Brock Kingsley and Jason Wiseman discuss and review movies worth watching in a way that nerd-ish types do when they sit down to chat. Passionate opinions, (bad) inside jokes, obscure references, and rants; there will be rants. Often irreverent, sometimes insightful. Plus, occasional special guests and special topics.
OCFF 26 Day One
The Sun Never Sets (2024) · Jul 31, 2026
Citizen Vigilante, I Love Boosters, and Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Disclosure Day, and Nashville with Dr. Colin Tait
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 22, 2026
American Astronaut
The American Astronaut (2001) · May 16, 2026
DIFF 2026: See You, Soon with Jay Pendarvis Jr.
See You, Soon (2026) · May 2, 2026
DIFF 2026: The Three Urns; Valentina; Cruising; and Hard
Die Hard (1988) · Apr 29, 2026
DIFF 2026: The Three Urns; Valentina; Cruising; and Hard
Cruising (1980) · Apr 29, 2026
DIFF 2026: The Three Urns; Valentina; Cruising; and Hard
Valentina (1982) · Apr 29, 2026
DIFF 2026: The Three Urns; Valentina; Cruising; and Hard
The Three Urns (2026) · Apr 29, 2026
DIFF 2026: Ellen Rodnianski on American Baby
American Baby (2025) · Apr 28, 2026
DIFF 2026: Last Shot; Gaslit; The Drama; and Mother Mary
Mother Mary (2026) · Apr 26, 2026
DIFF 2026: Last Shot; Gaslit; The Drama; and Mother Mary
The Drama (2026) · Apr 26, 2026
DIFF 2026: Last Shot; Gaslit; The Drama; and Mother Mary
The Last Shot (2025) · Apr 26, 2026
DIFF 2026: Last Shot; Gaslit; The Drama; and Mother Mary
Gaslit (2026) · Apr 26, 2026
3 Women with Joey LePage and Lindsey Robertson
3 Women (1977) · Apr 11, 2026
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973) · Feb 28, 2026
'The Confession' Interview: Will Canon, Italia Ricci, Scott Mechlowicz, and Zachary Golinger,
The Confession (2026) · Feb 21, 2026
California Split with special guest Will Canon
California Split (1974) · Jan 31, 2026
Mami Wata, Only the River Flows, and Suzhou River: Holiday Gift Exchange Episode Part 1
Suzhou River (2000) · Jan 10, 2026
Good Boy (2022), Good Boy (2025), and McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Good Boy (2022) · Dec 6, 2025
Lurker, Relay, and Brewster McCloud with Rugby Ryan Morris
Brewster McCloud (1971) · Nov 1, 2025
Him, Highest 2 Lowest, and Mash
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) · Oct 18, 2025
Together, Weapons, The Crow (1994), and an apology to Chloe Zhao
The Crow (1994) · Sep 20, 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer; 28 Years Later; Good Will Hunting; and Please Baby Please
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Jul 26, 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer; 28 Years Later; Good Will Hunting; and Please Baby Please
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · Jul 26, 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer; 28 Years Later; Good Will Hunting; and Please Baby Please
Please Baby Please (2022) · Jul 26, 2025
'Motherland' Interview: Evan Matthews
Motherland (2021) · Jul 19, 2025
'Eastern Western' Interview: Biliana and Marina Grozdanova
Eastern Western (2025) · Jul 7, 2025
OCFF Day Four: Part 2: Last Day 'Peacock,' 'Softshell,' and 'Messy'
Messy (2025) · Jun 30, 2025
OCFF Day Four: Part 2: Last Day 'Peacock,' 'Softshell,' and 'Messy'
Softshell (2024) · Jun 30, 2025
OCFF Day Four: Part 2: Last Day 'Peacock,' 'Softshell,' and 'Messy'
Peacock (2025) · Jun 30, 2025
OCFF Day Four: Part 1: 'Sinners'
Sinners (2025) · Jun 30, 2025
OCFF Day Three: Part 2: 'East of Wall,' 'Removal of the Eye,' '$Positions,' 'Fucktoys,' and 'Reveries: The Mind Prison' (After)
$POSITIONS (2025) · Jun 29, 2025
OCFF Day Three: Part 2: 'East of Wall,' 'Removal of the Eye,' '$Positions,' 'Fucktoys,' and 'Reveries: The Mind Prison' (After)
Removal of the Eye (2024) · Jun 29, 2025
OCFF Day Three: Part 2: 'East of Wall,' 'Removal of the Eye,' '$Positions,' 'Fucktoys,' and 'Reveries: The Mind Prison' (After)
East of Wall (2025) · Jun 29, 2025
OCFF Day Three: Part 1: 'The Surfer' (Before)
The Surfer (2025) · Jun 29, 2025
OCFF Day Two: Part 2: 'The Maya Deren Project,' and 'Lockjaw' (After)
Lockjaw (2022) · Jun 28, 2025
OCFF Day Two: Part 1: 'Materialists' (Before)
Materialists (2025) · Jun 28, 2025
Oak Cliff Film Festival Day 1: 'Obex'
OBEX (2026) · Jun 27, 2025
'DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk Rock' Interview with Joel Herrera and Rolo Cantu
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk (2025) · Jun 23, 2025
'Party People' Interview: Lindsey Robertson, and Joey LePage
Party People (2024) · Jun 4, 2025
Café Chairel Interview: Fernando Barreda Luna, and Leo Deluglio
Café Chairel (2026) · May 17, 2025
'Opus,' 'Death of A Unicorn,' and Amanda Kramer's 'Ladyworld'
Death of a Unicorn (2025) · May 10, 2025
'Due West' Interview: Evan Miller, Adrianne Palicki, and Henry Thomas
Due West (2019) · May 7, 2025
DIFF 2025 Last Day: Motherland, and Barron's Cove
Motherland (2025) · May 2, 2025
DIFF 2025 Day 5: DIY: The Rise and Fall of Punk, Party People, and Eastern Western
DIY (2025) · Apr 30, 2025
DIFF 2025 Day 4: Andre is an Idiot, All That We Love, and Toxic
André Is an Idiot (2026) · Apr 29, 2025
DIFF 2025 Day 3: 'Cafe Chairel,' 'Friendship,' 'Happy as Larry,' and 'Black Spines'
Friendship (2025) · Apr 28, 2025
DIFF 2025 Day 2: 'Due West,' and 'The Other'
Due West (2025) · Apr 27, 2025
DIFF 2025 Day 1: Salamander King, Omaha, and Daniela Forever
Daniela Forever (2025) · Apr 26, 2025
'Borderline,' 'The Monkey,' and Amanda Kramer's 'Paris Window'
Paris Window (2018) · Apr 12, 2025
'Borderline,' 'The Monkey,' and Amanda Kramer's 'Paris Window'
The Monkey (2025) · Apr 12, 2025
Gene Hackman Special Episode: Scarecrow, Night Movies, The Package, and Loose Cannons.
Scarecrow (1973) · Mar 29, 2025
'The Brutalist,' 'Oh, Canada,' and 'Companion'
The Brutalist (2024) · Feb 22, 2025
'Emilia Perez,' 'Conclave,' and Kelly Reichardt's 'Showing Up'
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Feb 1, 2025
'Nosferatu,' 'Anora,' and Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow'
Nosferatu (2024) · Jan 18, 2025
'Nosferatu,' 'Anora,' and Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow'
Anora (2024) · Jan 18, 2025
Xmas Gift Exchange: The Apple, Viva La Muerte, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Space Raiders, Three O'Clock High, and About Endlessness
Three O'Clock High (1987) · Dec 21, 2024
'Our Little Secret,' 'Hot Frosty,' and 'Carnage for Christmas'
Our Little Secret (2024) · Dec 14, 2024
Kelly Reichardt's 'Certain Women,' 'MadS,' and 'Primal Fear'
Primal Fear (1996) · Nov 23, 2024
'Heretic,' Kelly Reichardt's 'Night Moves,' and 'Azrael'
Heretic (2012) · Nov 16, 2024
'Heretic,' Kelly Reichardt's 'Night Moves,' and 'Azrael'
Azrael (2024) · Nov 16, 2024
'Joker: Folie à Deux,' and Kelly Reichardt's 'Wendy and Lucy'
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Oct 26, 2024
'Red Rooms,' 'Nothing in Common,' and Kelly Reichardt's 'Old Joy'
Red Rooms (2023) · Oct 19, 2024
'Megalopolis,' Kelly Reichardt's 'River of Grass,' and 'Ode'
Megalopolis (2024) · Oct 12, 2024
'The Substance,' 'Booger,' and 'Strange Darling'
The Substance (2024) · Oct 5, 2024
'Speak No Evil' (Hollywood edition) and 4 Football Films
Speak No Evil (2022) · Sep 28, 2024
'Blink Twice,' 'Oddity,' and Gregg Araki's 'White Bird in a Blizzard'
Blink Twice (2024) · Sep 21, 2024
'Ganymede,' 'Alien: Romulus,' and Gregg Araki's 'Smiley Face'
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Sep 7, 2024
'Starve Acre,' 'Young Guns,' and Gregg Araki's 'Mysterious Skin'
Young Guns II (1990) · Aug 24, 2024
'Starve Acre,' 'Young Guns,' and Gregg Araki's 'Mysterious Skin'
Young Guns (1988) · Aug 24, 2024
'Speak No Evil,' 'Trap,' and Gregg Araki's 'Splendor'
Splendor (1999) · Aug 17, 2024
'Speak No Evil,' 'Trap,' and Gregg Araki's 'Splendor'
Speak No Evil (2022) · Aug 17, 2024
'Speak No Evil,' 'Trap,' and Gregg Araki's 'Splendor'
Trap (2024) · Aug 17, 2024
'Longlegs,' 'The Vourdalak,' and Gregg Araki's 'Nowhere'
Daddy Longlegs (2010) · Aug 10, 2024
'Longlegs,' 'The Vourdalak,' and Gregg Araki's 'Nowhere'
The Vourdalak (2023) · Aug 10, 2024
'Longlegs,' 'The Vourdalak,' and Gregg Araki's 'Nowhere'
Longlegs (2024) · Aug 10, 2024
'MaXXXine,' and 'The Doom Generation'
The Doom Generation (1995) · Aug 3, 2024
'Hit Man,' 'The Last Stop in Yuma County,' and Gregg Araki's 'The Living End'
Hit Man (2024) · Jul 13, 2024
'Gasoline Rainbow' & 'The Long Weekend (O'Despair)'
the long weekend (o' despair) (1989) · Jul 6, 2024
'Gasoline Rainbow' & 'The Long Weekend (O'Despair)'
Gasoline Rainbow (2024) · Jul 6, 2024
'The Coffee Table,' and Gregg Araki's 'Three Bewildered People in the Night'
Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987) · Jun 22, 2024
'The Coffee Table,' and Gregg Araki's 'Three Bewildered People in the Night'
The Coffee Table (2023) · Jun 22, 2024
'Challengers,' 'Humane,' 'The Beast,' and 'Cool World'
Cool World (1992) · May 25, 2024
'The First Omen,' 'Civil War,' and Ralph Bakshi's 'Fire and Ice,' and 'Hey Good Lookin''
The First Omen (2024) · May 11, 2024
DIFF #3: Dallas International Film Festival recap
Solo (2018) · Apr 29, 2024
DIFF #2: Dallas International Film Festival recap
The Idea of You (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
DIFF #2: Dallas International Film Festival recap
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
DIFF #2: Dallas International Film Festival recap
Copa 71 (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
DIFF #2: Dallas International Film Festival recap
The Dead Don't Hurt (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
'Love Lies Bleeding, 'Drive Away Dolls,' and More Bakshi
Love Lies Bleeding (2024) · Apr 13, 2024
The Conversation Show: 'Spaceman'; The world of Ralph Bakshi; and Dangerous Bangers, etc
Swingers (1996) · Mar 30, 2024
The Conversation Show: 'Spaceman'; The world of Ralph Bakshi; and Dangerous Bangers, etc
Fritz the Cat (1972) · Mar 30, 2024
The Conversation Show: 'Spaceman'; The world of Ralph Bakshi; and Dangerous Bangers, etc
Heavy Traffic (1973) · Mar 30, 2024
The Conversation Show: 'Spaceman'; The world of Ralph Bakshi; and Dangerous Bangers, etc
Spaceman (2024) · Mar 30, 2024
'Watermelon Man' Live Conversation with Marcellis Perkins and Dr. Frederick Gooding Jr.
Watermelon Man (1970) · Mar 2, 2024
The Henry Fool Trilogy! and Jonathan Glazer's new film 'The Zone of Interest.'
Fay Grim (2007) · Feb 17, 2024
The Henry Fool Trilogy! and Jonathan Glazer's new film 'The Zone of Interest.'
Henry Fool (1998) · Feb 17, 2024
The Henry Fool Trilogy! and Jonathan Glazer's new film 'The Zone of Interest.'
Ned Rifle (2015) · Feb 17, 2024
The Henry Fool Trilogy! and Jonathan Glazer's new film 'The Zone of Interest.'
The Zone of Interest (2023) · Feb 17, 2024
The First Annual Screamie Awards!
Bamboozled (2000) · Feb 3, 2024
The First Annual Screamie Awards!
Hollywood Shuffle (1987) · Feb 3, 2024
The First Annual Screamie Awards!
American Fiction (2023) · Feb 3, 2024
The Conversation Show: The new films 'Saltburn,' 'Leave the World Behind, and 'Poor Things.' Plus more Hartley!
Saltburn (2023) · Jan 20, 2024
Hal Hartley Part 2: ’Surviving Desire,’ and ’Simple Men.’ Plus, ’Monster’
Simple Men (1992) · Jan 6, 2024
Hal Hartley Part 2: ’Surviving Desire,’ and ’Simple Men.’ Plus, ’Monster’
Surviving Desire (1992) · Jan 6, 2024
Hal Hartley Part 2: ’Surviving Desire,’ and ’Simple Men.’ Plus, ’Monster’
Monster (2023) · Jan 6, 2024
Christmas Extravaganza Part 2: Gift Exchange plus ’Dream Scenario’
Morvern Callar (2002) · Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Extravaganza Part 2: Gift Exchange plus ’Dream Scenario’
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) · Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Extravaganza Part 2: Gift Exchange plus ’Dream Scenario’
The Butcher Boy (1998) · Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Extravaganza Part 2: Gift Exchange plus ’Dream Scenario’
A Woman Kills (1968) · Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Extravaganza Part 2: Gift Exchange plus ’Dream Scenario’
Dream Scenario (2023) · Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Extravaganza Part 1: Santa’s Grab Bag and ’Smoke Signals’
Smoke Signals (1998) · Dec 23, 2023
Three New Films: ’Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ’Anatomy of a Fall,’ and ’Dry Ground Burning’
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Dec 2, 2023
Three New Films: ’Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ’Anatomy of a Fall,’ and ’Dry Ground Burning’
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Dec 2, 2023
Three New Films: ’Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ’Anatomy of a Fall,’ and ’Dry Ground Burning’
Dry Ground Burning (2023) · Dec 2, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Passages,’ ’Of an Age,’ and ’You Won’t Be Alone’
You Won't Be Alone (2022) · Nov 18, 2023
John Cassavetes Finale: ’Gloria’, and ’Love Streams’
Love Streams (1984) · Nov 4, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Real Women Have Curves’ and More Cassavetes
Real Women Have Curves (2002) · Oct 21, 2023
Cassavetes Part 3: ’Minnie and Moskowitz,’ and ’A Woman Under the Influence.’ Plus the new film ’Bottoms’
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) · Oct 7, 2023
Cassavetes Part 3: ’Minnie and Moskowitz,’ and ’A Woman Under the Influence.’ Plus the new film ’Bottoms’
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) · Oct 7, 2023
Cassavetes Part 3: ’Minnie and Moskowitz,’ and ’A Woman Under the Influence.’ Plus the new film ’Bottoms’
Bottoms (2023) · Oct 7, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Sorry to Bother You,’ and other paranoid cinema
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Sep 23, 2023
The Conversation Show: John Waters’ Trash Trilogy
Pink Flamingos (1976) · Aug 26, 2023
The Conversation Show: John Waters’ Trash Trilogy
Desperate Living (1977) · Aug 26, 2023
The Conversation Show: The Films of Toshio Matsumoto
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) · Jul 29, 2023
’Past Lives’ and The End of David Gordon Green: ’Joe’ and ’’Prince Avalanche’
Past Lives (2023) · Jul 15, 2023
’Sick of Myself,’ and David Gordon Green Part 2
Sick of Myself (2022) · Jun 17, 2023
’Star Wars’: w/Dev’n Goodman!
Star Wars (1977) · Jun 3, 2023
The Films of Satoshi Kon: ’Perfect Blue’, ’Millennium Actress’, ’Tokyo Godfathers’, and ’Paprika’
Paprika (2006) · May 20, 2023
The Films of Satoshi Kon: ’Perfect Blue’, ’Millennium Actress’, ’Tokyo Godfathers’, and ’Paprika’
Perfect Blue (1998) · May 20, 2023
The Films of Satoshi Kon: ’Perfect Blue’, ’Millennium Actress’, ’Tokyo Godfathers’, and ’Paprika’
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) · May 20, 2023
The Films of Satoshi Kon: ’Perfect Blue’, ’Millennium Actress’, ’Tokyo Godfathers’, and ’Paprika’
Millennium Actress (2002) · May 20, 2023
David Gordon Green Part 1 & ’A Good Person’
A Good Person (2023) · May 6, 2023
The Conversation Show: A Double Dose of Double Features: ’Infinity Pool’ & ’Triangle of Sadness’ and ’Women Talking’ & ’9 to 5’
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Apr 8, 2023
The Conversation Show: A Double Dose of Double Features: ’Infinity Pool’ & ’Triangle of Sadness’ and ’Women Talking’ & ’9 to 5’
Infinity Pool (2023) · Apr 8, 2023
The Conversation Show: A Double Dose of Double Features: ’Infinity Pool’ & ’Triangle of Sadness’ and ’Women Talking’ & ’9 to 5’
Women Talking (2022) · Apr 8, 2023
May Madness Pt. 3: Elaine May’s Screenplays
Primary Colors (1998) · Mar 11, 2023
May Madness Pt. 3: Elaine May’s Screenplays
The Birdcage (1996) · Mar 11, 2023
May Madness Pt. 3: Elaine May’s Screenplays
Heaven Can Wait (1978) · Mar 11, 2023
May Madness Pt. 3: Elaine May’s Screenplays
Such Good Friends (1971) · Mar 11, 2023
May Madness Pt.2: ’Mikey and Nicky’ and ’Ishtar’
Ishtar (1987) · Feb 11, 2023
May Madness Pt.2: ’Mikey and Nicky’ and ’Ishtar’
Mikey and Nicky (1976) · Feb 11, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Brazil’ and Terry Gilliam’s Trilogy of Imagination; Pele; and ’Soft & Quiet’
Brazil (1985) · Jan 9, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Brazil’ and Terry Gilliam’s Trilogy of Imagination; Pele; and ’Soft & Quiet’
Time Bandits (1981) · Jan 9, 2023
The Conversation Show: ’Brazil’ and Terry Gilliam’s Trilogy of Imagination; Pele; and ’Soft & Quiet’
Soft & Quiet (2022) · Jan 9, 2023
The Conversation Show: Christmas Movie Grab Bag; Sigh and Sound List
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 10, 2022
The Conversation Show: Christmas Movie Grab Bag; Sigh and Sound List
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 10, 2022
The Conversation Show: Christmas Movie Grab Bag; Sigh and Sound List
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007) · Dec 10, 2022
The Conversation Show: Christmas Movie Grab Bag; Sigh and Sound List
Falling for Christmas (2022) · Dec 10, 2022
’Blood Simple,’ The Coen Bros. and film noir, Florence Pugh, ’Tár,’ and Richard ”Racehorse” Haynes
Blood Simple (1985) · Dec 3, 2022
Paul Schrader: The Schrader Series Pt.2, ’Affliction,’ ’First Reformed,’ and ’The Card Counter’
Affliction (1998) · Nov 19, 2022
Paul Schrader: The Schrader Series Pt.2, ’Affliction,’ ’First Reformed,’ and ’The Card Counter’
First Reformed (2018) · Nov 19, 2022
Paul Schrader: The Schrader Series Pt.2, ’Affliction,’ ’First Reformed,’ and ’The Card Counter’
The Card Counter (2021) · Nov 19, 2022
The Conversation Show: Paul Schrader, The Early Years: ’Blue Collar,’ ’Hardcore,’ and ’American Gigolo’
American Gigolo (1980) · Nov 12, 2022
The Conversation Show: Paul Schrader, The Early Years: ’Blue Collar,’ ’Hardcore,’ and ’American Gigolo’
Blue Collar (1978) · Nov 12, 2022
The Conversation Show: Paul Schrader, The Early Years: ’Blue Collar,’ ’Hardcore,’ and ’American Gigolo’
Hardcore (1979) · Nov 12, 2022
’The Master,’ Jean-Luc Godard, The Association Game, and Postmodern Truth
The Master (2012) · Sep 30, 2022