1 of my Stories

I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Christian Swegal, the director and writer of the film Sovereign, starring Nick Offerman, Dennis Quaid, and Jacob Tremblay. The film premiered at Tribeca in June 2025 and will release in theaters on July 11, 2025. Read my review of the film. Sovereign is based on a true crime that took place in West Memphis in 2010. After being pulled over for wha...

This episode is part of my Alabama Pilgrimage series, where I interview friends who traveled with me through the important sites of the Civil Rights Movement. Each episode, one pilgrim shares their memories and reflections from the trip, starting with myself. We hope you will enjoy listening to each of these stories. Today’s pilgrim is Rev. Dr. Tammy Rodman. Dr. Rodman attended Shaw University, go...

Steve and I talk about the one-location film, HERE, directed by Robert Zemeckis. HERE is co-written by Zemeckis and Erick Roth and based on a graphic novel by Richard McGuire. It’s a FORREST GUMP reunion with Zemeckis at the helm and Tom Hanks and Robin Wright as co-leads. Other cast members include Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, and Nikki Amuka-Bird. A movie with an intriguing conc...

Arts & Faith community members Lindsey Dunn, Reed Lackey, and Brian Duignan met up to discuss the newly released Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films List for 2025. This is the 7th such list that Arts & Faith has made as a group. Films can be considered spiritually significant for many reasons, usually a film that provokes spiritual meditation or the film has been formative in a group mem...

This episode is part of my Alabama Pilgrimage series, where I interview friends who traveled with me through the important sites of the Civil Rights Movement. Each episode, one pilgrim shares their memories and reflections from the trip, starting with myself. We hope you will enjoy listening to each of these stories. Today’s pilgrim is me, Lindsey Dunn! My podcast partner, Steve Barnes, also known...

I got a chance to interview Sam and Noah, two subjects from the documentary Speak. The film documents the year-long journey of five highs school students as they prepare for the NSDA Nationals in Original Oratory competition, or OO, as they call it. We talk about their speeches, what it was like to have cameras on them, and where their life has taken them next. I never competed in speech or debate...

Arts & Faith community members Lindsey Dunn, Christian Jessup and Brian Duignan met up to discuss the group's Top Ten Ecumenical Jury Films for 2024. The purpose of the project is to create a list the jury would recommend to Christian audiences. The reasons that one might recommend a film vary widely from person to person. This year's list was created by 15 members of the community. Brian Duig...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 8 is called So Many Flowers Fell from the Sky. In this series mid-point, Aureliano returns to Macondo as a prisoner of war, but fate steps in to give him another day. We say goodbye to some characters and hello to others. Ursula's worst f...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 7 is called Arcadio and the Liberal Paradise. In this week's episode, Ursula shows amazing strength of character while everyone else cowers. We wax poetically about the riz of Aureliano and compare his leadership with Arcadio's. And Steve...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 6 is called Colonel Aureliano Buendia. In this week's episode, the prodigal Jose Arcadio II has come home, upsetting the order of the house. But is that wedding bells I hear? Meanwhile, Aureliano begins realizing that his father-in-law ma...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 5 is called Remedios Moscote. In this week's episode, Remedios and Aureliano finally tie the knot, while Rebeca languishes in her desire to get married to Pietro. Ursula and Arcadio argue, and Arcadio leaves the house to take the job as t...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 4 is called The Chestnut Tree. A new magistrate arrives, threatening the manufactured equity that Jose Arcadio Buendia projects upon Macondo. Aureliano finds the love of his life, and an unexpected death throws Jose Arcadio Buendia into m...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 3 is called A Daguerreotype of God. A new family member shows up, bringing new surprises, inter-family conflict, and a mysterious plague that makes people forget. As the children age, they begin to explore romance and the possibility of f...

Our coverage of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude continues, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Episode 2 is called It's Like an Earthquake. Aureliano begins to have visions of death, even though no one in Macondo has ever died. While Jose Arcadio Buendia spends the last of their family's money on alchemy, Ursula begins her own thriving bus...

We began our recaps of the Colombian Netflix series, 100 Years of Solitude, adapted from the renowned magical realism novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It covers the seven generations of the Buendia family in the town of Macondo. In this first episode, we explore the rocky roots of the marriage between Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula, establish how the town of Macondo was founded and discovered, an...

Harrison Martin, Anthony Holden, and I came together to talk about the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) nominees for 2024. The NCFCA is made up of 70 some members who either work or live in the Tar Heel state. To see the full list of nominations, as well as previous years' winners, visit the website. This ambitious group boasts 27 categories of awards, including some unusual categor...

It's time for the Sekai Taikai. Welcome to Barthelona, it's time to see who has a DOG IN THE FIGHT. Is there a snake hiding in the grass or perhaps SNAKES ON A PLANE. #cobrakai Here are my first thoughts about the first three episodes of season 6.2 This makes up for the somewhat disappointing part 1 that just visited old ground. Watch Cobra Kai: http://www.netflix.com/cobrakai Read my theory about...

Steve invited me on his show to talk about the Netflix distributed film, His Three Daughters. Over the course of three days, three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days in Hospice care. With my father and mother both in live-in healthcare facilities for the first time, this movie opens the gateway for our thoughts abo...

I’m joined by “Introvoid” Steve Barnes and “Voidmaster” Nate Dunn to discuss one of my favorite childhood time travel movies, Lionel Jeffries’ The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972). We discuss my history with this movie, the intricacies of time travel by drinking, and what modes of time travel we think should be created. You may have never seen the film, but it was a holiday mainstay in British homes in...

This podcast is just my tempo. Steve, Lindsey, and special guest, Heather Barnes (Steve’s wife) discuss the behavior and teaching techniques of two cinematic music teachers, Fletcher from Whiplash and Mr. Holland from Mr. Holland’s Opus. As fellow children of musicians, Lindsey and Heather share their experience growing up with a father who wanted to encourage true excellence from their students....

Apple TV will drop a new TV series, Time Bandits, based on the 1981 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam. 1ofmystories has never seen the movie and wanted to know about this formative film from Steve’s childhood. Also joining us is Aradiapedia from the Wheel of Time Spoilers podcast. Steve will be recapping the show weekly after it comes out on his podcast, Sweet Child of Time, so be sure to sub...

My fellow film critic Gerald Morris invited me to talk about Inside Out 2 with him on his podcast, Two Peas on a Podcast. Inside Out 2 is a sequel to the runaway hit, Inside Out (2015). Directed by first time director Kelsey Mann. Inside Out 2 stars Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Lewis Black, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adele Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and June Squibb. Co...

Today we are talking about the 2015 punk rock horror feature, Green Room, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and big bad Patrick Stewart. In this movie, a punk band called the Ain't Rights diverts from their planned tour to makeup for their dwindling cashpool. Their matinee show for a crowd of skinheads goes off without a hitch, except for a few boos. All seems kosh...

In this interview, we talk about the film Darkest Miriam, having its World Premiere at Tribeca 2024. I'm joined by director Naomi Jaye and the lead actor, Tom Mercier (Mercier joined via WhatsApp). Movie description: Packed with literary and musical allusions, this engrossing dark fairy tale introduces us to Miriam the librarian, who finds love at the same time that she starts receiving threatenin...

In this episode, we cover the recently released Arts & Faith Top 25 spiritually significant films about crime and punishment, chosen by a jury of 17 film critics. I was one of the jurors, along with my co-host today, Christian Jessup. We talk about Arts & Faith, how this list came to be, and then list all the selected movies, focusing on some for deeper dives. You can find the full list on...