Why This Movie?
by Christopher Alan Maloney
A podcast about the movies we love and why we love them.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me with Nicole Matarese
FIlmmaker and actor Nicole Matarese joins Why This Movie? to talk about her favorite movie, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - a comedy from 1992 that you've probably never heard of. Listen to our conversation about Adrienne Shelly, underrated sequels, and why this movie reaches "a new high in low comedy."
Some Like It Hot with Candice Fanning
After a brief hiatus, Why This Movie? is back! We welcome our first return guest, Candice Fanning, here to talk about 1959's Some Like It Hot. In this conversation, we cover VHS, Tony Curtis's Mid-Atlantic (or is it British?) accent, and how Marilyn Monroe remains one of the great misunderstood figures in popular culture.
Back to the Future with Jonathan Paula
In 1985, Universal released a time travel comedy called Back to the Future. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis, this film sees Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) accidentally wind up in his hometown thirty years in the past. Before helping his friend Dr. Emmett Brown with an experiment that sends him back in time, Marty lives a life that isn’t exactly inspired. Besides the bright spot of his girlfriend, his dad’s a loser, his mom has let herself go, and he has no reason to believe in himself. Once Marty lands in 1955 and gets in the way of fate by inadvertently interrupting the first time his parents meet, he has to make sure they meet and fall in love before he heads back to the future. Or else he will cease to exist and there will be no future.
Call Me By Your Name with Tyra Jenkins
On the occasion of Valentine's Day, we dive into 2017's romantic, devastating, and unforgettable Call Me By Your Name. We talk about Italy, the 1980s, the chemistry between Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, and how sad movies are a safe place to process one's feelings.
