The Film Majors

Did you know the brain can itch? Continuing in their bone chilling journey through Spooky Season, your hosts talk their all time favorite "that guys," David Prior's mind melting cosmic horror The Empty Man , and Alexis's love for Brahms from The Boy . Plug in your headphones, whisper his name three times, and let The Empty Man come find you. Donation resources for striking actors...

The air is crisp and a cold chill is in the air; it must be Spooky Season! To kick off the scariest time of the year, The Film Majors have enlisted the help of snarky film critic Dylan Roth and pulp horror devotee Dalton Deschain , hosts of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? , to discuss cinema's most sympathetic monsters, Tobe Hooper's feverish nightmare The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and...

The Film Majors co-host Mick Mugnai joins Sage and Zack to discuss the film that really kicked this franchise into another gear - The Purge: Anarchy (2014). How did it expand the world of The Purge? Why does Big Daddy look like a college football coach? What mysterious liquid did someone squirt on Zack at a farmer's market? All of these questions and more will be answered on this special Spook...

As Asian Cinema month comes to a close, the gang returns to where it all began: Korea. In their final episode of the month, your hosts talk creepy kids and xenophobia in horror, Na Hong-jin's spine-tingling supernatural nightmare The Wailing , and if Mick even knows what xenophobia means. Donation resources for striking actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Deep into Asian Cinema Month, the gang travels to Indonesia to check out the film scene and discuss actors who should be bigger stars than they are, Timo Tjahjanto's gory action splatterfest The Night Comes for Us , the importance of labor action, and Mick's traitorous transformation into a British man. Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Commun...

The Film Majors travel to Japan for Asian Cinema month, visiting Ryusuke Hamaguchi's gripping tragedy Drive My Car and discussing movies they didn't know would break their hearts. Other topics include Alexis's thoughts on the live action One Piece show, how visual a medium podcasting can be, and Zack's inability to read. Buckle your seatbelts and get to listening! Donation resource...

Asian Cinema Month continues as the first year of The Film Majors podcast comes to a close! On this installment of the podcast, your hosts talk cartoonishly evil white guys on film, Jackie Chan and Lau Kar-leung's martial arts spectacular The Legend of Drunken Master (or Drunken Master II ), and a new angle on Alexis's dog. Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E...

Your favorite Purgers Zack and Sage are back with their first ever guest Jakobi Holck-Luke to discuss the first film in The Purge Saga (not the fourth film, The First Purge ) The Purge (2013). Who is Dante Bishop and where will we see him next? Could the pool room fight be one of the sickest scenes in the series? Is this the one scenario where a movie would be better served if you swapped Ethan Ha...

Fast approaching a year of the podcast, The Film Majors kick off Asian Cinema month down a member of the battalion but with the assistance of actor and Korean correspondent Sanghun Kim! Here, they discuss their favorite onscreen fights, Park Chan-wook's subversive classic Oldboy, and what constitutes a prank. Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Communi...

Jot down your final answers and turn in your exams because Back to School Month has come to a close! In their spectacular 50th episode, your hosts talk movies that would adapt well into musicals, Michael Lehmann's pitch black romantic comedy Heathers, and ponder if this is the discussion that's going to get them cancelled. Class dismissed! Donation resources for striking writers and actors...

Don't be tardy for the latest installment of Back to School Month! The Film Majors talk the best onscreen teachers, Ramón Menéndez's educational drama Stand and Deliver, and Zack's new improv character "Guy Who's Gonna Have to Think About That." Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emergency Reli...

Keep those pencils sharp because class is still in session! The Film Majors Back to School Month continues as your hosts talk the weirdest voices ever to grace the silver screen, Francis Ford Coppola's very strange time travel film Peggy Sue Got Married , and Alexis's West Coast Adventure. Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Zack Harris and Sage Michael Stone are here on behalf of the NFFA (New Founding Fathers of America) to explain the ins and outs of the annual Purge, and their relationship to it, so you might better understand one of America's most beloved national traditions. Who are they purging this week? What are their Purgesonas? What the heck is "releasing the beast?" All of these questions and...

Pay attention class, because The Film Majors are taking you Back to School this month! With Drew Paterson, the director of the upcoming Show Monkey Studios independent feature American Flake , the gang discusses great hangout movies, Richard Linklater's 1970s coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused , as well as their own teenage hijinks and bad behavior. Donation resources for striking writers...

It's time for Blockbuster Month to die historic on the Fury Road because it's come to the end of its half-life. In their farewell to bombastic summer movies, your cinematic War Boys discuss the most well realised on screen worlds, George Miller's adrenaline pumping thrill ride Mad Max: Fury Road , and issue a correction on their previous support for Paul Reubens. Also, Zack gives his B...

Get ready for a globetrotting adventure, because Blockbuster Month is back in full force! The gang discusses great leitmotifs, Steven Spielberg's seminal classic Raiders of the Lost Ark , and provide excellent folley work to simulate Harrison Ford's experience with dysentery. Donation resources for striking writers and actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emergency Relief Fund...

Your hosts continue to make a spectacle of themselves during Blockbuster Month, discussing scenery chewing performances, Sam Raimi's game changing superhero fantasy Spider-Man , and whether J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson is the best casting in any motion picture, full stop. Strap in for a long episode, because freakshow, you're goin' nowhere. Donation resources for striking writers:...

The Film Majors are kicking off Blockbuster Month and it ain't over till the fat lady sings! This explosive episode includes discussion of the greatest cinematic speeches, Roland Emmerich's disasterpiece Independence Day , and the great injustice done to Paul Reubens by the American public. Donation resources for striking writers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emergency Relie...

As Pride Month comes to an end, your hosts talk queer cinema one last time. Topics include fictional films that incorporate real historical events, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho and Alfonso Cuarón's Y tu mamá también , and the tragic fate that has befallen Mick's fish. Donation resources for striking writers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emergency Relief Fund for Writ...

With the help of film commentator MeaganzWorld , The Film Majors continue to celebrate Pride Month by delving into the world of queer cinema. On this episode, the gang discusses films that experiment with form, Cheryl Dunye's landmark black lesbian dramedy The Watermelon Woman, and the virtues of attending theater camp. Meagan's Social Media: meaganzworld on TikTok meaganzworld on Instagra...

Still covering queer cinema, your hosts talk films that explore the dangers of fame, John Waters' transgressive comedy classic Female Trouble , and the pains the director took to get rats to have sex on camera. Donation resources for striking writers: ⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Emergency Relief Fund for Writers with Disabilities⁠ Donation resources for the LGBTQ+ community: ⁠Transge...

As Alexis, Mick, and Zack continue to delve into the world of queer cinema, they discuss films that exposed them to a culture they had not experienced before, Jennie Livingston's seminal documentary Paris Is Burning, and the ethics of turning real people's lives into cinema. Also, Zack becomes absolutely unglued about live action Disney remakes. Donation resources for striking writers: ⁠⁠E...

Happy Pride Month! To celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, The Film Majors kick off a month of queer cinema, beginning by discussing great directorial debuts, The Wachowskis' lesbian neo-noir Bound , and which cities are allowed to have hockey teams. Alright, that last part might not be as pertinent to the queer community. Enjoy! Donation resources for striking writers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Community...

Land ho! The HMS Film Majors has reached its final port of Boat Month, with yer hosts havin' one last nautical chat about the best bromances ever committed to celluloid, Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (a film for adults), and Zack's vision of what Mick might look like as a father. Weigh anchor and step ashore, cause our voyage be at an end, ya scurvy dogs....

Walk the plank, ye yella bellies, and dive into the waters of Boat Month once again! The most adventurous podcastin' crew on the sea is back to talk about films that make crime look sexy, Gore Verbinski's swashbuckling franchise starter Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , and Geoffrey Rush's fanatical devotion to the role of Captain Barbossa. Raise the anchor and g...