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Movie Bones

Movie Bones is a film podcast adventure, exploring the rich history of movies available from free-streaming platforms to find out how much of it still has value, whether it's in the form of thought-provoking art-house films to cheesy cult classics. Justin Miller and Ryan Spurlock subject themselves to it all, and render judgement.And because the best adventures are shared, we hope you'll watch them alongside us. Especially because we talk spoilers. Did we mention that? I guess now we did.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

23:52

Episode 067 - "On the Waterfront" (1954)

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2025/07/02

This week, Justin & Ryan go on strike "On the Waterfront"(1954), and discuss...• Some under-the-radar sililarities between Terry and Johnny Friendly• How struggle can sometimes end up as entitlement• Some neat bits of social psychology and morality around group dynamics• Fr. Pete: How to give a sermon in a movie and make it good• The value of 'not ratting on yourself'• When *not* to dial your film's score up to eleven• Seeing a classic quote show up in-context for the first

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21:56

Episode 066 - "The Strange Woman" (1946)

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2025/06/25

This week, Justin & Ryan find out all about melodrama from "The Strange Woman"(1946), and break down...• Melodrama - what is it?• Everyone is horrible (almost)• Skeevy older men marrying WAY below their age• The film's view of women in general• Dropping dramatic 'bombs' every five minutes• Can you commit to a plot direction...• ... and if you can't, can that be funny?• A moment of pure absurdity...• ...with some notable runners-up for that title• Our Verdict• Next

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Episode 065 - "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)

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2025/06/18

This week, Justin & Ryan bet $1,000 they can live through one night at the "House on Haunted Hill" (1959), and pass the time talking about...• Why is this guy here?• Weird architecture choice• Someone criticize your taste in wine? Install a vat of acid in your basement!• Cheesy haunted-house tour guide characters• Scooby Doo, but with less plot and more guns• Making one unrelated woman suffer because: revenge• The more you think about it, the more plot holes appear• Our Verdict• Next

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Episode 064 - "The Apartment" (1960)

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2025/06/11

This week, Justin & Ryan find out just what happens when Jack Lemmon isn't around in "The Apartment" (1960), and break down...• The way corporate culture uses people• Paralleling that use with direct insinuations of prostitution• The subtlety of the screenplay• Waking up someone who's OD'd on sleeping pills• Forerunner of movies highlighting a predatory Wall Street mentality• Clarifying Baxter's motivations• Justin's notes on the acting• Hope is contagious• Capturing

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Episode 063 - "Cast a Dark Shadow" (1955)

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2025/06/04

This week, Justin & Ryan get under the skin of a psychopathic gold-digger in "Cast a Dark Shadow" (1955), and they'll analyze...• "Teddy's" mental state• A twist that caught us off guard• Two really awesome leading lady roles• Nice complementary antagonisim• Justin learns about "Criminal Minds" and psychopaths• Wanting more of a good thing• An alternate-universe version of this concept• Justin's nostalgia for dark-light • Our Verdict• Next Week's Film:

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Episode 062 - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)

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2025/05/28

This week, Justin & Ryan will not try to beat the filibuster record as they talk about "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), but they will discuss...• The optimism of a long speech changing a vote• A recent real-life example of a record-breaking, traditional filibuster • Levels of patriotism vs. propaganda• That state whose name we do not speak...• Justin's problems with the stakes, and the public expectations in 1939• What a remake could look like, and why we could use one• Our

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Episode 061 "Corridors of Blood" (1958)

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2025/05/21

This week, Justin and Ryan sit in the operating theater to watch Boris Karloff work in the "Corridors of Blood" (1958), and ask questions about...• Karloff title / poster curse striking again• when the story you don't expect is still good• Jekyll and Hyde as a grounded, real-life metaphor for addiction• Irrational behavior ensuring main character is pushed to limit• Underutilized string characters• Two horror icons from two different generations meeting on screen• The similarities with

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Episode 060 - "Viva Max" (1969)

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2025/05/14

This week, Justin & Ryan wonder about the wisdom of trying to re-take the Alamo as they watch "Viva Max" (1969) and talk about...• the second movie Ryan's seen that flushed itself from memory• when improv can't make up for the apparent lack of script• playing with ideas of how this could have worked• a theory as to how the movie found its way to Tubi• our verdict• Next week's film: "Corridors of Blood" (1958)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know

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Episode 059 - Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)

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2025/05/07

This week, Justin & Ryan talk about the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives... and Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957), and on their way to a verdict, they talk about...• Ryan gives his review right at the beginning.• The most sincere pumpkin patch of bad movies• Filmmakers actually thinking this would go into wide distribution• When test footage becomes the footage• Recounting the myriad random glorious moments that got us• Tor Johnson speaks!• "Stupid

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19:45

Episode 062 "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)

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2025/05/01

This week, Justin & Ryan will not try to beat the filibuster record as they talk about "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), but they will discuss...• The optimism of a long speech changing a vote• A recent real-life example of a record-breaking, traditional fillibuster • Levels of patriotism vs. propaganda• That state whose name we do not speak...• Justin's problems with the stakes, and the public expectations in 1939• What a remake could look like, and why we could use one• Our

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Episode 058 - "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)

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2025/04/30

This week, Justin & Ryan take a trip to New Orleans and ride "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), and on their way to a verdict, they talk about...• Brando's acting chops - ON FIRE! And the rest of the cast too!• The density and complexity of characters - love and hate• Superficial appearances of normality being disrupted by introducing a wild card• How can fictional characters feel *this* real?• That ending.• Our verdict• Next week's movie: "Plan 9 From Outer Space"

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Episode 057 - "The Hideous Sun Demon" (1951)

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2025/04/23

This week, Ryan & Justin dodge sunlight while watching "The Hideous Sun Demon" (1958), and pick apart...• Driving while mutating = Fun• Was sunscreen never an option?• Open question: does a man keep his mind after turning into a Sun Demon?• ACTING!!!• Glorious ineptitudes• But the makeup was decent!• How to trigger your easily-avoidable mutation• Attention to detail: they made a splat!• Our verdict• Next week's film: "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)Did we get the movie

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Episode 056 - "North By Northwest" (1959)

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2025/04/16

This week, Justin & Ryan set a course "North by Northwest" (1959), and talk about...• Justin's conflicted feelings about Cary Grant• the film as a predicessor to James Bond• love or hate: convoluted villain plan number 8,057• Ryan's affinity for world-vs-protagonist stories• Justin's issues on sexually motivated credulity• Our Verdict• Next week's film: "The Hideous Sun Demon" (1958)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know what films you think we

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Episode 055 - "The Third Man" (1949)

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2025/04/09

Justin and Ryan have questions they'd like to ask "The Third Man" (1949), some of which may involved...• A surprise Spongebob reference...• ...that triggers disjointed feelings in Ryan• where the motivations for the characters are• spoiling plot elements with your opening credits• the awards and attention it's gotten• our verdict• Next week's film: "North By Northwest" (1959)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know what films you think we should cover.Join

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Episode 054 - "The L-Shaped Room" (1962)

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2025/04/02

Justin and Ryan check out the "The L-Shaped Room" (1962) to see if it's worth renting, and talk to the landlord about...https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/6750e5fa2678a50014fc883a• challenging social expectations of the time• ambiguous vs. unresolved endings• waitng too long to break down a main character• a script that lets the audience use its intuition ... • ... that sometimes leaves spaces too big to fill• a cinematographer whose name stands out - to Justin• Our Verdict• Next

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Movie Bones First Anniversary Special

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2025/03/26

We made it a whole year and it's time to party! Today, Justin & Ryan commemorate this auspicious achievement by...• Ranking our best and worst experiences of the year• Revealing our favorite actors and actresses (not including Audrey Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman)• Springing some surprise awards categories on each other• Rating the films we covered that never got a rating

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22:44

Episode 053 - "The Trial" (1963)

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2025/03/26

Ryan and Justin don't expect a fair hearing in "The Trial" (1963), but as they wait to be admitted to the law, they talk about...• Orson Wells and trippy art films• Wells' capturing the stylized dream / nightmare experience on film• Franz Kafka and the philosophy of existentialism and absurdism• How much Kafka's experiences shaped his worldview• Our verdict?• Next week's film: "The L-Shaped Room" (1962)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know what

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Episode 052 - "Charade" (1963)

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2025/03/19

Justin and Ryan peel back the layers of "Charade" (1963) this week, and as they get to the bottom of it, they'll talk about...⦁ Romantic screwball comedy mystery film is quite the venn diagram.⦁ Is this the Cary Grant film that breaks Justin's streak of negative reactions?⦁ Social distrust of institutions starting to creep into popular films.⦁ Ryan waxes eloquent about Audrey Hepburn... Again :-)⦁ Successfully using misdirection in your thriller⦁ The icing on top: Dialogue that

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Episode 51 - It Happened One Night (1934)

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2025/03/12

This week, Ryan and Justin run away from their problems with "It Happened One Night" (1934) and talk about...Absence of change in charactersHow setting sets this rom-com apartAn unusual connection to a popular cartoonOur individual expectations with rom-comsConvoluted romantic complications: flaw or feature?Our Verdict.Next week's film: "Charade" (1963)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know what films you think we should cover.Join in the discussion on our

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Episode 050 - "Hobson's Choice" (1954

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2025/03/05

This week, Justin tells Ryan to take or leave "Hobbson's Choice" (1954), as long as he takes it. And as he contemplates that, they'll talk about...Hobson's Choice: not just a movie title!Is Maggie a Mary Sue?The film as social satire/commentaryCrossing the bridge of inevitabilitySome Charles Laughton trivia.Our Verdict.Next week's film: "It Happened One Night" (1934)Did we get the movie wrong? Tell us why! And let us know what films you think we should cover.Join in

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