Story Screen Presents

Bernadette and guest, Robby Anderson, chat all about the latest Marvel series to take the world by storm for a few weeks, Loki. How's this reality-shifting and future-building adventure when all was said and done at the end of the season? Let's find out.... Listen on....

Robby chats with guest, Diana DiMuro, about the latest MCU flick to drop, the much anticipated (in more ways than one) Black Widow. How'd this thing finally land? Welp, give it a listen to find out. Listen on....

In a new spin on the model of Story Screen Presents: Hot Takes, Robby Anderson takes a peek at the Taika Waititi buddy-comedy, "Hunt for the Wilderpeople," with guest Diana DiMuro. Listen on....

Robby chats with guest, Diana DiMuro, about the insanely cool and wildly funny horror-comedy, Werewolves Within. Listen on....

On this installment of Eight Bits, Robby and Mike discuss the unbelievably diverse run of the Tomb Raider franchise, from pixelated male fantasies all the way to one of the possibly best video game adaptations put to film, depending on what your rules are, of course. Along the way they discuss the male gaze (and overall perceived male-ness of gaming), what makes a good adaptation of any source material, ludonarrative dissonance and the impacts of violence in games on those that play them. It's pretty damn good. Listen on....

Mike Burdge sits down with legendarily chill mf, Yarko Dobriansky, to discuss the truly special 1987 cinematic feature, Masters of the Universe, a movie so exquisitely exhilarating in its back-and-forth balance of awesome ideas and cheeseball aesthetic, they just couldn't help themselves. Cocktail Recipe By the Power of Grayskull (Collins glass, on ice, fill to serve) 1 3/4 oz bourbon 3/4 oz St Germain 1/2 oz lemon juice Top with ginger beer 5 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish with orange slice Listen on....

Robby Anderson discusses Bo Burnham's latest "comedy" episode, Inside, with fellow lovers of yuck-yucks, Diana DiMuro and Bernadette Gorman-White. Listen on....

Robby is joined by guests, Diana DiMuro and Sophia Acquisto, to talk about A Quiet Place Part II, the anticipated sequel to the righteously awesome 2018 high concept horror film. In the spirit of more action oriented takes on horror originals, the film revisits the themes and rules of the first chapter while aggressively enhancing the world and its tensions. So, how's the whole thing all together?? Listen on....

Mike Burdge is joined by living legend, and noted tiki shirt thespian, Tim Guy, to discuss the 1988 runaway hit that forever seeped into the bar culture consciousness of America: COCKTAIL. Is the movie good? Does it suck? Who the hell are these people? Who made this? Is that how it works? Egg?? Get the real answers from two bartenders/cocktail enthusiasts. Listen on....

He's gonna tear this city apart, even though he can't get anything done if there's no one on the force he can trust, but that was just a diversion and he needs everybody on this case. His name is Chris "Master of Twisted Horror" Rock, and he is here to unleash the next chapter in the Saw Franchise, which is a book apparently. Robby Anderson and Mike Burdge discuss. Listen on....

Mike Burdge and Robby Anderson embark upon a new exclusive mini-series, Eight Bits, where they discuss the seemingly cursed genre of film: video game adaptations. Up first, the one that started it all and pretty much set the precedent for all that followed: the 1993 cinematic nightmare known as Super Mario Bros. Listen on....

In this latest entry into the Edgar Wright-filmography-retrospective-mini-series (whew!), THE WRIGHT STUFF, Bernadette and Mike take a scholarly gander at one of the greatest pieces of art to ever be committed to celluloid: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD. Listen on....

The latest movie adaptation of one of the most beloved fighting game, Mortal Kombat, series has dropped, on both small screens and big, inadvertently becoming a major talking point in the future of cinema, as well as acting as another installment in the long line of questionable video game movies. Jack is joined by Jeremy Kolodziejski to speak on how they felt about all of this. Listen on....

Jack and Robby talk about Emma Seligman's phenomenal directorial debut, Shiva Baby. It is a good movie, this is a good podcast, and you are a good person. This all fits. And, as always, spoiler free chat for the first 20 minutes or so if you wanna check out the vibe of this thing. Seriously, it's really, really good (and playing for one more week at Story Screen Beacon Theater!) Listen on....

Mike Burdge, Diana DiMuro, Bernadette Gorman-White, Robby Anderson and Jack Kolodziejski get together for their annual episode covering their thoughts, opinions and predictions on this years Oscar nominations. Minari! Nomadland! Sound of Metal! Judas and the Black Messiah! Mank! Mank! MANK! MANK!! Juicy takes on all these, and more, await you.... Listen on....

Noted Big Boys Fightin' Historians, Jack and Robby, are joined by guest Jeremy Kolodziejski, to talk about the return to the cinema with this humbly made little feature about two bros who just can't seem to get along. That's right, it's Godzilla vs Kong. And it's cool, and it has a super, super dope score. Listen on....

Bernadette dissects the enigma that is HBO's The Undoing, and its eyebrow-raising award season success, with special guest, Reeya Banjerjee. Listen on....

In this very special episode of Overdrinkers (I mean, they're all very special, aren't they?), host Mike Burdge is joined by fellow movie-lush, Reeya Banerjee, to discuss the career of the unfortunately late and exceptionally great, Christopher Plummer. Films of note include The Sound of Music, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Beginners, A Beautiful Mind, The Man Who Would Be King, Inside Man and The Insider. There are also many attempts to perfect a Denzel Washington impression. Listen on....

It's here. Noted Spooky Bois™, Jack and Jeremy Kolodziejski, have watched A24's long anticipated and highly praised horror film, Saint Maud. And now, they are going to talk about one of the best movies of the year, Saint Maud. And you - yes, YOU - are going to listen. And all will be well. Now, listen on....

On the latest episode of Hot Takes, Robby chats with guest, Diana DiMuro, about Chloé Zhao's breathtakingly poignant and deeply emotional look into the lives of the modern Nomad: Nomadland. Listen on....