Films at First Sight

Film podcast celebrating and exploring people first time views of old to new and everything in between.

Episode 40: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) 12/04/2023

Episode 40: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) Friend of the show, Natalie returns to join Graham to do something shocking. Get Joe to watch a new movie released in 2023. This episode we are talking 2023's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, a contemporary spin on Mary Shelley's classic tale of science and control. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/28917108

Episode 39: The Swimmer (1968) 10/20/2023

Episode 39: The Swimmer (1968) Pour yourself a cocktail and travel down the Lucinda River with Joe , Graham, and new guest to the show, Rachel from the Zombie Grrlz Podcast Network as they discuss 1968's The Swimmer. The gang talks pool parties, deconstructing traditional masculinity, and surrealism in film. Cheers to the first time! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/28375277

Episode 38: The Wild Bunch (1969) 10/06/2023

Episode 38: The Wild Bunch (1969) Saddle up and hit the trail with us for a brand new episode where we discuss Sam Peckinpah's ultraviolent western The Wild Bunch. Graham is our episode's first timer and we go into depth on the subversive, bloody drama while touching on the idea of "Dad films", the importance of animal safety, and the awesomeness of Warren Oates. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/28244936

Episode 37: The Guest (2014) 04/21/2023

Episode 37: The Guest (2014) Joe and Graham sit down to discuss 2014's The Guest, a genre bending mix of action, horror, and comedy. Really it was just a great excuse for Graham to see it for the first time and for the guys to talk about Lance Reddick, a character actor for the ages. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/26610783

Short Ends: Spookie Dookie 04/14/2023

Short Ends: Spookie Dookie Jody swings by Short Ends to talk about the microbudget horror anthology Spookie Dookie, a film full of gross out horror and wonderful commericials. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/26547702

Episode 36: Alone in the Dark (1982) 03/28/2023

Episode 36: Alone in the Dark (1982) Joe and Graham sit down to watch the 80's slasher Alone in the Dark, a movie with a wonderful cast and fortunately for all of us, not that piece of garbage from Uwe Boll. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/26364411

Episode 35: Decision to Leave 02/16/2023

Episode 35: Decision to Leave We're back and have some new changes to the show. Graham kicks off Season 2 with a stellar pick, Park Chan-wook's sublimely romantic mystery Decision to Leave. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/25954623

Episode 34: George of the Jungle 10/21/2022

Episode 34: George of the Jungle Caitlin introduces Graham and Joe to Sonny Bono's least favorite movie, 1997's George of the Jungle. We talk Himbo movies, Brendan Fraser's sexiness, and Caitlin privately wonders why people can't just enjoy things. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/24763242

Episode 33: Coherence 10/07/2022

Episode 33: Coherence Graham sits in the host chair for the first time and introduces Caitlin and Joe to 2014's Coherence, a dinner party movie that digs into the nightmarish idea of not being able to ghost a dinner party because when you leave you arrive at the same exact dinner party (almost). /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/24618405

Episode 32: Fright Night Part II 09/09/2022

Episode 32: Fright Night Part II We're bringing a new guest and big 80's vibes when Chuck from the Colonial Theatre drops by to chat about Fright Night Part II, a movie that hits all of that era's extracurricular activities, sex, bowling, and rollerblading. And not once did Joe refer to it as fangtastic! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/24321129

Bonus Episode 4: Joe Badon Interview 08/20/2022

Bonus Episode 4: Joe Badon Interview Jayson sits down with Joe Badon, the director of The Blood of the Dinosaurs to chat about his work, his philosophy and process behind it all, and his upcoming miniseries The Wheel of Heaven. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/24116613

Bonus Episode 3: Thor's Hour of Thunder Crosser - Jaws 08/14/2022

Bonus Episode 3: Thor's Hour of Thunder Crosser - Jaws We linked up with the Thor's Hour of Thunder crew to FINALLY get Scarlet Witch to watch Jaws. Mission Accomplished. Now, did she like it? /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/24047601

Episode 31: But I'm a Cheerleader 08/05/2022

Episode 31: But I'm a Cheerleader Friend of the show Maddie is back to join Caitlin in introducing the fellas to the '90's cult classic But I'm a Cheerleader. The gang raves about Natasha Lyonne, dick iconography, and the constant barrage of queer jokes. We also wonder why Melanie Lynskey isn't in everything, she's the best. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23957034

Short Ends: Ep 4 The Blood of the Dinosaurs 08/02/2022

Short Ends: Ep 4 The Blood of the Dinosaurs On this episode of Short Ends, Jayson and Joe review The Blood of the Dinosaurs, a darkly funny short that has the frenetic energy of a late night psychedelic trip. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23934354

Episode 30: The Great Silence 07/29/2022

Episode 30: The Great Silence Caitlin is back and we're visiting the snowy mountians of Utah as we discuss Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence, a film that is as cold and bleak as Joe's heart. C'est la vie. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23886405

Short Ends: Ep. 3 The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus 07/18/2022

Short Ends: Ep. 3 The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus Jayson is back to review The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, a brand new monster movie/action flick that stars Danny Trejo even if it's just for a hot minute. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23775743

Short Ends: Ep. 2 What It Feels Like for a Girl 07/06/2022

Short Ends: Ep. 2 What It Feels Like for a Girl Mando joins us to gives us his review of Megan Duffy's What It Feels Like for a Girl, a short that screened at Chattanooga Film Festival. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23644136

Short Ends: Ep. 1 Exo Sapien 07/02/2022

Short Ends: Ep. 1 Exo Sapien Welcome to Short Ends, a spinoff series looking at upcoming or newly released Short Films and Features. Jayson joins us to discuss Exo Sapien, a short that screened at this Chattanooga Film Festival (2022). /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23613209

Episode 29: Cleo from 5 to 7 06/25/2022

Episode 29: Cleo from 5 to 7 We're chatting French New Wave with new guest Natalie as Joe introduces the crew to Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7. We talk pointy boobs, tarot cards, and of course, the many cats of Varda. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23538641

Episode 28: The Beyond 06/03/2022

Episode 28: The Beyond We're traveling to a spooky hotel in New Orleans with new guest to the show Alyssa as we talk Lucio Fulci's The Beyond. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23314382

Episode 27: Pink Flamingos 05/24/2022

Episode 27: Pink Flamingos Even with the hectic events of 2022, we still find time to satisfy our perverted urges. Listen, as we not only commit another act of indecent exposure, but add to this social horror by making our guest wait in the car. Is there no shame? Lara joins us as we talk John Waters' Pink Flamingos. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23208269

Episode 26: Alligator 05/09/2022

Episode 26: Alligator This episode Mary and Nick join Joe to talk 1980's Alligator, a movie that delivers on its title. Hint, it's not a crocodile. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/23047511

Episode 25: Paper Moon 04/18/2022

Episode 25: Paper Moon New guest to the show Whitney takes us back to 1930's Kasasas by way of 1973 in Peter Bogdanovich's Paper Moon. A movie with more than it's fair share of surprises including a wonderful performance by Tatum O'Neal. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/22827683

Episode 24: Deliverance 04/01/2022

Episode 24: Deliverance Joe and Caitlin are joined by new guest Dave from The Wicked Wild as they brave the wilderness of northern Georgia and discuss John Boorman's Deliverance (1972). /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/22649489

Episode 23: The Holy Mountain 03/18/2022

Episode 23: The Holy Mountain We are on a spiritual journey with new guest to the show, Adam, as we journey up The Holy Mountain (1973). /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/22497749

Episode 22: I, Tonya 02/25/2022

Episode 22: I, Tonya There's alway gotta be one asshole judge and of course it's when Caitlin brings a favorite I, Tonya to the table. Graham joins us as we discuss the 2017's dark comedic look at Tonya Harding and the ship of fools that sunk her career faster than you can say, "There's no such thing as truth". /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/22251656

Episode 21: Repo Man 02/11/2022

Episode 21: Repo Man Let's get sushi and not pay! Actually instead, listen to us with new guest to the show Thor from Thor's Hour of Thunder as we discuss Alex Cox's 1984 cult classic Repo Man. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/22104752

Episode 20: Marie Antoinette 01/28/2022

Episode 20: Marie Antoinette We're back and so is friend of the show, Elizabeth, as we travel back in time to the late 1700's with Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/21929768

Episode 19: 2021 Year in Review 01/22/2022

Episode 19: 2021 Year in Review Caitlin and Joe look back at their highlights of 2021. From new releases, to theatrical experiences, to realizing Joe has no idea what modern MTV looks like, we reflect and celebrate what has been an odd but exciting year in film. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/21859355

Episode 18: Strange Brew 01/14/2022

Episode 18: Strange Brew Joe & Caitlin enlist friend of the podcast Mando to travel to The Great White North and check out 1983's Strange Brew, a wonderful comedy starring the McKenzie brothers. We also ponder, was Max von Sydow born old? And a special treat, Mando schools us on Canadian Metal!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/21772796

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