The Movies That Made Me

Trailers mentioned in the previous episode with Seth Worley.

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Writer, director, and VFX aficionado extraordinaire Seth Worley discusses ten movies that were always on TV when he was growing up.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Sketch (2025)

Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Deadpool (2016)

Stripes (1981)

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Amadeus (1984)

Casablanca (1941)

The Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)

Lawrence of Arabia (1963)

The Apple (1980)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Judge Dredd (1995)

Alien (1979)

Aliens (1986)

The Terminator (1984)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

Back To The Future (1985)

Back To The Future Part II (1989)

Back To The Future Part III (1990)

Dr. Dolittle (1967)

Signs (2002)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Tremors (1990)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1967)

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Super Mario Bros: The Movie (1993)

Blue Velvet (1986)

Sleepless In Seattle (1993)

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)

The Godfather (1972)

Forrest Gump (1994)

Zelig (1983)

Beowulf (2007)

Here (2024)

In The Line Of Fire (1993)

The Matrix (1999)

Twister (1996)

Twisters (2024)

A Christmas Story (1983)

Men In Black (1997)

Independence Day (1996)

Demolition Man (1993)

Heathers (1989)

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

Invaders From Mars (1953)

The Trap (1966)

The Trap (1985)

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A few highlighted trailers for movies discussed by David Mackenzie.

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Director David Mackenzie discusses his favorite movies from his childhood with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Relay (2025)

Hell Or High Water (2016)

Starred Up (2013)

28 Years Later (2025)

Sinners (2025)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

My Fair Lady (1964)

Dr. Dolittle (1967)

Don’t Look Now (1973)

The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)

The Man Who Fell To Earth (1987)

The War Game (1965)

Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

The 39 Steps (1935)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1936)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

North By Northwest (1959)

The Lady Vanishes (1939)

Bande A Part a.k.a. Band of Outsiders (1964)

Goodbye to Language (2014)

The Last Detail (1974)

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Point Blank (1967)

The Conversation (1974)

Night Moves (1975)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Klute (1971)

The Parallax View (1974)

Jaws (1975)

The French Connection (1971)

F For Fake (1973)

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

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A few select trailers for films discussed by director Benjamin Caron.

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Director Benjamin Caron discusses his favorite movies that take place over the course of one day or night with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Vanishing Point (1971)

Vanishing Point (1997)

Night Always Comes (2025)

Sharper (2023)

Star Wars (1977)

*Rope (1948)

North By Northwest (1958)

Rebecca (1940)

To Catch A Thief (1955)

Russian Ark (2002)

Birdman (2014)

Rear Window (1954)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Trouble With Harry (1955)

Vertigo (1958)

*Where Eagles Dare (1968)

The Great Escape (1963)

All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)

*Before Sunrise (1995)

A Brief Encounter (1945)

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Midnight (2012)

Boyhood (2014)

*La Haine (1995)

A Prophet (2013)

Deep End (1970)

*Magnolia (1999)

Boogie Nights (1997)

*Go (1999)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Morvern Callar (2002)

The French Connection (1971)

The Bourne Identity (2002)

*Panic Room (2002)

Seven (1995)

The Game (1997)

Fight Club (1999)

The ’Burbs (1989)

*Collateral (2004)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Public Enemies (2009)

*Victoria (2015)

After Hours (1985)

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014)

Good Time (2017)

Uncut Gems (2019)

Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)

Out of Time (2003)

American Graffiti (1973)

High Noon (1952)

The Sadist (1963)

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Featured trailers for the movies discussed in this week's Jordan Harper episode.

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Novelist Jordan Harper discusses his favorite film adaptations with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

She Rides Shotgun (2025)

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Infested (2002)

War of the Worlds (2025)

Changing Lanes (2002)

A History of Violence (2005)

Shogun Assassin (1980)

Blue Ruin (2013)

Paper Moon (1973)

Freeway (1996)

Welcome To The Dollhouse (1996)

The Godfather (1972)

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Adaptation (2002)

*The Grifters (1990)

The Big Sleep (1946)

Chinatown (1974)

*LA Confidential (1997)

*Winter’s Bone (2010)

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

*Mystic River (2003)

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Dante’s Peak (1997)

Volcano (1997)

*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

JFK (1991)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Sid and Nancy (1986)

*No Country For Old Men (2007)

Raising Arizona (1987)

Purple Noon (1960)

The Hunted (2003)

To Live and Die in LA (1985)

*Goodfellas (1990)

True Grit (2010)

*Trainspotting (1996)

*Drugstore Cowboy  (1989)

Barfly (1987)

T2: Trainspotting (2017)

Killing Them Softly (2012)

*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

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Jordan’s novel The Last King of California (2024)

Jordan’s forthcoming new book A Violent Masterpiece (2026)

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Featured trailers for some of the movies discussed in this week's Jonathan Kaplan tribute episode.

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We're remembering the late great director (and Trailers From Hell Guru) Jonathan Kaplan (1947–2025) and re-running our chat with the director of Over The Edge, The Accused, and many more. Jonathan took us on a journey through some of his favorite movies.

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Student Teachers (1973)

Night Call Nurses (1972)

White Line Fever (1975)

Truck Turner (1974)

Heart Like A Wheel (1983)

The Accused (1988)

Over The Edge (1979)

Modern Times (1936)

City Lights (1931)

Manhattan (1979)

Some Like It Hot (1959)

The Apartment (1960)

North By Northwest (1959)

Moon Pilot (1962)

Mr. Billion (1977)

White Heat (1949)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Three Musketeers (1973)

The Four Musketeers (1974)

Superman (1978)

Superman II (1980)

The Three Musketeers (1948)

Shane (1953)

The 400 Blows (1959)

8 ½ (1963)

Fellini Satyricon (1969)

Richard (1972)

Millhouse (1971)

The Projectionist (1970)

El Dorado (1966)

The Shootist (1976)

Woodstock (1970)

Payback (1999)

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)Billy

Liar (1963)

Ford Vs Ferrari (2019)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

Bad Girls (1994)

Masters of the Universe (1987)

Giant (1956)

The More The Merrier (1943)

The Graduate (1967)

The Victors (1963)

…And Justice For All (1979)

Citizen Kane (1941)

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

The Call of the Wild (2020)

The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King (2019)

The Revenant (2015)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Day For Night (1973)

Being There (1979)

Bound For Glory (1976)

Second-Hand Hearts (1981)

Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Student Nurses (1970)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Charlie’s Angels (2019)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Psycho (1960)

The Oscar (1966)

Barry Lyndon (1976)

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)

Bird (1988)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

American Sniper (2014)

The Beguiled (1971)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Fort Apache (1948)

The Searchers (1956)

Straight Time (1978)

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)

True Confessions (1981)

Monster (2003)

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970)

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Featured trailers discussed in James DeMonaco's episode.

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Writer/director James DeMonaco discusses his top ten films that evoke the surreal, hallucinatory feel of dreams/nightmares, while not actually depicting dream/or nightmares with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

A History Of Violence (2005)

The Home (2025)

52 Pick-Up (1986)

The Purge (2013)

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Staten Island (2009)

This Is The Night (2021)

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

3 Women (1977)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)

Jack (1996)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Dementia 13 (1963)

Star Wars (1977)

THX 1138 (1972)

Blood Simple (1984)

Megalopolis (2024)

Mandy (2018)

Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Blue Velvet (1986)

Mulholland Drive (2001)

The Accused (1988)

The Swimmer (1968)

Dune (1984)

Dune (2021)

Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014)

Crash (2005)

*Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (2000)

Paterson (2016)

Fellini’s Roma (1972)

Amarcord (1973)

La Strada (1954)

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

8 ½ (1963)

Dirty Harry (1971)

Gremlins (1984)

Irreversible (2002)

Antichrist (2009)

Play It As It Lays (1972)

Nashville (1975)

Boom! (1968)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

Punch Drunk Love (2002)

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Phantom Thread (2017)

One Battle After Another (2025)

Happy Gilmore (1995)

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

March of the Wooden Soldiers a.k.a. Babes in Toyland (1934)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Monkey Trouble (1994)

Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

Vertigo (1958)

Invaders From Mars (1953)

The Woman in the Window (1944) 

Inception (2010)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Dreamscape (1984)

What Dreams May Come (1998)

The Truman Show (1998)

Minority Report (2002)

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Writer/Director/TFH Guru Adam Rifkin returns to discuss cinematic remixes and mashups with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Movie Orgy (1968)

The Tingler (1959)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)

Speed Crazy (1959)

Chelsea Girls (1965)

Timecode (2000)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Vertigo (1958)

The Green Fog (2017)

An Eye For An Eye (1981)

The Rock (1996)

The Clock (2010)

High Noon (1952)

3:10 To Yuma (1957)

Airport ’75 (1975)

The Artist (2011)

La Classe Américaine (1993)

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1983)

Topaz (1966)

The Day Of The Jackal (1973)

Zelig (1983)

Forrest Gump (1994)

Director’s Cut (2018)

What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

International Secret Police: Key of Keys (1965)

Kung Pao: Enter The Fist (2002)

Trail Of The Pink Panther (1982)

Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)

Game Of Death (1978)

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)

Targets (1968)

The Terror (1963)

The Limey (1999)

Poor Cow (1967)

The Last Movie Star (2017)

Smokey And The Bandit (1976)

The Italian Job (1969)

The Italian Job (2003)

The Shining (1980)

Terror Nullius (2018)

The Road Warrior (1981)

Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1991)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Memento (2000)

The Apple (1980)

The Timekeepers Of Eternity (2021)

Jaws (1975)

Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999)

Star Wars: Episode II — Attack Of The Clones (2002)

Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith (2005)

Heaven’s Gate (1980)

Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Batman Returns (1992)

The Exorcist (1973)

Cruel Jaws (1995)

Blow-Up (1966)

Caligula (1979)

The Godfather (1972)

Dracula (1931)

Dracula (Spanish-language 1931)

Bedtime For Bonzo (1951)

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Action star Scott Adkins RETURNS with director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza to discuss their favorite action scenes with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Diablo (2025)

Mirageman (2007) 

Mandrill (2009)

Moonraker (1979) - Ernesto

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - Scott

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Stagecoach (1939)

Fist of Legend (1994) - Ernesto

The Matrix (1999) - Scott

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

True Lies (1994)

Heat (1995)

John Wick (2014)

The Raid (2011)

The Dead Pool (1988)

Die Hard (1988)

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) - Ernesto

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002)

Man On Fire (2004)

The Killer (1989)

Hard Boiled (1992) - Scott

First Blood (1982) - Ernesto

Star Wars (1977)

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

The Fugitive (1993)

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

Jaws (1975)

Armour of God (1986) - Scott

Day Shift (2022)

How The West Was Won (1962)

Taxi Driver (1976) - Ernesto

Steel (1979)

Point Break (1991) - Scott

From Russia With Love (1963) - Joe

Dirty Harry (1971) - Josh

Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Go (1999)

Duel (1971)

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Roger Moore

James Bond

Marko Zaror

Harrison Ford

George Lucas

Steven Spielberg

Yakima Canutt

Jet Li

Yuen Woo-ping 

Brue Lee

Jackie Chan

Tony Jaa

The Wachowski sisters

Keanu Reeves

James Cameron

John Woo

Michael Mann

Gareth Evans

Daniel Waters

Sam Peckinpah

Alfonso Cuaron

Tony Scott

Tony Leung Chiu-wai 

Chow Yun-fat

Mickey Rooney

Don Johnson

Tom Cruise

Brian Dennehy

J.J. Perry

Steve Carver 

Lee Majors

Jeremy Saulnier

Martin Scorsese

Kathryn Bigelow

Clint Eastwood

Andrew Robinson

The Jason Bourne film franchise

Daniel Craig

Doug Liman

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Featured Trailers from David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano.

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Writer/director duo David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano discuss their favorite films from the 90s with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

I Don’t Understand You (2025)

*Misery (1990)

Lady In A Cage (1964)

El Dorado (1966)

Red Line 7000 (1965)

Gerald’s Game (2017)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Stand By Me (1986)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

The Princess Bride (1987)

Taking Off (1971)

Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Hairspray (1987)

So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)

True Lies (1994)

Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997)

Titanic (1997)

Serial Mom (1994)

Heat (1995)

Thief (1981)

L.A. Takedown (1989)

Manhunter (1985)

The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)

Waiting For Guffman (1996)

Best In Show (2000)

The Game (1997)

Wall Street (1987)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

Smile (1975)

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Nick Kroll

Andrew Rannells

Robert Zemeckis

The Meisner Technique

Kathy Bates

James Caan

Howard Hawks

Michael Douglas

Stephen King

Rob Reiner

Brad Pitt

Paul Giamatti

Noises Off play by Michael Frayn (1982)

Deathtrap play by Ira Levin (1978)

Anjelica Huston

Milos Forman

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Michael Mann

Jodie Foster

Ted Levine

Brooke Smith

Meryl Streep

Goldie Hawn

Bruce Willis

Sydney Pollack

Isabella Rossellini

Sean Young

Warner Brothers

Amanda Plummer

Mike Meyers

Nancy Travis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Tom Arnold

James Cameron

The Titanic

John Waters

Matthew Lillard

Patty Hearst

Ricki Lake

Kathleen Turner

Val Kilmer

LAX

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Robert De Niro

The John Brancato podcast episode 

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Mel Gibson

Todd Haynes

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Kirsten Dunst

Kirstie Alley

Allison Janney

Ellen Barkin

Denise Richards

Brittany Murphy

Lisa Minnelli

Al Leong 

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Dangerous Animals writer/director Sean Byrne discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Loved Ones (2009)

The Devil’s Candy (2015)

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

The Exorcist III (1990)

The Beach (2000)

Shark (1969)

Kramer vs Kramer (1979)

Risky Business (1983)

Die Hard (1988)

Blind Date (1987)

Sunset (1988)

The Dead Pool (1988)

The Hunt For Red October (1990)

Predator (1987)

Nomads (1986)

Medicine Man (1992)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Strange Darling (2024)

Irreversible (2002)

The Evil Dead (1981/83)

Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)

Piranha (1978)

Braindead (1992)

Carrie (1976)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Misery (1990)

American Psycho (2000)

The Shining (1980)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Dazed And Confused (1993)

Kids (1995)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

Lost Highway (1997)

Blue Velvet (1986)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Omen (1976)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Basket Case (1982)

Night Of Fear (1973)

Late Night With The Devil (2024)

Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)

Man Bites Dog (1992)

Mad Dog And Glory (1993)

Wild Things (1998)

47 Meters Down (2017)

The Shallows (2016)

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Independence Day (1996)

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Writer / Director / Producer Rodrigo Garcia returns to discuss his favorite minimalist movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Old Joy (2006)

Wendy And Lucy (2008)

First Cow (2019)

Meek’s Cutoff (2010)

Locke (2013)

Phone Booth (2002)

Wheelman (2017)

The Death of Louis XIV (2016)

The 400 Blows (1959)

Amour (2012)

Elephant (2003)

Songs From The Second Floor (2000)

You, The Living (2007)

Citizen Kane (1941)

The Turin Horse (2011)

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Enter The Void (2009)

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Frankenstein (1931)

Dream of Light (1992)

The Mystery of Picasso (1956)

Paterson (2016)

Fremont (2023)

A Ghost Story (2017)

Hunger (2008)

The Party (1968)

Being There (1979)

The Invitation (2015)

The Exterminating Angel (1962)

My Dinner With Andre (1982)

Vanya On 42nd Street (1994)

George Washington (2000)

All The Real Girls (2003)

Undertow (2005)

The Pinneaple Express (2008)

Halloween Kills (2021)

Blue Velvet (1986)

Anchorman (2004)

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

Joe (2014)

Pig (2021)

Mandy (2018)

Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009)

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)

The Surfer (2025)

Gummo (1997)

Trash Humpers (2009)

Spring Breakers (2012)

Mister Lonely (2007)

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

Vertigo (1958)

Citizen Kane (1941)

Taste Of Cherry (1997)

The Follies (2025)

Wild Tales (2014) 

Figures in a Landscape (1970)

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A VIDEO EPISODE! Join hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante as they answer questions submitted by fans.

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Alexi Wasser discusses a few of her favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Messy (2025)

Casablanca (1942) - John Landis’ trailer commentary

Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977) - Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary

Auto Focus (2002)

Gremlins (1984) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Amadeus (1984) - Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

The Shining (1980) - Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

Sixteen Candles (1984) - Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Innerspace (1987) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Explorers (1985) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The ’Burbs (1989) - Ti West’s trailer commentary

Flashdance (1983)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Lolita (1997)

Unfaithful (2003)

Let Him Go (2020)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Purple Rain (1984) - Josh’s trailer commentary

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) - Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Almost Famous (2000) - Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

The Searchers (1956) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Junior Miss (1945)

Valley Girl (1983) - Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review 

Clueless (1995)

Heathers (1988) - Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

Pretty In Pink (1986)

Batman Returns (1992) - Alex Kirschenbaum’s review

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

Reality Bites (1994)

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) - Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

Dazed And Confused (1993) - Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Pulp Fiction (1994) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews

Beaches (1987)

The Long Goodbye (1973) - Josh’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Little Murders (1971) - Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Weird Science (1985) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Zach And Miri Make A Porno (2008)

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1986)

An Unmarried Woman (1978) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Working Girl (1988) - Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary

Withnail & I (1987) - Josh’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

Someone To Love (1987)

Before Sunrise (1995) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Before Sunset (2004) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Before Midnight (2012) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Metropolitan (1990)

The Last Days Of Disco (1998)

Manhattan (1979)

Annie Hall (1977) - Robert Weide’s trailer commentary

Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

Moonstruck (1987) - Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Mandy (2018) - Josh’s trailer commentary

Pig (2021)

Django (1966)

Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009) - Josh’s trailer commentary

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)

Mermaids (1990)

Cat People (1982)

Taxi Driver (1976) - Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

Hardcore (1979) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Infested (2002)

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Another special preview of THE WHITE CANON. Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every week for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones. Full Episode Available Here

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A special preview of THE WHITE CANON. Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every week for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones. Full Episode Available Here

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Josh and Joe discuss the impact and importance of the late, great David Lynch, followed by reminiscences from several past guests.

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Babygirl writer/director Halina Reijn returns to the podcast and discusses a few of her favorite sexy movies with Josh Olson.

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Writer/Director Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Witch, The Northman, Nosferatu) discusses a few of {@text|Pronoun@} favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Writer/director Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks, Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out, Cheddar Goblin) discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska author Warren Zanes discusses his favorite movies about the return of the unresolved with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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MEANWHILE ON EARTH writer/director Jérémy Clapin discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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The Universal Theory director Timm Kröger walks us through some of his most influential movies.

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The conversation continues as Tony & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter.

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Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter.

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IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE writer/director Greg Jardin discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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Podcaster Andrew Hickey discusses a few of his favorite rock movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

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