Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevision #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign
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Signup to Generate a PitchFilmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett.
Recent episodes include "CRYSTAL LAKE showrunner Brad Kane" (13 October 2026, 84 minutes), "RUNNER director Scott Waugh" (15 September 2026, 76 minutes), and "IDIOTS co-writer/director Macon Blair" (8 September 2026, 74 minutes).
The Movies That Made Me publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 72 minutes across 433 episodes.
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Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with the latest steward of the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise? CRYSTAL LAKE showrunner Brad Kane is on the slab this week, and he walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe...
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Scott Waugh, director of the acclaimed new Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson starrer Runner, sits down with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down his favorite scenes from action movies! Sometimes, they are not action...
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Idiots director/co-writer Macon Blair breaks down his favorite comfort movies with podcast host Josh Olson! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018) Idiots (2026) Straight Outta...
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Onslaught star Adria Arjona joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to talk the movies that made her! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Onslaught (2026) The Guest (2014) The Belko Experiment (2014) Blink Twice...
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Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green unpacks his favorite animated movies with a live-action sensibility and his favorite live-action movies with a cartoon sensibility with Josh Olson and (sometimes) Joe Dante! Show...
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Buddy director Casper Kelly unpacks his favorite movies about television with host Josh Olson! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Buddy (2026) Mandy (2018) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1983) UHF (1989)...
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Boorman and the Devil director David Kittredge walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies he loves that a lot of other people think are terrible! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Boorman and...
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Give It Up writer/star Gareth Reynolds breaks down some of the movies about comedians that made him with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Lord of the Rings: The...
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Hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante chop it up with writer/director Mary Harron, the maestro behind the immortal American Psycho, about the movies that made her! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Screenwriter Will Tracy (BUGONIA, THE MENU, SUCCESSION) returns to walk Josh and Joe through movies that themselves have been cancelled or have been made with a cancelled person. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This...
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Oscar-winning superstar director Ron Howard talks to his former New World Pictures colleague Joe Dante and co-host Josh Olson about the movies that made him and continue to impress him! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In...
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TASK creator Brad Ingelsby walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that have had the most sustained impact on him. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode 52 Pickup (1986) Gremlins 2: The New Batch...
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Marc Munden takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that inspired him while directing the new LORD OF THE FLIES miniseries. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Lord of the Flies (1963) Lord of...
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SWARM co-creator/executive producer Janine Nabers runs hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that made her that probably couldn't be made today! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Birth of a...
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HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy breaks down the movies that had a massive impact on him growing up in the '80s and '90s with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Hokum...
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Arrow UK’s Neil Snowdon walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through five movies he’s proud to have released via Arrow, and five he wishes he could release. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Warriors...
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Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE director RZA on the latest episode of our podcast The Movies That Made Me! Check out the full episode here. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke...
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The RZA is BACK! He breaks down the 10 movies that inspired him while making his latest flick, One Spoon of Chocolate — in theaters this Friday! As a bonus, he and host Josh Olson cook up the perfect double feature...
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Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with Severin Films head honcho David Gregory on a new episode of our podcast The Movies That Made Me! Watch the full episode here. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast...
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Writer/director Lee Cronin (THE MUMMY, EVIL DEAD RISE) breaks down the eight movies that made him before he turned 10 — plus movies he's seen since that deserve more shine. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode...
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