InSession Film Podcast

On this episode, Shadan is joined by Ben Miller and Jacob Throneberry to discuss their way too early predictions for the 2027 Oscars! We haven't seen most of the films and performances that will likely be in contention, and we're only a month removed from the 2026 Oscars, but who's to say we can't have a little fun speculating on what next year's Academy Awards could look like?

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Julia Ducournau's new film ALPHA! After getting skewered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, we were extremely curious to see what would cause such vitriol. Ducournau is, obviously, a polarizing filmmaker anyway, but did ALPHA deserve the hate that it received? We might have seen a different movie than Cannes critics...

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Lee Cronin's new film LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY! Which is an ironic title as it's not a mummy movie. It's a demonic possession movie. There are some effective thrills and visuals, but with the film getting mixed results from critics, we comb through its narrative approach to discuss why it's becoming so polarized.

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On this episode, inspired by MOTHER MARY coming to the theaters this weekend and the fact that it is *her* year (with five films coming out in 2026), we thought it would be fun to do a Top 10 consensus ranking of Anne Hathaway performances! We also discuss this year's CinemaCon and JD gives his thoughts on the horror film UNDERTONE.

- Open (0:35) - Undertone (3:16) - CinemaCon (26:45) - Anne Hathaway Ranking (1:03:48)

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On this episode, JD and Megan discuss Daniel Goldhaber's latest horror film FACES OF DEATH! It's one of the better meta-commentary genre films we've seen in recent years, featuring some inspired filmmaking and some great performances. Dacre Montgomery is especially striking.

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On this episode, with it being Brendan's last show before he goes out on leave to become a new dad, we thought it would be fun to discuss our Top 5 Girl Dad movies (as Brendan and his wife are expecting a baby girl)! We also give our thoughts on this year's Cannes Film Festival lineup!

- Open / Announcement (0:35) - Cannes Lineup (5:45) - Top 5 Girl Dad Movies (34:09)

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On this episode, we look back at the legendary career of the great Robert Duvall! From THE GODFATHER to APOCALYPSE NOW to TENDER MERCIES to NETWORK, and everything in-between, Duvall was a staple in Hollywood for decades. One of the very best to ever do it. His passing recently is saddening and we wanted to take some time to discuss his amazing legacy.

Panel: Kristin Battestella, Amy Thomasson

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On this episode, Shadan is joined by our own Maxance Vincent to discuss this year's Cannes lineup! The festival will see new films from the likes of Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Pedro Almodóvar, Pawel Pawlikowski, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Marie Kreutzer, Ia Sachs, Na Hong-Jin, Asghar Farhadi and many more! We are about to feast with this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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On this episode, Megan and Shadan discuss the latest film from Kristoffer Borgli in THE DRAMA! Oh boy, there is a lot to discuss with this one given its titular drama and some of the ideas it wants to explore. Some of it's interesting. Much of it is a mixed bag. Either way, the film does provoke some captivating conversation.

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On this episode, Megan is joined by Shaurya Chawla to discuss the new animated film from Illumination in THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE! The movie has been getting panned by critics, and understandably so given its approach to the material, but there are some good things in the film as well.

*NOTE: We had some technical difficulties with the video, so for this review it will be audio only.

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