S2F2: Fantasy kicks off with Conan the Barbarian, a film that helped launch the career of one Arnold Schwarzenegger into the stratosphere. And sure, we can quibble with some of the sillier plot points happening in the margins, and some of the casting, and a lot of the hair and makeup, but Conan is a serious film with some great set pieces, an absolutely magn ... Show More
Apr 24
For All Mankind - S05E05 - Svoboda
Dev is evil, no doubt about it anymore. With his plans to clear out Mars, what’s going to happen to all the regular people living there? As For All Mankind continues to mirror real-life and real-time issues we face today, what can we learn from this fictional past? Apple Trees Wi ... Show More
2h 1m
Apr 18
The Pitt - S02E15 - 9:00 P.M.
Jim taps out for The Pitt Season 2 finale, leaving A.Ron in the capable hands of guest co-host Cris Cinema. Did the pressure get to him, or did he clock out the moment night-shift head nurse Cris arrived? Either way, the finale puts the spotlight on Dr. Robby and a dangerously il ... Show More
2h 7m
Apr 2019
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
S2F2: Fantasy kicks off with Conan the Barbarian, a film that helped launch the career of one Arnold Schwarzenegger into the stratosphere. And sure, we can quibble with some of the sillier plot points happening in the margins, and some of the casting, and a lot of the hair and ma ... Show More
53m 10s
Dec 2018
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
<p><br /></p><p>Actors and comedic couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally feel ambivalent, yet hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nick and Megan join Conan this week to discuss lovemaking in the woods, unusual fashion choices, cute sociopaths, reveng ... Show More
49m 30s
Sep 2023
The Great Escape (1963) and Rocky III (1982)
For the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast, a war movie, a boxing movie, and a few problems in the making of both.
1963's The Great Escape was a film that director John Sturges couldn't initially get off the ground, and he needed his success with The Magnificent Seven to ... Show More
56m 11s