We Are Movies

Nick Earl returns to expand upon the King of Kong episode, chatting about the recent developments for Twin Galaxies and the villainous Billy Mitchell since the release of that incredible documentary. Follow Wine Mom Memes: https://www.instagram.com/winemommemes/

In this episode, Johnny is joined by comedian/lawyer/podcaster Nick Leydorf to discuss the Coen Brothers' cult classic that really ties Nick's room together, The Big Lebowski.  Listen to Nick's podcast Free Consultation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-consultation/id1445044579

Comedian Nolan Reilly joins Johnny for a complete chat about the entire Star Wars franchise. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, WORLD?

After a frantic history lesson on the Spaghetti Western genre, Johnny dives into one of his favorite movies for the snowy season: Sergio Corbucci's masterpiece The Great Silence .

Musician Marcus Baldori joins the show to discuss the similarities and differences between the Safdie Brothers' new urban thriller film Uncut Gems and Gore Verbinski's late '90s family favorite Mousehunt . But first, they begin with a chat about Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood . Soundcloud for Marcus's band Paranoid Afterparty: https://soundcloud.com/paranoid-afterpa...

In this episode, Johnny is joined by comedian Osama Basal to talk about the 1976 classic Rocky and its many sequels. They also touch on religion and politics while starting feuds with many prominent comedians just like you'd expect!

Johnny is joined by fellow cinephile Ayden Soupal to talk about the cinematic highlights of the year (a great one for movies) and the overall decade. Get ready for some rapid-fire name-dropping! Follow Ayden on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ayden619/

Johnny's sister joins him for a highly intellectual chat about the holiday classic Home Alone and its worthy successor, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York .

Johnny blabbers on about the underrated black comedy/horror gem Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale .

Johnny is joined by comedian and podcaster Dan Currie to chat about the ultimate stoner comedy Pineapple Express! Check out Dan's podcast Game Goose here: https://anchor.fm/game-goose.

Bret Hayden returns to talk about some out-of-the box Christmas movie choices, as well as some cult classics and under-seen gems.

Johnny is joined by a great fella named Jack Hertafeld to discuss Goodfellas , as well as the mob genre and mafia culture and history.

Happy Thanksgiving! To show how thankful he is for you, Johnny delivers a slurred word and cough-filled soliloquy about why John Hughes' seminal holiday comedy is one of the greatest ever made.

We're gonna need a bigger podcast! Comedian James Couture joins Johnny for a chat about their mutual favorite movie, Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws . 

Johnny recommends the Halloween cult classic May , starring Angela Bettis and directed by Lucky McKee.

In this special Halloween-time episode, Zachary Burcar and Trevor Tress return to the podcast to chat about many things, including all four films in the classic Evil Dead franchise.

To continue the spooky season, Johnny's friend Braden joins the podcast to talk about the in-depth intricacies of the single greatest movie franchise of all time. As the movies get worse, the enjoyment gets sequentially better, and the same should go for this conversation.

In this special episode, comedian Bret Hayden returns to chat with Johnny about the best movies to watch during the spooky season. Enjoy as these two movie buffs give their top 5 movies to watch in October, as well as name drop dozens of others in the process!

Johnny and fellow film student Brendan get deep about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , the best and worst breakup movie of all time. Everything important is covered, particularly how Kirsten Dunst and Mark Ruffalo are the cutest people of all time.

Johnny is joined by comedian/writer/actor Mike Bobbitt for a discussion of John Michael McDonagh's theological masterpiece Calvary , Mike's "favorite non-Star Wars movie." We'll call this the Catholic guilt episode! Listen to Mike's podcast "TRUTHcast": http://truheroism.com/

Zachary Burcar, the fuzziest comedian in the Midwest, joins johnny to talk about Edgar Wright’s buddy-cop comedy classic, Hot Fuzz . They also talk about a lot of other things, including hentai. Don’t worry.

Johnny is joined by comedian Trevor Tress for a talk about Edgar Wright’s contemporary classic, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , the greatest nice guy satire of our generation.

Johnny sits down with comedian Bret Hayden to talk about his favorite movie, the contemporary classic dark comedy, In Bruges .

Comedian Louis D. Michael joins Johnny for a chat about George A. Romero's immortal zombie classic, Dawn of the Dead, and so ensues one of the most fun yet philosophical episodes yet.  Louis's podcast "Free Consultation": https://anchor.fm/free-consultation

Johnny talks to actress and singer Natalya Swartz  about Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a formative childhood film for both of them. Hopefully you've seen the film before you hear the dialogue get horribly butchered to death.