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55 episodes
Language
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Chris FlahertyExplicit
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Date created
2021/09/16
Latest episode
2026/02/03
Average duration
62 min.
Release period
22 days
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Welcome to Movies That Matter, where our personal connections matter more than the number of Academy Awards or Box-Office returns. Join host Chris Flaherty and guests as they discuss a wide variety of films both old and new, and share the impacts they’ve had on us not just as audience members, but as human beings. Critical and commercial success aren’t the gold standard here. What’s important is the personal connection we form with what’s on the silver screen.
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54. 'Toy Story' Matters
2026/02/03
In the second of two episodes, Chris and John Viaes, friend, colleague in public access television and fellow Disney aficionado, discuss Pixar's original 'Toy Story' in honor of its thirtieth anniversary in 2025.
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53. 'A Goofy Movie' Matters
2026/01/20
In the first of two episodes, Chris and John Viaes, friend, colleague in public access television and fellow Disney aficionado, discuss the cult-classic 'A Goofy Movie' in honor of its thirtieth anniversary in 2025.
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52. 'Home Alone' Matters
2025/12/23
Chris and Robert Parris, Sports Reporter of Burlington Cable Access Television, celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of Home Alone. Merry, Christmas, you filthy animals!
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51. 'Klaus' Matters
2025/12/09
The holidays (and the fifth year of Movies That Matter) kick-off as Chris and Veras Connolly discuss Netflix's beloved 2019 animated feature Klaus.
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50. 'Jaws' Matters with Jeff Voorhees aka 'Alex Kintner'
2025/10/02
For the special 50th episode, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws, Chris chats with Martha's Vineyard native and Actor Jeffrey Voorhees, who played the young Alex Kintner that became the shark's second victim.
Listen in as Jeff shares stories of living on the island while they filmed like terrorizing Robert Shaw with his friends or messing around on the mechanical shark after-hours. Hear about some of the wildest Cameos he's had to film for Jaws fans, and reuniting with his onscreen mother Lee Fierro years later. Plus a surprise encounter with the President's Secret Service?!
Visit http://thedeadalexkintner.com for more with Jeff!
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49. 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' Matters
2025/09/25
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles Schultz's Peanuts, Chris takes an episode to himself to talk about the significance and timeless message of their first feature film, 1969's 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown'
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48. 'Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie' Matters
2025/09/16
Veras Connolly returns to introduce Chris to the anime series Yo-Kai Watch, and its first-ever feature film, and how its artwork and premise inspires their work to this day.
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47. Guilty Pleasure Films Matter
2025/09/02
As the title suggests, , the Movies That Matter mantra ("Entertainment is subjective, and that's not a bad thing") is on full-display this episode , as Chris and show veteran Liz Gillespie each share three films that are not exactly universally loved, but loved by them all the same.
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46. 'Strange Magic' Matters
2025/08/11
Chris chats with his old mentor, Tricia L. Woods, Writer and Video Production Educator, on her new book 'Short Scripts for Film Students' and the overlooked 2015 animated-fantasy-musical from the mind of George Lucas, 'Strange Magic'.
Find Tricia's book and other works: https://www.awkwardsilencestudio.com
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45. 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Matters with Brannon Carty, Director of 'An Unlikely Fandom'
2025/07/29
May 12th 2025 marked eighty years since the world was first introduced to the world of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends. In celebration of that, Chris is joined by Brannon Carty, Director of the documentary-film "An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas The Tank Engine" which shines a light on the lasting connection 'Thomas' has had on those who grew up with it, including Brannon and Chris.
Visit www.unlikelyfandom.com for news and updates on the film
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44. 'The Wild Robot' Matters
2025/07/22
Liz Gillespie returns for her landmark eleventh episode to discuss Dreamworks Animation's 2024 masterpiece, in a super-sized summer episode that touches on everything from streaming, the Oscars, live-action remakes, pet ownership, and is Cars 2 overrated???
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43. 'Wicked' Matters
2025/05/27
Stephanie Azzarello-Giglio, Ambulatory Clinic Supervisor II at Boston Children's Hospital and fellow alum of Quinnipiac University, returns to the pod to discuss Wicked. The worldwide phenomenon leaped from stage to screen last year, and its held a special place in her heart since childhood.
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42. 'The First Time' Matters
2025/05/12
Not every film makes it out of the festival circuit. Jonathan Kasdan's The First Time premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, and while it may have only received a limit release outside of Park City, it has remained a personal favorite for Chris and his guest Margaret Schimpf, fellow Quinnipiac Film Alum, and Senior Manager of Technical Onboarding - Media Ingest & Governance for Paramount Global.
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41. 'Exit Through The Gift Shop' Matters
2025/04/28
Street artists probably know better than anyone that art doesn't have to be temporary. Art can and must be preserved. Chris is joined by Daniel Barbour, Programming Director of the Burlington Public Library to discuss Banksy's mind-boggling, thought-provoking 2010 documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop
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40. 'Dr. Strangelove' Matters
2025/04/09
Dr. Strangelove is a film that gets scarier (and maybe even funnier) as time goes on. Chris chats with Mike Wick, Director of the Burlington Public Library, on Stanley Kubrick's 1964 political comedy.
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