A Film By... Episodes

April gives us NOS, Knights, and Nascar Month! Angela joins Jeff back in Medieval times! A time of knights, jousting, and... great rock music? It's the 2001 anachronistic action-comedy A Knight's Tale, directed by Brian Helgeland! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! Our new series Previously On... is exclusively available over on YouTube to cover your favorite TV shows, and ours! Would you like to hear the show early and ad-free? Head over to our Patreon and get started with ...

Welcome to NOS, Knights, and Nascar Month! Jeff and Garret go for a ride with Rob Cohen's 2001 high octane action film The Fast and Furious! Does it hold up 25 years later? Is it more or less a retelling of Point Break? Listen now! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! Our new series Previously On... is exclusively available over on YouTube. Would you like to hear the show early and ad-free? Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of e...

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...

Meryl & Kidman Month continues this week with a haunting, atmospheric thriller! Amber and Angela dig into Nicole Kidman's gripping performance, and the slow-burn narrative of Alejandro Amenabar's chilling 2001 exploration of grief, denial, and...

Meryl & Kidman Month continues this week with an unedited episode! What happens when Jeff and Amber both think the other person is hosting and has all the answers? Hit play to hear the confusion, panic, and hilarious debate as Amber champions...

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 does his best to remind them that the show must go on! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Would you like to hear the show e...

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 Runway to discuss David Frankel's 2006 hit, The Devil Wears Prada! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Would you like to hea...

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 subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Would you like to hear the show early and ad-free? Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got ...

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 now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Would you like to hear the show early and ad-free? Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of e...

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 go to jail? Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got ...

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 comment on our YouTube channel telling us your top 5 favorite John Williams scores. One lucky winner will receive the John Williams film score of there choice, as well as some A Film By... swag! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plent...

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. Can the past truly be changed? Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-...

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 the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of exclusive content and episodes that you'll only find there! You can also s...

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 and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of exclusive content and episodes that yo...

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 you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of exclusive content and episodes that you'll only find there...

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 family comedy The Royal Tenenbaums. Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FRE...

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're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of exclusive content and episodes that you'll only find there! Y...

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 Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've got plenty of exclusive content and episodes th...

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 Rare Exports! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a FREE 7-day trial. We've go...

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 Toro's reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic tale through his signature blend of gothic beauty, emotional depth, and monstrous humanity. The film's cinematography, bold performances, and intricate costume details are all under examination as they determine whether or not th...

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 Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, and Helen Mirren! Find out what Angela Norris and Jeff Johnson have to say after their first-time watch. Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of sev...

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, and erotic thrills of Eyes Wide Shut! Check out our NEW YouTube Channel and subscribe now! If you're one of the first 100 subscribers, you'll be entered to win a weekend pass for one of several comic cons happening in 2026! Head over to our Patreon and get started with a F...