Retake with John Horn

Retake with John Horn

29 movie-matched episodes

“Retake with John Horn”, a new podcast from LAist Studios, asks the question: do the stories that Hollywood tells about itself really reflect what's going on? Each week, host John Horn offers a critical, informed perspective not only on what’s happening in entertainment but also highlighting innovative artists and their creative content.

And the Band Played On
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the band played on
Time After Time
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Time After Time After Time
Time After Time (1979) · Apr 22, 2025
Foreign Exchange
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange (2025) · Mar 25, 2025
América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros
LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: “América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros”
Battle of the Bulge
LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios - Battle of the Bulge
You Hurt My Feelings
What’s it like to be at the WGA negotiating table? Plus, filmmaker Nicole Holofcener on “You Hurt My Feelings.”
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
How to Blow Up a Pipeline: a new movie asks if this sort of rebellion might be necessary
Elvis
Tom Hanks talks Covid, ‘Elvis,’ puzzles and public radio
Elvis (2022) · Mar 24, 2023
Babylon
The composer of ‘Babylon’ and the subject of ‘Argentina, 1985’
Babylon (2022) · Mar 4, 2023
Argentina 1985
The composer of ‘Babylon’ and the subject of ‘Argentina, 1985’
Argentina 1985 (2022) · Mar 4, 2023
Women Talking
Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking,’ and new ‘Wildcat’ doc
Women Talking (2022) · Jan 6, 2023
Wildcat
Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking,’ and new ‘Wildcat’ doc
Wildcat (2022) · Jan 6, 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Stranger at the Gate
Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Sr.’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’
"Sr."
Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Sr.’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’
"Sr." (2022) · Dec 17, 2022
Nanny
Kumail Nanjiani in ‘Welcome to Chippendales’ and Anna Diop in ‘Nanny’
Nanny (2022) · Dec 10, 2022
Lady Chatterley's Lover
An artist takes on the Sackler family in Laura Poitras doc, and ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ centers female desire
White Noise
Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise' and Chris Estrada's 'This Fool.' Plus: the continuing legal fallout of the fatal 'Rust' shooting
White Noise (2022) · Nov 24, 2022
She Said
Zoe Kazan in “She Said,” and “Retrograde” chronicles the last days of US forces in Afghanistan
She Said (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
Retrograde
Zoe Kazan in “She Said,” and “Retrograde” chronicles the last days of US forces in Afghanistan
Retrograde (2023) · Nov 18, 2022
All Quiet on the Western Front
The loss of CNN Films, and Germany’s “All Quiet on the Western Front"
Armageddon Time
Why are horror films suddenly making a killing? Plus: Jeremy Strong in ‘Armageddon Time,’ and ‘Good Night Oppy’
Armageddon Time (2022) · Nov 4, 2022
TÁR
Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s “Tár”; composer Michael Abels
TÁR (2022) · Oct 28, 2022
Till
Why are studio execs reluctant to greenlight new IPs? Plus: Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” and the Middleburg Film Fest
Till (2022) · Oct 14, 2022
Bros
Why did ‘Bros’ bomb? Plus: a documentary traces the road to Roe’s reversal
Bros (2022) · Oct 7, 2022
The Woman King
Gina Prince-Bythewood on ‘The Woman King,’ and ‘Rust’ shooting latest
The Woman King (2022) · Oct 1, 2022
The Territory
The fight to save the Amazon rainforest in ‘The Territory’; ‘Rust’ shooting latest; Disney Plus subscriber numbers
The Territory (2022) · Aug 19, 2022
Die Hard
Jordan Peele and his new thriller "Nope", a fall film festival preview, and the lasting legacy of Die Hard
Die Hard (1988) · Jul 29, 2022
Nope
Jordan Peele and his new thriller "Nope", a fall film festival preview, and the lasting legacy of Die Hard
Nope (2022) · Jul 29, 2022