
270. Robert Duvall in 'The Godfather Part II'
From Senator Geary to Frankie Five Angels, Duvall's Tom Hagen navigated a twisty and often dirty road in the second Godfather film. Watching the movie through the lens of Tom Hagen, it's clear tha the...
3 Mar 1h 17min

269. 'Night of the Juggler' (1980)
'Night of the Juggler' is either one of the best 70's film titles or one of the worst. Honestly I enjoy it, for it's uniqueness and complete (well...near complete) relevence to the film's plot. It's ...
24 Feb 38min

268. Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen in 'The Godfather'
Robert Duvall passed away at the age of 95 after more than 60 years as a working actor at the highest levels. One quick way to pay tribute to him is to revisit perhaps his most iconic and substantive ...
17 Feb 1h 11min

267. 'Hooper' (1978)
Choosing 'Hooper' out of a combination of desperation and momentary podcast apathy, and seeking a distraction and light entertainment, I discover instead a beautifully realized love letter to Hollywoo...
12 Feb 1h 7min

266. American Movie (1999)
Chris Smith and Sarah Price's Sundance-winning first documentary feature, 'American Movie,' remains an iconic and thoroughly modern film to revisit or to experience for the first time. Like all truly ...
3 Feb 1h 19min

265. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
The sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 'Sicaro' is an impressive off-ramp from the first film's focus on drug cartels trafficking narcotics and stacking bodies. Italian director Stefano Sollima (Gomorra, Ze...
29 Jan 1h 15min

264. Sicario (2015)
Denis Villeneuve's film 'Sicario' remains a vital and prescient glimpse into extra-judicial Governmental activities and the blurring of lines on both sides of the drug war, all brilliantly rendered by...
23 Jan 1h 30min

263. Bob Weir 1947-2026
An appreciation of the life and musical legacy of the peerless and uniquely self-deprecating Grateful Dead co-founder and éminence grise.
13 Jan 55min




















