Criterion reached out to me recently to talk about their new release of 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould. I was delighted to see them announce a 4K remaster of the film. My own copy is from so long ago that I’m pretty sure it was in 480p. At first, I was just interested in seeing the disc, but I saw them mention that François Girard was going to be available for a few interviews. My thanks to Diana and the fine folks over at Criterion, who had to really work to pin the time down for my chat with...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 15 min
I’ve never met PETER FILARDI or had, to the best of my knowledge, any contact with him. I certainly know his work. Both Flatliners and The Craft were big movies when they came out, and Filardi was at Fantasia, the Montreal film festival I attended for several years, with his movie Ricky 6 the first time I went. He’s attending the Chattanooga Film Festival this year with his new short film, Damn Handy , and when they pitched him the basic premise of our show, he said he was interested. As soon as...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min
BRIAN DUFFIELD is a writer/director who has been one of the most acclaimed (and busiest) screenwriters of the last decade. He has shown up on The Black List, the annual selection of the best-loved unproduced scripts in Hollywood, roughly 50 times in the last ten years, which is mathematically confusing but impressive. We talk about his unusual upbringing in this episode, and we dig into just how wild it is that he grew up denied of mainstream pop culture, only to become the creator of Spontaneou...
May 30, 2025•2 hr 30 min
BEN HOSLEY is more than just a podcast producer. He runs his own fashion line, and he produces an annual Christmas album that has become a cult sensation. He met the Blank Check boys at UCB, where they first proposed a podcast that sounded like an extended bit, a show that would talk about only The Phantom Menace , as if there had never been another Star Wars film. Who knew that ten years later, they would have the most acclaimed movie podcast in the world? One of the most popular recurring bits...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 21 min
JOE LYNCH has directed movies, TV, and music videos for almost 20 years now. With his long-time buddy Adam Green, he was the co-creator and co-star of Holliston , a truly bizarre sitcom, and they have a long-running podcast called The Movie Crypt where they’ve talked to basically anyone who has ever made a horror film, and they also host an annual marathon to raise money for a Yorkie charity. You may have seen his movies Everly with Selma Hayek or Mayhem with Steven Yeun or Suitable Flesh with B...
May 16, 2025•2 hr 2 min
KEVIN BIEGEL is one of the eight hundred writers who worked on A Minecraft Movie, and that’s just the latest highlight in a career that has been dedicated to making people laugh. He broke into the industry working for the Farrelly Brothers on Me, Myself & Irene , and he has moved from one great situation to the next. He worked on South Park before landing on Scrubs, where he worked for a number of seasons before he went on to create Cougar Town with Bill Lawrence, his boss at Scrubs . He als...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 37 min
MIKE MITCHELL is best known these days as one of the hosts of the wildly-popular Doughboys podcast, where he reviews fast-food chain restaurants with his co-host, Nick “Tiger” Wiger. He is a prominent figure in the LA comedy scene, having trained at the UCB Theater, and he only seems to be picking up steam as an actor. This summer, you’ll see him in the second season of Peacock’s hit adaptation of the Twisted Metal videogame series, reprising his role of Stu, and he’s got a number of movies wait...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 36 min
ERIC VESPE cut his teeth as Quint at Ain’t It Cool , starting with the site when he was still in high school, and he grew up embedded on film sets all over the world. He has written hundreds if not thousands of interviews and set visits, and along with his creative parter Aaron Morgan, he’s also made several short horror films while developing various feature projects. He was one of the first people I invited to be on the show, in large part because he’s become a podcasting superstar with The Ki...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 54 min
BEAR MCCREARY is our guest today, and he couldn’t have been more of a delight. From the moment I contacted him about being on the show, he was engaged and excited. He sent me a number of possible combinations of films and themes before landing on the one he went with: Movies that combine rock music and symphonic score on their soundtracks. Makes sense. After all, McCreary is one of the hardest-working film and TV composers today. His mentor was the legendary Elmer Bernstein, so he learned about ...
Mar 14, 2025•2 hr 4 min
CLAY KELLER is a writer, actor, and podcaster, and one of the hosts of Screen Drafts , a collaborative competitive movie discussion game where groups of people battle it out to create the definitive lists on topic after topic after movie loving topic. He was one of the hosts of the now-defunct Vidiots podcast, and he’s helped create a sprawling community of movie fans who can endlessly debate the various categories that are introduced each week. His three Hip Pocket selections were Broadcast New...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 205
BRYAN COGMAN is today’s guest, and he’s showing his sensitive side with his choices. This might be a surprise if you primarily know him from his WGAw-nominatd work on Game Of Thrones as a writer/producer. He was educated at Juliard as an actor, and he’s certainly got a big soft spot in his heart for great performances. He’s also worked on remakes of Sword in the Stone and Zorro for Disney, with the latter in development as a series for Wilmer Valderama. His three Hip Pocket selections were About...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 27 min
JASON PARGIN is today’s guest, and he came ready to dig deep! No surprise if you’ve read his acclaimed novels like John Dies at the End, Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick, or This Book is Full of Spiders, or if you know his work from Cracked.com. He has a massive TikTok following these days and his latest book, I’m Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom, feels like an essential text for our turbulent times. His three Hip Pocket selections were American Beauty, Fight Club, and Office Sp...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 48 min
ALLIE GOERTZ is today’s guest, and if don’t already know Allie, you’re welcome for the introduction. A former editor of Mad magazine, a writer for @Midnight, a songwriter and performer, and an old-school podcaster, Allie has pretty much done it all. I’ve known her for a long time, and she was one of the first people I wanted to have on to give this format a test run. Her three Hip Pocket picks this week are A Mighty Wind, They Came Together , and Big Night, and Aundria picked Sleeping With Other...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 202
It’s finally time for the second season of The Hip Pocket , and to get things rolling, we’ve got a very special guest. BILL OAKLEY was a writer/producer for The Simpsons , eventually showrunning the series for several seasons with his creative partner, Josh Weinstein. They co-created the cult favorite Mission Hill , and more recently, Oakley is the creator and writer of Space: 1969 , an original audio comedy for Audible. He’s also become a beloved figure on Instagram for his fast-food reviews, a...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 201
The first season of The Hip Pocket comes to a close with an episode focused on the films of the 2020s. Aundria, Drew and Craig discuss the haunting Aftersun , the gleefully silly Love & Monsters , and the wild dark comedy Riders of Justice . Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe
Jan 10, 2025•48 min
The first season's almost over and Aundria, Drew and Craig look at the 2010s this time, discussing the Argentine black comedy Wild Tales , the geek documentary Wolfman's Got Nards , and John Carney's super-charming Sing Street . Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe
Jan 03, 2025•47 min
Drew, Aundria and Craig picks three Hip Pocket titles from the first decade of the 2000s, discussing 800 Bullets, George Washington, and the somehow still underrated Michael Clayton . Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 28, 2024•53 min
The big Hip Pocket season one warm-up continues as we reach the 1990s. We talk about The Man in the Moon , Dogfight , and Grace of My Heart , and things get emotional! Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 13, 2024•58 min
The first season of The Hip Pocket continues as Aundria, Drew and Craig pick three films from the 1980s. The Chocolate War, Summer School and The Big Easy all spark lively conversations as they discuss why they chose such unusual titles as part of this warm-up season. Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 06, 2024•53 min
This is not the '70s episode you're expecting. Drew, Aundria, and Craig all choose a Hip Pocket title to represent one of the wildest decades of film, so get ready for conversation about The Silent Partner , Robert Altman's Nashville and the enduring classic Jaws... 2 . Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 22, 2024•47 min
Who does a full warm-up season for a podcast? Well, we do! And this is the fourth episode of this first warm-up season. We're still working out some sound issues, but it's starting to come together. More importantly, Aundria, Drew and Craig are starting to really enjoy this time they're spending together. This time, we're talking about the '60s, with Mary Poppins, Billy Liar, and The Bellboy giving us a very odd perspective on a swinging decade! Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcwee...
Nov 15, 2024•38 min
The third episode of the warm-up season is all about the 1950s. Aundria, Drew and Craig pick Out of the Past, A Streetcar Named Desire , and Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life . Visit the home of The Hip Pocket! Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 09, 2024•45 min
Our second warm-up episode is all about the 1940s. Our idea for our warm-up season was to pick one movie from each decade, starting in the '40s, to give each other an idea of our tastes. Today, we cover Mildred Pierce, Fun and Fancy Free , and Out of the Past. Visit the home of The Hip Pocket. Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe...
Mar 24, 2024•49 min
Season One of The Hip Pocket opens with a warm-up episode. Aundria, Drew and Craig pick one Hip Pocket movie each, and this week, anything goes. We're discussing Fall, Five Corners , and Bringing Up Baby . It's a strange trio, but a great place to start! Visit the home of The Hip Pocket! Get full access to Formerly Dangerous at drewmcweeny.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 19, 2023•44 min
