Positively into Movies

IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN (1966)

"I got a rock." It's day 5 and the final day of HALLOWEEN WEEK on the podcast. We are happy to welcome, for the first time, my middle child Everett (with a brief appearan

THE HOWLING (1981)/AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)/SILVER BULLET (1985)

"Stay off the moors!" Day 4 of HALLOWEEN WEEK is werewolf day! Friend and 80's horror aficionado, Mr. Greg Rankin, is back to discuss three memorable werewolf movies. THA

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)/DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)

"They're coming to get you, Barbara!" It's day 3 of HALLOWEEN WEEK! The podcast welcomes former student and short filmmaker, Hunter Brockmann! Hunter and I discuss two of

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949) & ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)

Sammy is back for HALLOWEEN WEEK! Sam Hahn, first guest ever on the podcast and frequent co-host, is back to talk about two 1940's cinematic Halloween staples. THANK YOU,

HOCUS POCUS (1993)

Friend and long time supporter of the podcast, Becca Laiveling, lights the Black Flame Candle to kick off HALLOWEEN WEEK! We have a lot of fun discussing the modern, fami

RE-RELEASE EPISODE- INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW GREVAS, AUTHOR OF HORROR IN HADDONFIELD: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF HALLOWEEN

Andrew Grevas was one of my first guests on the podcast! Since Halloween is one week away, check out our conversation about the Halloween movie franchise (13 films total)

INTERVIEW WITH COMIC BOOK AUTHOR JASON DOUGLAS: THE SHINING (1980) AND DOCTOR SLEEP (2019)

A big THANK YOU goes to comic book writer and middle school teacher, Jason Douglas! Jason brings his characteristic humor, passion, and enthusiasm to a horror classic and

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983)

Jake Federle is back bringing his usual literary prowess to this often overlooked, thematically rich, "Dark Disney" horror film based on Ray Bradbury's novel (1962)! Do y

INTERVIEW WITH FR. RYAN DUNS, S.J.: THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974)

I bet you've never heard a priest talk about this movie before! Give it a try. THANK YOU Fr. Duns for returning to the podcast and for providing your time and insight to

STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS

It's October! Teacher Ben Vore returns to discuss Stephen King film adaptations! A HUGE THANK YOU to Ben for joining the podcast again. We work off Ben's "Stephen King" L

HITCHCOCK (PART 2): STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)

A big THANK YOU goes to Dr. Corey Zielinski for taking the time to talk about two Hitchcock classics! Great to talk to you, brother. I look forward to more movie conversa

INTERVIEW WITH FILM HISTORIAN DR. JOE HORINE: KUBRICK'S THE KILLING (1956) AND OTHER HEIST FILMS

A HUGE THANK YOU to film historian and scholar, Dr. Joe Horine! You don't want to miss this episode! Dr. Horine is a fount of film knowledge. We discuss Stanley Kubrick's

HITCHCOCK (PART 1): SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)

Dr. Corey Zielinski and I discuss Shadow of a Doubt (1943) in Part 1 of our conversation about two Hitchcock films! Part 2 (Strangers on a Train- 1951) will be released s

THE HUSTLER (1961)

Give the people what they want! My nephew and good friend, Adam Gardner, is back to discuss Paul Newman's classic drama The Hustler, one of my favorite movies of all time

VARSITY BLUES (1999) AND RUDY (1993)

Football season is upon us! My wife, and passionate football fan, is back to discuss the yin and yang of 90s football movies: Varsity Blues and Rudy. They are not as diff

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987)

This is part 2 of my conversation with Joey Reiter (@potatojoe2.0 on Instagram)! Joey is a former student, short film maker, and now high school teacher. We have a good t

SUNSHINE (2007)

In part 2 of our conversation, Jake Federle and I discuss this thematically rich Danny Boyle directed suspenseful space thriller!

SUMMER BREAK SERIES (#13): HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) AND PALE RIDER (1985)

Sam is back to talk about two Clint Eastwood ("spiritual") westerns! This is part 1 of our conversation; part 2 will be released in a few weeks.

SUMMER BREAK SERIES (#12): BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)

Former student, friend, and short film creator Joey Reiter joins to discuss John Carpenter's wonderfully bizarre fantasy action comedy cult hit Big Trouble in Little Chin

SUMMER BREAK SERIES (#11): EVENT HORIZON (1997)

Jake Federle is back with thoughtful analysis of this sometimes polarizing space horror cult classic. This is part 1 of our conversation; part 2 will be released in a few