One of Us is a Filmmaker - a Nostalgic Movie Podcast
A brother / sister duo chatting about the iconic movies we grew up with - and you guessed it, one of us is a filmmaker. Warning: we’re 90s/00s kids (sorry, not sorry) // New episodes every other Sunday // Find us on instagram: @oneofusisafilmmaker
Episodes
Today, Orion and Cassiah look back at the cult classic television show 'Freaks and Geeks' (1999-2000). Although this beloved series was cancelled after only one series, it launched the careers of some of the actors of our generation: James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, and Seth Rogen to name a few. With a creative team behind it including the likes of Paul Feig, Judd Apatow and Mike White, this is one of the most underrate...
Today's movie throwback is the iconic 'The Return Of The Pink Panther' (1975) starring the comic genius Peter Sellers, and directed by Blake Edwards. Orion and Cassiah grew up watching this film on repeat, and this beloved crime comedy has become not only one of their comfort movies, but one of their favourite comedy films of all time.
In today's episode, Orion and Cassiah look back at TWO of the iconic 90s supernatural shows: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Charmed'! We discuss the similarities and differences between the two, and ultimately decide which of "Chuffy" is the better show!
Today, Orion and Cassiah are looking back at the most iconic Disney Channel Original movies that came out across the 2000s - from 'Cheetah Girls', to 'High School Musical', to 'Camp Rock', and many, many more - tune in now to hear us dive into this great collection of Disney Channel nostalgia!
Flameo Hotmen! It's another episode of One of Us is a Filmmaker and today Cassiah and Orion discuss one his favourite tv shows - yet most hated movies - Avatar: The Last Airbender (or M. Night Disaster?). Why should you watch this epic masterpiece of television, and why should you avoid the film like the plague? Tune in to find out!
So no one told you life was gonna be this way? Then you better tune in to our first ever purely dedicated TV episode, where Orion and Cassiah rank the iconic tv sitcom of FRIENDS seasons 1-10 from worst to best! And OH MY GOD, we also chat about some of our all-time favourite episodes, our favourite FRIEND, and favourite guest stars.
*Forgive Cassiah's FRIENDS faux pas during this episode - she meant to say that the Vegas episodes...
This week, Orion and Cassiah are looking back at the cartoon classic that is 'Scooby Doo'! We talk all about the iconic tv show, the many made-for-tv animated films, as well as the two live-action, cult-following status movies 'Scooby Doo' (2002) and 'Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' (2004).
Happy New Year to our listeners! Orion and Cassiah begin this episode reflecting on the films that came out in 2024, including our favourite, our most surprising film (for both good and bad reasons...), and some of the best movie performances of the year. In the second half of the episode, we talk about our movie throwback of the week 'The Simpsons Movie' (2007) - a nostalgic favourite based on the iconic tv series. We chat about H...
We're BACK with season 5, starting with a very festive episode where we debate some of the best animated Christmas movies of all time. From 'The Snowman' (1982) to 'The Polar Express' (2004) to 'Klaus' (2019), tune in to hear what Orion and Cassiah's top 3 animated films are that get them into the holiday spirit!
In this very special season 4 finale, Orion and Cassiah chat to the brilliant Nicole Rixon, founder of Bridget Productions. We chat a little bit about Nicole's career, how she founded her own production company, and what inspires her. So tune in as we demystify the role of production companies in filmmaking, and how to break into the industry yourself!
Today, Orion and Cassiah look back at some classic sci-fi movies of the 2010s - both the hits, and the misses! From Arrival, to Inception, to Ex-Machina, to Passengers, and many many more, tune in to listen to us chat all things science fiction!
Orion and Cassiah are BACK, talking about the Indian Hindi-language musical / sports epic 'Lagaan' (2001) starring Aamir Khan and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. A hugely nostalgic movie with fantastic music (shout out to the incredible A. R. Rahman!), this veryyyyy long film surpassed all expectations and made us excited about cricket!
"Good heavens Gromit, another episode already?!" That's right folks, this week Orion and Cassiah are talking about the iconic British duo of Wallace and Gromit, from legendary creator Nick Park and Aardman Studios. We discuss the the ins and outs of each movie, the franchise's film evolution and, finally, rank them from best to worst. Time to pull out some Wensleydale and get cracking!
What do 'The Incredibles', 'Ratatouille' and 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol' have in common? Well, they are all helmed by esteemed film director, Brad Bird. In today's episode, Orion and Cassiah take a more focused look at this incredible filmmaker's animation movies, and discuss a little bit about his origin story, how he built his career, and how he ultimately made some of Pixar's most succesful films of all time.
In 2001, Reese Witherspoon portrayed the smart, sweet and pink-loving lawyer Elle Woods in 'Legally Blonde' - an iconic, cultural movie of the early 2000s, featuring actors like Jennifer Coolidge, Luke Wilson and Selma Blair. Today, Orion and Cassiah discuss some well-known and less-well-known movie facts (like, we almost didn't have a bend and snap scene?!), their favourite lines and scenes ("what, like it's hard?"), and how well ...
In this week's episode, Orion and Cassiah debate childhood movies which were both terrifying and traumatising - from 'Jumanji' to 'Labyrinth' to 'Coraline'... In essence, kids movies that really shouldn't have been kids movies!
"Hey now! Hey now!" Today's episode is what dreams are made of as Orion and Cassiah discuss the OG Disney teen queen Hilary Duff. We talk about her iconic role of Lizzie McGuire, as well as her many other movies in her classic teen era between 2001 and 2004.
"Aaaaaaaaah! Watch out for that tree!" In today's movie throwback, Orion and Cassiah discuss the 90s live action Disney movie adaptation 'George of the Jungle' (1997) starring Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann - particularly looking at how it played such a significant part of Cassiah's childhood!
Following on from our Star Wars part one episode, Orion and Cassiah jump back into debating which of the films from the originals (70s-80s) and prequels (90s-00s) is the best, before answering the all-important question: which was better, the original Star Wars trilogy, or the prequel trilogy?
Welcome back to season 4 of One Of Us Is A Filmmaker! We are so excited to kick off this season with a great debate all about the iconic space opera that is 'Star Wars' - credit to the exuberant mind of creator, writer and director George Lucas. In this part one of our two-part episode, we begin with a little quiz before we debate the space age question of which is better: the original Star Wars trilogy (70s-80s), or the prequel St...
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