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.

Kristen Lopez is a busy critic (her site is The Film Maven), podcaster (her podcast is Ticklish Business), and author (her most recent book is Popcorn Disabilities). She joins us to discuss the first concert documentary we’ve dived deep on from Guide: Led Zeppelin’s 1976 rock epic, The Song Remains the Same. 

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 migrating it over to their feed; subscribe now if you haven’t already. 

We’re also putting our new episodes up on YouTube! Watch the show on our YouTube channel, @guideforthefilmfanatic, for visual accompaniment and bonus stuff and who knows what else:

The Song Remains the Same is available for digital rental or purchase. You can hear Kristen on A Very Good Year here, and the Jordan Hoffman episode we mention (with The Grateful Dead Movie) here. 

If you’d like to check out the YouTube page for Mike’s other podcast, “Black Diplomats,” it’s here. 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, and/or audiobooks. OR you can pre-order the paperback (out April 14, 2026) here. 

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!