THEY SHOOT FILMS
Does the world really need another movie podcast? Recovering filmmakers Ken Mercer and F.T. Kosempa are apparently crazy enough to think so. Ken (a Left Coast Hollywood survivor) and Frank (an independent filmmaker from New York) share their bicoastal, idiosyncratic, and often hilarious takes on a curated collection of films that are truly worth talking about.
A PODCAST ABOUT FILMS THAT MATTER
Does the world really need another movie podcast? Recovering filmmakers Ken Mercer and F.T. Kosempa are apparently crazy enough to think so. Ken (a Left Coast Hollywood survivor) and Frank (an independent filmmaker from New York) share their bicoastal, idiosyncratic, and often hilarious takes on a curated collection of films that are truly worth talking about.
Recent Episodes
Dec. 30, 2025
A Special Announcement
A special year-end announcement from Ken Mercer and FT Kosempa about the future of They Shoot Films.
Dec. 23, 2025
'L.A. Confidential'
In this episode, we dive deep into L.A. Confidential (1997), Curtis Hanson’s modern noir masterpiece and one of the defining crime films of the 1990s. Set against the corruption-soaked backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles, L.A. Conf...
Dec. 9, 2025
'Almost Famous'
In this episode, we step inside the golden glow of rock-and-roll nostalgia as we dive deep into Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. We break down the iconic coming-of-age classic and explore how Crowe transformed his real-life exp...
Nov. 25, 2025
'Vertigo' (Part 2)
In part two of this special two-part episode, we fall back into Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958). Tune in as we explore the recurring motifs of Vertigo, the deleted ending, and the controversy surrounding the scene that cont...
Nov. 11, 2025
'Vertigo'
In part one of this special two-part episode, we fall into Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) — one of the most haunting and psychologically complex movies ever made. From its hypnotic visuals and Bernard Herrmann’s swirling s...
Oct. 28, 2025
'A History of Violence'
What happens when David Cronenberg trades body horror for psychological horror? In this episode, we break down A History of Violence —a tense, haunting look at identity, brutality, and the masks people wear to survive. We exp...
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