JON RONSON co-wrote the screenplays for “Frank” & “Okja” and he enjoyed our coverage of those films enough to join us for a conversation about them, as well as about a film he thinks the world is wrong about, “Pride” from 2014.

In 1992 Ben Stiller, along with Janeane Garofolo, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick, Dana Gould, John F. O Donoghue, Dino Stamatopoulos & Judd Apatow initiated the acerbic meta-comedy of the 90’s with “The Ben Stiller Show” for which they were rewarded with an Emmy AFTER they were cancelled by Fox.

How do you make a movie steeped in 80’s nostalgia without having it be a major Spielberg-fest? You get Spielberg to direct it!

In 2004 Spielberg and Hanks teamed up for “The Terminal” a film that lives up to its name if not its reputation. AJ Gonzalez of The Director’s Wall joins the podcast to discuss.

Jurassic Park 3 is perhaps the least loved of the series. Bethany Watson of The Acquired Taste podcast joins us to make the case for this Joe Johnston, Alexander Payne dino-comedy.

Director Paul Williams joins the podcast to discuss “Don Juan DeMarco” a film in which Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando explore the nature of sanity and reality in this mature and endearing mid-90’s sex comedy.

William Richert’s adaptation of Richard Condon’s assassination novel is the star-studded pinnacle of 1970’s paranoid cinema crossed with a very dark and dry and dirty comedy.

“State Of Grace” is the film that should have ensured the whole world learned how to pronounce Phil Joanou’s last name. For reasons we will explore with guest co-host Zack Carlson…it didn’t work out that way.

Henry Bean, the writer/director of “The Believer” which is based upon the true story of a New York Jew who became a Long Island Nazi and killed himself after being outed by the New York Times…insists his film is a comedy. Bean (and producer Christopher Roberts) join the podcast to unpack the film which launched Ryan Gosling’s film career.

“Don’s Plum” is a horror film on two levels. The film itself explores the terror of 1990’s “pussy posse”. The events surrounding the film’s non-release is a different kind of Hollywood horror story, one we explore with screenwriter Dale Wheatley.

“Okja” is a monster film with a huge heart and a wicked sense of humor from director Bong Joon-ho with screenwriter Jon Ronson. This episode features guest co-host Jen Brown of Genre Graveyard.

Mike Nichols and Jack Nicholson made 4 films together and contrary to popular opinion, this is as good as any of them.

In 1977 James Bridges cashed in his “Paper Chase” cred to make this deeply personal film about the effect of James Dean’s death on a group of young Arkansans played by a supremely talented group of newcomers to the screen. Alex Simon of The Hollywood Interview is our guest co-host for this episode.

Estranged brothers have strange powers in this strange movie from the mind of Vince Gilligan.

One of the best films about being in a band, wanting to be in a band, and the creative process in general.

Andras & Bryan respond to listener correspondence, give the listeners their homework for the upcoming season, and fill in one last remaining bit of business from Season One…”Accidental Hero”.

A haunted film that’s also one of the greatest musicals, written by one of the greatest songwriters, featuring some of the greatest singers with the one of the greatest instrumentalists of all time.

Screenwriter Steven Peros joins the episode to discuss “The Missouri Breaks”, a film that is as great as the sum of its parts and its parts are…well…pretty great!

After celebrating “The Hi-Lo Country” we couldn’t help ourselves, and we fell into the deep well of Stephen Frears’ filmography. You have nothing to Frear but Frears himself.

Stephan Frears’ noir western melodrama came and went without making any significant impact in 1998 and remains unavailable on any streaming source as of this recording. We think it’s time this film and it’s journeyman director got some renewed attention. “The Hi-Lo Country” serves as our jumping off point to explore Frear’s complete filmography.