Fire Talk with Me

Twin Peaks (1990-91), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Mar 23 • Andrew E. Johnson

1:12:00

Maybe Hollywood has some fight left

If you're going to go down, you should always go down swinging

Mar 17 • Andrew E. Johnson

Your 2026 Oscars Pre-Reads

What we have that you can read and listen to before tonight's ceremony

Mar 15 • Andrew E. Johnson

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What Does Paramount Buying WB Mean for the Movies?

Andrew and Steve return to the mics to discuss Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros and how it might impact the theatrical experience.

Mar 5 • Steve Cimino and Andrew E. Johnson

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1:05:47

February 2026

Eating the elites

Film is fixated on the abject failure of the ultra-powerful, even if it's not sure what we should all do about it

Feb 17 • Andrew E. Johnson

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January 2026

Picking the Best of 2025

Andrew and Steve get together to anoint one of Black Bag, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, or Sinners the year's best

Jan 30 • Andrew E. Johnson and Steve Cimino

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1:30:18

The Best of 2025

The digs have changed, but the annual celebration of cinema hasn't. Find out why Steve and Andrew loved One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Sinners…

Jan 27 • Andrew E. Johnson and Steve Cimino

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Delving in to David Lynch's L.A. trilogy

Lost Highway (1977), Mulholland Drive (2001), Inland Empire (2006)

Jan 20 • Andrew E. Johnson

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1:21:45

Netflix as event horizon

The tech company has long wanted to kill movie theaters. Now, it might have its chance.

Jan 4 • Andrew E. Johnson

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December 2025

Reading the last page

A few thoughts on the brutal loss of Rob Reiner

Dec 18, 2025 • Andrew E. Johnson

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November 2025

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

#41 in the Film 101 series is 'Modern Times'—a film that anticipates the anxiety of the present day by laying bare the anxieties of the moment it was…

Nov 21, 2025 • Andrew E. Johnson

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Disney is for consumers, not lovers, now

What might Disney look like now were it to try to live up to the spirit and vision of its creator.

Nov 12, 2025 • Andrew E. Johnson