All The Right Movies

A working flame-throwing guitar, strapped to a wall of speakers, bolted to the front of a truck. Somehow that barely makes the top five strangest things about it. John, Westy and Luke pick the story back up. Part 2 turns to the crew who built the chaos, including editor Margaret Sixel and her Oscar-winning cut, before the finale, the reception, the six Academy Awards, the sequels and the legacy. T...

Fifteen years in the making, one long sprint across the desert, and barely a line of dialogue to slow it down. John, Westy and Luke begin the story of the action film that came back from the dead. Part 1 takes in the opening, George Miller's return to the wasteland, a cast led by Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, and the middle stretch that never lifts off the accelerator. Plus why the Namibian d...

ATRM return with a review of three brand new movie releases and recommend which are worth searching out. Reviewed this episode: The Social Reckoning Digger Wild Horse Nine Tune in for our spoiler free take on these new releases. Three more reviews are waiting in the patron half of the show, alongside everything else in the ATRM patron package. Find it on Patreon, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTub...

Four members of Queen writing a song each, a finale that nearly had a dragon in it, and a box office run only home video could save. Luke, Westy and John pick the story back up. Part 2 turns to the screenplay, the music of Queen and Michael Kamen and Gerry Fisher’s camerawork, then holy ground, the Silvercup showdown, the reception, the sequels (yes, even that one) and the hosts’ final verdict and...

A Frenchman playing a Scot, a Scot playing an Egyptian who swears he’s Spanish, and a seven-foot maniac with a broadsword. Luke, Westy and John begin the story of Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander, Westy’s lifelong obsession. Part 1 takes in the wrestling opener, the battle in the Highlands, Mulcahy’s music-video swagger and a cast led by Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown, right throug...

What's in the box? John, Westy and Matt finally get there, picking up the second half of David Fincher's Se7en where the first left off. Part 2 turns to the crew behind that rain-soaked look, the studio war over the ending (and the star who flatly refused to shoot it any other way), the reviews, the money nobody at New Line expected, and a closing scene that still knocks people sideways. Plus the...

A killer working through the seven deadly sins, and a city where the rain never lets up. John, Westy and Matt open the case on David Fincher's grimy 1995 landmark, starting with the unlikely tale of how it reached the screen at all, including the admin blunder that accidentally handed cinema one of its darkest endings. Part 1 runs from the film's origins through Fincher clawing back after Alien 3...

It started life as behind-the-scenes threads, and it's ended up on bookshelves. All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films is out now, available wherever you buy books. Twenty-five films, five genres, and the real production stories behind every one — backed by the research you know us for, and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew who were actuall...

A score paid for with money that had already been spent, a farmhouse the studio flatly refused, and a director looking into whether he could sell his credit on eBay. Luke, Westy and Matt pick the story back up. Part 2 turns to Tony Gilroy throwing out the novel from page ten onwards, John Powell's cold metallic score and Oliver Wood draining the colour out of Europe, before the finale, the recepti...

Pulled from the sea with no name, no memory and four languages nobody can explain. Luke, Westy and Matt begin the story of the film that dragged the spy genre out of the gadget shop. Part 1 covers Doug Liman flying himself to Montana to the doorstep of Robert Ludlum, Matt Damon boxing for six months purely to change the way he walks, real US Marines clearing the Zurich consulate, and Franka Potent...

Luke, Matt and Westy return with a review of three brand new movie releases and recommend which are worth searching out. Reviewed this episode: The Invite The Whisper Man The Rivals of Amziah King Tune in for our spoiler free take on these new releases. Three more reviews are waiting in the patron half of the show, alongside everything else in the ATRM patron package. Find it on Patreon, Spotify,...

Dozens of takes for a single line, a leading lady who terrified her director, and cinema's best closing gag. John, Luke, and Matt pick the story back up. Part 2 turns to the crew, the score and Jack Lemmon's maracas trick, before the reception, the awards, the sequels and legacy, plus the hosts' final verdict and scores. And yes, we finally get to that ending. Part 1 is where the massa...

Often crowned the funniest film Hollywood ever made, and it nearly killed everyone who made it. John, Luke, and Matt begin the story of Billy Wilder's cross-dressing, mob-dodging masterpiece. Part 1 takes in the St Valentine's Day Massacre opening, Wilder's choice to shoot in black and white, and a cast led by Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, right through to Sugar, the bou...

Two composers were thrown off the film before Friedkin found thirty seconds of Tubular Bells by accident. Luke, Matt, and Westy continue the story, heading up the stairs to that bedroom. In Part 2 we cover the crew, Blatty's screenplay and the real 1949 case behind it, Owen Roizman's flatly-lit refusal to hide anything from you, and Dick Smith, who get inventive when testing his mechanical...

The set burned to the ground overnight. Regan's bedroom came out of it without a mark. Luke, Matt, and Westy begin the story of the film that dragged horror out of the drive-in and all the way to the Academy Awards. In Part 1 we cover the prologue shot in 130-degree heat in northern Iraq, the casting of Burstyn, Blair and Jason Miller, and William Friedkin's methods for getting a performan...

Luke, Matt and Westy return with a review of three brand new movie releases and recommend which are worth searching out. Reviewed this episode: The Odyssey Spider-Man: Brand New Day Over Your Dead Body Tune in for our spoiler free take on these new releases. Three more reviews are waiting in the patron half of the show, alongside everything else in the ATRM patron package. Find it on Patreon, Spot...

Another trip back to the editing desk, this time raiding January to March 2026 of the ATRM Classic archive. We've pulled out the strongest takes, the sharpest analysis, and the detours that turned out to be going somewhere all along. Consider it a sifting service: three months of deep dives condensed into the moments that landed hardest, with some moments a of pure hilarity. New listener trying to...

Luke, Matt and Westy return with a review of three brand new movie releases and recommend which are worth searching out. Reviewed this episode: Masters Of The Universe Toy Story 5 Evil Dead Burn Tune in for our spoiler free take on these new releases. Three more reviews are available in the patron half of the show, alongside everything else in the ATRM patron package. Find it on Patreon, Spotify,...

The climactic chase reportedly held the world record for the most cars destroyed in a single film for decades. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, careering towards that mass-pile-up finale. We dig into the crew behind the film — the Aykroyd and Landis screenplay, the wall-to-wall soul and R&B soundtrack featuring Aretha, Ray Charles and James Brown, and the stunt and effects work behind...

It contains one of the largest car pile-ups ever filmed, and that's not even the most ambitious thing about it. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the musical-comedy-action-disaster movie that shouldn't have worked and absolutely did. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director John Landis, the cast, and the second act — including Jake and Elwood reuniting on a mission from God, the lege...

Part 2 of our video podcast episode on Michael Bay's action extravaganza The Rock. John, Westy, and Matt get into the crew behind the camera, the spectacular climax to the movie and answer some fascinating questions from our patrons including "who's the real bad guy?" Telling the story of Hollywood, one film at a time. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fa...

The Rock is on the rock! John, Westy, and Matt break down Michael Bay's 1996 action classic — Connery's swagger, Cage's chemistry quirks, Ed Harris's tortured general, and how a script nobody could crack became one of the 90s' loudest, glossiest, most quotable blockbusters. Big opinions, big laughs, and a lot of green smoke. Telling the story of Hollywood, one film at a time. Connect with ATRM: To...

It's all happening. Luke, Matt and Westy hit the road with Stillwater to tell the story behind Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, his 1973-set love letter to rock and roll and arguably the greatest movie soundtrack ever made. We get into the decade-long script, the Brad Pitt casting saga, how Led Zeppelin cleared their music, and being a golden God. Big opinions and bigger laughs as we board the bus f...

Back to the Bates Motel for the second half. John, Matt, and Westy continue the story of Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, turning to the people who built the scares and the ending that rewrote the rules of horror. We get into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, Bernard Herrmann's screeching score, and the visual craft — before breaking down the climax, the box office and critical reception, an...

Mother's not quite herself today… but we are. John, Matt, and Westy check into the Bates Motel to begin the story of Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece — the film that reinvented horror, traumatised a generation of shower-takers, and proved you really can kill your leading lady 47 minutes in. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, the Master of Suspense himself mortgaging his house to make it happen, th...