That 70s Movie Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week on That '70s Movie Podcast, Jonathan and Michael cock their pistols and fire at Stanley Kubrick's 1975 historical drama "Barry Lyndon." This was our first and long-overdue chance to talk about Stan the Man, a director we both revere. We discussed how this film fits into Kubrick's esteemed filmography; we talked about the extraordinary and gorgeous attention to detail in this film -- from the sets to the costumes -- and debated the existential question of whether Bar...

Send us Fan Mail This week on That '70s Movie Podcast, Jonathan and Michael head to the desert for the 1975 classic, "The Passenger." Although it stars Jack Nicholson and is directed by the legendary Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni, this film is not well known—partly because it was out of circulation for years. But make no mistake, this is a masterpiece of '70s cinema and one of the most beautifully shot films that you'll ever see. The production values are second to none, the ...

Send us Fan Mail APOLOGIES FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER AUDIO. EVERYTHING IS FIXED NOW, AND THE ENTIRE EPISODE IS LIVE!!! This week on That '70s Movie Podcast, Jonathan and Michael go fishing for the 2001 neo-noir thriller, The Pledge. One of the podcast's founding credos is that not every '70s film was made in the 1970s—and few modern movies embody the ethos of '70s filmmaking quite like "The Pledge." Moral ambiguity, a flawed male protagonist, and a decidedly bleak ending ... The Pledg...

Send us Fan Mail This week on "That '70s Movie Podcast," Jonathan and Michael prepare to atone for their sins with the 1973 Martin Scorsese classic, "Mean Streets." While we both enjoyed the feel and craft of this movie, we had slightly mixed feelings about it. Michael saw it more as a vibe than a movie and felt it was largely a collection of vignettes organized around a plot—and Jonathan thought that is precisely what makes the film so great! Both of us had enormous praise for Scorsese's leg...

Send us Fan Mail This week on "That '70s Movie Podcast," Jonathan and Michael hit the hustings for the 1972 political satire, "The Candidate." With ten weeks to go until the midterms, what better time to revisit this classic take on the inner workings of a political campaign? We both loved Robert Redford's performance as Bill McKay, though we slightly disagreed on whether he is a sympathetic character caught up in the dog-and-pony show of electoral politics or a willing participant. We also w...