Episodes

Phoenix Film Foundation and Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney comes by to talk about the 25th edition of the acclaimed film festival, and what attendees can expect.

Director Martin Campbell talks about the appeal of having a "Die Hard"-style film featuring a woman, with the challenges of filming on the outside of a building for much of the story.

Film Masters' newest remaster release is Roger Corman's MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR (1954), and founder Phil Hopkins talks about how he went from film history into producing film restorations for physical media releases.

Director Robert Rippberger and actor Frankie Muniz talk quickly about Renner, a story about a genius who's created Salenus, an AI life coach, but he realizes too late that her personality and intentions closely mirror those of his manipulative and abusive (and deceased) mother.

Directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck talk about their documentary ETERNAL YOU, which looks at the growing landscape of AI startups that use AI to "recreate" a deceased loved one.

The creative team from the new animated fantasy series IYANU stops by to talk about this highly anticipated series ahead of its debut on Cartoon Network and Max.

Summer, Noah and Louis list their favorite media releases from 2024, and hope for more and better from 2025!

Filmmaker Andrew Bell stops by to talk about Bleeding, a story about dealing with addictions, grief, despair, and vampires at the center of it all, but not in the way you'd imagine.

Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.

Director Ryan Kruger stops by to talk about his reimagined edition of the cult horror favorite Street Trash. Ryan also sees this movie as more of a sequel to the original rather than a typical remake.

Pop Culture Detective and Author Mark Edlitz returns to discuss more James Bond lore, with his newest book Keeping 007 Alive, which is a follow up to last year's James Bond After Fleming to explore the Bond stories in print.

Filmmaker and writer-director Jérémy Clapin talks about his newest feature, Meanwhile on Earth, a story that melds grief, loss, and an unlikely conspiracy for an alien infiltration of Earth. Are indie films that go beyond the usual storyline tropes right up your alley? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The 17th Science New Wave XVII Film Festival is here, and Program Director Nate Dorr and Festival Producer Paula Croxson stop by to talk all about it. They talk about curating this year's lineup, highlight several specific nights of specialized programming, and more. What film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director John Gulager and actor Efren Ramirez stop by to talk about Seven Cemeteries, their new horror-black comedy-western that I believe plays at being "The Magnificent Undead Seven". Are you a fan of the western-horror subgenre? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director Euros Lyn and actor Harry Baxendale stop by to talk about The Radleys, a new black comedy-horror "family drama"... where the family are vampires just trying to blend in to suburbia. Do you enjoy the mashup of black comedy & horror? Is it something you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The cast of The Curse of the Necklace, Henry Thomas and Sarah Lind, with Madeleine and Violet McGraw, are here to talk about developing indie horror features. Do you have a favorite subgenre of horror that you'd like to see more of in indie films? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Writer-director Stuart Ortiz, and actors Terri Apple and Peter Zizzo stop by to talk about STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, a new horror feature told in the style of a true crime documentary. STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 22, 2024

Program director Daniel Abella returns to talk about this year's festival, in a new location with an intriguing lineup of short films from all around the world. Which film festivals do you look forward to every year? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Authors Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto talk about their newest book, The Star Wars Radio Dramas: Brian Daley and the Serializations that Saved NPR, which goes into the story and the history of the radio dramas. What science fiction stories would you like to see adapted into audio dramas? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

The John Carter of Mars audio drama production team from Pocket Universe Productions stops by to talk about the status of the Kickstarter and the production updates. What pulp era fantasy adventures would you want to see adapted into audio or graphic novels? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

We talk about Star Trek The Original Series this week, with a deep discussion about some of the women characters from the original series cast, and the essays written about them for the Women Take the Conn anthology. What examinations of "Star Trek" characters and series would you want more of? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season. What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions! What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!

Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books. Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!