Seasons: A Year Of Movies is a (mostly) weekly podcast where Emma Ramirez and Jacob Benfell talk about a series of films for each season of the year. The movies can be directly connected (a franchise, a director/writer/whatever’s filmography) or loosely connected (a thematic through-line.) We alternate picking the season’s theme, so the movies will be as varied as our thoughts are. We’ll explore why we watch the movies we do when we do, how context changes our understanding of art, geek out, and occasionally get into fights. Accompany us through the changing times of the year.
Seasons 34: 9 to 5
Nine to Five (1980) · Dec 27, 2020
Seasons 33: Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979) · Nov 24, 2020
Seasons 32: Man of Marble
Man of Marble (1977) · Jul 19, 2020
Seasons 31: Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Jun 30, 2020
Seasons 30: How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941) · Jun 18, 2020
Seasons 29: Modern Times
Modern Times (1936) · Jun 1, 2020
Seasons 28: The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises (2013) · Apr 14, 2020
Seasons 27: Ponyo
Ponyo (2008) · Feb 6, 2020
Seasons 26: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Jan 7, 2020
Seasons 25: Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) · Dec 31, 2019
Seasons 24: Spirited Away
Spirited Away (2001) · Dec 11, 2019
Seasons 23: Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997) · Oct 27, 2019
Seasons 22: Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart (1995) · Oct 13, 2019
Seasons 21: Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso (1992) · Sep 8, 2019
Seasons 20: Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) · Sep 2, 2019
Seasons 19: My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) · Aug 14, 2019
Seasons 18: Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky (1986) · Jul 21, 2019
Seasons 16: The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) · Jun 28, 2019
Sita Sings the Blues
Sita Sings the Blues (2008) · Jun 2, 2019
2018 Summer - Rogue One
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · Jan 18, 2019
2018 Summer - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Jan 11, 2019
2018 Summer - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Dec 6, 2018
2018 Summer - Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Oct 16, 2018
2018 Summer - Phantom Menace
Father of the Bride Part II (1995) · Aug 2, 2018
2018 Summer - Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Jul 23, 2018