Jon and Tracy Cring

Married to Movies

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Husband and wife filmmaking team, Jon Russell and Tracy Cring, explore the art and craft of making movies over morning coffee. The couple have made TWENTY feature films and been married TWENTY years! Jon is a Producer and Director, Tracy works as a Director of Photography and Editor, and both collaborate on screenplays giving them plenty of insight and advice you'll find valuable. Married to Movies is a delightful blend of industry insights, the creative process, business know how, movie recommendations, and the joys of navigating both marriage and partnership in the world of film.

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Jon and Tracy Cring

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What’s Up With Undertone? 23.03.2026 42:21

Indie horror on the rise and a breakout film gets a real breakdown. Plus, sharp movie takes, surprise TV wins, bold debates, and why limitations might be creativity’s secret weapon. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/atIqROMCHj0 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M2MPOD #MarriedTo...

What’s Up With Stoicism? 16.03.2026 26:32

Table reads, Turkish food, candy bar sharing rules, AI faking human doctors, Scott Speedman’s surprise TV comeback, and one philosophical question: why are we living our lives for people already dead? 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/_5AqbUR14IM 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.co...

What's Up With Armageddon? 09.03.2026 32:33

War breaks out while generals preach Armageddon. Tracy's freezing in a terrible sweater. A meditation guru tells Jon he's wasting his life. Hamnet drowns in pain porn, Wicked 2 disappoints, and raising money requires spiritual flexibility. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/H8YrhL0PayY 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok...

What's Up With Curses? 02.03.2026 31:42

Jon survived shoveling snow, Tracy's a witch who believes in curses, they debate a filmmaker who hunts supernatural danger, and JFK Jr. was beautiful but vapid. Also: Huarache sandals ruled childhood summers. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/9538-o58esM 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http:...

What’s Up With Tyra? 27.02.2026 33:49

The Founding Fathers were shockingly young, James Taylor's theft makes Tracy's blood boil, and America's Next Top Model reveals how we normalize trauma. Plus: a Jon’s near-death spiral and why social contracts must evolve. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/yPb5jCK3cyI 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtom...

What’s Up With SHEIN? 16.02.2026 27:28

Rachel McAdams survives a plane crash, Mads Mikkelsen kills monsters for a little girl, and Tracy maxed out the Shein shopping cart. This is what 20+ years of filmmaking gets you. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/cibaJqUJShU 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M2MPOD #MarriedToMo...

What’s Up With Corporate BS? 09.02.2026 29:23

Fake pies, fake Whopper deals, nightmare husbands, feral parenting movies, Star Trek hippies, Mel Brooks supremacy…Jon & Tracy’s cinema matrimony spirals into moral collapse, capitalism rage, and laughs that probably shouldn’t feel this good. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/qErZsuhFVlo 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok:...

What’s Up With Cronenberg? 06.02.2026 27:42

Jon and Tracy spit hot takes on Cronenberg, Hollywood ego, ER survival, creative addiction, and industry delusion. This marriage is under pressure, filmmaking isn’t their dream, it’s a lifelong condition. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/JTOzWJhDTyQ 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyur...

What’s Up With Skeletor? 26.01.2026 27:42

Snow, Skeletor, sex, Springsteen, screenwriting beef, Alexa lies, and a fake Canadian boyfriend— Married to Movies does what Hollywood won’t. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/QS7p6U1bisk 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M2MPOD #MarriedToMovies, #jonrussellcring, #tracynicholec...

What’s Up With Mar-a-Lago? 19.01.2026 40:22

From scrotum arrows to Guantanamo cat masks, crossword fights to indie film dreams, this marriage survives on movies, mayhem, and meaning. Cinephiles, creators, chaos lovers, have we got one for you. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/jSVPAGZJubM 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M...

What’s Up With Venezuela? 12.01.2026 34:22

Dentistry dread meets alien CEOs, remakes, and feral movies. Jon and Tracy ricochet from Lanthimos to Sam Raimi, Stephen King brain hacks, survival horror, laughing, ranting, and roasting cinema. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/pRphokc2AFU 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M2MPO...

What’s Up With Marty Supreme? 05.01.2026 40:08

OMG you have to watch Season 5’s first episode! It starts as movie talk with Jon and Tracy Cring and accidentally becomes a funny, slightly unhinged existential spiral about money, aliens, bad scripts, healthcare, and why thinking still matters. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/z1lIY0uyWf0 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok:...

What’s Up With Stephen Miller? 27.10.2025 37:06

Jon and Tracy stir up a Halloween cauldron of cinematic chaos, haunted by Star Wars , a Clown in a Cornfield , and the creepy Cam . Add in a ghostly visit to the Galaxy of Terror and a pickle festival scandal, it’s a wickedly sharp mix of film, fear, and fire-breathing commentary. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZkPtaIoMldU 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Su...

What’s Up With Fatphobia? 20.10.2025 33:39

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What’s Up With Shutdowns? 13.10.2025 36:54

#MarriedToMovies, #jonrussellcring, #tracynicholecring, #setlife,⁠ #filmmaking,⁠ #director⁠, #indiefilm⁠,⁠ #screenwriting, #podcast, #JohnCandy, #DanAykroyd, #BillMurray, #ValriBromfield, #AndyKaufman, #EugeneLevy, #UncleBuck, #JFK, #PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles, #RobertDowneyJr, #JodieFoster, #HomeForTheHolidays, #Host, #TheConjuring, #TheWitch, #BlackPhillip, #ViggoMortensen, #TheProphecy, #Creepi...

What’s Up With Ed Gein? 06.10.2025 32:27

Jon & Tracy review Bring Her Back , Honey Don’t , The Pianist , Incident in a Ghostland , Green and Gold , and The Red Shoes , while debating creators like Ethan Coen, Roman Polanski, and Ed Gein portrayals, weaving humor, honesty, and cinematic love. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/sPratfiVmKs 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod Ti...

What’s Up With Tinder? 29.09.2025 29:26

Jon and Tracy discuss home improvements, celebrating a 50th birthday, and empowering women filmmakers over 50, and how to fill the empty tank with art. They explore haunted houses, apple picking, and movie reviews including Netflix's White Rabbit , Jurassic World Rebirth , Swiped, and A Cure for Wellness . 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/WCJ8Jd7Cne4 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Sp...

What’s Up With Sacramento? 22.09.2025 32:10

Jon and Tracy explore an Australian horror movie about a serial killer using sharks, Sacramento , Personal Shopper , Anamorphic , Untamed Heart , River's Edge , with reflections on triggers and marital communication. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/t6SVsnkO3M8 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook:...

What’s Up With Cujo? 15.09.2025 29:12

Jon & Tracy chat about classic horror film Cujo , and dive into hot topics like society’s paradox of tolerance. Catch reviews of Thunderbolts and Magazine Dreams , as they remind us it’s all about enjoying the ride, not just reaching the destination. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/HFCz_lLAL1Y 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod T...

What’s Up With Nukes? 08.09.2025 31:09

Married to Movies hosts critique Soderbergh's iPhone thriller Unsane , debate Mexican food in New York, learn life lessons from Pulp Fiction , and agree you should never eat or drink in a science lab. Whether you're a film buff, horror fan, or just love unfiltered banter, come behind-the-scenes of cinema adventures with raw, relatable life commentary. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/dNPu69IbL...

What’s Up With Dexter? 01.09.2025 33:05

From losing an iPad, to getting fired, a new DVD player obsession, oil-is-dinosaurs confusion, Springsteen debates, and burnt cinnamon rolls. It’s filmmaking meets marriage with snacks, streaming rants, and existential crisis of bread-baking. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/W8HRrPdtWdw 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @ma...

What’s Up With PragerU? 25.08.2025 31:53

Married filmmakers Jon and Tracy riff on idea “theft,” PBS vs. PragerU, what states constitute the “South,” messy thrillers, spooky movies, shit kids say, career burnout, and why ChatGPT needs tough love. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/4IZw-Aibrx4 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyur...

What’s Up With Superman? 11.08.2025 27:03

Jon & Tracy are talking behind-the-scenes filmmaking, Fantastic Four & Superman reviews, classic film The Passenger , Jaws documentary, Roger Corman’s influence, Steven Soderbergh’s work, collaborative scriptwriting, character description tips, decline of adult-oriented cinema, and more! 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/jIRERwmlGhU 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https:...

What's Up With Bloodlines? 04.08.2025 32:56

Jon and Tracy Cring are back for Season 4 of Married to Movies. In episode 72, they cover creativity in writing, Final Destination Bloodlines, and get a little political. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/HtCG7vWEFVE 🍎Apple: https://tinyurl.com/OnApplePods 🎙️Spotify: https://t.ly/wTez3 Insta: @marriedtomoviespod TikTok: @marriedtomovies Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/M2MPOD X: @Married2MovPod #Ma...

What’s Up With Jim Thorpe? 04.05.2025 34:01

Jon and Tracy attend the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival in Pennsylvania, and share candid reflections on filmmaking, small-town charm, and memorable films. They spotlight standout screenings, festival logistics, and creative inspiration, offering a heartfelt, behind-the-scenes glimpse into indie cinema and artistic perseverance. 🎥 Youtube: https://youtu.be/_013WK6af3g 🍎Podcasts: https://...