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
Nov 21
Pluribus - S01E04 - Please, Carol
Jim and A.Ron put their heads together to explore the hivemind in Apple TV+’s Pluribus. Carol makes a pros and cons list about the Pluribi. Let me tell you this, listener, if you need to make a pros and cons list about someone, they’re not for you.
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1h 53m
Nov 19
Casino (1995) - 30th Anniversary Rerelease
In honor of the 30th Anniversary of Casino (1995), we're releasing the retro coverage again for you to enjoy!
This might be the last time they let street guys like us handle any podcasts this valuable. We've had a good run of Scorsese films this year (Goodfellas, The Irishman, T ... Show More
1h 22m
Nov 15
Pluribus - S01E03 - Grenade
A.Ron and guest theorist-in-chief Pete Peppers dive into Pluribus Episode Three, “Grenade”, breaking down the rules of the hive mind and what Vince Gilligan might have planned for the future of the show. They unpack Carol’s chaotic cocktail, her blasé reaction to literal luxury a ... Show More
2h 2m
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