Movies That Shaped Us

Karan and Alex
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Join two longtime friends on a journey of self-discovery through the art of film! We grew up on opposite ends of the globe, but have both been shaped by the movies we’ve seen and loved over the years. In each episode, we’ll cover a filmmaker or important topic and list the related personal top 3 movies that made us into the people we are today. We hope you learn something about yourself as we go on this journey together, or at the very least get some new movies to check out or old favorites to revisit.

  1. 12/31/2025

    Our 2025: "Volcano", "Train Dreams", "One Battle After Another", "Barefoot in the Park", "E.T", "Now Voyager"

    It's our last episode of 2025 and we spend it looking back at the top 3 films that best captured the last 12 months in our lives. This is not a list of our favorite movies released this year, but a list of the films we watched (new and old) that we will always associate with 2025. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:45 Barefoot in the Park 00:20:30 Volcano 00:35:24 Train Dreams 00:53:11 One Battle After Another 01:06:33 Now Voyager 01:20:31 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 01:30:20 Outro

    1h 32m

  2. 12/22/2025

    "Avatar: Fire and Ash" & James Cameron

    We Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash, Titanic, The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, The Abyss It's time to take a trip back to Pandora. We review the new Avatar film, Fire and Ash and then discuss the totemic and singular career of its director...James "Big Jim" Cameron. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 Avatar: Fire and Ash 00:29:01 James Cameron Thoughts 00:39:23 The Terminator 00:49:15 Terminator 2: Judgement Day 01:02:57 Titanic 01:16:36 Aliens 01:26:11 True Lies 01:39:08 The Abyss 01:50:41 What Should He Do Next? 01:58:30 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    2h 1m

  3. 12/10/2025

    "Jay Kelly" & George Clooney

    We Review: Jay Kelly, One Fine Day, Out of Sight, Ocean's Eleven, Michael Clayton, Batman & Robin, Solaris (2002) One of our last "classic movie stars" is out with a new film that looks back on the legacy of a fictional classic movie star. We review the new George Clooney film Jay Kelly and then discuss our George Clooney top 3s and hot takes. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 George Clooney Thoughts 00:13:30 Jay Kelly 00:40:06 Batman & Robin 00:49:03 One Fine Day 01:00:07 Out of Sight 01:08:10 Ocean's Eleven 01:16:52 Solaris (2002) 01:23:57 Michael Clayton 01:33:21 What Should He Do Next? 01:36:50 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    1h 38m

  4. 10/29/2025

    "Good Fortune" & Keanu Reeves

    We Review: Good Fortune, The Matrix, Speed, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, John Wick - Chapter 4, Something's Gotta Give, Bram Stoker's Dracula What can we say but, "whoa" because it's time for our episode about Keanu Reeves! We review his new comedy "Good Fortune" and then cover our top 3s across his decade long career. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq Subscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:12 Keanu Reeves Thoughts 00:13:58 Good Fortune 00:35:05 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 00:44:17 Speed 01:00:34 John Wick - Chapter 4 01:17:38 The Matrix 01:30:05 Bram Stoker's Dracula 01:49:05 Something's Gotta Give 02:05:24 What Should He Do Next? 02:09:11 Outro

    2h 10m

  5. 10/15/2025

    "After the Hunt" & Julia Roberts

    We Review: After the Hunt, Eat, Pray, Love, My Best Friend's Wedding, Erin Brockovich, Ocean's Twelve, Sleeping with the Enemy, Notting Hill Julia Roberts, one of the biggest movie stars of the 90s, is back with a new movie from Luca Guadagnino: After the Hunt. We review that film and then cover our Julia Roberts top 3s. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the pod on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYqSubscribe to the pod on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094 Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:55 Julia Roberts Thoughts 00:13:22 After the Hunt 00:44:40 Sleeping with the Enemy 00:59:44 My Best Friend's Wedding 01:17:30 Notting Hill 01:29:29 Erin Brockovich 01:39:28 Ocean's Twelve 01:51:38 Eat, Pray, Love 02:07:23 What Should She Do Next? 02:10:40 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    2h 12m

  6. 10/01/2025

    "One Battle After Another" & Leonardo DiCaprio

    We Review: One Battle After Another, Titanic, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Revolutionary Road, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Wolf of Wall Street, Romeo + Juliet Director Paul Thomas Anderson has teamed up with one of the biggest movie stars in the world. We review the highly anticipated new film One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and then take a look at our favorite films starring Leo. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:09 Leonardo DiCaprio Thoughts 00:11:29 One Battle After Another 00:55:36 Titanic 01:13:28 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet 01:26:08 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 01:42:20 The Wolf of Wall Street 01:57:08 Revolutionary Road 02:06:38 The Man in the Iron Mask 02:15:00 What Should He Do Next? 02:18:25 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    2h 20m

  7. 09/12/2025

    "Highest 2 Lowest" & Denzel Washington

    We Review: Highest 2 Lowest, Flight, Crimson Tide, Remember the Titans, Training Day, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Philadelphia Denzel is back in a new take on the film "High and Low" from director Spike Lee. We give our review of that film and then go into our top 3s from Denzel Washington. You will enjoy this episode...we "can guarantee you that!" Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:15 Denzel Washington Thoughts 00:13:08 Highest 2 Lowest 00:31:40 Remember the Titans 00:48:50 Crimson Tide 01:04:23 Philadelphia 01:22:36 Training Day 01:38:31 Flight 01:55:17 The Tragedy of Macbeth 02:13:22 What Should He Do Next? 02:16:06 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    2h 18m

  8. 08/27/2025

    "Sunset Boulevard" & Billy Wilder

    We Review: Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, Ace in the Hole, The Lost Weekend, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Double Indemnity "We're ready for our close-up", because the classic movie Sunset Boulevard is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. We honor the occasion by discussing the film and then delving into the career of its prolific writer/director Billy Wilder. Subscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 Billy Wilder Thoughts 00:12:24 Sunset Boulevard 00:32:13 Some Like it Hot 00:50:28 Double Indemnity 01:08:26 Ace in the Hole 01:26:27 The Apartment 01:42:41 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 01:59:37 The Lost Weekend 02:18:48 Next Episode Preview & Outro

    2h 20m
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Join two longtime friends on a journey of self-discovery through the art of film! We grew up on opposite ends of the globe, but have both been shaped by the movies we’ve seen and loved over the years. In each episode, we’ll cover a filmmaker or important topic and list the related personal top 3 movies that made us into the people we are today. We hope you learn something about yourself as we go on this journey together, or at the very least get some new movies to check out or old favorites to revisit.

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  • Creator
    Karan and Alex
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Karan and Alex
  • Show Website
    Movies That Shaped Us