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Episode 181: Pride of the Yankees (1942) and Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989) · Jul 21, 2025
Episode 180: Citizen Kane (1941) and Mank (2020)
Citizen Kane (1941) · Jun 24, 2025
Episode 179: Day of the Locust w/ Evan Faulkner *SORRY ABOUT THE TECH ISSUES*
The Day of the Locust (1975) · May 14, 2025
Episode 177: Age-of-Sail Movies (The Sea Hawk and Master & Commander)
The Sea Hawk (1940) · Oct 23, 2024
Episode 175: Deliverance (1972), FX (1986), & Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) · Sep 4, 2024
Episode 174: Marilyn Monroe
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · Jul 5, 2024
Episode 174: Marilyn Monroe
The Misfits (1961) · Jul 5, 2024
Episode 173: Dog Movies
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) · Jun 10, 2024
Episode 173: Dog Movies
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) · Jun 10, 2024
Episode 172: Nickelodeon (1976) and Babylon (2022)
Nickelodeon (1976) · May 3, 2024
Episode 168: Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Dec 2, 2023
Episode 167: James Cagney
The Public Enemy (1931) · Nov 12, 2023
Episode 166: The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse (2019) · Oct 11, 2023
Episode 165: (Jeff)Bridges over Troubled Waters! (w/ guest Evan Faulkner)
Fearless (1993) · Sep 15, 2023
Episode 165: (Jeff)Bridges over Troubled Waters! (w/ guest Evan Faulkner)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986) · Sep 15, 2023
Episode 158: Joe Finley's Cheat Day (Dogtooth/Another Year)
Cheat Day (2016) · Dec 29, 2022
Episode 156: Giant
Giant (1956) · Dec 8, 2022
Episode 153: Ode To Billy Joe
Ode to Billy Joe (1976) · Oct 24, 2022
Episode 151: For Whom The Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) · Jul 8, 2022
Episode 150: Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978) · Jun 26, 2022
Episode 149: Old Yeller
Old Yeller (1957) · Jun 8, 2022
Episode 144: The Core Four, Part III: (The Searchers)
The Searchers (1956) · Feb 5, 2022
Episode 143: The Core Four, Part II: (The Guns Of Navarone)
The Guns of Navarone (1961) · Jan 25, 2022
Episode 142: The Core Four, Part I (Bullitt)
Bullitt (1968) · Dec 28, 2021
Episode 140: The Odd Couple (with special guest, Cowboy Dave)
The Odd Couple (1968) · Dec 5, 2021
Episode 139: Jean Harlow
Bombshell (1933) · Nov 30, 2021
Episode 139: Jean Harlow
Saratoga (1937) · Nov 30, 2021
Episode 138: Buster Keaton
The General (1926) · Apr 26, 2021
Episode 138: Buster Keaton
Sherlock Jr. (1924) · Apr 26, 2021
Episode 137: David and Lisa
David and Lisa (1962) · Apr 16, 2021
Episode 135: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Mar 30, 2021
Episode 134: The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Mar 22, 2021
Episode 133: The Godfather
The Godfather (1972) · Mar 15, 2021
Episode 131: Rita Hayworth
Gilda (1946) · Feb 4, 2021
Episode 131: Rita Hayworth
Pal Joey (1957) · Feb 4, 2021
Episode 130: The Mark
The Mark (1961) · Jan 29, 2021
Episode 128: Elem Klimov
Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964) · Jan 16, 2021
Episode 128: Elem Klimov
Adventures of a Dentist (1967) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Body And Soul
Body and Soul (1947) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Seven Beauties
Seven Beauties (1975) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): North By Northwest
North by Northwest (1959) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Submarine Command
Submarine Command (1951) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Child Bride
Child Bride (1938) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn (1972) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Last Year at Marienbad
Last Year at Marienbad (1961) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday (1980) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Copacabana
Copacabana (1947) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Key Largo
Key Largo (1948) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Salesman
Salesman (1969) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Dirty Dozen (with special guest Cowboy Dave)
The Dirty Dozen (1967) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge (1971) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Executive Action
Executive Action (1973) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Lawrence Of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): American Graffiti/The Hollywood Knights
American Graffiti (1973) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): American Graffiti/The Hollywood Knights
The Hollywood Knights (1980) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (1966) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): John Huston's War Documentaries
Report from the Aleutians (1943) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): John Huston's War Documentaries
The Battle of San Pietro (1945) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): John Huston's War Documentaries
Let There Be Light (1946) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Hustler (on location at Detention Billiards in Fresno)
The Hustler (1961) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Rat Pack
Ocean's Eleven (1960) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Rat Pack
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Rod Steiger
The Pawnbroker (1965) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Rod Steiger
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Billy Wilder
Some Like It Hot (1959) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity (1944) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Ida Lupino
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Ida Lupino
Outrage (1950) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Susan Hayward
I Want to Live! (1958) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Susan Hayward
Soldier of Fortune (1955) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Jason And The Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Foreign Intrigue
Foreign Intrigue (1956) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Big City (Mahanagar)
The Big City (1963) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life (1963) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Hopscotch
Hopscotch (1980) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars (1977) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Daimajin
Daimajin (1966) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): King Rat
King Rat (1965) · Jan 16, 2021
(A Previously Patreon Episode): The Night Porter
The Night Porter (1974) · Jan 15, 2021
Episode 127: It's A Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 25, 2020
Episode 126: Claude Raines
The Lost World (1960) · Oct 1, 2020
Episode 126: Claude Raines
Mr. Skeffington (1944) · Oct 1, 2020
Episode 125: Broderick Crawford
Born Yesterday (1950) · Jul 21, 2020
Episode 125: Broderick Crawford
All the King's Men (1949) · Jul 21, 2020
Episode 123: Ingrid Bergman
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) · Jul 6, 2020
Episode 123: Ingrid Bergman
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) · Jul 6, 2020
Episode 121: The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree (1969) · Jun 24, 2020
Episode 120: Fatty Arbuckle
Leap Year (2010) · Jun 18, 2020
Episode 119: Once Upon a Time in the West (special guest Evan Monroe)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) · Jun 9, 2020
Episode 118: Slap Shot (special guest Steve Mazan)
Slap Shot (1977) · Jun 3, 2020
Episode 117: Finlympians?
Pumping Iron (1977) · May 22, 2020
Episode 116: Finleys In Space!
Silent Running (1972) · May 17, 2020
Episode 116: Finleys In Space!
Logan's Run (1976) · May 17, 2020
(A Previously Patreon Episode): Serial
Serial (1980) · Apr 24, 2020
Episode 111: 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957) · Apr 18, 2020
Episode 110: Those May-December Romances!
Harold and Maude (1971) · Apr 18, 2020
Episode 110: Those May-December Romances!
Breezy (1973) · Apr 18, 2020
Episode 105: Fritz Lang
Metropolis (1927) · Jan 15, 2020
Episode 105: Fritz Lang
The Big Heat (1953) · Jan 15, 2020
Episode 104: Frank Sinatra
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) · Nov 28, 2019
Episode 104: Frank Sinatra
The Joker is Wild (1957) · Nov 28, 2019
Episode 103: Anatomy Of A Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) · Nov 12, 2019
Episode 102: Cheat Day! (post 1980 movies)
2046 (2004) · Oct 31, 2019
Episode 102: Cheat Day! (post 1980 movies)
The Thin Red Line (1998) · Oct 31, 2019
Episode 102: Cheat Day! (post 1980 movies)
Election (1999) · Oct 31, 2019
Episode 102: Cheat Day! (post 1980 movies)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · Oct 31, 2019
Episode 101: Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961) · Oct 3, 2019
Episode 99: Rosalind Russell
His Girl Friday (1940) · Sep 10, 2019
Episode 96: Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein (1974) · Aug 6, 2019
Episode 96: Mel Brooks
Blazing Saddles (1974) · Aug 6, 2019
Episode 96: Mel Brooks
The Producers (1968) · Aug 6, 2019
Episode 93: Fredric March
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · Apr 20, 2019
Episode 93: Fredric March
A Star Is Born (1937) · Apr 20, 2019
Episode 93: Fredric March
Death of a Salesman (1951) · Apr 20, 2019
Episode 90: Elizabeth Taylor
National Velvet (1945) · Mar 16, 2019
Episode 90: Elizabeth Taylor
BUtterfield 8 (1960) · Mar 16, 2019
Episode 87: Richard Widmark
Night and the City (1950) · Feb 19, 2019
Episode 87: Richard Widmark
Kiss of Death (1947) · Feb 19, 2019
Episode 87: Richard Widmark
Time Limit (1957) · Feb 19, 2019
Episode 82: Burt Reynolds
The End (1978) · Dec 31, 2018
Episode 82: Burt Reynolds
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) · Dec 31, 2018
Episode 81: Merry Mediocre Christmas Show
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) · Dec 24, 2018
Episode 81: Merry Mediocre Christmas Show
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) · Dec 24, 2018
Episode 81: Merry Mediocre Christmas Show
Frosty the Snowman (1969) · Dec 24, 2018
Episode 81: Merry Mediocre Christmas Show
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 24, 2018
Episode 80: Sidney Poitier
No Way Out (1950) · Dec 16, 2018
Episode 80: Sidney Poitier
Uptown Saturday Night (1974) · Dec 16, 2018
Episode 80: Sidney Poitier
A Patch of Blue (1965) · Dec 16, 2018
Episode 79: Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) · Dec 9, 2018
Episode 78: Peter Sellers
Being There (1979) · Dec 3, 2018
Episode 78: Peter Sellers
The Mouse That Roared (1959) · Dec 3, 2018
Episode 78: Peter Sellers
After the Fox (1966) · Dec 3, 2018
Episode 67: Jane Fonda (with special guest Karmen Geffkgen)
Klute (1971) · Sep 2, 2018
Episode 67: Jane Fonda (with special guest Karmen Geffkgen)
Barbarella (1968) · Sep 2, 2018
Episode 67: Jane Fonda (with special guest Karmen Geffkgen)
Julia (1977) · Sep 2, 2018
Episode 66: Anna Magnani
Showdown in Manila (2016) · Aug 27, 2018
Episode 65: Brian Di Palma
Dressed to Kill (1980) · Aug 19, 2018
Episode 65: Brian Di Palma
Sisters (1973) · Aug 19, 2018
Episode 64: The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969) · Aug 12, 2018
Episode 63: Steve McQueen
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) · Aug 8, 2018
Episode 63: Steve McQueen
The Sand Pebbles (1966) · Aug 8, 2018
Episode 63: Steve McQueen
Papillon (1973) · Aug 8, 2018
Episode 59: Jaws (live at Cinema Under the Stars with guests Evan Faulkner and Dave Apkarian)
Jaws (1975) · Jul 8, 2018
Episode 57: That Left Turn at Albacoykee
Watership Down (1978) · Jun 24, 2018
Episode 57: That Left Turn at Albacoykee
The Three Caballeros (1944) · Jun 24, 2018
Episode 56: Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy? (2004) · Jun 18, 2018
Episode 55: Greer Garson
Random Harvest (1942) · Jun 10, 2018
Episode 55: Greer Garson
Mrs. Miniver (1942) · Jun 10, 2018
Episode 50: Hedy Lamarr
Algiers (1938) · Apr 22, 2018
Episode 50: Hedy Lamarr
Comrade X (1940) · Apr 22, 2018
Episode 49: Werner Herzog
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) · Apr 15, 2018
Episode 49: Werner Herzog
Stroszek (1977) · Apr 15, 2018
Episode 48: Charlie Chaplin
The Gold Rush (1925) · Apr 9, 2018
Episode 48: Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times (1936) · Apr 9, 2018
Episode 48: Charlie Chaplin
The Kid (1921) · Apr 9, 2018
Episode 47: Grace Kelly
Dial M for Murder (1954) · Apr 1, 2018
Episode 47: Grace Kelly
The Country Girl (1954) · Apr 1, 2018
Episode 47: Grace Kelly
High Society (1956) · Apr 1, 2018
Episode 45: The Goddamned Great Escape!
The Great Escape (1963) · Mar 18, 2018
Episode 41: Katharine Hepburn
The Lion in Winter (1968) · Feb 19, 2018
Episode 41: Katharine Hepburn
Adam's Rib (1949) · Feb 19, 2018
Episode 41: Katharine Hepburn
The Rainmaker (1956) · Feb 19, 2018
Episode 40: Federico Fellini
La Dolce Vita (1960) · Feb 11, 2018
Episode 39: Guilty Pleasures
Duel (1971) · Feb 5, 2018
Episode 39: Guilty Pleasures
Back to Bataan (1945) · Feb 5, 2018
Episode 38: Seijun Suzuki
Tokyo Drifter (1966) · Jan 28, 2018
Episode 38: Seijun Suzuki
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) · Jan 28, 2018
Episode 35: Natalie Wood
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) · Jan 1, 2018
Episode 35: Natalie Wood
This Property Is Condemned (1966) · Jan 1, 2018
Episode 34: The Christmas Show (w special guests Dave Apkarian & Evan Monroe Faulkner)
White Christmas (1954) · Dec 24, 2017
Episode 34: The Christmas Show (w special guests Dave Apkarian & Evan Monroe Faulkner)
Holiday Affair (1949) · Dec 24, 2017
Episode 34: The Christmas Show (w special guests Dave Apkarian & Evan Monroe Faulkner)
3 Godfathers (1948) · Dec 24, 2017
Episode 33: Robert Mitchum
The Night of the Hunter (1955) · Dec 17, 2017
Episode 33: Robert Mitchum
Home from the Hill (1960) · Dec 17, 2017
Episode 32: John Wayne
Rio Bravo (1959) · Dec 10, 2017
Episode 32: John Wayne
Donovan's Reef (1963) · Dec 10, 2017
Episode 31: Kirk Douglas
Spartacus (1960) · Dec 4, 2017
Episode 31: Kirk Douglas
Paths of Glory (1957) · Dec 4, 2017
Episode 29: Youssef Chahine
Cairo Station (1958) · Nov 19, 2017
Episode 28: Barbra Streisand (with special guest Michelle Patton)
What's Up, Doc? (1972) · Nov 12, 2017
Episode 28: Barbra Streisand (with special guest Michelle Patton)
The Way We Were (1973) · Nov 12, 2017
Episode 28: Barbra Streisand (with special guest Michelle Patton)
Funny Girl (1968) · Nov 12, 2017
Episode 25: The Halloween Special
Night of the Living Dead (1968) · Oct 29, 2017
Episode 25: The Halloween Special
The Haunting (1963) · Oct 29, 2017
Episode 25: The Halloween Special
The Changeling (1980) · Oct 29, 2017
Episode 25: The Halloween Special
The Wolf Man (1941) · Oct 29, 2017
Episode 25: The Halloween Special
Eyes Without a Face (1960) · Oct 29, 2017
Episode 23: The Big House
The Big House (1930) · Oct 15, 2017
Episode 22: Yves Montand
The Wages of Fear (1953) · Oct 8, 2017
Episode 21: Abbey Lincoln
For Love of Ivy (1968) · Oct 1, 2017
Episode 21: Abbey Lincoln
Nothing But a Man (1964) · Oct 1, 2017
Episode 20: Glenn Ford
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) · Sep 24, 2017
Episode 18: Burt Lancaster
Seven Days in May (1964) · Sep 10, 2017
Episode 18: Burt Lancaster
Come Back, Little Sheba (1953) · Sep 10, 2017
Episode 17: Take This Job and Shove It!
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · Sep 3, 2017
Episode 17: Take This Job and Shove It!
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Sep 3, 2017
Episode 12: The Sweet Science
Fat City (1972) · Jul 30, 2017
Episode 12: The Sweet Science
The Harder They Fall (1956) · Jul 30, 2017
Episode 10: Don't Call It Frisco!
The Conversation (1974) · Jul 16, 2017
Episode 10: Don't Call It Frisco!
Dark Passage (1947) · Jul 16, 2017
Episode 10: Don't Call It Frisco!
Experiment in Terror (1962) · Jul 16, 2017
Episode 7: Elvis!
Love Me Tender (1956) · Jun 25, 2017
Episode 3: Mother Knows Best
Psycho (1960) · May 12, 2017
Episode 3: Mother Knows Best
White Heat (1949) · May 12, 2017
Episode 1: Deborah Kerr
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) · Apr 28, 2017
Episode 1: Deborah Kerr
The Sundowners (1960) · Apr 28, 2017