Standing on a road surrounded by trees, a young woman looks back over her shoulder and smiles.

A director sits in an empty studio space, listening to one of her actors with her head cocked, holding her hand to her own forehead.

With her acclaimed first feature BLUE HERON rolling into theaters this week, writer-director @sophyromvari.bsky.social returns to unpack Martha Coolidge's revolutionary debut NOT A PRETTY PICTURE. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/sop...

A woman wearing a collared shirt looks directly into the camera.

A man with gray hair and a beard leans in to kiss a woman on the cheek; she looks conflicted and seems ready to turn away.

With the East Coast drama LITTLE LORRAINE opening across Canada on Friday, actor Auden Thornton joins us to unpack the layers of loss and emotion in Sarah Polley’s first feature AWAY FROM HER. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/aud...

Applying Pressure In which Norm spins up splendid new restorations of Lizzie Borden's BORN IN FLAMES and Mike Hodges' GET CARTER. You're going to want to see these.

Tie-in: Your genial host @normwilner.bsky.social wrote about GET CARTER last fall in SHINY THINGS, you should read that too.

A woman in a bright orange jacket and an older man in glasses look at a bound script together in a warehouse setting.

A man wearing a black trenchcoat over a suit and tie hefts a shotgun as he marches towards violence, the bleak hills of Newcastle visible in the background.

For our 600th episode, COLD STORAGE director Jonny Campbell tackles Mike Hodges' classic gangster psychodrama GET CARTER. The style! The score! Michael Caine in full, terrifying fury! On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jon...

Jeremiah Kipp on Phantasm | Someone Else's Movie Now that his new creeper The Mortuary Assistant is streaming on Shudder, director Jeremiah Kipp ventures into the sinister funeral home of Don Coscarelli’s midnight horror classic Phantasm. Your genia...

With THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT now streaming on @shudder.com, director Jeremiah Kipp is here to celebrate another creeper about a sinister funeral home: Don Coscarelli's cult classic PHANTASM!

On your favorite podcast provider, or click on the image below to stream it directly. Happy haunting!

A man with glasses and closely-trimmed facial hair looks at the camera with a neutral expression.

A woman with an intense look stands next to a man with a forced grin at her high-school reunion. A massive American flag and a small replica of the Statue of Liberty are visible behind them, and they both wear dopey little flag hats.

His new movie MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE is dropping on Hulu and Disney+, so you should check out @bdgrabinski.bsky.social's delightful 2021 episode on Jonathan Demme's SOMETHING WILD. Please enjoy it before Ray shows up and ruins everything: www.someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ben...

A woman leans against a wall, smiling at the camera.

Holding an umbrella, a woman walks down a street on a rainy night, illuminated by the lights of the old movie theater behind her.

With her new drama MAYA AND SAMAR now playing in theaters across Canada, director Anita Doron celebrates GOODBYE, DRAGON INN, Tsai Ming-Liang’s love letter to cinemas and audiences. On your favorite podcast app, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ani...

A woman smiles, her eyes closed, in a black and white image.

A woman stands in a dark alley, leveling a pistol at an unseen target.

It's our 11th anniversary! And to celebrate this milestone we've got @horrornonna.com -- whose 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR starts streaming on @shudder.com on Friday -- to unpack Abel Ferrara's revolutionary MS .45. On all podcast platforms, and streaming at someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ale...

Wearing a taupe jacket over a black dress, a woman stands in a wooded area, smiling for the camera.

A woman sings at a party, accompanied by a shaggy-haired older gentleman on the piano behind her.

WEEKEND BONUS EPISODE! Alison McAlpine -- who's going to the #Oscars tomorrow with her documentary short PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS -- untangles the complexities of Maren Ade's masterful TONI ERDMANN. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/ali...

A man dressed for post-apocalyptic desert life consults a notebook labelled "Ancient Sketch Premises"

An expressionistic black-and-white image from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD of a man turning around to look at something in the dark. A woman is partially visible over his shoulder.

With his new sketch show coming to @tosketchfest.bsky.social on Friday, Jon Blair sinks his teeth into George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD -- and finds plenty to chew on. Available wherever you get your podcasts, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jon...

Photographed at a canted angle, a young woman smiles at the camera in the backyard of a house, a tree and some green leaves visible over the fence behind her.

A young woman looks intently through a thick window at an even more intense man, whose very intense face is reflected on the left side of the frame.

Before her new show ONE BUTTHOLE AFTER ANOTHER premieres at TO Sketchfest, Toronto comic Tiyawnda stops in to talk about her fervent love for Jonathan Demme’s relentless adaptation of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tiy...

Against a black background, an older man with glasses, his head clean-shaven, smiles happily at the camera in a promotional photograph.

The theatrical poster for GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, with Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton walking arm-in-arm against a stylized yellow backdrop and smaller images of Spencer Tray and Katharine Hepburn in boxes below the title treatment.

This week, director Paris Barclay -- whose new documentary BILLY PRESTON: THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT opens in New York on Friday -- tackles Stanley Kramer’s GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with a wealth of research. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/par...

Wearing a cardigan over a yellow top, a woman enjoys a moment of peace in a forest setting.

A man in a wheelchair and a woman in a white medical coat listen to a voice on the telephone she holds to his ear.

To mark her revelatory performance in the new drama MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL, Joan Chen is here to celebrate Julian Schnabel's masterful adaptation of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/joa...

A black-and-white promotional image of a smiling man sitting on a stool.

Surrounded by her fellow audience members, a young woman rests her elbows on the stage and clasps her hands at her chin, staring intently into the camera.

His new short DISC playing Clermont-Ferrand this week, but filmmaker Blake Winston Rice is still buzzing about Jesse Buckley's performance in Chloé Zhao's HAMNET. Can you blame him? Find it on your favorite podcast platform, or stream the episode right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bla...

(One small note: SWAY is now opening NEXT week, February 6th, at the Yonge-Dundas and Morningside theaters in Toronto.)

A strikingly handsome young man in a blue suit turns towards the camera with a smile, adjusting his shirt cuff as he moves.

Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke lean against their vehicle, looking at something off-camera, in a still from TRAINING DAY.

How did seeing Denzel Washington in TRAINING DAY put the young Emmanuel Kabongo on a path to produce and star in the new thriller SWAY? You can probably guess, but it's more fun if you listen to him tell the story. On all podcast providers and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/emm...

A man with close-cropped hair looks at something off-camera in a black-and-white promotional photo.

A blonde woman in a leather jacket hangs off the shoulders of a confident young pilot on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. (It's Kelly McGillis and Tom Cruise from the TOP GUN poster.)

This week, Oscar and Emmy nominee Hubert Davis -- whose dramatic debut THE WELL opens in Toronto and Montreal on Friday -- takes Tony Scott's TOP GUN for a spin. Military propaganda or iconic blockbuster? Find out wherever you listen to podcasts, or right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/hub...

Hey, SEMcast pals! Thanks to a weird but unavoidable confluence of events, there's no new episode this week.

But don't you worry, SOMEONE ELSE'S MOVIE will be back next Tuesday, all shiny and fresh and maybe with a nice little hat on. See you then!

A man with thinning hair stares at the camera in a grainy black-and-white image.

The Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition of THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, featuring three rectangular images stacked atop one another: First, a close-up of Robert Mitchum looking simultaneously confident and nervous, then a shot of several men with guns holding a family at their breakfast table, then a wide shot of a stretch of dirt with a yellow car at the rightmost side of the frame.

With his new podcast TUBBY landing on Apple and Amazon's best-of lists, this felt like the perfect time to bring Alan Zweig's episode on THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE out of the vault. On all podcast platforms, and right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/fla...

Rob Reiner RIP - Kristin Booth on The Princess Bride | Someone Else's Movie To honor the late Rob Reiner, we’re revisiting two of his best-beloved films: This week, from early 2022, actor Kristin Booth celebrates the wide-open heart of his magical, impossibly entertaining The...

In memory of Rob Reiner -- and to get us through the last weeks of this miserable year -- we're playing some favorites over the holidays. Here's Kristin Booth's lovely episode on THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

A young woman wearing paramedic's scrubs and orange gloves stands with her arms crossed in front of a fire engine.

Two middle-aged men in leisure clothes sit underneath an umbrella on a beach.

New episode! CODE 3's @aimeecarrero.bsky.social is here to talk about her undying love for THE BIRDCAGE -- and how Mike Nichols got South Beach in the mid-90s exactly right. On your favorite podcast platform, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/aim...

A young man with a beard smiles for the camera. He's wearing a denim jacket over a blue collared shirt.

On a road in the middle of nowhere, three young people with an ancient car stare at the camera in a publicity still from TWO-LANE BLACKTOP.

Buckle up, everybody! This week, EEPHUS director Carson Lund takes the wheel for a tour of Monte Hellman’s existential grindhouse picture TWO-LANE BLACKTOP. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/car...

Everything sucks right now, but I just found out I've landed a really cool guest for @semcast.bsky.social so that's nice.

On a long enough timeline ...

Saga Erotica: The Emmanuelle Collection 4K Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD) (Canada) Saga Erotica: The Emmanuelle Collection 4K Blu-ray Release Date December 9, 2025. Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.

It's all part of @severinfilms.bsky.social' elaborate 11-disc collection of the early EMMANUELLE films, out next week. 4K restorations! Hours of extras! Soundtrack CDs!

(Norm will be writing about that over at SHINY THINGS, so you should probably subscribe at shiny-things.ghost.io right now.)

In what looks like a moody bistro, a bearded man with graying hair sits with his arms crossed on the table in front of him, above an illuminated light with text that reads "Jolene the waitress called in sick ... again. Head to the bar for your next round."

A woman wearing a strapless dress and a feather boa regards herself in an ornate mirror in a still from Just Jaeckin's 1974 feature film EMMANUELLE.

This week, @veilletteinto.bsky.social looks at Just Jaeckin's adult drama EMMANUELLE and its run-in with the Ontario Censor Board, which he documents for @severinfilms.bsky.social in EMMANUELLE IN ONTARIO. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/eri...

Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard smiles for the camera in a publicity image. She's nice!

A young woman runs through a forest, her hair blown out behind her by the wind. (Image of Jennifer Lawrence in WINTER'S BONE.)

This week, MEADOWLARKS director Tasha Hubbard talks about seeing Debra Granik's rural thriller WINTER'S BONE at the exact right time in her life -- and how its sense of authenticity informs her own work. Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or streaming here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tas...

The Globe and Mail’s Barry Hertz: Welcome To The Family | Hot Docs Join The Globe and Mail’s Barry Hertz for the launch of his new book about the explosive Fast & Furious franchise

And here's a link to Barry's book launch next Tuesday with @elamin.bsky.social at @hotdocs.bsky.social!

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Welcome to the Family An exclusive look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood’s most unlikely blockbuster—the Fast & Furious franchise—a seri...

Here is a link to @hertzbarry.bsky.social's book, which is out next week and which our genial host @normwilner.bsky.social says is a lot more fun than a book so thoroughly researched and reported ought to be ...

A bearded man smiles for the camera in an author photo. He wears a light gray jacket over a blue collared shirt, his hands clasped on the table in front of him.

Two young men crouch atop a convertible, looking awesome, the sky behind them stretching out to infinity. The world is theirs. Family.

If you listen to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on FAST FIVE in your car, you may feel the urge to challenge someone to a race. Please don't do that. Just enjoy some thoughts about the entire FAST series from the guy who literally wrote the book on it! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bar...