We Are Movies

To kick off the spooky season, musician and filmmaker Camisha “Joy” McClair joins the podcast to talk about two incredibly different movies within the same franchise: the star-studded Interview with the Vampire and the Aaliyah-studded Queen of the Damned.  Follow The Plastic Bears  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theplasticbears/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/theplasticbears?la...

Cinephile and cultured human Kyle Ladd joins the podcast to talk about Zack Snyder’s three (or two-and-a-half) directorial efforts within the DC expanded universe, as well as what may be in store for the long-awaited Snyder Cut. To donate to the ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now

Filmmaker Brian Cooper joins the podcast to talk about the acclaimed documentary American Movie, an ode to low budget filmmaking and midwestern culture. Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearemoviespod/ Like the podcast page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMoviesPodcast

Comedian Louis D. Michael returns to the show to get justice for the extremely divisive 1995 action-adventure epic Waterworld. Listen to Free Consultation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-consultation/id1445044579 Follow Salsa Parlor: https://www.facebook.com/salsaparlor/ Listen to Mike and Allyson Bobbitt discuss Waterworld on “You Made Me Watch”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...

Comedians Mike Bobbitt and Bret Hayden return to pitch five films to be added to the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films.  Listen to TRUTHcast: http://truheroism.com/ Listen to Movies For Kids: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-for-kids/id1506370405 Listen to You Made Me Watch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-me-watch...

Series regular and accomplished comedian Bret Hayden returns to talk about the Park Chan-wook classic Oldboy . Like The Rabbott Hole on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRabbottHole/ Like Comedy Rumble on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyRumble/ Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedyrumble/

Johnny recommends two rollicking-yet-cynical war adventure films: Robert Aldrich's classic star-studded epic The Dirty Dozen and Enzo G. Castellari's macaroni combat cult favorite The Inglorious Bastards .

Filmmaker Aileen Dwyer joins the show to talk about two Studio Ghibli classics by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle .

Comedian and photographer Zachary Burcar returns to the podcast to discuss all eight movies in thievery divisive (but never derivative) Alien franchise. Skip to a movie: Alien - 00:04:40 Aliens - 00:32:07 Alien 3 - 00:44:09 Alien: Resurrection - 01:01:40 Alien vs. Predator - 01:12:58 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - 01:18:22 Prometheus - 01:30:11 Alien: Covenant - 01:43:07 Micheaux Mission Podcast:...

A recommendation for the underrated southern gothic coming-of-age drama Eve's Bayou , written and directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Jurnee Smollett, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good, and Diahann Carroll. Places to donate: Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/  ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now NAACP: https://www.naacpldf.org/support/ &n...

Film studies professor Jordan Schonig joins the podcast to talk about the anime adaptation Speed Racer, a visual masterpiece written and directed by the Wachowskis. Patrick Willems: https://www.youtube.com/user/patrickhwillems Renegade Cut: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9infsKo33_2LUoiqXGgQWg

Comedian Robert Schneider joins Johnny for a talk about the ninja/rock musical cult classic Miami Connection , written by and starring the great Y.K. Kim.  Follow Comedy at the Comic Shop: https://www.facebook.com/comedyatthecomicshop/?eid=ARB8gLgSgncSG6P56GcVHLcTKKZiI0J_ZkxWK34OAzWHuoTwqZ9ePTVE21gsdFbJf7KInFKFaH31T_or

Comedian Pat Sievert joins Johnny for a chat about the classic Weird Al Yankovic comedy UHF . Listen to Pat's album "I Do What I Want Now" On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Do-What-Want-Now-Explicit/dp/B084KZTL5C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DFWNKEVEIJTG&keywords=pat%20sievert&qid=1581776790&sprefix=pat%20sievert%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1&fbclid=IwAR15AKM2efxrkfGXrvuC52hehsdqF4hHQ-V9uHdGRMvgA-mg9...

Artist Kalina Hertafeld joins Johnny for a talk about Peter Weir's classic 1998 comedy/drama The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey.

In another solo minisode, Johnny recommends the A24's unceremonious 2019 release, Under the Silver Lake, directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Andrew Garfield.

Guest cinephile Austin DeRaedt joins Johnny for a talk about David Lynch's classic surreal neo-noir Blue Velvet. Follow Austin on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/austinderaedt/

Comedian/podcaster Allyson Bobbitt joins the podcast to talk about Stanley Kubrick's classic and infamously loose adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. Listen to the Michigan Murders episode of TRUTHcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/036-michigan-murders/id1463466271?i=1000462322973

To celebrate one whole year of We Are Movies, Johnny welcomes back the show's first guest Matt Ottinger to talk about Tom Hanks' feature directorial debut, the 1996 classic comedy That Thing You Do!  To watch some of the Quizbusters archive: https://www.pbs.org/show/quizbusters/episodes/?page=2 This episode is dedicated to the memory of Adam Schlesinger, whom the world recently lost to coronavirus...

Comedian and cinephile Eric Williams joins Johnny for a discussion of Kevin Smith's Clerks, perhaps the Citizen Kane of indie movies.

In this minisode, Johnny recommends a perfect double-feature: Howard Hawks' classic Western Rio Bravo starring John Wayne, and John Carpenter's contemporary urban take on the story Assault on Precinct 13. Johnny delves into the similarities and differences between the two great filmmakers' passion projects as well as the debt both films owe to Fred Zinneman's classic High Noon. Hole up and stay sa...

Johnny is joined by actor and movie buff Ndegwa McCloud to what might just be Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, Inglourious Basterds . "You Can't Handle the Movie!" Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/639634176825883/ Follow Ndegwa on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ndegwa45/ Ayden Soupal's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ga9rmW4qdBBL6kd0lNszM Jesse Frawley's Podcast: https:/...

In another long-distance episode, Johnny is joined by comedian Ella H. for a talk about the Kiwi coming-of-age/survival/adventure/comedy/drama directed by the one and only Taika Waititi. 

Johnny is joined by comedian friends Nick Earl and Trevor Tress to discuss one of their mutual favorite movies, the 2012 board game adaptation Battleship, starring Liam Neeson and Rihanna.

In this episode, Johnny is joined by comedian Nicole Melnyk to talk about the action-comedy classic True Lies while ribbing on James Cameron and discussing their mutual love for Eliza Dushku in the process.  (Important note: At one point, Johnny tries to refer to the movie She's All That , but gets it mixed up with the television show Can't Hardly Wait . Please forgive Johnny for being so dum...

In a time when everyone needs podcasts the most, Johnny recommends this modern classic of Korean zombie cinema for everyone spending their quarantines on Netflix!