Peak Movies: 1985

About Peak Movies: 1985

Once there was a time when movies ruled the Earth and your local cinema reigned supreme as the beating heart of popular culture. During this same era of cinematic dominance, circumstance and creativity would occasionally collide to create a string of films so classic and so memorable that we had to give them a name (and a podcast): PEAK MOVIES. Join hosts Scott Rognlien and Eric Normington, and a cavalcade of special guests, for our inaugural season as we curate and celebrate an entire year of unforgettable feature films — IN ORDER and AS THEY HAPPENED — so listeners both young and old might learn to properly appreciate the peak that was PEAK MOVIES: 1985.

Publisher

The Next Arena

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Dec 2024

Latest episode

5 May 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 May 2026

   Mini 13 - Ultimate Final Mini Episode: The Epilogue Strikes Back!

   This season finale episode has a little bit of everything, folks. Scott and Eric pay their respects to some important figures from 1985 who sadly passed during the making of this little podcast. Your trusty cohosts also use the power of hindsight to update their personal Rank & File lists — because everyone loves a good list! You'll even be whisked away to our recent live Celebration Screening event for the reveal of the totally made-up 1985 PEAK MOVIE AWARDS as well as righting the wrong...

2. 

   30 Dec 2025

   Mini 12 - Q4 Quarterly Roundup! PM Noms! Fool for Love! Revolution! Trip to Bountiful! A Chorus Line! Murphy’s Romance!

   Hosts Eric and Scott discuss the lessons learned from Quarter 4 of Peak Movies: 1985, while special contributors briefly address additional December films, offering insights into overlooked cinematic gems.

3. 

   23 Dec 2025

   Episode 39 - Enemy Mine & The Color Purple

   Aflamu Johnson discusses asexual reproduction and nutritional benefits in Enemy Mine and The Color Purple with hosts Eric and Scott in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Peak Movies: 1985

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

• special contributors
• Aflamu Johnson
• Pete Gardner
• Amy Claire Sparks
• Jessica Makinson

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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

Quality

65

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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