... more

Join us for a spoiler-free celebration of the very best films of 2021! We discuss our nominees and winners in... more

Join us and Matt Belenky (Movie Talk Podcast) to dive headfirst into Paul Verhoven’s classic 90s erotic thriller! We try... more

What does it mean to say that a movie is so bad it's good? Is Twilight (2008) such a movie?... more