Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

This week, Haitch and Escape Hatch graphic designer Ctcher traveled to the SXSW Film and TV Festival!  We break down our favorite moments, including highlights like Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, Gasoline Rainbow, and Grand Theft Hamlet. Then we’re joined by the co-host of The Filmcast, Devindra Hardawar to complete our serious sci-fi run with Ctcher’s favorite movie, Darren Aranofsky’s The Fountai...

BIG show this week. First, it’s the return of the showrunner of House of the Dragon , Ryan Condal . We cover Arnold Schwarzeneggar, for Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 sci-fi classic, Total Recall! Then, for a fascinating on the ground update on the IATSE Union negotiations just starting out  in Hollywood, we’re joined by friend of the pod, 3D digital set designer Tim Croshaw ! Chapters Introduction & H...

BWWWWAAAAHHHH! It’s finally time to talk about Inception. M.G. Sieger returns for his 3rd Nolan on the pod. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:29:01) Inception Roundtable (0:31:42) Your Letters (02:09:30)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now . Join the Escape...

Dune: Part Two has arrived, and after 4 years we knew it was time for a party! It ended up being so much fun we got written up in The New York Times (actually!) It was incredible to share the podcast live with friends and family, but especially our dear friends from the discord who flew in for this very special Meetup! Recording live is wild, y’all. Bring on the Dune Messiah Meetup! Chapters Intro...

It’s all been leading to this. Our 4 year journey from Dune Pod to Escape Hatch was born from our excitement about Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and now he’s completed it. Hear our reactions to the incredible IMAX Premiere Screening we held last night, and the LIVE episode recording that happened right after. Then we go all the way into this instant masterpiece, Dune: Part Two. PS: be sure to stick aro...

We give you the latest breaking news on ZENDAYA’S ROBOT SUIT and the HUGE CASTING NEWS from the World Premiere in London. Then, we finally cover Cilian Murphy, Danny Boyle, and Alex Garland’s science fiction masterpiece, Sunshine. The co-host of The Engadget Podcast and The Filmcast , Devindra Hardawar brings his insights and gives us his first hand dispatches from the Vision Pro Spatial Computing...

In a very special episode, we celebrate the release on Netflix of the incredible Max Original series based on the writings of Bruce Lee, Warrior. Joining us to discuss the show is the hero of one of the most popular Dune Pod episodes ever ( The Matrix ), Hoon Lee .  And his co-star from Apple TV’s SEE and Warrior, Olivia Cheng . Plus Haitch got all behind the scenes details and insights from the f...

Huge get this week in the run up to Dune: Part Two. We welcome the author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune , Max Evry . He provides incredible behind the scenes details of Lynch’s Dune after interviewing David, Kyle, Rafaella, Bob, Fred, John, Virginia, and many many more. Then we get into what Stanley Kubrick called ‘his favorite movie ever’, David Lynch’s Eraserhead. Chapters...

Because you demanded it, we finally address the whole Taylor Swift situation. To do that, we welcome back the author of The New York Times bestsellers Robin and Mad As Hell: The Making of Network , Dave Itzkoff . We cover Paddy Chayefsky’s follow up to Network, the delightfully weird Altered States. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:47) Altered States Roundtable (0:27:20) Your Let...

AND we’re back after Haitch got COVID. We welcome the producer of Jodorowsky’s Dune , the director of Shudder’s original documentary Sharksploitation , and the host of the Best Movies Never Made and In the Shadow of the Neon Maniacs podcasts, Stephen Scarlata . We tackle our first real horror film on the pod, with Sam Neil and Lawrence Fishburne in Event Horizon. This is a freaky movie, y’all. Int...

We start 2024 off with a bang, as we welcome podcasting legend Veronica Belmont . We tackle her all time favorite movie, Michael Crichton & Stephen Spielberg’s classic, Jurassic Park! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:03) Jurassic Park Roundtable (00:16:53) Your Letters (01:37:45) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every or...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! For this very special end of the year episode, we're once again joined by our queen, editor of Fangoria Magazine , Meredith Borders . What movie could be huge enough for a Season 7 NYE show? Well Jason’s wishes FINALLY come true, as tackle the most epic fantasy creature film of them all, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal! Introduction (00:00:00) The Dark Crystal Roundtable (00:10:49) Y...

On this very special Christmas Eve Edition of Escape Hatch , we welcome the original podcast badboy, the co-host of the incredible podcasts Bat & Spider , Paperkeg , Interview with a Podcast Vampire , and The Flap , dale_a Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:25:17) Trading Places Roundtable Discussion (00:29:07) Your Letters (01:44:16) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch...

We said Season 7 was The Big Ones. Welp, this week we tackle one of the biggest of the big, the 1995 anime classic, Ghost in the Shell ! To guide us on our dive, it’s the co-host of the Movie Mixtape, MikeyP ! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:09:49) Ghost in the Shell Roundtable Discussion (00:15:37) Your Letters (01:19:44) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our...

RED ALERT! We have a special emergency installment to provide your first look at the third Dune Part Two trailer that just dropped today. Jason is out on assignment, but the takes must flow, so we once again turn to Escape Hatch graphic designer and correspondent, Ctcher We dive into the details of the trailer to tell you everything you need to know! Introduction (00:00:00) Notes and Links Check o...

We kick off the Holiday Season on Escape Hatch with a Shane Black Christmas classic, Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans’ football action adventure directed by Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout! Joining us is the showrunner of Veep and White House Plumbers , and co-host of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of , Dave Mandel . Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:20:39) The Last Boy Scout Roundtable Discussion (0...

For the first time in over 3 months, the hosts of X-Ray Vision reunite live on the air, as we welcome Rosie Knight and Jason Concepcion . You read that right. Jason and Rosie are here, and what could be special enough to bring them back together? We go to the source, where the modern superhero era started, when Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart first took up their mantles, X-Men (2000). 2 of the gr...

We welcome back one of our all time favorite guests, internet visionary and pottery superstar Tom Coates ! We wind back the clock to the 1971 speculative science fact by Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain. Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:20:47) The Andromeda Strain Roundtable Discussion (00:22:24) Your Letters (01:42:40) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! O...

dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun FLASH - AH AHHHHH This is it. We finally cover Dino De Laurentis’ 1980 genre masterpiece that he made just before Dune, Flash Gordon. To guide us through this pinnacle of nostalgic adventure, providing incredible the behind the scenes details and knowledge, we welcome the author of Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film : John Walsh . dun dun dun dun dun dun d...

Set Condition 1 throughout the fleet. We have the writer of Across the Spider-Verse, Dave Callaham!! Dave joins us to share amazing behind the scenes insights into writing one of the greatest animated films in history, all the way back to a year before Into the Spider-Verse was even released. Then we cover his favorite film, the classic(?) ski movie from the 90’s starring a young Peter Berg, Aspen...

It’s the return of the king: Jason’s college debate team partner, Jeremiah Gordon! We tackle our. Very. First. Denzel. We watched Spike Lee’s Denzel Washington joint, the taut heist thriller co-starring Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, Inside Man. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:04) Inside Man Roundtable Discussion (00:16:09) Your Letters (01:18:47) Notes and Links Check out the BRA...

WITNESS HIM! For his SIXTH appearance on the pod, we welcome the showrunner of Max’s House of the Dragon and co-host of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of , Ryan Condal . He tells us all about buying Captain Kirk’s away team jacket from Wrath of Khan, interviewing Anthony Daniels(!), and gives us the latest BTS details on House of the Dragon’s Season 2 production. Then we tackle the first truly holy act...

When fate strikes and a guest can’t make it, Jason and Haitch turn to each other and make it work. This time, we covered one of the guest’s all time favorite movies, which neither of us had seen, William Friedkin’s gritty, eighties crime drama, To Live and Die in L.A. It rules. Also discussed, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:11:59) To Live and Die in L...

DO YOU LIKE STAR WARS? We welcome Supervising Sound Editor from Skywalker Sound , Mac Smith (veteran of Ponyo, Up, Tron Legacy, Avengers: Endgame, and Star Wars: Visions) to teach a clinic about how sound design works in movies. And to demonstrate it, Mac walks us thru the perfect showcase of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi! Experience Star Wars thru the ears of an expert an...

Jason is BACK. And stepping out of the shadows running things at HQ, we have Escape Hatch projectionist Silly Oswald . We go back to the Keanu well, with his 1994 action masterpiece with Sandra Bullock, Jan de Bont’s Speed! Plus, we say a fond farewell to legendary Dune Pod/Escape Hatch editor, the amazing Megan Hayward , who has edited half of all the episodes we’ve ever done and has been instrum...