Episodes

Episode 23

DAVE GREEN's Life at the Movies

8/27/2026 | 48 Minutes

COYOTE VS. ACME is finally hitting theaters this week, and we’ve got director Dave Green joining us on the podcast to talk through his life at the movies! We get looney with some double features of animated classics and legal thrillers, and dive into live action cartoons with TWISTER and JURASSIC PARK. What screening was so wild it made radio contest winners literally climb the walls? What movie would we take Peter Lorre to see? Let’s find out. COYOTE VS. ACME is in theaters August 28th.

Episode 22

MACON BLAIR’S Life at the Movies

8/20/2026 | 45 Minutes

Actor, writer, and director Macon Blair’s new film IDIOTS comes out this month, and he joins us on the podcast this week! We talk about REPO MAN’s impact on his work, the magic of slightly janky stop-motion animation, the chaos of seeing SNAKES ON A PLANE on opening day in NYC, and so much more. IDIOTS is in theaters August 28th.

Episode 21

SAMY BURCH’S Life at the Movies

8/13/2026 | 1 Hour

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch has two films coming out this month (LATE FAME, COYOTE VS. ACME), and is joining us on the podcast this week! Her life at the movies includes everything from watching A THOUSAND CLOWNS before her wedding to discovering Matt Johnson’s THE DIRTIES. What cheesecake pairs perfectly with a screening of PAPER MOON? Why are movies about competitions so fun? And which Miloš Forman film revealed a series of real-life lies? Let’s find out.

Episode 20

JANE SCHOENBRUN’S Life at the Movies

8/6/2026 | 51 Minutes

Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, I SAW THE TV GLOW, WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR) joins us on the podcast to talk about their life at the movies! We’re talking about everything from accidentally seeing SCREAM as a kid, to pranking the manager at the movie theater where they worked, and finding comfort in David Byrne on the big screen. What makes a perfect double feature, and why is FREDDY GOT FINGERED undeniably art? Let’s find out.

Episode 19

NATALIE MORALES’ Life at the Movies

7/30/2026 | 52 Minutes

Actor and filmmaker Natalie Morales (PARKS AND REC, SANTA CLARITA DIET, THE BEAST IN ME, PLAN B, LANGUAGE LESSONS) joins us on the podcast! She shares her life at the movies, from seeing THE MAMBO KINGS as a child in Miami, to seeing ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND twice in a row, and falling in love with the films of Buster Keaton in Los Angeles.

Episode 18

FRANKLIN LEONARD’s Life at the Movies

7/21/2026 | 56 Minutes

We’ve got another pilot episode for you this week! In advance of ONE NIGHT ONLY hitting theaters, we’re bringing you our conversation with Franklin Leonard, founder and CEO of The Black List - an annual survey of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. THE IMITATION GAME, JUNO, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN? All Black List scripts. Franklin tells us a little about how he started The Black List while working as an assistant in Hollywood, and tells us a lot about his love of film, and his life going to the movies.