Watch This List: Recent Episodes
Amy Hensarling
Watch This List is a podcast aimed at getting your film world down to a more manageable size. Every episode will feature a different movie topic, and a very special guest will share their personal top five favorites. Tune in to hear hidden gems, underrated classics, and curated selections.
With help from Gabor Maté, Patrick Carnes, and Allen Carr, Amy reflects on two years sober via Flight (2012), Heaven Knows What (2014), and Shame (2011).
Amy & Jacob kick off a new series with its premiere exploring illusion & disillusionment in marriage through the lenses of The Thin Man, Paterson, Closer, and Anatomy of a Fall.
Amy & Kaylyn cover Lucky McKee's 2002 cult classic and chat about women in horror and becoming fearless.
Amy & Tyler unpack the Nolan oeuvre for 118 minutes and explain the Inception ending once and for all.
Amy & Swart tackle midlife crises through empty pools, nostalgia, regret, and Broadway tunes. It's showtime, folks!
Amy & Mitch chat moral relativism + the nature of evil and search for an edifying benefit of weighing both sides to everything.
Amy and Frank talk themselves into Kaufman's filmography and find their way out of the swamp.
Amy & Hutch cover crises of faith, relationships, and self via a special handful of Bergman classics.
Amy & Lowe revisit the big existential questions Wally & Andre pondered circa '81 and discuss what it means "to be truly alive."
Amy & Jenna chat human (/artificial) intelligence, unconditional android affection, and what we really want from romantic companionship. Happy Valentine's!
Honored to have Adam back on the pod for WTL's 100th episode. Amy's recovering from the flu, and Adam gives a dynamite Herzog impression.
Amy & Victor chat Van Sant's Death Trilogy, his artsy indies, award-winning crowd-pleasers, and everything in-between.
Amy, Tyler, & Frank share best first-time watches of the year, top three 2024 releases, and conduct their very own full-length awards ceremony. Happy New Year, kids.
Merry Christmas, kids! Amy & Bob talk power dynamics, unlikable protagonists, and how Ōshima masterfully merges politics & passion.
Merry Hitchmas, kids! Amy & Satchel spotlight Alfred's 50s filmography & attempt to decipher his blonde preoccupation.
Amy & Miles chat all things von Trier, auteur theory, and capturing tender moments on film.
Amy & Andrew discuss the sensitive subjects of domestic abuse, cycles of violence, and forgiveness alongside Bing Liu's Minding the Gap.
Amy & Mitch chat Malick movies and their mystical musings on nature, suffering, and grace.
Amy & Seth uncover how Ang Lee's Hulk + PT Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love = a match made in cinema heaven.
Amy & Tyler cover Ridley's standouts, their alignment with Tony's, his themes, preoccupations, and eternal search for truth. Longest episode to date for a filmmaker who never bothered to be brief.
Amy & Katrina cover two Nic Cage gems on opposite sides of the spectrum, beginning with Leaving Las Vegas and ending with Pig.
Victor presents a solid case for proper Altman appreciation to a formerly skeptical Amy who's just now seeing the light and becoming a fan.
Amy & Jacob introduce the new directors series & tackle John Huston's literary filmography, focusing on Wise Blood + Moby Dick.
Amy & Andy Swart set out to cover the Coen Bros double feature of O Brother, Where Art Thou? + A Serious Man and end up chatting their entire filmography, Cormac McCarthy, & relatable anxiety.
Amy & Jetta close out She Said/She Said Season 1 with spirited debate around Barbie & Bella Baxter.
Amy aims Philip K. Dick's short story, Spielberg's adaptation, and Step 10 toward getting better at predicting the future.
Amy & Jenna cover Lina Wertmüller's Seven Beauties and Jane Campion's In the Cut. They chat feminism, gallows humor, the creepiness of fantasy love, and how we watch movies to help define ourselves.
Amy & Tristan unpack Star Wars: The Last Jedi's most prominent themes of tradition, failure, self-actualization, &demythologizing legend for the greater good.
Amy & Sandy chat sexy vampires, gothic horror, toxic relationships, and thriving in recovery.
Amy, Tyler, & Frank chat optimism vs fatalism, their top 5 Nolans, and Amy's total misreading of Dune: Part Two.
Amy & Jerry delve into the helplessness of grief, Glazer's filmography, and Birth as ghost story.
Amy & Victor contemplate stoicism, reality cooperation, and the benefits of choosing visionary happiness.
Amy & Kaylyn chat Donkey Skin, Blue Valentine, and compatibility in romantic relationships.
Amy & Sakana unpack female asexuality in Vincent Sherman's Harriet Craig & Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.
Amy & Michael chat his favorite comfort films, vocations, moral quests, and how our deepest passions make us whole.
Amy & Katrina cover Batman Returns, Nolan vs Burton's Catwoman, The Virgin Suicides, and empowering our true selves.
Amy & Adam chat slow cinema, the healing power of human connection, and following your sound.
Maddy & Amy chat Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue, John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me!, and how being a female horror fan has its perks & privs.
Jetta drops in to help launch WTL's brand new series focused on women in film. We talk The To-Do List, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and the modern day challenges of self-worth, sex, and honest communication.
Amy's meditation on the nature of evil with a little help from St. John, Ferrara, Step 7, and David Foster Wallace.
Amy & Andrew tackle one of the most profound hidden gem documentaries ever made about rehabilitation, the power of vulnerability, confession, active listening, and restoration. Go inside to go outside.
Amy & Tyler chat comfort movies, video games, The Iliad, David Foster Wallace, Macbeth, the masks we wear, and the bright side of human tragedy.
Happy New Year, kids! Amy dives into Atom Egoyan's 1994 masterpiece Exotica all on her own in the show's most intimate, unraveling episode to date.
In the final episode of 2023, Amy & Jacob discuss alcoholism, traumatic memory, King's narcissism of the writer careening towards the void, Kubrick's depersonalization, shifting identities in time, and what we think shining really means.
Join Amy and Jerry as they chat his top 3 comfort films + a whole host of unrelated (and some related) novels, shows, and movies, including Roadside Picnic, Boardwalk Empire, All the President's Men, and their #1 favorite Tarantino joint.
Amy & Lowe chat conflict resolution, outgrowing friendships, finding purpose, taking rejection gracefully, and learning how to forgive.
Amy & Christopher chat Waiting for Godot, the kindness of strangers, Abbas Kiarostami's controversial final scene, and how a fresh outlook can change the world.
Amy & Brian tread carefully on tough topics, including Roman Polanski, cultural upheaval in the 60s, sexual trauma, and how speaking openly and honestly is often the healing key.
Special pre-Thanksgiving bonus episode, kids! AJ & Jetta drop in to take yours truly on a wild and wacky journey through four of their favorite zany comfort films. Enjoy.
Amy and Ethan tackle The Exorcist franchise, the theatrical vs director's cuts, sacrificial love, human connection, and Blatty's conclusion.
Amy and Seth tackle suffering and authenticity via William Peter Blatty's zany-visionary second installment in his bold psychological trilogy of faith following The Exorcist. "What a piece of work is a man..."
WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 6 with my stellar buddy Max, who gives us three truly varied features he feels most soothe his soul. A little Ozu, a little Allen, and a little Linklater make for a delightfully warm cup of tea. Enjoy.
Happy 50th episode, kids! Amy & Marc celebrate the WTL milestone by pondering moral conundrums, crises of conscience, and whether or not we can ever really get away scot-free.
Amy & Darren chat religious extremism, Christopher Lee, and how to be persuasive in passion without meeting a dreadful end.
Amy and Andy talk sobriety, Paul Schrader, and the great tension between hope and despair.
Amy & Mitch get into the zone & ponder deepest desires, Morpheus vs Stalker, and what the heck that ending really means.
WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 5 with mile-a-minute movie gore & goo enthusiast Stephen Gillespie whose insane idea of comfort is both put into question and respected in equal tandem.
Sidenote: The platform used to record was experiencing technical difficulties at the time, so our episode was delayed for us both to varying degrees throughout. When certain portions feel off, that's why, but we hope you enjoy the show!
WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 4 featuring Adam's upbeat Aussie cheerfulness with a dash of comforting and sometimes discomforting selections.
WTL Unplugged PresentsComfort Movies: Episode 3 featuring the wonderful wonder Sakana who drops in to give us some curious comfort flicks that delve much deeper than meets the eye...
WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 2 featuring my good pal Tristan chatting childhood memories and films that feel like home.
BONUS EPISODE, KIDS! Tune in to hear Amy, Gentry, and Rob recap 31 days ofgialli summer fun.
New series starts TODAY, kids! My bestie Frank is back dropping his final hidden gems & top comfort films to usher in my next movie-loving venture. Enjoy.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Joel to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Mitch to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Swart to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Jacob to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Bob to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Dan to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Jetta to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & AJ to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Rob to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Ethan to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Kevin to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Michael to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Andrew to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on hidden classics. Join Amy & Cormac to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on underseen classics. Join Amy & Graham to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on underseen classics. Join Amy & Matthew to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unpluggedpresents a brand new series focusing on underseen classics. Join Amy & Benjamin to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unplugged presents a brand new series focusing on underseen classics. Join Amy & Frank to hear about the best films you've never seen.
Watch This List Unplugged presents Episode 10 of Insomnia Cinema: Flesh for Frankenstein with Jetta Weinstein.
Watch This List Unplugged presents Episode 8 of Insomnia Cinema: Nightmare Weekend with Bob McCully.
Watch This List Unplugged presents Episode 8 of Insomnia Cinema: Clerks with Patrick Yurick.
Watch This List Unplugged presents episode 7 of Insomnia Cinema: Shoot 'Em Up with Andy Swart.
Watch This List Unplugged presents episode 5 of Insomnia Cinema: Never Too Young To Die with Rob Spencer.
Watch This List Unplugged presents episode 4 of Insomnia Cinema: Phantom of the Paradise with Ben Slaby.
Watch This List Unplugged presents episode 3 of Insomnia Cinema: From Beyond with Jetta Weinstein.
Watch This List Unplugged presents episode 2 of Insomnia Cinema: The Trip with Chris Gillotte.
Watch This List Unplugged presents a brand new series called Insomnia Cinema. Here is episode 1 covering The Loved Ones with special guest Frank Ritz.
Comic book aficionado Rob drops in to give his top 5 favorite nontraditional superhero flicks.
Filmmaker Frank Ritz kicks off the podcast with his top five favorite directorial debuts.
Hello movie lovers! Welcome home. Enjoy this jazzy introduction to my special up-and-coming podcast Watch This List.