Episodes

Dec 9

LexG reviews Noah Baumbach and George Clooney's Jay Kelly, as well as Edgar Wright's new version of The Running Man, then some quick takes on Oz Perkins' Keeper and the action sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge. Plus plenty of random riffing, of course!

Nov 25

LexG freeform hangout episode, with riffs on Predator: Badlands and the Predator series, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the October and November Oscar bait flicks that have all kind of bombed, and a few hopefuls yet to come.

Oct 31

Here at last, LexG takes you through a lightning round of the classic Nightmare on Elm Street series, from the 1984 original through 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

Oct 29

LexG riffs about the new horror film Shelby Oaks, directed by popular YouTube movie critic Chris Stuckmann, as well as Scott Derrickson's Black Phone 2, some thoughts on the recent Conjuring: Last Rites, and a look into the evolution of film criticism in the YouTube era. All in time for Halloween.

Oct 4

LexG reviews Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed One Battle After Another, the long-awaited Spinal Tap II, Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie in A Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey, Marlon Wayans in Him, and the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk.

Sep 11

Just what it says in the title-- LexG riffing on PTA. Really hope you like this one.

Sep 6

LexG tells some old tales from his days as a movie extra on such classics as Sudden Death and Kingpin, along with some random freeform movie riffs on the films of Peter Hyams, followed by a lightning round of recent reviews from late summer, including Nobody 2, Naked Gun, Highest 2 Lowest, Together, Eden, and Relay.

Aug 6

A look at the new and MCU-official version of The Fantastic Four, directed by Matt Shakman and starring Vanessa Kirby and Pedro Pascal, including some riffing about previous incarnations of the characters from the 2000s and 2010s.

Jul 29

LexG on the new Superman, which means mostly a lot of riffing about Superman II and Superman III, as well as quick looks at legacy sequels Happy Gilmore 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Karate Kid Legends, which raises the question of whether these things can ever truly please fans of the original.

Jul 12

LexG reviews some of the summer's biggest movies, including F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth, 28 Years Later, and Megan 2.0, as well as Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2 for streaming, and a couple of smaller picks in Cronenberg's The Shrouds and Celine Song's Materialists.

Jun 25

LexG takes a look back at the films of the 2000s, sharing some favorites and seeing which acclaimed movies and trends of the era hold up-- and which do not.

Jun 23

New reviews of Ben Affleck in The Accountant 2, and Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill in Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. Fair warning, the latter gets into some spoiler territory in discussing the film's themes and structure.

Jun 11

LexG takes a look back at John Woo's divisive 2000 entry in the beloved franchise, touching on subjects from Cruise's hair to Limp Bizkit to the excitement of master villain Sean Ambrose.

Jun 7

LexG's spring reviews roundup, including Ryan Coogler's Sinners, Marvel's Thunderbolts, and probably more about Cheech & Chong's Last Movie than you really need, plus a few quick words on Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning and the goofy video game horror film Until Dawn.

May 31

A look back at the 1996 Brian DePalma classic that kicked off Cruise's enduring film franchise.

May 13

LexG does a loose freeform riff on his formative favorite films of the 1970s and 1980s, looking back on his classic "list" and seeing what's held up vs. what maybe hasn't, and how our picks are sometimes maybe a notch too steeped in nostalgia and the familiar.

Apr 22

A pair of retro reviews, as LexG does a deep dive on John Carpenter's 1976 classic Assault on Precinct 13... and the 2005 remake with Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, with plenty of Carpenter discussion along the way.

Apr 8

LexG reviews Jason Statham in A Working Man, Soderbergh's Black Bag, Jonathan Majors in Magazine Dreams, and two Robert De Niros in The Alto Knights, then closes out with a few farewells to Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, and Bruce Glover.

Mar 28

A freeform TV riff about being lost in the modern streaming/prestige landscape, followed by a review of the latest example of my very least favorite genre, the Hollywood satire, in Seth Rogen's new series, The Studio

Mar 11

A freeform hangout episode with random riffs, rants and a few movie takes, on topics such as upcoming films, Babygirl, movie critics wearing T-shirts, Michael Fassbender, Paul W.S. Anderson, Mickey 17, zoning out, The Monkey, and (very briefly) Captain America Brave New World.

Feb 28

LexG discusses the Oscar-nominated films and performances of the 2024 movie year.

Feb 16

Quick review of Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller in the new Scott Derrickson thriller, The Gorge. Beware, contains what might be considered a fair amount of spoilers.

Feb 12

LexG does a (very) loose riff on the films of Steven Soderbergh and addresses his approach, sheen, and sensibilities, culminating in a review of his newest film, Presence.

Feb 6

A freeform riff defending "January movies" and offering a quick February preview, followed by reviews of Den of Thieves: Pantera, Flight Risk, Wolf Man, Companion, and the controversial Emilia Perez.

Jan 23

A freeform riff about some favorite moments from the cinema of the late, great David Lynch.

Jan 10

New reviews of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, Brady Corbet's epic The Brutalist, and Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Dec 29, 2024

A review of A Complete Unknown with Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan turns into a riff about Cheech and Eric Roberts in Rude Awakening, Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone, and, for some reason, Year of the Dragon, with bonus quick review of Jude Law in The Order to close it out.

Dec 17, 2024

Reviews of Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman in Netflix's new movie Carry-On, and Hugh Grant in Heretic.

Dec 6, 2024

LexG reviews Ridley Scott's Gladiator II (including some carryover discussion from the Ridley Lightning Round), Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, and Robert Zemeckis' Here. And some quick thoughts on Red One to round it out.

Nov 22, 2024

A quick lightning round through five decades of Ridley Scott, riffing on his legacy, style, and ever-evolving sheen, with an emphasis on some of the less frequently discussed Ridley films and the overlap in style and impact with his equally legendary brother Tony.

Nov 14, 2024

A review of Clint Eastwood's new film Juror #2 along with a wider discussion of modern-era Eastwood films behind the camera.

Oct 31, 2024

LexG reviews some notable films from October 2024, including Megalopolis, The Substance, Saturday Night, Terrifier 3, Speak No Evil, and Venom 3.

Oct 15, 2024

A review of Todd Phillips' much-maligned musical follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster, with the usual side riffs and rambling.

Oct 10, 2024

LexG reviews the new adaptation of the Stephen King classic Salem's Lot, now streaming.

Sep 12, 2024

A quick review of BLINK TWICE but mostly an excuse to riff on subjects from the Criterion Closet to Beetlejuice 1988 to the notion of having Lenny Kravitz for a dad.

Jul 18, 2024

LexG takes you through the first six months of 2024 with reviews of everything from The Beekeeper to Beverly Hills Copy Axel F.

Jun 25, 2024

LexG reviews the new documentary on the Brat Pack of the 1980s, leading to various riffs on the actors and youth films of the era.

May 30, 2024

After a box office ramble, LexG discusses recent releases The Fall Guy, Furiosa, and I Saw the TV Glow

Mar 9, 2024

Better late than never, LexG discusses the nominated films and performances of the 2023 movie year.

Mar 2, 2024

What starts as an Oscar podcast veers off into discussion of Michael Mann, the evolution of his style, and his latest film, FERRARI

Dec 7, 2023

LexG reviews The Killer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Freelance, Saw X, and The Marvels. With detours for extended Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese thoughts.

Oct 20, 2023

LexG attends his first horror convention and does a deep dive on the original “Friday the 13th”

Aug 8, 2023

Some words on the late, great William Friedkin. RIP.

Jun 14, 2023

LexG riffs about Rocky V but not until after a whirlwind riff through The Family Stallone, Tulsa King, Nighthawks, Rockys 1-4, Staying Alive, and Sly/Kurt on Oprah

Apr 27, 2023

LexG reviews Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s latest, with some side riffs along the way about the 1980s, ninja movies, Matt and Ben, and Serge from Beverly Hills Cop.

Feb 10, 2023

LexG revisits controversial Best Picture winner “Crash” from 2005 after some random musings about inflicting movies on people who don’t care, the Brendan Fraser comeback, Robert Altman and Woody Allen, and other odds and ends.

Nov 8, 2022

Freeform episode where LexG riffs about Richard Linklater, James Gray, trailers for The Fabelmans, She Said, and Babylon, and does capsule reviews of Black Adam, Amsterdam, Smile, Banshees of Inisherin, Blonde, and Medieval.

Jun 21, 2022

John Carpenter Lighting Round by LexG

May 20, 2022

LexG takes you back to 1987, remembering the films of that classic movie year as experienced by a 14-year-old who had to see everything.

Apr 29, 2022

I review the Wahlberg-Gibson movie FATHER STU, with some bonus riffing about some of my favorite YouTube movie reviewers. Please note, this is meant in good fun with nothing but affection for anyone mentioned.

Mar 21, 2022

LexG discusses the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture.

Oct 14, 2021

LexG on Bond.

Jun 30, 2021

In honor of the new Halloween Kills trailer, I discuss 4 decades of Michael Myers and how he used to be more of a genial, wacky prankster.

Jun 25, 2021

A look back at the first eight entries in the FAST AND THE FURIOUS saga!

Jun 11, 2021

Antoine Fuqua deserves your respect, Renny Harlin rules, and Film Twitter is filled with morons who don’t know their stuff

Jun 1, 2021

I talk about my perspective on Clint the movie star and nascent auteur from the pre-Unforgiven years

May 28, 2021

LexG has nothing to lose so a pitch for the world’s great SKYPACK movie that will make me richer than my wildest dreams. A must.

May 27, 2021

Little update on the LexG Podcast which isn’t quite moving in the direction I’d like. Might be time for an overhaul or on to the next thing.

May 26, 2021

25-year-olds watching the Criterion Collection — cool but a bit unrelatable. Maybe try having a social life before watching movies from 80 years ago

May 24, 2021

Talking about hair, hair loss, celebrity hair, my hair loss, rugs and plugs and all things in between.

May 14, 2021

I look back at Guns N’ Roses and their famous 1991 double album, including the landmark trio of videos it spawned (Don’t Cry, November Rain, Estranged.) Kind of an off-topic episode for GNR and rock fans

May 13, 2021

Off-topic episode where I talk about Motley Crue, beer drinking, metal, and the ridiculous first glimpse photos of Sebastian Stan and Lily James as Tommy and Pam in a movie nobody asked for.

May 12, 2021

I take a look back at Edgar Wright’s modern fave and riff about who I was then and how this beloved movie made me feel ancient, and give it a modern shot at the glad hand!

May 9, 2021

An off-topic LexG BitterCast where I whine about being in LA three decades with nothing to show for it.

May 6, 2021

LexG takes you through five decades of Brian De Palma films, including “Sisters,” “Carrie,” “Dressed to Kill,” “Scarface,” “The Untouchables,” “Carlito’s Way,” “Mission to Mars,” “The Black Dahlia,” “Domino,” and all points in between. Enjoy!

Apr 29, 2021

A bit of a potpourri episode rambling from Halloween III to School Ties to whining about my life to screenwriting to horrible kids restaurants of the 1980s.

Apr 25, 2021

LexG breaks down the Oscar nominated films of 2021, with particular insight into cinematography and acting, A little time killer for Oscar day!

Apr 24, 2021

LexG looks back at the hallowed movie year of 1999 to see which films have stood the test of time and which have fallen by the wayside.

Apr 19, 2021

I take a brief look at the career of Mark Wahlberg and discuss his 6-part reality show “Wahl Street.”

Apr 13, 2021

Upon hearing the news that the Arclight and Pacific chains are going out of business in the LA area, esteemed film historian LexG shares some memories in a heartfelt appreciation.

Apr 13, 2021

LexG riffs about coming to ‘90s kid “classic” “Space Jam” a quarter century late, and how the silly movies we watch as kids stick with us.

Apr 11, 2021

Nothing about sheen or movies in this one, so no hard feelings if it’s not for you. I talk about being a dork trying to rock out when I was already too old for it.

Apr 5, 2021

Freeform rant about various ways in which we process movies now versus my formative era.

Mar 31, 2021

I take you through the films of Spike Lee, from thematics to wardrobe to music to SHEEN to how his filmmaking evolved, interweaving stories of where I was in life and how they affected me.

Mar 25, 2021

A little trip down memory lane as I discuss Arnold’s biggest hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Apologies to any “Junior” superfans — just genuinely forgot about it.

Mar 23, 2021

I talk about my memories of VHS, mom-and-pop video stories, and Blockbuster in the 1980s and ‘90s, with some discussion of the documentary “The Last Blockbuster.”

Mar 19, 2021

I explain the concept of movies and TV having a SHEEN. Visual sheen can be a result of painterly cinematography, a television broadcast signal, a studio’s preferred processing aesthetic, or modern color timing.

Mar 16, 2021

I discuss the phenomenon of zoning out when watching a movie. When exhaustion, boredom, sameness, dull sheen, and bad projection intersect, you enter The Zone!

Mar 16, 2021

I go through the career of the late, great Joel Schumacher, focusing on how this genial libertine often had an inadvertently darker undercurrent.

Mar 12, 2021

I go through every Spielberg movie from Duel to Ready Player One in an epic endurance test. Enjoy at your leisure, apologies for the length!

Mar 10, 2021

Coming 2 America sends me down memory lane with my ‘80s buddy Eddie and somehow I land on his bomb Best Defense

Mar 9, 2021

Just a brief look back at one of my favorite Brian De Palma movies, Body Double starring God Craig Watson.

Mar 9, 2021

I ask how Inglourious Basterds took Pulp Fiction’s spot as everyone’s favorite QT. Mini episode.

Mar 4, 2021

I indulgently run through some party movies of my formative years — Animal House, Saturday Night Fever, 80s teen comedies, Back to School, Bright Lights Big City, The Doors, riffing about where I was in life, culminating with Swingers. A bit different.

Feb 28, 2021

I take you through the first 20 years of movies starring the most powerful human being in the history of the world — Tom Cruise. Super fast like beyond fast.

Feb 26, 2021

LexG talks about doing a 180 on this uneven but interesting belated sequel to one of his favorite movies.

Feb 25, 2021

B-side episode, no movie review today but just musing about theaters reopening,

Feb 23, 2021

For fans of Creepshow 2, I do a deep dive on this awesomely terrible film. Timely as ever!

Feb 22, 2021

Tossed-off early bonus episode where I remember how much John Landis meant to me as a little kid in terms of understanding filmmaking. Also I run out of breath very obviously at some points

Feb 20, 2021

I review the Beyond All Levels of Italian documentary “Stallone: Frank That Is.” Apologies for the abrupt ending. This is a test episode. Enjoy. Be more Italian.