The Movies That Made Me

Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Eddington (2025) Midsommar (2019) Beau Is Afraid (2023) Heathers (1988) Batman Returns (1992) 3 Ninjas (1992) A Face In The Crowd (1957) Surf Ninjas (1993) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)  Babe: Pig In The City (1998) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Goodfellas (1990) Taxi Driver (1976) The Passion of the Christ (2004) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) A History of Violence (2005) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Black Narcissus (1947) Peeping Tom (1960) Age of Consent (1969) Happiness (1998) The Piano Teacher (2001) Cul-de-sac (1966) The Servant (1963) Wake in Fright (1971) Four Lions (2010) Jam (2006) Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) Abigail’s Party (1977) Grown-Ups (1980) Home Sweet Home (1982) Nuts in May (1976) Hard Labor (1973) Naked (1991) Secrets and Lies (1996) Vera Drake (2004) Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mr. Turner (2014) Topsy-Turvy (1999) Breaking The Waves (1996) Dogville (2003) Europa (1991) An Element of Crime (1984) Seventh Continent (1989) Benny’s Video (1992) 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994) Caché (2005) The White Ribbon (2009) Funny Games (1997) Funny Games (2007) Punishment Park (1971) Edvard Munch (1974) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The War Game (1966) Threads (1984) Ghost World (2001) Crumb (1995) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition The Chapo Traphouse Podcast Daniel Waters Tim Burton Batman Leslie Nielsen Rob Schneider Looney Tunes Tex Avary Harrison Ford Indiana Jones Martin Scorsese David Cronenberg Willem Dafoe The Criterion Collection Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Harold Pinter Luis Buñuel  Chris Morris Joseph Losey Blue Jam radio series (1997-99) Jam TV series (2000) Brass Eye (1997, 2001) The Chris Morris Music Show (1994) On the Hour radio show (1991-92) The Day Today radio show (1994) David Lynch Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Mike Leigh BBC  Michael Haneke Lars Von Trier The Kingdom TV series (1994, 1997, 2022) Dogme 95 Robert Bresson Peter Watkins Darius Khondji Our Daniel Clowes podcast Eightball comic by Daniel Clowes (1989-2003) Robert Crumb  Zap Comix comic series (1968-2014) Terry Zwigoff Monica graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (2023) This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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

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Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin discuss some of the films they watched while writing SPLITSVILLE with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Climb (2020) Splitsville (2025) Mission: Impossible (1996) The Seduction of Mimi (1972) Swept Away (1974) Swept Away (2002) Which Way Is Up? (1977) Pardon Mon Affaire (1976) The Woman in Red (1984) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) The Heartbreak Kid (2007) A New Leaf (1971) Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) Gremlins (1984) Ishtar (1987) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) Carnal Knowledge (1971) Divorce Italian Style (1961) Divorce American Style (1967) How To Kill Your Wife (1965) The Magnificent Cuckold (1964) The Pizza Triangle (1970) The 10th Victim (1965) The In-Laws (1979) Midnight Run (1988) Boccaccio ‘70 (1962) Stromboli (1950) Johnny Stecchino (1991) Men… (1985) Me And Him (1988) Chatterbox (1977) A Talking Cat!?! (2013) We Won’t Grow Old Together (1972) We All Love Each Other So Much (1974) Blazing Saddles (1974) Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life (1983) Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian (1979) The Producers (1968) American History X (1997) The Mask (1994) - Kyle The Gold Rush (1925) - Mike City Lights (1931) Rush Hour 2 (2001) 80 For Brady (2023) Abigail’s Party (1977) Revolutionary Road (2008) Hellzapoppin (1941) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Writer, director, and VFX aficionado extraordinaire Seth Worley discusses ten movies that were always on TV when he was growing up. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Sketch (2025) Gremlins (1984) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Deadpool (2016) Stripes (1981) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Amadeus (1984) Casablanca (1941) The Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968) Lawrence of Arabia (1963) The Apple (1980) Mission: Impossible (1996) Judge Dredd (1995) Alien (1979) Aliens (1986) The Terminator (1984) Ghostbusters (1984) Ghostbusters II (1989) Back To The Future (1985) Back To The Future Part II (1989) Back To The Future Part III (1990) Dr. Dolittle (1967) Signs (2002) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) Tremors (1990) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1967) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) Jurassic Park (1993) Super Mario Bros: The Movie (1993) Blue Velvet (1986) Sleepless In Seattle (1993) Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986) The Godfather (1972) Forrest Gump (1994) Zelig (1983) Beowulf (2007) Here (2024) In The Line Of Fire (1993) The Matrix (1999) Twister (1996) Twisters (2024) A Christmas Story (1983) Men In Black (1997) Independence Day (1996) Demolition Man (1993) Heathers (1989) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Invaders From Mars (1953) The Trap (1966) The Trap (1985) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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