What Is A Movie?

What Is A Movie?

Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is. Uploads biweekly on Thursdays.

Episodes

October 31, 2025 57 mins

It's sequel season so we've found, perhaps, the most sequel movie we could. A sequel to Alien(s) and Predator? Incredible stuff. Is it also a de-make of Prometheus? Maybe!

Happy 6 year anniversary to our silly little podcast here! Thanks for joining for any and all of this ridiculous ride that you have; we appreciate you.

We'll be back with our next proper season in a few weeks. Until then, Happy Halloween!

You can shoo...

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We've got a great podcast, and you can get your head all the way up it. 

It's Heat time! Let's acquaint ourselves with Michael Mann's heist classic featuring every dad-cinema guy you could ever dream of. 

Also, it's the Double Classic/secretly heat-themed Season finale! We'll walk memory lane for a bit before bidding you adieu as we take a lil breaky break.


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September 25, 2025 51 mins

Our twice-missed classics season (which is quickly shaping up to be the unintentional 'hot' season) continues with a certified Spike Lee joint.

Summer may have just ended in real life, but let's roll it back to the hottest days of the year. 😎


cw: discussions of racism, police violence/killing

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September 4, 2025 46 mins

lol this movie sucks butt

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August 23, 2025 64 mins

The season continues as we crack open The Best Movie Ever Made™️


Does it live up to the title? Is the knowledge of the "twist" put a damper on the experience? Themes: what good are they? These topics, and more!


Ahh, the French champagne...

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August 7, 2025 58 mins

It's time for a new season! We're back to our roots with classic films Kevin really should have seen by now... that somehow Dan also hasn't seen.


Up first: 12 Angry Men; perhaps the ultimate bottle episode. 


Let's put twelve men, their biases, masculinity, and the American judicial system in a pressure cooker and see what comes out.

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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July 4, 2025 63 mins

The grand conclusion of Giallo Season! Join us as we fast-forward all the way to 2018 to see what a modern, queer, giallo looks like. Buckle up for some blood, neon, and sexy gay boys as far as the eye can see.


Thanks for joining us on this genre quest; catch ya in a month for our next season 😎

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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June 19, 2025 54 mins

The giallo films from good ol Dario Argento just keep comin! Time to get a bit meta and introspective with Tenebrae as we discuss the nature of self-critique, feelings on "challenging" works, and - all things aside - how delightful it is to see someone's hand lopped off by an axe. Also, a "brilliant" pitch for how a modern remake of this film should be made.


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June 5, 2025 57 mins

Profondo Rosso? More like, a profondo real good time!

We're here checking out, arguably, the prime of Argento's Giallo time. Spiral into a winding mystery with us as we chat about puppet murder, top notch haunted house, the DNA of Halloween, and the true specter haunting our podcast; Richard Riehle.

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May 22, 2025 54 mins

Giallo Season continues with Dario Argento's first foray into the genre. Let's dive in and get trapped in a... colorful mystery. 

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May 8, 2025 45 mins

Welcome to Giallo season.


We've got a great slate of five films queued up this season to dive in and get to know one of Dan's favorite genres. Bava, Argento, and more, oh my!


Up first, the OG itself - Blood and Black Lace. Get your detective hat on, friends, it's time to unpack some technicolor murders.

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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March 27, 2025 41 mins

It's finale time, baby! Time to wrap up Cage Match 6 with the match of the century; but first, a losers bracket.


The Main Event:

Dream Scenario v. Longlegs.


Featuring special guests Jon Waugh and Erin Sheehan

Find Jon's on his other podcast: Damn That Television! and at thecollectiveexamplesofnerdery.wordpress.com

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March 20, 2025 50 mins

Semi-finals time, baby.


Dude Division:

Longlegs v. Zandalee


Dad Division:

Dream Scenario v. The Weather Man


Featuring special guests Jon Waugh and Erin Sheehan

Find Jon's on his other podcast: Damn That Television! and at thecollectiveexamplesofnerdery.wordpress.com

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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March 13, 2025 65 mins

The 6th season of Cage Match continues! 


This time we're unpacking the incredible films contained within the Dude Bracket. The most-hated films of the year are discussed, winners and losers decided, and the coveted Cage Match Victor title draws ever nearer.


Today: Dude Cage, Round One.

(1) Longlegs v. (4) Tokarev (aka Rage)

(2) Prisoners Of The Ghostland v. (3) Zandalee


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March 6, 2025 54 mins

Oh lord, The Cage Match is back.

Time for our annual March Madness Nicolas Cage bracket! For your listening pleasure, this year we've collected 8 films across two divisions: Dude Cage v. Dad Cage.


Today: Dad Cage, Round One.

(1) Dream Scenario v. (4) Pay The Ghost

(2) The Weather Man v. (3) The Humanity Bureau


Featuring special guests Jon Waugh and Erin Sheehan

Find Jon's on his other podcast: Damn That Television! an...

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January 30, 2025 81 mins

It's time to recap a Truly Bizarre Year! 

Join us as we reminisce the auxiliary media we experienced across the year. There are some true gems and some True Gems™️ in here.

Behold, the Grand List of Media Discussed:

Poor Things 
Black Narcissus 
Dune 2 
TMNT (90) 

Will & Harper
I Saw The TV Glow
Godzilla -1
Shin Godzilla
Furiosa
Twisters
Inside Out 2

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December 26, 2024 47 mins

Merry Nosferatu-mas!

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is finally here and so our Vampire Season has come to a close. Time to hang with some Swedish children, joyfully traipse through every vampire trope in the book, and unpack the trauma of bullying.

We'll catch you in our next season after a brief break!

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December 12, 2024 46 mins

We're goin back to two of our favorite boys - Nosferatu and Willem Dafoe!

Join us as we re-imagine the filming of Nosferatu through the lens of the oddest German accents ever recorded. 

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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November 28, 2024 64 mins

Happy Thanksgiving - hope y'all have a lovely dinner and don't have to suffer any vampires at your table.

We've brought in our good friend and resident Rice scholar, Jon Waugh, to walk us through the magic of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's homoerotic tension.

Check out Jon's podcast Damn That Television and follow him everywhere @jonwahizzle

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November 14, 2024 44 mins

Vamp Quest continues and we're fast forwarding all the way to the late 80s. Time to dive into a most beautiful and incredible house of cards - The Lost Boys. 

Schumacher, Sutherland, melodrama, and Coreys galore!

For a fun drinking game, drink every time Kevin says "vibes".

You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

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