All the Film Things

On the sixty- third episode of All the Film Things, Anne Hockens, the Director of Communications for the Film Noir Foundation, *returns* to join me in analyzing Pedro Almodóvar’s 2006 comedy/ drama film Volver ! This episode is spoiler- filled.  Volver marks the first and only time Almodóvar’s two muses, Penélope Cruz and Carmen Maura, shared the screen. The film revolves around sisters Raimunda (...

On the sixty- second episode of All the Film Things, film historian/ author/ lecturer Max Alvarez, Director of Communications for the Film Noir Foundation Anne Hockens, attorney Katherine Jakeway, Oscar- nominated writer Kim Krizan, and festival organizer Monique Madrid join me in paying tribute to and celebrating Marilyn Monroe for her 100th birthday! Marilyn Monroe is one of the most beloved, an...

On the sixty- first episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing actress Nicole Alyse Nelson!  Nicole Alyse Nelson has been working in the industry, both behind and in front of the camera, for over a decade now. Upon moving to LA, she quickly began working on sets in various roles behind the scenes from doing script coverage to being production assistant and a boom operator....

On the sixtieth episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing festival organizer Monique Madrid!  Monique Madrid, who some of us regard as “the queen of Jacksonville”, is an integral figure in the city as the visionary behind the LOL Jax Film Festival. Her involvement in film began with working behind and in front of the screen on films made by the Jacksonville- based producti...

All the Film Things is BACK after a short break! On the fifty- ninth episode, production designer Izzy Dondero and filmmaker Franklin Ritch join me in analyzing Alan J. Pakula’s 1976 biographical political thriller masterpiece, All the President’s Men , to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary this month! This episode is explicit and spoiler- filled. All the President’s Men is without a doubt one...

The Oscars are almost here! On the fifty- eighth episode of ATFT, my friends filmmaker Emma Catharine, movie lover Taylor Donaldson, and Emmy- winning photojournalist Cole Echevarria join this year’s panel to discuss the Oscar nominated films and share our predicted winners! This episode is explicit and spoiler- filled. As Cole and I discussed in the “2025 in Film” episode, this past year has been...

On the fifty- seventh episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing Oscar- nominated writer Kim Krizan!  Kim Krizan is a California- based Oscar- nominated writer whose work thirty years ago has remained popular and continued to resonate deeply amongst audiences across generations. Her master’s thesis on Anaïs Nin piqued Richard Linklater’s interest whilst she auditioned for h...

On the fifty- sixth episode of All the Film Things, film pundit Kwestin Fisher joins me in discussing our top ten films of the 2020s (so far)! This episode is explicit. Now that it’s January 2026, we are officially in the second half of the 2020s… if you can believe it! There have been a plethora of excellent films released in the past five years and, as we look to what’ll be hitting theaters this...

The first episode of the new year! On the fifty- fifth episode of All the Film Things, Emmy- winning photojournalist Cole Echevarria returns to look back and discuss 2025 in film! This episode is spoiler- filled. The 2025 films spoiled are Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bugonia , Caught Stealing , Hamnet ,  Jay Kelly , and Sinners .. While 2023 continues to set a high bar for the 2020s decade,...

Happy holidays! On the fifty- fourth episode of ATFT, film historian/ author/ lecturer Max Alvarez is back to join me in analyzing Billy Wilder’s 1960 comedy- drama masterpiece, The Apartment ! This episode is spoiler- filled.  The Apartment has been described by many as one of the greatest of all time, film- wise, and is regarded as the peak of Billy Wilder who had been making a string of masterp...

Happy Noirvember! On the fifty- third episode of ATFT, the Director of Communications for the Film Noir Foundation, Anne Hockens, joins me in analyzing Billy Wilder’s 1944 film noir classic, Double Indemnity ! This episode is spoiler- filled.  Double Indemnity , according to Anne’s friend and the president of the Film Noir Foundation Eddie Muller, marked the beginning of the film noir movement. Th...

Happy Halloween! On the fifty- second episode of All the Film Things, my friend and ATFT regular, movie critic Matthieu Côté joins me for an analytical discussion about Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 psychological horror classic, The Shining ! This episode is spoiler- filled and contains some explicit language. The Shining , a classic psychological horror film which unnerves you instantly with its eerie s...

On the fifty- first episode of All the Film Things, writer/ director Samy El- Kamel is back for an analytical discussion about Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological drama classic, Requiem for a Dream ! This episode is spoiler- filled and contains explicit language. Darren Aronofsky’s sophomore feature, Requiem for a Dream , continues to be talked about today yet it’s a curious case as it’s respect...

On the fiftieth (!!) episode of All the Film Things, my friends, filmmakers Emma Catharine and Franklin Ritch, join me in analyzing Miloš Forman’s 1975 psychological comedy- drama classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ! This episode is spoiler- filled and contains some explicit language. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest follows R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) as he becomes a patient at a mental h...

On the forty- ninth episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing producer/ director Jonathan Berman!  Jonathan Berman is a California- based producer/ director who has been working in the industry for nearly 40 years. Before making his own documentaries often focused on sub- cultures not often highlighted in mainstream media, such as Commune (2005) and The Shvitz (1993), he w...

On the forty- eighth episode of ATFT, my friends, the team behind the Who Are You? podcast Connor Overbay and Shannon Overbay, join me on the fourth edition of the “fan- favorite” ATFT segment, #FilmTwitter Trends! This episode has some explicit language with some sporadic spoilers.  Earlier this year, there was this trend going around #FilmTwitter (on the platform now called X) where someone woul...

On the forty- seventh episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing educator Art Smith jr.!  Art Smith jr. has been working in the industry for over 50 years and has mentored over 400 individuals and counting. He has worked behind the camera in various roles such as a production assistant, project manager, and prop master for well- known feature films such The Way We Were , Go...

On the forty- sixth episode of All the Film Things, writer/ director Samy El- Kamel is back for the second edition of our beloved segment, Nolanception, to talk about the scores of Christopher Nolan films. This episode contains explicit language Nolanception is a segment that allows Samy and I, who are both massive Nolan fans, to dive deep and more niche topics relating to the work of the one and...

On the forty- fifth episode of All the Film Things, my friend Emmy- award winning photojournalist Cole Echevarria is back for the third “wide- released” edition of our segment, Film Finds!  The “Film Finds” segment is ATFT in its most casual, spontaneous form as we talk about the films we’ve recently watched with nearly nothing prepared. The last time we did a “Film Finds” episode was exactly a ye...

On the forty- fourth episode of All the Film Things, I had the pleasure of interviewing award- winning screenwriter/ novelist/ film director Steven Bernstein!  Steven Bernstein has been working in the industry for nearly 40 years behind the camera, often as a cinematographer, under the direction of acclaimed filmmakers from Noah Baumbach to Patty Jenkins before directing his own feature films. He...

On the forty- third episode of ATFT, actress/ producer Michelle Calloway and movie critic Matthieu Côté join me in celebrating Angelina Jolie for her 50th birthday! Angelina Jolie is one of the most globally beloved movie stars of our time with people admiring her through her iconic public image evolution from being the “wild child” to a humanitarian and mother. She hit the ground running in the l...

On the forty- second episode of All the Film Things, writer/ director Bassel Jadaa and actor Melissa Lindsey join me in analyzing Wim Wenders’s 1987 romantic fantasy classic, Wings of Desire ! This episode is spoiler- filled.  Wings of Desire is a German art film that follows two angels who have been around since the beginning of time, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) in a, literally,...

On the forty- first episode of All the Film Things, I talked with the Film Production Coordinator for the City of Jacksonville, director/ editor Adam Madrid!  Adam Madrid, who some of us regard as “the king of Jacksonville”, is an integral figure in Jacksonville who started out working as a freelancer making films, music videos, and even commercials for the Jacksonville Jaguars before becoming the...

On the fortieth episode of All the Film Things, I talked with professor/ author James Miller!  James Miller is a liberal studies professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He wrote music reviews for Rolling Stone in the 70s and spent much of the 80s reviewing books and writing pop music criticism for Newsweek. Among Jim’s many accomplishments, he has been a Guggenheim Fellow...

ATFT is back! On the thirty- ninth episode of All the Film Things, I talked with Black female filmmaker Shanita Brown!  Shanita Brown is an award- winning Daytona-based filmmaker who has written and directed nine films so far. She has had quite a journey getting to where she is today. For one thing, she initially pursued a career in law with her passion being to help people. Even though she earned...