Midday Movies

Ep 311: [Guest Episode] Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle | Interlude II — House Call

Ep 310: Reviewing "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere" (2026 Netflix) & Predatory Online Spaces

Ep 309: Reviewing "F1: The Movie” (2025): A Tale of Mavericks, Underdogs, and Near-Reality Racing

Ep 308: Reviewing "Vladimir" (Netflix, 2026): Academia, Obsession, and the Depths of Midlife Crisis

Ep 307: Reviewing "Hamnet" (2025): Romance, Grief, and Magical Realism (Oscars 2026)

Ep 306: Reviewing "Young Sherlock" (Prime, 2026) Guy Richie’s Punchy Teen Sherlock Takes on Oxford

Ep 305: Reviewing "The Secret Agent" (2025): Corruption, Carnivale, and the Shadows of Dictatorship

Ep 304: 2026 Oscar Predictions & Picks in Advance of the 98th Annual Academy Awards

Ep 303: Reviewing “Sentimental Value": Trauma, Artistic Alchemy, and Echoes of WWII (Oscars 2026)

Ep 302: Reviewing “Train Dreams": Love, Grief and Alienation on the American Frontier (Oscars 2026)

Ep 301: Reviewing “Raging Bull" (1980) An American Tragedy and the Best Film Editing Of All Time

Ep 300: Top 10 Films You Must See For the Editing (“Filmmaker’s Book of Ten” by Steven Bernstein)

Ep 299: Reviewing “One Battle After Another” and the Ongoing American Revolution [2026 Oscar Movies]

Ep 298: Reviewing “Bugonia”: Bees, Conspiracies, and the Battle of Ideologies [2026 Oscar Movies]

Ep 297: Reviewing “Fallout: Season 2” (2026) Factions, Family Struggles, and the Fight for New Vegas

Ep 296: Unpacking the 2026 Oscar Nominations: Documentaries, Animation, and Best Picture Contenders

Ep 295: Reviewing “The Beauty” (Hulu, 2026) A Ryan Murphy Style Parable of the Fountain of Youth

Ep 294: Reviewing “Days of Heaven” (1978, Terrence Malick) Sin and Sunset Cinematography

Ep 293: Top 10 Films You Must See For Cinematography (“Filmmaker’s Book of Ten” by Steven Bernstein)

Ep 292: [Guest Episode] Mysterious PNW discusses the Seattle Death Museum

Ep 291: Reviewing "The Sweet Smell of Success" (1957) and the Dark Art of Dialogue

Ep 290: Top 10 Films You Must See For Screenwriting (“Filmmaker’s Book of Ten” by Steven Bernstein)

Ep 289: Reviewing “Paris, Texas” (1984, dir. Wim Wenders) and the Sublime Ruins of America

Ep 288: Top 10 Directors Whose Work You Must See (“Filmmaker’s Book of Ten” by Steven Bernstein)

Ep 287: 25 Motivational Films to Kickstart Your 2026 New Year’s Resolutions (Part 2)

Ep 286: 25 Motivational Films to Kickstart Your 2026 New Year’s Resolutions (Part 1)

Ep 285: Reviewing “Die Hard” (1988) The Ultimate Classic Christmas Action Film

Ep 284: Reliving “A Christmas Story” (1983) AFI’s Classic Holiday Movie in 2025

Ep 283: Reviewing Hulu’s Holiday Hit, “Happiest Season” (2020)

Ep 282: Reviewing “An American Tail” (1986) AFI’s Favorite Holiday Movie About Coming to America

Ep 281: Top 10 Holiday Movies According to American Film Institute (AFI)

Ep 280: AFI's Top 21 Classic Holiday Movies to Celebrate a Festive 2025 (Part 1)

Ep 279: Reimagining “Frankenstein” (2025, Guillermo Del Toro) with Jen & Sarah from Movies & Us Pod

Ep 278: Reviewing “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) with Steven Bernstein (Cinematographer/Writer/Director)

Ep 277: Reviewing “Weapons” (2025) and The Consequences of Disappearing School Children

Ep 276: Industry Insights & “GRQ the Movie” with Hollywood Writer-Director Steven Bernstein

Ep 275: Reviewing “The Unbinding” (2023, Documentary) When Supernatural Horror Comes with Receipts

Ep 274: Reviewing “28 Years Later” (2025, Danny Boyle) Tender, Kaleidoscopic Post-Brexit Apocalypse

Ep 273: Reviewing “1923” (2022) The “Yellowstone” Prequel Starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren

Ep 272: Exploring HBO's “John Adams” (2008) We Talk Founding Fathers for Election Day 2025

Ep 271: Ode to “Scream” (1996, Wes Craven) Harper Bazaar’s #1 Best Halloween Film

Ep 270: Returning to “Psycho” (1960) Hitchcock’s Masterpiece that Changed Horror Cinema Forever

Ep 269: Gothic Horror and French New Wave Collide in “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (2014)

Ep 268: Japanese Folkloric Horror & the War-Torn Wilds of “Onibaba” (1964)

Ep 267: Reclaiming “Jennifer's Body” (2009) Misunderstood Teen Horror Turned Cult Favorite

Ep 266: Remember the Witchy Halloween Romance Classic “Practical Magic” (1998)?

Ep 265: Is “Midsommar” (2019) A Horror Masterpiece About Empowerment or Something Else?

Ep 264: Reviewing “Train to Busan” (2016) The Korean Zombie Film That Revitalized the Industry

Ep 263: Ultimate List of 25 Best Halloween Movies (Harper’s BAZAAR, Part 2)

Ep 262: Ultimate List of 25 Best Halloween Movies (Harper’s BAZAAR, Part 1)