What Is A Movie?

What Is A Movie?
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Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is. Uploads biweekly on Thursdays.

  1. Cage Match 7 - Round 1

    1H AGO

    Cage Match 7 - Round 1

    Let the Cage Match commence! Each 'coach' will present and defend a movie in a head-to-head battle. Win two match-ups and the team will move forward to the next round. Round one brings us: Dan Mandy / Longlegs / Zandalee / The Wicker Man vs. Erin Raising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the Ghost & Carly Pig / Kick Ass / Drive Angry / Jiu Jitsu vs. Jon Moonstruck / Con Air / National Treasure / Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    1h 10m

  2. MAR 4

    Cage Match 7 - The Draft

    Let's ride. It's time for our annual Nicolas Cage movie bracket – but this time: we're going head to head. Instead of simply pitting movies against each other, this year each participant will pit their team against another in a best 2 of 3 contest. Prepare for rivalries, heartbreak, and plenty of Cage. Up first: drafting and ranking our teams. Our featured guests: Carly Hayward, Erin Sheehan, & Jon Waugh You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    38 min

  3. FEB 6

    The Hurt Locker

    It's the end of our Women Best Director Nominees season. Back to the 'ancient' days of 2008 when a woman (finally) won this dang award.  We'll be off the rest of February; see you in March for Cage Match! content warning: discussions of the iraq war, the american military, war crimes, & the horrifying ways bombs and bodies intersect. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    52 min

  4. JAN 22

    Nomadland

    We're back into our Women Best Director Nominee season and picking up with Chloe Zhao's Nomadland. Sometimes art really emotionally resonates and gets appropriately lauded by the industry, eh? You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    48 min

  5. JAN 13

    2025 In Review

    We did it, we survived 2025! Let's look back at the films (& other media) we watched this past year and discuss our general thoughts on em. In a new(?) record, Dan has an existential crisis fueled by his own decisions within just 25 minutes. Here's to getting through 2026 together ❤️ Here's the big list of everything we discuss: MOVIES/TV! The Brutalist Meshes of the Afternoon Wicked The Fall The Ugly Stepsister Hell House LLC Lineage 825 Forest Road Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor Best Wishes To All V/H/S/Halloween O Brother Where Art Thou Sinners Sinners and the Death of Black Art - F.D Signifier The Conjuring: Last Rites One Battle After Another Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare Screamboat Shiver Me Timbers Popeye The Slayer Man Popeye’s Revenge Severance Only Murders in the Building Star Trek: Strange New Worlds  Poker Face I Think You Should Leave What We Do in the Shadows Captain America: Brave New World Thunderbolts Superman The Fantastic Four: First Steps Death Rider in the House of Vampires Dawn of the Dead (1978) Bring Her Back 28 Years Later The Monkey Keeper Companion Weapons Heart Eyes Until Dawn FriendshipThe Chair Company Clown in a Cornfield K Pop Demon Hunters Frankenstein Wake Up, Dead Man Clue A Simple Wish Final Destination Bloodlines I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Together Good Boy The Naked Gun (2025) The Bear Hacks Peacemaker Taskmaster Breaking Bad Arrested Development Adolescence Andor GAMES! Mario Kart World Donkey Kong Bananza Archipelago Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Dynasty Warriors: Origins The Seance Of Blake Manor Ball x Pit FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles Hades 2 Silent Hill f Strange Antiquities Powerwash Simulator 2 Civilization VII Monster Hunter Wilds Doom: The Dark Ages Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Elden Ring Nightreign Hollow Knight: Silksong Skate Story Sol Cesto BOOK! Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    1h 36m

  6. 12/27/2025

    Lady Bird

    Our season of women Best Director nominees continues with Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. Let's go on a trip back to post-9/11 high school and all the drama, anxiety, and oddity it contained. Hope you have a lovely holiday and get a chance to watch whatever films fit the bill for you (Die Hard or otherwise).  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    1h 1m

  7. 12/11/2025

    Anatomy Of A Fall

    Our tour through the women nominated for Best Director continues and this time we've got: Legal drama!  Interpersonal Conflict!  A Gorgeously Subjective Camera!  Murder!?  Take a trip with us to the French Alps as we dig into the anatomy of this Anatomy Of A Fall. content warnings: broad strokes discussions of suicide, parent/spouse death, pet endangerment, legal misogyny  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    55 min

  8. 11/28/2025

    The Substance

    It's time for a new season! Our theme this time: Women Nominated for Best Director. Up first, 2024's The Substance – a perfect Thanksgiving movie. Jump on in for grotesque body horror as we unpack the unrealistic beauty standards for women. #JusticeForMonstroElisasue You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

    1h 5m
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Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is. Uploads biweekly on Thursdays.

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  • Creator
    What Is A Movie?
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    156
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 What Is A Movie?
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    What Is A Movie?