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Jason and Mike return to your feed for a special occasion: today’s release of Jason’s new book “Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend.” They discuss the book — its origins, aims, and outcomes — and Jason shares his own top five Jame Gandolfini performances. Plus: subject-appropriate riffs on headlines and the lightning round, and Mike spills on his favorite Gandolfini performance as well.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the first episode of our film-by-film rundown of Danny Peary’s beloved 1986 movie guide, we are joined by Vulture TV critic and longtime friend Roxana Hadadi, who explains her personal, familial connection to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 Oscar-winner, and joins in a spirited discussion of the picture’s virtues, flaws, and reputation. Subscribe to the new show at: https://pod.link/1274489817 To watch us on YouTube go to: https://www.youtube.com/@dannypearyrocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello cult leaders and self-loathing playwrights and all the ships at sea and welcome to A Very Good Year. As you probably know by now we are retiring this show and coming back in 2025 with a whole new show, Guide for the Film Fanatic, this Sunday! The show is based on a film-by-film run through of Danny Peary's seminal 1986 book of the same name, where one of our fabulous guests picks a film and we dive in. In the meantime we're revisiting some of our favorite guests and favorite movies by decade. This week we're looking back at the 1990s, objectively a great decade for movies and a very formative one for many of our guests (and hosts). In this episode we've got Mac Welch, David Simms, Keith Phipps, John Early, Karen Han, Hunter Harris, Alissa Wilkinson, Roxana Hadadi, Daniel Waters, Kristen Meinzer, Siddhant Adlakha, Allison Herman, Abby Olcese, Noel Murray, and Emily St. James. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello hunny bunnies and Presidential assassins and all the ships at sea and welcome to A Very Good Year. As you probably know by now we are retiring this show and coming back in 2025 with a whole new show. In the meantime we're revisiting some of our favorite guests and favorite movies by decade. This week we're looking back at the 1990s, objectively a great decade for movies and a very formative one for many of our guests (and hosts). Check out Kate Erbland, Joe Lynch, Brian Tallerico, Alonso Duralde, Kristy Puchko, Sam Adams, Nick de Semlyan, Karina Longworth, Bob Byington, Scott Wampler, Caden Mark Gardner, Sammi Cohen, Kristen Lopez, Sergio Muñoz, Tomris Laffly, Craig Lindsay, Esther Zuckerman, Drew McWeeny, and Brian Raftery. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello alien dogs and Sta-Puft Marshmallow Men and all the ships at sea. By now everyone knows we're retiring A Very Good Year after more than 100 episodes and coming back with an all new show for 2025. In the meantime we're revisiting some of our favorite guests and favorite movies by decade. This week it's the 1980s, a stretch of time that is not commonly considered a golden age for Hollywood. We've got a lineup for this weeks episode that will dispute that take and they're coming with evidence in the form of some truly excellent cinema. In this episode we'll hear from April Wright, Josh Lewis, Chris Nashawaty, Jen Cheney, Richard Shepard, Matt Singer, W. Axel Foley, Ty Burr, Carrie Couragen, Bilge Elbiri, Jen Johans, Daniela Taplin-Lundberg, John Pierson, and Jacob Knight. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello New Hollywood hippies and malaise monkeys and all the ships at sea and welcome to A Very Good Year. If you’ve been listening you know we’re retiring A Very Good Year and coming back with a whole new show for 2025. In the meantime we’re looking back at the past 100 episodes by revisiting some of our favorite guests and our favorite movies by decade.  This episode is massive, but it’s the 1970s, arguably the greatest decade for film in the entire short life of the medium. The 70s years were always the first to go when we were booking guests for the show and they do not disappoint. In this episode we’ve got podcasting superhero Blake Howard, author Charles Bramesco, author Alexandra Heller-Nichols, production designer Judy Becker who is currently getting rave reviews for The Brutalist, filmmaker Zach Clark, writer Jason Diamond, podcaster Brian Saur, writer/director Isabel Sandoval, historian Kevin Kruse, critic Sean Burns, writer/director and actor Noah Seegan, writer Alexandra West, critic Jordan Hoffman, media superstar Soraya Nadia McDonald, critic Katie Rife, author Scott Drebit, and director of photography Bradford Young with what might be the movie that has impacted me the most across the entire series.  Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you MUST know by now we are retiring A Very Good Year after 2 very good years of the show and over 100 episodes (if you count the bonuses, and why not?). There will be an all new show starting in 2025 with an incredible guest list, tons of great movies, and a bunch of new bonus features available. But before we do that we're looking back on A Very Good Year with some highlight shows. This week it's the 1960s with director Alexandre Phillipe, writer Larry Karaszewski, authors Stephen Farber and Michael McLellan, MST3k's Frank Conniff, TV host and historian Ben Mankiewicz, critic Robert Daniels, professor Charles Taylor, author Mark Harris, programmer Millie de Chirico, critic David Fear, and author Willow Catelyn Maclay. Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what has become an annual tradition, we welcome back our good friend, New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson, to look back at the movie year we just finished — without the benefit of hindsight! Hear Alissa and Mike geek out about “Eno,” our conversation on the first-person camera of “Nickel Boys,” everyone falling for “Anora,” and more.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 2 years and 100 episodes we're retiring A Very Good Year and coming back in 2025 with a whole new show. In the meantime we're looking back at some of our favorite guests and favorite movies, by decade. In this episode we're looking at a decade that some people consider a dead zone: the 1950s. As you'll hear it was a great decade for movies. Ever heard of a guy named Hitchcock? I rest my case. Featuring the talents of Sheila O'Malley, Glenn Kenny, James Urbaniak, Beatrice Loayza, Aisha Harris, and one of the best to ever do it, Mr. Phillip Lopate. Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After two years and 100 episodes we're taking a look back at A Very Good Year with highlights from some of our favorite guests. In this episode we're going way back to the 1940s, we're getting into some of the classics and a few pictures that might not be on your radar. This episode features Stephanie Crawford, Jill Blake, Stephanie Zacharek, April Wolfe, Raquel Stetcher and recent Pulitzer Prize winner Justin Chang. Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, and welcome to the wrap party. After two years and 100 episodes we're taking a look back at A Very Good Year with highlights from some of our favorite guests. In this episode we're going way back to the 20s & 30s, we're getting into silents, talkies, and the transition. We cover the big names everyone knows and get into some hidden gems that have been buried deep in the vault. "He Who Gets Slapped", anyone? This episode features our very first guest, Alex Winter, and a murderers row of great film minds including Dana Stevens, Sarah Bea Milner, Megan Abbott, Jessica Pickens, Monica Castillo, Marya Gates, Catherine Stebbins and the king, Leonard Maltin. Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mac Welch is an actor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and podcaster, but more importantly, he’s been friends with Jason and Mike nearly as long as they’ve been friends with each other. Join us as we talk about the movies we all saw together in 2000, AND ALSO where we’ll be taking the show as we reformat for our next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author, historian, and professor Kevin M. Kruse joins us to walk through the very eventful year — historically and cinematically — of 1974, including the take-no-prisoners energy of “Foxy Brown,” the grimy perfection of “The Taking of Pelham 123,” and a double-barreled shotgun blast of Mel Brooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Film and television critic, author, and essayist Kristen Lopez joins us to discuss her book “But Have You Read the Book,” the TWO books she’s working on next, and the movies of 1996, from the teen-girl dream of ‘Romeo + Juliet” to the drive-in pleasures of “From Dusk Till Dawn” to the hilarity of “The Birdcage.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Screenwriter (“Heathers,” “Demolition Man,” “Batman Returns”) and encyclopedic cinephile Daniel Waters joins us to discuss 2008—a key year for him as a filmmaker and film lover, thanks to the likes of “Synecdoche, New York,” “Love Exposure,” and “The Dark Knight.”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.