Film critic, editor, and intrepid festival traveler Beatrice Loayza joins us for another probing look into the oft-dismissed 1950s—this time... more

Charles Taylor is the author of one of our fave film books, “Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near... more

Screenwriter (and former film critic and podcaster) April Wolfe joins us to talk up the postwar pleasures of 1947, so... more

TV critic, author, podcaster, and television writer Emily St. James is the co-author (along with previous guest Noel Murray) of... more

 “Empire” magazine editor Nick de Semlyen’s most recent book, “The Last Action Heroes,” is a delightful history of ‘80s and... more

Author, filmmaker, and “Gaslit Nation” host Andrea Chalupa joins us to discuss 1984—an appropriate year for an Orwell scholar—in advance... more

Film historian, podcaster, and Cine Journeys co-founder Jill Blake joins us to walk through the post-war euphoria and darkness of... more

Independent filmmaker Zach Clark joins us in advance of the release of his new film “The Becomers” for a look... more

Film critic and podcaster Josh Lewis explores the “sleaze canon” on his “Sleazoids” podcast, and he joins us to discuss... more

Film critic and podcaster Stephanie Crawford usually dabbles in horror and exploitation cinema, but she is also obsessed with screwball... more

Film critic and author Chris Nashawaty’s latest book is “The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer... more

Film critic and O.G. AV Club member Noel Murray does not usually suffer from recency bias, but he thought it... more

This week, we’re joined by the other co-author of the must-read new book “Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and... more

“Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema” (out Tuesday) is one of our favorite film... more

The essayist, poet, and film critic Phillip Lopate joins us to discuss his new collection “My Affair with Art House Cinema”... more

Nobody we know knows more about silent cinema than film critic, historian, and social media mastermind Marya E. Gates. She... more

Larry Karaszewski isn’t just an award-winning screenwriter and producer — he’s also a serious cinephile, as evidenced by the fact... more

Mark Harris has written three of the essential film books of our time, and one of them — “Pictures at... more

Writer, editor, and director Carrie Courogen is the author of the breathtakingly good new book “Miss May Does Not Exist,”... more

Film critic, historian, and TCM stalwart Ben Mankiewicz joins us, on the eve of a new season of his essential... more