My Movie DNA

In episode 51, Johnny talks to Auckland-based film student and future filmmaker Levi Fifita-Lamb.Levi has just kicked off a brilliant web video series where he rates and reviews Auckland’s cinema landscape. You can find the first instalment here. Johnny and Levi's chat includes a discussion around pivoting from Pixar and the MCU into Taika Waititi and PTA, they talk about Gal Gadot’s stellar acting career, and they get into such safe subjects as O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, and Woody Allen.This conversation was recorded face to face in early July of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support.You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email [email protected] out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, available wherever you get your podcasts. 

In episode 50, Johnny talks to Lee Hardman and Dave Lawton from the Something Wicked podcast.Lee and Dave are two friends from Manchester who started podcasting after Dave left the city and moved to North Wales. Something Wicked is one of Johnny's favourite podcasts and, as mentioned at length during this episode, it served as the inspiration for the creation of My Movie DNA.Their show has been described as ‘For purveyors of the dark, weird, fascinating and brilliant…a podcast that is both reverent and irreverent. Something wicked this way comes!’This chat includes a discussion about the giants of American cinema: Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg and William Friedkin, they talk at length about one of the films often discussed on Something Wicked, William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist III, and they, incredulously, go for a dog walk in the Welsh countryside with Sharleen Spiteri from ‘90s Scottish rock band Texas.This conversation was recorded online in mid-March of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support.You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email [email protected] out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, available wherever you get your podcasts. 

In episode 49, Johnny talks to author, comedian and filmmaker Jason Klamm.Jason is the author of the new book Ferris Bueller…You’re My Hero, the definitive behind-the-scenes account of John Hughes’ 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The book explores how John Hughes’ creative hot streak produced one of the most beloved comedies ever made, and is lovingly pulled together from 125 exclusive interviews with the film’s cast and crew, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck and members of the Hughes family.You can find Ferris Bueller…You’re My Hero at all good bookstores, or online through 1984 Publishing. Johnny and Jason's chat includes a discussion about the longevity of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and what makes the film resonate to this day, they talk about one wild time-loop theory that will change the way you look at the film, and they struggle to cast a 2026 remake of the film, because who needs to see Tom Holland or Timothée Chalamet in anything ever again?This conversation was recorded online in early July of 2026. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant podcast music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support.You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email [email protected] out Johnny's new podcast series, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500 Films: A Journey Through Genre Cinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, available wherever you get your podcasts.