Jonathan Foster
@jonathanfoster.bsky.social
Writer // Co-host of The Worst Part of My Favorite Movie @worstpartpod.bsky.social // Letterboxd https://boxd.it/2h3d1 // Filmed in Panavision
MUNICH and LINCOLN? What class is this for?
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MUNICH and LINCOLN? What class is this for?
Also playing DOCNYC!
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Also playing DOCNYC!
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For the season finale, @willsloanesq.bsky.social stops by to discuss his great new book about Ed Wood, how to approach cinematic reclamation, and the movie he's seen possibly more than any other: Tim Burton's BATMAN. You wanna get nuts? C'mon! Let's get nuts!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For the season finale, @willsloanesq.bsky.social stops by to discuss his great new book about Ed Wood, how to approach cinematic reclamation, and the movie he's seen possibly more than any other: Tim Burton's BATMAN. You wanna get nuts? C'mon! Let's get nuts!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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Being asked to join the @worstpartpod.bsky.social has been a big highlight of the year for me. Thanks to Tripp Von Weeks and the other host for having me on! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
1988 - Die Hard (with Matt
Podcast Episode · The Worst Part of My Favorite Movie · 10/22/2025 · 52m
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October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Being asked to join the @worstpartpod.bsky.social has been a big highlight of the year for me. Thanks to Tripp Von Weeks and the other host for having me on! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Loved talking to my longtime friend @smokeycloud.bsky.social about one of the defining movies of the 1980s!
Award-winning sound artist @smokeycloud.bsky.social stops by to talk about DIE HARD. We discuss Joel Silver's "Whammo Chart," John McTiernan's efforts to infuse Shakespeare into the material, and what choices set the film apart from other '80s action movies.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Loved talking to my longtime friend @smokeycloud.bsky.social about one of the defining movies of the 1980s!
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
I really enjoyed my conversation with Justin, and especially getting to highlight the first-rate work he's doing @cine-matographe.bsky.social. It's a meaty episode even before we get to my favorite Verhoeven film!
We're joined today by @jlalibs.com to talk about the world of boutique Blu-ray labels, the films of Paul Verhoeven, and the continuing relevance and endurance of ROBOCOP. Check it out!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I really enjoyed my conversation with Justin, and especially getting to highlight the first-rate work he's doing @cine-matographe.bsky.social. It's a meaty episode even before we get to my favorite Verhoeven film!
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
We used to write rap songs that rhymed Telly Savalas with Speedy Gonzalez.
New playlist THIS WAS SUMMER 1993...a summer of WHOOMPS and WHOOTS, and dreamlovers in the Alternative Nation
🔺 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zh...
🟡 Apple:
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🟧 YouTube:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🔺 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zh...
🟡 Apple:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
🟧 YouTube:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
July 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We used to write rap songs that rhymed Telly Savalas with Speedy Gonzalez.
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If you have ever wanted to hear me yap about ALIENS, now’s your chance!
Film critic @katiewalshstx.bsky.social is on the podcast to discuss what makes ALIENS such a satisfying sequel, the evolution of James Cameron's storytelling, and producer Gale Anne Hurd's role as "Cameron Whisperer" during the early phase of his career.
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you have ever wanted to hear me yap about ALIENS, now’s your chance!
Thanks, Smokey!
June 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thanks, Smokey!
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Film critic @katiewalshstx.bsky.social is on the podcast to discuss what makes ALIENS such a satisfying sequel, the evolution of James Cameron's storytelling, and producer Gale Anne Hurd's role as "Cameron Whisperer" during the early phase of his career.
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
June 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Film critic @katiewalshstx.bsky.social is on the podcast to discuss what makes ALIENS such a satisfying sequel, the evolution of James Cameron's storytelling, and producer Gale Anne Hurd's role as "Cameron Whisperer" during the early phase of his career.
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
podcasts.apple.com/.../1986.../....
The collective silence is deafening.
June 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The collective silence is deafening.
Here we go! Arrived today, @willsloanesq.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here we go! Arrived today, @willsloanesq.bsky.social
Absolutely insane choice of hosts. I wonder if they were already aware of the reshoot and release-schedule troubles awaiting FAIR GAME.
June 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Absolutely insane choice of hosts. I wonder if they were already aware of the reshoot and release-schedule troubles awaiting FAIR GAME.
I’m almost certain I saw this teaser in front of GROUNDHOG DAY.
May 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’m almost certain I saw this teaser in front of GROUNDHOG DAY.
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this was very fun, would love it if you listened!
It's AFTER HOURS and all things Marty! Dream guest @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social discusses how this back-to-basics indie fits into Scorsese's oeuvre, what we sometimes get wrong about his work, and why his movies are often more appreciated after the fact!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
this was very fun, would love it if you listened!
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It's AFTER HOURS and all things Marty! Dream guest @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social discusses how this back-to-basics indie fits into Scorsese's oeuvre, what we sometimes get wrong about his work, and why his movies are often more appreciated after the fact!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
March 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's AFTER HOURS and all things Marty! Dream guest @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social discusses how this back-to-basics indie fits into Scorsese's oeuvre, what we sometimes get wrong about his work, and why his movies are often more appreciated after the fact!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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The great @bilgeebiri.bsky.social joins the podcast to offer wide-ranging insights into Steven Spielberg's career and discuss why he thinks TEMPLE OF DOOM might actually be Spielberg's best-directed film!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Dhs...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Dhs...
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The great @bilgeebiri.bsky.social joins the podcast to offer wide-ranging insights into Steven Spielberg's career and discuss why he thinks TEMPLE OF DOOM might actually be Spielberg's best-directed film!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Dhs...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Dhs...
Beginning to have my doubts about this Nosferatu guy.
December 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Beginning to have my doubts about this Nosferatu guy.
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Wow! Thank you, Mr. President!
December 21, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Wow! Thank you, Mr. President!
THE SOCIAL NETWORK was just added to the National Film Registry. I assume this podcast episode, in which @franhoepfner.bsky.social and I discuss the worst part of it, was instrumental in the decision to deem it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
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tinyurl.com/4aexs2u4
The Social Network (with Fran Hoepfner)
Podcast Episode · The Worst Part of My Favorite Movie · 02/21/2023 · 49m
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December 17, 2024 at 6:33 PM
THE SOCIAL NETWORK was just added to the National Film Registry. I assume this podcast episode, in which @franhoepfner.bsky.social and I discuss the worst part of it, was instrumental in the decision to deem it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
tinyurl.com/4aexs2u4
tinyurl.com/4aexs2u4
Wow. Bluesky is good again.
November 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Wow. Bluesky is good again.