Film History Podcasts

Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)

156 episodes - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 415 ratings
Filmspotting: SVU is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Alison Willmore and Matt Singer focusing on the world of online movies. Part of the Filmspotting family of podcasts.

Behind The Irishman

7 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Go behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman with this official companion podcast from Netflix. Hosted by comedian and The Irishman co-star Sebastian Maniscalco (“Crazy Joe” Gallo), this ...

Primetime

8 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★ - 133 ratings
Dig into the hidden history of television with Vox's critic-at-large, Emily VanDerWerff. Each season, we explore the tragic, comedic, and occasionally world-changing stories that have marked a medi...

Slums of Film History

74 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
Slums of Film History is an in-depth podcast on niche film topics that aren't normally discussed in polite company. We take turns weekly discussing a single topic from everything to bodily fluids t...

Off the Highway

48 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
Off the Highway is a podcast that is recorded literally, right on top of a highway. Despite this, and the many vehicular puns within the show, it's not about traffic safety it's about movies and po...

History in Technicolor

30 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
Wolf and David explore the history films we love or (or sometimes, films we’d loved just a little less but find interesting). Turns out we like different things…anyway, then we given them a score ...

State of the Empire: A Lucasfilm Podcast

69 episodes - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
A Star Wars speculation podcast, where we “Look For News in Alderaan Places!” Head to a galaxy far, far away and jump straight down the garbage chute for the latest news and rumors from the Star W...

Rogues Gallery

13 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
Kristen, Mike, and Chris investigate pop-culture's most memorable villains, antiheroes, and misunderstood monsters to find out how they make being bad look so good. New episodes every other Wednesday.

Matinee Movies

100 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Matinee Movies takes you on a journey through film history with those great afternoon matinee movies that kept you coming back each week. How many of us saved our pennies to see our favorite stars,...

Movie Week in Review

219 episodes - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
The coverage ranges from Classic films to Now! Episodes generally consist of Spotlights of all kinds featuring in depth discussions on films and franchises

Storybored

29 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Join Laurs and Meg as they dive into overlooked films and series, and pitch original stories that need to be made.

Paleo-Cinema Podcast

103 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
A podcast about movies: all kinds of retro, cult, grindhouse, forgotten and interesting movies, childhood favourites and things I have just discovered.

Tales From Stage 13

8 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
From bizarre deaths and freak accidents, to on-set exorcists and consultation from the occult, there are some movies whose productions were more fraught than the storylines of the movies themselves...

There Will Be Porn

43 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Vintage porn recapped by millennial women who are mostly ok with butt stuff. Cait and Murda are going through the top 100 adult films to see if they're any good, if porn can even remotely be for w...

Geeky Retro Nerds Show - Pop Culture Podcast

59 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratings
Join host Adam Gradwell as he talks about growing up in the 80s and early 90s and his favourite movies and TV shows. Along the way he interviews special guests from pop culture that get the nostalg...

Sundays With Cate

23 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
A podcast series about the films of Cate Blanchett. The acting, the costumes, the awards but mostly: the Blanchett of it all. Hosted by Murtada Elfadl.

Matinee Movies

100 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 17 ratings
Matinee Movies takes you on a journey through film history with those great afternoon matinee movies that kept you coming back each week. How many of us saved our pennies to see our favorite stars,...

Ticklish Business

95 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Devoted to the world of Old Hollywood, Ticklish Business looks at legendary films and iconic stars

Blood Brothers Horror Podcast

26 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Just a couple of guys who really like horror films.

It Came From...

11 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Slashers! Aliens! Jump Scares! & more! Learn all about mysteries histories and horror movie horrorgins in "It Came From..."

Greedo Shot First: A Star Wars podcast

56 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Talking Star Wars movies, books, culture, etc.

Countdown to Skywalker: a Star Wars podcast RISE OF SKYWALKER EDITION

24 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
We watch every single Star Wars movie starting with the prequels and ending with the Rise of Skywalker! We play a fun game and talk George Lucas, Jar Jar, Anakin, and the force! We are the best pod...

Oh! The Horror! Hosted By Rob Holmes & Steve Ahlman

100 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
A look at modern and classic horror films from an expert and a newbie's perspective. This show takes a look at all the horror movies you should be seeing, and even some you have not heard about!

Have Movies, Will Game Podcast

46 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Have Movies, Will Game! is an irreverent and whimsical podcast that takes movies new and old off the big screen to a round-table discussion, bringing them to your gaming table. Join Matthew, Dusty,...

Forgotten Women of Genre

37 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Whether it's the famous chords of a theme song or the ominous sound of Vader's breath, the geekverse as we know it wouldn't exist without the work or ingenuity of many women who sadly didn'...

Serial History: The behind the scenes drama behind your favorite soap operas

4 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Serial History is the true behind the scenes drama behind the creation of your favorite soap operas.

Easy Riders Raging Podcast

253 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
From Star Wars to Saturday Night Fever, to The Godfather and Grease, Annie Hall and Alien, the 1970s was THE decade for great movies. Here at Easy Riders Raging Podcast we're looking back at all th...

Replay Value

88 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Replay Value is a cinema podcast where brothers Phil & Warren deep dive into the films we all love to watch over and over again. Focusing on movies at least five years old, they breakdown how these...

Exploration Films Podcast

9 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
A deep dive into films from around the world. Featuring conversations with producers, directors, and actors. Here they discuss the sublime to the ridiculous of film making and even give you the nev...

No Spoiler Reviews

6 episodes - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Ever felt you've already seen the film by just reading a review or watching a trailer? No Spoiler Reviews are movie reviews with the surprises left in and the spoilers taken out.