Welcome to Escape Hatch! Each week, co-hosts Haitch and Jason discuss one of our favorite movies, what it means to us, and its place in cinema and culture. We're both Gen X dads with tech backgrounds from the Bay Area, which means, you guessed it, a lot of the movies we cover are genre films from the 80s, 90s, and beyond.

We started the podcast - originally called Dune Pod - in the early days of the pandemic because we were obsessed with Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune movie. But as we began delving into the works of the cast and crew of that film, we quickly started following a constellation of related cast and crew including The Coen Brothers, Greta Gerwig, Roger Deakins, Ridley Scott, Alex Garland, Paul Thomas Anderson, and many more.

This means we've covered a wide range of movies including classics like Arrival, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, The Big Lebowski, Heat, Hackers, Highlander, Kill Bill, Ladyhawke, Lady Bird, Drive, Starship Troopers, and No Country for Old Men.

Whether it’s a beloved favorite, or a movie you’ve never heard of, we’ll break it down for you with all the production details, profiles on the cast and crew, and a look at how the project came together. Then we'll revisit our favorite moments and discuss our insights from the film.

Every week we're joined by a special guest, whether they're a leading TV showrunner, director, journalist, or our friends, we have lots of laughs revisiting these classics together.

We're also building a community far from the digital chaos, where you can make friends and be part of the conversation in our discord. So, what are you waiting for? Just look wherever you get your podcasts, pick your favorite movie from the episode list, and hit play. We'll be waiting for you.