The Filmographers Podcast
1) Let Them All Talk + Top 5 Movies About Writers
With “Let Them All Talk” (2020), has Steven Soderbergh finally made a chick flick? A mom movie? Whatever you want to call it, our two dads—Mike and Keir—really, really liked it. (Even though it has Me...Show More
2) Wilder Inspires: Network
In Billy Wilder's "Ace in the Hole," audiences were given a look at what happens when news becomes more focused on sensation than truth, more allegiant to entertainment than dignity. Twenty-five years...Show More
3) Stalag 17
Billy Wilder once made a romance in the ruins of post–World War II Berlin, so it makes sense that he'd also have the nerve to write and direct a full-fledged comedy about POWs in a Nazi prison camp. W...Show More
4) Ace in the Hole
In complete charge of his destiny, Wilder followed the triumph of Sunset Boulevard with Ace in the Hole, perhaps his most personal movie—certainly his darkest. But the movie bombed, giving Billy Wilde...Show More
5) Sunset Boulevard vs. All About Eve
Wilder vs. Mankiewicz! Swanson vs. Davis! Hollywood vs. New York! It's a ten-round, heavyweight bout between two classic films--two classics that explored similar terrain, were released within 10 week...Show More
6) Sunset Boulevard
Billy Wilder is depressed. He’s breaking up with his writing partner, Charles Brackett, and an encounter with a ghost from Hollywood’s past has left him shaken. What can he do? Make a movie, of course...Show More
7) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple + Best Horror Franchises
We loved "28 Days Later", and we loved "28 Years Later" even more. Does the latest installment continue this upward trajectory? (We're ignoring "28 Weeks Later" for the moment.) Listen to find out! Al...Show More
8) The Best of 2025
2025 might not have been the best year for the movie industry, but it was a very good year for movies themselves, and Keir and Mike watched a lot of them. Here, they look back on the year that was and...Show More
9) The Shop Around the Corner + You've Got Mail
Right in time for the holidays, we discuss one of the best Christmas movies ever made, 'The Shop Around the Corner.' Not only is it a seminal classic, but it's also directed by Billy Wilder's mentor, ...Show More
10) Remembering Rob Reiner + Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
In the wake of Rob Reiner's tragic passing, we discuss his wonderful career and the movies that have impacted us. We also look at Rian Johnson's latest entry in his Knives Out series, "Wake Up Dead Ma...Show More