<![CDATA[Empathy Machines]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemailRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:24 GMTSat, 13 Jun 2026 23:15:26 GMT60Eric Abraham, Scott AndersonYour hosts Scott Anderson and Eric Abraham take turns in choosing four movies from a particular director and sit down for a discussion on the themes, choices and narrative for each chosen work. We encourage you to listen along regardless if you've seen the movie or not, but be warned, each episode contains spoilers from the start. episodicEric Abraham, Scott Andersonscottjohnandersonsemail@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[Under the Skin]]>A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Johnathan Glazer. 2013.

]]>1ab6673d-19b1-4b5f-9412-d10ab35c22f5Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:58:31 GMT<p>A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Johnathan Glazer. 2013.</p>yes01:13:53Under the Skinfull<![CDATA[Night Train (Ye Che)]]>Wu Hongyan is a young woman working as a prison guard during executions of female convicts. She feels lonely after her husband died, and she takes a night train to another city to visit a dating service. After a series of unsuccessful dates, she meets Li Jun. It quickly becomes obvious that he is hiding a secret: he is the widower of one of the female convicts of which Wu Hongyan assisted in the execution. Li Jun is torn apart by his feelings, as he is both attracted to Wu Hongyan, and having a desire for revenge for his executed wife.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Night-Train-Ye-Che-e37l3n521ce4ee1-d5a1-4073-807d-d07e8d341a83Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:07:09 GMT<p>Wu Hongyan is a young woman working as a prison guard during executions of female convicts. She feels lonely after her husband died, and she takes a night train to another city to visit a dating service. After a series of unsuccessful dates, she meets Li Jun. It quickly becomes obvious that he is hiding a secret: he is the widower of one of the female convicts of which Wu Hongyan assisted in the execution. Li Jun is torn apart by his feelings, as he is both attracted to Wu Hongyan, and having a desire for revenge for his executed wife.</p> yes01:07:03Night Train (Ye Che)full<![CDATA[There Will Be Blood]]>A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2007.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/There-Will-Be-Blood-e2ifpgk4cbe6095-2c75-43bd-97d6-1a2f64abfe29Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:20:54 GMT<p>A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2007.</p> yes01:17:5814There Will Be Bloodfull<![CDATA[Rust and Bone]]>Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. Jacques Audiard. 2012.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Rust-and-Bone-e2tgcl53f0baff2-0e59-4ebc-96b0-e8e7df39579eTue, 14 Jan 2025 19:33:18 GMT<p>Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. Jacques Audiard. 2012.</p> yes01:04:36Rust and Bonefull<![CDATA[Halloween Special Part One - The Shining (1980)]]>A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Halloween-Special-Part-One---The-Shining-1980-e3a8tc60ff27f2c-ac87-4483-85d0-4809aa000b4cThu, 30 Oct 2025 14:08:10 GMT<p>A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p>https://uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/pumpkin-hollow</p><p>License code: BIAKSFKPDNIIUMX4</p> yes01:33:24Halloween Special Part One - The Shining (1980)full<![CDATA[Mad Max]]>In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang. George Miller. 1979.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Mad-Max-e342rqk73c84acc-0c58-48f0-ac83-6dd8638c4d35Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:10:40 GMT<p>In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang. George Miller. 1979.</p> yes01:10:46Mad Maxfull<![CDATA[Terminator 2: Judgement Day]]>A cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg. James Cameron. 1991.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Terminator-2-Judgement-Day-e3g54pn25cb3087-f2bf-458f-b273-f802a74660e1Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:21:40 GMT<p>A cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg. James Cameron. 1991.</p> yes01:34:07Terminator 2: Judgement Dayfull<![CDATA[Fishtank]]>Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. Andrea Arnold. 2009.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Fishtank-e2u6jlv9d1ea0ab-2b43-4c5f-b733-95a55fe02d37Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:00:48 GMT<p>Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. Andrea Arnold. 2009.</p> yes01:03:37Fishtankfull<![CDATA[Blonde]]>The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives. Andrew Dominik. 2022.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Blonde-e2krfv9a137c2cf-3939-425e-8147-37c4cac0c7fcThu, 13 Jun 2024 14:02:37 GMT<p>The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives. Andrew Dominik. 2022.</p> yes01:05:14Blondefull<![CDATA[The Outside]]>Longing to fit in at work, awkward Stacey begins to use a popular lotion that causes an alarming reaction, while an unnerving transformation takes shape. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2022.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Outside-e2mkmbn13102957-0484-422d-a05a-43417b737bfeTue, 30 Jul 2024 18:17:05 GMT<p>Longing to fit in at work, awkward Stacey begins to use a popular lotion that causes an alarming reaction, while an unnerving transformation takes shape. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2022.</p> yes00:57:56The Outsidefull<![CDATA[Unforgettable]]>A Seattle medical examiner uses an experimental memory transference drug to unravel the mystery surrounding his Wife's brutal murder. John Dahl. 1996.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Unforgettable-e2iikn291a99cdd-c741-4085-a51a-e60d917fdc1aThu, 18 Apr 2024 15:02:51 GMT<p>A Seattle medical examiner uses an experimental memory transference drug to unravel the mystery surrounding his Wife's brutal murder. John Dahl. 1996.</p> yes00:58:0222Unforgettablefull<![CDATA[Uniform (Zhifu)]]>Economic unrest roils central China's Shaanxi Province: local factories are merging, thugs threaten managers, personnel records get lost, and workers are without protections such as health insurance. The police and much of society are surly. Xiao Jian, a mild young man whose father is ill, works in the family street stall doing pressing and tailoring. A laundered police-officer's shirt goes uncollected, and Xiao Jian puts it on: it opens doors. Wearing it, he chats up a clerk, Zheng Shasha, and takes her out. He extracts fines from drivers who violate traffic laws. In these tough times, he's not the only one with two identities. How long can he sustain it? Diao Yinan. 2003.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Uniform-Zhifu-e371p4sf9b8ae76-b3bb-4b4b-b0c8-ed8fb1e64294Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:16:10 GMT<p>Economic unrest roils central China's Shaanxi Province: local factories are merging, thugs threaten managers, personnel records get lost, and workers are without protections such as health insurance. The police and much of society are surly. Xiao Jian, a mild young man whose father is ill, works in the family street stall doing pressing and tailoring. A laundered police-officer's shirt goes uncollected, and Xiao Jian puts it on: it opens doors. Wearing it, he chats up a clerk, Zheng Shasha, and takes her out. He extracts fines from drivers who violate traffic laws. In these tough times, he's not the only one with two identities. How long can he sustain it? Diao Yinan. 2003.</p> yes01:23:06Uniform (Zhifu)full<![CDATA[Behind the Candelabra]]>A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson. Steven Soderbergh. 2013.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Behind-the-Candelabra-e32ka51947637f8-9142-47e3-a300-ae02803f8240Fri, 09 May 2025 15:54:14 GMT<p>A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson. Steven Soderbergh. 2013.</p> yes01:23:23Behind the Candelabrafull<![CDATA[The Abyss]]>A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. James Cameron. 1989.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Abyss-e3hcon6fe9bb4b4-9773-44cc-87b7-14ef1473b1ecFri, 03 Apr 2026 15:27:22 GMT<p>A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. James Cameron. 1989.</p> yes01:31:46The Abyssfull<![CDATA[Begin Again]]>A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. John Carney. 2013.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Begin-Again-e3ceon0e2125305-f9ce-4e96-87fa-af0a882fad62Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:50:18 GMT<p>A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. John Carney. 2013.</p> yes01:14:05Begin Againfull<![CDATA[Shame]]>A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay. Steve McQueen. 2011.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Shame-e2ouo4dab2d9eb2-6850-4f1c-9422-f074f46ac7f1Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:48 GMT<p>A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay. Steve McQueen. 2011.</p> yes01:04:21Shamefull<![CDATA[Wild Goose Lake (Nanfang Chezhan De Juhui)]]>A gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. Diao Yinan. 2019.


]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Wild-Goose-Lake-Nanfang-Chezhan-De-Juhui-e38oetjbb5d5a6a-6e38-4410-98d1-ab76d3899c6aFri, 26 Sep 2025 15:06:01 GMT<p>A gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. Diao Yinan. 2019.</p><p><br /></p> yes01:13:30Wild Goose Lake (Nanfang Chezhan De Juhui)full<![CDATA[Halloween Special Part Two - Doctor Sleep]]>Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.


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]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Halloween-Special-Part-Two---Doctor-Sleep-e3ajdk5f7aa653a-ce35-4f09-a94b-e81f3beb48d8Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:03:24 GMT<p>Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p>https://uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/pumpkin-hollow</p><p>License code: BIAKSFKPDNIIUMX4</p> yes01:17:49Halloween Special Part Two - Doctor Sleepfull<![CDATA[Hard Eight]]>Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1996.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Hard-Eight-e2ieprp11ac82db-7558-4e42-b65f-f662a7f809f3Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:04:55 GMT<p>Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1996.</p> yes01:15:0111Hard Eightfull<![CDATA[Black Coal, Thin Ice (Bai Ri Yan Huo)]]>An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again. Diao Yinan. 2014.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Black-Coal--Thin-Ice-Bai-Ri-Yan-Huo-e38d7ro4ef709ee-122e-44d4-b9e3-cbd1c9865f13Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:48:13 GMT<p>An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again. Diao Yinan. 2014.</p> yes01:12:18Black Coal, Thin Ice (Bai Ri Yan Huo)full<![CDATA[Boogie Nights]]>Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1997.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Boogie-Nights-e2ifo1dabe1e343-4c49-428c-aff8-8d98be0fc000Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:48:21 GMT<p>Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1997.</p> yes01:27:1812Boogie Nightsfull<![CDATA[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]>Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Assassination-of-Jesse-James-by-the-Coward-Robert-Ford-e2ka2sta5a311d6-c779-448a-bb6c-28218a0b889eThu, 30 May 2024 16:10:15 GMT<p>Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.</p> yes01:12:46The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordfull<![CDATA[Rounders]]>A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. John Dahl. 1998.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Rounders-e2ipr4q87ae37f0-6c71-4699-be69-8c6f54cd5064Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:52:40 GMT<p>A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. John Dahl. 1998.</p> yes01:01:1923Roundersfull<![CDATA[Flora and Son]]>A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster. John Carney. 2023.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Flora-and-Son-e3dfciv50ce0fa0-1798-49e4-bbd7-27b7baf1ae2dSat, 10 Jan 2026 23:23:44 GMT<p>A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster. John Carney. 2023.</p> yes01:33:52Flora and Sonfull<![CDATA[A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night]]>In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2014.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/A-Girl-Walks-Home-Alone-at-Night-e2lcm9t7bcd09ed-1f67-4a6f-af9e-d0a3ae3953afThu, 27 Jun 2024 15:39:26 GMT<p>In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2014.</p> yes01:06:20A Girl Walks Home Alone at Nightfull<![CDATA[Mad Max: Fury Road]]>In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max. 2015. George Miller.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Mad-Max-Fury-Road-e36506tbee86be3-56a2-4b79-8ebb-f71fd7382189Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:13:34 GMT<p>In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max. 2015. George Miller.</p> yes01:15:48Mad Max: Fury Roadfull<![CDATA[Titanic]]>A young aristocrat falls in love with a poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic. James Cameron. 1997.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Titanic-e3jdrfr0b6b12ce-ea96-449a-815f-2b4377f9dcbdFri, 15 May 2026 14:54:22 GMT<p>A young aristocrat falls in love with a poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic. James Cameron. 1997.</p> yes01:25:21Titanicfull<![CDATA[Halloween Special - The Thing (1982)]]>A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. John Carpenter. 1982. Music Credit 'Halloween Long Edit' by Alex-Productions.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Halloween-Special---The-Thing-1982-e2qc2kacc5eb24d-baf6-4a75-9c42-85d59c06cdedThu, 31 Oct 2024 00:28:24 GMT<p>A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. John Carpenter. 1982. Music Credit 'Halloween Long Edit' by Alex-Productions.</p> no01:14:56Halloween Special - The Thing (1982)full<![CDATA[The Last Seduction]]>A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme. John Dahl. 1994.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Last-Seduction-e2ifpilc2dacf90-9370-4ae9-9cfe-8f54bca4518dTue, 16 Apr 2024 16:22:42 GMT<p>A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme. John Dahl. 1994.</p> yes01:01:5221The Last Seductionfull<![CDATA[Read My Lips]]>She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself. Jacques Audiard. 2001.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Read-My-Lips-e2qsqov992f1cae-774c-489a-b0f3-4e6f47b7f686Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:34:05 GMT<p>She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself. Jacques Audiard. 2001.</p> no01:04:12Read My Lipsfull<![CDATA[Killing Them Softly]]>Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Killing-Them-Softly-e2kg4ic51cd957f-73c3-4ece-9a1e-fd969f601a28Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:01:22 GMT<p>Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.</p> yes01:17:07Killing Them Softlyfull<![CDATA[Chopper]]>Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller. Andrew Dominik. 2000.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Chopper-e2jr08c9a83e1f9-b12a-4ae9-ad5a-383e4bb00d50Sun, 19 May 2024 00:38:12 GMT<p>Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller. Andrew Dominik. 2000.</p> yes01:23:47Chopperfull<![CDATA[The Beat That My Heart Skipped ]]>Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist? Jacques Audiard. 2005.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Beat-That-My-Heart-Skipped-e2r78l655b07c09-c104-42eb-a659-c5653bcb3357Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:48:25 GMT<p>Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist? Jacques Audiard. 2005.</p> yes01:08:17The Beat That My Heart Skipped full<![CDATA[Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga]]>After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. George Miller. 2024.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Furiosa-A-Mad-Max-Saga-e36ft78e86c014d-0a43-40be-8780-79995f1a60fbTue, 05 Aug 2025 15:26:01 GMT<p>After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. George Miller. 2024.</p> yes01:20:35Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagafull<![CDATA[Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another ]]>When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2025.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Bonus-Episode---One-Battle-After-Another-e39aih4448b55a1-1a44-47c5-b88d-eaad5465d82fThu, 09 Oct 2025 17:36:58 GMT<p>When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2025.</p> no01:53:13Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another full<![CDATA[Sing Street]]>A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention. John Carney. 2016.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Sing-Street-e3c22nhbe77c71f-ca43-48f8-9adf-81e60276e022Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:06:37 GMT<p>A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention. John Carney. 2016.</p> yes01:21:23Sing Streetfull<![CDATA[Magnolia]]>An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1999.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Magnolia-e2iforba0965b1b-5da4-4c67-90d3-b63e192332d4Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:05:11 GMT<p>An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1999.</p> yes01:27:2013Magnoliafull<![CDATA[Unsane]]>A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion? Steven Soderbergh. 2018.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Unsane-e33hjfl7b9aeaf9-310d-437b-b691-6e22ee36d76eThu, 29 May 2025 16:58:03 GMT<p>A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion? Steven Soderbergh. 2018.</p> yes01:27:29Unsanefull<![CDATA[Sexy Beast]]>Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. Johnathan Glazer. 2000.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Sexy-Beast-e3k0rar93f30755-59a4-4b6a-975e-a23ffaa9c654Thu, 28 May 2026 10:31:59 GMT<p>Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. Johnathan Glazer. 2000.</p> yes01:16:17Sexy Beastfull<![CDATA[Wuthering Heights]]>A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Wuthering-Heights-e2v1vrcd72a8f92-96d1-4040-b7ac-281beb741e03Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:37:59 GMT<p>A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.</p> yes00:50:32Wuthering Heightsfull<![CDATA[Joy Ride]]>Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer. John Dahl. 2001.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Joy-Ride-e2j1as6d8252493-5cb0-4c01-b424-56e9433ddb0bMon, 29 Apr 2024 17:08:06 GMT<p>Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer. John Dahl. 2001.</p> yes01:05:51Joy Ridefull<![CDATA[A Prophet]]>A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor. Jacques Audiard. 2009.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/A-Prophet-e2ssr3cf1777916-6ec5-47e1-9d56-9ecc1339d2c2Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT<p>A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor. Jacques Audiard. 2009.</p> yes00:53:30A Prophetfull<![CDATA[The Terminator]]>A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction. James Cameron. 1984.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Terminator-e3erq2h4cc1d7c8-54a2-4cfb-9613-6644e61e995aMon, 09 Feb 2026 16:54:46 GMT<p>A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction. James Cameron. 1984.</p> yes01:37:35The Terminatorfull<![CDATA[Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]]>In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits. George Miller. 1981.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Mad-Max-2-The-Road-Warrior-e34p66pb151b03c-8389-4044-b539-8a815f50e524Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:25:45 GMT<p>In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits. George Miller. 1981.</p> yes01:08:07Mad Max 2: The Road Warriorfull<![CDATA[Bird]]>Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere. Andrea Arnold. 2024.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Bird-e30ocsh0bd81c69-e12e-4441-88d6-c5a643c7acbaThu, 27 Mar 2025 15:41:14 GMT<p>Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere. Andrea Arnold. 2024.</p> yes01:13:06Birdfull<![CDATA[Widows]]>Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Steve McQueen. 2018.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Widows-e2piofp491bf0f7-f435-4d26-8d3a-ebfcb97d1705Sat, 12 Oct 2024 15:11:32 GMT<p>Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Steve McQueen. 2018.</p> yes01:06:22Widowsfull<![CDATA[Lovers Rock]]>A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music. Steve McQueen. 2020.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Lovers-Rock-e2puu2q46865541-c813-436d-b291-ca89097d1d6eMon, 21 Oct 2024 14:54:25 GMT<p>A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music. Steve McQueen. 2020.</p> yes00:55:21Lovers Rockfull<![CDATA[Erin Brockovich]]>A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution. Steven Soderbergh. 2000.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Erin-Brockovich-e31f1lde0e18cfa-b6d1-4148-a0a9-94bb0ce0b142Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:21:46 GMT<p>A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution. Steven Soderbergh. 2000.</p> yes01:03:54Erin Brockovichfull<![CDATA[Hunger]]>Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. Steve McQueen. 2008.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Hunger-e2od2ii6f374b83-56f9-47d1-90e5-f2e811ec7a85Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:08:03 GMT<p>Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. Steve McQueen. 2008.</p> yes01:11:06Hungerfull<![CDATA[Ocean's Twelve]]>Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's Eleven. 2004. Steven Soderbergh.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Oceans-Twelve-e31rvsieeb49083-47d0-4a45-ba46-c2f880e3f80eTue, 22 Apr 2025 16:59:15 GMT<p>Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's Eleven. 2004. Steven Soderbergh.</p> yes01:00:49Ocean's Twelvefull<![CDATA[Birth]]>A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn. Johnathan Glazer. 2004.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Birth-e3kcnrb76fbc41e-cc0d-4e28-beb2-66d2beb84aa9Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:15:11 GMT<p>A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn. Johnathan Glazer. 2004.</p> yes01:24:35Birthfull<![CDATA[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]>After being exiled from the most advanced town in post-apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen. 1985. George Miller, George Ogilvie.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Mad-Max-Beyond-Thunderdome-e35hldh92a323a3-ae28-4dd3-b7e9-f5e17bd364ebMon, 14 Jul 2025 15:21:06 GMT<p>After being exiled from the most advanced town in post-apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen. 1985. George Miller, George Ogilvie.</p> yes01:15:37Mad Max Beyond Thunderdomefull<![CDATA[Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon]]>A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2021.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Mona-Lisa-and-the-Blood-Moon-e2mg2u7b9d6d64d-403a-44af-a5bc-5969838a2b3eFri, 26 Jul 2024 15:46:12 GMT<p>A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2021.</p> yes00:58:02Mona Lisa and the Blood Moonfull<![CDATA[American Honey]]>A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits. Andrea Arnold. 2016.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/American-Honey-e2vvgd08ce5f801-1247-45bf-8bd9-4fbd92738098Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:42:18 GMT<p>A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits. Andrea Arnold. 2016.</p> yes00:55:32American Honeyfull<![CDATA[Once]]>A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. 2006. John Carney.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/Once-e3b4r8b8c172e6c-d8b3-40fc-b66a-46bea7f68fffTue, 18 Nov 2025 14:40:48 GMT<p>A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. 2006. John Carney.</p> yes00:58:49Oncefull<![CDATA[The Best of 2025]]>For our 50th episode we cover our personal favourite movies of 2025.


]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Best-of-2025-e3dutpl51074bec-b389-43ca-a524-ba653ad8372cTue, 20 Jan 2026 22:43:50 GMT<p>For our 50th episode we cover our personal favourite movies of 2025.</p><p><br /></p> yes01:43:38The Best of 2025full<![CDATA[The Bad Batch]]>In a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2016.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottjohnandersonsemail/episodes/The-Bad-Batch-e2m4u8m9a1aba76-f412-42e1-adab-b92d31538230Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:56:18 GMT<p>In a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals. Ana Lily Amirpour. 2016.</p> yes01:03:02The Bad Batchfull