Movies Past and Present

Welcome to episode 151 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Ranking Our Favorite Steven Spielberg Films from 2001-Today

My good buddy Darin Lundberg joins me on the podcast to rank our favorite films that Steven Spielberg has directed from 2001 to present day.

Darin’s overall ranking of all of Steven Spielberg’s films can be found on his Letterboxd site.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Also follow me or send me feedback on Instagram: my handle is @stanfordclark. As always, I hope you will enjoy some good movies this week, whether they be from the past or the present. Thanks again for listening and see you at the theater!

Welcome to episode 150 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

My buddy Chris Dallin joins me for a discussion about the latest Star Wars film The Mandalorian and Grogu.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Also follow me or send me feedback on Instagram: my handle is @stanfordclark. As always, I hope you will enjoy some good movies this week, whether they be from the past or the present. Thanks again for listening and see you at the theater!

Welcome to episode 149 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Masters of the Universe-a-palooza

My good buddy Darin Lundberg joins me on the podcast for a deep dive into our respective histories and thoughts on all things Masters of the Universe.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Also follow me or send me feedback on Instagram: my handle is @stanfordclark. As always, I hope you will enjoy some good movies this week, whether they be from the past or the present. Thanks again for listening and see you at the theater!

Welcome to episode 148 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New Movie Catch-up

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Illumination, Universal)
• The Devil Wears Prada 2 (20th Century Studios)
• The Sheep Detectives (Amazon MGM Studios)
• The Mandalorian and Grogu (Lucasfilm)
• Pressure (Focus Features)
• Masters of the Universe (Amazon MGM Studios, Mattel Films)

Classic Cinema Corner

This year’s TCM Classic Film festival did not disappoint! Huge thanks to TCM another fantastic experience of seeing classic movies on the big screen, they way they were all intended to be seen.

See a full list of the 17 movies I saw during the Festival on Letterboxd.

Letty Lynton (MGM, 1932) is now on Blu-ray Disc! Buy it here.

And if you watch the great Swing Time (RKO, 1936) starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, make sure to also watch this documentary produced by TCM which contextualizes the heinous practice of blackface performance.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Also follow me or send me feedback on Instagram: my handle is @stanfordclark. As always, I hope you will enjoy some good movies this week, whether they be from the past or the present. Thanks again for listening and see you at the theater!

Welcome to episode 147 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Project Hail Mary with Darin Lundberg

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.

Zootopia Films with Mitch from ImagineeringDisney.com

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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Happy New Year! Welcome to episode 144 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

2026 Preview – 15 Films I’m Excited to See

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.

Ranking of Pixar Films Released from 2010 to 2025

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

1. Toy Story 3 (2010)
2. Cars 2 (2011)
3. Brave (2012)
4. Monsters University (2013)
5. Inside Out (2015)
6. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
7. Finding Dory (2016)
8. Cars 3 (2017)
9. Coco (2017)
10. Incredibles 2 (2018)
11. Toy Story 4 (2019)
12. Onward (2020)
13. Soul (2020)
14. Luca (2021)
15. Turning Red (2022)
16. Lightyear (2022)
17. Elemental (2023)
18. Inside Out 2 (2024)
19. Elio (2025)

Lilly’s Top 5

1. Soul
2. Coco
3. Toy Story 3
4. Inside Out
5. Inside Out 2

Mitch’s Top 5

1. Coco
2. Luca
3. Toy Story 4
4. Monsters University
5. Onward

Stanford’s Top 5

1. Coco
2. Toy Story 3
3. Toy Story 4
4. Inside Out
5. Inside Out 2

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Welcome to episode 142 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

7 Films We Love Directed by Rob Reiner

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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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.