It might be the 250th birthday of The United States of America, but that's not stopping Forgotten Cinema from looking to the skies wondering if we're alone. We're not. We think that's pretty obvious at this point. We've got a special Now Showing episode for you. It's the independent alien drama movie, Abductee. This is a movie you won't find at your local Cineplex. Writer-Director-Producer William Hopp is currently taking his movie, Abductee, across the country for his own indie roadshow. Right now, he's down south, but he may be at a locally owned theater near you. Bookmark the calendar on his website now! We also got to interview Will about the production process throughout the making odf the movie. If you're an indie filmmaker, check this interview out. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

Forgotten Summer is here! And what a way to start it off. We've got an 80s kid's film that we think you forgot! (Hence the title of the entire podcast) It's Flight of the Navigator. And yes, that's Paul Reubens as the voice of the ship. We're starting our slate of 5 films this July with one that Field completely forgot several strong subplots in the movie. He questioned how much he paid attention back in 1986, but to be fair, he was 11 and probably all over the place. There's the 8-year time jump. The schematics of the universe locked inside David's brain. Sarah Jessica Parker is in this movie? Is that the robot from Space Camp? (It's not. Just wanted to drop a Space Camp reference.) "Max and Jinx. friends forever!!!" Ok, we're done. Find out what we had to say about Flight of the Navigator. Enjoy! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

Where my Melissa Etheridge fans at?! Johnny Depp is a writer, Mort Rainey, and he's being stalked by another writer, John Shooter. "You stole my story." He sure did...or did he? What's happening in this movie! It's Secret Window. This Stephen King adaptation by David Koepp is met with open arms by Field, who feels a kinship with a writer struggling to get his words onto the page. But also, it would be awesome to write in a cabin by a lake! Unfortunately, Butler greets this movie with closed arms, as his original take when he first watched this film holds true today. There are too many inconsistencies in the storytelling for him to ignore. So, go ahead Field, live your life with your head in the sand! Hear what else we had to say on our latest episode of our Season 25 Audience Choice selection! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

In our latest Now Showing episode, we discuss Steven Spielberg's 2026 summer blockbuster (potential), Disclosure Day. Aliens are real and they've been here for 79 years! Duh! We've got alien-enhanced math savants, animals that aren't really animals, an activated sleeper agent who used to work in weather and, of course, Macguffins!!!! We also have an episode where Butler and Field don't agree on everything on screen. there are debates about story choices, character choices, and more! Macguffin!!!! Okay, stop reading. Start watching...or listening. It's Disclosure Day! You love Spielberg? So do we! Check out our Lead Up episode covering Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Love Sci-Fi?! SO DO WE!!! Check out these latest sci-fi episodes we covered. The Vast of Night Chronicle Project Hail Mary Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

Fresh off our apology tour of an episode when we covered the Terry Gilliam film, 12 Monkeys, we return to discuss another "classic" Gilliam film...Time Bandits. This time we're being treated to a fantasy adventure tale that follows a young boy, Kevin, who's taken by a crew of thieves stealing treasure throughout history. Told in a kind of, vignette style, we get to meet Napoleon (Ian Holm), King Agamemnon (Sean Connery), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and...evil incarnate (David Warner). This 1981 film is a classic for many, and while we see why...well, why don't you check out the episode and hear for yourself. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

...this is important. Before we watch and record a Now Showing episode about Steven Spielberg's latest alien film, Disclosure Day, we're going back to a simpler time in America where people didn't trust the government and believed there were people in the sky...the 70s! Wait...something feels familiar. We're discussing Close Encounters of the Third Kind. There are countless things to love in this movie, and we try to get through all of them without handing you a 90 minute episode. And quite a bit of controversy as well. We had the producer and cinematographer fighting, culminating in a firing and multiple DPs coming onto the production. The script was written by a variety of people, which led to the credit being vacated and our trusty sliding in to take it. The movie was edited in secret in an apartment. A producer with a wicked cocaine habit was fired. In the grand scheme of Hollywood, these stories are a dime a dozen. The price of doing business in tinsel town. But we're here to celebrate a great movie, with great acting and great storytelling. Find out what we had to say! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

It's not often when you watch a movie that you can sense the confidence of a storyteller oozing through every single frame of a movie. In The Vast of Night, Director Andrew Patterson controls the story in every single frame and you can't help but engage with the story. Yes, this story was told on a low-budget, and that's what makes this movie so impressive. From the "long shots" to the framing, and the attention to detail. Not only with the set design, but the weaving of the alien encounter stories. If you like science-fiction films. If you like indie cinema. If you like great stories. You will not be disappointed with The Vast of Night. This movie is so good, that Field is extremely interested in Patterson's new movie this year, The Rivals of Amziah King. See everything we had to say about the movie! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

Field: A little bit is a better than nada. Sometimes you want the whole enchilada. The lyrics from the Texas Tornados song "Little Bit is Better Than Nada" will forever be in my brain until my final days. And it will always evoke the movie, Tin Cup. Starring Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin and Don Johnson. Directed by Ron Shelton. And I have no idea what the lyrics mean. Sure, a little bit is better than nada. But then I want the whole enchilada? Why am I settling for a little bit, if the whole enchilada was available? Regardless, the lyric and the song works much like "Uno, dos, tres, catorce" from U2's Vertigo even though the count is off. But this is about the movie. And the movie is arguably the best golf movie ever made. Granted there are not too many golf films out there, but still, it's the best. Once again...arguably. Check out what Butler thought as well in our latest episode! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links

It's Star Wars!!!! Wooo!!!! Remember when that meant something? We take on the latest story in the Star Wars universe as everyone's favorite unknown species (It's not Baby Yoda!) Grogu once again joins forces with his step-dad, the Field is so old, he went to see Star Wars: A New Hope in the theaters, but he was only 2 years old, so he doesn't remember anything about it. Still, his childhood is of the original trilogy years, while Butler is more of a prequel trilogy childhood. Does this bring two different perspectives to this latest Now Showing episode? Only one way to find out. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links Did you miss our last Now Showing Episode? No worries. You can find our takes on Project Hail Mary now!

In this episode, Field claims that this movie, Chronicle, is the only found footage he likes, but that's a lie. If you remember the episode when we covered the movie, Project X, he liked that as well. Technically, that's kinda, sorta like found footage, so we now have two found footage movies that Field likes. Needless to say, Chronicle delivers a great premise, and the found footage angle, only amplifies it. Granted, we do switch to Casey's (Matt's girlfriend) camera for some reason and how do they get the footage from the camera that Matt leaves in Tibet...so, are we not an audience? Are digital bits watching this story unfold? Are we the chronicle? Much like the film Brightburn, not all people who get superpowers use those powers for good. And this story does a nice job of breaking down the relationships between Matt, Steve and Andrew who are imbued with special powers from a mysterious cave crystal. Andrew's rough home life leads to his turn toward the dark side. His confidence and excitement about the powers hastens that curve. Right behind him is Steve (Oscar Winner Michael B. Jordan), the over-achieving popular kid who is loving life and his powers, and then there's Matt the drip. But he soon realizes that life isn't about smoking weed and doing nothing...I mean, it can be, but it can also be so much more! Find out what else we had to say about the movie! Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | More Links