This Movie Saved My Life

John and Miles give their top 5 for 2023, plus honorable mentions. 

For our holiday episode, Miles and John discuss their favorite Christmas films and the 30th anniversary of the release of Tombstone. 

Miles watches The Big Lebowski for the first time. For our next installment of our L.A. on Film series, John and Miles talk about the Coen Brother's L.A. noir comedy, which celebrates its 25 year anniversary this year. 

John and Miles discuss David Fincher's latest film The Killer alongside Jean-Pierre Melville's neo-noir masterpiece Le Samourai (1967)

We're back with our special guest, singer and songwriter Courtney Fortune, for another conversation about all things spooky and macabre. In this episode, we talk about Lamb (2021) and The Lighthouse (2019). 

We're joined by podcaster and writer Shawn C. Baker from The Horror Vision podcast to talk about Fallen (1998) and 90s horror films. 

John and Miles discuss Barbenheimer, other recent films they've seen, SAG/WGA strike, and a farewell to Jane Birkin, Angus McCloud, and Paul Reubens. 

John and Miles talk about Indiana Jones, why Wes Anderson films are just ok, the WGA strike, and season 2 of The Bear. 

In their new installment of "Los Angeles and Film," John and Miles talk about Nicolas Winding Refn's Neo-noir masterpiece Drive. 

John and Miles do another all-night episode. Listen as they dive in to 4 surprise films. 

John and Miles discuss the new HBO drama series The Last of Us. Listen as we talk about Mortal Kombat, panoramic spectacle, the show's scariest moment, and the best performances. We also have some questions for listeners who have played the video game. 

Listen as John and Miles discuss what is great and not-so-great about films from the 1990s, focusing on The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993) and Fallen Angels (Wong Kar Wai, 1995).

John and Miles talk about Cocaine Bear. Enough said. 

John and Miles discuss recent film releases, the Sundance Film Festival, and what makes a sympathetic villain. 

In this end of the year episode, John and Miles discuss the magic of David Bowie: "Moonage Daydream" (Brett Morgan, 2022) and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (Nagisa Oshima, 1983)

John and Miles gush over Pearl (Ti West, 2022) and RRR (SS Rajamouli, 2022), and give a lukewarm reaction to White Lotus. 

Happy Halloween from This Movie Saved My Life podcast! Listen as John and Miles are joined by Mile's sister: singer and songwriter Courtney Fortune. In this episode, the three of them discuss why they love horror films, as well as conversations about Possession (1981), Phenomena (1985), The Host (2006/2020), and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006). Additionally, John and Miles would like to d...

Miles and John talk about Prey (2022) and The Revenant (2015): two masterful films about the dark side of America's colonial legacy, indigenous history, and environmental destruction. We also discuss recent films such as Pearl, Moonage Daydream, and The Good Boss. 

Miles and John talk about the Hulu series The Bear, Jordan Peele's Nope, road trips through New England, Stephen King's scariest (audible.com) novel, and Emily the Criminal. 

John and Miles explore the films of Sean Baker: Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), and Red Rocket (2021), as well as Fellini's 8 1/2 and Top Gun: Maverick. 

John and Miles are back to talk about how Gaspar Noe's Climax and HBO's Euphoria is the ultimate double feature pairing. They also discuss the A24 aesthetic and Danny Boyle's Hulu drama Pistol. 

In our second installment of Los Angeles and Film, Miles and I discuss Michael Mann's epic L.A. crime drama Heat. Listen as we discuss L.A. geography and rank Pacino films based on the amount of yelling. 

Miles and I travel to the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, where we are joined by special guest: writer and film programmer Tova Gannana. Listen as we discuss how to teach history with film, Marilyn Monroe, Will Smith, 50s melodrama, and much more! 

Listen as Miles and I discuss our favorite films from the Seattle International Film Festival

Listen as John and Miles talk about You Won't Be Alone (Goran Stolevski, 2022).