On Film…With Kevin McCarthy

Episode 73 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. "Wildwood" director Travis Knight joins the podcast for a filmmaking discussion surrounding stop-motion animation, cinematography, score, blending CG with stop-motion, childhood movie memories, the importance of the theatrical experience, and detailed...

Episode 72 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Actor Tom Rhys Harries and director James Watkins join the podcast to discuss their new DC Comics body horror film CLAYFACE. This conversation contains very minor spoilers for the film but largely focuses on filmmaking craft, practical effects, favorite childho...

Episode 71 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Tom Hiddleston joins the show to discuss his Apple TV film, Tenzing, along with his incredible career including Loki, Avengers, Steven Spielberg, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Branagh, Family, Favorite Films, Cinematography, Score, Filmmaking, Theater, Much Ado About N...

Episode 70 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. The cast and director of STREET FIGHTER joined my filmmaking podcast including Noah Centineo, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji and Kitao Sakurai. The conversation covers filmmaking, cinematography, music, physicality, Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and more! Please like and subsc...

Episode 69 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. PART TWO of my hour-long filmmaking conversation with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for DIGGER. This part of the conversation dives into spoilers surrounding the film's twists. We talk about the different aspect ratios that Emmanuel Lubezki used to b...

Episode 68 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Academy Award Winner Guillermo Del Toro joins the podcast to talk about the 20th anniversary of "Pan's Labyrinth", 3D conversion, Blade 2, Pacific Rim, Filmmaking, AI, Favorite films, sneaking into R-Rated films, Gaspar Noé, James Cameron, Christo...

Episode 67 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. "Stranglehold" director and co-writer, Clark Duke, joins the podcast alongside actor Chris Candy to talk about the independently produced film and so much more. This conversation covers Clark's incredible career from "Clark & Michael&quot...

Episode 66 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Academy Award Winner Aaron Sorkin joins my podcast to discuss The Social Reckoning and his incredible career including A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Writing for the stage and screen, Rob Reiner, Jack Nicholson, Ariana Grande, Film Score...

Episode 65 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. PART ONE - Spoiler-Free podcast conversation with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for DIGGER. This is part of an hour long podcast chat we had surrounding Digger and both of their incredible careers including Amores Perros, Eyes Wide Shut, Born of the Four...

Episode 64 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Dave Franco joins the show to discuss the new DreamWorks Animation film, Forgotten Island, along with Pixar's Hoppers, Idiots, Now You See Me, If Beale Street Could Talk, Childhood, Favorite Films, R-Rated Films, Memory, Childhood Friendship and more. &quot...

Episode 64 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Johnny Knoxville and Writer/Director Michael Lewen join the podcast to discuss their new film, Tiny Fugitives. We also discuss R-Rated comedies, Jackass, Movie Theaters, Test Audiences and more. "Tiny Fugitives" is now playing in theaters. Note: This...

Episode 63 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Zach Cregger and Austin Abrams join the show to discuss their latest film, RESIDENT EVIL. We also talk Weapons, Irreversible, Filmmaking, Cinematography, Score, David Fincher, Multiple Takes, Josh Brolin, Steven Spielberg, Sony, and more! Note: Prior to this in...

Episode 62 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Mason Gooding joins the podcast to discuss 72 Hours, Heart Eyes, Scream, Scream 6, childhood, favorite films, anime, friendship, I Want Your Sex and more! #masongooding #scream #72hours #hearteyes #scream6 #childhood #filmmaking #anime

Episode 61 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh and writers/directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley join the podcast to discuss their new Apple TV film, MAYDAY. This conversation covers Mayday, Tenet, Deadpool & Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Nolan, Game N...

Episode 60 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Oscar Nominated Actor Elliot Page joins the podcast to discuss his incredible performance in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Elliot discusses the incredible reception to The Odyssey and discusses great behind-the-scenes details of filming the stunt sequenc...

Episode 59 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: This episode was recorded on June 26th, 2026. In this episode, actor Jack Martin joins the podcast to discuss Pizza Movie, Not Suitable For Work, childhood auditions for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Blind Side, animal work in finding physicality for chara...

Episode 58 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: This episode was recorded live in Seattle, WA for the Super Troopers 3 "Behind The Badge" Tour. Warning: Strong language. The episode features a conversation with Broken Lizard including Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhansk...

Episode 57 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. - Interview with Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland from 2:13 to 7:00 - Interview with Zendaya and John Leguizamo from 7:00 to 13:36 - Interview with Himesh Patel and Lupita Nyong'o from 13:37 to 21:32 This is part 2/3 of my podcast series for the The Odyssey. This episode fe...

Episode 56 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. For timing: Interview with Christopher Nolan from 4:45 to 16:48 Interview with Matt Damon from 18:11 to 26:54 Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon join the show to talk all about their incredible new, THE ODYSSEY. In the interview, we cover the filmmaking craft behind The Od...

This is a 30-min conversation I had with Ari Aster, from July 10th 2025, which is just over a month before I officially started this podcast as "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". Therefore, this is technically not a podcast episode but just a 30-min filmmaking conversation that I still wanted to share, as you can see how the podcast was forming based on this conversation. A little over a month later...

Interview conducted May 19th, 2026 while Emile Hirsch was promoting, along with Warner Brothers Home Video, the 4K Blu-Ray release of "Speed Racer". Emile stopped by my show along his tour to talk about the 4K release and his career. Episode 56 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Emile Hirsch join...

Episode 55 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney, Zoey Deutch, Jesse Eisenberg and Bobby Moynihan join the podcast to talk Minions & Monsters, Film History, Babylon, Legacy, Classic Movie Sets, Pivotal Theatrical Experiences, Funny physicalities in the voice acting booths, and more.#min...

Episode 54 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: This episode contains minor spoilers about the Invite. Olivia Wilde on The Invite, Booksmart, Catharsis, Diane Keaton, Sidney Lumet, Filmmaking, Score, Cinematography, Shooting on Film, Film Projection, Oners, Jurassic Park, Theatrical Experience & mo...

Episode 53 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: This episode contains minor spoilers. Samara Weaving joined the show to talk about Carolina Caroline, Ready or Not, Ready or Not 2, Over Your Dead Body, Eenie Meanie, Filmmaking, Cinematography, Score, Lord of the Rings, Hugo Weaving, Film Club, and so mu...

Episode 52 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note/Warning: This episode contains conversation about mental health that could be triggering. 3x Emmy-winner Lee Sung Jin (Sonny) joins the show to talk about Beef Season 2, Filmmaking, Directing, Music, Catharsis in art, Childhood, Favorite Movies and so much...