We’re back with an all-new season of Guide for the Film Fanatic! In each episode, Jason Bailey and Mike Hull invite a guest from the world of film (including filmmakers, authors, critics, actors, and more) to select one of the 1600+ “must-see movies” collected in Danny Peary’s seminal 1986 book, Guide for the Film Fanatic. Bailey, Hull, and their guests deep dive on each film, discussing its history, themes, style, performances, initial reception, and legacy, taking a fresh look at some of the most beloved titles in cinema history.

It's the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, so Jason and Mike are celebrating by talking about Robert Altman's seminal encapsulation of all the chaos and beauty of the U.S.A., and previewing Mike's new show where he does long form deep dives exploring our ongoing experiment, Whitewashed History.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’ve partnered up with One Heat Minute Productions on this show, so we’ve migrated over to their feed; subscribe now if you haven’t already. 

Nashville is available on Blu-ray and for digital rental or purchase. You can read Pauline Kael’s New Yorker review here, Vincent Canby’s New York Times review here, and Roger Ebert’s Chicago Sun-Times review here. 

You can buy find Whitewashed History on your favorite podcatcher here. If you’d like to check out the YouTube page for Mike’s other podcast, “Black Diplomats,” it’s here; you can also watch his documentary that we mentioned, Betrayal at Attica, on Tubi and Apple TV+. And Jason’s book Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend is OUT NOW, and you can order it from MZS Press, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your hardbacks, ebooks, paperbacks, and/or audiobooks. 

Last but not least, if you’d like to make a little donation to support us and the show, you can do that at Ko-fi!