Movies I Love That No One Talks About

By Dan Benamor

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Every week, host Dan Benamor interviews a guest who worked on an under appreciated hidden gem of a movie, or an industry figure that shares his love of these unheralded masterpieces.

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Movies I Love That No One Talks About episodes:

07.24.2022
WATCH THIS TONIGHT
I have created the spiritual sequel to this show. It’s called WATCH THIS TONIGHT. It’s a fancy version of this show, part of the Voyage Media podcast network, and it releases twice a week (Wednesday and Friday). Each episode is...
05.26.2022
Emergency Ray Liotta Filmography Pod
I review all of Ray's movies that I have seen in brief, and also briefly discuss the movie I produced that he was in. RIP to a legend who had so much more to give. What a loss.
04.25.2022
True Crime Anthology Podcast - ALLEGEDLY
I wanted to tell you about a new true crime anthology podcast I produced, which features Michael Emerson (LOST), Jonathan Frakes (STAR TREK) and more actors and tells wild, crazy, scary, compelling true crime stories. There's a new crime in...
11.29.2021
Dean Norris From Breaking Bad Stars In A Crime Podcast I Produced
Yup, it's a scripted crime drama presented as found audio from an FBI surveillance operation. It's called MAHALO WITH A BULLET. Dean plays a hitman sent to Hawaii to murder someone. While in Hawaii, he has a change of heart...
09.24.2021
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III
JOHN WICK creator Derek Kolstad returns to the show for the 100th episode to talk MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III. My case: the best film of the series, JJ Abrams’ best film as a feature director, and the best villain of the...
09.19.2021
THE OTHER GUYS
Screenwriter Nathaniel Nauert joins the show, and I make the case that THE OTHER GUYS is the best film in the filmography of both Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, as well as a career high point for Mark Wahlberg. I’m...
09.09.2021
JUDGEMENT NIGHT
Film scholar Jackson Boren joins the program for JUDGEMENT NIGHT. A real hidden gem, this gorgeous-looking movie has a sharp, compelling setup and a great cast in their fresh-faced days. Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Denis Leary, Stephen Dorff, Jeremy...
09.03.2021
RETURN TO PARADISE
Screenwriter Jay Thornton joins the show to discuss perhaps one of the best picks for this series, RETURN TO PARADISE. A movie even I hadn't heard of, this is a total unheralded gem. It was well-reviewed upon release, but was...
08.25.2021
THE WAY OF THE GUN
Fellow VFS graduate and screenwriter Philip Clarke joins the show to break down a true movie we love that no one talks about, Christopher McQuarrie's THE WAY OF THE GUN. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, James Caan,...
08.19.2021
DESTROYER
The writers of this film Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, who (along with director Karyn Kusama) previously made THE INVITATION, join the podcast to discuss the Nicole Kidman 2018 bad cop LA sunlight noir film DESTROYER. This is a wild...
08.11.2021
REPO MAN
Literary manager Jeff Portnoy joins the show to discuss this cult classic film, a bizarre midnight movie starring Emilio Esteves and Harry Dean Stanton. Directed by Alex Cox, this has been a frequent request for the show. I highly suggest...
08.03.2021
TAKE SHELTER
Michael Shannon is perfectly cast in this slow burn freak out of a movie with Jessica Chastain in one of her first roles. Jeff Nichols directs. One of the great “oh sh*t” endings in independent film cinema. Retuning guest Nick...
07.24.2021
GRAND PIANO
The director of this thriller, Eugenio Mira, joins the show. Scripted by Damien Chazelle (WHIPLASH, LA LA LAND), starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack, this is effectively WHIPLASH crossed with SPEED. A wild high-concept premise is executed with great style...
07.19.2021
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Otzi The Iceman Must Die
Dropping some of our original music from my new podcast series, OTZI THE ICEMAN MUST DIE, starring Ethan Suplee (Remember The Titans, American History X, Wolf of Wall Street, Hulu series CHANCE). Really proud of how this turned out. We're...
07.17.2021
JACKIE CHAN SPECTACULAR
Two people who know Jackie Chan, literally and figuratively, are my guests this week. Mike Leeder was on set of DRUNKEN MASTER II. He is a fixture in the Hong Kong action scene. Mike did stunts on THE RAID 2,...
07.09.2021
AFTER DARK, MY SWEET
Director James Foley (GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS) rejoins the show to discuss his film Roger Ebert adored and Variety called “near-perfect”, the Jim Thompson noir adaptation AFTER DARK, MY SWEET, starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, and Bruce Dern.
06.29.2021
MO BETTER BLUES
Film executive DJ Holloway (Bron, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH) joins the show to discuss Spike Lee's under-seen hang-out jazz drama... effectively this is Spike's MEAN STREETS or SWINGERS or FRIDAY, a movie where great actors like Denzel Washington, Wesley...
06.27.2021
HARRY BROWN
The writer of this film, Gary Young, joins the show. Michael Caine plays effectively the older UK version of Denzel in MAN ON FIRE, but in a plot that's distinctively UK. Ably-supported by about half the cast of GAME OF...
06.18.2021
THE STAR CHAMBER
I know you haven’t seen this movie. I know you might think it’s old and outdated. It’s not. It’s stellar. It plays like it could have come out last week. It’s THE STAR CHAMBER, a movie about a secret group...
06.10.2021
RUN ALL NIGHT
Screenwriter Sean Ryan joins the program for one of Liam Neeson’s most underrated action films, written by MARE OF EASTTOWN's Brad Ingelsby. Great concept, slick direction, stellar cast, featuring Ed Harris, Boyd Holbrook, Joel Kinnaman, and Common. This movie is...
06.02.2021
FEMME FATALE
Brian De Palma at his De Palma-y-iest. This movie is nuts in a fun, unhinged, anything goes way. Come for the impeccably designed set pieces, stay for the absurdly enjoyable twists in this noir-ish thriller.
05.27.2021
SUNSHINE
Sci-fi specialist screenwriter Matt O'Connell joins the show to talk Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's sci-fi film SUNSHINE. Featuring an international ensemble cast, including Chris Evans in prickly very non-Captain America mode, Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis constantly getting...
05.21.2021
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Let Me Tell You About My Murder
Special announcement - a true crime podcast I directed/produced is out now! Based on a true story, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY MURDER is a scripted podcast mini-series, with great actors, original music, and immersive soundscapes. I'm super-proud of...
05.16.2021
SHOT CALLER
Screenwriter Myron Ward joins the show for SHOT CALLER, Ric Roman Waugh's ordinary-guy to gang-kingpin prison drama, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from GAME OF THRONES, Omari Hardwick from POWER, Jon Bernthal aka maybe the best actor ever, Jeffrey Donovan, Benjamin Bratt...
05.05.2021
GET SHORTY (the series)
GET SHORTY with series creator Davey Holmes. This show is currently available (every episode!) on Amazon Prime. So funny, but so human, with great characters, it’s a joy to watch Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, and a stellar ensemble cast in...
04.28.2021
PROMETHEUS
Screenwriter Michael Stagliano joins the show to discuss one of the more controversial films in the ALIEN franchise, PROMETHEUS. Directed by Ridley Scott, co-written by LOST writer Damon Lindelof, starring the incredible Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall Green, Charlize...
04.22.2021
TRIPLE FRONTIER
There’s so much under the surface of this film, another thoughtful, subversive movie from JC Chandor, that just happens to also be a giant 100M plus action film with Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, Garret Hedlund and Pedro Pascal.
04.15.2021
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
Don’t let the title intimidate you, this is one of the top 5 Westerns ever. I’m joined this week by screenwriter Bob Thielke, who wrote two Western films I developed as an executive. We discuss this amazing but under seen...
04.08.2021
SOUTHLAND TALES
Micho Rutare, development executive, writer and producer of the SHARKNADO films, SyFy's Z NATION, and a series of extremely compelling election ads, is the perfect guest to discuss Richard Kelly's bizarro satire/dark comedy/metaphysical drama SOUTHLAND TALES. Featuring early days Dwayne...
04.01.2021
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES
I could not think of a better guest for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES, very explicitly the Latino PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, than my wife Adriana, who is obsessed with ghost shows, ghost movies, and specifically the Mexican cultural connections to the...
03.26.2021
YOU’RE NEXT
One of the best home invasion movies ever - Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, the creative team from THE GUEST, bring their trademark dark humor, biting edge, and genre thrills to a movie that is as much a great slasher...
03.20.2021
THE SKELETON TWINS
Three very accomplished producers of THE SKELETON TWINS, Jared Goldman (PALMER, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME), Stephanie Langhoff (SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED) and Jennifer Lee (also an editor, she edited this film and has edited on RAMY), had a mini-reunion on...
03.12.2021
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS
Breaking the rules of the show, I'm having on our first non-industry guest, my sister. Why? Because we watched ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, at least a hundred times since we were kids. This movie has been quoted within our...
03.05.2021
TRIPLE NINE
Big guest this week! Top screenwriter Matt Cook - the writer of TRIPLE NINE, PATRIOTS DAY, ANGEL HAS FALLEN and THE INFORMER. Matt joins us to talk about his film TRIPLE NINE, which has legitimately one of the best casts...
02.26.2021
ALPHA DOG
Screenwriter James Madejski joins the show to discuss the Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Emile Hirsch film ALPHA DOG. Our experiences with these actors have changed so much over the years that watching this movie is a different experience. That also...
02.19.2021
MAN ON FIRE
Development executive, writer and producer Cam Cannon joins the show to unleash hell in one of the best man-on-a-mission movies ever, absurdly maligned by critics, and one of the most successful DVD releases ever. Peak Denzel, peak Tony Scott, somehow...
02.13.2021
THE CHASER
Former Korean resident, Jason Rogers, a screenwriter who had a pen-pal relationship with the real-life serial killer who inspired this film, is my guest. The movie is THE CHASER, by master filmmaker Na Hong Jin, who also directed THE YELLOW...
02.04.2021
KILL LIST
Screenwriter Andrew Henderson joins the show to talk about a Movies I Love That No One Talks About all-star, the prototype for the show, KILL LIST. This is a movie people don't look for, they hear about it, in awed...
01.28.2021
GREEN ROOM
Patrick Stewart plays a Neo-Nazi in GREEN ROOM, Jeremy Saulnier's no-holds-barred punk rock thriller. Also featuring Anton Yelchin, this movie is impossible to tear yourself away from once it locks in its macabre premise. Producer Nick Oleksiw returns to the...
01.20.2021
QUARRY
Two of our coolest guests ever join the show for this very special TV-centric episode, call it TV SHOWS I LOVE THAT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT. We're talking about QUARRY, the fantastic Cinemax series, with the creators of the show,...
01.13.2021
I’M YOUR WOMAN
Line producer Bart Lipton (JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3, LA LA LAND) joins the show to discuss the Amazon film I'M YOUR WOMAN, starring Rachel Brosnahan of THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL against-type in this gritty crime drama, told from a female...
01.08.2021
DRAG ME TO HELL
Filmmaker Michael Steves joins the show to discuss Sam Raimi's delightfully deranged horror film, DRAG ME TO HELL. Just a damn good times at the movies, with a talking goat, the most brutal fight between a 20-something and an octogenarian...
12.31.2020
THE MIST
Screenwriter and comic book writer Boaz Dror joins the show to talk about Frank Darabont's second-most-famous adaptation of a Stephen King novella, THE MIST. This film has one of the top holy shi*t ending in cinematic history. It's one of...
12.24.2020
GOOD TIME
Creator of the Emmy-winning series #FREERAYSHAWN Marc Maurino joins the show to have a manic night out with Robert Pattinson and the Safdie brothers in GOOD TIME, the predecessor of UNCUT GEMS.
12.17.2020
JOY RIDE
JJ Abrams co-wrote this lean and mean thriller, directed by show favorite John Dahl (ROUNDERS) and starring Paul Walker and the always great Steve Zahn. At every step, this movie is five times better than it had to be. A...
12.10.2020
CHILDREN OF MEN
Cinematographer and director David A. Armstrong (the SAW franchise) joins the show to talk about maybe the Hall of Fame cinematography movie of all time, CHILDREN OF MEN. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron (GRAVITY, ROMA), starring Clive Owen in maybe his...
12.04.2020
RED ROCK WEST
Screenwriter Daniel Cameron joins the show to discuss this neo-Western/neo-noir, starring Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle and JT Walsh. Directed by one of my favorite filmmakers, John Dahl (ROUNDERS), this film was basically dumped by its distributor, but...
11.26.2020
ARLINGTON ROAD
Veteran screenwriter Adam Gaines (FX's THE BRIDGE, NBC's STATE OF AFFAIRS, Hulu's INTO THE DARK) joins the show to talk about a thriller with one of the most brutal endings in recent film history, a film that put screenwriter Ehren...
11.20.2020
SEMPER FI
The director and co-writer of this film, Henry Alex Rubin, who also directed the acclaimed documentary MURDERBALL, comes on the show to talk about SEMPER FI. This movie quietly came and went, but unfairly so. It's a heartfelt, engaging, grounded,...
11.13.2020
CAPTIVE STATE
The co-writer of this film, Erica Beeney, who also wrote the Project Greenlight film THE BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS with Shia LaBeouf, joins the show to discuss CAPTIVE STATE. This is the anti alien invasion movie, subverting all your expectations...

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Movies I Love That No One Talks About episodes:

WATCH THIS TONIGHT

Emergency Ray Liotta Filmography Pod

True Crime Anthology Podcast - ALLEGEDLY

Dean Norris From Breaking Bad Stars In A Crime Podcast I Produced

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III

THE OTHER GUYS

JUDGEMENT NIGHT

RETURN TO PARADISE

THE WAY OF THE GUN

DESTROYER

REPO MAN

TAKE SHELTER

GRAND PIANO

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Otzi The Iceman Must Die

JACKIE CHAN SPECTACULAR

AFTER DARK, MY SWEET

MO BETTER BLUES

HARRY BROWN

THE STAR CHAMBER

RUN ALL NIGHT

FEMME FATALE

SUNSHINE

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Let Me Tell You About My Murder

SHOT CALLER

GET SHORTY (the series)

PROMETHEUS

TRIPLE FRONTIER

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

SOUTHLAND TALES

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES

YOU’RE NEXT

THE SKELETON TWINS

ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS

TRIPLE NINE

ALPHA DOG

MAN ON FIRE

THE CHASER

KILL LIST

GREEN ROOM

QUARRY

I’M YOUR WOMAN

DRAG ME TO HELL

THE MIST

GOOD TIME

JOY RIDE

CHILDREN OF MEN

RED ROCK WEST

ARLINGTON ROAD

SEMPER FI

CAPTIVE STATE

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