Published by Chris Johnston
The SpielbergPod is a show where me and some friends rewatch the films of Steven Spielberg going through them one at a time . And we also find time to talk about the MCU, the Aliens films, the Back to the Future trilogy, Star Wars and lots more!
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This week we return to the park as Mark and I discuss the scene in 'Jurassic Park' where the characters discuss the ethics of the theme park (which includes many iconic lines such as "Well, we'll have a, a coupon day or something". The scene, though only about three or four minutes long, gives us much to chew on from AI to nineties haircuts, metaphors for filmmaking, the theatrical nature of this scene (and the island tour) and beyond.
1 hr 8 min
In this episode Kieran, Paul, and Mark (FIRST-TIME GUEST ON THE SPIELBERGPOD!!!) cover our final film of the Infinity Saga... it's Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther.' (We also spend a substantial amount of time reminiscing about the X-Files right at the end, so be sure to stick around for that).
1 hr 10 min
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I cover our final batch of Andor episodes - 'Make It Stop', 'Who Else Knows?' and 'Jedha, Kyber, Erso' - and we are not disappointed with what we have seen.
1 hr 7 min
Release the ABBA cut! This week we pick back up with our Andor coverage as Paul, Kieran and I tackle the second Ghorman arc which comprises of the episodes 'Messenger', 'Who Are You?' and 'Welcome to the Rebellion'.
38 min
Happy weekend everyone! This week Paul and I once again return to the MCU, this time for a discussion on the Peyton Reed film, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' but have our opinions on this film grown or shrunk since this film came out in 2018? Also, since nobody asked, what do I think of the Peter Yates 1968 film 'Bullitt'?
48 min
Happy weekend everyone! Today on the podcast Paul and I continue our MCU coverage with a discussion on 'Captain Marvel' from directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
55 min
This week Kieran, Paul and I finally sat down to discuss the most recent Steven Spielberg film (for a few months, at least), 'The Fabelmans'. A film which gives us much to discuss...
1 hr 3 min
This week on the podcast it's more Andor coverage as Paul, Kieran and I tackle the first Ghorman arc comprised of the episodes 'Ever Been to Ghorman?', 'I Have Friends Everywhere' and 'What a Festive Evening'.
1 hr 10 min
This week on the podcast- recorded earlier this year- Kieran, Paul and I kick off our series two coverage of Andor with a discussion on the episodes 'One Year Later', 'Sagrona Teema' and 'Harvest', which together make up the first arc of the second season.
28 min
This week Kieran, Paul and I fancied talking about 'Return of the Jedi' so we ended up doing a One Perfect Scene episode on the Sarlacc Pit sequence. Enjoy!
1 hr 5 min
In this episode, recorded just after Thunderbolts* came out, Paul and I finally sat down to discuss Taika Waititi's 'Thor: Ragnarok'. A film we have a lot of love for.
1 hr 23 min
Okay, in this episode (which was recorded back in 2024) Kieran, Paul and I discuss the Fede Álvarez film 'Alien: Romulus'. Kieran and Paul are big fans of this franchise and so there was much for us to chew on in this conversation.
29 min
In this episode Kieran and I celebrate the 40th birthday of 'Back to the Future' with a discussion on the iconic Johnny B. Goode scene from that film.
27 min
In this One Perfect Scene episode, Paul, Kieran and I continue to celebrate the 50th birthday of 'Jaws'- which came out exactly 50 years ago today - with a conversation on the final stretch of the Spielberg classic. So we're covering Quint's death (spoiler!) and the death of the shark (double spoiler!!)
26 min
Okay, Jaws turns 50 years old this very day - the film being released in the USA on June 20th 1975. Since this is a film very near and dear to us, we decided to mark this birthday by talking about the film once again. So, this is a One Perfect Scene episode, where Kieran, Paul and I talk about the unforgettable scene where young Alex Kintner is killed by the shark, towards the start of the film.
1 hr 1 min
This week on the podcast, Kieran and I wrap up our series one coverage of Andor (and dance around not spoiling season two) with a discussion on the episodes 'Daughter of Ferrix' and 'Rix Road', which together make up the final arc of the season.
56 min
Here we go again! Paul, Kieran and I continue our Andor coverage by discussing the third arc in this show: the prison arc. That means we are talking about four episodes- 'Announcement', 'Narkina 5', 'Nobody's Listening!' and 'One Way Out'.
56 min
Okay, in this episode Paul, Kieran and I continue our Andor coverage by discussing the second arc in this fantastic Star Wars show: the heist arc. This is comprised of three episodes: 'Aldhani', 'The Axe Forgets' and 'The Eye', so we talk about these episodes, the recent series two trailer, fascism, Only Fools and Horses - the usual. Oh, and we'll be back soon to talk about the prison arc!
59 min
Since we are fast approaching the release of season two of the show, Kieran, Paul and I finally sat down to talk about the fantastic Star Wars show, Andor. And since we really liked this show, we're going to take our sweet time discussing this bad boy, so this in this episode we only talk about the first three episodes ('Kassa', 'That Would Be Me' and 'Reckoning'), which make up the recruitment arc. We'll be back soon to talk about the heist arc!
32 min
Hello! Today on the show Kieran, Paul and I have a focused chat on the Holdo maneuver sequence from Rian Johnson's 'The Last Jedi'. It's a scene we were all big fans of when the film came out and remain so today, and there was a lot to chew on with this (one) perfect scene. Expect talk on the career of Laura Dern too!