The Film Experience

Our Oscar-vintage series continues with a look back at the women of The Sound of Music (Peggy Wood, Eleanor Wood, and Julie Andrews), A Patch of Blue (Shelley Winters), Othello (Maggie Smith, Joyce R…

Murtada and Nathaniel talk the hottest festival title, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, plus virtual screening pros and cons, Ivory Coast's Oscar submission Night of the Kings, and …

Our Oscar-obsessed time machine takes us back to post Depression / pre World War II Hollywood when You Can't Take It With You beat Jezebel to the Best Picture prize. To discuss those two films as wel…

Travel back with us to 2005 as we discuss the first nominations for Amy Adams, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz. Who deserved to win? To discuss this cinematic vintage, which included Brokeback Mo…

Surprise. It's a regular episode of the Podcast again in this summer of intense Smackdowning. Murtada and Nathaniel talk Emmy nominations, 2020 cinema (what there is of it of course) and whether or n…

On this "Supporting Actress Smackdown" edition of the podcast, Nathaniel welcomes award winning actors Nikki M James (The Book of Mormon, The Good Fight), Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon, Hamilton)…

On this "Smackdown" edition of the podcast we talk 1957 and the anti-miscenegation movie Sayonara, soap opera smash Peyton Place, gritty NYC night on the town drama The Bachelor Party (with pre-Morti…

On this "Smackdown" edition of the podcast Nathaniel welcomes comedian/actors Joel Kim Booster (Shrill) and Matt Rogers (Gayme Show), as well as journalist/editor Jazz Tangcay (Variety), and critic E…

On this "Smackdown" edition of the podcast  -that it's episode '47 featuring the year 1947 is accidental! -- Nathaniel welcomes actors Dana Delany (The Code, China Beach) and Patrick Vaill (Oklahoma)…

On this special "Supporting Actress Smackdown" edition of the podcast Nathaniel welcomes actors Sean Maguire (The Magicians) and Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as well as Eric Blume, Amir…