About this podcast
A show about the movies of yesterday and how they hold up today. Every two weeks, Jimmy is joined by a special guest to waltz on back to yesteryear to talk about a movie or two from ten years ago.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 30 episodes
- S2E21 - Episode #29 - Manchester by the Sea x Captain Fantastic · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 21Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe talk about Manchester by the Sea and Captain Fantastic, one of which we were in full agreement on, the other of which…
- S2E20 - Episode #28 - Arrival x Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 20Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe discuss two very different takes on sci-fi in 2016: Denis Villeneuve's Arrival and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Also…
- S2E19 - Episode #27 - Train to Busan · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 19Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Harry usher in spooky season by discussing Train to Busan, as well as a few of the cultural conventions around zombie…
- S2E18 - Episode #26 - The Nice Guys · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 18Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and certified Nice Guy Harry talk about Shane Black's 2016 neo-noir crime thriller The Nice Guys. We also go down a bit of a…
- S2E17 - Episode #25 - Silence · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 17Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe talk about Martin Scorsese's 2016 epic religious drama Silence. Despite the Scorsese of it all, this may have been…
- S2E16 - Episode #24 - The Odyssey · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 16Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe forego the usual format to talk about, gasp, a 2026 movie--Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Ever heard of it? Jimmy's…
- S2E15 - Episode #23 - Soccergeist #3: The World Cup Final and Magic of the Cup · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 15Bienvenidos a Soccergeist! The World Cup has come to an end, and Spain are world champions once again. Tune in for a discussion of a few key talking points from Jimmy and Ashley…
- S2E14 - Episode #22 - Nocturnal Animals x The Sightgeist Canon · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 14Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe talk about the fashion icon Tom Ford's 2016 drama-thriller Nocturnal Animals. Then, to celebrate Joe's big move, we…
- S2E13 - Episode #21 - Soccergeist #2: Magic of the Cup and Knockout Predictions · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 13Welcome back to Soccergeist! The World Cup has been much better than expected so far, and we're just gearing up for the knockouts. Listen on for an update on our World Cup…
- S2E12 - Episode #20 - From Superbad to Superwurst · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 12Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy talks with Harry about Superbad, his pick from the Oscars predictions survey. They pair it with 2016's Sausage Party, featuring…
- S2E11 - Episode #19 - Soccergeist #1: Jimmy and Ashley's World Cup Preview! · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 11Welcome back to Soccergeist! No movies this week, but Jimmy and Ashley decided to do a miniseries on the World Cup! Listen on to hear us discuss why it sucks that the World Cup…
- S2E10 - Episode #18 - Physical Media Fridays #4 - Le Samourai (1967) · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 10Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Ashley discuss Jean-Pierre Melville's stylish 1967 crime thriller Le Samourai. Cool didn't exist before this one, folks…
- S2E9 - Episode #17 - Superbad x Tequila Sunrise · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 9Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe discuss the picks chosen by the Oscars contest: Superbad and Tequila Sunrise! They thought one of these movies was…
- S2E8 - Episode #16 - Physical Media Fridays #3 - Deep Red (1975) · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 8Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by special guest Izzy Jones to discuss Dario Argento's giallo masterpiece Deep Red. Then, the two of them draft films…
- S2E7 - Episode #15 - Batman v Superman x Iron Man v Captain America · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 7Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by special guest Harry Light to discuss the dueling superhero films of 2016: Captain America: Civil War and Batman v…
- S2E6 - Episode #14 - 10 Questions About the Oscars · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 6Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe respond to 10 questions about the 98th Academy Awards, as well as go over their own Oscar predictions. Listen on to…
- S2E5 - Episode #13 - Physical Media Fridays #2 - Metropolis (1927) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 5Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this instillation of Physical Media Fridays, Jimmy is all by his lonesome to talk about Fritz Lang's silent epic film Metropolis (1927). Jimmy…
- S2E4 - Episode #12 - The Lobster x Oscar Predictions · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 4Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' 2016 film The Lobster. Following that, we make predictions for the major categories of the…
- S2E3 - Episode #11 - The 25th Anniversary of Spirited Away · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 3Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Ashley to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark anime film Spirited Away. We discuss the film in both…
- S2E2 - Episode #10 - Physical Media Fridays #1 - Good Morning (1959) · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 2Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Ashley for the inaugural episode of Physical Media Fridays, a Sightgeist segment celebrating physical media in an…
