Hindsighting

Episode 032 - Rain Man with Sarah Skilton 08.07.2026 2:21:56 ↓

Author Sarah Skilton and I decide if it’s one for bad or two for good as we hit the road with Rain Man.

Episode 031 - Outland with Michael Prince 01.07.2026 1:22:30 ↓

Michael Prince and I wrangle up a posse for the Space Western 1981er Outland.  

Episode 030 - Arthur with Jordan Roter 24.06.2026 1:13:33 ↓

Jordan Roter and I get caught between the moon and another 1981er as we tip our glasses to Arthur. I know it’s crazy but it’s true.

Episode 029 - Superman II/Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut with Matthew Scott Weiner 17.06.2026 2:08:29 ↓

It’s a very special episode as Matthew Scott Weiner and I discuss two 1981ers, each a different version of one movie: Superman II and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.

Episode 028 - The Last Emperor with Paige Lindsey White 10.06.2026 1:39:11 ↓

Paige Linsdey White joins me in The Forbidden City as we rule over The Last Emperor and its Oscar worthiness.

Episode 027 - Platoon with Kalen Egan & Travis Sentell 03.06.2026 2:14:51 ↓

Kalen Egan, Travis Sentell and I figure we’ve been kicking ass so long, it’s about time we got our own kicked as we discuss Platoon.

Episode 026 - Absence Of Malice with Billy Corben 27.05.2026 1:56:32 ↓

Billy Corben and I stop the presses to see if 1981er Absence Of Malice is true or just accurate.

Episode 025 - Raiders Of The Lost Ark with Joe Russo 20.05.2026 1:29:35 ↓

Joe Russo and I whip ourselves into a frenzy celebrating the most famous 1981er of all: Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Episode 024 - Out Of Africa with Fiona Kennedy 13.05.2026 1:51:58 ↓

Fiona Kennedy and I learn when the gods want to punish us, they answer our prayers as we discuss Out Of Africa.

Episode 023 - Amadeus with Matthew Scott Weiner 06.05.2026 1:54:16 ↓

We return to Best Picture as Matthew Scott Weiner and I try to figure out if Amadeus has too many notes.

Episode 022 - The Great Muppet Caper with Alan Foreman 29.04.2026 1:51:46 ↓

Alan Foreman and I deeply felt the felt-deep whimsy of the 1981er The Great Muppet Caper. (Note: This one has NO explicit language. You know, for kids.)

Episode 021 - An American Werewolf In London with Ali Bayless 22.04.2026 1:17:19 ↓

Make-up artist Ali Bayless and I get beneath the latex with the gory 1981er An American Werewolf In London.

Episode 020 - Sharky's Machine with Michael Prince 15.04.2026 1:15:02 ↓

There are VERY different movies going on within the 1981er Sharky’s Machine but Michael Prince and I are way down for all of them.

Episode 019 - Terms Of Endearment with Jordan Roter 08.04.2026 1:44:32 ↓

Author Jordan Roter helps me give Terms Of Endearment a shot…because it needs its shot! Give it the damn shot!

Episode 018 - Gandhi with Scott Frank 01.04.2026 1:39:05 ↓

We return to Best Picture as Scott Frank and I debate if Gandhi earns its salt or do we need to declare our independence.

Episode 017 - S.O.B. with David Cypkin 25.03.2026 1:31:26 ↓

David Cypkin and I marvel at Blake Edward’s bitterly indulgent but hilarious S.O.B. and why it’s the most unjustly obscure 1981er of all. 

Episode 016 - Blow Out with Jon Steinfield 18.03.2026 1:39:02 ↓

Philly’s own Jon Steinfield and I blow it out with Philly’s own Brian De Palma’s 1981er masterpiece: Blow Out.

Episode 015 - Modern Romance with Kalen Egan & Travis Sentell 11.03.2026 1:49:55 ↓

It takes both Kalen Egan and Travis Sentell to help me untangle the hilariously toxic male behavior in our first 1981er: Modern Romance.

Episode 014 - Chariots Of Fire with Michael Moskowitz 04.03.2026 1:51:51 ↓

Michael Moskowitz and I debate whether Chariots of Fire crosses the finish line or does it need two more yards.

Episode 013 - Ordinary People with Jennifer Lee Weaver 25.02.2026 1:44:44 ↓

Jennifer Lee Weaver accepts my limitations as we enter Season 2 with the 1980s and Ordinary People.

Episode 012 - 2000s Top 10 - Pt. 2 with Matthew Scott Weiner 18.02.2026 1:12:58 ↓

Season Finale! In Pt. 2, Matthew Scott Weiner gives me his Top 5 Best Movies of the 2000s and I nicely counter-punch with my own.

Episode 011 - 2000s Top 10 - Pt. 1 with Matthew Scott Weiner 11.02.2026 1:07:08 ↓

Matthew Scott Weiner gives me 5 reasons why the 2000s may be better than I think.

Episode 010 - The Hurt Locker with Eric Garcia 04.02.2026 1:51:34 ↓

Writer Eric Garcia and I diffuse the complexity of The Hurt Locker before time runs out. The bombing isn’t only confined to THIS description.

Episode 009 - Slumdog Millionaire with Chaya Doswell 28.01.2026 1:19:06 ↓

Playwright Chaya Doswell and I use all our lifelines to decide if Slumdog Millionaire is our final answer.

Episode 008 - No Country For Old Men with Alan Foreman 21.01.2026 1:41:58 ↓

Friend-o Alan Foreman and I call it for No Country For Old Men, cinematic ambiguity and the vital role casting plays in roles big and small.