The Movies That Made Me

FALLOUT star Dallas Goldtooth takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through his favorite animated films. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Akira (1988) Batman: Gotham Knights (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) My Neighbor Totoro (1994) Ghost in the Shell (1995) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Hellraiser (1987) Heavy Metal (1981) Wolf Children (2012) The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Bambi (1941) Pocahon...

FALLOUT star Walton Goggins takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through his favorite westerns. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Accountant (2001) The Apostle (1998) House of 1,000 Corpses (2003) Chrystal (2004) Miracle at St. Anna (2008) Predators (2010) Lincoln (2012) A History of Violence (2005) Citizen Kane (1941) Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968...

We've got auteur royalty on The Movies That Made Me today! The one and only GUS VAN SANT joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to talk about, yes, the movies that made him! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Dead Man’s Wire (2026) Song Sung Blue (2025) The Princess Bride (1987) Burying The Ex (2014) Citizen Kane (1941) Sátántangó (1994) The Turin Horse (2011) Elephant (2004) Jeanne Dielm...

THE RIP writer/director Joe Carnahan returns to our podcast The Movies That Made Me. This time, Joe takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante on a sonic journey to unpack the John Williams scores that made him! Check out Joe's first appearance on the podcast here. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Rip (2026) The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Cool...

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THE SECRET AGENT director Kleber Mendonça Filho joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down the movies that made him! Kleber is fresh off winning this year's Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for THE SECRET AGENT this weekend. His film's star, Wagner Moura, also took home a Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Small Change...

Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER writer/director Kristen Stewart on this week’s episode of the pod. Check out Kristen’s conversation with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with TRAIN DREAMS writer/director Clint Bentley on this week’s episode of the pod. Check out Clint’s full conversation with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante ⁠here⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie star Kristen Stewart, who's making her directorial debut with THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, unpacks the movies that made her with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Punch Drunk Love (2002) Uncut Gems (2019) The Chronology of Water (2025) Infested (2002) Love Lies Bleeding (2024) St. Maud (2019) River of Grass (1994) First Cow (2019) Meeks Cutoff (2010) B...

Filmmaker Clint Bentley discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Train Dreams (2025) Thief (1981) Heat (1995) *One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Gremlins (1984) Goonies (1985) Sometimes A Great Notion (1971) *Jules et Jim (1962) Y Tu Mamá También (2002) *Princess Mononoke (1997) Spirited Away (2001) My Neighbor Totoro...

Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with writer/director Mary Bronstein on this week’s episode of the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Bronstein discusses a few of her favorite formative films with Josh Olson. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode If You Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) Repulsion (1965) Antichrist (2009) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Taxi Driver (1976) Marty Supreme (2025) Bonnie and Clyde (1967) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) Shampoo (1975) The Matrix (1999) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Splendor in th...

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DUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller discusses his favorite gateway horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Gremlins (1984) You Only Live Twice (1967) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) The Running Man (2025) Dust Bunny (2025) Dirty Harry (1971) Explorers (1985) Piranha (1978) Don’t Look Now (1973) The Howling (1981) Coma (1978) The Great Tr...

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Author/historian Daniel Bessner discusses his favorite dystopian films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Vanishing Point (1971) Mad Max (1971) Casablanca (1941) Looper (2012) Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Chronicle (2012) Fruitvale Station (2013) Black Panther (2018) Knives Out (2019) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) C...

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Filmmaker/TFH Guru/Cinema Aficionado Edgar Wright returns to discuss a few of his favorite cinematic dystopian futures with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) The Running Man (2025) Hellzapoppin (1941) The Chocolate War (1988) A Boy And His Dog (1975) Soylent Green (1973) The Second Civil War (1997) The China Syndrome...

Karen Stetler shares some of her best experiences producing discs for The Criterion Collection with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Black Narcissus (1947) The Apple (1980) A History of Violence (2005) Raging Bull (1980) Dead Ringers (1988) Naked Lunch (1991) Scanners (1981) Crash (1996) The Brood (1979) Videodrome (1983) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (...

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author Warren Zanes discusses the ten most important Bruce Springsteen songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director Scott Cooper discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Crazy Heart (2009) The Last Picture Show (1971) Out of the Furnace (2013) The Deer Hunter (1978) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Tender Mercies (1983) Black Mass (2015) The C...

It’s Halloween 2025, and The Movies That Made Me is getting gruesome. Josh and Joe call in the ghosts of episodes past for a wicked roundtable of horror favorites—ranging from cult curiosities to midnight movie masterpieces. If you crave atmosphere, mayhem, and monsters, this year’s Halloween Jam is your cinematic séance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discussion continues between The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante and Eddington writer/director Ari Aster. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Barry Lyndon (1976) Lolita (1962) Lolita (1997) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Defending Your Life (1991) Real Life (1979) Mother (1996) High Anxiety (1977) Silent Movie (1976) Blazing Saddles (1974) Elephant Man (1981) Roboc...

Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Eddington (2025) Midsommar (2019) Beau Is Afraid (2023) Heathers (1988) Batman Returns (1992) 3 Ninjas (1992) A Face In The Crowd (1957) Surf Ninjas (1993) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)  Babe: Pig In The City (1998) Twilight Zone: The Movie (198...

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