Feeling Seen

In this, our finale episode, Jordan is reunited with a favorite actor and past interviewee (Vulture, 2019), star of the new Netflix limited series BELOW, Mackenzie Davis! Mackenzie has chosen a pair of young women daring to express themselves in ways the culture might not be ready for: Helen (Carla Juri) from 2014's WETLANDS (clips are limited because the film is in German, fyi) and Teeny (Thora Birch) from 1995's NOW AND THEN.

Then, Jordan is joined by Producer Marissa Flaxbart for a fond look back at and farewell to FEELING SEEN after nearly five years, with a peek behind the curtain at some of their favorite memories of making this unique show.

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Did you know that Sean Gunn is a cinephile? On this episode, he tells Jordan about relating to Elliott Gould's character in the movie he calls his favorite: Robert Altman's 1974 gambling buddy bromance, CALIFORNIA SPLIT. Sean's new film is a prescient indie horror called APPOFENIACS, in select theaters this weekend! How does it all tie together? In the entertainment industry, every move is a gamble, and you're better off if you're in it for the love of the game.

Then, as we near the end of our run, Jordan has one quick thing about the great and prolific work she's doing with RSCL at The Action Desk.

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JJ Lippman is one of the youngest guests we've ever had on the show, but she also has a new movie (MIND GAMES), and a debut novel out (MARITAL BLISS). She's a fast-thinking, fast-talking, friendly go-getter...so imagine our surprise when she knew for sure that she felt seen by Julianne Moore's Carol White, the lead role in the 1995 Todd Haynes masterpiece SAFE. She and Jordan get into the suburbia, the mental health, the environmental anxiety of it all -- and, perhaps, how to get clear once and for all.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about a couple of new action films from past guest James Nunn.

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Action director (and co-host of the podcast ACTION FOR EVERYONE) Liam O'Donnell is a great admirer of James Cameron's directing and editing prowess. But long before Liam had even an inkling of his future as a filmmaker, he knew there was something about THE TERMINATOR that really spoke to him. He and Jordan get into all of that -- plus the present and future of action cinema -- in this episode.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE, coming soon to Alamo Drafthouses.

Read about Liam's upcoming film, ALPHAS.

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Laura Hudson, former editor at WIRED, the Verge, and more, got tired of telling people in power about the dangers of the tech they were building. Now, she's stopped warning them through journalism, and has pivoted to warning them through art -- like her comic book EXPLOIT, co-authored by Tim Leong. This week, she's telling Jordan about how her experiences writing about tech (and games and comics) has only strengthened her affinity with Ellen Ripley, especially as she appears in 1986's ALIENS.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about two very different movies to check out in theaters: Onslaught and Practical Magic 2.

Order the paperback of EXPLOIT Vol. 1

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Journalist, podcast host, comics author, and all around movie enthusiast Rosie Knight has brought something rare to the table: a movie that was brand new to Jordan! From 1976, it's kind of a horror, it's kind of a slice of life, and it's totally unlike anything else you've seen. Starring a 14-year-old Jodie Foster and a deeply creepy Martin Sheen, it's THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE!

Then Jordan has two quick things -- one about our show, and another about the late, inimitable Tim Curry.

Listen to Rosie Knight (with Jason Concepcion) on X-RAY VISION
Read Rosie's newsletter on Ghost
Even more at https://rosieknight.com/

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Writer/Director Shoshana Rosenbaum grew up alongside Celine and Jesse from Richard Linklater's THE BEFORE TRILOGY. She was a recent American in Europe when BEFORE SUNRISE came out, a working 30-something when BEFORE SUNSET hit, and a married mom when BEFORE MIDNIGHT hit us with a dose of reality. She talks with Jordan about how she related to Celine (and the films as a whole) over that time, and how her personal transformation led her to become a filmmaker at 40.

Then, Jordan has one quick (and tearful) thing about the singular Dolly Parton.

Keep up with Shoshana's film, THE OTHER YOU, and watch the trailer here.

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An earlier edit of this conversation was released in March of 2024, in conjunction with the release of director Gabriel Abrantes' AMELIA'S CHILDREN.

Jack Haven comes from a creative family, and has been acting and creating music and art since childhood. In adulthood, success in their career has shown them the difference between being playing a role on screen and playing one in real life. Joe Buck, the pretend cowboy and wannabe hustler at the center of 1969’s MIDNIGHT COWBOY goes on a journey of identity, too. It’s also a journey of friendship, and one through the perils and pleasures of life in the big city. We brought back this episdoe (which originally aired just before I SAW THE TV GLOW was released) in celebration of Jack's role as the central antagonist(?) in director Jane Schoenbrun's latest film, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA.

Then, Jordan has a new one quick thing honoring the work and legacy of Hayden Panettiere.

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If you don't already know Daniel Bernhardt, he definitely looks familiar: you've seen the Swiss actor, stunt man, and martial artist in The Matrix Reloaded, John Wick, and even HBO's Barry. He starred in last year's delightful Deathstalker, J.J. Perry's Dave Bautista sci-fi film Afterburn, and Nobody 2, the recent Man of War. Daniel shares his connection to Sly Stallone's Rocky and his philosophies on success in an ever-changing world of action, stunts, and entertainment.

Also check out:
Marko Zaror on 'No Retreat No Surrender'
Scott Adkins on 'Accident Man'

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about more Daniel Bernhardt and how it connects to the Big Bad Film Fest 2026.

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Samy Burch's new film, LATE FAME, stars Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee and opens this coming weekend; her big debut, MAY DECEMBER, earned her an Oscar nomination. This singular screenwriter has maybe always been a sicko at heart: she's relating to the one and only Thora Birch in GHOST WORLD, an artsy outsider teen who's trying to make sense of a the world she's constantly scrutinizing -- and being scrutinized by.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Statham Month at The Action Desk.

Celebrating Statham: 3 Essential Fights
Celebrating Statham: 5 Essential Weapons

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This interview originally aired in June of 2025; this version has been re-edited with new content from Jordan.

Samantha Sloyan is a familar face from countless television shows (Grey’s Anatomy, Rizzoli & Isles, The Pitt), but that face will be particularly familiar to anyone who keeps up with the “Flanaverse” — movies and shows from Mike Flanagan, like Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Hill House, and now the forthcoming Carrie miniseries, in which Samantha plays Mrs. White, Carrie's mom. At the time of this interview, Sloyan’s latest project is a departure for Flanagan, and perhaps for her as well — The Life of Chuck. Together, she and huge fan Jordan discuss the ways that she feels seen by FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachan) in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, and the many ways that Lynch’s storytelling style appeals to her craft as an actor.

Then, Jordan has a new one quick thing...

The Life of Chuck on Kanopy

Teaser for Carrie miniseries

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With a glance at her lengthy filmography, you'd never know that Australian filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay is barely in her twenties. THE SERPENT'S SKIN (now available on digital and Blu-Ray) is her sixth feature. And while her work is generally categorized as horror or fantasy, the undercurrent of romance there is a tell for the romantic saga that made her feel seen: TWILIGHT (the books, the movies, the whole series). So which Bella is she? And how has she made so many movies already? Jordan asks all this and more...

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Alice's next movie, plus an indie from SERPENT'S SKIN actor Avalon Fast.

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Jeff Hiller is someone you've seen. If you haven't seen him in his Emmy-winning turn on SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, you might have seen him on the (newly Emmy nominated) WIDOWS BAY or PLURIBUS (which has, since this interview took place, earned him his second Emmy acting nom). Or maybe you've seen his memoir, ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE, on the bookstore shelves. If you don't know Jeff, now you will: in this episode, he tells Jordan about his connections to the timeless star-studded Southern dramedy STEEL MAGNOLIAS. But first he shares the significance of a character who brought the romcom "gay best friend" front and center at last: it's George from THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, one of Paul Rudd's earliest roles.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about a new can't-miss dad movie, William Kaufman's MAN OF WAR.

The cast of STEEL MAGNOLIAS on DONAHUE in 1989

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Action star Scott Adkins has amassed a huge body of work from major franchises like John Wick and The Expendables to beloved action-world staples like the One Shot films, the Undisputed series, and the Accident Man movies. So who better than action movie expert Jordan to ask him about the films (and one very special comic book) that shaped his career? They talk Enter the Dragon, No Retreat, No Surrender, Scott's new film Reckless, and (of course) Accident Man. Plus, Scott gets into the ups and downs of his long-awaited move into directing, with the forthcoming film Brawler (staring Lewis Tan).

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the 10th anniversary of her beloved NEON DEMON!

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This episode originally aired in December of 2023. It's a holiday weekend in the US so we figured...why not have Christmas in July and bring this one back from the vault? Since then, Matt Rogers has gone on to become even more of a star, co-hosting the now televised Culture Awards on Bravo (with his Las Culturistas partner Bowen Yang), and set to be one of the stars of Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2.

Comedy writer, singer, co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast, and now Prince of Christmas, Matt Rogers is filling a musical comedy niche previously occupied by…well, no one at all. Is it possible that he got here by following his inner Torrance Shipman, aka Kirsten Dunst’s character from the 2000 film Bring It On? Matt shares why the movie was important to him growing up, how he relates to it as a former high school star athlete, and how he found his way to his current Christmas throne.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about some holiday horror hits.

Listen to Matt’s album, Have You Heard of Christmas?

Matt sings with Meghann Fahey at Vulture Fest 2022

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HUNGRY director James Nunn knew he wanted to be a director from the time he first watch a realistic dinosaur stomp onto the big screen in JURASSIC PARK. And even before that, he was inspired by another Steven Spielberg classic, 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (the one where Indy teams up with his father, played by Sean Connery). A young James (named for James Bond, btw) borrowed his own dad's robe tie to swing from the bannisters at home. Decades later, a dozen films under his belt (like the ONE SHOT series, WILD CAT, SHARK BAIT, and now HUNGRY), he hasn't lost his love of storytelling, spectacle, and adventure.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the upcoming continuation of Japanese mega-franchise HIGH&LOW.

Watch HUNGRY at home!

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Michael Sarnoski is forging his own unique path in Hollywood, with projects small (PIG), big (A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE) and somewhere in between, as with his newest film, THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD. Sarnoski's latest stars Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer and lands in theaters this weekend (June 19, 2026). Sarnoski's creative path -- which has often involved his own unique take on a familar genre or character -- was inspired and fortified as a young man by seeing the work of another singular director taking on a property he loved, and putting his own spin on in: Sam Raimi and Spider-Man, a match made in Marvel Movie heaven.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about all the movies you should see if you loved THE FURIOUS. You can read more at THE ACTION DESK.

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The director of DINNER IN AMERICA and CAROLINA CAROLINE has a secret, but it's not hidden under a giant papier maché head. He's spent much of his life as an avid home recorder, generating thousands of songs. There's a direct line between that background and the earworm musical climax of his DINNER IN AMERICA. And when he saw 2014's FRANK, a quirky little movie about a band with no interest in stardom giving their all to recording an album, he saw something familiar in a way he'd never seen on film before (and as a former sensitometry major, he knows a thing or two about film!).

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about --- yes, it's finally out! -- THE FURIOUS.

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Chandler Levack is another of the current class of talented Candian ladies directing fresh, original cinema. Her latest is MILE END KICKS (starring Barbie Ferreira)…and, at the same moment, ROOMMATES, a Happy Madison film starring Sadie Sandler. And she memorably broke onto screen with festival darling I LIKE MOVIES. She joins Jordan to give us a fresh look at our show’s most relatable multi-hyphenate, Greta Gerwig. Chandler tells stories inspired by the desire to revisit her own history, and the result (like FRANCES HA or LADYBIRD for Gerwig) is somehow universally relatable.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about a little movie that could called Blind Cop 2 (read her feature about it from The Action Desk!)

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In her third feature (Saccharine, in theaters now and on Shudder in July), Natalie Erika James tackles themes of obsession, disordered eating, and queerness. And while the two movies are VERY different (one a psychological horror, the other a quiet, BAFTA-winning drama), those are all themes Saccharine shares with My Summer of Love, Pawel Pawlikowski's 2004 film that introduced the world to Emily Blunt.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Jane Schoenbrun's upcoming Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which just premiered at Cannes.

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