How did seeing Denzel Washington in TRAINING DAY put the young Emmanuel Kabongo on a path to produce and star in the new thriller SWAY? You can probably guess, but it's more fun if you listen to him tell the story. On all podcast providers and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/emm...

This week, Oscar and Emmy nominee Hubert Davis -- whose dramatic debut THE WELL opens in Toronto and Montreal on Friday -- takes Tony Scott's TOP GUN for a spin. Military propaganda or iconic blockbuster? Find out wherever you listen to podcasts, or right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/hub...

Hey, SEMcast pals! Thanks to a weird but unavoidable confluence of events, there's no new episode this week. But don't you worry, SOMEONE ELSE'S MOVIE will be back next Tuesday, all shiny and fresh and maybe with a nice little hat on. See you then!

With his new podcast TUBBY landing on Apple and Amazon's best-of lists, this felt like the perfect time to bring Alan Zweig's episode on THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE out of the vault. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/fla...

In memory of Rob Reiner -- and to get us through the last weeks of this miserable year -- we're playing some favorites over the holidays. Here's Kristin Booth's lovely episode on THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

New episode! CODE 3's @aimeecarrero.bsky.social is here to talk about her undying love for THE BIRDCAGE -- and how Mike Nichols got South Beach in the mid-90s exactly right. On your favorite podcast platform, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/aim...

Buckle up, everybody! This week, EEPHUS director Carson Lund takes the wheel for a tour of Monte Hellman’s existential grindhouse picture TWO-LANE BLACKTOP. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/car...

Everything sucks right now, but I just found out I've landed a really cool guest for @semcast.bsky.social so that's nice.

This week, @veilletteinto.bsky.social looks at Just Jaeckin's adult drama EMMANUELLE and its run-in with the Ontario Censor Board, which he documents for @severinfilms.bsky.social in EMMANUELLE IN ONTARIO. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/eri...

This week, MEADOWLARKS director Tasha Hubbard talks about seeing Debra Granik's rural thriller WINTER'S BONE at the exact right time in her life -- and how its sense of authenticity informs her own work. Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or streaming here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tas...

If you listen to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on FAST FIVE in your car, you may feel the urge to challenge someone to a race. Please don't do that. Just enjoy some thoughts about the entire FAST series from the guy who literally wrote the book on it! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bar...

Jinkies! This week, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS writer-directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese celebrate their unironic love of SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED -- and, especially, Linda Cardellini's Velma. On all podcast platforms and streaming at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/emm... !

Actor Guillaume Marbeck plays Jean-Luc Godard in Richard Linklater’s delightful NOUVELLE VAGUE, so how could we pass up the opportunity to have him tackle Godard’s revolutionary BREATHLESS? On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/gui...

Writer-director Bryn Chainey, whose first feature RABBIT TRAP is now on digital (and ideal Halloween viewing), conjures up Jonathan Miller’s eerie BBC adaptation of M.R. James’ WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bry...

Wake up! Because DUST BUNNY writer-director @bryanfuller.bsky.social is here to unpack the pulpy effects and still-potent metaphor of Philip Kaufman's 1978 adaptation of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bry...

Just cutting tomorrow's @semcast.bsky.social, with a guest I'd been hoping to land since the podcast launched a decade ago. And it's as good as I could have hoped. You'll love it ... if you're still capable of experiencing love, of course.

His historical drama VINDICATION SWIM rolls into US theaters this Friday, and writer-director Elliott Hasler is here to swash the buckles for Gore Verbinski’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ell...

Prepare for battle, as DEATHSTALKER star Daniel Bernhardt recounts having his mind blown open by THE MATRIX -- after a heads-up from his buddy Chad Stahelski. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/dan...

This week, filmmaker Jules Koostachin -- whose new movie ANGELA'S SHADOW is now streaming on @hollywoodsuite.bsky.social -- joins us to talk about an unlikely inspiration: Seeing FLASHDANCE with her mom. On all podcast providers, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jul...

As her subversive classic BORN IN FLAMES joins the Criterion Collection, writer-director Lizzie Borden offers a radical take on Chantal Akerman’s JEANNE DIELMAN, specifically: What happened next? On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/liz...

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He’s on Broadway with his best pal Keanu Reeves in WAITING FOR GODOT, and his new movie ADULTHOOD is in theaters now, but somehow @alexwinter.com made the time to talk about Luis Bunuel’s LOS OLVIDADOS. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ale...

With her award-winning first feature BLUE HERON screening at TIFF this week, it felt like a good time to re-post @sophyromvari.bsky.social's 2018 episode, tackling Kirsten Johnson's brilliant CAMERAPERSON. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/fla...

Before his gloriously wild F*CK MY SON! makes its world premiere at TIFF's Midnight Madness Wednesday, Todd Rohal celebrates underground filmmaker George Kuchar’s cri de coeur HOLD ME WHILE I'M NAKED. On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tod...

Before NIKA AND MADISON has its world premiere at TIFF on Sunday, writer-director Eva Thomas pays tribute to the tender soul and gigantic heart of @barryjenkins.bsky.social’s Oscar-winning MOONLIGHT. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/eva...

Before his first feature LITTLE LORRAINE premieres at TIFF this Friday, writer-director Andy Hines celebrates Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 breakout SEXY BEAST -- the movie that made Ben Kingsley terrifying. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/and...

Put 'em up! This week, Catherine Legault -- whose new documentary LARRY (THEY/THEM) is now streaming across Canada on CBC Gem -- digs into Zachary Heinzerling’s prizewinning 2013 doc CUTIE AND THE BOXER. On all podcast providers and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/cat...

New episode! With her unsettling debut INEDIA now available on VOD across Canada, writer-director Liz Cairns is here to celebrate the unceasing empathy of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s breakout ROSETTA. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/liz...

With her new drama SWEET ANGEL BABY opening in select Canadian cities this Friday, writer-director Melanie Oates is here to talk about the exquisite sadness of Derek Cianfrance’s BLUE VALENTINE. (And she has a point.) On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/mel...

Now that SHOOK is in theaters across Canada, let's recirculate Amar Wala's episode from last September! Because it was really good, just like his movie.

Summer blockbuster alert! With his delightful debut SKETCH opening across the US and Canada tomorrow, writer-director Seth Worley stops by to share his love for Barry Sonnenfeld’s magnificent MEN IN BLACK. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/set...

With her first feature FOREIGNER making its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia festival this week, director Ava Maria Safai peels back the layers of Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. On all podcast platforms, and streaming here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ava...

Charles Laughton's magnificent American Gothic thriller THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER turns 70 today. Beloved character actor Julian Richings brought it to the show in 2020, and it was a very special episode. You should catch up to it.

Having just premiered their first feature LUCID at Montreal’s Fantasia film festival, Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan dive into DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, Harry Kumel’s 1971 cult classic about ... oh, you know. On your podcast platform of choice, or at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ram... !

MIDNIGHT RUN turns 40 today, so here's Enrico Colantoni's absolutely delightful episode about it. (Also includes some GALAXY QUEST stories, because he's just the best.)

With his new documentary PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE AND RESISTANCE streaming on NFB.ca (and opening in Winnipeg on July 30th), filmmaker Noam Gonick takes a moment to celebrate Uli Edel's LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/noa...

With his new thriller 40 ACRES in theaters across the US and Canada, writer-director RT Thorne is here to share his love and admiration for Joel and Ethan Coen's breakout neo-noir BLOOD SIMPLE. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/rt-...

Happy Canada Day, tout le monde! SKEET writer-director Nik Sexton is here to celebrate Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated adaptation of INCENDIES. Available on your favorite podcast provider, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/nik...

With her brilliant first feature DO I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE? arriving on VOD this Friday, director Arianna Martinez advocates for a reappraisal of Gore Verbinski's 2017 creeper A CURE FOR WELLNESS. Available on all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ari...

With his microbudget thriller SELF DRIVER now available on demand, writer-director Michael Pierro is here to celebrate Francis Ford Coppola and Gene Hackman’s essential work in THE CONVERSATION. On your favorite podcast platform, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/mic...

With PLEASE, AFTER YOU newly out on VOD, director Rob Michaels shares his favorite comedy, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL -- the one where Jason Segel wrote himself a hit romcom. On your podcast provider of choice, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/rob...

This week, director Chloé Robichaud – whose charming, spiky comedy TWO WOMEN is now playing in Toronto and Montreal – celebrates Jean-Marc Valleé’s heartbreaking 2011 masterpiece CAFÉ DE FLORE. On all podcast platforms, or streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/chl...

Breaking news! This disc includes Becky Shrimpton's episode of the podcast as a special feature! Isn't that cool? We think it's cool.

This week, photographer and filmmaker Kourtney Roy -– whose creepy first feature KRYPTIC is now on VOD and onscreen at Toronto's Carlton Cinema -– celebrates Neill Blomkamp’s splattery sci-fi satire DISTRICT 9. In your podcast feed, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/kou...

Unthinkable that it's taken a decade for someone to choose an Ernst Lubitsch picture, but this week BAD SHABBOS director Daniel Robbins tackles TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- and it's more relevant than ever. On your podcast platform of choice, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/dan...

This week, SHARP CORNER writer-director Jason Buxton steps up for the aching sadness of Ang Lee's THE ICE STORM, a 1997 masterwork that's long overdue for rediscovery. On all podcast platforms, and streaming at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jas... !

This week, THE ISLAND BETWEEN TIDES writer-directors Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes dig into M. Night Shyamalan's breakout chiller THE SIXTH SENSE, and wonder why more people don't talk about it these days. On all podcast platforms, and directly at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/aus... !

Congratulations to Friend of the Show Reece Shearsmith, and also to the gentleman next to him! (Seriously, though, they've both done amazing work with INSIDE NO. 9 and you should all watch it.)

This week, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO co-director Sam Rice-Edwards unpacks the mystery and dread of Nicolas Roeg's 1973 masterwork DON'T LOOK NOW. See the film before you play the episode; it's kind of important. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/sam...

This week, writer-director Ingrid Veninger -- whose new movie CROCODILE EYES screens this Thursday at Vancouver’s VIFF Centre -- returns to the podcast to go deep into David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE. On all podcast providers, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ing...