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Movies 101"Magellan," "Peter Hujar's Day" & "The Plague"We all live in communities of one sort or another, but it’s each of our individual stories that filmmakers tend to explore. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss three movies that focus on characters and how they interact, both positively and negatively, with the communities to which they belong—or, in some cases, merely encounter. They begin with “Magellan,” a film about the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan. And they follow up with “The Plague” and “Peter Hujar’s Day.”
2026-02-1723 minMovies 101"Send Help," "The Housemaid" & "A Private Life"It’s been a few years since the feminist MeToo movement took root. Yet it’s still going strong, at least it is in the movie industry. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss three different examples of cinematic woman-power. “Send Help,” starring Rachel McAdams is one. “The Housemaid,” starring Amanda Seyfried and Spokane’s own Sydney Sweeney, is another. And as a third, they add in “A Private Life,” a French film that stars two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster.
2026-02-0923 min
Movie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "A Private Life"“A Private Life” is a French attempt to capture the same kind of energy that “The Thin Man” did more than 90 years ago, Dan Webster says.
2026-02-0904 minMovies 101"The Testament of Ann Lee" & 2026 Oscar NominationsOn this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the recent Academy Awards nominations, the hits, the misses, the utter melodrama of it all. First, though, they take a look at "The Testament of Ann Lee," Mona Fastvold’s look at the woman who founded the offshoot of the Quaker church known as The Shakers.
2026-02-0423 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "Is This Thing On?"“Is This Thing On?” is, uniquely enough, an upbeat yet emotionally truthful movie about divorce, Dan Webster says.
2026-02-0304 minMovies 101"Dead Man's Wire" & "Father Mother Sister Brother"As current events tell us, life—at times—is strange. And one of the most dependable movie themes involves characters who act strangely. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films peopled by characters who don’t act in manners that most of us would consider, for want of a better term, normal.
2026-01-2623 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "The Choral"“The Choral” is a tender look at how one English village struggles to cope with the ravages caused by World War I, Dan Webster says.
2026-01-2304 min
Movie ReviewsNathan Weinbender reviews "No Other Choice"A laid-off worker goes to desperate and violent extremes for a new job in Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice.” Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the Korean master’s very best movies.
2026-01-2103 minMovies 101"No Other Choice" & PSIFF 2026For movie fans, there’s nothing quite like losing yourself at a film festival. And that’s true whether we’re talking about Spokane’s annual event or something just a bit more national—or, more to the point, international. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart first discuss the newest film by Park Chan-wook, titled “No Other Choice.” But then Mary Pat and Dan share their recent experience attending the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival.
2026-01-2023 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster visits PSIFF 2026Like most film festivals, the Palm Springs International Film Festival offers viewers the essence of cinematic art, Dan Webster says.
2026-01-1904 minMovies 101"Marty Supreme" & "The Secret Agent"We’re entering the new year, and as always there is hope that life will improve. But we’re still left with the remains of the year that was. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of 2025 films that made a number of Best-of-the-Year lists: Josh Safdie’s "Marty Supreme" and Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s "The Secret Agent."
2026-01-1223 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "The Secret Agent"“The Secret Agent” is an intense study of what it meant to be a target of corrupt forces in 1970s Brazil, Dan Webster says.
2026-01-0504 minMovies 101Best of 2025Yes, it is now 2026, a year that at the turn of the century seemed, well, a century away. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart will be doing what they annually do: giving their impressions of the past year’s films—the good, the bad and the ugly.
2026-01-0523 minMovies 101The Modern Moviegoing ExperienceEvery week, we here at Movies 101 central talk about the movies we see. Only on occasion, though, do we address movie-watching itself. On this week’s show, that’s exactly what Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart will do: talk about the contemporary moviegoing scene as the end of year 2025 approaches, whether that involves going to a theater or simply staying at home and taking advantage of your favorite streaming service.
2025-12-2923 minMovies 101"Jay Kelly" & "Blue Moon"Of all the human emotions, save possibly grief, regret may well be the most incapacitating. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, focuses on characters who suffer from regrets that prove nearly, if not completely, paralyzing.
2025-12-2923 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "The Beast in Me"The Netflix streaming feature “The Beast in Me” is a flawed-but-intense study of grief, revenge and sociopathy, Dan Webster says.
2025-12-2004 minMovie ReviewsDan Webster reviews "Blue Moon"Richard Linklater’s Netflix feature “Blue Moon” is a study in failed dreams and lifelong regret, Dan Webster says.
2025-12-1504 minMovies 101"Hamnet" & "Sentimental Value"Few things in life are more powerful, or painful, than the relationship between parent and child. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that explore such relationships.
2025-12-1523 minMovies 101"Nouvelle Vague" & "Ballad of a Small Player"As every filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Jean-Luc Godard would tell you, no theme provides more fuel for a movie than crime does. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that focus on characters who don’t so much flirt with crime but embrace it wholeheartedly.
2025-12-0823 minMovies 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 minMovie 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 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 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 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