About this episode

David Kittredge discusses his favorite films that are often considered terrible.

Boorman and the Devil director David Kittredge walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies he loves that a lot of other people think are terrible! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Boorman and the Devil (2026) The Exorcist (1973) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) The Exorcist III (1990) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather Part II (1974) Blow-Up (1966) Rocky (1976) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) Excalibur (1981) Grease (1978) Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990) The Apple (1980) Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) The Odyssey (2026) Barbie (2023) Oppenheimer (2023) The Thing (1982) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Sorcerer (1977) The Wages of Fear (1964) Cruising (1980) Bad Boy Bubby (1993) Taxi Driver (1976) Dangerous Men (2005) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) The Black Hole (1979) Star Wars (1977) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Condorman (1981) The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Can’t Stop the Music (1980) The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) Xanadu (1980) Hudson Hawk (1991) A History of Violence (2005) The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Olson, Joe Dante

Guest: David Kittredge

Topics covered

• film analysis
• director insights
• cult films
• movie recommendations
• horror films

Keywords

• David Kittredge
• Boorman and the Devil
• cult films
• horror movies
• film recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Boorman and the Devil, The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Exorcist III, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Blow-Up, Rocky, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Apocalypse Now

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