Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics

Shelly Duvall rocks this but Mike and Dan still can't explain those posters in Scatman Crothers's room. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Dan and Mike kick off season 2 with a look at the Coen Brothers' True Grit (2010). They talk about the greatness of Charles Portis, why this version of the novel is better than the 1969 adaptation with John Wayne, and the subject of remakes in general. They end by theorizing about why the Coens reversed the last two lines of the novel. Fill your hand! Please subscribe to the show wherever you get...

Mike and Dan talked about 20 movies this season, but there are plenty more they want to cover.  Here. they each bring a list of 10 or so titles and see what the other guy thinks of them.  Tony Curtis pops up twice, along with Quentin Tarantino, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin,  Ingmar Bergman, Howard Hawks, and Clint Eastwood.  Our friend from The Lighthouse, Willem Defoe, resurfaces, too.  Than...

In the finale of season 1, Mike and Dan discuss The Dinner (2014), Ivano De Matteo's adaptation of Herman Koch's novel. Dan talks about how the film is like a judo throw, Mike zeroes in on a minor character whom he finds diabolical, and each asks a question that (finally) makes the other guy stop jabbering for a minute.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on ...

Mike and Dan practically burst into song about Singin' in the Rain (1952). Dan asks why it's different from so many other--perhaps all other--Hollywood musicals and Mike offers that the movie does what only movies can do. So say, "Good Morning!" and give it a listen! Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review...

Dan and Mike talk about going to the movies: what they like about movie theaters and what drives them up the wall: trailers, noises, and other people. Trigger warning: opinions pile up faster than empty soda cups. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/15minutefilmfanatics/message Support th...

After their usual pre-show cocktails of lamp-oil and honey, Mike and Dan sit in open-mouthed amazement at Robert Eggers's The Lighthouse (2019). Dan compares the film to works by a slew of writers; Mike argues that the strength of this and The Witch earn the director the right to be known by his last name; the two discuss what Mike calls the "associative logic" of the film and the psychological co...

Mike and Dan talk about Peter Jackson's 2018 documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. They discuss what colorizing footage from World War I does for the viewer, Jackson's admirable restraint, and the significance of the film's haunting title. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts a...

Mike and Dan agree that Godfather II is a perfect film by any measure and wish they had more than 15 minutes in which to do it justice. After Dan proposes they just do every future episode about Godfather II, they talk about Hyman Roth as a perfect villain, Michael losing his soul, and the brilliance and dramatic puzzle of the film's final image. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your...

Mike and Dan discuss Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War (2018). How is falling in love like entering another country? What kind of man thinks he can corral a woman like Zula? And what happens in the film's final moments? Listen to Mike and Dan have their first big argument about the film's final images. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Let...

Dan and Mike gush over what may be one of the funniest films ever made: Arthur Heller's The In-Laws (1979). After Dan compares the film to Seinfeld, Mike notes a cast member who appears in both works. They also talk about who is the true straight man and how the film doubles down just when one would expect it to fizzle. This was Marlon Brando's favorite comedy and it's one of theirs, too. Please s...

In this early episode, Mike and Dan look back to the second Bond film, From Russia with Love (1963). Dan gives Mike a Bond Rorschach test, the two share their favorite Bond moments from the film, and Mike offers a theory about why the 007 movies are better than the novels. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and...

Dan and Mike discuss Rian Johnson's Knives Out (2019). They tackle what separates a good mystery from a great one, Daniel Craig in his soon-to-be serial role, and a surprise of the film not related to the plot. Warning: spoilers abound for many other films and mystery novels. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate a...

Mike pressures Dan to finally watch Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). The two discuss what makes brilliant casting, the allure of Hollywood detectives, and the code of the private eye. Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. I...

Mike finally sees The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and talks to Dan about Occupy Gotham City and the French Revolution.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Dan and Mike talk about David Mamet's Homicide (1991). Hear Mike's reaction as a first-time viewer and Dan's explanation of the ending. The two also talk about movie death scenes, cop movies, and how Joe Mantegna walks the walk.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contac...

Everyone knows the taxi scene, but there's much to admire about On the Waterfront (1954). Mike rolls his eyes a bit when Dan complains about a plot point and the two then talk about Brando, Jimmy Stewart, and Gilligan's Island.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact...

Mike calls Dan because he finally saw Parasite (2019) and needs to talk about it. They discuss the film as an homage to Hitchcock and how the title applies to everyone on-screen and off.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incre...

Mike and Dan tackle Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film. MIke calls it a descent into hell; Dan drinks his milkshake.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Dan and Mike discuss what makes "The Witch" (2015) frightening and whether or not they wouldst like the taste of butter.  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices...

Dan and Mike discuss the iconic film's greatest scenes, moral tensions, and Al Pacino's admirable restraint.   Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Dan and Mike discuss how everyone loves Jaws -- but do they love it for the right reasons? Don't go in the water until you've listened all the way through! Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley...

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Mike and Dan talk for the first time about Million Dollar Baby (2004). Will they agree or will one end up in the corner spitting into a bucket? Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at FifteenMinuteFilm@gmail.com. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more...

Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics is a podcast in which two friends and film fans talk about movies. Each episode is in three parts: gut reactions, key scenes, and big takeaways. In their first episode, one calls The Irishman (2019) a brilliant encapsulation of Scorsese's career; another doesn't go so far, calling it a film by "director emeritus" Martin Scorsese. Whose side will you choose? Please subs...