Why This Movie? - Christopher Alan Maloney

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The American President with Jonathan Paula

Season 1 · Episode 22

Friday, July 11, 2025 • Duration 36:33

How do we stay optimistic when it seems like civilization is collapsing around us? The environment presented to us in The American President - of a Washington, DC in which smart people argue with each other in order to solve the country's problems - may hold the key. My guest Jonathan Paula talks with me about his love for this movie and why he is "a hopeless optimist."

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So I Married an Axe Murderer with Abbi Crutchfield

Season 1 · Episode 21

Friday, June 27, 2025 • Duration 34:19

Comic and television personality Abbi Crutchfield joins me to talk about the zany, deadly, and hilarious So I Married an Axe Murderer! You can find Abbi at @curlycomedy on Instagram, X, and YouTube.

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The Lizzie McGuire Movie with Angela Reighard-Rand

Season 1 · Episode 20

Friday, June 13, 2025 • Duration 27:00

Beloved television character Lizzie McGuire finds herself in Rome, and we are all going along for the ride! In this conversation, hear what Lizzie has to teach us about relatability, self-expression, and what dreams are made of (Hey Now, Hey Now).

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Elf with Tiffany Stafford

Season 1 · Episode 19

Friday, May 30, 2025 • Duration 24:34

A Christmas movie in June?! What the actual frost...? Don't worry, we haven't completely lost our minds - Elf is the movie my guest (Tiffany Stafford) wanted to talk about, and guests rule the roost in the Why This Movie? Podcast Studio. Listen to our conversation about the role holiday movies play in grounding us and setting annual markers in our lives, and the hidden nuances within the story of Buddy the Elf.

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Forrest Gump with Trent Ashcraft

Season 1 · Episode 18

Friday, May 16, 2025 • Duration 39:07

In this conversation about Forrest Gump, Trent Ashcraft and I mourn the loss of the monoculture and the time when a character-driven movie could become a cultural phenomenon without being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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The Big Lebowski with Matthew Rand

Season 1 · Episode 17

Friday, May 2, 2025 • Duration 30:36

"The Dude abides..." What does that mean? And how do we - throughout life's hurdles (even when our rugs are micturated upon) - continue to abide? The Big Lebowski presents a philosophy of relaxed indifference and a focus on life's little pleasures that we may do well to embrace. In this conversation with Matthew Rand, we uncover the Dude's outlook and what we can glean from it as we trudge through our troubled world.

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Goodfellas with Amy Maloney

Season 1 · Episode 16

Friday, April 18, 2025 • Duration 28:36

In this episode of Why This Movie?, listen to my conversation with my ex-wife about Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's epic from 1990 about the reality of life in the mob.

Scanners with Stefan MacDonald-LaBelle

Season 1 · Episode 15

Friday, April 11, 2025 • Duration 26:50

What is it about the horror genre that lends itself to deeper meaning and morality tales? Join filmmaker Stefan MacDonald-LaBelle and me for this conversation on the 1981 horror classic Scanners and how film is sometimes the best messenger for complex social issues.

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The Jerk with Joe Reeves

Season 1 · Episode 14

Friday, April 4, 2025 • Duration 27:00

Is there a hidden philosophy to Steve Martin's first movie? Or is it simply foolishness? See where Joe Reeves and I land in this conversation about his favorite film, 1979's The Jerk.

Rocky with Luke Thayer

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, March 28, 2025 • Duration 34:18

"His whole life was a million to one shot..." In this episode of WTM?, I'm speaking with my old pal and standup comedian Luke Thayer about his favorite movie - Rocky. We tackle talent, luck, and what it means to go the distance.

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