Episode 130: The Wild Robot with Chris Sanders
A venture into a climate crisis-ravaged wilderness with the writer-director of one of this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar frontrunners.
Episode 129: A Real Pain with Jesse Eisenberg
The actor-writer-director who’s starred in movies like The Social Network talks grief, guilt and constructing one of the year’s best dramedies.
Episode 128: Before Sunrise with Kim Krizan
On its 30th anniversary, the co-writer of one of the best romantic dramas of all time takes us on a metaphorical midnight stroll through its hidden meanings and creation.
Storytelling Tips from The Shining with Coco’s Lee Unkrich (Patreon Preview)
The Toy Story 3 director gives his guide to the storytelling lessons hidden within the halls of the Overlook Hotel.
Episode 127: Sideways with Alexander Payne
The auteur behind movies like Election, The Holdovers, Nebraska and About Schmidt joins us to toast an indie drama that’s aged like a fine wine.
Episode 126: The Apprentice with Ali Abbasi
As America enters a new term of Donald Trump in the White House, the filmmaker behind a searing drama about about his rise to real estate power dissects the biopic.
Episode 125: Babygirl with Halina Reijn
Pour yourself a tall glass of milk (or better yet, have an admirer send you one) and prepare for a conversation about an erotic thriller blowing up the internet right now.
Episode 124: Nickel Boys with RaMell Ross
A conversation about memory and echoes in the present of sins of the past, with the creator of a drama that’s shaking audiences to the core.
Episode 123: The Wire with David Simon
When you walk through the garden, you gotta watch your back. The creator of one of the greatest TV shows of all time drops in for an in-depth breakdown of its biggest moments and cultural legacy.
Episode 122: Challengers and Queer with Justin Kuritzkes
Anyone for doubles? The writer behind not one but two of the year’s defining dramas breaks each scintillating film down in detail.
Episode 121: Conclave with Peter Straughn
Mean Girls in the Vatican? That’s certainly one way to describe one of the year’s most stunning thrillers, says its talented writer – also known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Episode 120: Hit Man with Richard Linklater
He made Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, Before Sunrise, School of Rock… the list goes on. Now the iconic Texan makes his Script Apart debut, breaking down his hilarious assassin comedy.
Episode 119: Dune: Part Two with Denis Villeneuve
We’re going back to Arrakis – with one of our generation’s most visionary filmmakers as our guide.
Episode 118: Nightbitch with Marielle Heller
A conversation digging deep into Amy Adams’ surreal new motherhood drama, with its talented writer-director.
Episode 117: The Boys with Eric Kripke
The creator of Prime Video's explosively bloody superhero satire looks back on its fourth season – and looks ahead to its final episodes.
ScreenCraft Summit: Michael Schur (Parks & Recreation, The Good Place
The co-creator of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and some of TV’s great modern comedies talks laughter, morality and how great sitcoms can bend time.
ScreenCraft Summit: Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation, Prescilla)
An inspiring conversation between Al and the revered writer-director, recorded at the 2023 ScreenCraft Summit.
Episode 116: Blitz with Steve McQueen
The revered writer-director behind Hunger and 12 Years A Slave on the World War II myth that’s informed modern British reality.
Episode 115: Emilia Pérez with Jacques Audiard
A crime thriller, a musical and a trans drama all in one? The revered auteur behind this boundary-pushing Netflix spectacle untangles its hidden meanings.
Episode 114: Fight Club and Shock Induction with Chuck Palahniuk
On Election Day in America, the boundary-pushing inventor of Tyler Durden reflects on his new novel – and the real-life Project Mayhem playing out around us.