Loose Canon

On the latest episode of Loose Canon, Ella and Simon attempt to unpack Michael, the new Michael Jackson biopic, using it as a frame of reference for understanding one of Hollywood's most resilient genres: the musician biopic, before jumping into an extensive conversation on why these movies are often atrocious. Ella and Simon then get into a discussion of two diamond's in the musician biopic rough, Amadeus (Ella's pick) and Better Man (Simon's pick).   Follow us on Letterboxd @loosecanonpod Follow us on Twitter @loosecanon_pod Contact us @ [email protected]

HERE'S PODDY! On this episode, Ella and Simon discuss one of the biggest artistic figures of the last century: Stephen King. First, there's much talk about two of the most recent--and not very successful--Stephen King Adaptations (The Monkey and The Life of Chuck), Stephen King's varied degree of involvement in movie adaptations of his works, his interesting filmic taste, and Ella and Simon's personal history with Stephen King, horror movies, and what it's like trying to see R-rated movies in theaters when you're under 17 years old. Finally, a lengthy discussion is held on The Shawshank Redemption (Ella's pick) and The Shining (Simon's pick).   Follow us on Letterboxd @loosecanonpod Follow us on Twitter @loosecanon_pod Contact us @ [email protected]

This week on Loose Cannon, Ella and Simon discuss reclaimed movies: movies that were initially critically and commercially panned but have since grown to become beloved films that are beloved. Ella brings Showgirls and Simon brings The Thing to the table.

On the newest episode of Loose Canon Ella and Simon discuss if Hollywood should reinstate the Hays Code, the best screwball comedy of 2025 (The Testament of Ann Lee), what makes a good credit sequence, and the defining characteristics of screwball comedies before centering the main conversation on the two selected movies of the week: Bringing Up Baby (Ella's pick) and The Lady Eve (Simon's pick).

Welcome to Loose Canon, a podcast where we (Ella and Simon) work to create an all-encompassing movie canon. Every week we pick a unique theme and each bring one movie that we believe best meets the criteria. One movie will be crowned victorious and added to the official Loose Canon. This week's theme is: Directorial Debuts. We discuss what makes a good directorial debut, some of our favorite debuts that didn't make the cut, Simon misremembers the plot of The Night of the Hunter, and we weigh the merits of two debuts from a couple of our favorite directors, Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) and Greta Gerwid (Lady Bird).