Reviews and commentary about current and classic cinema. Curated by Stanford Clark.
Welcome to episode 147 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
My good friend Darin Lundberg joins me for a discussion about why we both love Project Hail Mary (Amazon/MGM, 2026).
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Welcome to episode 146 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
My buddy Mitch from ImagineeringDisney.com joins me for a discussion about our thoughts and history with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia (2016) and Zootopia 2 (2025).
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Welcome to episode 145 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
In this week’s episode, I review four new movies now in theaters and one cool streaming documentary that’s not to be missed (especially if you’re a Disneyland fan like I am).
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Happy New Year! Welcome to episode 144 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
The Rip (January 16, Netflix)
Send Help (January 30)
Wuthering Heights (February 13)
Hoppers (March 6)
The Breadwinner (March 13)
Project Hail Mary (March 20)
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (May 22)
Disclosure Day (June 12)
Toy Story 5 (June 19)
The Odyssey (July 19)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31)
Hexed (November 2026)
Avengers: Doomsday (December 18) Teaser 1 | Teaser 2
Dune: Messiah (December 25)
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Welcome to episode 143 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
Mitch and Lilly from ImagineeringDisney.com join me to discuss our favorite feature length films that Pixar Animation Studios has released over the last 15 years. We each pick our top 5 films (and discuss some films from the bottom of our lists, too).
Full List of Pixar Feature Films Released from 2010 to 2025
Lilly’s Top 5
Mitch’s Top 5
Stanford’s Top 5
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Welcome to episode 142 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
My buddy Darin Lundberg joins me for a tribute to actor and director Rob Reiner (1947-2025) where we discuss seven of our favorite films he directed. It’s a cathartic episode for us both as we mourn the tragic loss of this great director, actor, and activist.
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Welcome to episode 141 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
My friends and film and theater critics and aficionados Jen Edwards (@jenstakeonverything) and Rachel Wagner (@rachels_reviews) join me on the podcast to discuss both the Broadway production of Wicked as well as the two-part film adaptation Wicked (Universal, 2024) and Wicked: For Good (Universal, 2025).
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Welcome to episode 140 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
My good friend Chris Dallin joins me on this episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast to discuss biographical films (or biopics for short) of famous rock and country musicians. Chris and I most recently saw the excellent Bruce Springsteen biopic of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century Studios, 2025) which led Chris to the cool idea to discuss some of our other favorite musician biopics.
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Welcome to episode 139 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
Director, animator, author and all around great guy Stephen Anderson (X: @stevehatguy; Instagram: @stevehatguy) joins me on the podcast to discuss Tron (Disney, 1982) as well as its sequels Tron: Legacy (Disney, 2010) and the latest film in the series Tron: Ares (Disney, 2025). And, as a side note, you really should see Tron: Ares on the big screen while you can because it’s incredibly cool.
Stephen’s excellent book Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986 is a must-read for any serious Disney fan. More information about the book is on the Old Mill Press website.
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Welcome to episode 138 of the Movies Past and Present podcast
My buddy Chris Dallin joins me for a discussion about some of our favorite films starring Robert Redford (1936-2025).
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