Best 60 Film History Podcasts

The Hong Kong On Screen Podcast is a podcast about Hong Kong cinema, hosted by HongKongers. It is brought to you by Hong Kong On Screen, a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles that aims to preserve and promote Hong Kong culture, especially Hong Kong cinema. Powered by Firstory Hosting more

Join Dana Buckler on all things film and television, as he endeavors to explore and make sense of this ever-evolving world of entertainment. From Chaplin to Tarantino ; from VHS to Blu-Ray; from the video store to Netflix, How is this Movie? is your guide to the history and future of entertainment. more

This podcast celebrates vintage film from the pre-60s era with a focus on the history of Cinevent and film in Columbus, Ohio through interviews with experts. Join host Samantha Glasser and interview correspondent Caroline Breder-Watts. more

Hosts Don Smith and Don Hall choose a classic film to unpack, discuss other films influenced by it, and tease each other with trailers for upcoming movies they really want to see. more

Join movie fans Michael DiGiovanni and Andrew Bloom as they set out to determine if all these so called classic films are indeed just that. more

An ECFS Productions Original Podcast: Cinema Spectator is a film history podcast that takes away the pretense that usually comes along with learning about film. Each week, we tackle a 'classic' of film history but do these films actually hold up for a modern audience? Can they entertain someone who grew up on Spider-Man reboots and Jim Carrey movies, or will they forever be relics of a bygone era? more

Join cinephiles Ryan and Joe as they dive into the making and history behind some of cinema's forgotten gems. From Hats Off Entertainment. more

Welcome everyone! Join host, Aaron Strand, as we take a historical deep dive into the gripping life and work of cinema's greatest directors. We skip across time, genre, and nationality to explore the greatest and wildest stories from the history of film, and use the lives of these extraordinary artists to examine the broader historical context that shaped their art. Think 'Hardcore History' meets 'You Must Remember This'. Between our main story episodes, we will be releasing 'One-Reelers'. more

We're a classic film podcast. We love classic films. We love arguing. We love each other. We love being mean to each other. more

An ongoing series of specially produced histories, bringing to life the stories and secrets that shaped cinema. more

Considering the Cinema is a podcast about movies (including HORROR movies) and film criticism, hosted by film critic Jason Pyles (aka 'Jay of the Dead'), from Salt Lake City. This audio podcast has no set release schedule or topical format, but its focus is movie news, film theory, movie trivia, cinema history, movie reviews and film criticism. more

Dust off those videotape storage shelves, or boot up your streaming device. Two friends are trying to work through those classic films they've let build into a backlog by going through a whole century of film, decade by decade, year by year. Presented by Better Feeling Films; UK based hosts Liam Delaney and Oliver Jones will be your rambling guides as they go on their adventure through film history. more

This is an Oscar's Best Picture Podcast where each episode we discuss a different film on the list of Oscar Best Picture winners! We do a true deep dive and talk about the story, cast, and history of the film! more

The Tinsel Factory is the casual film history podcast you didn't know you needed. Each week your host breaks down a (insert noun here) from the echelons of film. Not a film snob? Not a problem! Everything is presented and explained for the most causal film lover. Welcome to The Tinsel Factory! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support more

Join DJ Nik, Rachel, and Xan as together they review every single movie to have won the Oscar for Best Picture in chronological order on this biweekly podcast! Next episode coming on May 27th! more

The film experts at Little White Lies, along with selected colleagues and friends discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. more

Join Moe and Matthew as they watch and talk about every Academy Nominee for Best Picture beginning from the very first Academy Awards for 1927/28 (in Japanese and English). Each episode focuses on one film. Join us on this adventure through film history! more

The podcast in which we watch, assess and discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Hosted by film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky more

The AndyPlex is a podcast where we will explore and riff on the films of past and present in order to gain inspiration, but also to hear the multitude of journeys from those brave souls that work in showbiz. Your host Andy Maiorano is a film buff and film professional residing in Los Angeles California. He went ahead and turned his apartment into a movie theater to create a haven for himself and other film lovers --The ANDYPLEX! more

The Projection Booth has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post, The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. With over 600 episodes to date and an ever-growing fan base, The Projection Booth regularly attracts special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems, including Ellen Burstyn, Willem Dafoe, Joe Dante, Bruce Dern, Chris Elliott, William Friedkin, Jeff Goldblum, Elliott Gould, Ed Harris, John Landis, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Palin, Sir Tim Rice, Julie Taymor, John Waters, and more. more

Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett. more

A podcast bringing you the forgotten classic movies of yesteryear. Join Michael Flaherty and Max Steele as they drink their way through all of the good, bad, and ugly that cinema has to offer. more

The Forgotten Filmcast covers the movies that time forgot. On each episode, host Todd Liebenow is joined by another film blogger or podcaster to discuss a film that has fallen off the radar. We've covered films from the silent era all the way up to the early 90's. more

You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast about the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywoods first century. more

The Searchers podcast is the passion of three cinephiles who seek to guide you across the potentially overwhelming and untraversed regions of cinema. After a long day toiling through the grassy knolls, dry deserts, and rocky slabs, you deserve a break. Come on down and warm yourself by the fire, crack open a beer, and join us.New episodes every other week. more

'You Made Me Watch That?!' is a podcast where two film studies professors, Colleen Kennedy-Karpat and Wickham Catesby Flannagan, aim to expand each other's cinematic knowledge, one recommendation at a time. Produced by Taylan at Bilkent COMD studios, in collaboration with Bilkent Cinema Society. more

The only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making ofs to biographies, studies to novelisations, I'm fascinated by where the written word intersects with the world of the big screen. more

A panel of inexperts geek out over film and incidental history and pop culture on the 8th, 18th and 28th of each month! more

The Gruesome Magazine podcast about classic horror and sci-fi films from 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

Filmi Ladies takes a woman-centered look at Indian cinema, with occasional detours into books, tv, and other pop culture. Hosted by Pitu Sultan and Beth Loves Bollywood. more

We trace the Life of a Film from conception to production all the way to its release and reception. You know when you dive into a film's wikipedia and imdb after watching it? Then the director's page, then the actor's page. Our show does that for you. We use our nerd superpowers to obsessively tell the story of a movie: how it came to be, how it played out, and what it means today. It is a crash course on a single film filled with primary documents, lovely asides, and frequent guest voices. It is an investigation and celebration of films both great and small. more

Splice & Splatter, produced by Highgarden Entertainment and presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the film podcast where classic horror meets modern gore. Join hosts Al LaFleur (she/they) and Siena Sofia Bergt (they/she) as they share behind-the-scenes facts, pull back the curtain on movie-making tricks of the trade, talk with various special guests, and spill a ton of other gory details as they share their love of the horror movie genre. more

Oscar Wild is an entertainment podcast where Sophia Ciminello and Nick Ruhrkraut discuss the latest in film from new releases to old favorites, always counting down to next year's Oscars. more

Each week on The Cine-Files we enter the world of great film and explore its ideas, history, filmmakers and the influences it has on movies today. more

The Secret History Of Hollywood is a series of specially produced documentaries about the Golden Age Of Hollywood. Attaboy Clarence takes a new look at classic movies and radio, featuring reviews of movies that may have passed you by and featuring selected episodes of old-time radio. more

Nightmare on Film Street is the Home of Horror for Die-hards all the way to Casual Creeps & those Casually Obsessed. A candid, comedic take on the genre from Nightmare on Film Street founders Jonathan Dehaan and Kimberley Elizabeth. more

From the creators of Inside Psycho and Inside the Exorcist comes a new story about a classic movie and its inspirations. A tale of a modest thriller that became an ordeal and then a disaster and then a phenomenon and then a classic. A story of one man, a fresh-faced, inexperienced director who nearly wrecked his promising career and became the most important filmmaker of our era. This is Inside JAWS. more

The Ringer dives into movies as Sean Fennessey sits down with Hollywood's biggest filmmakers, breaks down the latest industry trends, handicaps the upcoming Oscars race, and reviews new films with Ringer colleagues like Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins, and Bill Simmons. more

Front Row Classics explores some of the greatest films ever made. Hosts, Brandon Davis and Eric Flick dive deep into the world of film from the silent era through the 1970s. Each month, they welcome a fun group of guests to discuss the plots, actors and filmmakers behind some of cinema's all-time great Classics. more

Retro Ramble is a movie podcast and blog from the Brothers McGhee. Join George and Charlie McGhee as they review the TV and Films of their youth and discuss why many are still relevant and worth revisiting today. more

Brendan and Jason dive into the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films of All-Time list. What does that mean? Well, they'll be exploring each film's significance, if it deserves its place in history, and answering questions and comments from you, the listeners. more

Welcome to Not Just For Kids. Once a week we will revisit the movies we loved as children, looking at their place in the history of family films, the themes they explore and if they're any good. Each season we will focus on a different area: be it a particular film studio, director or time period. And each week we will invite a guest onto the podcast who will offer their own perspective on the films being covered that week. more

Looking for something new to watch? Paralysed by choice on streaming services? Join filmmaker Will Webb for movie recommendations and deep dives with guests from across the film world and beyond as we help you pick movies, broaden your horizons and re-evaluate old favourite films. more

The Academy doesn't always get it right. Join Meghann and Craig and special guests as they decide the rightful winners of the Oscar. more

Little Gold Men is the inside story of Hollywood, from awards shows and red-carpet premieres to the hard work and whisper campaigns that get people there. Weekly episodes feature obsessive, expert conversations about the best of television and film, with special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics. LGM also dives deep into Oscar history and offers insight into all the other awards that make up Hollywood's continual dash toward glitz and glory. more

The Screen Test of Time is a podcast where Suzan Eraslan and David Daw set out to watch every movie ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, in order, from the first awards season to eventually the present day. Each week, they watch and review a different movie, and when they've watched everything nominated in a particular year, they tell you whether the Oscar went to the right one! more

A Podcast Seeking Entertainment and Enlightenment through Tokusatsu. Hosted by The Monster Island Film Vault.

The top podcast for discussion of Japanese movies.

If you're like Matt Gourley (Superego, Drunk History, James Bonding), then you know all the classic movie and television scenes so well it's like you were in the room when they happened. Well, you weren't. And neither was he. But the people Matt interviews were! Listen in as they tell the inside stories of how cinema and television history was made from a fly-on-the-wall perspective you've never heard. more

Listen up, film fans! Actor & comedian Paul Scheer and film critic Amy Nicholson want your advice as they make the ultimate list of the greatest movies of all time. In Season 1, they watched every one of the AFI's Top 100 films...and decided they could kick off half. Now, they're filling in the gaps by investigating wildly diverse areas of film through miniseries on topics like horror movies, documentaries and romantic comedies, with help from listeners' picks. more

Looking at cinema's present via its past. The Next Picture Show is a biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the first half, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor in the second. more

Podcast with recommendations, commentary, and reviews of current and classic cinema. Established 2018.