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Jen Johans
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3-time national award-winning writer & full time walking movie encyclopedia Jen Johans of FilmIntuition.com delivers a steady stream of great movie recommendations, thoughtful career deep dives, & first rate conversations with critics, authors, actors, journalists, filmmakers, and more on Watch With Jen.™️ Originally launched on Patreon (https://patreon.com/FilmIntuition), where new installments premiere first, once each episode is unlocked to the public, you'll be able to find every episode here as well.

  1. 4h ago

    Watch With Jen - S7: E24 - '70s Disaster Movies with Larry Karaszewski & Dan Waters

    Brilliant screenwriters, hilarious storytellers, & insightful cinephiles Larry Karaszewski (ED WOOD & THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT) & Dan Waters (HEATHERS & BATMAN RETURNS) return for their third appearance on Watch With Jen. Choosing a genre purely for entertainment & curiosity's sake, rather than one they're especially devoted to, in this briskly paced, raucous, laugh-filled conversation, Larry & Dan are our 2 flight attendants leading us on a mostly chronological journey of earthquakes, fires, rollercoasters, swarms, avalanches, icebergs, & more in over 20 disaster movies from the 1970s. Filled with as many spoilers as there are old movie stars packed into the Hollywood phone-book-sized casts from these movies, where no character was safe, this engaging feature-length episode is another instant Karaszewski-Waters classic. Note: Having survived an epic weeks-long marathon viewing everything from the A-list and B-list of the decade, we lived through a disaster movie experience of our own, so this episode cover features our photos arranged like the cast headshots on the posters from AIRPORT, EARTHQUAKE, THE TOWERING INFERNO, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, & more. Trust us, we're the Gene Hackman, Paul Newman, & Helen Hayes of this adventure & we'll lead you to safety. Originally Posted on Patreon (9/14/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/169527065 Jen's Kickstarter Listen to the Watch With Jen™ Podcast on RSS, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, Apple, Pandora, and More Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E24 - '70s Disaster Movies with Larry Karaszewski & Dan Waters

  2. 5d ago

    Watch With Jen - S7: E23 - Screen Censorship with Isaac Butler

    Award-winning cultural historian Isaac Butler returns to the podcast to discuss screen censorship, the arts battles of the '80s & '90s with the rise of the religious right, Citizen Ruth, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, The People vs. Larry Flynt, & his outstanding new book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars. Originally Posted on Patreon (9/9/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/169059023 Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E23 - Screen Censorship with Isaac Butler

  3. Aug 31

    Watch With Jen - S7: E22 - Harry Dean Stanton with Sean Burns

    Boston-based WBUR and Spliced Personality Substack film critic Sean Burns returns to the podcast to help celebrate the centennial of the beloved iconic character actor (& subject of the Blondie song "I Want That Man") Mr. Harry Dean Stanton. Offering you a nice overview of some of his most famous films, including PARIS, TEXAS and REPO MAN, plus conversations about STRAIGHT TIME, CISCO PIKE, PRETTY IN PINK, THE STRAIGHT STORY, & more, fans will delight in this entertaining episode. Originally Posted on Patreon (8/31/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/168229398 Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E22 - Harry Dean Stanton with Sean Burns

  4. Aug 12

    Watch With Jen - S7: E21 - A Darker Shade of Blue: Serpico & French Connection II with Blake Howard

    "Just say, 'Dance, monkey, dance!'" My honorary kid brother from Oz, One Heat Minute Productions' podcaster Blake Howard, returns to the show this week to chat about two of our favorite filmmakers & actors in director Sidney Lumet's SERPICO with Al Pacino, and John Frankenheimer's FRENCH CONNECTION II, starring Gene Hackman. Join us for a tightrope walk down the thin blue line, that's one of a darker shade, with these films that show us the corruption, moral flexibility, power jockeying, and ethical gray area in late '60s, early '70s policing. So dress like a PINK PANTHER villain with a gold fish ring, put on your favorite hibiscus shirt, and travel to New York City and Marseilles for a look at these films that are often underdiscussed today. Note: This episode is dedicated to my very own childhood "Paco," a Marine turned police officer whose story I shared, who had his own SERPICO experience over 35 years ago, with a very different ending. RIP Paco; I loved your darkly funny curse-happy stories & wish the world had been gentler on you. Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive Originally Posted on Patreon (8/12/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/watch-with-jen-166492599

    Watch With Jen - S7: E21 - A Darker Shade of Blue: Serpico & French Connection II with Blake Howard

  5. Aug 4

    Watch With Jen - S7: E20 - Dana Andrews with Sheila O'Malley

    Sheila O'Malley is one of our greatest film writers, historians, & critics of screen acting. Her essays & reviews on The Sheila Variations blog & Roger Ebert's site are always must-reads, & I've been incredibly fortunate to have had her on the pod a few times to discuss some of cinema history's best & brightest performers. This time, she's back to share her thoughts on the vulnerable, intelligent, & understated character actor Dana Andrews, who to Sheila's mind is the recipient of many "10-second Oscars," wherein the smallest choices he makes in a scene or given line-read change the temperature of a film for good. In this warm, wonderful chat, we cover Andrews in LAURA, FALLEN ANGEL, DAISY KENYON, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, BALL OF FIRE, & more. Guest Bio: Sheila O’Malley has been writing for Rogerebert.com since 2013. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, Sight & Sound, and other outlets, including Film Comment, for which she had a biweekly column called Present Tense. She has written numerous booklet essays and video essays for Criterion Collection releases. She is the author of The Art and Making of Frankenstein, a book detailing the making of Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein. Sheila is a member of the New York Film Critics’ Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. Originally Posted on Patreon (8/4/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/165775594 Listen to the Watch With Jen™ Podcast on RSS, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, Apple, Pandora, and More Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E20 - Dana Andrews with Sheila O'Malley

  6. Jul 28

    Watch With Jen - S7: E19 - Arnold Schwarzenegger with Jed Ayres, Jordan Harper, & Priscilla Page

    You're in for a treat this week! Queue up Watch With Jen's long-overdue reunion of covering iconic action superstars with my dear friends (& frequent guests) Jed Ayres, Jordan Harper, & Priscilla Page. In '24, we gathered to dig deep into Jean-Claude Van Damme's life & career. And in '25, Jordan & Priscilla logged in for a celebration of all things Jackie Chan. This time, we're going back to our Gen X & Millennial childhoods watching Arnold Schwarzenegger save the day. From PUMPING IRON to T2 & beyond, we compare/contrast Arnold with his fellow Planet Hollywood investors & action megastars Bruce Willis & Sylvester Stallone, discuss what it is that sets him apart as a mischievous, charismatic presence with a surprisingly light touch, and walk you through some of his biggest films. Although we reference many other performances & pictures along the way, in this feature-length conversation, we set our sights on PUMPING IRON, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, COMMANDO, PREDATOR, TOTAL RECALL, & T2: JUDGEMENT DAY. Full of nostalgia, laughs, stories, and clever insights, we hope you'll enjoy this conversation as much as we did. And make sure you're subscribed to Watch With Jen; we can't wait to get the band back together again to cover another action legend for you soon! Originally Posted on Patreon (7/28/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/watch-with-jen-165083130 Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E19 - Arnold Schwarzenegger with Jed Ayres, Jordan Harper, & Priscilla Page

  7. Jul 22

    Watch With Jen - S7: E18 - Island Movies with Lina Chern

    Delightful Mary Higgins Clark award-winning mystery writer Lina Chern drops by the podcast once again for a perfectly summery, vacation-and-sunscreen-season-worthy tour of Island Movies, such as SEND HELP, SHUTTER ISLAND, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, KING KONG, CAST AWAY, SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS, & beyond. Lina's Bio: "Hi. I'm Lina. My debut novel Play the Fool won the 2024 Mary Higgins Clark Award and was a 2024 Lefty and Anthony Award nominee. A sequel, Tricks of Fortune, is expected in 2025. Other work has appeared in The Marlboro Review, The Bellingham Review, Rhino, The Collagist, and Black Fox Literary Magazine. I have also written trivia questions, word puzzles for a TV game show, paranormal romances, dialogue for your favorite comic book characters, award-winning movie reviews, and poems that have been published and read by up to dozens of people." (c/o LinaChern.com) Originally Posted on Patreon (7/22/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/164555257 Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E18 - Island Movies with Lina Chern

  8. Jul 15

    Watch With Jen - S7: E17 - Game of Death Movies with Jed Ayres

    Encyclopedic cinephile, writer, and pal Jed Ayres joins us once again to discuss the action-horror subgenre Games of Death. Taking us on a journey from THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, we touch on some of the biggest, rarest, & best films in the genre before exploring THE HUNGER GAMES, READY OR NOT, & SELF-RELIANCE. Originally Posted on Patreon (7/15/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/163902834 Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

    Watch With Jen - S7: E17 - Game of Death Movies with Jed Ayres
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3-time national award-winning writer & full time walking movie encyclopedia Jen Johans of FilmIntuition.com delivers a steady stream of great movie recommendations, thoughtful career deep dives, & first rate conversations with critics, authors, actors, journalists, filmmakers, and more on Watch With Jen.™️ Originally launched on Patreon (https://patreon.com/FilmIntuition), where new installments premiere first, once each episode is unlocked to the public, you'll be able to find every episode here as well.

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  • Creator
    Jen Johans
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    310
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jen Johans 2021
  • Show Website
    Watch With Jen™

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