“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.

NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the band played on
And the Band Played On (1993) · Jul 1, 2025

NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Time After Time After Time
Time After Time (1979) · Apr 22, 2025

NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange (2025) · Mar 25, 2025

LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: “América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros”
América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros (2023) · Dec 8, 2023

LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios - Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge (1965) · Jul 14, 2023

What’s it like to be at the WGA negotiating table? Plus, filmmaker Nicole Holofcener on “You Hurt My Feelings.”
You Hurt My Feelings (2023) · May 19, 2023

How to Blow Up a Pipeline: a new movie asks if this sort of rebellion might be necessary
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023) · Apr 7, 2023

Tom Hanks talks Covid, ‘Elvis,’ puzzles and public radio
Elvis (2022) · Mar 24, 2023

The composer of ‘Babylon’ and the subject of ‘Argentina, 1985’
Babylon (2022) · Mar 4, 2023

The composer of ‘Babylon’ and the subject of ‘Argentina, 1985’
Argentina 1985 (2022) · Mar 4, 2023

Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking,’ and new ‘Wildcat’ doc
Women Talking (2022) · Jan 6, 2023

Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking,’ and new ‘Wildcat’ doc
Wildcat (2022) · Jan 6, 2023

James Cameron on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Dec 23, 2022

Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Sr.’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’
Stranger at the Gate (2022) · Dec 17, 2022

Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Sr.’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’
"Sr." (2022) · Dec 17, 2022

Kumail Nanjiani in ‘Welcome to Chippendales’ and Anna Diop in ‘Nanny’
Nanny (2022) · Dec 10, 2022

An artist takes on the Sackler family in Laura Poitras doc, and ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ centers female desire
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) · Dec 2, 2022

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

Zoe Kazan in “She Said,” and “Retrograde” chronicles the last days of US forces in Afghanistan
She Said (2022) · Nov 18, 2022

Zoe Kazan in “She Said,” and “Retrograde” chronicles the last days of US forces in Afghanistan
Retrograde (2023) · Nov 18, 2022

The loss of CNN Films, and Germany’s “All Quiet on the Western Front"
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) · Nov 11, 2022

Why are horror films suddenly making a killing? Plus: Jeremy Strong in ‘Armageddon Time,’ and ‘Good Night Oppy’
Armageddon Time (2022) · Nov 4, 2022

Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s “Tár”; composer Michael Abels
TÁR (2022) · Oct 28, 2022

Why are studio execs reluctant to greenlight new IPs? Plus: Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” and the Middleburg Film Fest
Till (2022) · Oct 14, 2022

Why did ‘Bros’ bomb? Plus: a documentary traces the road to Roe’s reversal
Bros (2022) · Oct 7, 2022

Gina Prince-Bythewood on ‘The Woman King,’ and ‘Rust’ shooting latest
The Woman King (2022) · Oct 1, 2022

The fight to save the Amazon rainforest in ‘The Territory’; ‘Rust’ shooting latest; Disney Plus subscriber numbers
The Territory (2022) · Aug 19, 2022

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

Jordan Peele and his new thriller "Nope", a fall film festival preview, and the lasting legacy of Die Hard
Nope (2022) · Jul 29, 2022
