We finally go back to 1985 for a deep dive into Back to the Future, Robert Zemeckis’ beloved time-travel classic starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown. For some of us, Back to the Future is a movie we’ve seen dozens of times. For others, this was a first-time…
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This week on the Never Seen It Podcast, we’re joined by stand-up comedian Alan Strickland Williams (Conan, Adult Swim, Comics Unleashed) to dive into one of the greatest crime thrillers you’ve probably never seen: William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). We discuss how this stylish neo-noir helped shape modern action movies like…
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Is Backrooms the first truly great internet horror movie? This week, we explore one of the year’s most talked-about films, Backrooms (2026). We break down Kane Parsons’ ambitious adaptation of the viral Backrooms phenomenon and discuss why this psychological horror film succeeds by focusing on memory, trauma, and identity rather than traditional jump scares. We…
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Can a movie still be satisfying if it never gives you the answers? This week we discuss Broken Flowers (2005), director Jim Jarmusch’s contemplative road movie starring Bill Murray as Don Johnston, a man who receives an anonymous letter claiming he has an adult son he never knew existed. We break down why Jarmusch refuses…
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This week on the Never Seen It Podcast, we take a deep dive into Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) as the legendary film celebrates its 50th anniversary. Starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, and Albert Brooks, Taxi Driver remains one of the defining films of the New Hollywood era. We explore…
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In this episode, we break down Eyes Wide Shut, the final film from legendary director Stanley Kubrick. We explore how this psychological drama blends erotic tension, conspiracy, and philosophical themes into a deeply unsettling look at relationships and power. We start by examining the film’s central conflict: what happens when emotional intimacy becomes more threatening…
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In this episode, we sit down to discuss Rental Family, a deeply emotional and thought-provoking film that explores loneliness, identity, and the human need for connection. Through Brendan Fraser’s vulnerable performance as a struggling actor in Japan, the film introduces us to the world of “rental families”—a service where people hire others to play roles…
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In this episode, we take a deep dive into Trainspotting, the 1990’s grunge classic directed by Danny Boyle that redefined indie filmmaking in the 1990s. We explore how the film captures the gritty reality of heroin addiction, toxic friendships, and the nihilistic mindset of a generation rejecting traditional life paths. We discuss standout performances, especially…
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In this episode, we take on Good Boy (2025)—a haunting, emotionally strange horror film told largely through the eyes of a dog. The movie follows Indy, a loyal pup who moves with his owner Todd to a rural family home that may—or may not—be cursed. What begins as an eerie atmosphere slowly unfolds into something…
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Never Seen It Podcast — Episode 88 Spring Breakers (2012)
In this episode of the Never Seen It podcast, we discuss Spring Breakers — the polarizing crime-drama fever dream directed by Harmony Korine. Going into the film, many of us expected a raunchy college comedy in the vein of early 2010s party movies. Instead, we found ourselves trapped inside a hypnotic, neon-lit art house experiment…
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