True Film Fan
A weekly deep dive for passionate film fans, including reviews, interviews and commentary on film topics.
Episodes
July 3, 2026 • 24 mins
John Wesley Downey does the top ten movie countdown on the domestic box office for June 26th to June 28th, talks about the movies debuting this weekend and shares a bonus story about meeting 100 year old Mel Brooks in the late 70s.
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June 30, 2026 • 36 mins
John Wesley Downey devote much of the hour spotlighting the 1973 hit movie AMERIAN GRAFFITI, delving into the origins of t he George Lucas classic, the difficult journey it had to the screen, the casting and production and how it''s success gave Lucas the clout to set up Star Wars. John also reviews the new DC MOVIE Supergirl.
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June 23, 2026 • 41 mins
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland interview one of the few female directors of photography in Texas, Kerianne Parker. Kerianna is originally from New Jersey and moved to
Texas where she met her husband, a film professor and began her career on a film set working
her way up through the ranks from gript to gaffer to assistant camera to the coveted director of
photography position. John And Franakie talk...
Texas where she met her husband, a film professor and began her career on a film set working
her way up through the ranks from gript to gaffer to assistant camera to the coveted director of
photography position. John And Franakie talk...
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June 18, 2026 • 72 mins
Frankie Westmoreland hosts this week' s UNBOXING THE BOXING OFFICE counting down the top ten box office movies of this past weekend and delivering the latest Hollywood industry news items. John Wesley Downey is out for the day due to family illness.
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June 6, 2026 • 29 mins
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland devote half an hour to discussion the movie sensation OBSESSION from director Curry Baker. At first we look at the financial success of
the film and then we discuss the film itself which delivers true horror to the audience within
the confines of a highly unusual nature.
the film and then we discuss the film itself which delivers true horror to the audience within
the confines of a highly unusual nature.
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John Wesley Downe and Frankie Westmoreland have an in depth discussion about the current state and future of the Star Wars franchise, Lucasfilm and the first Star Wars film in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu.
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June 2, 2026 • 38 mins
John and Frankie talk about the movie industry news of the week, they review the movies PASSENGERS and I LOVE BOOSTERS and they discuss a classic movie from 1963 famous for the stop motion animation of Ray Harryhauen, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.
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John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland discuss stop motion animatio and especially the 1963 classic film JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS featuring the work of Ray Harryhausen, one of the true masters of the art and craft of stop motion We learned the movie itself is fairly good even not focusisng on the legendary special effects including the Harpies, Talos and the Skeletons. A fun segment for cinephiles.
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May 28, 2026 • 89 mins
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at theaters this past Memorial Day weekend and comment on many aspects of the industry. We talk about why some movies are compettive in the marketplace and others fall by the wayside. If you love discussing the movie industry in detail and anticipating trends and industry practices, this is the podcast for you.
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John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland review the long awaited MANDALORIAN AND GROGU feature from Lucasfilm and Disney. Frankie reviews the new Guy Ritchie film In the Grey, and John watched THE SHEEP DETECTIVES starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Emma Thompson and Julia Louie-Dreyfuss. All were great! Give it a listen.
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May 25, 2026 • 41 mins
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May 21, 2026 • 63 mins
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at the box office
for the previous weekend and discuss the movies themselves, box office performance, the big hits like a Michael Jackson's bio, Super Mario, Project Hail Mary and many more. Also discussed is the new film THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. A free wheeling hour with two film geeks who love to talk movies.
for the previous weekend and discuss the movies themselves, box office performance, the big hits like a Michael Jackson's bio, Super Mario, Project Hail Mary and many more. Also discussed is the new film THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. A free wheeling hour with two film geeks who love to talk movies.
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May 15, 2026 • 80 mins
This segment of Unboxing the Box Office is a little unusual in that the box office countdown is delayed until the end of the file while Frankie discuss controversies involving the state of Texas filing a lawsuit against Netflix, and other data controversies, as well as a discussion of the role of A.I. in moviemaking, editing and creativity. Lots of discussion of relevant issues in today's film and video production and human v...
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May 12, 2026 • 35 mins
John and Frankie talk about the Devil Wears Prada, both part one and two, Mortal Kombat 2, based on the popular videograme and the clasic William Friedkin film The French Connection. A really great show with John Wesley Downey and Freddie Westmoreland.
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May 12, 2026 • 67 mins
Not only do we count down the top 10 movies at the box office from the previous weekend,
we go off on all kinds of tangents about other movies, anime, independent features, low
budget filmaking and much more. This is far less structured than our terrestrial radio show
so anything goes here! Hope you enjoy it!~
we go off on all kinds of tangents about other movies, anime, independent features, low
budget filmaking and much more. This is far less structured than our terrestrial radio show
so anything goes here! Hope you enjoy it!~
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May 11, 2026 • 24 mins
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoeland review and discuss one of the all time great drug bust movies ever made, THE FRENCH CONNECTION. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Director, Picture and Actor. William Friedkin's high energy fast paced movie still provides a jolt to viewers decades later due to it's rough edges, take no prisoners filmmaking style which resembles documentary filmmaking. ...
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May 5, 2026 • 39 mins
Two big events on this edition of the Movie Show. We review one of the biggest and most controversial movies of the year, MICHAEL, about the life, music and drama of superstar
Michael Jackson. And second, we play clips from our 90 minute interview with Star Wars
legend Roger Christian who was critical to helping George Lucas develop Star Wars.
While we could only play short portions on the show, the entire audi...
Michael Jackson. And second, we play clips from our 90 minute interview with Star Wars
legend Roger Christian who was critical to helping George Lucas develop Star Wars.
While we could only play short portions on the show, the entire audi...
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May 5, 2026 • 88 mins
Roger Christian was one of the first people hired by George Lucas to work on the original
Star Wars movie in 1976. Already a veteran of the British Film Industry at a young age, he
was assigned to be art director and set dresser for the film. Many of the elements in the
movie such as light sabers, robots, weapons and the Millenium Falcon fell to his department. On a very limited budget he was able to assi...
Star Wars movie in 1976. Already a veteran of the British Film Industry at a young age, he
was assigned to be art director and set dresser for the film. Many of the elements in the
movie such as light sabers, robots, weapons and the Millenium Falcon fell to his department. On a very limited budget he was able to assi...
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Michael the Movie premiered to a spectacular 97 million dollars at the north American box office Amid endless controversy, reshoots and constant re-editing, the bio pic about one of the world's greatet entertainers is on everyone's minds and lips. John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland go down the rabbit hole for over 45 minutes of discussion,, speculations and predictions about this movie which cost 200 million dollars ...
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April 30, 2026 • 84 mins
If you are looking at the title on this podcast and thinking this may be a dry podcast on boring financial statistics on box office performance, you could not be more wrong. Sure, the information is here, but this episode in particular might be called John and Frankie Unleashed. John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland laugh, reveal, tussle, report, ridicule, reminisce and revel in all kinds of information and storie...
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