Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under! The Visitor! Olive Kitteridge!) calls in to talk with Michael about his two new movies, The Last Shift, and Sundance favorite Kajillionaire.

Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts! Inherent Vice!) calls in from across the pond to speak to Michael about her new series The Third Day opposite Jude Law, and her new film The World to come opposite Casey Affleck.

Allison Moorer joins Michael for an in-depth talk about her life, her memoir, and her fantastic new album BLOOD.

Director Daniel Scheinert talks about one of Michael's favorite movies of the year, the insane Southern gothic Sundance favorite THE DEATH OF DICK LONG. And longtime friend and associate of Lemmy's Stefan Chirazi joins to talk about his involvement in the production of the amazing new box set commemorating Motorhead's massive and historic 1979.

As is customary on the podcast, Cros Creek co-founder Steve Prince joins to discuss a few films from a festival. This time, Michael gives Steve of his favorite ten under-the-radar TIFF selections and gets Steve's reactions. Recommended films include BIKRAM, RED PENGUINS, READY FOR WAR, WHITE LIES, ARAB BLUES, and 1982. Most recommended films include: THE COUNTY, HEARTS AND BONES, PELICAN BLOOD, and SING ME A SONG.

Richard Linklater talks about his new movie Where'd You Go, Bernadette, starring the inimitable Cate Blanchett, and specifically about how the editing process took longer than with any film of his career. And Lukas Nelson discusses the songwriting process behind his new album, Turn Off the News (Build a Garden).

Juliette Lewis pays a bit of tribute to her late father, and talks about her role in the new suspense film Ma opposite Octavia Spencer. And producer/director Esther Turan talks about her new films Swoon and BP Underground, as well as her life and career and her move from Hungary to LA.

Actor and comedian Joel McHale talks about his very first stand-up special, Live from Pyongyang. Then film editor Scott Lansing calls in to discuss the editing of The Godfather, on the occasion of the release of The Godfather Trilogy: Corleone Legacy Edition and The Corleone Family Cookbook.

Friend of the podcast and Academy Award winner Walton Goggins talks with Michael about how his role in The Apostle, and Robert Duvall's impact on him, prepared him to play his current leading role in Them That Follow. Then Academy Award winner Casey Affleck and co-star Anna Pniowsky join Michael to discuss Affleck's directorial debut Light of My Life.

After a 13-year hiatus, HBO's legendary Deadwood is back with a story-ending TV movie, and as a superfan Michael couldn't be more excited. He's especially excited to have four great conversations about the film—with Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane), W. Earl Brown (Dan Dority), John Hawkes (Sol Star) and Brad Dourif (Doc Cochran). Deadwood: the Movie and all three seasons ofDeadwood are available to stream on HBO Now.