Awesome Movie Year

1 Creator

Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

#33 in the Top 100 Indie after shows All time chart

...more

3 Listeners

All episodes

Best episodes

Seasons

Top 10 Awesome Movie Year Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Awesome Movie Year episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Awesome Movie Year for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Awesome Movie Year episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Switchblade Sisters (1975 Audience Choice)

Awesome Movie Year

08/09/23 • 73 min

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our audience choice pick, Jack Hill’s Switchblade Sisters. Directed and co-written by Jack Hill and starring Joanne Nail, Robbie Lee, Monica Gayle and Asher Brauner, Switchblade Sisters prevailed over six other sexploitation movies in our 1975 audience choice poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bill Thompson in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/switchblade-sisters-1996), and Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-14-ca-14761-story.html).

Special thanks to our guest, UNLV professor of gender and sexuality studies Lynn Comella.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next installment, the epilogue to our 1975 season.

3 Listeners

1 Comment

Idle Hands (1999 Halloween Bonus)

Awesome Movie Year

10/19/22 • 55 min

In the second of three special Halloween episodes this year, we’re looking back to our season on the awesome movie year of 1999, to talk about horror comedy Idle Hands. Directed by Rodman Flender from a screenplay by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Jack Noseworthy and Vivica A. Fox, Idle Hands was a semi-finalist in our 1999 audience choice teen-movies tournament.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/idle-hands-1999), Robert Koehler in Variety (https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/idle-hands-1200457159/), and Lawrence Van Gelder in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/movies/film-review-a-demon-hand-a-cleaver-and-a-druid-named-debi.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our third special Halloween episode for this year, featuring Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining.

2 Listeners

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975 First Feature)

Awesome Movie Year

05/24/23 • 53 min

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and starring and written by Jones, Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Eric Idle, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was the first original feature film from the Monty Python comedy troupe.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/28/archives/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.html), Stanley Kauffmann in The New Republic (https://newrepublic.com/article/83972/monty-python-holy-grail-invitation-kauffmann), and Richard Schickel in Time Magazine (https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,917485,00.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment featuring the year’s biggest flop, Ken Russell’s Lisztomania.

2 Listeners

Peter’s Friends (1992 Jason’s Pick)

Awesome Movie Year

08/24/22 • 64 min

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends. Directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman and starring Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton, Peter’s Friends was Branagh’s third film as a director.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peters-friends-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/25/movies/review-film-conflicts-and-laughs-at-english-reunion.html), and Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/peter-s-friends-2-1200430624/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup.

The post Peter’s Friends (1992 Jason’s Pick) appeared first on Awesome Movie Year.

1 Listener

Aladdin (1992 Box Office Champ)

Awesome Movie Year

07/06/22 • 62 min

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Disney’s Aladdin. Directed and co-written by John Musker and Ron Clements and starring the voices of Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Douglas Seale and Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin grossed $504.1 million and won two Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/11/movies/review-film-disney-puts-its-magic-touch-on-aladdin.html), and Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-11-ca-38-story.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.

1 Listener

The Player (1992 Cannes Award Winner)

Awesome Movie Year

07/27/22 • 57 min

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Robert Altman’s The Player. Directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin and starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Cynthia Stevenson, Fred Ward and Peter Gallagher, The Player won two top awards at Cannes in 1992.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-player-1992), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/10/movies/review-film-inside-hollywood-an-impious-tale.html), and Peter Rainer in the Los Aneles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-19-ca-735-story.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Ron Fricke’s Baraka.

1 Listener

Raging Bull (1980 Bonus Episode)

Awesome Movie Year

10/05/22 • 69 min

NOTE: This episode was a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen’s Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to bonus episodes and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. Directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, Raging Bull was nominated for eight Oscars and won two.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/raging-bull-1980), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/14/archives/robert-de-niro-in-raging-bull.html), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcast Piecing It Together, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.

The post Raging Bull (1980 Bonus Episode) appeared first on Awesome Movie Year.

1 Listener

The Avengers (2012 Box Office Champ)

Awesome Movie Year

02/08/23 • 69 min

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Marvel Cinematic Universe entry The Avengers. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Renner, The Avengers was the sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-avengers-2012), Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post , and A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/movies/robert-downey-jr-in-the-avengers-directed-by-joss-whedon.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2012 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral.

1 Listener

Toys (1992 Box Office Flop)

Awesome Movie Year

07/20/22 • 53 min

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features the year’s biggest flop, Barry Levinson’s Toys. Directed and co-written by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Michael Gambon, Robin Wright and LL Cool J, Toys was nominated for awards at both the Razzies and the Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toys-1992), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-18-ca-1966-story.html), and Peter Travers in Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/toys-253263/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Robert Altman’s The Player.

1 Listener

Man Bites Dog (1992 Foreign Film)

Awesome Movie Year

08/17/22 • 60 min

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features our foreign film pick, Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog. Directed by, co-written by and starring Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, Man Bites Dog premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-02-ca-18344-story.html), Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/09/movies/review-film-festival-mad-dog-violence-on-tv-sensationalism-or-spoof.html), and Marc Savlov in the Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1993-04-02/139240/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1992 installment, featuring Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends.

1 Listener

1 Comment

Show more best episodes

Featured in these lists

The best podcasts for spoiler filled movie discussions

Curated by David Rosen

FAQ

How many episodes does Awesome Movie Year have?

Awesome Movie Year currently has 306 episodes available.

What topics does Awesome Movie Year cover?

The podcast is about Film History, Podcasts, After Shows and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on Awesome Movie Year?

The episode title 'Switchblade Sisters (1975 Audience Choice)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Awesome Movie Year?

The average episode length on Awesome Movie Year is 56 minutes.

How often are episodes of Awesome Movie Year released?

Episodes of Awesome Movie Year are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Awesome Movie Year?

The first episode of Awesome Movie Year was released on Jun 26, 2019.

Show more FAQ

Awesome Movie Year