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It's On The List

Hosted by Gerry Hartman and Sammy Ray · tv · EN-US · 55 episodes

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About this Podcast:

Gerry and Sammy talk about movies. Old, new, bad, good, and everything in between. Generally, two films that are loosely connected in some form or fashion will be discussed in each episode, but the boys will divert from this format to rank the filmographies of certain directors, discuss end-of-the-year best-of lists, etc. Come listen to the two smartest people in the world deliver their objectively correct analyses on a variety of films. Hosts: Gerry Hartman, Sammy Ray. Theme song produced by Eric Powell

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What is It's On The List about?

Gerry and Sammy talk about movies. Old, new, bad, good, and everything in between. Generally, two films that are loosely connected in some form or fashion will be discussed in each episode, but the boys will divert from this format to rank the filmographies of certain directors, discuss end-of-the-year best-of lists, etc.

Who hosts It's On The List?

It's On The List is hosted by Gerry Hartman and Sammy Ray. The show has published 55 episodes to date.

What has It's On The List covered recently?

Recent episodes include "#56: 2025 Year in Review - Fin de Podcast" (1 January 2026, 156 minutes), "#55: Dissociating at the Zoo" (3 July 2025, 66 minutes), and "#54: Milwaukee Film Festival 2025" (2 July 2025, 33 minutes).

How often does It's On The List publish?

It's On The List publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 73 minutes across 55 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on It's On The List?

Booking probability for It's On The List is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. It's On The List requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. It's On The List's contact route on record: verified email.

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The strongest fits for It's On The List are Film & Video. It's On The List has a tv audience.

About the host

Gerry Hartman and Sammy Ray hosts It's On The List, a tv show with 55 episodes published.

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  • Episode #56

    #56: 2025 Year in Review - Fin de Podcast

    Jan 1, 20262h 36m

    After many months on hiatus, Sammy and Gerry have returned for one last ride. They're talking everything in film from the year 2025. They'll go through their favorite and least favorites from the year, as well as other...

  • Episode #55

    #55: Dissociating at the Zoo

    Jul 3, 20251h 6m

    Sammy and Gerry tackle one of the great pop melodramatists of his time - you know him, you love him, it's the one and only Cameron Crowe. The boys discuss his despairing Y2K head-trip, Vanilla Sky (2001), and his...

  • Episode #54

    #54: Milwaukee Film Festival 2025

    Jul 2, 202533 min

    On this VERY belated podcast covering April's Milwaukee Film Festival, Gerry takes on hosting duties by himself to discuss the films he saw. Titles include: The Shrouds, Cloud, Black Dog, Magic Farm, WTO/99, and more...

  • Episode #53

    #53: Bava Told Me To

    May 20, 202550 min

    Genre schlock or high art? The answer is yes. Sammy and Gerry are talking about Giallo maestro Mario Bava's A Bay of Blood (1971) and New York crime/horror filmmaker Larry Cohen's God Told Me to (1976), two films that...

  • Episode #52

    #52: Here (2024) and There

    Mar 29, 20251h 4m

    In the last episode, Gerry and Sammy discussed films about trains - one of cinema's oldest subjects, and a topic which innately ties into cinema's essence of moving images. This episode, we're leaning in the other...

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  • Episode #51

    #51: Trains

    Mar 3, 202544 min

    We're talking about train movies - more specifically, Nazi train movies. Discussed today are: John Frankeneheimer's suspense-filled The Train (1964) and Lars Von Trier's stylish neo noir Europa (1991). Contains spoilers...

  • Episode #50

    #50: Nosferatu(s)

    Jan 31, 20251h 8m

    Another year goes by, another Dracula adaptation hits the cinemas... Sammy and Gerry are discussing 3 of the most famous film adaptations of the classic text - the 3 which are entitled "Nosferatu:" F.W. Murnau's 1922...

  • Episode #49

    #49: 2024 in Review

    Dec 28, 20242h 27m

    Another year has come and gone, the unstoppable march of time continues to yield physical and psychological torment, and another crop of new films has hit the public consciousness. Sammy and Gerry dive into the cinema...

  • Episode #48

    #48: Only Angels Have Wheels

    Nov 30, 202448 min

    On this holiday weekend, Gerry and Sammy are feeling thankful for the films of Howard Hawks - one of the greatest Hollywood auteurs. Discussed are: the similarities and subtly radical differences between Hawks' aviation...

  • Episode #47

    #47: Black Cats and Bye Bye Men

    Oct 30, 20241h 10m

    Spooky season is reaching its climax, so Sammy and Gerry decided to dive into two equally revered and beloved horror films: Edgar G. Ulmer's classic The Black Cat (1934), and Stacy Title's misunderstood masterpiece...

  • Episode #46

    #46: Francis Ford Coppola

    Sep 28, 20241h 21m

    In anticipation of Megalopolis ' release this weekend, Sammy and Gerry are discussing their top 5 favorite films by Francis Ford Coppola. They discuss the arc of Coppola's career, from his low budget 60s work to his...

  • Episode #45

    #45: Sammy is Going to Lisbon

    Aug 31, 20241h 2m

    The title says it all - Sammy is going on a trip to Lisbon, so he and Gerry decided to discuss some films about Portugal: Raul Ruiz's sprawling epic, Mysteries of Lisbon (2010), and Rita Azevedo Gomes' stunningly...

  • Episode #44

    #44: The Mise-en-Scène Gods

    Jul 27, 20241h 12m

    Come on a journey with us to the other side of the French New Wave: working alongside the more renowned likes of Godard, Truffaut, and Varda, critics/filmmakers Alexandre Astruc and Paul Vecchiali are two of the unsung...

  • Episode #43

    #43: Ancient and Modern China

    Jun 29, 20241h 46m

    Gerry and Sammy examine two of China’s greatest filmmakers - King Hu and Jia Zhangke - by talking about their films Legend of the Mountain (1979) and Mountains May Depart (2015). They discuss the films’ interesting...

  • Episode #42

    #42: Genre-hopping with Kiyoshi Kurosawa and M. Night Shyamalan

    May 11, 20241h 20m

    Two maestros of fascinating genre-blending released two of their strangest genre mashups in the late 2010s: M. Night Shyamalan's trilogy capper Glass (2019) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Before We Vanish (2017). The boys...

  • Episode #41

    #41: Milwaukee Film Festival 2024

    Apr 27, 202437 min

    TIFF? NYFF? Cannes? Outdated, normie festivals. All of the cool kids were attending the annual Milwaukee Film Festival, which was held from April 11th-April 25th in the utopian Midwest city by the lake. While Sammy was...

  • Episode #40

    #40: Romcoms (sort of)

    Apr 13, 202449 min

    This episode covers (relatively) lighter fare after consecutive episodes of much weight and intensity. Sammy and Gerry talk about Claire Denis' Let the Sunshine In (2017) and Mabel Cheung's Eight Taels of Gold (1989)...

  • Episode #39

    #39: Early and Late Style: The Works of Tobe Hooper (ft. William Mai)

    Mar 30, 20241h 15m

    Gerry and Sammy welcome a returning guest back to the pod: William Mai is here to discuss all things Tobe Hooper, focusing on his seminal classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and his lesser-known final film Djinn...

  • Episode #38

    #38: Hurt People Hurt People

    Mar 16, 20241h 17m

    Sammy and Gerry delve into the darkest parts of humanity in this episode, covering Monte Hellman's Igauana (1988) and Frank Borzage's Moonrise (1948). The films depicted tormenters and the tormented, as the characters...

  • Episode #37

    #37: Straub/Huillet/Costa

    Mar 2, 20241h 6m

    The boys are back to discuss 3 very important filmmakers - the French duo of Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet, as well as the man who studied under them, Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa. Sammy and Gerry talk...

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