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Indie Film Weekly

Circus Road Films, Just Curious Media

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 106

A show dedicated to indie film lovers seeking the latest movies in independent cinema.

Host: Glen Reynolds, veteran film producer & sales agent.

Co-Host: Jason Connell, award-winning documentary producer turned popular podcaster.

Jason joins Glen for conversational episodes that delve deeper into the filmmaking process through the series Behind The Film and Emerging Filmmakers.

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5 Indie Movies This Week: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Wicker, Bound, & More

Episode 106

Friday, October 23, 2026 • Duration 12:16

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This week on Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds highlights five indie films worth knowing about: three in theaters, one on demand, and one classic.

🎥 Indie Film Reviews:
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)
Wicker (2026)
Fatherland (2026)
Cold War in Philly (2026)
Bound (1996)

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Behind The Film: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York with Noah Segan

Episode 105

Thursday, October 22, 2026 • Duration 34:29

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker Segan about his film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. The film stars John Turturro as Harry Layman, an aging pickpocket whose old-school skills are fading in a changing city; after stealing from the wrong person, he races across New York’s five boroughs to recover something unexpectedly valuable, risking his life and his family, including his invalid wife Rosie.

Segan explains building empathy for a flawed criminal, balancing humor and tension, and drawing inspiration from filmmakers including Lumet, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme, and films like Friends of Eddie Coyle and Mikey and Nicky. He recounts casting Turturro (plus Buscemi, Esposito, Maslany), pickpocket training with Apollo Robbins, shooting challenges in real neighborhoods and on the subway, editor Hilda Rosula’s role in pacing, and music choices featuring Gary Lionelli’s score, LCD Soundsystem, “Native New Yorker,” and Bobby Short. Segan describes premieres at Sundance and Toronto, and securing distribution with Sony Pictures Classics.

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York opens in NY & LA October 23 and nationwide on October 30.

00:00 Show Intro And Premise
01:07 Meeting Noah Segan
01:37 Building Harry Layman
03:05 New York Film Influences
04:36 Family Blind Spots Theme
05:42 Casting John Turturro
07:20 Ensemble Chemistry
08:47 Pickpocket Training
09:56 Rosie Relationship Craft
11:15 Shooting In The Boroughs
13:46 Editing Pace And Tone
15:59 Dylan Comic Contrast
17:11 Music Score And Needle Drops
20:18 Dancing for Rosie
20:40 Landing the Opening Song
21:30 Designing the Ending
23:00 Sundance Premiere Rush
24:53 Audience Love and Awards
25:50 Sony Classics Deal
27:56 Quick Cuts Theater Habits
30:14 Movie Memories and Favorites
32:53 Final Cut New York Legacy
34:03 Release Dates and Goodbye

Behind The Film: Cold War in Philly with Joe Amodei

Episode 104

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 33:09

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker/distributor Joe Amodei about his documentary Cold War in Philly: Flyers versus Russia 1976, recounting the Philadelphia Flyers’ Broad Street Bullies facing the Soviet Red Army team in a widely watched Cold War-era game. Amodei explains how the Ukraine war and a Flyers alumni event sparked the idea, his goal of preserving the players’ stories, and his access to nearly all surviving Flyers from the game.

He describes the Flyers’ coach studying Soviet hockey, the controversial Ed Van Impe hit that preceded the Russians leaving the ice, and the film’s humor and archival footage process with Comcast/NBC and Flyers archives. Amodei discusses sold-out Philly-area screenings with player Q&As and distribution realities.

Cold War in Philly is available on Apple TV, Amazon, and YouTube.

00:00 Show Intro and Setup
00:56 Joe Origin Story
02:20 Why This Game Mattered
04:13 Building the Documentary
05:27 Miracle on Ice Connection
07:46 Coaching and Game Plan
08:46 The Hit and Walkout
10:56 Getting Rights and Footage
12:50 Wild Off Ice Stories
15:43 Interviewing Childhood Heroes
18:59 Distribution Reality Check
19:40 Finding the Film’s Humor
21:04 Turning Screenings Into Events
23:01 Beyond Philly Screenings
25:24 Marketing in a Crowded World
26:55 Quick Cuts Theater Habits
28:21 First Movies and Favorites
30:50 Lessons as Filmmaker Distributor
32:42 Where to Watch and Wrap

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5 Indie Movies This Week: Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, You Can See Everything, Swingers, & More

Episode 103

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 10:34

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This week on Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds highlights five indie films worth knowing about: three in theaters, one on demand, and one classic.

🎥 Indie Film Reviews:
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor (2026)
You Can See Everything (2026)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)
Let’s Have Kids! (2026)
Swingers (1996)

Behind The Film: Trust Me, I'm a Doctor with Thane Economou

Episode 102

Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 32:57

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker Thane Economou about his dark-comedy true-story film Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, starring Kal Penn as Dr. Kapoor amid the Anna Nicole Smith media circus, with Linda Hamilton and Abbie Cornish.

Economou explains discovering the project through Kapoor’s memoir, shaping an unreliable-narrator structure with lawyer interruptions, and balancing heartbreak with humor inspired by films like Goodfellas, The Social Network, I, Tonya, plus thematic touchstones Quiz Show and Shattered Glass. He details extensive research into Smith’s life and court records, casting Penn and Hamilton, directing key scenes like the diary reading, and filming inside the actual WeHo Pride Parade. He discusses mixed-media visuals, a 2005–2007 soundscape with composers Daniel Stockdale and Niles Dwyer (DJ KASHMIR) and Briarcliff’s theatrical release plan of hitting around 600 screens.

Trust Me, I’m a Doctor opens October 16.

00:00 Welcome and Premise
00:41 Finding the Story
02:02 Choosing Dark Comedy
03:14 Unreliable Narrator Setup
04:21 Film Inspirations
06:27 Deep Research Process
08:01 Casting Kal and Linda
09:49 Directing the Diary Scene
11:01 Shooting Pride Parade
14:34 Narration Rules and Edit
15:55 Building the Soundtrack
17:15 Nailing the 2000s Look
18:56 Distribution and Briarcliff
19:46 Briarcliff Takes the Risk
21:11 Mixed Media and Poking Bears
21:37 Is Kapoor Sympathetic
23:56 Quick Cuts Theater Habits
24:49 The Vista Theater Memories
26:06 Repeat Watches and The Room
27:46 IMAX Odyssey and Parenting
29:34 Final Cut Family Secrets
32:12 Where to Watch and Farewell

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Behind The Film: Winter of the Crow with Kasia Adamik

Episode 101

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 25:14

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker Kasia Adamik about Winter of the Crow, a political thriller set in Warsaw during martial law in 1981, starring Lesley Manville as British professor Joan who witnesses a secret-police murder and becomes trapped in a shut-down country.

Adamik explains the film’s long development from adapting Olga Tokarczuk’s seven-page novel, the challenge of capturing Tokarczuk’s absurdity and humor, and the decision to tell the story subjectively rather than with detailed political factography. She describes changing the protagonist from male to female after earlier script versions stalled, which clarified Joan’s vulnerability, ambiguity with students, and Thatcher-era context.

Adamik details recreating 1981 Warsaw largely in Luxembourg with slightly exaggerated realism influenced by Brazil, using Polaroids as proof and a “reality check,” and reflecting on her storyboard career before discussing the film’s themes of normalized oppression, lost freedoms, empathy, and audience reactions after its Toronto premiere.

Winter of the Crow opened in limited theaters October 9.

00:00 Show Intro and Setup
00:55 Origins of the Adaptation
02:53 Tokarczuk Tone and Subjective Approach
04:44 Why Joan Became a Woman
08:06 Casting Lesley Manville
10:09 Building Warsaw 1981
13:03 Polaroids as Proof and Paranoia
14:53 From Storyboards to Directing
16:29 Themes of Oppression and Empathy
18:38 Festival Premiere and Audience Reactions
20:49 Quick Cuts Moviegoing Q&A
24:03 Final Cut and Where to Watch

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5 Indie Movies This Week: Misty Green, California Schemin’, Pan’s Labyrinth, & More

Episode 100

Friday, October 9, 2026 • Duration 09:41

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This week on Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds highlights five indie films worth knowing about: three in theaters, one on demand, and one classic.

🎥 Indie Film Reviews:
Misty Green (2026)
California Schemin’ (2026)
Double Trouble (2026)
Ballroom (2026)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Behind The Film: Double Trouble with Shaun Paul Piccinino

Episode 99

Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 40:39

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker Shaun Paul Piccinino about Double Trouble, a PG-13 holiday action comedy set during a Las Vegas casino jewelry heist starring sisters Madeleine and Violet McGraw with Andrew Koji.

Piccinino explains the film originated from a desire to showcase the McGraw sisters in a non-stereotypical holiday movie, blending influences like Home Alone, Ocean’s 11, Die Hard, and Jackie Chan-style environmental action. He discusses Vegas production challenges at the Palms Casino, including working with underage actors’ time limits and filming amid 4,000 football fans, plus staging sleight-of-hand, complex stunts, and an original song performance cross-cut with the heist. He hopes audiences take away a message about family and found family.

Double Trouble opens in limited theaters October 9 before streaming on Amazon Prime.

00:00 Show Intro and Premise
01:02 Origin of Double Trouble
03:14 Shooting in Vegas
06:14 Diamond Gauntlet MacGuffin
07:25 Movie Influences and Tone
09:22 Stunts and Fight Choreography
12:08 Heist Sleight of Hand
13:25 Production Challenges and Time Limits
16:57 Music Performance Crosscut
19:03 Directing the McGraw Sisters
21:44 Marketing the Comedy Shift
22:10 PG-13 Balancing Act
23:06 Cast Future Plans
23:32 Premiere Crowd Reactions
25:17 Letting Films Find Fans
27:03 Christmas Release Strategy
30:14 Quick Cuts Theater Habits
31:25 Star Wars Theater Memories
33:58 Rewatching Epic Cinema
37:49 Last Movie Seen
38:46 Family Message and Where to Watch

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5 Indie Movies This Week: Atonement, Lady, Mulholland Drive & More

Episode 98

Friday, October 2, 2026 • Duration 09:19

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This week on Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds highlights five indie films worth knowing about: three in theaters, one on demand, and one classic.

🎥 Indie Film Reviews:
Atonement (2026)
Lady (2026)
Nickels (2026)
Men of Law (2026)
Mulholland Drive (2001)

Emerging Filmmakers: Men of Law with Karl Lentini

Episode 97

Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 24:31

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On this episode of Indie Film Weekly, Glen Reynolds and Jason Connell speak with filmmaker Karl Lentini about his indie thriller Men of Law, releasing September 29 on Amazon and other transactional VOD platforms through X4 Pictures. Lentini explains the film’s origin as a self-financeable concept he developed with Charles Gorgano, the New York–Texas character setup and Smithville, Texas locations, and inspirations such as the structure of The Untouchables.

He discusses taking on multiple roles (co-writer, director, producer, composer, and lead actor), the challenges of run-and-gun chase scenes, editing with Sarah Radle, and directing himself. Lentini describes losing Gorgano in 2021 and the actor who played Vito in 2024, and how the film led to a Men of Law podcast exploring child trafficking with real-world guests.

The episode also covers distribution strategy, meeting Reynolds via an Austin DVD connection, and quick-fire moviegoing questions.

00:00 Welcome and Film Setup
01:14 Origins of Men of Law
01:40 Writing Partners and Influences
04:49 Early Filmmaking Roots
05:32 Texas Locations and Casting Changes
07:21 Action Scenes and Production Challenges
08:53 Heroes or Vigilantes
09:58 Editing Choices and End Tease
12:36 Character Chemistry and Directing Yourself
14:36 Lessons Learned and Men of Law Podcast
16:33 Distribution Deal and Release Plans
20:43 Quick Cuts Theater Questions
23:10 Final Cut and Where to Watch

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