We're heading back to the club with Sean Baker to meet Anora (Mikey Madison) and her soon to be husband Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn). Ride along with us around Brighton Beach as we talk about sex workers on screen, screwball comedies and whether Anora is a legitimate Best Picture contender. If you’re enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sendi…

Welcome to 1980s New York where a young upstart by the name of Donald John Trump (Sebastian Stan) will pull himself up by the bootstraps learning from one of the most notorious figures in American jurisprudence Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) in Ali Abbasi's "The Apprentice" If you’re enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sending us an email or …

Francis Ford Coppola built this city on rock and roll, but we’re here with Izzy (aka BKRewind) to see if it needs to be torn down. We cover the history of American Zoetrope and how much contextual knowledge the average moviegoer needs while watching Megalopolis If you’re enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sending us an email or hitting…

After episode 500 we’re aging gracefully with Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance Does Demi Moore sparkle or is Margaret Qually’s Sue monstrous enough to make this body horror beautifully grotesque. If you’re enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sending us an email or hitting us up on Twitter(X) or Instagram! buymeacoffee.com/onlymoviepodcas…

Yakmala! We made it to Episode 500 and are celebrating with a trip to Parmestan with a detour through Somerset, CA! We'll stop by historic pommel horses, glory holes and even discuss penis songs with director Roger Kumble. Thank you to everyone who wrote us in and all our listeners who've stuck with us throughout the years! We're so happy to share …

We've been put through our PACEs and are all out of letters for acronyms. We get FUBAR'd for Jeremy Saulnier's "Rebel Ridge" and LOL discussing how quickly Aaron Pierre will likely become a huge star, so listen in ASAP! IFYKYK Drop us a letter via email, Twitter(X) or Instagram! You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula! Sign up w…

Do you remember the 21st night of September? That's when we released this long awaited episode on Pablo Berger's magnificent "Robot Dreams" Wag your tails with us as we discuss whether robots dream of electric sheep and if Duck is the coolest cat in New York City. You can send us some binary code via email, Instagram or Twitter(X) You can catch our…

Don't say his name three times or else you'll be cursed to ride the soul train for eternity! We're discussing Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and every single plotline that was stapled together around the ghost with the most. Summon us from the afterlife by sending us three emails, tweets (X) or Instagram reels. You can catch our episodes ea…

Love hurts and so does discussing J.T. Mollner's new film Strange Darling with resident astrology guide and producer Chelsea White! Flip the script and check your bias with us via email, Twitter(X) or Instagram You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula! Sign up with the link below. It really helps out the pod so we thank you in ad…

We workshopped a better title for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film and settled on, “Evil Does Not Exist… or does it?” Take a hike through the woods with us as we collect bird leaves and discuss the sinister evils of glamping. You can attend our town hall meetings via email, Twitter(X) or Instagram You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Ne…

In space no one can hear you reboot a franchise, so we're shouting about it from planet earth: The Xenomorphs are back! Fede Álvarez slides in between Alien and Alien$ to tell us the story of Romulus, whose Roman origins may or may not be entirely irrelevant to this discussion. As always, you can evolve us by sending us some black goo via email, Tw…

We're returning to Pandora! Hop on a ride with us through the wasteland with special guest Jessie Gender as we discuss the game, the film and any other missed opportunities. We don't say this often, but you don't need to have seen the film to enjoy this conversation about translating video games, studio film making and the challenges of surviving t…

Josh Hartnett should have listened to Admiral Ackbar a little more because M. Night Shymalan's new film is definitely a "Trap" We explore the high highs and the low lows of Shymalan's filmography and consider if Saleka Shymalan can top the Eras tour. Set a trap for us via email, Twitter(X) or Instagram You can see every episode of the Nebula Origin…

The Merc with the mouth is back and this time... he's brought a friend! We break the fourth wall with Mikey Neumann from FilmJoy and discuss the Marvel void, cameo cinema and babies in movie theaters (again!) Email our variants at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or slice and dice us up over on Twitter(X) and Instagram You can see Matt in the Nebula Orig…

Take a spin with us in Lee Isaac Chung's "Twister$"! Does the film seed a compelling rationale for the ongoing Glen Powell project, or do we find more meaning in the Daisy Edgar Jones as a leading lady endeavor? Throw some diapers at us via email, Twitter(x) or Instagram! You can see Matt in the Nebula Original "The Getaway" and listen to all our e…

In case we get too scared, we've got on our big boy pants on to talk about Oz Perkins' "LongLegs" We discuss serial killer cinema, satanic cults and reveal our personal fears about the woods! Join our tiny cult via email or chant along with us on Twitter and Instagram You can see Matt in the Nebula Original "The Getaway" and listen to all our episo…

Yorgos Lanthimos returns so soon after Poor Things to show us his "Kinds of Kindness" with this triptych of abusive tales involving bad bosses, evil dogs and sex cults! We try to find themes and meaning in these seemingly disconnected stories and use of Eurythimics' "Sweet Dreams" as our only north star. Tell us your tall tales via email, Twitter (…

We're looking at Pixar's storytelling from the outside in and discussing their new Anxiety expansion pack "Inside Out 2" from director Kelsey Mann Does Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, Anger, Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui really rule our headquarters or does neuroscience and design diverge and are we better just to be nostalgic for the past? E…

We're lost for words to discuss Alice Rohrwacher's "La Chimera", but luckily Arthur (Josh O'Conner) has a dowsing rod that can find all of the hidden meaning in the haunted Italian countryside. As always you can email us your archeological questions at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or dig deeper on our Twitter (X) and Instagram feeds. You can catch ou…

Live from 1977 New York it’s “Late Night with the Devil”! Joining your favorite host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian), are two skeptical podcast hosts who have a whole lot of Artificially Intelligent conversation to discuss! As always you can write in to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or our switchboard operators are standing by it you want to catch us…

Have you ever tried to put out a hit on your favorite podcast hosts? If so, then listen to us dodging bullets from Glen Powell and Richard Linklater in their new film Hit Man! Do we have our throats wrapped in piano wire or have we been poisoned in the well of positive reviews? Fire some shots at us via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or watch …

Catch us if you can because we're rejoining Lola after 25 years to find that 100,000 Deutschmarks in Tom Tykwer's electrifying 1999 "Run Lola Run", which returns to theaters for a special anniversary screening on June 7th! If we sound out of breath its because we're so excited to discuss this formative film, it's thumping electronic soundtrack and …

Welcome back to the wasteland and the inciting franchise for this podcast! Dr. George Miller leads us on the fifth installment of the Mad Max series with Furiosa in the drivers seat. Is there enough blood, sweat and chrome to keep us coming back for more? Make your emails epic and send them to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or rev us up on Twitter(X) o…

We saw "I Saw The TV Glow" and were blinded by the light! We join Jamie Walsh in her living room making this an awkward Three's company episode where we discuss implied storytelling, intention and whether our favorite episodes of Buffy got referenced in Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore film. You can catch up with us via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.c…

Catch us as we dangle off a building, drive over a cliff and burst into flames as we discuss David Leitch's "The Fall Guy" Are we thumbs up or down on this Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt charm fest? You can crash through our window via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or set us on fire on Twitter(X) or Instagram You can catch our episodes early and a…

On the menu today with special guest Hillary Dixler Canavan is an entree of gorgeous food porn, a main course of love and romance and a desert of baked Alaska! We devour Tran Anh Hung's "The Taste of Things", discuss the sonata of light and consider if all the ingredients tell a story in this delectable discussion. As always you can order us a Pot …

Izzy (BK Rewind) steps in as official for this head to head on Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers" It's match point as we discuss melodrama, music and how to improve your backhand Please serve us emails at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or shout at us from the sidelines on Twitter(X) and Instagram You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula…

Were Guns N Roses right when they said we don't want your Civil War, or maybe there's more to Alex Garland's photo journalistic odyssey than meets the eye? We debate war photography, ethics and whether De La Soul has a place in our Apocalypse Now. You can choose a side by emailing onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or storm the gates via Twitter (X) or Ins…

Join us in a Game of Death with Dev Patel as we discuss his directorial debut "Monkey Man" which comes in hot like the sun mistaken for a mango. We're thrilled to be joined by Shiv Reddy who recently spoke to the man himself and has her own opinions about the man, the myth and the monkey! Swing by and drop us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com …

In a very special episode, travel with Matt to PAX East and talk about how Video Game Moves still aren't great... ooooor how they are the best they’ve ever been! Well, he enlisted the Extra Credits crew Kat, Geoff and Red are here to help settle this it once and for all with Special Guest Nando v Movies! This is our biggest panel discussion yet, so…

Have you ever had a dream about Matt or Shahir? You just might after you've listened to them Face/Off in this Cage match about Kristoffer Borgli's "Dream Scenario" Cancel culture, group think and academic plagiarism become the stuff of nightmares in this Kafka/Kaufman-esque trip into the unconscious. Send us your dream diaries via email at onlymovi…

Living in London as a screenwriter can be a lonely experience, so pull up an ear and join us for a cup of tea to discuss Andrew Haigh's adaptation of Taichi Yamada's "All of Us Strangers" Are you a parent or child and do you believe in ghosts? As always you can summon us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or cross the streams on Twitter(X) and Instagram…

If it's true that Love Lies Bleeding, then we're up on our feet in praise of Rose Glass' sophomore film! K Stew and Katie O Brien give Ed Harris a mulligan on Pain and Gain and remind us of The Coens early films. You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula! Sign up with the link below. It really helps out the pod so we thank you in …

The Oscars may be the most coveted award in filmmaking, but the TOPAM Top 10 Year in Review of the Reviews of the Year is probably a close second. Listen in as we hand out imaginary gold stars to the best films of 2023! Award us gold stars via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter(X) and Instagram. We're happy just to be nominated! You …

Welcome back to Arrakis where the sand is spicy and our crysknives chip and shatter. We talk without rhythm and are joined by Trace Dominiguez to help us burrow beneath the surface of Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2. Have your mentat send us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or use the spicing guild to find us on Twitter(X) or Instagram You can…

Join us to feed animals in the zoo, then later, a movie too! Lucky for us Wim Wenders offers some relief with his toilet odyssey "Perfect Days" starring Cannes winner Kōji Yakusho. Can a film offer solace against modern life and will we sit in silence while contemplating Komerebi? Clean out your email and send a message to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.co…

Patrick Willems and Matt were in the Amazon without Shahir when we were researching Madame Web before she took a sip of a cool refreshing Pepsi Cola TM! And if that doesn't encapsulate the near two hours these OG Madame Web-Heads talk comic book lore, Dakota Johnson's epic press tour, speculation of how this film got planned/made/changed, and the f…

Are we truth tellers or pafological liars in our discussion of Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction? The last film in our round up of Best Picture nominees proves to be the slipperiest yet, melding a touching family drama with a searing satire on race in American literature. Write us an insightful essay on the best picture race at onlymoviepodcast@gma…

It's Superbowl Sunday, but somehow we don't think Jonathan Glazer's adaptation of Martin Amis' "The Zone of Interest" makes any references to the end zone. Join us and special guest Will Tempfer as we reach peak virtual insanity discussing the horrifying details of complicity in the process of the holocaust. Please reach out to us via email at only…

Shh... Statler (Shahir) and Waldorf (Matt) are about to spout some bad orchestra jokes while admitting they know very little about Leonard Bernstein. Ignorance has never stopped them before, so listen in as they discuss Bradley Cooper's Academy Award nominated "Maestro" You can conduct an email to us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or compose your be…

Join our legal autopsy of Justine Triet's Oscar nominated and Cannes Palm D'or winning "Anatomy of a Fall" Will Gravity emerge victorious or does marriage require extra aspirin? Serve us legal summons at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or cross examine us on Twitter (X) or Instagram As always, you can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula.…

Jamie Walsh returns to take over as our new TOPAM president and guides us down the Andes as we discuss J A Bayona's adaptation of Pablo Vierci's Society of the Snow. How does this new film stack up against Frank Marshall's 1993 rendition of the miracle in the Andes, and will we walk away giving each other permission to use our bodies for anthropoph…

We’re leaping from the top rope into the depths of the Von Erich legacy and there’s nobody better than Andria Parides to help us go beyond the mat on Sean Durkin’s “The Iron Claw” This episode deals with the topic of suicide. If you are in crisis or know someone who is, please call 1-800-273-8255 or look for resources available to you at https://ww…

We’re reanimating our Yargos Lanthimos debates with his new adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things! Listen in as our tiny brains grow and we discuss sex in cinema, perspective and agency. Carve up some time to email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com and watch us form new identities via instagram or Twitter (X) As always, you can catch our episode…

We just watched Emereld Fennell’s “Saltburn” and we may need a bath! As far as social commentaries go, is this murder on the dancefloor or time to pretend? Say goodbye to 2023 by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com and welcome us into 2024 via instagram or Twitter (X) As always, you can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula. And…

Zach Borden comes out of retirement to join us in the kingdoms of dreams and madness as we try to figure out how to decipher Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and The Heron. Happy holidays to you and yours! If you want to drop down our chimney send us advanced notice via email at onlymoviepofcast@gmail.com or send us Yuletide cheer via instagram or Twitter …

If you multiplied all the 32 previous Japanese Toho Godzilla movies against the 5 Legendary American films, you’d still have to do some fancy math to come close to the surprise blockbuster event of the year, Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One. Playing as an unexpected double feature with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Yamazaki’s Godzilla retur…

Who’s the boss in May December? Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Charles Melton all vie for the top spot in Todd Haynes sun soaked Netflix release streaming now. You can imitate our lisps us via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or quietly judge us on Twitter and Instagram! As always, you can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula…

“Some new Napoleon might arise” wrote Lord Byron in 1809. Over 200 years later, Sir Ridley Scott brings back Le Petit Tondu with an American accent. We’re joined by author, historian and head writer for the YouTube channel Extra History Robert Rath to discuss the great emperor and Scott’s historical accuracy. Command our legions by emailing onlymov…

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Let's stick to the plan and catch up with David Fincher's Smiths obsessed "The Killer" We anticipate all your burning questions and ponder the existential crisis of a man seeking perfection in their job. You can hire us for your next hit by emailing onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or aim for us on Twitter or Instagram. As al…