Movies have the February blues, so we enlisted a friend of the show to liven things up. 'Mr. Robot' creator and movie fanatic Sam Esmail joins Sean and Amanda and comes bearing a new game to play that reveals a lot about their favorite directors, personal taste, and how they view the long arc of film. Their sprawling conversations covers more than 80 years o ... Show More
Jul 28
Sex, Hell, and 10 Movies We Missed This Summer. Plus: Gregg Araki!
It’s Sean’s (observed) birthday, and what better way to celebrate than by reacting to the news that Ryan Gosling will star as Ghost Rider in a Shawn Levy–directed MCU film? Then, they cover some additional movie news before giving a brief update on their Summer Movie Preview game ... Show More
2h 26m
Jul 2025
Movie News Mews (ft. guests, Matt Shakman and Sam Rockwell)
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is all kinds of fantastic. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt sits down (in person, and on Zoom) with Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, to discuss the FF's debut in the MCU [24:33 - 40:07 approx]; and Sam Rockwell, the cool ... Show More
1h 40m
Nov 2023
‘The Curse’ Episode 1 With Sean Fennessey and Bill Simmons
Bill and Sean come together to discuss ‘The Curse,’ the new project from the Safdies, Nathan Fielder, and Emma Stone. They talk about the melding of tones going on in the show, Emma Stone’s choice to be in a TV show despite being such a huge movie star, and the strangeness of the ... Show More
34m 29s
Oct 2016
#235: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mads Mikkelsen
This week, we welcome two actors, each with interesting and challenging CVs, and each with interesting and challenging-to-spell names. Plus, we discuss our favourite scream queens.
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1h 26m
Mar 2022
Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie
Robert Pattinson. Shot on Film. Good Time. In this chat, we get into the benefits and philosophy of the film aesthetic, ableism in film, comic actors in darker films - and more! ENJOY!
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1h 11m
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