The Movies That Made Me

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author Warren Zanes discusses the ten most important Bruce Springsteen songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director Scott Cooper discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Crazy Heart (2009) The Last Picture Show (1971) Out of the Furnace (2013) The Deer Hunter (1978) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Tender Mercies (1983) Black Mass (2015) The Conversation (1974) Badlands (1973) Days of Heaven (1978) Hostiles (2017) Antlers (2021) Heat (1995) Thief (1981) Ferrari (2024) A Boy And His Dog (1975) Unforgiven (1992) A History of Violence (2005) Naked Lunch (1991) Spyder (2002) Gerry (2002) The Instigators (2024) Gone Baby Gone (2007) Se7en (1995) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Martin Scorsese Bruce Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere book by Warren Zanes (2023) Our Warren Zanes podcast episode Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen (1982) Telluride Film Festival Stephen Graham “Born To Run” song by Bruce Springsteen (1975) "Dream Baby Dream" song by Suicide (1979), cover by Bruce Springsteen Somewhere North of Nashville album by Bruce Springsteen (2025) Nebraska ‘82: Expanded Edition album by Bruce Springsteen (2025) Jon Landau Born In The USA album by Bruce Springsteen (1984) “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” song by Bruce Springsteen (1978) Sam Cooke Al Teller Our David Krumholtz podcast episode “Mansion On The Hill” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982) “My Father’s House” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982) Columbia Records Al Teller Jean Renoir Peter Bogdanovich Jeff Bridges Christian Bale Casey Affleck Woody Harrelson Forest Whitaker Zoe Saldana Willem Dafoe Sam Sheppard Michael Cimino Clint Eastwood The American Cinematheque The DGA Building William Friedkin Mike Nichols Robert Duvall Johnny Depp Whitey Bulger Terrence Malick Guillermo del Toro “Badlands” song by Bruce Springsteen Sissy Spacek Charles Starkweather Caril Ann Fugate Michael Mann Miami Vice TV series (1984-89) Don Johnson James Caan Al Pacino Francis Ford Coppola Willie Nelson Merle Haggard The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Quentin Tarantino Ron Howard Vince Vaughn David Cronenberg Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen New Line Cinema Ralph Fiennes The Criterion Collection Maria Bello Darkness On The Edge Of Town album by Bruce Springsteen (1978) Our Casey Affleck podcast episode Matt Damon  Gus Van Sant TFH Guru Dennis Lehane Ben Affleck Toby Emmerich Spike Lee Chuck D “Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989) Petty: The Biography book by Warren Zanes (2015) This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Halloween 2025, and The Movies That Made Me is getting gruesome. Josh and Joe call in the ghosts of episodes past for a wicked roundtable of horror favorites—ranging from cult curiosities to midnight movie masterpieces. If you crave atmosphere, mayhem, and monsters, this year’s Halloween Jam is your cinematic séance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discussion continues between The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante and Eddington writer/director Ari Aster. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Barry Lyndon (1976) Lolita (1962) Lolita (1997) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Defending Your Life (1991) Real Life (1979) Mother (1996) High Anxiety (1977) Silent Movie (1976) Blazing Saddles (1974) Elephant Man (1981) Robocop (1987) Flesh + Blood (1985)  The Fourth Man (1983) Soldier of Orange (1977) Turkish Delight (1973) Starship Troopers (1997) Infested (2002) Basic Instinct (1992) Total Recall (1990) Showgirls (1995) Hollow Man (2000) Black Book (2006) Taxi Driver (1976) The Wild Bunch (1969) Straw Dogs (1974) Audition (1999) Ichi The Killer (2001) Gozu (2003) Devils On The Doorstep (2000) Twentynine Palms (2003) Zabriskie Point (1970) Looking For Mr Goodbar (1977) Fat Girl (2001) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Blue Velvet (1986) Walkabout (1971) Psycho (1960) Vertigo (1958) A History of Violence (2005) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Andrei Rublev (1966) Imitation of Life (1959) The Baby of Mâcon (1993) The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Written on the Wind (1956)  There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Butcher Boy (1997) The Heart of the World (2000) Rumours  (2024) Dimensions of Dialogue (1983) Daisies (1966) The Cremator (1969) Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) World of Glory (1991) Songs From The Second Floor (2000) A Swedish Love Story (1970) Playtime (1967) Billy’s Balloon (1998) World of Tomorrow (2015) Elephant (1989) Eddington (2025) Matinee (1993) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Marx Brothers  Woody Allen Albert Brooks Stanley Kubrick Mel Brooks Coen BrothersBruce Jay Friedman  James Mason Lolita novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Adrian Lyne Peter Sellers Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Carl Reiner David Lynch Paul Verhoeven Casper Van Dien Michael Douglas Takashi Miike Bruno Dumont  Michelangelo Antonioni Vinegar Syndrome Diane Keaton Catherine Breillat  Alfred Hitchcock David Cronenberg Pedro Almodovar Douglas Sirk Terrence Malick Roy Andersson  Jacques Tati Spike Lee Nicolas Roeg The Criterion Collection Russ Meyer Daniel Clowes Steven Spielberg Brian De Palma Robert Altman Andrei Tarkovsky Peter Greenaway Rembrandt Sacha Vierny  Dallas TV series (1978-91) Dynasty TV series (1981-89) Fred MacMurray Eamonn Owens  Neil Jordan The Butcher Boy novel by Patrick McCabe (1992) Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Sergei Eisenstein The Toronto International Film Festival Our Caelum Vatnsdal podcast episode Jan Švankmajer  The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson (1979-1995) Don Hertzfeldt Alan Clarke This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Eddington (2025) Midsommar (2019) Beau Is Afraid (2023) Heathers (1988) Batman Returns (1992) 3 Ninjas (1992) A Face In The Crowd (1957) Surf Ninjas (1993) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)  Babe: Pig In The City (1998) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Goodfellas (1990) Taxi Driver (1976) The Passion of the Christ (2004) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) A History of Violence (2005) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Black Narcissus (1947) Peeping Tom (1960) Age of Consent (1969) Happiness (1998) The Piano Teacher (2001) Cul-de-sac (1966) The Servant (1963) Wake in Fright (1971) Four Lions (2010) Jam (2006) Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) Abigail’s Party (1977) Grown-Ups (1980) Home Sweet Home (1982) Nuts in May (1976) Hard Labor (1973) Naked (1991) Secrets and Lies (1996) Vera Drake (2004) Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mr. Turner (2014) Topsy-Turvy (1999) Breaking The Waves (1996) Dogville (2003) Europa (1991) An Element of Crime (1984) Seventh Continent (1989) Benny’s Video (1992) 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994) Caché (2005) The White Ribbon (2009) Funny Games (1997) Funny Games (2007) Punishment Park (1971) Edvard Munch (1974) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The War Game (1966) Threads (1984) Ghost World (2001) Crumb (1995) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition The Chapo Traphouse Podcast Daniel Waters Tim Burton Batman Leslie Nielsen Rob Schneider Looney Tunes Tex Avary Harrison Ford Indiana Jones Martin Scorsese David Cronenberg Willem Dafoe The Criterion Collection Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Harold Pinter Luis Buñuel  Chris Morris Joseph Losey Blue Jam radio series (1997-99) Jam TV series (2000) Brass Eye (1997, 2001) The Chris Morris Music Show (1994) On the Hour radio show (1991-92) The Day Today radio show (1994) David Lynch Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Mike Leigh BBC  Michael Haneke Lars Von Trier The Kingdom TV series (1994, 1997, 2022) Dogme 95 Robert Bresson Peter Watkins Darius Khondji Our Daniel Clowes podcast Eightball comic by Daniel Clowes (1989-2003) Robert Crumb  Zap Comix comic series (1968-2014) Terry Zwigoff Monica graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (2023) This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices