We Are Movies

For the second anniversary of the podcast, Quizbusters host Matt Ottinger returns to discuss 1980’s The Stunt Man , directed by the late Richard Rush. Follow Matt on Instagram and Twitter: @QuizMatt Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter: @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast  Follow Johnny on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd: @JohnnyMoc...

Writer, director, and novelist John A. Russo is best known for co-writing the original Night of the Living Dead , as well as writing and directing such regional horror gems as Midnight and Heartstopper . He joins the podcast to talk about the trials and tribulations of low-budget filmmaking, his home state of Pennsylvania, and some advice for young filmmakers. Visit John Russo's official website:...

Cinephile and resident Kevin Smith aficionado Eric Williams returns to celebrate Easter with the 1993 biblical epic comedy Dogma. Follow Eric on Twitter and Letterboxd: @ETrillly Instagram: eric_w_williams Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast  Follow Johnny on Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd: @John...

Cinephile and Godzilla fan Tommy Laurin joins the show for the second part of the humongous Godzilla Special to discuss personal memories and favorite films of the illustrious Kaiju franchise. Follow Tommy on Instagram: @tommy_themovieguy Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast  Follow Johnny on Instagr...

In part one of the official We Are Movies love letter to Godzilla, artist Khaotu Kumwongdee joins the show to discuss his and Johnny’s mutual love of the big guy, talking about the best movies, moments, and monsters along the way. Follow Khaotu’s art Instagram: @kt2du Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast&...

Actor, model, and theatre manager Hannah Feuka joins the show to discuss the Bong Joon-Ho masterpiece Snowpiercer , as well as the art of acting and the future of the cinematic experience. Hannah's Website: https://hannahfeuka.wixsite.com/actor?fbclid=IwAR2Hl7bLLhkKkVIQDPjqrs44LkJEbAqwUloshVAdHqjGEUmhLS1pt_SCxM0 Hannah's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/actorhannahfeuka Follow Hannah on Ins...

Actor and resident franchise expert Braden Cooley returns on the week of St. Patty’s Day to discuss the highs and very low lows of the underdog slasher series that is Leprechaun . Follow Braden on Instagram @bracooley Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast  Follow Johnny on Instagram, Twitter and Lette...

Author and Film Professor Dr. Justus Nieland joins the show to discuss the classic film-noir In a Lonely Place, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Visit Dr. Nieland’s website for a complete list of his books: https://justusnieland.com/ Follow Dr. Nieland on Twitter @JustusNieland Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod Like us on Facebook: ht...

Johnny recommends the surprisingly subversive recent entry in a forgotten horror franchise.

Comedian Robert Schneider returns to the podcast to discuss the filmography of nightclub singer, comedian, actor, and director Duke Mitchell. The films include the Martin & Lewis ripoff movie Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla , Mitchell's directorial debut Massacre Mafia Style , his long lost (and recently recovered) religious epic Gone With the Pope , and even a rumored role in a pornograp...

Regular guest Bret Hayden, who is in fact movies, returns to talk about some of the best love stories to ever grace the silver screen.  Follow Bret on Instagram: @BretHayden  Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: @ComedyRumble  Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @WeAreMoviesPod  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast  Follow Johnny on Instag...

Former English Literature teacher Laura Ross joins the podcast to talk about Harold Ramis's classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day , starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, as well as its relations to Nietzsche and the current repetitive state of life.

Johnny recommends the racially-charged thriller White Dog , from the great genre auteur Samuel Fuller. The Important Cinema Club's episode on Samuel Fuller: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2sH6onuiaOdACUT2rTUI31?si=WA8jjPAKQpCWOE0b4D8BcA

Comedian Dustin Jefferson joins the show to discuss two great (and extremely different) films: the 1987 classic The Princess Bride and the contemporary indie darling Honey Boy.  Follow Dustin on Instagram: @dustin.jefferson  Follow Dustin on  Twitter: @jokesbydustin New York Times Article on FKA Twigs’ lawsuit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abu...

Cinephiles Ndegwa McCloud and Ayden Soupal return to the podcast to discuss their favorite first-time watches of 2020. Follow Ndegwa and Ayden on Letterboxd: @ndegwa45 and @ayden619 Listen to You Can’t Handle the Genre: https://linktr.ee/youcanthandlethegenre Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/wearemoviespod

Comedians Mike Bobbitt and Bret Hayden return to discuss the best Santa Clauses to grace the screen as well as pitch actors that they think should play the jolly old St. Nick in the future. Listen to TRUTHcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truthcast/id1463466271 Listen to You Made Me Watch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-me-watch/id1518880799 Follow Comedy Rumble on Instag...

Comedians Louis D. Michael, Osama Basal, and James Couture return to the podcast to discuss the perfection of the 1988 holiday action classic Die Hard. Follow Louis on Instagram and Twitter @LouTheSurgeon Follow Osama on Instagram @OsamasComedyCave Follow James on Instagram @SecretBeefCake Follow Salsa Parlor on Instagram @SalsaParlor Like Salsa Parlor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salsapa...

Comedian Derek Lee Feltner joins the show to talk about the classic Sylvester Stallone’s action-horror Christmas classic, Cobra. Download Derek’s album on Bandcamp: https://derekleefeltner.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Lx447_9mpNyVxGkDf-tO8LR6x34uWkiruloXK3OYfE9FbuoA8VdZN9XY Subscribe to Derek’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8eLKrXImj1CHr9B5W-RwYg Follow Derek on Instagram @derekf...

Actor Richard Riehle joins to podcast to talk about his illustrious career spanning classics such as Office Space , Of Mice and Men , and The Legend of Korra as well as his many turns as Santa Claus on television and film. Limbo and Faith Based are both available on Amazon Prime Video now!

Comedian Zach Liss joins the show to talk about the best high school comedy since the 1980s. Follow Zach on Instagram: @zachnliss Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter: @wearemoviespod Like the podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast Follow Johnny on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd: @johnnymocny

Comedian Kyle Forsyth joins the show to answer the question: What's your favorite scary movie? Scream . The answer is Scream . The sequels are good, too. Listen to Kyle's podcast Recently Played: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recently-played-with-kyle-forsyth/id1449804177 Catch Kyle weekly on 313 Comedy: https://313comedy.com/ Follows Kyle on Instagram: @iamkyleforsyth Follow the podcast o...

On this very spooky Halloween, Braden Cooley returns to talk about the only horror franchise that should go on forever, Final Destination!

Comedian, actor, and host of "Sitting Down with Stand-Ups" Jay Hunter joins the show to talk about the shot-in-Michigan modern horror classic It Follows! Listen to "Sitting Down with Stand-Ups": https://open.spotify.com/show/5yii4MEu444UuTn4n8nvfX Jay's Website: https://www.jayhunterexperience.com/

Natalya Swartz returns for a "movies that scared us as kids" double feature with a high-frame-rate Don Knotts and a gateway drug creature feature!

Spooky season continues with a candid new minisode about the first two Candyman films! Follow the podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearemoviespod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreMoviesPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast