The Plot Thickens
Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz · TCM & Criterion
4.7from 6,095 ratings
- 82
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 6,095
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 109M
- YouTube views
About The Plot Thickens
Our seventh season is Stanley, an 11-episode exploration of Stanley Kubrick created in partnership with Criterion. Stanley traces Kubrick’s journey from a curious Bronx teenager, first inspired by a camera gifted to him by his father, to a visionary director who redefined the art of filmmaking. Across his career, Kubrick pushed boundaries, challenged censorship, and pursued an uncompromising level of creative control that shaped landmark films including Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. Stanley starts September 24.
- Publisher
- TCM & Criterion
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 26 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 82 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Complete Total Final Annihilating Artistic Control
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
That Unbearable Feeling
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Lolita?
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Complete Total Final Annihilating Artistic Control
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And an example of that would be the scene where I'm blown into an airless room and have to grab a handle and turn on the oxygen and close the doors so I can breathe again so you see me holding my breath. So when I was blown into the it looked like I was floating in space toward the viewer. […]
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- YouTube views
- 109,032,693
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 5,469 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 626 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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- Quality
- 67
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 94
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Ben Mankiewicz host the show. Published by TCM & Criterion.
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