Movies 101

Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, Nathan Weinbender
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Movies 101 began mid-1999, as Spokane Public Radio's KSFC started establishing itself as a separate news and information service. As KSFC matured, so did Movies 101. The show has a loyal fan base and has now also been picked up on KPBX, Friday evenings at 6:30 PM. Movies 101 is currently produced by Spokane Public Radio's Membership & Production Assistant, Cassia Fox.

  1. 1D AGO

    "No Other Choice" & PSIFF 2026

    For movie fans, there’s nothing quite like losing yourself at a film festival. And that’s true whether we’re talking about Spokane’s annual event or something just a bit more national—or, more to the point, international. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart first discuss the newest film by Park Chan-wook, titled “No Other Choice.” But then Mary Pat and Dan share their recent experience attending the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival.

    23 min

  2. JAN 12

    "Marty Supreme" & "The Secret Agent"

    We’re entering the new year, and as always there is hope that life will improve. But we’re still left with the remains of the year that was. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of 2025 films that made a number of Best-of-the-Year lists: Josh Safdie’s "Marty Supreme" and Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s "The Secret Agent."

    23 min

  3. JAN 5

    Best of 2025

    Yes, it is now 2026, a year that at the turn of the century seemed, well, a century away. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart will be doing what they annually do: giving their impressions of the past year’s films—the good, the bad and the ugly.

    23 min

  4. 12/29/2025

    The Modern Moviegoing Experience

    Every week, we here at Movies 101 central talk about the movies we see. Only on occasion, though, do we address movie-watching itself. On this week’s show, that’s exactly what Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart will do: talk about the contemporary moviegoing scene as the end of year 2025 approaches, whether that involves going to a theater or simply staying at home and taking advantage of your favorite streaming service.

    23 min

  5. 12/29/2025

    "Jay Kelly" & "Blue Moon"

    Of all the human emotions, save possibly grief, regret may well be the most incapacitating. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, focuses on characters who suffer from regrets that prove nearly, if not completely, paralyzing.

    23 min

  6. 12/15/2025

    "Hamnet" & "Sentimental Value"

    Few things in life are more powerful, or painful, than the relationship between parent and child. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that explore such relationships.

    23 min

  7. 12/08/2025

    "Nouvelle Vague" & "Ballad of a Small Player"

    As every filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Jean-Luc Godard would tell you, no theme provides more fuel for a movie than crime does. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that focus on characters who don’t so much flirt with crime but embrace it wholeheartedly.

    23 min

  8. 12/01/2025

    "Mr. Scorsese" & Martin Scorsese's Filmography

    Over the years, we here at Movies 101 headquarters have made no secret of our admiration for the films of Martin Scorsese. And we’re not about to stop now. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the Apple TV five-part biographical miniseries “Mr. Scorsese” and offer up thoughts about some of the man’s choicest works.

    23 min
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Ratings & Reviews

4.9
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Movies 101 began mid-1999, as Spokane Public Radio's KSFC started establishing itself as a separate news and information service. As KSFC matured, so did Movies 101. The show has a loyal fan base and has now also been picked up on KPBX, Friday evenings at 6:30 PM. Movies 101 is currently produced by Spokane Public Radio's Membership & Production Assistant, Cassia Fox.

Information

  • Creator
    Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, Nathan Weinbender
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Movies 101

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