All The Right Movies

Bedford Falls is calling. John, Luke, Westy, and Matt begin Frank Capra's beloved Christmas classic, exploring how a box office disappointment became one of the most watched films in history. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Frank Capra, the cast, and the second act — including Jimmy Stewart's post-war comeback and Donna Reed's scene-stealing brilliance (and beauty). Part 2, coverin...

Back in the jury room for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Lumet's courtroom classic, turning to the people who built it and the verdict that brings it all home. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the score, and the cinematography that made one room feel ever more claustrophobic — before breaking down the climax, the reception, and the film's lasting...

Twelve men. One room. Zero air conditioning. John, Westy, and Matt begin Sidney Lumet's classic about a jury deliberating a murder case in sweltering New York heat. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, first-time director Sidney Lumet, the cast, and the second act — exploring how Lumet turned a single location into one of cinema's most gripping courtroom dramas, from Henry Fonda's moral crusader...

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Back to Inisherin for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of McDonagh's darkly comic masterpiece, turning to the people who made it and the ending that breaks your heart. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the score, and the cinematography that captured the Aran Islands — before breaking down the finale, the Oscar nominations and reception, and the film's...

Martin McDonagh's unique brand of humour and heartbreak returns to the podcast as Luke, Westy, and Matt head to a remote Irish island to begin a masterclass in passive-aggressive feuding. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Martin McDonagh, the cast, and the second act — including how McDonagh reunited Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for cinema's most devastating friendship breakup....

Back on the road to Mordor for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the journey through Peter Jackson's epic, turning to the people who built Middle-earth and the ending that sets up the trilogy. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, Howard Shore's score, and the groundbreaking visual effects and innovations — before breaking down the finale, the box office and receptio...

Peter Jackson convinced Hollywood to fund three epic films at once, then filmed them back-to-back in New Zealand. Madness, and it changed cinema. John, Westy, and Matt begin the journey to Middle-earth. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Peter Jackson, the cast, and the second act — exploring how a low-budget horror director made a fantasy epic that satisfied Tolkien purists and mains...

Back on patrol for the second half. Luke, Matt, and Westy continue the story of Fuqua's gritty thriller, turning to the people who built it and that explosive climax in the projects. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the score, and the cinematography that captured LA — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and Denzel's Oscar-winning legacy. Plus the claustrophobic ca...

Denzel Washington swaggers through the streets of LA in this dark, morally complex thriller. Luke, Matt, and Westy ride shotgun with Alonzo Harris to begin the story (King Kong ain't got nothing on that performance). In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Antoine Fuqua, the cast, and the second act — unpacking the intense production, the gritty LA backdrop, and why Fuqua insisted on shoot...

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Back into the wilderness for the second half. John, Matt, and Westy continue the story of Mann's colonial epic, turning to the people who built it and that breathless final clifftop sequence. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the legendary score, and the cinematography that captured the landscape — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and the film's lasting legacy....

Michael Mann brings his signature intensity to colonial America in this sweeping epic. John, Matt, and Westy begin the story, tracking Daniel Day-Lewis through the wilderness (he was there for long enough). In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Michael Mann, the cast, and the second act — unpacking the production chaos, the Appalachian locations, and Mann's relentless commitment to authe...

Back on the road for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Mendes's Depression-era tragedy, turning to the people who made it and the ending that lands like a gut punch. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the score, and Conrad Hall's Oscar-winning cinematography, some of the last and finest work of his career — before breaking down the finale, the recepti...

Sam Mendes follows up American Beauty with a gangster tragedy soaked in rain and regret. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Mendes turned a graphic novel into one of the most beautiful crime films ever shot. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Sam Mendes, the cast, and the second act — including Tom Hanks cast against type as a mob enforcer and Paul Newman in one of his final...

Back to Vienna for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Forman's period epic, turning to the people who built it and the requiem that brings it to its devastating close. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay adapted by Peter Shaffer from his own play, the music of Mozart himself, and the lavish production and costume design — before breaking down the finale,...

Mediocrity has a patron saint, and his name is Salieri. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Miloš Forman's lavish, Oscar-sweeping account of genius, jealousy, and a laugh that echoes through cinema history. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Miloš Forman, the cast, and the second act — including the stage-to-screen journey and the extraordinary performances that anchor it all. Pa...

On the latest episode of A Life In Movies, the movie interview podcast by All The Right Movies, we're talking to acclaimed novelist David Morrell. David is the esteemed author of over 30 novels, short stories and comics, including the creation of pop culture icon John Rambo in his groundbreaking novel "First Blood". Originally an academic who taught American literature, David balance...

Back to the reunion for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of the cult comedy, turning to the people who made it and the showdown that closes things out. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, that beloved soundtrack, and the action choreography — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and how the film earned its enduring cult status. Plus the hosts'...

A hitman walks into his ten-year high school reunion. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the cult black comedy that mixed contract killing, John Cusack, and one of the great needle-drop soundtracks of the nineties. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director George Armitage, the cast, and the second act — including Cusack as a co-writer and star, and the razor-sharp blend of romance, act...

Back into the wasteland for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Villeneuve's sequel, turning to the people who built it and the ending that honours the original. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the thunderous Zimmer and Wallfisch score, and Roger Deakins's Oscar-winning cinematography — before breaking down the finale, the box office reality, and the...

Thirty-five years on, somebody dared to make the sequel. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Denis Villeneuve followed a sacred cow and made one of the most stunning science fiction films of the modern era. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Denis Villeneuve, the cast, and the second act — including Ryan Gosling's K, the return of Harrison Ford, and the staggering scale of th...

Back on the chase for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of the relentless thriller, turning to the people who built it and the climax that ties it all together. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay assembled almost as they shot, the score, and the practical stunt and effects work behind that train crash — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and...

A doctor wrongly accused, a marshal who doesn't care if he's innocent, and a train crash for the ages. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the action thriller that proved a TV remake could be a genuine classic. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Andrew Davis, the cast, and the second act — including Harrison Ford on the run, Tommy Lee Jones in his Oscar-winning pomp, and a produc...