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Dana and Tom with Christine Duncan and Klarissa ( I've Seen That ) revisit Roman Holiday (1953): directed by William Wyler, written by Dalton Trumbo, Ian McClellan Hunter, and John Dighton, score by Georges Auric and Victor Young, starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert. Plot Summary: In the pantheon of classic cinematic escapades, "Roman Holiday" stands as a luminous testament to...

Dana and Tom with 5x Club member, Sarah Duncan, and new guest, Liz Arnold (Liz and a Movie), discuss the 2019 whodunnit, Knives Out for its 5th Anniversary: written and directed by Rian Johnson, music by Nathan Johnson, starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon, and Christopher Plummer. Plot Summary: Rian John...

Dana and Tom with returning guest, Peterson W. Hill (Co-Host of the War Starts at Midnight  podcast), and new guest, Kristin Battestella (Critic for In Session Film, Search Magazine, and Keith Loves Movies) discuss the epic Best Picture Winner Ben-Hur (1959) for its 65th anniversary: directed by William Wyler, written by Karl Tunberg, music by Miklos Rozsa, starring Charleton Heston, Jack Haw...

Dana and Tom with returning guests, Andrew Corns (Host of the Revisionist Almanac ) and Peterson W. Hill (Co-Host of the War Starts at Midnight  podcast), to discuss Fight Club (1999) for its 25th Anniversary: directed by David Fincher, written by Jim Uhls, music by the Dust Brothers, starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meat Loaf. Plot Summary: Fight Club, directed by...

Dana and Tom with 5x Club member, Sarah Duncan, and new guest, Brian Skutle (Film critic, podcaster, composer, host of Sonic Cinema , projector fixer) discuss Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for its 85th anniversary: directed by Frank Capra, written by Sidney Buchman and Myles Connelly, music by Dmitri Tiomkin, starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, and Edward Arnold. Plot Summary: Mr. Sm...

Dana and Tom with returning guests Kieran B (Host and Creator of the Best Picture Cast ) and Jaylan Salah Salman (Film Critic for In Session Film , Geek Vibes Nation , and Keith Loves Movies ) discuss the horror film Saw (2004) for its 20th anniversary: directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, music by Charlie Clouser, starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, and Ken Leung. Plot Summary: Saw is...

Dana and Tom with returning guests Robb Conlon (Founder of Westport Studios  and Host of B2B Business Class ) and Walter Gainer II (Founder of Boss Locks Media and Host of The Working While Black Show ) discuss the Pixar classic, The Incredibles (2004): written and directed by Brad Bird, music by Michael Giacchino, starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson. Plot...

Dana and Tom with returning guest Peterson W. Hill (Co-Host of the War Starts at Midnight  podcast) discuss Parasite (2019) for its 5th Anniversary: written and directed by Bong Joon-Ho, with Han Jin-won, music by Jung Jae-il, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, and Park So-dam. Plot Summary: Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, is a masterful blend of dark comed...

Dana and Tom with guests, Christine Duncan and Peterson W. Hill ( War Starts at Midnight podcast), discuss Gone Girl (2014) for its 10th Anniversary: directed by David Fincher, written by Gillian Flynn, Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Carrie Coon, Tyler Perry, and Neil Patrick Harris. Plot Summary: In "Gone Girl," we delve into a real-life mystery that’...

Dana and Tom with new guest, Jaylan Salah Salman (Film Critic for In Session Film , Geek Vibes Nation , and Keith Loves Movies ) discuss Joker (2019): written and directed by Todd Phillips with Scott Silver, music by Hildur Guðnadóttir, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, and Robert De Niro. Plot Summary: Gotham a city drenched in neon lights and shadows, where the line between reality and delu...

Dana and Tom with guests, Christine Duncan and Myke Emal (Cinemusts) discuss Anatomy of a Murder (1959): directed by Otto Preminger, written by Wendell Mayes, music by Duke Ellington, starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, and George C. Scott. Plot Summary: Anatomy of a Murder is a gripping courtroom drama that follows the defense of Lt. Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), who is accused of...

Dana and Tom with returning guest, Kieran B (host, Best Picture Cast ) revisit The Shawshank Redemption (1994): written and directed by Frank Darabont, score by Thomas Newman, cinematography by Roger Deakins, starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, and Clancy Brown. Plot Summary: In the somber corridors of Shawshank Prison, where hope is a rare commodity and despair is a constant compani...

Dana and Tom with returning guest Adam Freed (moviearcher.com) revisit Pulp Fiction (1994): written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman. Plot Summary: Pulp Fiction unravels like a jigsaw puzzle soaked in bourbon and blood. It's a dark, gritty L.A., where bad men and worse women cross paths in a labyrinth of crime...

Dana and Tom with Betsy and Trent (hosts, Never Seen It w/ Betsy and Trent) revisit All the President's Men (1976): directed by Alan J. Pakula, written by William Goldman, score by David Shire, starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Balsam, Jane Alexander, Jack Warden, and Jason Robards. Plot Summary: All the President's Men is a gripping account of two reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Be...

Dana and Tom with new guests, Jen and Sarah ( Movies and Us podcast) discuss the seminal film noir, The Maltese Falcon (1941): written and directed by John Huston, music by Adolph Deutsch, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. Plot Summary: In the grimy streets of 1930s San Francisco, private eye Sam Spade finds himself entangled in a web of deceit, betrayal, a...

Dana and Tom with new guests Heather Stewart (@heatherjstewart) and Ryan Luis Rodriguez (One Track Mind podcast, Reels of Justice podcast) discuss the religious comedy, Life of Brian (1979): directed by Terry Jones, written by Monty Python, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and Eric Idle. Plot Summary: Ah, splendid! Picture this, if you will: the bustling streets...

Dana and Tom with returning guest, Andrew Corns ( The Revisionist Almanac ), and new guest, Sean Phillips (Math Teacher Movies) revisit Do the Right Thing (1989): written and directed by Spike Lee, score by Bill Lee, starring Spike Lee, Rosie Perez, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, and John Turturro. Plot Summary: "Do the Right Thing" is a film set in the scorching summer heat of Brooklyn. It's a...

Dana and Tom with new guest, Frank Mandosa ( Silver Screeners (Host) and Movies Across the Pod (Co-Host)) discuss The Sixth Sense (1999) for its 25th anniversary: written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, music by James Newton Howard, starring Bruce Willis, Olivia Williams, Hayley Joel Osment, and Toni Collette. Plot Summary: The Sixth Sense is a haunting psychological thriller that unfolds with...

Dana and Tom with returning guest, VP Morris (an award-winning thriller and horror writer and podcaster; vpmorris.com , @teawriterepeat on IG and X , The Dead Letters Podcast ; previously on Scream and The Shining ) discuss the 1950s mystery classic, Rear Window for its 70th Anniversary: directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes, music by Franz Waxman, starring James Stewart, Gra...

Dana and Tom with returning guests, Jesse Sertle (fellow group member of CineMadison; previously on Rounders and Easy Rider ; @jsertle  on IG) and Keith Techmeier (brother-in-law of Tom, previously on Ghostbusters , Red River , and Saving Private Ryan ), discuss the cosmic justice film, Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood (2019): written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Leonardo DiCapr...

Dana and Tom with guest Jesse Sertle (fellow group member of CineMadison, previously on Rounders , @jsertle on IG) discuss the dawn of New Hollywood with Easy Rider (1969): written and directed by Dennis Hopper with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern, starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. Plot Summary: In the open road odyssey "Easy Rider," director Dennis Hopper and co-star Peter F...

Dana and Tom with returning guest Kieran B (Host and Creator of the Best Picture Cast ; @bestpicturecast on X , IG , Letterboxd ) and new guest, Sara Shea (Host and Creator of Shea Cinema ; @sheacinema on X , IG ) revisit one of the defining legal drama in film, 12 Angry Men (1957): directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Reginald Rose, score by Kenyon Hopkins, cinematography by Boris Kaufman, starri...

Dana and Tom with returning guest, Sarah Duncan (@ thenomadicarchaeologist ) and new guest, Joe Boukhari (Instagram and Letterboxd Film Commentator - I'll Get to It When I Get to It and @bagodonuts ) discuss the polarizing Best Picture winner for 1994, Forrest Gump: directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Eric Roth, music by Alan Silvestri, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Sally...

Dana and Tom welcome back guest, Terry Bartley (Author ( https://www.terrybartleywriter.com/ ) and Host ( Most Writers are Fans podcast)), and new guest, Adam Freed (Managing Editor and Senior Film Critic at ( MovieArcher.com )), to discuss the seminal comic book film, Batman (1989): directed by Tim Burton, written by Sam Hamm and Walter Skaaren, music by Danny Elfman, starring Jack Nicholson, Mic...

Dana and Tom welcome new guest, Scott Cole (Twitter-X/IG ( @colecommascott ) movie commentator, and occassional writer/contributor for The Movie Friends podcast.com ( @moviefriendspodcast )), to the show to discuss the neo-noir classic, Chinatown (1974): directed by Roman Polanski, written by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. Plot Summary: Chinatown (1974), dire...