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Someone Else's Movie
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If you listen to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on FAST FIVE in your car, you may feel the urge to challenge someone to a race. Please don't do that. Just enjoy some thoughts about the entire FAST series from the guy who literally wrote the book on it! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bar...
A bearded man smiles for the camera in an author photo. He wears a light gray jacket over a blue collared shirt, his hands clasped on the table in front of him. Two young men crouch atop a convertible, looking awesome, the sky behind them stretching out to infinity. The world is theirs. Family.
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Jinkies! This week, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS writer-directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese celebrate their unironic love of SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED -- and, especially, Linda Cardellini's Velma.

On all podcast platforms and streaming at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/emm... !
Two young women lean against each other against a purple backdrop in a promotional photo. They look happy! Two young women -- one holding the broken pieces of a lance and wearing a t-shirt with her own face on it, the other in an orange sweater holding some sort of ancient tome -- stand together in shock and confusion in a still from SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED.
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Actor Guillaume Marbeck plays Jean-Luc Godard in Richard Linklater’s delightful NOUVELLE VAGUE, so how could we pass up the opportunity to have him tackle Godard’s revolutionary BREATHLESS? On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/gui...
A man in dark glasses stands in front of a collection of photographs of movie stars. (Image is from Richard Linklater's NOUVELLE VAGUE.) In a black-and-white image from Jean-Luc Godard's BREATHLESS, Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo walk down a Paris street, chatting.
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Writer-director Bryn Chainey, whose first feature RABBIT TRAP is now on digital (and ideal Halloween viewing), conjures up Jonathan Miller’s eerie BBC adaptation of M.R. James’ WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bry...
A young man in a khaki shirt holds a microphone and speaks to something beyond the right edge of the frame. A black and white image of a man walking along a desolate beach. The sun sets behind him, so we can only see him in silhouette, and there appears to be another silhouetted figure in the distance behind him.
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Wake up! Because DUST BUNNY writer-director @bryanfuller.bsky.social is here to unpack the pulpy effects and still-potent metaphor of Philip Kaufman's 1978 adaptation of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bry...
A bearded man smiles at the camera. Crouched in a weedy field, a man in a brown suit clutches a woman in a red dress protectively. A large barn-like building is visible behind them through the darkness.
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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His historical drama VINDICATION SWIM rolls into US theaters this Friday, and writer-director Elliott Hasler is here to swash the buckles for Gore Verbinski’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ell...
A smiling young man leans on a tripod, holding a small camera in his right hand. Johnny Depp stands on deck in a still from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL.
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Regular Kostanski collaborator Conor Sweeney turns up in DEATHSTALKER, too, so you should check out his episode on ALIEN: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/con...
A blond man with glasses reacts as a handful of potato chips fly off the kitchen table in front of him. There's a weird little puppet friend sitting in the chair to his left. Three people in spacesuits make their way across the desolate surface of a derelict planetoid in a still from Ridley Scott's ALIEN.
October 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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And then reach into the archives to hear DEATHSTALKER director Steven Kostanski talk about how much he loves the original MORTAL KOMBAT! (Which is pretty solid entertainment, honestly.) someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ste...
A man in a baseball cap and glasses stands against a black background. Four young people and a wizard guy in white stand in a cave, with candles and a brazier visible behind them.
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Prepare for battle, as DEATHSTALKER star Daniel Bernhardt recounts having his mind blown open by THE MATRIX -- after a heads-up from his buddy Chad Stahelski. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/dan...
The actor Daniel Bernhardt -- dressed in leather and sporting long hair, a beard and an intense stare -- sits on a throne of wood and bone in a denuded forest in a promotional still from DEATHSTALKER. Dressed in black, Neo raises his hand to halt a wave of oncoming bullets in a still from THE MATRIX.
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This week, filmmaker Jules Koostachin -- whose new movie ANGELA'S SHADOW is now streaming on @hollywoodsuite.bsky.social -- joins us to talk about an unlikely inspiration: Seeing FLASHDANCE with her mom. On all podcast providers, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jul...
A woman poses with a book of poetry in a bookstore. A young woman dances in silhouette, the sun bursting through the window behind her.
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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As her subversive classic BORN IN FLAMES joins the Criterion Collection, writer-director Lizzie Borden offers a radical take on Chantal Akerman’s JEANNE DIELMAN, specifically: What happened next? On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/liz...
A woman, wearing a heavy coat, faces the camera in three-quarter profile and smiles. The image is black and white. A woman sits at her kitchen table and sips a cup of tea, a concerned look on her face.
September 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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He’s on Broadway with his best pal Keanu Reeves in WAITING FOR GODOT, and his new movie ADULTHOOD is in theaters now, but somehow @alexwinter.com made the time to talk about Luis Bunuel’s LOS OLVIDADOS. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ale...
A man with curly hair and a close-cropped beard looks intently at the camera. A black-and-white image of a teenager towering over a young boy on a 1950s city street.
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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With her award-winning first feature BLUE HERON screening at TIFF this week, it felt like a good time to re-post @sophyromvari.bsky.social's 2018 episode, tackling Kirsten Johnson's brilliant CAMERAPERSON. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here:
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A woman looks into the camera with her hand on her chin, a row of bookshelves behind her. A woman in an orange shirt holds her hand over the viewfinder of a video camera so someone can look through it over her shoulder. Another production member is visible at the left side of the frame.
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Before his gloriously wild F*CK MY SON! makes its world premiere at TIFF's Midnight Madness Wednesday, Todd Rohal celebrates underground filmmaker George Kuchar’s cri de coeur HOLD ME WHILE I'M NAKED. On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tod...
A black-and-white image of a smiling man with long hair and a beard, standing against a wall with a clock visible just over his shoulder. A bespectacled man peeks out from behind a shower curtain in a pink-tinted bathroom.
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Before NIKA AND MADISON has its world premiere at TIFF on Sunday, writer-director Eva Thomas pays tribute to the tender soul and gigantic heart of @barryjenkins.bsky.social’s Oscar-winning MOONLIGHT. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/eva...
A black-and-white head shot of a woman smiling at the camera. A shirtless boy on a beach stares out at the ocean, his body in silhouette. Palm trees are visible up the shore behind him.
September 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Before his first feature LITTLE LORRAINE premieres at TIFF this Friday, writer-director Andy Hines celebrates Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 breakout SEXY BEAST -- the movie that made Ben Kingsley terrifying. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/and...
A black-and-white image of a bearded, bespectacled man in a collared shirt, facing slightly away from the camera. Dressed in a yellow Speedo, a man lies on a deck chair in front of a swimming pool, baking in the sun. A younger man can be seen cleaning the pool in the distance. There is a spectacular coastal view behind them.
September 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Put 'em up! This week, Catherine Legault -- whose new documentary LARRY (THEY/THEM) is now streaming across Canada on CBC Gem -- digs into Zachary Heinzerling’s prizewinning 2013 doc CUTIE AND THE BOXER. On all podcast providers and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/cat...
A woman with long hair catches the camera's eye. An older couple stand in front of a river, both wearing goggles and boxing gloves. He's shirtless and splattered from head to toe in bright green paint; she is fully dressed, with tiny flecks of paint on her tank top.
August 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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New episode! With her unsettling debut INEDIA now available on VOD across Canada, writer-director Liz Cairns is here to celebrate the unceasing empathy of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s breakout ROSETTA. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/liz...
A woman stands at what looks like the outer limits of a forest. A young woman with an intense look is seen through a window.
August 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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With her new drama SWEET ANGEL BABY opening in select Canadian cities this Friday, writer-director Melanie Oates is here to talk about the exquisite sadness of Derek Cianfrance’s BLUE VALENTINE. (And she has a point.) On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/mel...
A woman looks straight at the camera as she stands on a riverbank. The image is in black and white. Standing in profile, dressed for chilly weather, a young man and a young woman stare meaningfully into one another's eyes.
August 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Summer blockbuster alert! With his delightful debut SKETCH opening across the US and Canada tomorrow, writer-director Seth Worley stops by to share his love for Barry Sonnenfeld’s magnificent MEN IN BLACK. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/set...
A bearded man with round glasses poses for a photograph, wearing a light gray cardigan over a dark gray T-shirt. Dressed in black suits, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones point big shiny sci-fi weapons at something out of frame in a still from Barry Sonnenfeld's MEN IN BLACK.
August 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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With her first feature FOREIGNER making its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia festival this week, director Ava Maria Safai peels back the layers of Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. On all podcast platforms, and streaming here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ava...
A young woman in a burgundy top looks into the camera, her dark hair falling past her shoulders. Two young women stand uncomfortably on either side of a doorway as an older man closes the doors on them.
July 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Having just premiered their first feature LUCID at Montreal’s Fantasia film festival, Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan dive into DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, Harry Kumel’s 1971 cult classic about ... oh, you know. On your podcast platform of choice, or at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ram... !
A man and woman perch behind a video camera in a messy space. Two blonde women -- one a little younger, the other a little older -- peer at something out of frame, lit from above like an '80s Bonnie Tyler album cover. (Which is nifty, because the image was taken in 1971.)
July 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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With his new documentary PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE AND RESISTANCE streaming on NFB.ca (and opening in Winnipeg on July 30th), filmmaker Noam Gonick takes a moment to celebrate Uli Edel's LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/noa...
Wearing large round eyeglasses, a blue hat and a blue shirt, a bearded man stares straight into the camera. At a 1950s-era bar, a platinum-blonde woman stares into the middle distance while couples smoke and drink on either side of her.
July 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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With his new thriller 40 ACRES in theaters across the US and Canada, writer-director RT Thorne is here to share his love and admiration for Joel and Ethan Coen's breakout neo-noir BLOOD SIMPLE. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/rt-...
A head-and-shoulders image of man standing against a white backdrop, his head turned so he can look into the camera. A man crawls on a dirt road, silhouetted by the headlights of the car behind him. Someone is walking towards him from the driver's side.
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Happy Canada Day, tout le monde! SKEET writer-director Nik Sexton is here to celebrate Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated adaptation of INCENDIES. Available on your favorite podcast provider, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/nik...
A black-and-white photo of a young man in a ball cap and T-shirt, with headphones around his neck, smiling broadly at something off-camera. A shocked woman stares down at the ground as something burns in the distance behind her. (Image is a still from Denis Villeneuve's INCENDIES.)
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM