Movie Memory Machine is a podcast dedicated to films that are forgotten but not gone.Each week the Machine sends us backward and forward through time and forces us to blow the dust off a wide release film that history has forgotten to decide if we should send it back to modern memory or leave it drifting in the ether of space.
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The Machine is back online, the dimensional drive is active, and for the first time, it isn’t making us guess where we’re going. We’re heading straight into the work of one filmmaker—through spies, shipwrecks, detectives, criminals, class warfare, very expensive clothes, and an alarming amount of bare-knuckle violence. Over the next several weeks, Movie Memory Machine is traveling through four Guy Ritchie films that have slipped a little farther out of the cultural memory than they probably deserve: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Swept Away Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows The Gentlemen This is als
Truman and Landen notice the trip between seasons feels longer, so they check the Movie Memory Machine and perform a software update to Machine OS 3.0. The reboot prints an unexpected message — “Dimensional rift activated” — leading to a surreal turn of events. New episodes coming soon!
Hosts Truman Capps and Landon Solano celebrate the end of Movie Memory Machine season two by revisiting the season’s highlights, relitigating past verdicts, and sharing behind-the-scenes reflections.They discuss standout episodes (like Hotel Artemis), director’s-cut discoveries (Nightmare Alley), memorable performances, box‑office and budget stats, hand out M3P awards, correct a few on‑air missteps, and tease the machine’s next destination for season three.
A dark fantasy reimagining that reframes a classic fairy tale as a large-scale action-driven property.
A hyper-stylized Greek myth adaptation that leans heavily on digital visuals and slow-motion combat.
A steampunk-leaning reimagining of a classic swashbuckler, built around spectacle, 3D visuals, and an ensemble cast.
A late-’90s sequel to a Brian De Palma classic, built around a new protagonist and a shift toward teen revenge.
The Machine isn’t finished with the Phantom just yet.
Truman and Landen descend once more into the smoky, subterranean tunnels of The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
The Machine drops Truman and Landen into 2004 to cover Phantom of the Opera.
The Machine chooses 5 similar films to The Banger Sisters.
Truman and Landen wrap up the loose ends from The Banger Sisters (2002)
The Machine hits the early-2000s button and blasts classic rock nostalgia.
The Machine selects five films where the heist is only half the story.
We wrap up the loose ends from Bandits (2001).
The Machine tosses Truman and Landen straight into the early-2000s swirl of crime, romance, and big-swing studio comedy.
fter revisiting the morally murky hallways of Bad Times at the El Royale, it spits out five more tales.
Truman and Landen tie up the dangling threads of Bad Times at the El Royale, sorting through the hidden rooms, double identities, and morally dubious guest list that made this neo-noir such a wild detour for the Machine. And as always, they play The Trailer Game, trying to predict which stylish shots and sinister teases the marketing department grabbed for the film’s official preview before watching it for the first time. Next week, the Machine sends them hurtling to a brand-new release date with a fresh clue—delivered, as always, with a suspiciously smug hum from its circuitry. Subscribe & Fo
The Machine strands Truman and Landen in 2018, an era of neon-soaked genre mashups, Big Swing studio projects, and the last gasp of mid-budget original thrillers.
The Machine isn’t done tampering with reality with these 5 films.
Truman and Landen wrap up the lingering mysteries, theories, and stray code fragments.
The Machine hurls Truman and Landen back to 1999!
The Machine queues up five more films circling The Dream Team.
Truman and Landen wrap up stray thoughts, production quirks, and leftover laughs from The Dream Team (1989)—a movie that somehow combines gentle heart, New York grime, and Michael Keaton at his most unhinged. And as always, they play The Trailer Game, trying to guess what footage the marketing team thought best represented four escaped psychiatric patients wandering Manhattan before watching the trailer for the first time. Next week, the Machine sends them to May 28, 1999 with the clue: Question Reality—and it’s already cackling like Christopher Lloyd in a stolen hospital gown. Subscribe & Fol
The Machine yanks Truman and Landen straight into 1989 New York to cover The Dream Team.
