The Lorehounds

John is joined by Aaron from Lore of the Rings to discuss Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin, the twentieth story in The Silmarillion. They discuss the might of an elvish king, the fe…

In the final episode of the Lorehounds 2025 Oscars prep series, David joins Elysia to talk about his own Best Picture nominees Death Race. What follows is a rundown of the 10 nominated movies, what t…

Elysia is joined by Paulo from The Oscars Death Race Podcast to break down the Best Lead and Supporting Actor and Actress categories, as well as Directing and Cinematography. Elysia brings the narrat…

Elysia keeps trying to make the term "Blockbuster Awards" happen as she and Logan from the Academy of Death Racers talk about nominees like Dune: Part Two, Alien: Romulus, and Nosferatu in the so-cal…

After giving their spoiler-free hot takes on the 4th Captain American movie – Brave New World – and talking through some of the production drama, Jean and Elysia break down the highlights, and also w…

Mark from the Academy of Death Racers and Rambling Cinema joins Elysia to talk about what she considers three of the most important Oscar categories: International Films (formerly Films Not in the En…

To talk about one of her favorite categories of every Oscar race, this year's five emotional Live-Action Shorts nominees, Elysia brings in Katherine Oktober Matthews, the inventer of a tool called th…

Documentary Editor Rebecca June Lane joins Elysia to talk through what makes a good documentary in general, and what in particular makes this year's crop of Documentary Feature and Documentary Short …

David welcomes Mark and Nicole from Nevermind the Music to discuss Questlove's groundbreaking documentary on Saturday Night Live's musical legacy. Together they explore the documentary's stunning ope…

Note: This podcast begins with a spoiler-free review for those who have not yet seen the film.

Marilyn (student and teacher of ritual), Anthony (religious studies professor), David (cinematography afi…

Elysia and John break down the first full trailer for Season 3 of The Wheel of Time on Prime Video. They discuss their hopes for the season with full book spoilers.

Links Referenced: Teaser, New Trail…

Mark joins Elysia for a Nevermind the Oscars crossover event to discuss the Best Original Score and Best Original Song nominees at the 2025 Oscars. Expect many music clips and much analysis, and to w…

David and John return to a galaxy far, far away to resume the Star Wars Film Fest: their series discussing each main Star Wars film in order. They talk about what the original Star Wars movie meant t…

With the help of guests Dina and Hauvery (and Aki via voicemail), Elysia tries to wade through the sea of controversy surrounding 13x-Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez – turning to these Mexican and …

Benoit Berthe Siward of Animation Showcase joins Elysia to talk through 6 of the 10 Oscar nominations in the Animated Feature and Animated Shorts categories, while also offering insights into the Osc…

Jean and Elysia recap what we learned about the "monsters" of Creature Commandos season 1, this season's pros and cons, and what it's set up for season 2.

But first, we talk about that Superman traile…

Elysia sits down with David to talk through the coverage plans for this year's Oscars prep series – with this year's more condensed Oscars timeline, expect a blitz of content coming your way, in a ne…

Get prepped for the year 2025 in Marvel with Jean and Elysia as they talk through what's coming, their hype levels, and what they're most looking forward to for: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man…

Once upon a Witches' Road, 8(!) Lorehounds got together to look back on Agatha All Along and ask: which witch is which of us?

Join Elysia's podcast birthday party and play along with these 11 question…

Elysia, John, and Jean head to a fictional Germany to recap Nosferatu, the 2024 remake of a horror classic reimagined by Robert Eggers. They discuss the gothic horror setting, the masterful pacing, a…