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All The Right Movies

All The Right Movies

232 episodes

The story of Hollywood one film at a time. Four creatives. One shared passion: moviemaking magic. Insightful, interesting and very entertaining, John, Luke, Westy and Matt dive into cinema's greatest productions, revealing how it was done, whether it works and why it matters. From golden age to modern classics, we discuss the creativity and analyse the artistry behind the most important films ever, each episode revealing a new layer of Hollywood's story. Join the ATRM Community.

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  1. The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022) | Ep. 68 - Part 1

    · 1 h 18 min · Explicit

    Martin McDonagh's unique brand of humour and heartbreak returns to the podcast as Luke, Westy, and Matt head to a remote Irish island to begin a masterclass in passive-aggressive feuding. In Part 1 we cover the film's…

  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | Ep. 67 - Part 2

    · 1 h 14 min

    Back on the road to Mordor for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the journey through Peter Jackson's epic, turning to the people who built Middle-earth and the ending that sets up the trilogy. We dig…

  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | Ep. 67 - Part 1

    · 1 h 53 min

    Peter Jackson convinced Hollywood to fund three epic films at once, then filmed them back-to-back in New Zealand. Madness, and it changed cinema. John, Westy, and Matt begin the journey to Middle-earth. In Part 1 we…

  4. Training Day (2001) | Ep. 66 - Part 2

    · 1 h 09 min

    Back on patrol for the second half. Luke, Matt, and Westy continue the story of Fuqua's gritty thriller, turning to the people who built it and that explosive climax in the projects. We dig into the crew behind the…

  5. Training Day (2001) | Ep. 66 - Part 1

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Denzel Washington swaggers through the streets of LA in this dark, morally complex thriller. Luke, Matt, and Westy ride shotgun with Alonzo Harris to begin the story (King Kong ain't got nothing on that performance).…

  6. A Life In Moives: Jesse Malin

    · 1 h 04 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  7. Behind the Mics: ATRM Patron Q&A (October 2025)

    · 1 h 07 min

    In this special podcast from All The Right Movies, we're opening our mailbag to answer questions from our patrons. Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become…

  8. The Last of the Mohicans (1992) | Ep. 65 - Part 2

    · 1 h 05 min

    Back into the wilderness for the second half. John, Matt, and Westy continue the story of Mann's colonial epic, turning to the people who built it and that breathless final clifftop sequence. We dig into the crew…

  9. The Last of the Mohicans (1992) | Ep. 65 - Part 1

    · 1 h 23 min

    Michael Mann brings his signature intensity to colonial America in this sweeping epic. John, Matt, and Westy begin the story, tracking Daniel Day-Lewis through the wilderness (he was there for long enough). In Part 1…

  10. Road To Perdition (2002) | Ep. 64 - Part 2

    · 1 h 10 min

    Back on the road for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Mendes's Depression-era tragedy, turning to the people who made it and the ending that lands like a gut punch. We dig into the crew…

  11. Road To Perdition (2002) | Ep. 64 - Part 1

    · 1 h 04 min · Explicit

    Sam Mendes follows up American Beauty with a gangster tragedy soaked in rain and regret. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Mendes turned a graphic novel into one of the most beautiful crime films ever…

  12. Amadeus (1984) | Ep. 63 - Part 2

    · 1 h 09 min

    Back to Vienna for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Forman's period epic, turning to the people who built it and the requiem that brings it to its devastating close. We dig into the crew…

  13. Amadeus (1984) | Ep. 63 - Part 1

    · 1 h 26 min

    Mediocrity has a patron saint, and his name is Salieri. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Miloš Forman's lavish, Oscar-sweeping account of genius, jealousy, and a laugh that echoes through cinema history. In…

  14. A Life In Movies: David Morrell

    · 47 min

    On the latest episode of A Life In Movies, the movie interview podcast by All The Right Movies, we're talking to acclaimed novelist David Morrell. David is the esteemed author of over 30 novels, short stories and…

  15. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Ep. 62 - Part 2

    · 1 h 11 min

    Back to the reunion for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of the cult comedy, turning to the people who made it and the showdown that closes things out. We dig into the crew behind the film —…

  16. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Ep. 62 - Part 1

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    A hitman walks into his ten-year high school reunion. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the cult black comedy that mixed contract killing, John Cusack, and one of the great needle-drop soundtracks of the…

  17. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | Ep. 61 - Part 2

    · 1 h 11 min

    Back into the wasteland for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Villeneuve's sequel, turning to the people who built it and the ending that honours the original. We dig into the crew behind…

  18. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | Ep. 61 - Part 1

    · 1 h 20 min · Explicit

    Thirty-five years on, somebody dared to make the sequel. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Denis Villeneuve followed a sacred cow and made one of the most stunning science fiction films of the modern era.…

  19. The Fugitive (1993) | Ep. 60 - Part 2

    · 1 h 09 min

    Back on the chase for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of the relentless thriller, turning to the people who built it and the climax that ties it all together. We dig into the crew behind the…

  20. The Fugitive (1993) | Ep. 60 - Part 1

    · 1 h 14 min · Explicit

    A doctor wrongly accused, a marshal who doesn't care if he's innocent, and a train crash for the ages. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the action thriller that proved a TV remake could be a genuine classic.…

  21. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Ep. 59 - Part 2

    · 1 h 08 min

    Back to the jungle for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Lean's epic, turning to the people who built it and the explosive finale that brings the bridge down. We dig into the crew behind the…

  22. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Ep. 59 - Part 1

    · 1 h 20 min

    Madness, madness. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of David Lean's sweeping war epic, the film that took the director from intimate British drama into the world of the grand-scale blockbuster. In Part 1 we cover…

  23. The Best of ATRM: Jan-Jun 2025

    · 1 h 52 min

    We've done the hard work so you don't have to - sifting through the first six months of ATRM Classic in 2025 to bring you some of the best bits. This highlights compilation features our best moments of insight,…

  24. Sicario (2015) | Ep. 58 - Part 2

    · 1 h 01 min

    Back across the border for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Villeneuve's thriller, turning to the people who built it and the ending that leaves a mark. We dig into the crew behind the film…

  25. Sicario (2015) | Ep. 58 - Part 1

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    The border has its own rules, and Kate Macer is about to learn them. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Denis Villeneuve's tense, morally murky thriller about the war on drugs. In Part 1 we cover the film's…

  26. A Life In Movies: Daniel Myrick

    · 58 min

    We’re talking to writer and director Daniel Myrick. Daniel started his career in the industry in the mid 90s, before being thrust into the limelight when he and his colledge buddy, Eduardo Sanchez, wrote, directed and…

  27. Toy Story (1995) | Ep. 57 - Part 2

    · 1 h 06 min

    Back to Andy's room for the second half. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Pixar's groundbreaking debut, turning to the people who built it and the rescue mission that brings it home. We dig into the crew…

  28. Toy Story (1995) | Ep. 57 - Part 1

    · 1 h 24 min

    The first fully computer-animated feature film, and it almost fell apart more than once. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Pixar changed cinema forever and very nearly didn't. In Part 1 we cover the film's…

  29. Behind the Mics: ATRM Patron Q&A (April 2025)

    · 1 h 12 min

    In this special podcast from All The Right Movies, we're opening our mailbag to answer questions from our patrons. Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become…

  30. JFK (1991) | Ep. 56 - Part 2

    · 1 h 12 min

    Back on the case for the second half. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Stone's epic, turning to the people who built it and the climactic courtroom summation that pulls it all together. We dig into the crew…

  31. JFK (1991) | Ep. 56 - Part 1

    · 1 h 18 min · Explicit

    Back, and to the left. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Oliver Stone's sprawling, controversial, three-hour interrogation of the Kennedy assassination. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Oliver…

  32. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) | Ep. 55 - Part 2

    · 1 h 04 min

    The whole film builds to a night everyone thinks they know, then rewrites it into something cathartic and bonkers in equal measure. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, heading for that final act. We dig into the…

  33. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) | Ep. 55 - Part 1

    · 1 h 26 min

    A fading TV star and his stunt double drift through a Los Angeles that's slipping away from them. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Quentin Tarantino's wistful love letter to a vanishing era. In Part 1 we cover…

  34. A Life In Movies: Alex Zane

    · 1 h 11 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  35. A Life In Movies: Tim Webber

    · 51 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  36. Blue Velvet (1986) | Ep. 54 - Part 2

    · 54 min

    It was savaged and celebrated in equal measure on release, and the argument never really stopped. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up at the unsettling final act. We dig into the crew behind the film…

  37. Blue Velvet (1986) | Ep. 54 - Part 1

    · 1 h 22 min · Explicit

    A studio gave David Lynch final cut on the condition he took a pay cut and worked cheap. The result is one of the most disturbing films ever made by a major distributor. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part…

  38. Mary Poppins (1964) | Ep. 53 - Part 2

    · 59 min

    The technology that put Julie Andrews inside a cartoon was years ahead of its time, and it swept the technical Oscars. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up as the Banks family comes back together. We…

  39. Mary Poppins (1964) | Ep. 53 - Part 1

    · 1 h 24 min

    Walt Disney spent twenty years trying to convince a deeply reluctant author to let him make this film at all. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Robert Stevenson,…

  40. A Life In Movies: Shea Serrano

    · 56 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  41. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) | Ep. 52 - Part 2

    · 1 h 05 min

    The father-son double act was so good it rescued the entire film, and a lot of that was Connery and Ford riffing on the page. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up on the road to the Grail. We dig into…

  42. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) | Ep. 52 - Part 1

    · 1 h 16 min

    After one beloved adventure and one notoriously darker sequel, the brief for the third was simple: send the series out on a high. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story.In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director…

  43. Arrival (2016) | Ep. 51 - Part 2

    · 1 h 14 min

    Everything the film is really about is hidden in plain sight until a single reveal rearranges it. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up at that turn. We dig into the crew behind the film — Eric…

  44. Arrival (2016) | Ep. 51 - Part 1

    · 1 h 05 min

    Most alien-invasion films reach for the missiles. This one reaches for a linguist and a whiteboard, and it's all the more gripping for it. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening,…

  45. A Life In Movies: Greg Sestero

    · 42 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  46. A Life In Movies: John Doe

    · 38 min

    Connect with ATRM: To support what we do, access our archive and listen to exclusive episodes, become an ATRM patron: Listen on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Twitter/X:…

  47. Trading Places (1983) | Ep. 50 - Part 2

    · 1 h 04 min

    The film's climactic commodities scene is so accurate that it's reportedly been used to teach finance, and even helped inspire a real piece of US trading law. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story as the tables…

  48. Trading Places (1983) | Ep. 50 - Part 1

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Two heartless old men bet a single dollar on whether they can ruin one man's life and remake another's. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the sharpest comedy of its era. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening,…

  49. The Terminator (1984) | Ep. 49 - Part 2

    · 1 h 04 min

    Cameron sold the rights for a single dollar on the condition he got to direct it, betting everything on himself. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, building to the showdown in the factory. We dig into the crew…

  50. The Terminator (1984) | Ep. 49 - Part 1

    · 1 h 19 min

    James Cameron dreamed up an unstoppable metal killer while sick with a fever in Rome, and built a franchise out of it. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director James…

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