Bonus Episode: John and Janet Pierson's Fiji Year
For our last bonus episode before season two, we’re proud to welcome back one of season one’s most popular guests: indie guru John Pierson, who joined us...
Bonus Episode: 2023 with Alissa Wilkinson
New Bonus Episode: 2023 with Alissa Wilkinson Since she last joined us to talk about 2005 back in September, Alissa Wilkinson nabbed a new gig: she’s now a...
Substackers Against Nazis
Hi readers—Below is a letter to the Substack founders that I helped draft as part of a group of publishers seeking answers to questions about the platforming...
First Thoughts on 'Lagaan'
John and Janet Pierson are our guests on this week’s show and they’re genuinely inspiring stalwarts of smart, weird, and (above all) independent cinema....
Bonus Episode: "John and Janet Pierson's Fiji Year"
For the first of our hiatus bonus episodes, we’re proud to welcome back one of the season’s most popular guests: indie guru John Pierson, who joined us back...
Episode 52: A Very Good Year of "A Very Good Year"
We wrap up our first season — a full year of shows — in true season finale fashion: with a super-sized clip show, featuring some of our favorite segments...
Extra Credit Reading for 1935
If you want to read more of Mr. Maltin, boy oh boy do you have options. Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide stop publishing in 2015, but here’s the final edition;...
Bonus Episode: 1935 After Show
In this week’s bonus episode, we continue to geek out about getting Leonard Maltin on the show, go long on the Marx Brothers, and do a bit of season wrap-up.
Headlines for 1935
On January 12th, Amelia Earhart flew from Hawaii to California, the first person to make the flight solo. Maybe even more important - also in January the...
Episode 51: 1935 with Leonard Martin
When Jessie Maltin — Leonard’s daughter and the co-host of his “Maltin on Movies” podcast — mentioned to me in a DM that “you should have my dad on your...
Extra Credit Reading for 1984
This week’s primary piece of recommended reading is, of course, our guest Matt Singer’s new book Opposable Thumbs: How Sickle & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,...
Bonus Episode: 1984 After Show
This week, we follow up our Siskel & Ebert-centered episode with Jason’s memories of his introduction to Gene and Roger (and, through them, to film criticism...
Headlines for 1984
January 10 - the United States and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations for the first time. Apparently the Catholics had been too anti-war for our...
Episode 50: 1984 with Matt Singer
Matt Singer is a film critic, entertainment journalist, and author — and his latest book is a real treat for all you nerds who listen to this nerdy show....
Extra Credit Reading for 1990
I promise I didn't mean to make shit dark when I mentioned the Mandela Effect, but I realized it might come off like that if you don’t know about it. So...
Bonus Episode: 1990 After Show
We had to lose so much great stuff from this week's episode with guest Joe Lynch that we decided to lead off this week's bonus episode with a bunch of...
Headlines for 1990
January 31 - Buchwald v. Paramount Pictures Corp. (the Coming to America lawsuit) is decided - a key case in the public awareness of “Hollywood accounting.”...
Episode 49: 1990 with Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch is a genre director extraordinaire - his credits include Wrong Turn 2, Everly, Mayhem, Point Blank, and his latest, the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation...
Extra Credit Reading for 1973
If you’d like to know more about Secretariat - and really, why wouldn’t you? - here’s a nice overview on ESPN, though we shouldn’t be surprised to find that...
Bonus Episode: 1973 After Show
On this week’s bonus episode - our longest to date! - we begin with a show outtake of guest Jason Diamond going long on his history with Long Goodbye star...
