Film Trance: A Movie Podcast

Episode 6- her (2013) Spike Jonze

Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

New Guest Episode!

This time around I am joined by my good friend Amy to talk about her pick, Spike Jonze’s 2013 sci-fi love flick “her”

We get pretty thought provoking on this one, going over the implications of AI, how accurately a 2013 movie predicted the year 2025 and how human’s would behave with AI, and how this unconventional take on the sci fi genre was conceptualized and executed.

Join us for the chat! :)

#spikejonze #scarlettjohansson #joaquinphoenix #her #scifi

Episode 5- My Own Private Idaho (1991) Gus Vant Sant

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Let’s get a little abstract for this one. Like a f*cked up face.

My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant

Get your floaties on cause this one is deep. In this episode we get even more Keanu (cause we can’t get enough of him). More Shakespeare talk, and talk about Shakespeare talk. And more Road Film adjacent travel scenes.

Check out our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#keanureeves #90smovies #criterioncollection #moviepodcast #arthouse #riverphoenix #shakespeare #gusvansant

Episode 4- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Jim Jarmusch

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0400

Join Xi and special guest Lucas and his pick, Jim Jarmusch's vampire romance film from 2013, "Only Lover's Left Alive" starring Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton. This is the most modern thing we've touched on the show so far. Real fun stuff in the chamber for you, we talk music, Shakespeare, and we even throw a little Roald Dahl into the mix!

Check out Lucas' and his partners band "Cheer" with their first cross platform single "Hopeful Heart" wherever you stream your music, and shoot them an insta follow @cheerisnotavailable

Episode 3- Paris, Texas (1984) Wim Wenders

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:00:00 -0500

Episode 3- Paris, Texas (1984) Wim Wenders is now alive and well everyone! Take a trip down memory lane with us as we explore this wonderful slow burn and all the things that make it beautiful.

So if you haven’t already, check out the movie and then come hang out with us while we tell you what we love about it and how it was made!

And later on in the episode we talk about some of our favorite Godzilla movie’s for future episodes!

#criterion #arthouse #wimwenders #80smovies #paristexas #criterioncollection #moviepodcast #criterionchannel

Episode 2- The Matrix (1999) The Wachowskis

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500

We are so back!

Episode 2: The Matrix (1999) The Wachowskis

Andy share’s some awesome info about how the Wachowskis brought this dream to life and all the effort that went into it. We talk about Joey Pants and Keanu Reeve’s quite a bit, and Xi’s neighbors make a guest appearance as screaming voices in the hallway. Go check it out wherever you get your podcasts!

#thematrix #moviepodcast #keanureeves #wachoswkis #actionmovies #actioncinema #90smovies

Episode 1: RAN (1985) Akira Kurosawa

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500

In our first official episode we dive into Xi's first pick and one of his top 4 favorite movie's: Akira Kurosawa's 1985 epic, RAN. We have plenty of Yap's as we discuss what we love about the movie, go over some interesting (and heavy) production notes, and dance around a loose plot summary as we jump into themes, motifs, and techniques.

Episode 0: Welcome to The Film Trance

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Join Xi (@xi.asmodea) and Andy (@shmmaandy) as they journey through cinema together one favorite (or least favorite) movie at a time. Mostly an exercise in growing their knowledge, understanding, and adoration for any and all movies. Why do we love the movies we love? Why do we hate the ones we hate? How was every movie made? We will try our best to get these questions answered over the course of this podcast, so come and listen to us talk about the movies you love, the movies you hate, and hopefully you'll learn a thing or two with us!