In a lovely surprise, our final Audience Choice 2025 poll ended in a TIE! With both David Cronenberg and Spike Lee joining the Class of '25!

Dear lord this was really tough. Loooooove Cronenberg, Spike and Wes so much. In the end, went Cronenberg but would be happy if either Spike or Wes won too!

From #TellurideFilmFestival, my review of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, a movie with great performances and some stale frames & pacing. thefilmstage.com/telluride-re...

The window is closing on our final Audience Choice poll of 2025, with Spike Lee and David Cronenberg contending for the top spot! Vote here: thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

It's our final week of Audience Choice '25! David. Jim. Spike. Wes. These master filmmakers all have new films out this year. Which auteur should we celebrate? Vote here! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Philip Seymour Hoffman enters the ranks of our Audience Choice '25 winners as the final week of polling begins!

The window is closing on Week 3 of our Audience Choice polls! Which PTA collaborator should we cover? thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Audience Choice Week 3 is live with a PTA Meeting! With a new Paul Thomas Anderson film on the horizon, four of his collaborators face off. Vote! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Steve Martin enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 🧠🧠 Our Week 3 poll opens shortly!

There's still time to vote in the Comedy Legends round of our Audience Choice 2025 polls! Brooks, Lewis, Martin, or Pryor, the healing power of laughter is yours! Vote: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT

Audience Choice Week 2 is live! Which comedy legend will be the subject of a future episode? Vote in the link below! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Chow Yun-Fat enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 💥 Our Week 2 poll opens shortly!

Last chance! Cast your vote for future episodes of The B-Side all month long. First up, it's action time as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Pam Grier, and Jean-Claude Van Damme face off! Vote now: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT

It's Audience Choice month once again! Head to the link and cast your vote each week for future episodes of The B-Side! First up: Action Stars! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Our dear @oneblakeminute.bsky.social returns to mine the B-Sides of the legendary John Frankenheimer! We talk PROPHECY, 52 PICK-UP, DEAD-BANG, AGAINST THE WALL and more. Charting Frankenheimer's pivot back to TV in the '90s and why he's one of the best to ever do it: bit.ly/44YPCR1

Our final episode of the summer (before our annual Audience Choice polls begin!) drops TOMORROW:

With the release of the excellent SHE RIDES SHOTGUN (in theaters tomorrow, go see it!) we chatted with author @jordanharper.bsky.social about adapting his novel for the big screen, as well as some choice B-Sides that share the film's DNA. Listen up, and enjoy!: bit.ly/4mhulrf

On a special bonus episode, we sit down with Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films! We discuss three decades of the company's pioneering history (and our start as interns there!), talking B-Sides like OFFICE KILLER, A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD, and more: bit.ly/4mbjzTr

On our latest we chat with the wonderful Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (In theaters now, and expanding this weekend!), and a few B-Sides including Robert Altman's THE GINGERBREAD MAN and more! bit.ly/3Iuwx05

New! Joining us to declassify the case of 1971's #DiamondsAreForever is @licencetoqueer.com's David Lowbridge-Ellis! We talk Connery's last EON outing & Blofeld's drag race! Available on any #podcast app! 🍎: tiny.cc/QDivDAFApple 🟢: tiny.cc/QDivDAFSpotify 🏳️‍🌈: www.glitterjaw.com/the-q-division

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Happy birthday, Tom Cruise! We celebrate with a special discussion, pairing b-sides inspired by each film from the Mission: Impossible franchise. Listen to the latest @tfsbside.bsky.social episode:

In honor of Tom Cruise's birthday, we celebrate the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise! We took inspiration from each film to cover EIGHT adjacent B-Sides. There's THE AVENGERS ('98), John Woo's PAYCHECK, a Michael Mann, a Miyazaki, and more! bit.ly/3IsfSKr

On our latest, @bwestcineaste.bsky.social joins us to discuss one of our greatest living filmmakers, Mike Leigh! Covering CAREER GIRLS, PETERLOO and more, we discuss Leigh's intensive process, his radical empathy, and more! bit.ly/4ll0jlV

We return to the baby goose! In our latest episode, we unpack the back half of Ryan Gosling's career, including THE IDES OF MARCH, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, and whatever is happening to his voice in GANGSTER SQUAD: bit.ly/43Zhm6i

We discuss Ryan Gosling's B-side collaborations with Nicolas Winding Refn, Damien Chazelle, George Clooney, and more on a new episode. Tune in to @tfsbside.bsky.social!

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Make our day and check out our latest on the directorial B-Sides of Clint Eastwood! @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social returns to chat about BREEZY, THE MULE, and more as we discuss Clint the filmmaker's self-interrogation of Clint the movie star: bit.ly/4mBhQba

We discuss the directorial career of Clint Eastwood and five underseen films with @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social on @tfsbside.bsky.social. Tune in!

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We'll never be as cool as Maggie Cheung! On our latest we cover LOST ROMANCE (a.k.a. THE STORY OF ROSE), GREEN SNAKE and more, examining how Cheung's dense, iconic career was only bolstered by her retirement, solidifying her as a living legend: bit.ly/3GQ1xXI

TOMORROW, just in time for the weekend, we celebrate Mother:

Be sure to check out our latest episode, where @mesays.bsky.social joins to praise the "turbulent brilliance" of Debra Winger! From LEGAL EAGLES to FORGET PARIS, we chat about the naturalistic qualities that made her a star: bit.ly/44VYoPO

On the new episode of Emulsion, Nick Newman talks to Chloë Sevigny and Amalia Ulman about Magic Farm, now in theaters.

We'll be back next week with a brand new episode, but in the meantime, ahead of THE ACCOUNTANT 2, revisit our episode from 2020 on the B-Sides of Ben Affleck!

We thought you might be worried about the security of your shit. On our latest, Stephen Sajdak from @whmpodcast.bsky.social joins to discuss the B-Sides of the Coen Brothers! bit.ly/4j087Jf

TOMORROW (You know, for kids!)

had a blast talking Powell and Pressburger with the lads Dan and Conor!

Nock your arrows and ready your short shorts, Archers: @katiewalshstx.bsky.social returns to discuss the B-Sides of Powell & Pressburger! From I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING to THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL, we celebrate the legendary duo in their highs and their lows: bit.ly/441yk5q

We discuss the careers of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger with special guest @katiewalshstx.bsky.social on the latest episode of @tfsbside.bsky.social. Tune in!

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COMING SOON 🎯

In celebration of CROSSING DELANCEY entering @criterion.bsky.social, we sat down with Amy Irving and Peter Riegert to talk about the film's legacy, and of course some B-Sides like HONEYSUCKLE ROSE, KING OF THE CORNER, and more! bit.ly/426KLvl

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I always love yapping with @joereid.bsky.social and @chrisvfeil.bsky.social. Listener, it's worth noting that us recording this during the SAG awards nets you some *wonderful* reaction noises.

I had SO much fun talking with Dan, Conor, and Chris about, in no particular order, Rock Hudson, Sean Connery, "Hellfire," Franciscan friars, "Days of Our Lives," the late Mary Wickes, the Disney renaissance, Christian Slater, and my advocacy for overlooked indie gem "The Wolverine":

Ahead of the Oscars this weekend, @joereid.bsky.social and @chrisvfeil.bsky.social of This Had Oscar Buzz return to discuss some Best Picture inspired B-Sides! From SECONDS to THE WOLVERINE we cover a ton! bit.ly/3XqZ23l

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We'll have a new episode dropping tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can catch up on our episode celebrating one of the absolute best to ever do it, now available on the main TFS podcast feed: soundcloud.com/thefilmstage...

This was fun!