A Film By... Episodes

This week, Jeff and Garret dive into Sam Raimi’s 2000 Southern gothic thriller The Gift . They comment on the deplorable depths of Keanu Reeve's abusive character, the film’s eerie atmosphere, Cate Blanchett’s gripping perfor...

This episode is made possible, thanks to one of our listeners, James Buckley! By request, Jeff and David discuss the tropes of mountain climbing thrillers and explore the dangers of isolated settings, and the fear of being hu...

Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory is forever! Jeff and Garret are kicking off week one of the NFL season by celebrating the 25th anniversary of Howard Deutch's underrated football comedy starring Keanu Reeves from the year ...

Jeff and Garret love a good anthology film. This week, they dive into the chaotic madness and freaky fun of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's 2025 comedic action anthology Freaky Tales ! This episode features an additional 15 minut...

This week, we celebrate the career of another film composer we absolutely love. Wayne and David join Jeff to discuss the life and music of award-winning film composer James Horner , and offer their picks for our Top 5 Favorit...

As we anxiously look forward to M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming film Remain , we take a look back at his 2015 twisted food footage thriller, The Visit ! For exclusive episodes and content, check out A Film By... Podcast on our ...

Some of your asked for it. Some of you feared it. What Jeff and guest Jason Colvin of the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast started, David and Scott continue. Get ready for a Return to Cherry Moon ! Special appearance by Ja...

As James Gunn's Superman continues to soar at the Box Office, we've decided to listen to those of you asking for a James Gunn episode! And while it's one from the A Film By... vault, we think you'll enjoy hearing about his fe...

On this episode, Jeff takes Eric Dearth on a drive through the neon-lit noctural world of filmmaker Michael Mann's Los Angeles to discuss charismatic hitmen, sleek cinematography, great soundtracks, and a Tom Cruise villain w...

Jeff and David discuss one of Christopher Reeve's greatest performances, as he matches wits against Michael Caine in Sidney Lumet's diabolical murder mystery, Deathtrap ! For exclusive episodes and content, check out A Film B...

On this episode, Jeff, Amber, and Garret aren't talking about training dragons; they're talking about slaying them! Post-apocolyptic communal living, your life expectancy when jumping out of helicopters, and effective leaders...

Summer temperatures aren't the only thing on the rise this week. Jeff and Brad discuss Michael Douglas boiling over in the film he feels is his best performance, Joel Schumacher's Falling Down ! For exclusive episodes and con...

How about a little more Carl Reiner to kick off the summer season? Last week, Amber and Jeff discussed his family vacation comedy Summer Rental , and this week, Jeff and Brad talk about their favorite Carl Reiner film, Summer...

This week, we're kicking off the summer season with Carl Reiner's underrated vacation comedy, Summer Rental ! Jeff and Amber reminisce about family vacations, Jimmy Buffet, and John Candy! Special shout-outs to our creative f...

To commemorate the film's 25th anniversary, Andrew and Amber make their way to NASA's Mission Control to monitor Clint Eastwood's 2000 space drama, Space Cowboys ! For exclusive episodes and content, check out A Film By... Po...

Are you ready for Richard Donner's Batman , starring Robin Williams and Mel Gibson? Join us for a very special 400th episode, with our show set in an alternate universe where things are similar... but not exactly the same. We...

Jason Colvin of the https://www.thesurelypodcast.com/ joins Jeff for a conversation about Bill Paxton as our Bill Paxton Month comes to an end. They discuss the roles he didn't take, notable TV appearances, and share their Top 10 Favorite Film Roles!...

Bill Paxton Month continues here on the A Film By... Podcast! Earlier in the month, we discussed the films directed by Bill Paxton, and this week, we look at a film starring Bill Paxton. Jeff, David, and Amber head back to ca...

Bill Paxton Month here on the A Film By... Podcast continues! Jeff meets Docking Bay 77's Dayton Johnson on the 18th hole to discuss golf, father-son relationships, and class status in Bill Paxton 's autobiographical golf dra...

It's Bill Paxton Month here on the A Film By... Podcast! Jeff and Amber are kicking things off with a divisive conversation about Bill Paxton's directorial feature debut, Frailty ! For exclusive episodes and content, check ou...

Jeff and David dive fists-first into Gareth Evans ' 2011 action masterpiece, The Raid: Redemption . Join them as they go floor-to-floor discussing the dynamic shots, the film's relentless pacing, and the jaw-dropping fight ch...

Jeff welcomes Garret Gibson to the show for a chat about math savants, anti-aircraft sniper rifles, priceless comic books, franchise potential, and Jon Bernthal. It can only be Gavin O'Connor's 2016 action thriller, The Accou...

David, Jeff, and Wayne hit the open road to discuss their favorite director, Steven Spielberg , and his directorial film debut, the high octane road thriller Duel ! For exclusive episodes and content, check out A Film By... P...

Jeff and David take pause to pay tribute to Val Kilmer with an unplanned discussion about their top 10 favorite performances by the legendary actor. For exclusive episodes and content, check out A Film By... Podcast on our Pa...