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Finleys on Films


    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 229 EPISODES


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    Episode 179: Day of the Locust w/ Evan Faulkner *SORRY ABOUT THE TECH ISSUES*

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 60:13


    Evan joins the boys to discuss just about everything, seems like, before they finally settle down to talking about this strange film from 1975.

    Episode 178: Joe Finley is a Pain in Tom Finley's Ari Aster (& other movie talk)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 54:53


    The Finleys talk about a couple of film club choices Tom made recently before Joe tortured him with some Ari Aster movies.

    Episode 177: Age-of-Sail-Movies (The Sea Hawk and Master & Commander)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 32:58


    Tom Finleys shares his love of watching other people love the sea when he brings both The Sea Hawk (1940) and Master & Commander (2003) to the table for a discussion.

    Episode 176: Recasting 1950s Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 52:44


    The Finleys play casting director and suppose what a few 1950s films would look like with other actors in them.

    Episode 175: Deliverance (1972), FX (1986), & Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 58:34


    Tom suggests the boys follow a weird path in order to talk about Deliverance (1972), FX (1986), and Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

    Episode 174: Marilyn Monroe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 62:03


    The Finleys discuss two films that, to some degree, frame Monroe: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and The Misfits (1961).

    Episode 173: Dog Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 46:28


    The Finleys go to the dogs... movie dogs, that is! They discuss Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) and Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009).

    Episode 172: Nickelodeon (1976) and Babylon (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 46:25


    The Finleys look at Hollywood films about Hollywood: Nickelodeon (1976) and Babylon (2022).

    Episode 171: Greatest Movie Fight Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 57:20


    The Finleys give their favorite movie fight scenes that don't include karate or guns.

    Episode 170: The Things (both of 'em!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 37:05


    The Finleys discuss an original movie and its remake (sort of): 1951's The Thing from Another World and 1982's John Carpenter's The Thing.

    Episode 169: 1984--The Year in Movies (w Guest Evan Faulkner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 131:58


    Evan Faulkner is back and he serves the boys up some retro video appetizers before joining them in a mega-episode about movies from 1984.

    Episode 168: Killers Of The Flower Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 34:27


    The Finleys return from the movie theater with plenty to say about the new (2023) movie, Killers of the Flower Moon.

    Episode 167: James Cagney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 43:38


    The Finelys talk about one of, if not the, OGs of Hollywood OGs, James Cagney and two of his movies: The Public Enemy (1931) and The Roading Twenties (1939).

    Episode 166: The Lighthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 29:27


    The Finleys poked at their depressions and revisit a recent viewing of The Lighthouse (2019).

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    Episode 165: (Jeff)Bridges over Troubled Waters! (w/ guest Evan Faulkner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 55:50


    The Finleys head over to film fanatic Evan Faulkner's place to talk about two Jeff Bridges movies: 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) and Fearless (1993).

    Episode 164: Paul Thomas Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 62:07


    The Finleys talk about 4 1/2 of Paul Thomas Anderson's films.

    Episode 163: What are Chick Flicks and Why is Rachel McAdams the Queen of Them? (w Cowboy Dave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 46:50


    The Finleys invite Cowboy Dave on to discuss three "chick flicks," some of them they love, some of them they hate, and some a combination of the two.

    Episode 162: St. Patrick's Day Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 42:28


    The Finleys think about a few movies that would be nice to watch on St. Patrick's Day.

    Episode 161: Un-Rewatchable Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 60:56


    The Finleys talk about movies they once loved, but no longer do.

    Episode 160: How the Hell Did That Win Best Picture???!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 57:06


    Despite getting interrupted, the Finleys manage to get through an episode all worked up over the most upsetting Best Picture wins of all time.

    Episode 159: Classic Hollywood Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 57:59


    The Finleys discuss their top ten classic (pre-1981) Hollywood villains.

    Episode 158: Joe Finley's Cheat Day (Dogtooth/Another Year)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 50:37


    Joe nearly breaks up the team with one of his picks and wins Tom back with another. The Finleys talk about Dogtooth (2009) and Another Year (2010).

    Episode 157: Tom Finley's Cheat Day (Children Of Men/Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 53:05


    In a rare cheat day episode, the Finleys take on two modern-day classics: Children of Men (2006) and Once upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

    Episode 156: Giant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 33:38


    The Finleys disagree about a movie that is very long, Giant (1956).

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    Episode 155: Clark Gable, King of Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 41:53


    The Finleys discuss two Clark Gable classics: San Francisco (1936) and Run Silent, Run Deep (1958).

    Episode 154: Audrey Hepburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 45:21


    The Finleys discuss two Audrey Hepburn movies: Roman Holiday (1953) and Wait until Dark (1967).

    Episode 153: Ode To Billy Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 33:00


    This was a tough one! The Finleys discuss the 1976 movie, Ode to Billy Joe, based on the Bobbie Gentry song.

    Episode 152: Hollywood Tough Guy Bracket

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 42:08


    The Finleys overcome their own whimpering instincts to discuss the toughest guys classic Hollywood had to offer.

    Episode 151: For Whom The Bell Tolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 31:13


    The Finleys discuss the 1943 adaptation of Hemingway's classic novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

    Episode 150: Midnight Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 29:43


    The Finleys discuss the 1978 misfire, Midnight Express.

    Episode 149: Old Yeller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 32:23


    The Finleys get sappy and talk 1957's Old Yeller.

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    Episode 148: Rogers And Hammerstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 49:16


    The Finleys check out the most famous movie musical pairing of Rogers and Hammerstein with Oklahoma! (1955) and Flower Drum Song(1961).

    Episode 147: Clint Eastwood, Auteur Cowboy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 37:50


    Tom has bedbugs, so the boys take to a parking lot to knock out an episode about a couple of Clint Eastwood's westerns, Hang 'em High (1968) and The Outlaw Josie Wales (1976).

    Episode 146: Red River/Cowboy/Hud (The Beef Show, with special guest Cowboy Dave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 63:05


    After cooking up a couple of fine steaks for the Finleys, guest Cowboy Dave joins the boys to talk three class movies about cattle and the men who boss them around: Red River (1948), Cowboy (1958), and Hud (1963).

    Episode 145: The Core Four, Part IV (The Magnificent Seven)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 33:59


    The Finleys wrap up their series about Finley #1's core curriculum with The Magnificent Seven (1960).

    Episode 144: The Core Four, Part III: (The Searchers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 35:48


    The Finleys talk about the questionable inclusion of The Searchers (1956) in Finley #1's "Core Four."

    Episode 143: The Core Four, Part II: (The Guns Of Navarone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 38:04


    The Finelys continues their discussion of the four films Finely #1 made part of the core curriculum: The Guns of Navarone (1961).

    Episode 142: The Core Four, Part I (Bullitt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 35:28


    In the first of a four-part series, The Finleys talk about one of the most important films of their youth: Bullitt (1968).

    Episode 141: Rest In Peace, Mr. Finley

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 36:19


    The Finleys pay tribute to the recently-passed man who fostered their love of classic movies: Finley #1, Rich Smith.

    Episode 140: The Odd Couple (with special guest, Cowboy Dave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 35:27


    The Finleys welcome guest, Cowboy Dave (along with an observer in the gallery) to discuss perhaps the funniest movie ever, The Odd Couple (1968).

    Episode 139: Jean Harlow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 35:12


    The Finleys are back! This week we talk about one of the original Hollywood sex symbols, Jean Harlow, and two of her movies: Bombshell (1933) and Saratoga (1937).

    Episode 138: Buster Keaton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 35:58


    The Finleys finally watch some Buster Keaton movies: Sherlock Holmes Jr (1924) and The General (1926).

    Episode 137: David and Lisa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 26:44


    The Finleys discuss David and Lisa (1962).

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    Episode 136: Wim Wenders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 38:10


    The insolent, name-getting-wrong Finleys discuss two of Wim Wender's films from the 70s: Alice in the Cities (1974) and The American Friend (1977).

    Episode 135: The Treasure of The Sierra Madre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 32:41


    The Finleys strike gold with this conversation about The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

    Episode 134: The Godfather Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 28:10


    The Finleys keep the offer you can't refuse going with a chat about Godfather II (1974).

    Episode 133: The Godfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 47:20


    Finally! The Finleys talk The Godfather (1972).

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    Episode 132: Robert Altman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 37:22


    The Finleys take on auteur Robert Altman and two of his early 70s films: McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) and The Long Goodbye (1973).

    Episode 131: Rita Hayworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 35:53


    The Finleys really understand what the fuss is all about as they talk about two Rita Hayworth movies: Gilda (1946) and Pal Joey (1957).

    Episode 130: The Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 26:54


    The Finleys discover a then-controversial film no talks about anymore: The Mark (1961).

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    Episode 129: Tyrone Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 36:42


    The Finleys discuss two Tryone Powers movies: Diplomatic Courier (1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (1857).

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