So It's Come to This: A Movie Podcast

This week, we're having a few small beers with "One Battle After Another." We talk about Paul Thomas Anderson, Leo, Benicio, Sean Penn's serious toddler walk, the movie's mix of action and comedy and how it stands among PTA's other films. Listen now.

This week, we're continuing our Robert Redford retrospective with 1993's seductive smash hit "Indecent Proposal." We talk about Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, the movie's infamous premise and its surprising love story. Listen now.

This week, we celebrate Robert Redford with 2018's "The Old Man & the Gun." We talk about the iconic actor's last starring role, Casey Affleck's sad face, Tom Waits' hair and how Redford changed the game in film. Listen now.

This week, we're living those high school nights with 1985's "Porky's Revenge!" We talk about the whole Porky's trilogy and how this movie makes the most of the cast's familiar and fun vibes and Dave Edmunds' music and musical connections. Listen now.

This week, we're taking the law into our own hands and feeling nasty with 1987's "Nasty Hero." We talk about how the movie's trailer on a VHS tape blew our minds, how Mike Starr steals the show and whether this all-but-forgotten action flick is worth its 75-minute runtime. Listen now.

This week, we're cruising with aliens in L.A. in 1988's "Earth Girls Are Easy." We talk about Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown and the San Fernando Valley in the '80s. Listen now.

This week, we're chasing down 1995 sexy sci-fi horror flick "Species." We talk about Michael Madsen, Ben Kingsley, H.R. Giger, and why casting super model Natasha Henstridge as an alien-human hybrid is critic proof. Listen now.

This week, we're running down the new horror hit in theaters, "Weapons." We talk about the movie's freaky vibes and cool cast, including the unforgettable Aunt Gladys. Plus we solve the mystery of director Zach Cregger's true message. Listen now.

This week, we're riding the rails and talking about 1986's "Runaway Train." We get into how a train movie based on a story by Akira Kurosawa, co-written by former felon Eddie Bunker, and starring Jon Voight and Eric Roberts (both doing ridiculous accents) became one of the best Cannon films of the '80s. Listen now.

This week, we're heading to class to get into 1996's "The Substitute." We talk about Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe, and how this movie spawned a franchise. Listen now.