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WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

著者： Donald Wunder & James Daniel Walsh
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Cinema-loving schlubs revisiting every Woody Allen production through discussion, review, critique and debate. We also explore films with adjacent themes, styles and influences, including recommendations from our beloved listeners and supporters.

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  • Woody Adjacent – Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Sophie Hyde & Katy Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

    Woody Adjacent – Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Sophie Hyde & Katy Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
    2026/07/28
    Welcome back ladies and gentlemen to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast! Before we get into this month’s adjacent title, we’ve got quite a bit of podcast business to get through. Today is pretty much the final episode of what we’d call the second era of the show, well, aside from next month where we will be discussing the latest Woody Allen book - that will TRULY be the final part of the second era of the show. The first era was the early years with Simon, when we were still figuring out the format, the editing, using the very ugly Microsoft paint looking artwork and, quite frankly, we were still figuring out what the podcast even actually was doing long term. This second era has been the James Daniel Walsh years, where the show found a new rhythm and started the Woody Adjacent Project. ...and now we’re getting ready for the third and final act of the podcast. From October we begin the Woody Allen RE-retrospective, where we’ll be going back through every single Allen film or off cut odd special release ala non woody directed movie etc We will be hitting you with fresh conversations, improved production and everything we’ve learned from doing this podcast for so many years. Then, when that final retrospective is complete, that will bring this podcast itself to a fitting end. The podcast feed will still be active but myself and james will likely be starting a new podcast about film and television (to be decided later) We really want to make this last run of the show the best version the podcast it possibly can be. As part of the new final era, we’ve got brand-new podcast artwork, a dedicated YouTube channel, a new email address and a number of other updates coming as we freshen everything up for the road ahead. Today, we also explain why August is going to work a little differently moving forward. August is always a hectic month for me personally, with family birthdays, holidays and a lot of podcast admin happening behind the scenes, so moving forward, August will essentially become our annual pre-recorded month. There will still be an episode in August, but it may be a solo recording by me Don, something James and I have cobbled in advance, or a different type of episode that gives us the space to work on anything else woody related - at the very least it will be a Q&A episode / AMA type episode.. we’ll figure it out later Putting all that aside.. we also make a small request to our listeners. James has been using the same microphone for around ten years, going all the way back to outside work he was doing on his manic expression animated movie, Before we begin the final retrospective go around I would really love to upgrade his audio gear. The microphone I’ve picked out for him is the Elgato Wave 3, which should give him a substantial improvement in sound quality and help us make this final run through on Woody’s filmography sound as professional as possible. This request is not aimed at our existing Patreon supporters, who already do a great deal for the podcast and have our genuine thanks. This is simply an opportunity for anyone else who enjoys the show and has ever wanted to support us directly help out. Whether that means making a small one-off contribution, becoming a new Patreon or even donating suitable equipment to us directly, every bit of support would help us get James the updated microphone he deserves. ========================================================== James also shares some very exciting news of his own. He has already begun an ambitious fifteen-month rollout of new creative work, with fresh material being released every single week and, at times, several releases within the same week. By the time this episode reaches you, his stories Bloodshot, The Last Spike and Faded should all be available through Amazon, alongside his original song Constellation, which can be watched for free on the Manic Expression YouTube channel. other links to James’s work, the microphone fund and the various ways to contact or support us will be included below. SUPPORT JAMES HERE >>>>>>>>>>> https://linktr.ee/manicexpression1980 ================================================== That all said, we now return to the Woody Allen Adjacent Project with a listener-requested film that we’ve wanted to discuss for quite some time :) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is the 2022 comedy-drama directed by Sophie Hyde, written by Katy Brand and starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. The film follows Nancy Stokes, a retired teacher and widow who decides that there are certain experiences she has missed during her life and may finally be ready to pursue. What follows is an intimate, largely two-person film built around a series of meetings between Nancy and Leo Grande In this sex dramadey we consider the strengths of contained, dialogue-driven films, the natural chemistry between the two...
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  • Woody Adjacent – Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt & Alfred Molina – The Impostors (1998)

    Woody Adjacent – Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt & Alfred Molina – The Impostors (1998)
    2026/06/29

    Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!

    As we get ever closer to the re-retrospective coming this October 2026 we carry our Adjacent series and this month it’s James’s pick he’s chosen Stanley Tucci’s possibly overlooked 1998 comedy The Impostors—a loving homage to the golden age of slapstick, screwball comedies, and classic double acts like Laurel & Hardy and the Marx Brothers.

    Packed with an incredible ensemble cast including Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub, Lili Taylor, Isabella Rossellini, Billy Connolly and even a brief appearance from Woody Allen himself, this is one of those films that has quietly built a passionate cult following over the years… while leaving plenty of other viewers completely baffled.

    Along the way, Don discovers that he may never have truly understood what defines a farce until finally sitting down with this film, while James makes the case that Hollywood simply doesn’t take creative swings like this anymore.

    Whether The Impostors is a forgotten comedy gem or an ambitious experiment that doesn’t quite come together… it certainly gave us plenty to talk about.

    Thanks as always for listening!

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    Links mentioned in this episode:

    James Content Rollout Announcement Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEFovWooMuA

    Stanley Tucci’s The Impostors (1998) Interview - https://freshairarchive.org/segments/actor-director-and-writer-stanley-tucci-imposters

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    For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:

    📌 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impostors

    📌 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120823/?ref_=tturv_ov_i

    📌 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1085404-impostors

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    A VERY Special Thanks to The Woody Allen Pages Website & The Woody Allen Subreddit for their continued support and info — check them out for the latest from the Woody Allen fan community!

    https://www.woodyallenpages.com & https://www.reddit.com/r/woodyallen

    PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT on this or any other episode using our comment section video link here >>> https://bit.ly/warpcom

    If you like the show, please consider buying us a coffee / giving us a tip via our Patreon campaign >>> https://www.patreon.com/woodyretro

    Thanks for listening as always! We would also LOVE a review on iTunes or a 5-star rating via Spotify or whichever podcast platform you are listening on.

    Please find all our connected links below: https://linktr.ee/woodyretro
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    1 時間 50 分
  • Woody Adjacent – Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer & Lauren Miller Rogen – Like Father (2018)

    Woody Adjacent – Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer & Lauren Miller Rogen – Like Father (2018)
    2026/05/28

    Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!

    James actually kicks things off this month with a long overdue announcement regarding one of his major personal projects — something we know some listeners will be very interested in hearing about, while others may understandably just want to jump straight into the film discussion itself.

    So for those purely here for the Woody Adjacent conversation, feel free to skip ahead to:

    ⏩ 20 minutes, 02 seconds

    Down the line, James and I will likely do separate discussion episodes covering some of our future non-Woody creative projects and ideas in a bit more detail.

    As always, we genuinely appreciate the continued support — whether that’s for the podcast itself, our side projects, or simply just taking the time to listen in the first place.

    Anyway…

    This time around, we head back into the AI recommendation list — that ongoing collection of Woody-esque films selected and defended by our ever-persistent podcast AI assistant. So far we’ve tackled quite a few picks from the list already, and now it was time for the AI to throw another one onto the table…

    This episode’s choice: Like Father (2018), directed by Lauren Miller Rogen and starring Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer, and Seth Rogen.

    What initially presents itself as a glossy Netflix dramedy about a workaholic woman reconnecting with her estranged father during an accidental cruise vacation slowly reveals itself to be something a little more reflective underneath — a film about emotional inheritance, loneliness, career obsession, disappointment, forgiveness, and the uncomfortable realization that sometimes we slowly become the very people we spent years resenting.

    Naturally, this led us into a surprisingly thoughtful discussion about late-period Woody Allen comparisons while at the same time enjoying the Ai'\s justification for choosing this film as an adjacent pick. It’s fun to give artificial intelligence a chance to make its own case.. particularly when it fails miserably in the process :P

    We're not saying that happned on this episode... or are we?

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    For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:

    📌 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Father_(film)

    📌 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7170950/

    📌 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/like_father_2018

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    A VERY Special Thanks to The Woody Allen Pages Website & The Woody Allen Subreddit for their continued support and info — check them out for the latest from the Woody Allen fan community!

    https://www.woodyallenpages.com & https://www.reddit.com/r/woodyallen

    PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT on this or any other episode using our comment section video link here >>> https://bit.ly/warpcom

    If you like the show, please consider buying us a coffee / giving us a tip via our Patreon campaign >>> https://www.patreon.com/woodyretro

    Thanks for listening as always! We would also LOVE a review on iTunes or a 5-star rating via Spotify or whichever podcast platform you are listening on.

    Please find all our connected links below: https://linktr.ee/woodyretro
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    1 時間 44 分
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