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The Projection Booth

Weirding Way Media
Feminism
Hollywood
Star Wars
Documentary Filmmaking
Bette Davis
Victor Buono
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Australian Cinema
Sound Design
The Exterminating Angel
The Brave
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
Lemonade Joe
Luis Buñuel
Battle Beyond the Stars
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Fantastic Four
Hag-Sploitation
Return Of the Jedi
Who's Minding the Mint

The Projection Booth features discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis while regularly attracting special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems. The podcast has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. Visit www.projectionboothpodcast.comThe Projection Booth is part ... more

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The Joe Louis Fist is among Detroit's best-known monuments, yet plenty of people have forgotten whose fist it is. Etched in Pavement (2026), a festival documentary from Detroit photographer-turned-filmmaker John Sippel, brings that legacy back throug... more

What does it cost to believe everything? Gimme Truth (2026), which had its world premiere at Hot Docs and went on to Fantastic Fest, follows UFO contactees, starseeds, anti-vaccine crusaders, and other seekers of hidden knowledge without sneering and... more

Mike talks with the two stars of Little Doors (2026) — married couple Anthony Oberbeck and Megan Koester — about a deadpan comedy in which a lonely woman, quietly living through the end of the world, discovers a small wooden door has grown into the s... more

Mike talks with Jake Allyn, writer-director of Clean Hands (2026), a true-crime drama about a celebrated Hagerstown, Maryland narcotics sergeant fighting the opioid pipeline he polices by day while his own daughter is consumed by it at home.

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Recent Guests

Shaun Piccinino
Director of Double Trouble
ESX Entertainment / Warner Brothers (collaborations with ESX)
Episode: Special Report: Double Trouble (2026)
Johnny Flynn
Actor
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Episode: Special Report: A Prayer for the Dying (2026)
Bill Richardson
Writer-director of Ephemera, subject of the interview
Episode: Special Report: Ephemera (2026)
Bella Gonzales
Cinematographer / Director of Photography
Episode: Special Report: Bella Gonzales on Ted Lasso 4
Cameron Dawson Gray
Actress starring in Family
Episode: Special Report: Family (2026)
Ben Finkel
Writer-Director of Family
Episode: Special Report: Family (2026)
Matt Sukkar
Writer-Director of The Deputy
The Deputy (film)
Episode: Special Report: The Deputy (2026)
Kurt Deimer
Producer
Episode: Special Report: Hellbilly Hollow (2026)
Kevin Wayne
Director
Episode: Special Report: Hellbilly Hollow (2026)

Host

Mike White
Host with a long-running presence, known for deep research and extensive interviews within cinema discourse.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • Too many obscure movies that are impossible to find, and Chris’s presence is an automatic skip.

    First of all, Stachiw is an annoying presence that is intolerable.

    Secondly, Without an opportunity to find the films, no recap of the plots, and no info on the reviewers, this podcast comes across as just inside baseball.

    Which is ashamed as White often has surprising access to behind the scenes personnel, and even the occasional star.

    But far too many times, the inane laughing at unfunny comments weigh the podcast down into sludge about a film you’ll never see or want to.

    Some episodes... more

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    SpeedyGrayRaucous
    United States2 months ago
  • Impressive levels of whining in the supergirl review

    Congrats on having well thought out reasons to dislike a kinda bad sloppy movie, you get those free with your prefrontal cortex.

    They’re great otherwise. Their coverage of classics, forgotten gems, and documentaries is second to none.

    Just maybe skip their reviews of anything that got a wide release in the last decade.

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    fullspeedintothesun
    United States3 months ago
  • ❤️

    Congratulations on hitting a mighty 1000 episodes, Mike! A fantastic milestone for a fantastic podcast. TPB always delivers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GeeCee25
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Celluloid dissection

    Always enlightening, this podcast combines granular detail with a light touch and an infectious passion.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GrahamGGrant
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Anti-Trump film fans? SAD!

    Such potential, but constantly tripped up by ill-informed, poorly prepared guests and - yup - tertiary stage Trump Derangement Syndrome. Guys, you can appreciate a) movies and b) this great president. SAD!

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    Monsieur G.A. Lapie
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Long-form analysis can be dense but rewarding for serious film fans.
Engaging, deeply researched, and consistently insightful.
The depth and breadth of interviews are unparalleled.

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Special Report: The Deputy (2026)
Q: What was the biggest surprise for you making this movie?
The biggest surprise was realizing how much goes into the process, and how many people it takes to pull off a film, which broadened the sense of gratitude Sukkar felt for the collaboration and hard work involved.
Special Report: Murder at the Movies (2026)
Q: What was the toughest part of writing this?
The toughest part was putting together the mystery as a puzzle, managing the balance between a tightly plotted structure and leaving room for discovery, and then revising to ensure all threads connect logically after initial drafts.
Special Report: Ephemera (2026)
Q: What inspired Ephemera and how did the concept develop from stock footage to a full narrative?
He explains discovering stock footage as a creative outlet during recovery, recognizing sequences could be transformed into scenes, and choosing to assemble the film in reverse by curating disparate pieces first, then crafting a story around them.
Special Report: Ephemera (2026)
Q: How did you end up getting into filmmaking in the first place?
Richardson describes starting as an extra, watching how films are made, and realizing he could do it himself, eventually moving into producing, directing, and AD work, which demystified the process and motivated him to pursue his own projects.
Special Report: Donkey Princess (2026)
Q: How much of Donkey Princess owes itself to the Donkey Skin fairy tale, and how do you play with those fairy tale instincts?
They describe fairy tales as a backbone of their storytelling and say Donkey Princess grew into an adaptation inspired by Donkey Skin, but not from the start; they emphasize evolving the film through open-ended processes and letting traditional tales inform their visuals while making a Latin American contribution to the fairy tale canon.

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Across episodes, this show delivers in-depth, scholarly film analysis with a strong emphasis on deep dives into cinema history, genre conventions, and notable interviews with filmmakers, critics, and researchers. Conversations often orbit underexplored titles, influential directors, and cross-media connections, offering meticulous breakdowns of narrative structure, production context, and historical significance. A few episodes showcase lively crossovers and spotlight conversations with guests from related media projects, which helps listeners understand both the art form and its industry ecosystem. A standout trait is the thorough, research-driven approach paired with candid hosting and a willingness to tackle controversial or ideological ... more

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2. Johnny Flynn
3. Bill Richardson
4. Bella Gonzales
5. Cameron Dawson Gray
6. Ben Finkel
7. Matt Sukkar
8. Kurt Deimer

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