We start 2024 off with a bang, as we welcome podcasting legend Veronica Belmont. We tackle her all time favorite movie, Michael Crichton & Stephen Spielberg’s classic, Jurassic Park! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:03) Jurassic Park Roundtable (00:16:53) Your Letters (01:37:45) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! For this very special end of the year episode, we're once again joined by our queen, editor of Fangoria Magazine, Meredith Borders. What movie could be huge enough for a Season 7 NYE show? Well Jason’s wishes FINALLY come true, as tackle the most epic fantasy creature film of them all, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal! Introduction (00:00:00) The Dark Crystal Roundtable (00:10:49) Your Letters (01:37:37) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop!...

On this very special Christmas Eve Edition of Escape Hatch, we welcome the original podcast badboy, the co-host of the incredible podcasts Bat & Spider, Paperkeg, Interview with a Podcast Vampire, and The Flap, dale_a Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:25:17) Trading Places Roundtable Discussion (00:29:07) Your Letters (01:44:16) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free...

We said Season 7 was The Big Ones. Welp, this week we tackle one of the biggest of the big, the 1995 anime classic, Ghost in the Shell! To guide us on our dive, it’s the co-host of the Movie Mixtape, MikeyP! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:09:49) Ghost in the Shell Roundtable Discussion (00:15:37) Your Letters (01:19:44) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo...

RED ALERT! We have a special emergency installment to provide your first look at the third Dune Part Two trailer that just dropped today. Jason is out on assignment, but the takes must flow, so we once again turn to Escape Hatch graphic designer and correspondent, Ctcher We dive into the details of the trailer to tell you everything you need to know! Introduction (00:00:00) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now...

We kick off the Holiday Season on Escape Hatch with a Shane Black Christmas classic, Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans’ football action adventure directed by Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout! Joining us is the showrunner of Veep and White House Plumbers, and co-host of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Dave Mandel. Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:20:39) The Last Boy Scout Roundtable Discussion (00:32:33) Your Letters (01:53:14) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch...

For the first time in over 3 months, the hosts of X-Ray Vision reunite live on the air, as we welcome Rosie Knight and Jason Concepcion. You read that right. Jason and Rosie are here, and what could be special enough to bring them back together? We go to the source, where the modern superhero era started, when Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart first took up their mantles, X-Men (2000). 2 of the greatest X-Men comic fans tackle all things X and catch us up on what they’ve been up to (SPOILERS:...

We welcome back one of our all time favorite guests, internet visionary and pottery superstar Tom Coates! We wind back the clock to the 1971 speculative science fact by Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain. Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:20:47) The Andromeda Strain Roundtable Discussion (00:22:24) Your Letters (01:42:40) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo...

dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun FLASH - AH AHHHHH This is it. We finally cover Dino De Laurentis’ 1980 genre masterpiece that he made just before Dune, Flash Gordon. To guide us through this pinnacle of nostalgic adventure, providing incredible the behind the scenes details and knowledge, we welcome the author of Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film: John Walsh.dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun FLASH - AH AHHHHH*Also, how ‘bout that Alex Ross painting for the cover art?...

Set Condition 1 throughout the fleet. We have the writer of Across the Spider-Verse, Dave Callaham!! Dave joins us to share amazing behind the scenes insights into writing one of the greatest animated films in history, all the way back to a year before Into the Spider-Verse was even released. Then we cover his favorite film, the classic(?) ski movie from the 90’s starring a young Peter Berg, Aspen Extreme. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:05:38) Interview with Dave...

It’s the return of the king: Jason’s college debate team partner, Jeremiah Gordon! We tackle our. Very. First. Denzel. We watched Spike Lee’s Denzel Washington joint, the taut heist thriller co-starring Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, Inside Man. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:04) Inside Man Roundtable Discussion (00:16:09) Your Letters (01:18:47) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and...

WITNESS HIM! For his SIXTH appearance on the pod, we welcome the showrunner of Max’s House of the Dragon and co-host of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Ryan Condal. He tells us all about buying Captain Kirk’s away team jacket from Wrath of Khan, interviewing Anthony Daniels(!), and gives us the latest BTS details on House of the Dragon’s Season 2 production. Then we tackle the first truly holy action art film of the 21st century, Mad Max: Fury Road. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch...

When fate strikes and a guest can’t make it, Jason and Haitch turn to each other and make it work. This time, we covered one of the guest’s all time favorite movies, which neither of us had seen, William Friedkin’s gritty, eighties crime drama, To Live and Die in L.A. It rules. Also discussed, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:11:59) To Live and Die in L.A. Roundtable Discussion (00:14:39) Your Letters (01:12:28) Notes and Links Check...

DO YOU LIKE STAR WARS? We welcome Supervising Sound Editor from Skywalker Sound, Mac Smith (veteran of Ponyo, Up, Tron Legacy, Avengers: Endgame, and Star Wars: Visions) to teach a clinic about how sound design works in movies. And to demonstrate it, Mac walks us thru the perfect showcase of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi! Experience Star Wars thru the ears of an expert and hear details you never noticed that subconsciously enhance the story. We were blown away and you...

Jason is BACK. And stepping out of the shadows running things at HQ, we have Escape Hatch projectionist Silly Oswald. We go back to the Keanu well, with his 1994 action masterpiece with Sandra Bullock, Jan de Bont’s Speed! Plus, we say a fond farewell to legendary Dune Pod/Escape Hatch editor, the amazing Megan Hayward, who has edited half of all the episodes we’ve ever done and has been instrumental in making us sound good. Also, her creative inspiration has been a key part of every episode...

70mm Month Part Two rolls to a close with the co-host of 70mm and co-instigator of the original Dune Pod podcast, Protolexus. We finally get The True Origin Story of Dune Pod and Proto’s role in it, as well as try and get Final Closure on Episode 91 - IYKYK. Plus we cover the 1986’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi roller skating extravaganza, Solarbabies. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:8:23) Solarbabies Roundtable (00:13:43) Your Letters (01:03:55) Notes and Links Check...

70mm Month Part Two keeps rolling with the legendary co-host/producer of 70mm and The Letterboxd Show, slim. We tackle Tony Gilroy legal horror masterpiece of temptation starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, The Devil’s Advocate! Pacino and Walken impersonations galore await you. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:41) The Devil's Advocate Roundtable (00:20:13) Your Letters (01:27:55) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new...

70mm Month Part Two kicks off with the co-host of the 70mm podcast, famous artist, Danny Haas. And we’re joined by the director of the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, Kelvin Mao. Kelvin’s appearance is not a coincidence, because we’re tackling Danny’s favorite movie of all time, the 1930’s action classic translation of Dave Stevens greatest work, The Rocketeer! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:28:12) The Rocketeer Roundtable (00:15:42) Your Letters...

Sending love and healing thoughts to Jason, who is out sick. Once again, we are rejoined by our illustrious 3rd and 4th official living hosts: Escape Hatch graphic designer, ctcher and the co-host of the Twin Vipers podcast, Jonesy Loves Beer! We cover Jonesy’s other favorite movie featuring a guy jumping off a waterfall, Michael Mann’s 1992 historical action masterpiece starring Daniel Day Lewis, The Last of the Mohicans. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:11:28) The...

The Big Ones just keep coming! This week, we welcome back the host of the Recode Media podcast (and now official member of the Escape Hatch Five Timer’s Club), Peter Kafka. We cover the biggest of the big, Quentin Tarantino’s apotheosis, 1994’s Pulp Fiction! kermitflail.gif. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:14:39) Pulp Fiction Roundtable (00:21:00) Your Letters (01:39:19) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of...

Well this is just nuts. In a very special bonus episode of Escape Hatch, we’re joined for a discussion with two of our favorite television creators. First, returning to the pod after his fan favorite Dune Pod episode covering The Matrix, the star actor of Banshee, See, and Warrior, Hoon Lee. And by the writer and showrunner of Maniac and Station Eleven, Patrick Somerville! They join us to help explain the ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild. This includes...

This episode of Escape Hatch is completely normal. Jason called in sick. The week he got access to Baldur’s Gate 3. Coincidence? Thankfully we are rejoined by our illustrious 3rd and 4th official living hosts: Escape Hatch graphic designer, ctcher and the co-host of the Twin Vipers podcast, Jonesy Loves Beer! We were supposed to cover Pulp Fiction this week, but without Jason we had to settle for 1996’s John Woo’s Travolta and Slater action jawn Broken Arrow. Chapters Introduction...

Sorry, I know you’re tired of me saying ‘this episode of Escape Hatch is special, but this episode of Escape Hatch is special. We’re joined by the former Deputy National Security Advisor and co-host of Pod Save the World, Ben Rhodes. For over a decade Ben’s been tasked with anticipating and addressing potential threats to democracy, and on this episode he and Jason lead a fascinating discussion about the potential threats of AI, particularly one that is hardly ever talked about, the risk of...

It’s all been leading to this: Haitch’s first viewing of The NeverEnding Story. Will his take tear the community apart or lift everyone up to soar thru the sky? Fangoria Senior Editor Meredith Borders joins us from Germany (and details her scouting trip LAST WEEKEND) to the Bavarian studio where the movie was shot which included a ride on the REAL Falkor. Do not miss this. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:26) The NeverEnding Story Roundtable (0:14:39) Your...

The co-host of The Filmcast aka The Slashfilmcast, Devindra Haradawar returns! Haitch officially honors Paul Reuben’s legacy. And we cover DA GAWD Tony Gilroy’s action masterpiece that changed the genre forever, Matt Damon’s The Bourne Identity! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:09:44) The Bourne Identity Roundtable (00:10:30) Your Letters (01:18:51) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and...