The Movies That Made Me
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- 1 hour 24 minutesIF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU writer/director Mary Bronstein
Mary Bronstein discusses a few of her favorite formative films with Josh Olson.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
If You Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)
Repulsion (1965)
Antichrist (2009)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Marty Supreme (2025)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
Shampoo (1975)
The Matrix (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Wanda (1971)
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
Gypsy (1962)
West Side Story (1961)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
The Hot Rock (1972)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
Bus Stop (1956)
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
TFH Guru Illeana Douglas’ Connecticut in the Movies book (2023)
NYU
Blockbuster Video
PBS
Turner Classic Movies
The Video Archives rental shop in Manhattan Beach, CA and later Hermosa Beach, CA
Quentin Tarantino
Kim’s Video shop in NYC
Warren Beatty
Faye Dunaway
Arthur Penn
Jean Luc Godard
Natalie Wood
Eliah Kazan
Ella Beatty
Howard Hughes
Rosalind Russell
Steve McQueen
Robert Redford
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Betty Davis
Joan Crawford
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV series (1962-92)
The Academy Awards
James Dean
Raymond Massey
East of Eden novel by John Steinbeck (1952)
Nicholas Ray
Rose Byrne
Marilyn Monroe
Lee Strasberg
The Actor’s Studio
Brad Pitt
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16 December 2025, 8:00 am - 25 minutes 16 secondsTRAILER SHOW: Bryan Fuller
Featured trailers for films mentioned in the previous episode.
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12 December 2025, 8:20 am - 1 hour 42 minutesDUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller
DUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller discusses his favorite gateway horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins (1984)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
The Running Man (2025)
Dust Bunny (2025)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Explorers (1985)
Piranha (1978)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Howling (1981)
Coma (1978)
The Great Train Robbery (1976)
The ‘Burbs (1989)
Alien (1979)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Humanoids From The Deep (1980)
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Scream (1996)
The Terminator (1984)
Time Bandits (1981)
Mad Max (1979)
Weapons (2025)
Hostel (2005)
Saw (2004)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Poltergeist (1982)
Star Wars (1977)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
ET The Extraterrestrial (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Stand By Me (1985)
Goonies (1985)
The Shining (1980)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Casino Royale (2006)
The Black Hole (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Bambi (1941)
Escape From Witch Mountain (1975)
The Cat From Outer Space (1978)
The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Grimm's Fairy Tales of Lustful Couples (1969)
Silent Running (1971)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1983)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990)
Die Hard (1988)
Rocky (1976)
Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf (1985)
Howling III: The Marsupials (1988)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
George Lazenby
TFH Guru Edgar Wright
Lily Allen
David Harbour
Hannibal TV series (2013-15)
Laurence Fishburne
Columbia Pictures
Our Ethan Hawke podcast episode
Jerry Goldsmith
Pino Donaggio
Brian De Palma
David Byrne
Brian Eno
John Williams
Alien photo novel by Richard J Anobile (1979)
Star Trek TV series (1966-68)
Battlestar Galactica TV series (1978-79)
Johnny Mathis
Watchmen graphic novel series by Alan Moore (1986-87)
Pushing Daisies TV series (2007-09)
Sean Connery
Terry Gilliam
Sid Sheinberg
Tobe Hooper
Steven Spielberg
Amblin
Craig T. Nelson
JoBeth Williams
TFH Guru John Sayles
Bryan’s Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror TV series (2022)
Wil Wheaton
River Phoenix
Louise Fletcher
Jim Henson
The Muppet Show TV series (1976-81)
Zach Galligan
Kate Capshaw
Harrison Ford
Walt Disney Pictures
The Love Boat
Ernest Borgnine
Joseph Bottoms
Shudder
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Bruce Dern
Wolfgang Petersen
Barrett Oliver
James Bond
Sybil Danning
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9 December 2025, 8:00 am - 25 minutes 10 secondsTRAILER SHOW: Daniel Bessner
Featured trailers for movies discussed with Daniel Bessner
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5 December 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesAMERICAN PRESTIGE host, historian and author Daniel Bessner
Author/historian Daniel Bessner discusses his favorite dystopian films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Vanishing Point (1971)
Mad Max (1971)
Casablanca (1941)
Looper (2012)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Chronicle (2012)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Black Panther (2018)
Knives Out (2019)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Children of Men (2010)
Idiocracy (2006)
The Matrix (1999)
The Animatrix (2003)
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
They Live (1988)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Minority Report (2002)
Magnolia (1999)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Escape From LA (1996)
Escape From New York (1981)
Robocop (1987)
The Warriors (1979)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988)
The Fisher King (1991)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Brazil (1985)
Time Bandits (1981)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Gattaca (1997)
Mad Max (1979)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
The American Cinematheque in Los Angeles
Daniel’s American Prestige podcast
Daniel’s “Life and Death of Hollywood" article in Harper’s Bazaar
Poker Face TV series (2023- )
Laura Dern
Carrie Fisher
Clive Owen
Julianne Moore
Lana Wachowski
Lily Wachowski
Keith David
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Joe Pantoliano
John Carpenter
Harlan Ellison
Tom Cruise
The Mission: Impossible film franchise
Philip K. Dick
Steven Spielberg
Max von Sydow
Kurt Russell
Peter Fonda
“Theme From New York, New York” song by Frank Sinatra (1977)
12 Monkeys TV series (2015-18)
Bruce Willis
Brad Pitt
Terry Gilliam
The Occupy Wall Street movement
V for Vendetta graphic novel series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (1982-89)
Ethan Hawke
Jude Law
Ernest Borgnine
Nicholas Hoult
Tom Hardy
Charlize Theron
George Miller
Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road book by Kyle Buchanan (2022)
The Star Wars franchise
The Indiana Jones franchise
Mel Gibson
Daniel’s American Prestige interview with Glen Lowry
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2 December 2025, 8:00 am - 26 minutes 59 secondsTRAILER SHOW: Edgar Wright
Selected trailers for movies discussed with Edgar Wright.
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14 November 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 24 minutesRUNNING MAN director Edgar Wright Returns!
Filmmaker/TFH Guru/Cinema Aficionado Edgar Wright returns to discuss a few of his favorite cinematic dystopian futures with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
The Running Man (2025)
Hellzapoppin (1941)
The Chocolate War (1988)
A Boy And His Dog (1975)
Soylent Green (1973)
The Second Civil War (1997)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (2007)
Halloween (2018)
The Howling (1981)
The Deadly Affair (1967)
A Deadly Affair (2017)
His Deadly Affair (2019)
Deadly Affair (2024)
Deadly Affair a.k.a. Star Struck (2000)
The Chain Reaction (1980)
Chain Reaction (1996)
Mad Max (1979)
Crash (1996)
Crash (2005)
Baby Driver (2017)
Boss Baby (2017)
Star Wars (1977)
The Ruins (2008)
The 10th Victim (1965)
The Prize of Peril (1983)
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
John Wick (2014)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Our Man Flint (1966)
In Like Flint (1967)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Barbarella (1968)
Modesty Blaise (1966)
Rollerball (1975)
Battle Royale (2000)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
The Detective (1968)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Terminator: Genisys (2015)
Punishment Park (1971)
Privilege (1967)
Culloden (1964)
The War Game (1966)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Threads (1984)
Logan’s Run (1976)
Walkabout (1971)
I Start Counting (1970)
The Shuttered Room (1967)
Looker (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The Creator (2023)
Prom Night (1980)
Scanners (1981)
Phantasm (1979)
Brazil (1985)
Blade Runner (1982)
1984 (1984)
Robocop (1987)
Total Recall (1990)
Robodoc (2023)
The Terminator (1984)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Delicatessen (1992)
A History of Violence (2005)
Super Vixens (1976)
Doberman (1997)
Demolition Man (1993)
Idiocracy (2006)
The Adventures of Ford Farlaine (1990)
Heathers (1988)
Death Race 2000 (1976)
Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
Our Lee Daniels podcast episode
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11 November 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 31 minutesCriterion Collection producer Karen Stetler
Karen Stetler shares some of her best experiences producing discs for The Criterion Collection with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Black Narcissus (1947)
The Apple (1980)
A History of Violence (2005)
Raging Bull (1980)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Scanners (1981)
Crash (1996)
The Brood (1979)
Videodrome (1983)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Citizen Kane (1941)
King Kong (1933)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (1979)
Time Bandits (1981)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
The Fisher King (1991)
The African Queen (1951)
Dark of the Sun (1968)
Sons and Lovers (1960)
I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Major Barbara (1941)
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
The Horse’s Mouth (1958)
*The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
*Cairo Station (1958)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Nashville (1975)
*3 Women (1977)
*McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Player (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
*Matewan (1987)
*Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
One False Move (1992)
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shaft (1971)
Shaft (2000)
The Terminator (1984)
*Withnail & I (1987)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
*The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
*Downhill Racer (1968)
The French Connection (1972)
War of the Worlds (1953)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1959)
Avatar (2009)
*The Prince of Tides (1991)
*Funny Girl (1968)
Yentil (1983)
The Tales of Hoffman (1951)
Birth of a Nation (1915)
A Matter of Life and Death (1956)
Mother (1996)
*The Dead (1987)
The Howling (1981)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
Michael Powell
Pia Zadora
The Criterion Collection
Menachem Golan
Severin Films
The Chicago International Film Festival
Bosch TV series (2014-21)
David Cronenberg
A History of Violence graphic novel by John Wagner (1997)
Janus Films
Martin Scorsese
Terry Gilliam
Sid Sheinberg
The Battle of Brazil book by Jack Mathews (1987)
Hunter S. Thompson
Ralph Steadman
Johnny Depp
Benicio del Toro
Richard LaGravense
Robin Williams
Our 2025 Halloween Jam episode
Emeric Pressburger
The Cannes Film Festival
ITV
Lauren Bacall
TFH Guru Larry Karaszewski
DH Lawrence
David Lean
Alex Corda
BAFTAAlec Guinness
Video Archives
Quentin TarantinoRitwik Ghatak
The Indiana National Film Archive
Film and Television Institute of India
The Criterion Channel
Playboy Magazine
Robert Altman
Sissy Spacek
Shelley Duvall
Vilmos Zsigmond
Keith Carradine
Michael Murphy
Rene Auberjonois
Graham Clifford
Ingmar Bergman
TFH Guru John Sayles
Walter Mosley’s Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins novel series
Attica Locke
Carl Franklin
Don Cheadle
Billy Bob Thornton
Denzel Washington
Picket Fences TV series
Woody Allen
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold novel by John Le Carre
Martin Ritt director
Richard Burton
Robert Redford
The Sundance Film Festival
Joe Jay Jalbert
Michael Ritchie
Gene Hackman
The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting by Craig Barron and Mark Cotta Vaz (2004)
Ben Bird
The Star Wars film franchise
Ray Harryhausen
Elliott Gould
Our RZA podcast episode
The Wu-Tang Clan
Ang Lee
TFH Guru Guillermo del Toro
Albert Brooks
John Huston
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28 October 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 46 minutesSpringsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author WARREN ZANES
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author Warren Zanes discusses the ten most important Bruce Springsteen songs.
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24 October 2025, 7:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutesSpringsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director SCOTT COOPER
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director Scott Cooper discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)
Crazy Heart (2009)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Tender Mercies (1983)
Black Mass (2015)
The Conversation (1974)
Badlands (1973)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Hostiles (2017)
Antlers (2021)
Heat (1995)
Thief (1981)
Ferrari (2024)
A Boy And His Dog (1975)
Unforgiven (1992)
A History of Violence (2005)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Spyder (2002)
Gerry (2002)
The Instigators (2024)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Se7en (1995)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
Deliver Me from Nowhere book by Warren Zanes (2023)
Our Warren Zanes podcast episode
Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
“Born To Run” song by Bruce Springsteen (1975)
"Dream Baby Dream" song by Suicide (1979), cover by Bruce Springsteen
Somewhere North of Nashville album by Bruce Springsteen (2025)
Nebraska ‘82: Expanded Edition album by Bruce Springsteen (2025)
Born In The USA album by Bruce Springsteen (1984)
“Darkness On The Edge Of Town” song by Bruce Springsteen (1978)
Our David Krumholtz podcast episode
“Mansion On The Hill” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
“My Father’s House” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
“Badlands” song by Bruce Springsteen
Miami Vice TV series (1984-89)
The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
Darkness On The Edge Of Town album by Bruce Springsteen (1978)
Our Casey Affleck podcast episode
TFH Guru Dennis Lehane
“Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989)
Petty: The Biography book by Warren Zanes (2015)
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21 October 2025, 7:00 am - 3 hours 3 minutesThe Movies That Made Me Halloween Jam 2025
It’s Halloween 2025, and The Movies That Made Me is getting gruesome. Josh and Joe call in the ghosts of episodes past for a wicked roundtable of horror favorites—ranging from cult curiosities to midnight movie masterpieces. If you crave atmosphere, mayhem, and monsters, this year’s Halloween Jam is your cinematic séance.
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