A film podcast exploring the best and worst under-the-radar movies released in the past 18 months. We focus on those movies that might have fallen through the cracks. Not the major blockbusters or the billion dollar grossers, but the quality cinema swimming just beneath the surface. And when we aren’t reviewing those under-the-radar movies, we find fun topics in the film industry to discuss. Whether it’s comedy specials, short films, the Oscars, trailer reactions, movie news, or just things we’re into, we do it for a laugh and to help you learn a thing or two.
This week, Sam and Ian return to prison, well, the prison drama. We’ve discussed prison films before with a Vault review of 1974’s The Longest Yard and its remake, but this week is a bit harder. The Shawshank Redemption , Escape from Alcatraz , Sing Sing , Chicago , and Dead Man Walking have all shaped our outsider perspective on the inside. But the harsh reality is more than Rita Hayworth posters, daring escapes, Shakespearian plays, lavish musical fantasies, and gridiron football. It’s gritty, brutal, and unrelenting. And what better way to capture that than with contraband cellphone video from the prisoners themselves? It’s Wasteman directed by Cal McMow. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week, we relive my tortuous middle school existence with a psychological thriller about bullying. ELLE magazine calls it a disturbing probe into the existential dreads of male adolescence. I call it an aquatic adaptation of Lord of the Flies . Inspired by Full Metal Jacket and The Shining , it’s The Plague , written and directed by Charlie Polinger. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week we're pulling back the curtain on one of Hollywood's most misunderstood subjects: film financing. Where does all that money come from? Who gets paid first? Why are movie stars earning $20 million upfront while some actors work for union minimums? And why does a movie's box office total tell only a fraction of the story? Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
Relationships are messy, and this week, we profile a chaotic, modern farce that puts the ‘screw’ into screwball—a movie that finds absurdist comedy in the hypocrisies, jealousies, and self-deceptions of ethical non monogamy complete with plenty of hanging hog. It’s a satire of modern love with old school comedy techniques. It’s Michael Angelo Covino’s Splitsville . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
Sam and I actually recorded this episode seventeen years ago, and we will add newly recorded segments throughout. This week is the best of all worlds: music, the internet, television, and film. It’s a mockumentary that blends This Is Spinal Tap and Back to the Future . It’s Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week we look back at the incredible career of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated filmmakers. A guy who directed one of the greatest coming-of-age films ever made, one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made, one of the greatest mockumentaries ever made, one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made, and one of the greatest psychological thrillers ever made. And he never won an Academy Award. We are talking about Rob Reiner. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
Live, die, repeat. According to Decider ’s John Serba, “It’s 2054, and human cloning is a thing now. Not a legal thing, mind you, and that’s why icky politicians are doing the offshore-account thing and hauling their human-generating 3D printers into outer space to colonize other planets since—big shocker here—Earth is increasingly uninhabitable.” They say cats have nine lives, but Robert Pattinson has 18. It’s the latest wakadoo spectacle from master director Bong Joon ho. It’s Mickey 17 . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
Bon jour, and welcome to the show. It’s another annual tradition on Time Sensitive where we take you to the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea and recap the world’s most prominent and lavish film festival. In fact, this is our eighth Cannes recap on Time Sensitive. The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which ran from May 12 - 23, 2026, just closed with a controversial Palme d'Or winner, divided critical reception, and an industry increasingly grappling with AI's future. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week, only you can prevent forest fires by giving your wife a little fucking attention. It’s an exploration of mad love and mental illness. Two guys talk about postpartum depression as we review Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
You are joining us for another perennial favorite here on Time Sensitive. At the end of nearly every episode, we ask our guest hosts a simple question: What are you into? Even though this sounds like a sexual invitation (it mostly isn’t), we ask our guests to focus on a movie, book, album, game, podcast, or pop culture subject they are currently enjoying. But no one ever asks Sam and Ian what they are into, so we have decided to devote a whole episode to our own pop culture proclivities. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week, Marriage Story meets The Kings of Comedy . It’s the second film in Time Sensitive history that ceremoniously ends with Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure.” Why can’t we just give love one more chance? It’s a comedy of remarriage. It’s Is This Thing On? co-written and directed by Bradley Cooper, the director of 2018’s A Star Is Born . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
In this episode, Sam and Ian will look ahead to the exciting films projects slated for release in 2026. We’ve got new films from Steven Spielberg ( Disclosure Day ), Denis Villeneuve ( Dune: Part 3 ), Christopher Nolan ( The Odyssey ), Jesse Eisenberg, David Fincher, Martin McDonagh, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Greta Gerwig, David O. Russell, and more on the horizon. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week we explore an ongoing geopolitical conflict with a movie dubbed, “a blast of pure anti-authoritarian rage.” It’s a biting exercise in uncertainty. Perhaps it was intentional? Perhaps It Was Just an Accident . Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
In this episode, Sam and Ian outline their favorite movies from 2025, in a daddy of all recap episodes. Some of these titles have already been profiled on Time Sensitive, others may be the focus of future episodes, and others may never be spoken of in this space again. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
From the Oscar-winning romantic comedy writer, director, and producer James L. Brooks, meet Ella McCay , a film The Guardian called, “...a mess—a clunky collection of incoherent characters and confounding plot that seem to defy basic story logic at every turn.” Perhaps the film is not as good as it gets? You be the judge! Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
You are joining us for our annual celebration of cinema history, specifically those movies celebrating a milestone release anniversary in 2026. It’s a birthday of sorts. We call it a “Filmversary,” and this episode is an ode to those films that have stood the test of time 5, 10, 20, 50, and even 100 years after their original release due to box office success, cultural significance, and/or Oscar glory. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week, two gaijin (outsiders) explore the Japanese family-for-hire industry with a review of Rental Family , co-written and directed by Hikari. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
This week, we explore “Citizen Kane.” Not the Orson Welles classic, but the story of sovereign citizens Jerry and Joe Kane, a father and son who perpetrated unspeakable acts of violence in furtherance of their extremist ideology. SlashFilm even named it “The Most Underrated Movie Of 2025.” It’s Christian Swegal's Sovereign. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
The votes are in, history has been cemented, and a whole slew of new Academy Award winners are cuddling up with their Oscars as we speak. As we do here on the Time Sensitive, we set you up last week with the final notes before the 98th Oscar ceremony, and this week, we recap everything you may or may not have seen. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
It’s OSCAR WEEK! It’s time to roll out the red carpet, grab some popcorn, cast your ballots, and join our discussion of this year’s Academy Award nominees. Sam and Ian predict who will win, who s hould win, and who should have been nominated, as the best of the best compete for the film industry’s most coveted accolades. Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media
