You Can Hear Us Talk About ‘Everything’

Nathan Fielder turns his gaze to Elizabeth Holmes and defies the usual gravity that comes with making a documentary. We break it all (or as much as we…

Oct 28 • Andrew E. Johnson and Steve Cimino

1:08:20

Being together is good, but it’s not enough

Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise plant a stake in the heart of what has passed for activism

Oct 25 • Andrew E. Johnson

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A hand-drawn animated film would be huge

Disney’s roots could break it out of its doldrums

Oct 22 • Andrew E. Johnson

July 2026

What 'The Odyssey' Means for Christopher Nolan and Hollywood at Large

A deep dive on the film of the summer meanders its way toward the broader implications of its success

Jul 28 • Andrew E. Johnson and Steve Cimino

1:12:04

By the book

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey' is just what you think it will be

Jul 25 • Andrew E. Johnson

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Wake up, sheeple

Every year's surprises remind us why we even bother with film

Jul 13 • Andrew E. Johnson

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June 2026

'Put that award where your heart ought to be'

#43 - 'All About Eve'

Jun 17 • Andrew E. Johnson

May 2026

Fellini Stumbles About a Strange Milieu and Begins to Find His Voice

Variety Lights (1951), The White Sheik (1952), I Vitelloni (1953)

May 28 • Andrew E. Johnson

51:47

Season 2 Trailer: The Essential Fellini

We go from a quintessentially modern and American director to a post-War European master, seeking to understand Federico Fellini's roots and how and why…

May 21 • Andrew E. Johnson

2:56

March 2026

Wobbling in the Eternal City

#42 - 'Bicycle Thieves'

Mar 31 • Andrew E. Johnson

Fire Talk with Me

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

Mar 23 • Andrew E. Johnson

1:11:48

Maybe Hollywood has some fight left

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

Mar 17 • Andrew E. Johnson