Films at First Sight

About Films at First Sight

Joe and Graham celebrate and explore cinema, new and old, through the lens of the first time viewer. Such a wide angle includes popular films, cult classics, rare films, genre films, the woefully-underserved medium of shorts, as well as glancing into the future through film festivals and upcoming releases!

Publisher

Joe Ferry & Graham Brinkert

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Jun 2021

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

161 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Sorry to Bother You (2018) | Ep 109

   We are wrapping up our month of power and control with Boots Riley's feature debut, Sorry to Bother You, a wildly imaginative comedy about telemarketing, labor rights, and finding one's place in the world. Will the maximalist satire woo us with its wicked sense of humor or will it all just fall on deaf horses' ears?

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Bad Timing (1982) | Short Ends Ep 19

   In this episode of Short Ends, we chat about Nancy Savoca's student film, "Bad Timing", a story of two adolescents with dreams of bigger and better lives, that learn some tough lessons while trying to make it on their own. Tune in to find out if Graham and Joe buy into their Hollywood aspirations or if it was all a bust from the start!

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Ep 108

   The sounds of power and control are still being broadcast to the masses as we dive into the world of exploitative dance marathons with Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. Will Joe & Graham have enough stamina to make it to the final round or will they collapse under the weight of stiff competition that has nothing to lose?

Who has been a guest on Films at First Sight

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matthew Sorrento
• Allison
• Christopher Jason Bell
• Caitlin
• Eric Newell

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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