The Worst Part of My Favorite Movie

Jonathan Foster and Tripp von Weeks
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"Great movies are rarely perfect movies." — Pauline Kael

  1. 10/29/2025

    1989 - Batman (with Will Sloan)

    For the season finale, we're joined by author Will Sloan (Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA) to discuss his great new book about the so-called "Worst Director of All Time," how to approach cinematic reclamation, and the movie he's seen possibly more than any other: Tim Burton's "Batman." You wanna get nuts? C'mon! Let's get nuts!

    57 min

  2. 10/22/2025

    1988 - Die Hard (with Matt "Smokey" Cloud)

    Award-winning sound and sound-effects artist Matt "Smokey" Cloud (Stranger Things, Predator: Badlands, The Naked Gun, many other titles) stops by to talk about "Die Hard."  We discuss producer Joel Silver's infamous "Whammo Chart," director John McTiernan's efforts to infuse a little Shakespeare into the material, and what creative choices set the film apart from other '80s action movies. Oh, and there's also an "Airheads" clip for all of the "Airheads" Heads out there.

    52 min

  3. 10/15/2025

    1987 - RoboCop (with Justin LaLiberty)

    We're joined today by Justin LaLiberty (curator and producer at Cinématographe) to talk about the world of boutique Blu-ray labels, the films of Paul Verhoeven, and the continuing relevance and endurance of "RoboCop." Is it Verhoeven's most wide-eyed look at America? How did his outsider's perspective help shape the material? Would the film have lost its edge had it looked like "Blade Runner," as Verhoeven originally wanted? Your prime directive... is to listen to this episode.

    59 min

  4. 06/25/2025

    1986 - Aliens (with Katie Walsh)

    Film critic Katie Walsh (Tribune News Service, Los Angeles Times) braves facehuggers, chestbursters, and hordes of xenomorphs to talk about James Cameron's "Aliens." We discuss the evolution of Cameron's storytelling as his movies have become more ambitious, examine producer Gale Anne Hurd's role as "Cameron Whisperer" during the early phase of his directing career, and reflect on what makes "Aliens" such a satisfying sequel. Plus, we debut a brand new segment called Good Movie/Bad Movie! (Special thanks to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation for sponsoring this episode.)

    55 min

  5. 03/05/2025

    1985 - After Hours (with Roxana Hadadi)

    Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins the podcast to discuss Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," and helps us trace the film's journey from once being considered a minor effort to now being viewed as one of the most pivotal movies in Scorsese's career. She also names the Scorsese film she'd most like to see added to the Criterion Collection, and offers her theory as to why Scorsese's work is often more fully appreciated a decade after the fact.

    1h 4m

  6. 01/22/2025

    1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (with Bilge Ebiri)

    New York Magazine and Vulture film critic Bilge Ebiri offers wide-ranging insights into the career of Steven Spielberg, helps put American cinema of the 1980s into proper perspective, and discusses why he thinks "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" might be Spielberg's best-directed film. Truly, anything goes!

    1h 7m

  7. 10/16/2024

    1983 - Terms of Endearment (with Chris Feil)

    Film journalist and podcaster Chris Feil (This Had Oscar Buzz) discusses the Best Picture winner of 1983 — James L. Brooks' "Terms of Endearment." Is it a comedy that makes people cry or a drama with some amusing bits? Is emotional manipulation in movies something to be feared? Is the book always better than the movie? Should the fictional Aurora Greenway be an EGOT winner? These are exactly the kinds of questions you want Chris Feil to answer on your podcast!

    1 hr

  8. 08/07/2024

    1982 - The Thing (with Matt Singer)

    Author Matt Singer (Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever) stops by to discuss the 1982 sci-fi horror classic "The Thing," as well as John Carpenter's status as a pantheon filmmaker. Plus, a new world record is set for how many times the words "gloopy" and "gloppy" are said in a single podcast recording!

    58 min
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"Great movies are rarely perfect movies." — Pauline Kael

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  • Creator
    Jonathan Foster and Tripp von Weeks
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
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