The Movies That Made Me

Karen Stetler shares some of her best experiences producing discs for The Criterion Collection with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author Warren Zanes discusses the ten most important Bruce Springsteen songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 The Hollywood Food Coalition Martin Scorsese Bruce Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere book by Warren Zanes (2023) Our Warren Zanes podcast episode Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen (1982) Telluride Film Festival Stephen Graham “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) Jon Landau Born In The USA album by Bruce Springsteen (1984) “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” song by Bruce Springsteen (1978) Sam Cooke Al Teller Our David Krumholtz podcast episode “Mansion On The Hill” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982) “My Father’s House” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982) Columbia Records Al Teller Jean Renoir Peter Bogdanovich Jeff Bridges Christian Bale Casey Affleck Woody Harrelson Forest Whitaker Zoe Saldana Willem Dafoe Sam Sheppard Michael Cimino Clint Eastwood The American Cinematheque The DGA Building William Friedkin Mike Nichols Robert Duvall Johnny Depp Whitey Bulger Terrence Malick Guillermo del Toro “Badlands” song by Bruce Springsteen Sissy Spacek Charles Starkweather Caril Ann Fugate Michael Mann Miami Vice TV series (1984-89) Don Johnson James Caan Al Pacino Francis Ford Coppola Willie Nelson Merle Haggard The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Quentin Tarantino Ron Howard Vince Vaughn David Cronenberg Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen New Line Cinema Ralph Fiennes The Criterion Collection Maria Bello Darkness On The Edge Of Town album by Bruce Springsteen (1978) Our Casey Affleck podcast episode Matt Damon  Gus Van Sant TFH Guru Dennis Lehane Ben Affleck Toby Emmerich Spike Lee Chuck D “Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989) Petty: The Biography book by Warren Zanes (2015) This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discussion continues between The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante and Eddington writer/director Ari Aster. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Barry Lyndon (1976) Lolita (1962) Lolita (1997) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Defending Your Life (1991) Real Life (1979) Mother (1996) High Anxiety (1977) Silent Movie (1976) Blazing Saddles (1974) Elephant Man (1981) Robocop (1987) Flesh + Blood (1985)  The Fourth Man (1983) Soldier of Orange (1977) Turkish Delight (1973) Starship Troopers (1997) Infested (2002) Basic Instinct (1992) Total Recall (1990) Showgirls (1995) Hollow Man (2000) Black Book (2006) Taxi Driver (1976) The Wild Bunch (1969) Straw Dogs (1974) Audition (1999) Ichi The Killer (2001) Gozu (2003) Devils On The Doorstep (2000) Twentynine Palms (2003) Zabriskie Point (1970) Looking For Mr Goodbar (1977) Fat Girl (2001) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Blue Velvet (1986) Walkabout (1971) Psycho (1960) Vertigo (1958) A History of Violence (2005) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Andrei Rublev (1966) Imitation of Life (1959) The Baby of Mâcon (1993) The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Written on the Wind (1956)  There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Butcher Boy (1997) The Heart of the World (2000) Rumours  (2024) Dimensions of Dialogue (1983) Daisies (1966) The Cremator (1969) Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) World of Glory (1991) Songs From The Second Floor (2000) A Swedish Love Story (1970) Playtime (1967) Billy’s Balloon (1998) World of Tomorrow (2015) Elephant (1989) Eddington (2025) Matinee (1993) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Marx Brothers  Woody Allen Albert Brooks Stanley Kubrick Mel Brooks Coen BrothersBruce Jay Friedman  James Mason Lolita novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Adrian Lyne Peter Sellers Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Carl Reiner David Lynch Paul Verhoeven Casper Van Dien Michael Douglas Takashi Miike Bruno Dumont  Michelangelo Antonioni Vinegar Syndrome Diane Keaton Catherine Breillat  Alfred Hitchcock David Cronenberg Pedro Almodovar Douglas Sirk Terrence Malick Roy Andersson  Jacques Tati Spike Lee Nicolas Roeg The Criterion Collection Russ Meyer Daniel Clowes Steven Spielberg Brian De Palma Robert Altman Andrei Tarkovsky Peter Greenaway Rembrandt Sacha Vierny  Dallas TV series (1978-91) Dynasty TV series (1981-89) Fred MacMurray Eamonn Owens  Neil Jordan The Butcher Boy novel by Patrick McCabe (1992) Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Sergei Eisenstein The Toronto International Film Festival Our Caelum Vatnsdal podcast episode Jan Švankmajer  The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson (1979-1995) Don Hertzfeldt Alan Clarke This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ari Aster, the provocative writer-director known for films like Midsommar and Beau Is Afraid, dives into the movies that shaped his creative vision. He reflects on the surprising reception of Midsommar and shares childhood obsessions with films like Batman Returns and Gremlins 2. Aster discusses his passion for ambiguous storytelling, the influence of dark comedies like Happiness, and his teenage fixation on the confrontational works of Haneke and von Trier. His admiration for the mockumentary genre and the power of graphic novels further illuminates his unique cinematic sensibility.

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Bone Lake director Mercedes Bryce Morgan discusses 10 movies that are horny and unsettling with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Bone Lake (2025) Jaws (1975) Ms. 45 (1981) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Citizen Kane (1941) Titane (2021) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) The Counselor (2014) Alien (1979) The Duellists (1977) Thelma and Louise (1991) Raw (2018) Crash (1996) Trash Humpers (2011) Kids (1995) Spring Breakers (2012) Society (1989) Crash (2005) 1984 (1984) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Crash! (1976) Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) Re-Animator (1985) The Substance (2024) The Handmaiden (2016) Oldboy (2003) Poor Things (2023) Bugonia (2025) Climax (2018) Baraka (1992) Samsara (2001) Irreversible (2002) Heathers (1988) House of Yes (1997) Mean Girls (2004) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Showgirls (1995) Robocop (1987) Starship Troopers (1997) Flesh and Blood (1985) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) The Doom Generation (1995) Independence Day (1996) Gremlins (1984) Abigail’s Party (1977) Revolutionary Road (2008) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Abel Ferrara Zoë Lund USC School of Cinematic Arts Stanley Kubrick Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Warner Brothers Julia Ducournau  Harmony Korine Twin Peaks TV series (1990-91, 2017) Roger Ebert’s review of Crash  David Cronenberg Elvis Costello Crash novel by JG Ballard (1973) Charles Band Ray “Crash” Corrigan Brian Yuzna Park Chan-wook Florence Pugh The Little Drummer Girl miniseries (2018) Emma Stone Gaspar Noé ICM Partners Daniel Waters Mark Waters Parker Posey The House of Yes play by Wendy MacLeod (1990) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? play by Edward Albee (1962) The Titanic Paul Verhoeven The Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles Russ Meyer Valley of the Dolls novel by Jacqueline Susann (1966) Gregg Araki James Duval  John Mahoney Frasier TV series (1993-2004) Mike Leigh This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Comedian Anthony Jeselnik discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Weapons (2025) Hereditary (2018) Alien (1979) *Jaws (1975) *Top Secret! (1984) Airplane! (1980) Top Gun (1986) Airport (1970) The Naked Gun (1988) Blue Lagoon (1980) Real Genius (1985) Tombstone (1993) *The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Night of the Living Dead (1968) 28 Days Later (2003) The Terminator (1984) *King of New York (1990) Pulp Fiction (1994) Bad Lieutenant (1992) Citizen Kane (1941) Touch of Evil (1958) Go Go Tales (2007) 4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011) *Cemetery Man (1983) *Knockin On Heaven’s Door (1997) Inglourious Basterds (2009) Blade Runner (1982) The Bucket List (2010) *Se7en (1995) Schindler’s List (1993) A History of Violence (2005) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) *Braveheart (1995) Lethal Weapon (1987) Apocalypto (2006) *Comedian (2002) MacGruber (2010) *Martyrs (2008) *Inside (2007) Funny Games (1997) Saw (2008) Bambi (1941) The Coffee Table (2022) *Manchester by the Sea (2016) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Alien: Earth TV series (2025- ) The Hollywood Reporter Wondery Sigourney Weaver Roy Scheider Gilligan’s Island TV series (1964-67) John Williams Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker  Val Kilmer Elvis Presley Police Squad TV series (1982) Cher Mr. Show With Bob And David TV series (1995-98) The Ben Stiller Show TV series (1992-93, 1995) Second City Television TV series (1976-81) Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Danny Boyle William Stout Christopher Walken John Malkovich Abel Ferrara Laurence Fishburne Wesley Snipes Samuel L. Jackson Willem Dafoe Rupert Everett Til Schweiger Rutger Hauer Quentin Tarantino David Fincher Laurence Olivier Morgan Freeman Ernest Hemingway Tower Records Andrew Kevin Walker  Kevin Spacey Steven Spielberg Mel Gibson Peter Jackson  Jerry Seinfeld HBO Orny Adams The Comedy Cellar in New York Colin Quinn Jacques Cousteau Seinfeld TV series (1989-98) Miramax The A.V. Club Michael Haneke Kenneth Lonergan Zach Efron TFH Guru Mick Garris David Cronenberg This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices