Roger's List

Mikayla Nicholson makes her grand return to Roger's List this week to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious 1999 opus MAGNOLIA, featuring an all-star cast in a mind-bending intergenerational drama! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.comTwitter: @rogerslistpod Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRs

Minimus Maximus from the Off the Cuffs podcast joins me for another epic tour of the American South with NASHVILLE, Robert Altman's 1975 masterpiece featuring a cast of dozens! It's a movie that defies easy categorization but rewards viewers each and every time. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Twitter: @rogerslistpod Instagram: @rogerslitpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Magnolia 

This week, Doug McCambridge, host of the amazing Good Times, Great Movies podcast, stops by to discuss Wim Wenders' lyrical, fascinating road movie PARIS, TEXAS (1984). We dissect the movie's themes and look at the amazing career of veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Nashville  

Nicholas Loup and Jordan Courtney, hosts of the Filmshake podcast, join me this week to talk about Francois Truffaut's brilliant comedy DAY FOR NIGHT (LA NUIT AMERICAINE) from 1973, one of the greatest movies about making movies! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Paris, Texas

My dear friend Luke Rahmsdorff-Terry joins me this week to discuss John Ford's STAGECOACH (1939), the film that shaped cinema's most popular genre for decades to come and produced one of Hollywood's biggest-ever movie stars with John Wayne! Does this rip-roaring Western adventure hold up today or has it been bested by it's imitators? Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Day For Night (La Nuit Americaine)   

This week we're diving in to one of the weirdest movies on the list, Alejandro Jodorowski's surrealistic cult classic EL TOPO. Woody Ciskowski joins me to look at Jodorowski's incredibly long, strange career and analyze the bizzare confluence of images that makes up his signature film, an acid western that helped invent the concept of the Midnight Movie! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Stagecoach 

This episode is anything but a surefire flop, because we've got the amazing Diana Goodman (@lecinenerd) from the Thirty, Twenty, Ten podcast to talk about Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS! Often considered one of the funniest films of all time, this ribald satire was too shocking for audiences in the 60s but has found a new appreciation over time! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: El Topo 

Get your motor running, because we're taking on the countercultural classic EASY RIDER! Emma Delaney and Nicole Vettese are riding sidecar on Dennis Hopper's motorcycle odyssey across America, one of the most influential American movies of all time! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: The Producers 

We're getting meta this week with the mind-bending 2002 comedy ADAPTATION! Comedian and podcaster Jesse Whitehead joins me to dig in to Charlie Kaufman's writer's block opus, directed by Spike Jonze and starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Easy Rider 

Joseph Finn joins me to tackle one of the most challenging films we've encountered so far! We watched THE GREY ZONE, a harrowing Holocaust drama directed by beloved character actor Tim Blake Nelson! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Adaptation 

It's the first of our many encounters with Martin Scorsese on this show, and we're opening it up with a real heavyweight. We're talking about RAGING BULL, Scorsese's 1980 masterpiece featuring a performance by Robert DeNiro that redefined acting for an entire generation. Mike Lydon and Nicole Vettese return to spar with this challenging, beautiful, fascinating film. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: The Grey Zone 

Author Molly Grattan joins me this week to chat about THE BAND WAGON, an exuberant Technicolor musical starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse! We discuss the history of MGM musicals, the parallels with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, and celebrate a much-needed blast of cinematic joy. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Raging Bull 

Humphrey Bogart gives one of his best performances as the improbably named Dix Steele in this moody, brilliant film noir from director Nicolas Ray! Karl Horberg is on hand to discuss this Hollywood-set potboiler, featuring an amazing turn by Gloria Grahame! This one really blew me away; check it out free on Amazon Prime.Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: The Band Wagon 

This week, we're heading to Alex Proyas' gothic, brilliant DARK CITY! Dan Reese joins me to talk about this modern sci-fi masterpiece starring Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connolly, Kiefer Sutherland, and William Hurt. Blending film noir, horror, and sci-fi, this 1998 gem out-Matrixes THE MATRIX. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: In A Lonely Place 

Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by the release of this week's episode! Andy Bowman from the Geek 101 and Monkey Off My Backlog podcasts joins me to discuss Richard Loncraine's explosive 1995 adaptation of Shakespeare's RICHARD III, featuring a breakout performance from Ian McKellan as the Bard's nastiest villain. This sets the story in an alternate history version of WWII era London, and doesn't skimp on modern-era sex, violence, and style. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Dark City 

David Lean's 1946 take on Charles Dickens' immortal classic is considered by most to be the definitive adaptation; how does it hold up today? Tessa Swehla from the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast joins me to dig in to this sumptuous, witty, gothic rendition of a classic. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Richard III (1995) 

Pour a nice glass of "wine" and kick back for this special Halloween treat! We're delighted this week to be joined by Gena Radcliffe, film critic for The Spool and host of the wonderful Kill by Kill Podcast, to discuss Tod Browning's 1931 classic DRACULA, with Bela Lugosi in his iconic turn as the bloodthirsty count! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Great Expectations 

Nobody's perfect, but this sparkling Billy Wilder comedy comes pretty close. This week, Lynsey Pennington returns to discuss SOME LIKE IT HOT, one of the all-time great American comedies with an iconic performance from Marilyn Monroe! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Dracula 

We're back in the realm of German Expressionism this week with another ahead of it's time, larger than life production: FW Murnau's FAUST. This week, Tim Stevens from Marvel.com and The Spool is on hand to discuss this most metal of silent films, with it's amazing makeup and special effects. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Some Like It Hot 

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, as Orson Welles can attest with CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, his bold remixing of Shakespeare's HENRY IV and HENRY V. Mike Lydon, host of the Cult Standard and Courage the Cowardly Podcast, joins me to discuss Welles' debauched interpretation of Falstaff, the incredible trickery that went into the production, and one of the coolest battle scenes ever. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpod Next week's episode: Faust 

This week, the lovely and talented Nicole Vettese is on hand to discuss MOOLAADE (2004), from Senegalese legend Ousmane Sembene. This vibrant, beautiful film is one of the most obscure titles on the list; see why Roger Ebert advocated for it so fiercely! Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Twitter: @rogerslistpod Instagram: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Chimes at Midnight 

It's the first of many times we're going to be talking about Billy Wilder on this show, and we're starting with a nasty one: ACE IN THE HOLE, a scathing satire and sunlit desert noir featuring Kirk Douglas as a heedlessly ambitious newspaper man. Woody Ciskowski from the Ultra 64 podcast is on hand to talk about this unfortunately prescient and still very relevant film. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Instagram: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Moolaade 

This week we're looking at John Cassavetes' intense family drama A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, starring Gena Rowlands as a woman in the midst of a severe and disturbing mental breakdown, and Peter Falk as her blue-collar husband desperately trying to keep his family together. It's a searing, actor-driven piece that still resonates today. Also, today we say goodbye to Mikayla Nicolson as a permanent co-host! She will definitely return as a guest later on, and we wish her the absolute best with everything! The show will continue on from here with Steve and an amazing rotating cast of co-hosts, so stay tuned for some amazing guests and conversations!Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikalya Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Ace In The Hole 

Sadly, there are only four films directed by female directors on the Great Movies list, but luckily, Agnes Varda's CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 made the cut. This concise, inventive, beautiful story of a gorgeous pop star waiting on some bad medical news spearheaded the French New Wave movement and stands today as a feminist masterpiece. Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: A Woman Under The Influence

This week, we're looking at the ur text for modern science fiction filmmaking, Fritz Lang's 1927 opus METROPOLIS. Despite how influential the film has proven to be, it took nearly 80 years for the film to be released as the director intended it, and viewing the newest restoration is like seeing the film for the first time. Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne KempenEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Twitter: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Cleo from 5 to 7  

The loverly Lynsey Pennington joins us this week to talk about the all-time classic musical, MY FAIR LADY! The film's songs are so iconic, as is it's luminous star Audrey Hepburn, that it's shocking this film isn't more available digitally. We reflect on our favorite songs, look back on the history of the great Lerner and Lowe, and discuss how well the film's themes have aged. Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Metropolis 

This week, we're taking a look at Oliver Stone's 1991 paranoid opus JFK. The film explores some of the many diverse conspiracy theories behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which propulsive plotting and writer and Oscar-winning editing, but how has the film's message aged in the internet age, when conspiracy theories have far more sinister connotations?Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpod Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rogerslistpod/lists/Next week's episode: My Fair Lady 

This week, we become the first-ever podcast to discuss true crime! We're watching IN COLD BLOOD, the 1967 Richard Brooks film based on the mega-bestseller by Truman Capote. This stark, beautiful, and unsettling feature has been largely forgotten, but it's worth the effort of tracking it down. We talk about true crime as a genre, discuss the secretly influential body of work of Brooks, and dig into the sordid real-life scandal of star Robert Blake. Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Twitter: @rogerslistpod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/rogerslistpod/lists/Next week's episode: JFK

Welcome to the first episode of Roger's List! On this podcast, we're going to be watching and discussing every single film Roger Ebert wrote about in his Great Movies column! For this debut episode, we'll be going into details of our format, looking briefly at the life and work of Roger Ebert, and then discussing our first film, Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali's seminal surrealistic short film UN CHIEN ANDALOU!  Hosted by Steve Guntli and Mikayla Nicholson Logo by Corinne Kempen Email: rogerslistpod@gmail.com Twitter: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: rogerslistpod Next week's episode: In Cold Blood