InSession Film Podcast

This week on the InSession Film Podcast, inspired by WILD HORSE NINE, we do a John Malkovich movie draft! We also discuss the heartbreaking deaths of Patrick Stewart and Eric Bauza, and talk about the awards chances for WILDWOOD and YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING.

- Opening (0:30)

- Patrick Stewart / Eric Bauza (2:27)

- Wildwood / YCSE (16:28)

- Malkovich Draft (56:28)

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by Zaiah Washington to discuss FJORD, THE DEBUT, RAY GUNN and this year's nominations for the Gotham Awards!

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss James Watkins' latest film CLAYFACE! While it's very refreshing for the DCU to drop an R-rated horror film into their universe, we do have some reservations about its overall quality. Also, JD's son Sam joins us to give his thoughts on the film!

- Sam's review starts at 1:34

- Main review starts at 10:30

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Travis Knight's new film WILDWOOD from Laika Studios! It's a stunning technical achievement, but it's also the film's thematic and emotional complexity that left us equally floored.

- Review starts at 7:09

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, inspired by WICKER, we discuss our Top 5 unusual romances in movies! Plus, a discussion the box office weekend for WILDWOOD and CLAYFACE, and we catch up on a few 2026 movies that we had missed earlier in the year.

- Opening (0:30)

- Box Office (4:56)

- JD's Catch-Up (20:08)

- Megan's Catch-Up (52:28)

- Top 5 Stop-Motion Films (1:06:44)

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by Ben Miller to discuss YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, NAZA, MUSK and ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM! The documentary field is looking very interesting this year.

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On this episode, Megan is joined by Shadan Larki to discuss Bassam Tariq's new film YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER, starring an incredible Mahershala Ali!

- Review starts at 3:20

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, inspired by WILDWOOD coming to theaters, we discussed our Top 5 stop-motion animated movies! Plus, a discussion on the box office for YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, the trailer for Greta Gerwig's NARNIA and Netflix making big changes.

- Opening (0:30)

- Box Office (4:53)

- Narnia Trailer (11:41)

- Netflix (20:07)

- Top 5 Stop-Motion Films (35:48)

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary masterpiece YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING! Both Fielder and Oppenheim have been doing incredible work on their own, and now the doc super team has created one of the more unforgettable experiences we've seen this decade.

- Review starts at 9:46

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by Tom O'Brien to discuss this year's New York Film Festival and the films that will impact this year's Oscars race!

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On this episode, JD is joined by Jacob Diedenhofer to discuss the Kent Jones film LATE FAME, starring Willem Dafoe! Perhaps one of the best overlooked movies of the year so far, there's a lot to love about the film. Especially Dafoe in a leading role.

- Review starts at 5:20

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, inspired by YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, we discussed our Top 5 documentaries of the 21st century! Plus, JD gives us his thoughts on HER PRIVATE HELL, THE CHRISTOPHERS, ONE NIGHT ONLY, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM and THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE!

- Opening (0:30)

- Her Private Hell (8:33)

- The Christophers (14:40)

- Once Upon a Time in Harlem (20:04)

- The History of Concrete (24:10)

- One Night Only (25:42)

- Top 5 Docs (36:46)

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Aaron Sorkin's new film THE SOCIAL RECKONING! While Sorkin has always been a robust writer, his time in the director's chair has been dubious and perhaps never more so than with this sequel.

- Review starts at 5:17

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by Tom O'Brien to discuss this year's Toronto International Film Festival and DIGGER's awards chances after its rough start at the box office!

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On this episode, JD is joined by Maxance Vincent and Shaurya Chawla to discuss Michael Showalter's latest film VERITY! The Anne Hathaway Experience of 2026™ was a fun one and it's sad to see it come to an end. Especially with VERITY, a film that left a lot to be desired for us.

- Review starts at 7:33

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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, Brendan is back to give us his thoughts on PROJECT HAIL MARY, OBSESSION, BACKROOMS, TOY STORY 5 and more! We also discuss DIGGER's box office woes and the death of Warner Bros.

- Opening (0:30)

- Box Office (4:03)

- Skydance (17:15)

- 2026 Catch-Up (52:28)

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On this episode, JD is joined by Maxance Vincent and Shaurya Chawla to discuss Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new film DIGGER! While it's refreshing to see Tom Cruise fully committed in a different role, the film itself left us with some question to wrestle with as it doesn't seem to know what it wants.

- Review starts at 9:03

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by Erica Richards to discuss the last of Anne Hathaway's crazy year in VERITY and Robert Pattinson in PRIMETIME!

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss the latest from Dreamworks in FORGOTTEN ISLAND! It's a shame that the film is underperforming at the box office because the film takes some fascinating risks that most mainstream studios would avoid. But it's quite good and we had fun with this one.

- Review starts at 4:15

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Lance Oppenheim's new film PRIMETIME, starring an incredible Robert Pattinson! There is tons to discuss here given the film's evocative craft, remarkable performances and nuanced themes. And boy did we have fun breaking it all down.

- Review starts at 6:43

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