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The Secrets of Independence Day
The presidential speech was written in five minutes as a placeholder. Nobody replaced it. Yet people are still quoting it three decades later. Dom Be…
3 months ago
The Secrets of Disclosure Day
A Kansas City weather anchor starts speaking a language no human knows — and Steven Spielberg's *Disclosure Day* turns alien contact into a question …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Secrets of Dr. No
Sixty-four years ago a Scottish bodybuilder lit a cigarette and changed movies. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Chip Hines, and Jeff Haecker break down Dr. No — …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Secrets of X-Men and X2: X-Men United
With the original cast heading into Avengers: Doomsday, Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, and Patrick Mason revisit X-Men and X2, the films that launched M…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Secrets of Miracle
A group of college kids walked out to face the greatest hockey team in history and changed the world. Dom Bettinelli, Noelle Crowe, Fr. Chip Hines, a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Secrets of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Bowser almost chose good. Then his son arrived. Patrick Mason, Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, and Thomas Salerno unpack the family drama, Yoshi's debut,…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Secrets of Porco Rosso
A cursed pig, a golden age of flight, and a man still at war with himself. Victor Lams, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason unpack Hayao Miyazaki's *Porc…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Secrets of Project Hail Mary
Ryland Grace wakes alone on an interstellar ship with no memory — and the fate of Earth on his shoulders. Dom Bettinelli, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick M…
6 months ago
Special Announcement: Secrets of Television
Secrets of Movies and TV Shows is splitting into two shows, and this short special explains what that means. Secrets of Movies continues as before, a…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Secrets of Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo is a masterclass in character-driven filmmaking. Dom Bettinelli, Patrick Mason, Noelle Crowe, and Tom Crowe dig into Dude's recovery arc, C…
6 months, 2 weeks ago