All Episodes

Ep 336: “Farewell, My Concubine” (1993) Epic Masterpiece About Love & Opera in 20th-Century China

Ep 335: Movie Archer Special - Picking the Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

Ep 334: “2046” (2004) Sci-Fi Sequel to Wong Kar-wai’s Masterpiece & Love Letter to 1960’s Hong Kong

Ep 333: “The Handmaiden” (2016) Park Chan-wook Adaptation of Fingersmith is a Puzzle-box of Passions

Ep 332: “Seven Samurai” (1954) International Cinema Month Begins with Akira Kurosawa’s Masterpiece

Ep 331: “Punch Drunk Love” (2002) Off-Beat LA Rom-Com Concerning Phone Sex, Pudding, and First Love

Ep 330: “Crazy, Stupid, Love” (2011) Midlife Crisis Rom-Com about Divorce, Dating, and Coming of Age

Ep 329: “Challengers” (2024) Teen Romance, American Tennis, and a Punishing 13-Year Love Triangle

Ep 328: “The Age of Innocence” (1993) A Gilded Age Love Triangle that Censures New York Society

Ep 327: “Before Midnight” (2013) Love in the Forties, Life After Divorce, and Maybe a Greek Tragedy

Ep 326: “Before Sunset” (2004) 30-Something Angst, Divorce, and the Lovers’ Reunion on the Seine

Ep 325: Prestige Romance “Before Sunrise” (1995) A Whirlwind Night of Love and Philosophy in Vienna

Ep 324: “The Apartment” (1960) Romance in the Time of Organizational and Sexual Politics

Ep 323: “It Happened One Night” (1934) How This Classic Swept the Oscars and Invented the RomCom

Ep 322: “Sabrina” (1954) A Love Triangle, a Parisian Makeover, and a Long Island Cinderella

Ep 321: “Heated Rivalry” (2026) The Game-Changing Romance Series that Started a Booktok Revolution

Ep 320: “Off Campus” (Prime, 2026) Summer of Love Kicks Off With Hockey’s Hottest (Straight) Romance

Ep 319: “Blade Runner” (1982) A Dystopian Exploration of Humanity and Identity in a Neon-Soaked Future

Ep 318: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) A New Vision of Spider-Man [Hopeful Sci-Fi]

Ep 317: “Arrival” (2016) When a Friendly Alien Invasion Reveals Underlying Human Chaos

Ep 316: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022) A Multiversal Odyssey of Family & Philosophy

Ep 315: “The Fifth Element” (1997) An Unhinged Sci-Fi Future Where Love & Fabulousness Conquer Evil

Ep 314: “Foundation” (AppleTV, 2021- ) Asimov’s Masterpiece of Empire, Revolt, and Humanity’s Future

Ep 313: “Project Hail Mary” (2026) The Film, The Book, and the Little Rocky Who Could

Ep 312: [Guest Episode] Rainy Day Rabbit Holes Presents Unhinged History: The WA Tylenol Murders

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)

Ep 260: Fall Into More of the 28 Best Back-to-School Films, According to Collider (Part 2)

Ep 259: Fall Into the 28 Best Back-to-School Films According to Collider (Part 1)

Ep 258: Is She “The Worst Person in the World” (2021)? Exploring Modern Love & A Messy Protagonist

Ep 257: Reviewing “Carol” (2015) Todd Haynes’ Period Masterpiece of 1950s Forbidden Love

Ep 256: “WALL-E” Astrology — What Star Signs Are These Classic PIXAR Characters (Mini)

Ep 255: Reviewing “WALL·E” (2008) PIXAR’s 21st-Century Robot Masterpiece

Ep 254: “Alien: Earth” (2025, Hulu) An Alien Prequel Questing for Immortality (Mini)

Ep 253: Unraveling “Phantom Thread” (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) and the Toxin Politics of Love

Ep 252: Are We “Materialists”? Love, Capitalism, and Modern Relationships (Mini)

Ep 251: Reviewing “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (2019) Romance in the Age of Revolution

Ep 250: Let’s Talk About “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix, 2025)

Ep 249: 25 Best Netflix Original Series According to Entertainment Weekly (Part 2)

Ep 248: Entertainment Weekly’s List of 25 Best Netflix Original Series (Part 1)

Ep 247: Exploring “Past Lives” (2023): Destiny, Love, and Cultural Identity

Ep 246: Reviewing “Almost Famous” (2000) Cameron Crowe’s Love Letter to 70s Rock

Ep 245: Reviewing “Call Me By Your Name” (2017) and Summer in 1983 Italy

Ep 244: Reviewing “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004, dir. Michel Gondry) in 2025

Ep 243: Is “Parasite” (2019, Dir. Bong Joon Ho) the Best Movie of the 21st Century?

Ep 242: Best 50 Movies of the 21st Century According to the New York Times List

Ep 241: New York Times’ List of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (Part 1)

Ep 240: Revisiting “Heathers” (1989, Dir. Michael Lehmann) the Cult Comedy that Made Mean Girls

Ep 239: Reviewing “Jaws” (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg) on its 50th Anniversary

Ep 238: Ranking All the “Alien” Movies From Best to Worst (1979 - 2024) with Shea Drury

Ep 237: Is “Alien vs. Predator” (2004, dir. Paul W.S. Anderson) Actually Great?

Ep 236: Revisiting “Alien: Resurrection” (1997, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) A Forgotten 90s Gem