All The Right Movies

The title promises a bloodbath, and the genius is how little blood it actually shows. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the grimy, ferocious horror that rewrote the rulebook. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Tobe Hooper, the cast, and the second act — including the doomed road trip, the brutal Texas heat that made the shoot a nightmare, and the slow build to that first encoun...

That rotating corridor fight was built inside a giant spinning set, with actors thrown around for real, and it's still one of the best practical effects of the century. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, descending into the nested dream layers. We dig into the crew behind the film — Nolan's original screenplay, Hans Zimmer's seismic score, and the in-camera effects work that grounded the im...

You don't need us to tell you it's complicated. What's less known is how much of the dream-bending you see on screen Christopher Nolan insisted on doing for real. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Christopher Nolan, the cast, and the second act — including Leonardo DiCaprio's grief-stricken Cobb, the rules of the dream-share laid out layer by la...

The painstaking animation was layered over the live footage frame by frame, with shadows and lighting added so the toons felt physically present, and it swept the technical Oscars. Luke, John, and Westy continue the story, down to the reveal. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay drawn from the novel, Alan Silvestri's score, and the revolutionary, award-winning animation and effect...

Getting cartoons and live actors to share the screen this convincingly had never been done at this scale, and it nearly didn't happen here. Luke, John, and Westy begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Robert Zemeckis, the cast, and the second act — including Bob Hoskins acting opposite thin air, the unprecedented studio deal that united rival cartoon characters, and the n...

Shelley Duvall was reportedly pushed to breaking point to get her terrified performance, a now-notorious part of the film's making. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story as the Overlook closes in. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay adapted from Stephen King's novel, the unnerving sound design and score, and the pioneering Steadicam cinematography — before breaking down the fi...

Stanley Kubrick reportedly demanded so many takes that the shoot dragged on for over a year. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of one of the most analysed horror films ever made. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Stanley Kubrick, the cast, and the second act — including the drive up to the Overlook, Jack Nicholson's slow unravelling, and the punishing demands Kubrick placed on hi...

Lucas was so convinced it would flop that he skipped the premiere and went on holiday. It became the highest-grossing film ever made. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, building to the assault on the Death Star. We dig into the crew behind the film — Lucas's screenplay, John Williams's era-defining score, and the founding of ILM and its groundbreaking effects — before breaking down the fina...

Nearly everyone who worked on it thought it was going to be a disaster. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the troubled little space film that changed Hollywood forever. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director George Lucas, the cast, and the second act — including the runaway production in the Tunisian desert, the unknown young cast, and the effects technology Lucas had to invent fro...