Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

No Superman Celebration would be complete without honoring Richard Donner and his 1978 masterpiece, SUPERMAN, starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, and Marlon Brando. Donner’s visionary film not only invented the "Comic Book Movie," it helped launch the era of modern blockbusters, standing proudly alongside the likes of Steven Spielberg's Jaws and George Lucas' Star Wars. In thi...

The Aspiring Kryptonian TASMIN HUMPHRIES joins in on the Superman celebrations! Tasmin runs the UK's largest Superman site , sports a massive Superman collection, and is an all-around awesome person. She and Shawn discuss how she became a Superman fan, how becoming parents has challenged their Superman merch collecting impulses, and their excitement for James Gunn's upcoming film. 

Shawn continues his CELEBRATING SUPERMAN series with SUPERMAN & LOIS writers JULIANA JAMES and ADAM MALLINGER. Adam joined Superman & Lois as a Writer's Assistant in Season 1 before being upgraded to Staff Writer for Season 2. Juliana joined in on all the excitement during Season 2, serving as both Executive Story Editor and Co-Producer. Both Juliana and Adam share all kinds of great behin...

HAPPY SUPERMAN DAY! Celebrate the occasion with Missing Frames' continuing CELEBRATING SUPERMAN series. In this episode, Shawn is joined by JASON AARON, the esteemed writer behind the new ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN series. Jason's Absolute run is reimagining everything we know about this legendary character and it's already shaping up to be one of the Man of Steel's all-time greats. Jason and Shawn discuss...

Shawn continues his Superman celebrations with JOSIE CAMPBELL, the Co-Showrunner and Head Writer for the magnificent animated series MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Shawn and Josie discuss how Josie got her start as a writer, how she got involved with My Adventures with Superman, how the series was pitched as a romantic comedy with punching, and why Superman's heart is his greatest superpower. 

After more than a year of watching and reviewing the GODZILLA FRANCHISE, the Franchyze Boiz have finally reached its conclusion with THE REIWA ERA.  This era includes the films: Shin Godzilla Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Godzilla: The Planet Eater Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Godzilla Minus One Shawn, Brad, and Aaron also share their top five Godzilla film rankings, their favorite batt...

For 30 years, the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE has been the Internet's prime spot for anything and everything SUPERMAN. The site's owner, Steve Younis, joins Shawn to discuss all things Man of Steel! During their conversation, Steve shares the origins of the Superman Homepage in the early days of the Internet, how the site started to gain traction during the late 90s as Tim Burton’s SUPERMAN LIVES production...

The CELEBRATING SUPERMAN series continues with Eisner award winner MIKE CARLIN, the legendary group editor of Superman comics through the late 80s and 90s. During his beloved Superman tenure, Mike helped lead an all-star team of writers and artists, including the likes of John Byrne, Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, AND MORE. He oversaw such game-changing sto...

The CELEBRATING SUPERMAN series continues! In this episode, Shawn chats with MORGAN SIEBERT, owner of the SUPER MUSEUM in Metropolis, Illinois, and daughter of Super Museum founder JIM HAMBRICK. Though Jim sadly passed away in December 2024, his spirit lives on through his family and this incredible space, which houses one of the largest collections of Superman memorabilia in the entire world. Sha...

To celebrate the release of James Gunn's SUPERMAN on July 11th, Shawn is kicking off a new podcasting project under the Missing Frames: Between Takes umbrella: CELEBRATING SUPERMAN. In the weeks and months leading up to the film's release, Shawn will be interviewing Superman writers, artists, filmmakers, artists, fans, etc. to celebrate the greatest superhero of all time.  The first guest of this...

Ambre Trujillo returns to Missing Frames to introduce Shawn to one of her favorite films, Ron Howard's A BEAUTIFUL MIND, starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. Shawn has held a grudge against A Beautiful Mind ever since it beat The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for Best Picture. Will this long-overdue viewing show him the error of his stubborn, nerdy ways? HOSTS Shawn Eastri...

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Shawn's wife Sarah introduces him to one of her favorite romantic comedies: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.  HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Sarah Eastridge

Spencer Tweedy returns to Missing Frames to discuss James Mangold's new Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning, and Edward Norton. As massive Dylan fans, both Shawn and Spencer were nervous about how the film would handle the legendary artist. Did it make or break their expectations? Tune in to find out! HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Spencer Tweedy

Nic and Dani Smaldwin of the In Love, With Movies podcast, join Shawn for Missing Frames’ first episode of 2025! The frame that’s missing? Gary Ross’ Pleasantville, a film that Nic adores but that Shawn and Dani have never seen. Since its release in 1998, Pleasantville seems to have been mostly forgotten, but the trio discusses why it’s a much better film than people give it credit for.  HOSTS Sha...

The Franchyze Boiz return to take on the American portion of the GODZILLA franchise. The films in this era include: Godzilla (1998) Godzilla (2014) Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Brad Gullickson Aaron Prescott

The Franchyze Boiz continue their Godzilla 70th anniversary celebration with a rewatch and review of the series' entire Millennium era. This era includes the following six films: Godzilla 2000 Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Godzilla: Tokyo SOS Godzilla Final Wars HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Brad Gullickson Aaron Pr...

Spencer Tweedy returns to Missing Frames to discuss his first ever viewing of Damien Chazelle's WHIPLASH, just in time for the film's 10th anniversary! (2024 also marks the ten-year anniversary of SUKIERAE, the brilliant album Spencer made with his dad, Wilco founder Jeff Tweedy.) As a drummer, Spencer has always wanted to see Whiplash, but has never gotten around to it. Shawn has been a fan of th...

The one and only Carley Cooper returns to introduce Shawn to Robert Zemeckis' DEATH BECOMES HER. Sandwiched between two of Zemeckis' most-beloved films (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Forrest Gump), Death Becomes Her has always been a bit neglected. But the film made major strides for the special effects industry, ultimately winning the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1993, and paving the way for C...

To celebrate the release of its long-awaited sequel, Shawn introduces his wife Sarah to Tim Burton's much-adored, classic horror-comedy BEETLEJUICE, starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara.  HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Sarah Eastridge

The Franchyze Boiz continue their celebration of GODZILLA'S 70th anniversary with a re-watch and review of the entire HEISEI ERA. This era includes the following films: The Return of Godzilla (1984) Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) HOSTS Sh...

As a massive Coen Brothers fan, Shea Weekley has always wanted to see their first feature Blood Simple, but hasn’t had the opportunity. Now he’s finally getting around to it and he and Shawn have many many thoughts on the Coens’ feature directorial debut and why it's an absolute banger. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Shea Weekley

Brian Bitner of the Beyond the Screenplay podcast returns to Missing Frames to introduce Shawn to one of his all-time favorite movies: John Cameron Mitchell's beloved cult musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Brian Bitner

Five years after Shawn introduced his good friend TC Padgett to Ridley Scott's Alien, TC returns to watch James Cameron's masterful sequel ALIENS. Does TC think it holds a candle to Scott's horror classic, or will he be disappointed by Cameron's wham-bam-thank you ma'am aesthetic? HOSTS Shawn Eastridge TC Padgett

Brad Gullickson and John Mills celebrate 140 episodes of Missing Frames by introducing Shawn to John Carpenter's beloved cult classic Escape from New York and its much-maligned (perhaps unfairly?) sequel Escape from LA.  HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Brad Gullickson John Mills

Carley Cooper simply would not rest until she'd introduced Shawn to the astonishing, remarkable, time-bending effort that is LOVE ON A LEASH, a film belongs in the annals with the likes of Tommy Wiseau's The Room and Neil Breen's Fateful Findings. It's a film so strange, so overwhelming, so baffling, that it took Shawn and Carley a year to reunite after they recorded the first part of this episode...