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
Aug 18
O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
From the Coen Brothers comes the early millennium hit, "O Brother, Where Art Thou". Both avid fans and casual watchers of the Coens' work will find plenty to enjoy in this satirical comedy starring George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Turturro. What did Jim and A.Ron think? ... Show More
1h 13m
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
Actors and comedic couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally feel ambivalent, yet hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friends.
Nick and Megan join Conan this week to discuss lovemaking in the woods, unusual fashion choices, cute sociopaths, revenge fantasies, and Nick’s Survivor go ... 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