A Film By... Episodes

Meryl & Kidman Month continues this week with Baz Luhrmann's 2001 dazzling display of a jukebox musical, Moulin Rouge! Diamond Dogs Angela and Amber debate the quality of Nicole's performance and swoon over Ewan, while Jeff d...

We're kicking off a new theme this month with Meryl & Kidman ! We'll be focusing on movies starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman all month long! This week, Amber and Angela are stepping off the elevator into the offices of ...

Before it was a film, it was a script. Brad Koszo dives deep into some of Hollywood's most celebrated screenplays to analyze their structure, themes, and page-to-film journey. Get ready for a look at the writers behind the words as he explore their...

Our Denzel and the Mann month concludes with a look at Michael Mann's 2001 biographical sports drama Ali ! Jeff and Garret don't need to tell what you already know... THE CHAMP IS HERE! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and s...

Our Denzel and the Mann month moves into the Mann portion as Jeff and Brad go undercover with Michael Mann's 2006 film adaptation of Miami Vice ! Smooth. That's how we do it. Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe no...

Our Denzel and the Mann month continues with a movie that many believe is Denzel's greatest performance. Jeff and Garret hit the gritty streets of Los Angeles for Antoine Fuqua's Training Day ! You wanna go home or you wanna ...

It's John Williams' birthday! Wayne and David are celebrating by sharing their Top 5 Favorite John Williams scores. Will all of your favorites make the list? Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! Leave us a com...

Our Denzel and the Mann month kicks off with one of Denzel's most underrated performances. Jeff and Garret make sense of Tony Scott’s time-bending thriller Deja Vu , a high-concept mix of sci-fi, romance, and explosive action...

Welcome to our exciting new series, A Script By... Before it was a film, it was a script. Brad Koszo dives deep into some of Hollywood's most celebrated screenplays to analyze their structure, themes, and page-to-film journey. Get ready for a look at...

Jeff and Angela discuss Ron Howard's academy award winning film about brilliant mathematician John Nash in the 2001 biographical film A Beautiful Mind . Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of th...

Jeff and Amber debate the merits of pandering to the audience, puzzles, and Tom Hanks' performance in Ron Howard's 2006 film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel The DaVinci Code ! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel an...

It's John Carpenter's birthday! Wayne, Jeff, and David are celebrating by sharing their Top 5 Favorite John Carpenter scores. Will all of your favorites make the list? Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If y...

Jeff and Amber discuss the brilliance of Wes Anderson, as they analyze his incredible taste in music, his ability to draw star power to his ensemble casts, and why Gene Hackman was so unhappy in the 2001 quirky, melodramatic ...

Jeff and Brad come out punching in the first episode of season 7, as they look back to 2006 and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa . Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you...

With Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out entry, Wake Up Dead Man available to stream, we'll remind you he's no stranger to the genre, as we look back on his directorial feature film debut, Brick ! Check out our NEW YouTube Chann...

This week, David and Garret provide some insight into one of the more unusual Christmas movies you may, or may not have seen. Brace yourself for Jalmari Helander's twisted comedic take on Santa Claus and his dark origins in R...

David, Amber, and Angela have stitched together a bonus, two-part episode for you today! The trio have a lively conversation about Guillermo del Toro's passion project, Frankenstein ! Join the conversation as they explore del...

We have lots to celebrate this week with the 40th anniversary of Taylor Hackford's 1985 musical drama, White Nights ! Our very own Amber Lewis takes hosting duties to dive into the incredible performances by Mikhail Baryshnik...

We're kicking off the holiday season with Stanley Kubrick's final film, which also happens to be one of his strangest, and most divisive works. Brad Koszo makes a welcome return to the show to dive into the secrets, dangers, ...

This week, Jeff and Amber celebrate the 25th anniversary of Wolfgang Petersen's sea-faring thriller, The Perfect Storm , with a discussion about the actors, crew, and incredible director that brought this true story to life f...

With Michael B. Jordan's amazing performance in Sinners still fresh on our mind, we look back at his critically acclaimed performance in Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station . Check out our YouTube Channel and subscribe now! Head...

Before you make plans to invite your friends over or plan that family dinner party, hear what we have to say about Mike Nichols ' 1966 drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in which Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton host th...

Following our Robert Redford tribute episode, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to dive into one of his movies that was mentioned, especially as it celebrates it's 40th anniversary. Amber and Andrew discuss the beauty of th...

Happy Halloween! We've got one more scary movie oozing it's way to you this month! Our friend Chuck Bryan from The Cinematic Flashback Podcast joins Jeff and David to talk about Chuck Russell's 1988 remake of sci-fi classic, ...