The Movies That Made Me
SpectreVision Radio
- 1 hour 21 minutesTHE MUMMY writer/director Lee Cronin
Writer/director Lee Cronin (THE MUMMY, EVIL DEAD RISE) breaks down the eight movies that made him before he turned 10 — plus movies he's seen since that deserve more shine.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026)
Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992)
Bad Taste (1987)
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Hole in the Ground (2019)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Jaws 3D (1983)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Commitments (1991)
Sing Street (2016)
Alien (1979)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
The Shining (1980)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Ringu (1998)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Local Hero (1983?)
The Holdovers (2023)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Evil Dead (1983)
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
Evil Dead (2013)
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Black Book (2006)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
The Exorcist (1973)
*Bug (2006)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Killer Joe (2012)
Sorcerer (1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Halo video game franchise (2001- )
Care Bears TV series (1985)
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining book by J. W. Rinzler and Lee Unkrich (2023)
TFH Guru Fede Alvarez
The Fear of God: Twenty-Five Years of The Exorcist documentary by Mark Kermode (1998)
Bug play by Tracy Letts (1996)
The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles
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21 April 2026, 2:00 pm - 1 hour 28 minutesSeverin Films' David Gregory
Severin Films co-founder David Gregory joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down five of his favorite movies that Severin has released in special restorations, and five that he wishes Severin could, one day, release!
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Frightmare (1974)
Satan’s Slave (1976)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Supervixens (1975)
The Night God Screamed (1971)
Black Snake (1973)
The Seven Minutes (1971)
*The Nanny (1965)
Delicatessen (1991)
Amelie (2001)
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
Fear in the Night (1972)
Blood and Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol (2026)
The System of Doctor Goudron a.k.a. The Lunatics (1913)
Figures de Cire (1914)
Piranha (1978)
Shivers (1975)
*Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971)
Satan’s Sadists (1969)
Five Bloody Graves (1969)
I Spit on Your Corpse (1974)
Blow-Out (1981)
The Howling (1981)
Satan’s Mistress (1982)
*Bloody Moon (1981)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Pieces (1982)
Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
El Topo (1970)
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Santa Sangre (1989)
Psycho (1960)
*Threads (1984)
The Bodyguard (1992)
L.A. Story (1981)
Dante’s Peak (1997)
Kess (1969)
The Day After (1983)
The War Game (1967)
The Full Monty (1997)
*Blood for Dracula a.k.a. Young Dracula (1974)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Bicycle Thief a.k.a. The Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1964)
Taste of Fear (1961)
Diabolique (1955)
Brides of Dracula (1960)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
*Unhinged (1982)
Nightmare a.k.a. Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)
*Exit the Dragon Enter the Tiger (1976)
The Tattoo Connection (1978)
Edge of Fury (1978)
Fist of Fury II (1977)
The Dragon Lives Again a.k.a. Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jaws (1975)
*The Last Shark a.k.a. The Great White (1981)
The Inglorious Bastards (1977)
Jaws II (1978)
They Call Me Bruce (1982)
Grizzly (1976)
Alien (1979)
Terminator (1984)
Shocking Dark a.k.a. Terminator II (1989)
Aliens (1986)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Cruel Jaws a.k.a. Jaws 5 (1995)
*I Don’t Want to Be Born (1975)
The Exorcist (1973)
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Doberman (1997)
The Doberman Gang (1972)
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World (2018)
Les Vampires (1915)
L'ibis Bleu (1919)
The Devils (1971)
Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of The Devils (2002)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Russ Meyer
Synapse Film
Mike Leigh
Peter Greenaway
Our Kier-la Janisse and Caelum Vatnsdal podcast episode
The Criterion Collection
Jimmy Sangster
Hammer Films
Ralph Bates
Joan Collins
Al Adamson
The Grand Guignol Theatre in France
The Cinéma français
BFI
Edgar Allan Poe
Barbara Steele
David Cronenberg
Schlock-O-Rama: The Films of Al Adamson book by David Konow (1998)
The Goldman Theatre in Philadelphia
Severin’s new show My Fleapit, My Palace
Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco book by Stephen Thrower (2020)
Video nasties
Margaret Thatcher
Lucio Fulci
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alan Klein
Claudio Argento
Dario Argento
The TLA in Philadelphia
Ken Loach
BBC
PBS
Udo Kier
Andy Warhol
Dark Winds TV series (2022- )
Scooby-Doo franchise
Peter Cushing
Vinegar Syndrome
Kino Lorber
The Nanny novel by Evelyn Piper (1964)
William Dix
Warner Bros.
Bruce Lee
The Shaw Brothers
Golden Harvest Films
Elvis Presley
Laurel and Hardy
Emanuelle
James Bond
Quentin Tarantino
The New Beverly Cinema
Universal Pictures
Film Ventures International
Vic Morrow
American International Pictures
Peter Medak
Radiance Films
Jeunet
Marc Caro
Monica Bellucci
Polygram Films
The Nuart Theatre
The Egyptian Theatre
Missing Movies organization
Paula Maxa
Ken Russell
TFH Guru Guillermo del Toro
Mark Kermode
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14 April 2026, 2:00 pm - 1 hour 23 minutesFOR ALL MANKIND visual effects maestro Todd Sheridan Perry
Our podcast The Movies That Made Me returns from our post-Oscar hiatus with a brand-new guest! Visual effects supervisor and artist Todd Sheridan Perry breaks down the top 10 visual effects shots that made him with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Infested (2002)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Star Wars (1977)
Tron (1982)
The Abyss (1989)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Dead Alive (1992)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Number 17 (1932)
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
Flesh Gordon (1974)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Jack The Giant Killer (1962)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1941 (1979)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Piranha (1978)
Caveman (1981)
Battle Beyond The Stars (1980)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
Independence Day (1996)
Seconds (1966)
Superman (1978)
Innerspace (1987)
The Gate (1987)
Bad Taste (1987)
Meet The Feebles (1989)
Forgotten Silver (1995)
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
The Call of the Wild (2020)
F1 (2025)
Tron: Ares (2025)
Heat (1995)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Robert Wise
TFH Guru Roger Corman
For All Mankind TV series (2019)
Star City TV series (2026- )
I’m A Virgo TV series (2023)
Boots Riley
John Dykstra
Georges Melies
James Whale
Peter Jackson
Alfred Hitchcock
The Dick Cavett Show TV series (1968-88)
Ray Harryhausen
David Allen
Jim Danforth
TFH Guru Rick Baker
Charles Band
Gregory Jein
John Carpenter
Doug Beswick
Jim Aupperle
Bill Hedge
Laine Liska
Star Trek franchise
Battlestar Galactica TV series (1978-79)
Dennis Muren
Joe Viskocil
Douglas Trumbell
Robert Abel
Mat Beck
Jerry Goldsmith
John Frankenheimer
Christopher Reeve
Margot Kidder
Weta Workshop
Halo TV series (2022-24)
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
James Cameron
Bryan Cranston
Darryl Zanuck
Jack Warner
Los Angeles International Airport
Robert De Niro
Michael Mann
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7 April 2026, 2:00 pm - 1 minute 55 secondsThe Movies That Made Me WILL RETURN
In case you haven't noticed, we've been off the last couple of weeks! We've been working double-time for a while, often bringing you two episodes a week as we plowed through this amazing recent awards season. Hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante will return in TWO WEEKS with brand-new episodes of The Movies That Made Me, starting with a supercool video episode April 7!
Until then, see you at the movies...
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24 March 2026, 6:07 pm - 20 minutes 1 secondTRAILER SHOW: Emilie Blichfeldt
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with THE UGLY STEPSISTER writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt on the latest episode of our podcast The Movies That Made Me!
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6 March 2026, 4:00 pm - 1 hour 25 minutesTHE UGLY STEPSISTER writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt
THE UGLY STEPSISTER writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt unwraps her favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante!
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Grimm’s Fairy Tales for Adults (1969)
The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Secret Agent (2025)
Marty Supreme (2025)
Amelie (2001)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Delicatessen (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Dogville (2003)
Involuntary (2008)
Play (2011)
The Square (2017)
Fat Girl (2001)
Enter the Void (2009)
Crash (1996)
Crash (2005)
A History of Violence (2005)
Videodrome (1983)
Dead Ringers (1988)
eXistenZ (1999)
The Fly (1986)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Raw (2016)
Midsommar (2019)
Titane (2021)
Immoral Tales (1973)
The Beast (1975)
Babygirl (2025)
Wuthering Heights (2026)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
The Godfather (1972)
The Sweet East (2023)
Good Time (2017)
Funny Pages (2022)
Tess (1979)
Chinatown (1974)
Total Recall (1990)
Alien (1979)
Point Break (1991)
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Two Towers (2002)
The Return of the King (2003)
Titanic (1997)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our Kleber Mendonça Filho podcast episode
Our Josh Safdie podcast episode
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland novel by Lewis Carroll (1865)
Kim’s Video in New York
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3 March 2026, 3:00 pm - 30 minutes 51 secondsTRAILER SHOW: Will Tracy
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with BUGONIA writer Will Tracy on the latest episode of The Movies That Made Me!
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27 February 2026, 2:00 pm - 1 hour 14 minutesBUGONIA writer Will Tracy
BUGONIA screenwriter Will Tracy talks to The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante about his 10 favorite "held captive" movies!
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Bugonia (2025)
Save the Green Planet! (2003)
The Menu (2022)
Murder, He Says (1945)
After Hours (1985)
Something Wild (1986)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Videodrome (1983)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Reign of Terror, a.k.a. The Black Book (1949)
El Cid (1961)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Phone Booth (2002)
Lifeboat (1944)
Devil (2010)
Zone of Interest (2023)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
No Exit (1962)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Last Detail (1973)
Innerspace (1987)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Misery (1990)
Gerald’s Game (2017)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2007)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Vanishing (1988)
The Vanishing (1991)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Rear Window (1954)
Vertigo (1958)
North By Northwest (1959)
Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Captive Women (1952)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Last Stop in Yuma County (2023)
Key Largo (1948)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Incident (1967)
Collateral (2004)
One Battle After Another (2025)
A History of Violence (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
TFH Guru Illeana Douglas
The Cum Town podcast
Our Chapo Trap House podcast episode
Our Andrew Hickie podcast episodes
A History of Rock in 500 Songs podcast
Our Ari Aster podcast episodes
Our Brian Helgeland podcast episode
The Ma and Pa Kettle movies
The Rifleman TV series (1958-63)
TFH Guru Larry Cohen
Misery novel by Stephen King (1987)
Gerald’s Game novel by Stephen King (1992)
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24 February 2026, 2:00 pm - 24 minutes 51 secondsTRAILER SHOW: Josh Safdie
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with MARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie on the latest episode of The Movies That Made Me!
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20 February 2026, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 31 minutesMARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie
MARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie unpacks his favorite movies with podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Marty Supreme (2025)
Burying the Ex (2015)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
King of New York (1990)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
The Funerals (1996)
The Addiction (1995)
4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011)
Tomasso (2019)
The Driller Killer (1979)
Ms .45 (1981)
Go Go Tales (2007)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
A Woman Under the Influence
*Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
Hero (1992)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1979)
The Brood (1979)
*Fire in the Sky (1993)
*Matinee (1993)
*A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Lost Boys (1987)
*Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
*E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
*The Shining (1980)
*Misery (1990)
Popeye (1980)
The Leprechaun (1992)
Mandy (2018)
The Princess Bride (1987)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
*The 400 Blows (1959)
*Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
*The Red Balloon (1956)
White Mane (1953)
Gremlins (1984)
*The Running Man (1987)
The Terminator (1984)
The King of Comedy (1983)
Total Recall (1990)
Robocop (1987)
*Above The Rim (1994)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
*Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
*Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Stayin’ Alive (1983)
Carrie (1976)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
A Nightmare on Elm Street series
The Shining novel by Stephen King (1977)
TFH Guru Mick Garris
The Shining miniseries (1997)
Our Panos Cosmatos podcast episode
The History of Bones: A Memoir book by John Lurie (2021)
Welcome Back, Kotter TV series (1975-78)
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17 February 2026, 2:00 pm - 22 minutes 51 secondsTRAILER SHOW: The McManus Brothers
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with REDUX REDUX writers/directors Kevin and Matthew McManus on Friday's episode of The Movies That Made Me!
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