Alternate Sides

About Alternate Sides

James and Sam have been friends and collaborators for over 20 years. They’ve worked on films and TV shows and commercials together and have written numerous scripts that lie unproduced in their shared Dropbox folder. But James has a secret: he hasn’t actually seen that many movies. And Sam, who’s a bit of a film snob, has been giving him a hard time about it for years. As James enters undeniable middle age, he has finally promised to catch up on some of the films he’s missed. Every week or so, while Sam has to move his Subaru from one side of a Brooklyn street to the other (to appease the street-cleaning gods), they chat about a classic movie that James has somehow managed to avoid until now. One film from each year of James’s life so far: 1973 to 2026…

Publisher

James Lavino & Sam Neave

Category

arts · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Dec 2023

Latest episode

29 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2025

   2002: Minority Report

   The hosts analyze Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report," exploring themes of dystopia, Tom Cruise's career, and Samantha Morton's early work in this film analysis.

2. 

   29 Jul 2025

   2001: Mulholland Dr

   The hosts analyze David Lynch's film *Mulholland Dr*, exploring its themes of transcendental meditation and adolescence, while also discussing James's near collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti; this is a film analysis.

3. 

   29 Jul 2025

   2000: American Psycho

   The hosts analyze Mary Harron's film *American Psycho*, exploring its satirical horror elements and Christian Bale's performance as Patrick Bateman in this episode.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

60,136

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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