A Film By... Episodes

No place to run. No reason to hide. Kevin Costner delivers another powerhouse performance both on the screen and behind the camera with his third directorial effort, Open Range. Brad and Jeff discuss the stellar cast, the gorgeous cinematography, and...

You have a red, white, and blue American right to eat cotton candy and ride roller coasters! So says Kevin Costner's charming but dangerous escaped convict character Butch to 8 year-old hostage turned partner, Buzz. Clint Eastwood's crime drama A...

After The Sixth Sense shocked a generation of movie goers, we've come to expect thrills, chills, and mind-bending twists from M. Night Shyamalan. With his 2015 "found footage" style comedic thriller, The Visit, he delivers exactly what we want!

Jeremiah Johnson, Tootsie, 3 Days of the Condor, The Firm. Filmmaker Sydney Pollack was truly one of the greats! In 1974, he stepped outside his comfort zone to direct The Yakuza; a neo-noir drama that showcased Robert Mitchum is his last leading role.

What would you do if you were held captive, without reason, for 20 years? Would you want answers? Would you want revenge? Film auteur Spike Lee delivers his neo-noir, action-packed "reimagining" of the 2003 Korean thriller of the same name, Oldboy!...

When loyalty is tested by obsession, betrayal leads to revenge! Known for his blockbuster films and penchant for flawed heroes, Tony Scott delivered his underrated, romantic thriller Revenge in 1990. Join us as we examine the morality of the...

Best known for his extensive foray into the Fast & Furious universe, filmmaker Justin Lin has a knack for taking known franchises and giving them a fresh take. And before he finished the "Kelvin Timeline" of the recent Star Trek films, he crafted an...

Doves. Guns. Explosions. The face-off between Brad and Jeff gets lively as they discuss legendary action director John Woo. Hot off the success of films like The Killer, and Hard Boiled, Woo left Hong Kong for Hollywood to re-invent the action genre...

Pam Grier is...JACKIE BROWN. The third film from Quentin Tarantino remains his only adapted work, as he took Elmore Leonard's novel, Rum Punch, and crafted a star-relaunching crime drama for 70's greats, Pam Grier and Robert Forster. On this...

You know his name. You love his movies. In the history of cinema, Stanley Kubrick is one of the greatest of all time. On this episode, Brad and Jeff discuss Kubrick's impressive filmography, which arguably began with his 1956 film noir classic,...

At age 19, Adam Wingard began his successful directing career, primarily in the horror genre. After films like You're Next, and his collaborative work on the V/H/S franchise, he breathed new life into The Blair Witch. With his blockbuster...

Zack Snyder knows a thing or two about successful comic book adaptations. He wowed audiences with 300 and Watchmen, but before his world-building of the DCEU, he crafted a unique original story in Sucker Punch. It's a visually stunning fantasy...

When searching for eclectic cinema, one needn't look farther than Wes Anderson. His films are crafted with dry humor, unique characters, and painstaking levels of detail. His 2004 dramedy, The Life Aquatic with Steve Sizzou, puts his go-to...

In 1998, F. Gary Gray pitted two of Hollywood's most in-demand stars against one another in The Negotiator; his tension-filled crime thriller. On this episode, Brad and Jeff discuss Gray's impressive filmography, from Friday to The Fate of...

For five decades, Martin Scorsese has delivered hit after hit. We've rooted for his bad guys, be they an unhinged vigilante, or a slimy Wall Street broker. We've become envious of the gangster lifestyle, and we've marveled at the...

From the erotic coming of age story about teenage boys with an older woman, to the magical and fantastical coming of age story about teenage witches and wizards at Hogwarts, Alfonso Cuaron has delivered an amazing body of work. On this episode, Brad...

If you can name the seven deadly sins, or recite the first rule of Fight Club, you're most likely a fan of David Fincher films. In the first episode of 2021, Brad and Jeff discuss his 2011 psychological thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo....

Season's greetings! It's the final episode of 2020.  Brad and Jeff share their favorite non traditional Christmas movies, and discuss Richard Donner's Scrooged; his 1988 interpretation of the timeless Dicken's classic. Bill Murray...

Having established himself with the iconic Evil Dead trilogy, horror auteur Sam Raimi trades deadites for double crossing in his Minnesota-based crime thriller about three men finding a bag full of money deep in the woods.

Long before winning the Academy Award for Best Director, or taking us into the action-packed endless summer of surfing bank robbers, Kathryn Bigelow crafted her own mythology on vampires. The result was a cult classic that is revered to this day for...

Our Bryan Singer episode discusses Apt Pupil, controversial behavior on film sets, and a chance meeting between A Film By... podcaster Brad Koszo and Singer, himself!

In the pilot episode, Brad Koszo and Jeff Johnson discuss Ridley Scott's 1986 fantasy epic, Legend.

After he guided the Coreys on a vampire-killing spree, but before he put nipples on the Batsuit, Joel Schumacher gave us a controversial individual hellbent on making his way home across the LA landscape in Falling Down.

Renowned horror director John Carpenter takes a stab at something new with his sci-fi love story, and the result is something truly beautiful.