Films at First Sight

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

Episode 49: Seconds (1966) 09/25/2024

Episode 49: Seconds (1966) Life isn't full of too many second chances but what happens when you are given a new lease on life? Now that's a big question for a small podcast. Luckily for us, friend of the show, Steve is here to enlighten us to all of the mysteries and wonders that accompany such a profound inquiry with John Frankenheimer's science-fiction masterpiece, Seconds. So join us as Joe & Graham experience what is arguably Rock Hudson's greatest film & performance. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/33203182

Episode 48: Challengers 08/11/2024

Episode 48: Challengers We've got a new guest to the show and he's bringing what may be one of the most divisive movies we've covered thus far, Luca Guadagnino's Challengers. Gabe Coffey joins Joe & Graham to talk throuples, competition, sweat, and a nonstop throbbing soundtrack. Check it out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32532377

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 Part 3 w/ Jody Webster 08/02/2024

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 Part 3 w/ Jody Webster Joe and Jody from Dads from the Crypt sit down and talk this year's Chattanooga Film Festival while they unpack their thoughts on juggalos, the need for gay southern gothic tales, and the implicit dangers of joining a cult. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32397222

Short Ends: Berta (Fantasia Fest 2024) 07/29/2024

Short Ends: Berta (Fantasia Fest 2024) Joe and Graham are joined by friend of the show, Whitney, to discuss Lucía Forner Segarra's latest short film, Berta, which World Premiered at Fantasia Fest on July 28th, 2024. The gang gets into their taste for revenge films, the importance of women's voice in the subgenre, and the use of art as a means to dissect and understand trauma. Join us for a bloody good time! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32332817

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 Part 2: Transmissions, Shorts, and Ghosts 07/21/2024

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 Part 2: Transmissions, Shorts, and Ghosts We had so much to say about this year's Chattanooga Film Festival that we couldn't help but hit the record button again! Joe and Graham keep it rolling with a slew of shorts such as Roger is a Serial Killer, The Cost of Flesh, Giallo, Like Me, Apotemnofilia, and the BANANAS The Rainbow Bridge. And things get meta as we talk podcast representation in films during our features discussion which include Graham Skipper's The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine, Video Visions, Falling Stars and Carnage for Christmas. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32230552

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 w/ Allison of Who's There? 07/10/2024

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 w/ Allison of Who's There? The smell of freshly popped popcorn, the clicking and spinning of projector wheels, oh it can only the summer camp for cinefiles, the Chattanooga Film Festival. This year we are joined by Allison of the Who's There? podcast to discuss some of our favorite things we saw such as Canvas, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Adult, The Vourdalak and Red Rooms. And we certainly didn't forget about the wonderful slew of short films. Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32079802

Episode 47: Vanishing Point 07/04/2024

Episode 47: Vanishing Point We're LIVE again at the Colonial Theatre where we are joined by filmmaker Ryan Hammaker to discuss 1971's Vanishing Point, a film championed as one of the greatest car movies ever made. Does it live up to its legendary status or does it crash and burn in a fiery smoldering wreck? /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/32013102

Episode 46: Daisies 06/07/2024

Episode 46: Daisies This episode we are joined by Rachel and Ariel from The More Deadly Podcast to chat about Věra Chytilová's Daisies, a movie near and dear to Joe's chaotic heart. For maximum chaos, subjects include food fights, blacklists, feminsim in film, taking mushrooms and talking to the police, and surprise appearance from Ariel's cat! Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/31644467

The 7th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (2024) 06/04/2024

The 7th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (2024) Join us in the cozy little mountain town of Jim Torpe for The Seventh Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival as we regale the sights and sounds of one of Pennsylvania's BEST Film Festivals. We talk creepy Irish tales, locally shot tearjerkers, and finally find something tense enough that it forced Graham to flee the theater. JTIFF really does have something for everyone! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/31604512

Firsts of the Month: March 2024 05/09/2024

Firsts of the Month: March 2024 Instead of our socials with images of what we watched, we're sitting down to chat about some of our favorite (and least favorite) films that we watched in March of 2024. And of course we get wildly distracted along the way. So join us for our inaugural episode of Firsts of the Month! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/31211827

Off the Shelf: La Gammick aka The Mob 04/06/2024

Off the Shelf: La Gammick aka The Mob Welcome to Off the Shelf, where we dive into the world of physical media. In our first episode, Joe and Graham look at Canadian International Pictures' release of The Mob (La gammick) (1975), a crime driven character study which is accompanied with the animated short film Hunger (1974) and a wonderfully Canadian mixtape of Quebec crime film trailers. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/30708413

Exposure Time: Ennio 03/25/2024

Exposure Time: Ennio On this episode of Exposure Time, we preview the documentary, Ennio, a retrospective look at the work of master film composer, Ennio Morricone.......... sorry I got lost thinking of the sweeping beauty that is the theme to One Upon a Time in the West. Well, at this point, might as well save all of the gushing, flowery language, and superlatives for the episode. It's a good one. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/30527003

Episode 45: Human Lanterns (1982) 03/08/2024

Episode 45: Human Lanterns (1982) Joe and Graham welcome their friend and FFS alumnus Caitlin Grant, host of Plug It Up podcast, on a deep dive into a sincere and heartwarming drama about the people who shine brightest in our lives and how they inspire us to our greatest potential... jk, it is straight-up about a dude who makes lanterns out of human flesh. What? /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/30295258

Episode 44: The Last American Virgin (1982) 02/16/2024

Episode 44: The Last American Virgin (1982) In which Joe and Graham cleanse their palate from their recent exposure to Salo by way of the 1982 sex comedy The Last American Virgin. Was it the light-hearted nostalgia blanket the guys needed? Listen to find out. You know it'll bother you if you don't. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29981758

Exposure Time: Dario Argento Panico 02/05/2024

Exposure Time: Dario Argento Panico Join us as we unveil a new spinoff series, Exposure Time, where we review new and upcoming films. Our first in this series has us diving into the life and work of the Master of Giallo, Dario Argento in Simone Scafidi's Dario Argento Panico which just premiered on Shudder. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29796343

Episode 43: Dark Passage 01/24/2024

Episode 43: Dark Passage We're LIVE at the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA with special guest Matthew Sorrento where we watched 1947's Dark Passage for the first time with an AMAZING audience. Grab a seat and listen to us chat about the film, noir tropes, the legendary couple that was Bogie and Bacall, and Matt set us all straight on how brutal the writing industry could be, particarly for author David Goodis, whose novel Dark Passage was the source material for the film. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29626658

Episode 42: 2023 Year in Review 01/19/2024

Episode 42: 2023 Year in Review 2023 was maybe our most surprising year yet! Little did we know we would discover a specific theme and boy do we have a lot to say about it. Joe and Graham sit down to chat their favorite new releases for the year, favorite first time watches, and get a little unfocused. Which was actually perfect because it let topics such as physical media, theater viewings and a while lot more bubble to the surface. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29561293

Episode 41: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) 01/18/2024

Episode 41: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) We get a welcomed visit from Jason Stein, member of Dads from the Crypt podcast, and he takes us beyond the pale by recommending a literal hell of a first watch for two of us: Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Join us as we discuss this controversially graphic, offensively vulgar, and undeniably beautiful and well-crafted film. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29542123

Short Ends: Fck'n Nuts 12/19/2023

Short Ends: Fck'n Nuts We're back with another episode of Short Ends! This time Joe & Graham discuss Sam Fox's gross out short film Fck'n Nuts which takes the terrifying concept of meeting the parents and brings it to wonderfully silly levels. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29144993

Creator's Lens: Bomani J. Story 12/14/2023

Creator's Lens: Bomani J. Story Graham and Joe had the pleasure to sit down with Bomani J. Story, the writer and director of 2023's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster to discuss his first feature, the film festival gauntlet, the importance of identity, and adapting a literary classic. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/29076588

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

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