The Postscript Podcast

We have returned from Ohio to discuss the alien that supposedly goes by “Coop.” Is Super 8 quietly proto-Disclosure Day? Does this movie fall apart in its third act? Why was Joe’s mom working at a steel mill? What if Sammy Fabelman was the one who filmed the train crash? All is discussed in our post-watch of Super 8!

With the release of David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, we’re taking a slight detour in our Summer of Spielberg to dive deeper into Spielberg-adjacent cinema. We are covering one of the most overt Spielberg homages of this century, J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (2011). What constitutes a successful Amblin homage? Is J.J. Abrams as much of a hack as Film Twitter would like you to believe? Did Stranger Things re-heat this movie's nachos? Is Chris Nolan the Special K Fruit & Yogurt of filmmakers? All is discussed as we prepare for our viewing of Super 8. 

We have returned from San Diego to share our post-watch thoughts on The Lost World. Did this movie end up being more akin to Temple of Doom or Crystal Skull? Is Roland Tembo the greatest movie name ever? What was the mysterious cut of the film Chris saw on a restaurant TV two months ago? How many times can Owen rage bait Mateo in a single ep? Listen and find out!

While still one of his highest-grossing films, The Lost World has become one of the most neglected films in Steven Spielberg’s filmography. One of the few sequels he ever made, Spielberg’s Jurassic Park follow-up is an odd entry in his catalog. The original was beloved and became the highest-grossing movie of all time upon release, and nearly the entire team returned for the sequel, so where did things go wrong? Chris and Mateo are joined by Jurassic Park 1 and 3 enthusiast Owen Ward to investigate. Does the general public remember Spielberg made another Jurassic Park movie? What do people who vouch for it have to say? What are the best Spielberg-inspired movies? Should the pod start covering food? Join us for our pre-watch of The Lost World!

Happy New Spielberg Month to those who celebrate! To usher in the release of Steven Spielberg's newest film, Disclosure Day, we will be covering some of his most controversial films from over the years. We are beginning with his 2005 alien invasion film, War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise. This would be their second and final collaboration together. Why was the response to this film less enthusiastic? What would Spielberg's and Cruise's careers have looked like if they kept working together? Is Dakota Fanning the Patrick Mahomes of child actors? Come and rewatch with us!

As the Oscars approach and we finally close the book on last year in film, we continue our yearly tradition of reflecting on all that the previous year had to offer and determining which films from 2025 are most likely to be Postscript-eligible in the future. We also use this episode as an opportunity to take stock as a podcast and the nearly 70 films we covered, discussing which movies we’ve covered are the most exemplary Postscript films, which ones have stuck with us the most, and which films have evolved since our episodes on them. 

With Superman (2025) being one of the most widely seen and discussed films of last year and Man of Tomorrow (2027) production now underway, the boys revisit Zack Snyder's polarizing Man of Steel (2013). Over a decade later, how does movie stack up against James Gunn's Superman, and where does it sit in the zeitgeist alongside other Superman and superhero films? Is it really all that different from Gunn's take? Is it better? Will we be able to convince Mateo to do Snyder Month with us? Listen to find out!

With Superman (2025) being one of the most widely seen and discussed films of last year and Man of Tomorrow (2027) production now underway, the boys revisit Zack Snyder's polarizing Man of Steel (2013). Over a decade later, how does movie stack up against James Gunn's Superman, and where does it sit in the zeitgeist alongside other Superman and superhero films? Is it really all that different from Gunn's take? Is it better? Will we be able to convince Mateo to do Snyder Month with us? Listen to find out!

The Summer of Postscript continues as the fellas journey to everyone's favorite honeymoon spot, The Grid. In honor of Joseph Kosinski's F1, we take another look at Kosinski's debut, Tron: Legacy. After discussing what we felt was an exemplary legacy sequel last week in T2 Trainspotting, we examine one of the first proper legacy sequels of the 2010s, coming over half a decade before the wave that later came. Was this movie far more influential that we've given it credit? Does this movie actually have juice, or is that our fifth grade nostalgia speaking? How do you appraise the value of aura and hype moments in the year 2025? Are Chris Pine fans being properly fed? Come get digitized with us.

The Summer of Postscript has begun! With the release of the audacious 28 Years Later in June, we are kicking off this miniseries by heading back to Edinburgh with the Rosilio brothers to examine Danny Boyle's T2 Trainspotting. How did a sequel to the first Trainspotting even come to be? How does this film fare as a legacy sequel? Why does this movie handle nostalgia better than almost all of contemporaries? Is Danny Boyle the best digital filmmaker alive? Come join us as we begin our farewell to summer.