“Lessons from the Screenplay” creator Michael Tucker and the LFTS team do deeper dives into the storytelling of individual movies and chat with the creatives behind those films.
Episode 209: Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 26, 2026
Episode 208: Fixing The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Apr 28, 2026
Patreon Preview: The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987) · Apr 24, 2026
Episode 207: Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Mar 27, 2026
Patreon Preview: The Martian
The Martian (2015) · Mar 25, 2026
Patreon Preview: Fight Club
Fight Club (1999) · Mar 20, 2026
Episode 206: Bugonia
Bugonia (2025) · Feb 13, 2026
Patreon Preview: Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme (2025) · Feb 4, 2026
Episode 204: Stranger Things (Season 5, Vol. 2)
Stranger Things (2013) · Dec 30, 2025
Patreon Preview: Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) · Dec 24, 2025
Patreon Preview: Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Dec 2, 2025
Patreon Preview: One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025) · Nov 12, 2025
Episode 202: Clueless (L.A. Live Show!)
Clueless (1995) · Nov 7, 2025
Live LA Recording!
Clueless (1995) · Sep 23, 2025
Episode 201: The Fountain
The Fountain (2006) · Jul 25, 2025
Episode 200: Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (1994) · Jul 17, 2025
Episode 199: Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet (1996) · Jul 11, 2025
Patreon Preview: Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas (2012) · Jul 9, 2025
Episode 198: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) · Jun 27, 2025
Episode 197: La La Land
La La Land (2016) · Jun 20, 2025
Episode 196: Interstellar
Interstellar (2014) · Jun 13, 2025
Patreon Preview: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) · Jun 3, 2025
Episode 195: Anora
Anora (2024) · Mar 14, 2025
Patreon Preview: Chicago
Chicago (2002) · Mar 7, 2025
Episode 194: The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024) · Feb 28, 2025
Patreon Preview: Network
Network (1976) · Feb 21, 2025
Episode 193: Challengers
Challengers (2024) · Feb 14, 2025
Episode 192: Sicario
Sicario (2015) · Feb 7, 2025
Patreon Preview: Wicked
Wicked (2024) · Jan 31, 2025
Episode 191: The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Jan 31, 2025
Episode 190: L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997) · Dec 13, 2024
Patreon Preview: Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) · Dec 6, 2024
Episode 189: American Beauty
American Beauty (1999) · Nov 29, 2024
Patreon Preview: Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1986) · Nov 22, 2024
Episode 188: Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich (1999) · Nov 15, 2024
Episode 187: Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona (1987) · Nov 8, 2024
Patreon Preview: Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001) · Oct 31, 2024
Episode 186: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Oct 25, 2024
Patreon Preview: Garden State
Garden State (2004) · Oct 17, 2024
Episode 185: Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Aug 23, 2024
Episode 184: Avatar: The Way of Water (from the Patreon Vault)
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · Aug 9, 2024
Episode 183: Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Aug 2, 2024
Patreon Preview: Twisters
Twisters (2024) · Jul 26, 2024
Episode 182: Twister
Twister (1996) · Jul 19, 2024
Episode 181: A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) · Jul 12, 2024
Episode 180: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) · Jul 5, 2024
Patreon Preview: Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 (2024) · Jun 28, 2024
Patreon Preview: GoldenEye
GoldenEye (1995) · Jun 7, 2024
Episode 179: The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) · May 31, 2024
Episode 178: The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) · May 24, 2024
Episode 177: The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (2002) · May 17, 2024
Patreon Preview: The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) · May 10, 2024
Episode 176: Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (2023) · Mar 22, 2024
Patreon Preview: Fargo
Fargo (1996) · Mar 15, 2024
Episode 175: Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 8, 2024
Episode 174: Past Lives
Past Lives (2023) · Mar 1, 2024
Episode 173: Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Feb 16, 2024
Episode 171: Poor Things
Poor Things (2023) · Feb 9, 2024
Patreon Preview: Chinatown
Chinatown (1974) · Jan 26, 2024
Patreon Preview: Home Alone
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 15, 2023
Episode 170: Napoleon
Napoleon (2023) · Dec 1, 2023
Patreon Preview: Prometheus
Prometheus (2012) · Nov 24, 2023
Episode 169: The Killer
The Killer (1989) · Nov 17, 2023
Episode 168: Priscilla
Priscilla (2023) · Nov 10, 2023
Episode 167: The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides (2000) · Nov 3, 2023
Patreon Preview: Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Oct 27, 2023
Episode 166: Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010) · Oct 20, 2023
Episode 165: Se7en
Se7en (1995) · Oct 13, 2023
Patreon Preview: Rear Window
Rear Window (1954) · Sep 28, 2023
Patreon Preview: Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused (1993) · Aug 31, 2023
Episode 164: Barbie
Barbie (2023) · Jul 28, 2023
Patreon Preview: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Jul 21, 2023
Episode 162: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Jul 7, 2023
Patreon Preview: Asteroid City
Asteroid City (2023) · Jun 23, 2023
Episode 160: Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996) · Jun 16, 2023
Episode 159: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Jun 9, 2023
Patreon Preview: Speed
Speed (1994) · Jun 6, 2023
Episode 157: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (from the Patreon Vault)
Episode 156: Magnolia
Magnolia (1999) · Apr 21, 2023
Episode 155: Almost Famous
Almost Famous (2000) · Apr 7, 2023
Patreon Preview: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) · Apr 4, 2023
Patreon Preview: Spotlight
Spotlight (2015) · Mar 31, 2023
Episode 153: The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Mar 10, 2023
Patreon Preview: 10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) · Mar 3, 2023
Episode 152: Rocky vs. Creed
Rocky (1976) · Feb 24, 2023
Episode 152: Rocky vs. Creed
Creed (2015) · Feb 24, 2023
Episode 151: The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club (1985) · Feb 10, 2023
Patreon Preview: Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) · Feb 5, 2023
Episode 150: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) · Jan 27, 2023
Episode 148: Top Gun: Maverick (from the Patreon Vault)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Dec 30, 2022
Patreon Preview: Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Dec 24, 2022
Episode 147: Elf
Elf (2003) · Dec 16, 2022
Patreon Preview: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Dec 4, 2022
Episode 146: Avatar
Avatar (2009) · Dec 2, 2022
Episode 144: The Truman Show
The Truman Show (1998) · Nov 18, 2022
Episode 143: The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · Nov 4, 2022
Episode 142: The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Oct 21, 2022
Patreon Preview: Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Oct 14, 2022
Episode 141: 28 Days Later
28 Days Later (2002) · Oct 7, 2022
Episode 140: The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Sep 23, 2022
Episode 139: Lady Bird
Lady Bird (2017) · Sep 9, 2022
Episode 138: Alien
Alien (1979) · Sep 8, 2022
Episode 137: Gladiator (with Tom van der Linden and Thomas Flight)
Gladiator (2000) · Aug 13, 2022
Patreon Preview: Nope
Nope (2022) · Aug 7, 2022
Episode 136: Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise (1991) · Jul 29, 2022
Episode 135: Get Out
Get Out (2017) · Jul 15, 2022
Episode 134: Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) · Jul 1, 2022
Episode 133: Goodfellas
GoodFellas (1990) · Jun 17, 2022
Patreon Preview: Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Jun 10, 2022
Episode 132: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Jun 3, 2022
Episode 131: Contact
Contact (1997) · May 27, 2022
Episode 130: Top Gun
Top Gun (1986) · May 20, 2022
Episode 129: The Incredibles
The Incredibles (2004) · May 13, 2022
Episode 128: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) · May 6, 2022
Patreon Preview: Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers (1997) · May 5, 2022
Episode 126: Memento
Memento (2000) · Apr 22, 2022
Episode 125: Encanto
Encanto (2021) · Apr 15, 2022
Episode 124: Casablanca
Casablanca (1943) · Apr 8, 2022
Episode 123: CODA
CODA (2021) · Apr 1, 2022
Patreon Preview: The Batman
The Batman (2022) · Mar 30, 2022
Episode 122: West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story (2021) · Mar 25, 2022
Episode 121: No Time to Die
No Time to Die (2021) · Mar 18, 2022
Episode 120: The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990) · Mar 11, 2022
Episode 119: Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009) · Mar 4, 2022
Episode 117: Up in the Air
Up in the Air (2009) · Feb 18, 2022
Episode 116: Punch Drunk Love
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) · Feb 11, 2022
Episode 114: The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990) · Jan 28, 2022
Episode 113: The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Jan 21, 2022
Episode 112: The Godfather
The Godfather (1972) · Jan 14, 2022
Episode 111: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Dec 31, 2021
Patreon Preview: The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) · Dec 29, 2021
Episode 110: Die Hard
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 24, 2021
Episode 109: The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) · Dec 17, 2021
Episode 108: The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) · Dec 10, 2021
Episode 107: The Matrix (Revisited)
The Matrix (1999) · Dec 3, 2021
Episode 106: There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood (2007) · Nov 19, 2021
Episode 104: What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath (2000) · Nov 5, 2021
Episode 103: Dune
Dune (2021) · Oct 29, 2021
Episode 102: The Ring 📼
The Ring (2002) · Oct 22, 2021
Patreon Preview: No Time to Die
No Time to Die (2021) · Oct 19, 2021
Episode 101: Psycho
Psycho (1960) · Oct 15, 2021
Episode 100: No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Oct 8, 2021
Patreon Preview: The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element (1997) · Oct 5, 2021
Episode 99: Skyfall
Skyfall (2012) · Oct 1, 2021
Episode 98: Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Sep 24, 2021
Episode 97: Amélie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) · Sep 17, 2021
Episode 96: Ex Machina (with Sage Hyden of Just Write)
Ex Machina (2015) · Sep 10, 2021
Episode 95: Black Swan (with Maggie Mae Fish)
Black Swan (2010) · Sep 3, 2021
Episode 94: Whiplash
Whiplash (2014) · Aug 27, 2021
Patreon Preview: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) · Aug 25, 2021
Episode 93: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Aug 20, 2021
Episode 92: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Aug 13, 2021
Episode 91: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Aug 6, 2021
Episode 90: Moonlight
Moonlight (2016) · Jul 30, 2021
Episode 89: Mean Girls
Mean Girls (2004) · Jul 23, 2021
Episode 88: Heat
Heat (1995) · Jul 16, 2021
Episode 87: Titanic
Titanic (1997) · Jul 9, 2021
Episode 86: Forrest Gump vs. Benjamin Button (with Patrick H. Willems)
Forrest Gump (1994) · Jul 2, 2021
Episode 86: Forrest Gump vs. Benjamin Button (with Patrick H. Willems)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) · Jul 2, 2021
Episode 85: Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler (2014) · Jun 25, 2021
Episode 84: A Quiet Place: Part II
A Quiet Place Part II (2021) · Jun 11, 2021
Episode 83: The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy (1999) · Jun 4, 2021
Episode 82: The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant (1999) · May 28, 2021
Episode 81: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · May 21, 2021
Episode 80: Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003) · May 14, 2021
Episode 78: Paddington 1 & 2 (with Patrick H. Willems)
Paddington (2014) · Apr 30, 2021
Episode 77: The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski (1998) · Apr 23, 2021
Episode 75: Knives Out (with Sage Hyden)
Knives Out (2019) · Apr 9, 2021
Episode 74: The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist (2017) · Apr 1, 2021
Episode 73: The Favourite 🐇
The Favourite (2018) · Mar 26, 2021
Episode 72: Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · Mar 19, 2021
Episode 71: Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! (2001) · Mar 12, 2021
Episode 70: The Lighthouse (with Maggie Mae Fish)
The Lighthouse (2019) · Mar 5, 2021
Episode 69: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) · Feb 26, 2021
Episode 67: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Feb 12, 2021
Episode 66: Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures (2016) · Feb 5, 2021
Episode 65: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Jan 29, 2021
Episode 64: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · Jan 22, 2021
Episode 63: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 🗡
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Jan 15, 2021
Episode 60: The Muppet Christmas Carol 🎁
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 18, 2020
Episode 58: A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men (1992) · Nov 27, 2020
Episode 56: V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006) · Nov 5, 2020
Episode 55: Coraline
Coraline (2009) · Oct 23, 2020
Episode 54: Black Panther
Black Panther (2018) · Oct 16, 2020
Episode 52: Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) · Sep 18, 2020
Episode 51: Collateral
Collateral (2004) · Sep 11, 2020
Episode 50: The Dark Knight Rises (with Sage Hyden)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Aug 28, 2020
Episode 49: The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008) · Aug 21, 2020
Episode 48: Batman Begins
Batman Begins (2005) · Aug 14, 2020
Episode 46: Trainspotting
Trainspotting (1996) · Jul 17, 2020
Episode 45: Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice (2005) · Jul 3, 2020
Episode 42: Apocalypse Now 🚁
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Jun 5, 2020
Episode 41: Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · May 29, 2020
Episode 40: Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) · May 8, 2020
Episode 39: Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · May 1, 2020
Episode 37: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Apr 17, 2020
Episode 36: Jurassic Park 🦖
Jurassic Park (1993) · Apr 10, 2020
Episode 35: A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place (2018) · Apr 3, 2020
Episode 34: Parasite
Parasite (2019) · Mar 27, 2020
Episode 32: Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006) · Feb 28, 2020
Episode 30: When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Feb 14, 2020
Episode 28: Children of Men
Children of Men (2006) · Jan 17, 2020
Episode 26: Star Wars — The New Films
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Dec 16, 2019
Episode 26: Star Wars — The New Films
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Dec 16, 2019
Episode 24: Star Wars — The Original Trilogy
Star Wars (1977) · Dec 2, 2019
Episode 23: Blade Runner
Blade Runner (1982) · Nov 22, 2019
Episode 22: The Shining
The Shining (1980) · Oct 30, 2019
Episode 21: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Oct 18, 2019
Episode 19: Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001) · Sep 20, 2019
Episode 18: The Social Network
The Social Network (2010) · Sep 3, 2019
Episode 17: Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds (2009) · Aug 16, 2019
Episode 16: The Matrix (with Patrick (H) Willems)
The Matrix (1999) · Jul 31, 2019
Episode 14: Before Sunset
Before Sunset (2004) · Jul 19, 2019
Episode 12: Minority Report
Minority Report (2002) · Jun 14, 2019
Episode 11: Inside Out
Inside Out (2015) · May 31, 2019
Episode 10: Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · May 10, 2019
Episode 10: Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · May 10, 2019
Episode 9: Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014) · Apr 26, 2019
Episode 8: Adaptation
Adaptation. (2002) · Apr 12, 2019
Episode 7: Independence Day (with Lindsay Ellis)
Independence Day (1996) · Mar 29, 2019
Episode 6: The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Mar 8, 2019
Episode 5: Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Mar 1, 2019
Episode 4: Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (1993) · Feb 15, 2019
Episode 3: Searching (with Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian)
Searching (2018) · Feb 7, 2019
Episode 2: The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · Feb 7, 2019
Episode 1: Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Feb 7, 2019