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Movies 101"Mr. Scorsese" & Martin Scorsese's FilmographyOver the years, we here at Movies 101 headquarters have made no secret of our admiration for the films of Martin Scorsese. And we’re not about to stop now. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the Apple TV five-part biographical miniseries “Mr. Scorsese” and offer up thoughts about some of the man’s choicest works.
2025-12-0123 minMovies 101"Die My Love" & "Frankenstein"When it comes to movie characters, those showing signs of mania often make for the most interesting storylines. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that focus on such characters. The first is director Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love,” and the second is Guillermo del Toro's “Frankenstein."
2025-11-2423 min
Movie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "Nouvelle Vague"Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is a love letter to the French New Wave, Dan Webster says.
2025-11-2104 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "Train Dreams"Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams” is a visual meditation on loss, the nature of grief and the healing power of nature, Dan Webster says.
2025-11-1804 minMovies 101"Bugonia" & "Train Dreams"In the wide range of human experiences, pretty much any perspective can make for good cinema. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that tackle polar-opposite themes in an attempt to create cinematic art. The first is “Bugonia,” written and directed by the Greek-born filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. The second is “Train Dreams,” a film directed and co-written by Clint Bentley.
2025-11-1823 minMovies 101"Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" & "It Was Just an Accident"We all face challenges. Sometimes they involve professional responsibilities, other times they’re complicated by personal histories. Often they involve a blend of both. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” followed by “It Was Just an Accident."
2025-11-1023 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "It Was Just an Accident"Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident,” now playing at the Magic Lantern, follows one man’s tireless attempts to justify revenge. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a propulsive thriller and a blistering rebuke of the Iranian government.
2025-11-1003 minMovies 101Movie Critics & CriticismHere’s a question that every moviegoer has likely asked at one time or another: what exactly is the point of movie criticism... or, more to the point, movie critics? On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Dan Webster try to provide an answer.
2025-11-0323 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "The Mastermind"In The Mastermind, Josh O’Connor is a 1970s family man who briefly moonlights as an art thief. Nathan Weinbender says this quiet, low-key drama is one of director Kelly Reichardt’s best.
2025-11-0303 minMovies 101"A House of Dynamite" & "After the Hunt"Among the many reasons for why a film succeeds—directing, acting, cinematography and clever use of computer graphics—quality screenwriting is key. On this week’s show, Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender discuss a pair of films by critically-acclaimed filmmakers that swim, or sink, based on the strength of their screenplays.
2025-10-2723 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Mr. Scorsese"Rebecca Miller’s 5-part Apple TV series “Mr. Scorsese” is an entertaining crash course in the revered director’s work. It may be preaching to the converted, Nathan Weinbender says, but the women in Scorsese’s life offer some fresh insights.
2025-10-2603 minMovies 101"The History of Sound" & "Souleymane's Story"Thomas Jefferson wasn't the first writer to wax on about the pursuit of happiness, but his famous Declaration of Independence references always struck an emotional chord. On this week's show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss two films that feature characters on quests for something that, at least tangentially, involves happiness. The first is "The History of Sound," starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, and the second is the French import, "Souleymane's Story."
2025-10-2023 minMovies 101"The Smashing Machine" & "Anemone"As the daily TV news leads warn us, violence is an ongoing part of our contemporary life, which makes the various examples of it perfect fodder for the movies. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss two movies that incorporate violence, or references to it, at their very core. The first is the aptly titled “The Smashing Machine,” in which Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays the real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr. The other is “Anemone,” a film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man tortured by memories of war.
2025-10-1723 minMovies 101"One Battle After Another" & Paul Thomas AndersonOf all the American filmmakers to emerge in the last three decades, no one has produced a more admirable body of work than Paul Thomas Anderson. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss Anderson’s latest effort, the Leonardo Di Caprio vehicle “One Battle After Another,” and then they tackle the filmmaker’s entire career, with each of them making a case for what they think is his best film.
2025-10-0923 minMovies 101Music Career DocumentariesLife just wouldn’t be the same without music. And as a sign of that, a number of documentary filmmakers have lately been celebrating the lives and careers of musicians. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss this filmmaking trend, and offer up their thoughts on a few of the films that you might want to check out.
2025-10-0223 minMovies 101"Caught Stealing" & "Splitsville"If relationships are key to humankind’s survival—which they are—then they’re even more important to the plot of pretty much any movie you can name. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss a pair of movies that depend, in some fairly essential ways, on the relationships forged—and in other cases broken—by a range of characters. The first is “Caught Stealing,” a change of pace for director Darren Aronofsky, and the second is “Splitsville,” a study of missed connections and emotional chaos and how both affect a pair of marriages.
2025-09-1723 minMovies 101"Highest 2 Lowest" & "High and Low"A study released last October showed that movie remakes tend to lose money. Yet the film industry, for a variety of reasons, keeps churning them out. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss one recent remake, Spike Lee’s film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which is his version of Ed McBain’s 1959 novel “King’s Ransom,” as well as take a look back at another McBain adaptation, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low.”
2025-09-1123 minMovies 101"Weapons" & "Cloud"One of the joys of moviegoing is the chance to enjoy the kind of intensity that comes from indulging in a fictional world. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that offer that type of opportunity. The first is “Weapons,” a box-office-busting exercise in horror, and “Cloud,” a psychological thriller from Japan.
2025-09-0523 minMovies 101"The Naked Gun," "Happy Gilmore 2" & "Freakier Friday"The actor Peter Ustinov is reported to have said: “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.” That holds true whether you’re Lenny Bruce, Weird Al Yankovic or Leanne Morgan. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a trio of films, all of which are either sequels or reboots and all of which—like their earlier counterparts—test the limits of farcical comedy. They start off with “The Naked Gun,” followed by “Happy Gilmore 2” and then end with “Freakier Friday.”
2025-08-2823 minMovies 101"Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan" & "My Mom Jayne"Over the decades, show business has given us any number of celebrities who at times seem as familiar to us as actual member of our own families. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming documentary features that focus on well-known public figures from the past—TV host Ed Sullivan in Netflix’s “Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan,” and Jayne Mansfield in HBO Max’s “My Mom Jayne.”
2025-08-2123 minMovies 101"Sorry, Baby" & "Oh, Hi!"Movies that open at film festivals seldom achieve blockbuster status, but the best ones—and even some that are merely good—usually end up reaching their desired audiences. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of Sundance Film Festival releases that are well worth checking out: the first is Eva Victor’s “Sorry, Baby” and the second is Sophie Brooks’ “Oh, Hi!”
2025-08-0923 minMovies 101"Eddington" & "Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight"Like most everything in life, perspective is all. And when it comes to movies, perspective is reflected in what’s also known as point of view. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that reveal their narratives through the eyes of very different characters. The first is the Ari Aster feature “Eddington,” and the second is “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” the first venture as writer-director by the actress-turned-filmmaker Embeth Davidtz.
2025-08-0223 minMovies 101"Superman" & "Jurassic World Rebirth"Summer wouldn’t be summer without a few movie blockbusters, and this summer of 2025 certainly has its share. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of big-screen bonanzas, both of which are part of far-larger franchises. The first is the newest iteration of “Superman,” this one directed by James Gunn, and they pivot from there to the Gareth Edwards-helmed “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the seventh in a series dating back some three decades.
2025-07-2523 minMovies 101"F1" & "The Life of Chuck"Fantasy in its various forms is the lifeblood of moviemaking. And this is true whether you’re talking romance, action, comedy or any other genre you can name. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that indulge in fantasy, each conforming to its particular genre. The first is the racing film “F1” and the second is the existentialist meditation titled “The Life of Chuck.”
2025-07-1723 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews " Echo Valley"Julianne Moore plays a desperate mother and Sydney Sweeney is her troubled daughter in the neo-noir “Echo Valley.” Nathan Weinbender says the film, streaming on Apple+, is a well-made diversion that could have been a lot more.
2025-07-1403 minMovies 101Best Films of the 21st CenturyOne of the favorite games that most, if not all, movie fans plays is: What are your top 10 movies? Well, the New York Times just compiled a list 10 times as big. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss that list, something the editors are proclaiming as the "100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," and list their own picks for the top 10.
2025-07-1023 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews " Best films of the 21st century"Inspired by expansive lists recently published in the New York Times and Rolling Stone, Nathan Weinbender picks his 10 favorite films of the 21st century so far.
2025-07-0703 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews " Materialists"“Materialists” is Celine Song’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed darling “Past Lives.” It looks like an all-star rom-com, but Nathan Weinbender says its looks are deceiving.
2025-06-2303 minMovie ReviewsSIFF 2025 Preview with Nathan WeinbenderEvery year, the Seattle International Film Festival brings hundreds of movies of all kinds to the Puget Sound. Nathan Weinbender gives his first overview of some of the best titles that the festival has to offer.
2025-05-1903 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews " The Surfer"If you’re a Nicolas Cage fan, you wait with great anticipation for his weird ones. “The Surfer” is definitely that. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an intriguing psychedelic head trip — and yes, Cage goes wild.
2025-05-1303 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews " The Shrouds"“The Shrouds” is the latest from depraved Canadian auteur David Cronenberg, a typically odd film about technology and death. It’s an acquired taste, but Nathan Weinbender says it’s fascinating, rewarding and oddly funny.
2025-05-1303 min
Movie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "The Ballad of Wallis Island""The Ballad of Wallis Island" is about a disgruntled musician, his former partner, and the superfan who brings them back together. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a charming little comedy, especially if you like a distinctly British brand of wit.
2025-04-2303 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Cuckoo"“Cuckoo” is the latest in the recent string of artsy horror films, the story of a family experiencing odd goings-on at a German resort. Nathan Weinbender says that it’s made with terrific style and atmosphere, but the story doesn’t sustain itself to the end.
2024-08-1903 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "The Lost Daughter"Nathan Weinbender says Maggie Gyllenhaal's first film as director is strange and haunting, and Olivia Colman gives one of the best performances of the year.
2022-01-1803 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender counts down his personal list of 2021's top filmsIt's the beginning of a new year, which means critics of all stripes are putting together lists of their favorite things from the previous 12 months. Now Nathan Weinbender counts down his personal list of 2021's top films, from thrillers to documentaries to a most unusual musical. Nathan Weinbender is a film critic and one of the regular co-hosts for Spokane Public Radio's "Movies 101" heard Friday evenings at 6:30 here on KPBX.
2022-01-1003 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "Don't Look Up"The Netflix offering “Don’t Look Up” is an allegory about life in today’s United States, Dan Webster says in his review.
2022-01-0704 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Licorice Pizza"Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson returns to the 1970s with "Licorice Pizza," which has been getting some of the best reviews of the year. Nathan Weinbender says it's not quite a PTA masterpiece, but it still contains some magical moments.
2022-01-0303 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "The Humans""The Humans" won the Tony Award for best play in 2016, and now it's a feature film streaming on Showtime. But Nathan Weinbender says this is no ordinary stage adaptation -- in fact, it almost plays out like psychological horror.
2021-12-2703 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "Being the Ricardos"Aaron Sorkin's "Being the Ricardos" follows an intense week in the life of Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz, Dan Webster says in his review.
2021-12-2404 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "The Humans""The Humans" won the Tony Award for best play in 2016, and now it's a feature film streaming on Showtime. But Nathan Weinbender says this is no ordinary stage adaptation -- in fact, it almost plays out like psychological horror. Nathan Weinbender is one of the film critics heard on Spokane Public Radio's "Movies 101," Friday evenings at 6:30 here on KPBX.
2021-12-2003 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "Get Back"Peter Jackson's documentary "Get Back" will test the patience of anyone who isn't a die-hard Beatles fan, Dan Webster says in his review.
2021-12-1704 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Get Back"There have been countless Beatles documentaries over the years, but none quite like Peter Jackson's "Get Back." Now streaming on Disney Plus, it's an epic miniseries reconsidering the band's most turbulent year, and Nathan Weinbender says it's an unearthed treasure for any fan.
2021-12-1303 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "The Humans"Based on his stage play, writer-director Stephen Karam's "The Humans" explores a dysfunctional family's Thanksgiving dinner, Dan Webster says in his review. Besides being a film critic for Spokane Public Radio, "Movies 101" host Dan Webster writes the Movies & More blog for Spokane7.com
2021-12-1004 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "The Harder They Fall"Jeymes Samuel's "The Harder They Fall" does its best to reinvent traditional Western mythology, Dan
2021-12-0604 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Tick, Tick . . . Boom!"Now streaming on Netflix, Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut "Tick, Tick . . . Boom!" breathes new life into Jonathan Larson's one-man show. Nathan Weinbender says it's an Easter egg hunt for theater fans, as well as a showcase for star Andrew Garfield.
2021-11-2902 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "Hive""Hive" focuses on the clash between male-dominated tradition and one woman's quest for survival in post-war Kosovo, Dan Webster says in his review.
2021-11-2604 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Red Notice"Another week, another Netflix release. The action comedy "Red Notice" is apparently breaking records on the streaming service, but Nathan Weinbender says it'll be forgotten before you can refresh your queue.
2021-11-2203 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster Reviews "Belfast""Belfast" is Kenneth Branagh's love letter to the Northern Ireland city of his birth, Dan Webster says in his review.
2021-11-1904 minMovie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "Last Night in Soho"From "Shaun of the Dead" to "Hot Fuzz" to "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," Edgar Wright has been a sharp comic and visual storyteller. He descends into horror with "Last Night in Soho," and while it hasn't found an audience yet, Nathan Weinbender says it's a worthwhile aesthetic experience.
2021-11-1503 min
Northwest Arts ReviewNorthwest Arts Review: 1 July, 2021Northwest Arts Review is just about done packing in preparation for its first vacation in three years, but we're not going anywhere until we welcome Cheryl Coughlin of the Wallowa Valley’s Josephy Center with truly exciting news about that great cultural resource. Plus, a Nathan Weinbender review and a few musical and music-related gems from our first season, including a nugget of wisdom from pianist Stephen Hough and a return visit to a unique Inland Northwest performance space courtesy of flutist Alicia Mielke.
2021-07-0128 minNorthwest Arts ReviewNorthwest Arts Review: 10 June, 2021On this edition of Northwest Arts Review, we dip into our archives for segments from two interviews with author Timothy Egan, whose fascinating true life crime story Breaking Blue is currently featured on The Bookshelf. Also up are Nathan Weinbender and Dan Webster’s takes on the new sci-fi thriller A Quiet Place, Part II and the final installment of music from our recent Sibling Revelry Kids’ Concert, featuring the Treis family of St. John, Washington.
2021-06-1028 min
Everyone Is WrongMarriage StoryGet ready to punch a hole in your apartment wall in a fit of meme-able rage, as this week we're doing our first host's topic episode on Noah Baumbach's Oscar-winning film Marriage Story. Nathan Weinbender returns to act as couples counselor, as Seth vents about his distaste for the imbalance between legal satire and family drama, the icky real-life parallels of the script, and even dares to question if Laura Dern's universally lauded performance is actually good (*shocked emoji*).
2021-06-091h 33Northwest Arts ReviewNorthwest Arts Review: 13 May, 2021This week on Northwest Arts Review, Chris Maccini welcomes Marnie Rohrholm from SAGA grant awardee, Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, Verne Windham chats with Lieutenant Chris Cornette, leader of the Navy Band Northwest in honor of Navy Week in Spokane. Also, Nathan Weinbender offers a movie review, and Navy Band Northwest has music for us.
2021-05-1328 minEveryone Is WrongMank (with Nathan Weinbender)It's Oscars week! So we decided to go with a timely (negative!) episode. The Inlander's film critic (and noted Citizen Kane stan) Nathan Weinbender drops by to cast David Fincher's Mank - the film which racked up the most 2021 Academy Award nominations - into the proverbial fire like it's some curmudgeonly tycoon's beloved childhood sled.
2021-04-201h 23Northwest Arts ReviewNorthwest Arts Review: 15 April, 2021This week on Northwest Arts Review, we celebrate winners of the most recent SpokaneArts grants as Chris Maccini talks with Ponies in the Park team Mary Carpenter and, Mary Pat Kanaley, and Verne Windham’s guests are Jennifer O’Bannon and Phillip Baldwin from the SYS. Nathan Weinbender offers his insights on an Oscar-nominated film, and we have music from EWU students recorded in our studio.
2021-04-1628 minNorthwest Arts ReviewNorthwest Arts Review: 18 March, 2021This week on Northwest Arts Review, Chris Maccini reports on the Washington State Poetry out Loud finals, Jim Tevenan checks in with Bozeman Symphony music director Norman Huynh on his first year in the job, and Nathan Weinbender critiques a movie sequel. The Bozeman Symphony provides the music.
2021-03-1828 min
Art HourNathan Weinbender - Music and Film Editor at The InlanderNathan discusses his favorite interview, the new Rolling Stone top 500 albums, and his story about two new local streaming concert series.
2020-10-1500 min
Podcast - Weed and WhiskeyNathan Weinbender Returns!Nathan Weinbender, a friggin' newspaper editor, came by the podcast to lend the boys the sense of class and credibility that only print media can deliver.
2017-12-0800 min
The Film ProjectLive from the Red Lion BathroomThe Film Project Podcast brings you the Washington Filmworks "Pulling Focus Event." Hosted by Amy Lillard, and featuring an interview with Producer Lacey Leavitt (Laggies, Lucky Them), and Nathan Weinbender.
2014-11-171h 28
The Film ProjectThe role of the criticFilm critic Nathan Weinbender joins us for a discussion on the importance of critics within the film community, as well as the aspects of what goes into reviewing a film.
2014-04-061h 35
The Film ProjectSpIFF – Opening Night PartyLIVE Podcast recorded during the opening night party of SpIFF following the "Best of the Northwest" screening for the 2014 Spokane International Film Festival. Interviews Include:
Transolar Galactica (cast and crew)
Marianna Di Lorenzo (Owner of Simply Dance Studio)
Kendra Anne Sherrill (SpIFF Intern)
David Helberg (SuperbMan)
Michael Nugent (Boog)
Nathan Weinbender (Spokesman Review / Movies 101)
Mary Ann Murphy
Spokane Film Fans
Charles Chintzer Lai (Insomniacs)
Irv Broughton, (The Past a is Passing)
2014-01-301h 07
Movies 101Movies 101 from February 3, 2012Mary Pat Treuthart, Dan Webster, and Nathan Weinbender review the films "A Dangerous Method" and "Haywire" and talk about the closing weekend of the 2012 Spokane International Film Festival. Originally aired on KPBX on February 3, 2012.
2012-02-0724 minMovies 101Movies 101 from January 20, 2012Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review the films "Carnage" "Hell and Back Again" and "The Iron Lady" then Pete Porter gives a preview of the 2012 Spokane International Film Festival. Originally aired on KPBX on January 20, 2012.
2012-01-2424 minMovies 101Movies 101 from January 13, 2012Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review the films "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" "Warhorse" and "La Havre." Originally aired on KPBX on January 13, 2012.
2012-01-1724 minMovies 101Movies 101 from January 6, 2012.Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender run down their lists of the top ten films of 2011. Originally aired on KPBX on January 6, 2012.
2012-01-0924 minMovies 101Movies 101 from December 30, 2011Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol" "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" "The Adventures of Tintin" and "My Week With Marilyn." Originially aired on December 30, 2011.
2012-01-0224 minMovies 101Movies 101: Melancholia, Young Adult, The Skin I Live In(12/23/2011) Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review "Melancholia" "Young Adult" "The Skin I Live In" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." © 2011 SPR
2011-12-2724 minMovies 101Movies 101: Margin Call, Being Elmo, Like Crazy(12/16/2011) Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender review "Margin Call" "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" and "Like Crazy." © 2011 SPR
2011-12-2724 min