After two years and 100 episodes we're taking a look back at A Very Good Year with highlights from some... more

Hello, and welcome to the wrap party.After two years and 100 episodes we're taking a look back at A Very... more

Mac Welch is an actor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and podcaster, but more importantly, he’s been friends with Jason and Mike nearly... more

Author, historian, and professor Kevin M. Kruse joins us to walk through the very eventful year — historically and cinematically... more

Film and television critic, author, and essayist Kristen Lopez joins us to discuss her book “But Have You Read the... more

Screenwriter (“Heathers,” “Demolition Man,” “Batman Returns”) and encyclopedic cinephile Daniel Waters joins us to discuss 2008—a key year for him... more

Catherine Stebbins is intimately acquainted with the year of 1930 - because it was the subject of the most recent... more

Abby Olcese’s new book “Films for All Seasons” walks the reader through “the church year at the movies,” finding unexpected... more

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

Film critic, podcaster, and historian Alexandra West joins us to talk about her new book “Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty... more

Screenwriter and director Richard Shepard’s new film is catnip to us (and probably you too, if you’re listening to his... more