...And The Rest Is Film History

Ai Kojima, Reese McTeigue, Josh Nascimento, Michael Bruce

Welcome to ‘And the Rest is Film History,’ the podcast on film then and now! In our History episodes, the hosts take turns to do a report on an aspect of film history, then review a movie related to it. These episodes feature Ai Kojima, Reese McTeigue, and Josh Nascimento, and the topics this season include the troubled production of the Godfather, the work of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki, and the beloved Three Colors trilogy. Reese and Josh also recorded bonus episodes discussing film-related topics including the Best Low Budget Movies, a Pixar Film Tier List, and the Best Marvel Movies.

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20 episodes
Updated May 28, 2025

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May 28, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Pitching Movies for Cereal Mascots
When Eron guested early last season, this idea emerged to pitch movies for the cartoon cereal mascots. We took that prompt and turned it into a great creative exercise of how serious/silly we can go with it. Enjoy this hilarious time we had pitching these movies. We own the rights to all these movie pitches... even if we don't own the IP of the mascots
Feb 4, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Everything We Watched at Sundance Film Festival
Reese comes back to the podcast! We talk about our time at the Sundance Film Festival.
Dec 31, 2024 · 57 min
Reviewing Every A24 Movie (That We’ve Seen) Part 2 | Season 2 Episode 7
There are just so many A24 movies. We continue to share about some of our favorites from 2019 to 2022. After our midseason hiatus, we'll take a crack at the next A24 era.
Dec 24, 2024 · 59 min
Reviewing Every A24 Movie (That We’ve Seen) Part 1
The studio that's been behind many of our podcasts favorite movies is getting a deep dive today. We share our super casual list of A24 films that caught our attention early on in their development.
Dec 17, 2024 · 26 min
The TV Show Too Good Not To Talk About
For the first time, we dissect TV and we start with the incredible animated series "Scavenger's Reign". It's a creative, calming, but brutal look at the lives of a crew reeling from an interplanetary shipwreck.
Dec 10, 2024 · 50 min
SHE'S BACK! | The Japanese Director that Inspired Star Wars & More
Ai Kojima is back on the podcast to share about a director that has inspired her with his films and his life.
Dec 3, 2024 · 52 min
Movies That Make Us Feel Some Type Of Way
You ever watch something and... Just... Feel some type of way? Well Eron and Josh go over the moves that relax us, toy with our emotions, rip our hearts out... put you in the mood!
Nov 26, 2024 · 36 min
Our Most Underrated Blockbusters
New face to the podcast, Grant Lee, reminisces with us about our favorite movies that maybe didn't get all the credit they deserve.
Nov 19, 2024 · 39 min
Most Quotable Movies!
And we're back!!! After a hiatus, we're back with Season 2. Its new episodes, a new look, and a new format. Don't worry we still love movies. Today, Eron and Josh go over the movies that they can't stop quoting.
Mar 12, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
Our Favorite Movies From 2023 | Season 1 Finale
We have a riveting discussion about all the movies we loved from last year. The theme of enjoying going to the theater by yourself was a surprising discussion.
Mar 5, 2024 · 54 min
Director Edgar Wright and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (with Josh Nicolas)
Josh and Ai talk about Edgar Wright and more specifically Scott Pilgrim with special guest Josh Nicolas. They close the episode talking about their filmspirations.
Feb 27, 2024 · 1 hr 26 min
Tierlist of all Pixar feature films
This week Josh and Reese try to rank all the Pixar releases with special guest Eron Henderson. This was a really fun episode full of our true feelings about this beloved studio's work
Feb 20, 2024 · 44 min
How the Mafia Got Involved in the Making of ‘The Godfather'.
The Godfather Spoiler Warning! The team invite our first guest Thalia Nascimento to share about her favorite movie. Josh and Thalia discuss the drama on and off the set that put the production of The Godfather in jeopardy.
Feb 13, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
Can we review 32 MCU movies? Yes! March Madness Style!
In a special bonus episode Reese, Josh, and Michael attempt to find the best Marvel film in the best way possible... By setting up a bracket.
Feb 6, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
Hayao Miyazaki & the Birth of Studio Ghibli | Episode 6
Reese leads a discussion on Hayao Miyazaki's career along with what started Studio Ghibli. In preparation of this week's episode we watched Princess Mononoke and included a review of the movie at the end of the discussion.
Jan 30, 2024 · 32 min
(Finally) Reviewing Across the Spider-Verse
Josh and Reese review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, despite the fact that it came out eight months ago. Thanks for listening! New episodes of our first season will drop Tuesday mornings. We hope you enjoy our film deep dives with us! ‘And the Rest is Film History’ is produced and edited by Michael Bruce, with theme music by Ben Blaufarb and show graphics by Josh Nicolas.
Jan 23, 2024 · 44 min
3 Colors | The Movie Trilogy Based on the French Flag
The Crew discuss Krzysztof Kieślowski's French film trilogy called "Three Colors". Each film named after a color of the French Flag: Blue, White, Red. These films have very different themes but they all appear to take place in a shared timeline with intersections of their stories throughout.
Jan 16, 2024 · 55 min
Best Low Budget Movies
Reese and Josh go through a bunch of their favorite films that packed a lotta punch despite their rather tiny budgets. New episodes of our first season will drop Tuesday mornings. We hope you enjoy our film deep dives with us! ‘And the Rest is Film History’ is produced and edited by Michael Bruce, with theme music by Ben Blaufarb and show graphics by Josh Nicolas.
Jan 16, 2024 · 44 min
How Wes Anderson’s Short Film Got Him Famous
Josh gives a report on one of his favorite director's early work and big break. The crew review and discuss the short film turned movie 'Bottle Rocket' by Wes Anderson. Despite the critics of its day, this movie helped launch several Hollywood actors and put Wes Anderson on the map with an early version of his unique style. New episodes of our first season will drop Tuesday mornings. We hope you enjoy our film deep dives with us! ‘And the Rest is Film History’ is produced and edited by Michael Bruce, with theme music by Ben Blaufarb and show graphics by Josh Nicolas.
Jan 16, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min
Watching Each Other’s Favorite Movies for the First Time
An Introduction to our taste A run through of some of our favorite films to help give a taste of our individual preferences as well as a deep dive on 1 movie of our choice. The movies we discuss at length are Marriage Story, Dead Poet Society, and Nobody Knows.

...And The Rest Is Film History

Pitching Movies for Cereal Mascots

Everything We Watched at Sundance Film Festival

Reviewing Every A24 Movie (That We’ve Seen) Part 2 | Season 2 Episode 7

Reviewing Every A24 Movie (That We’ve Seen) Part 1

The TV Show Too Good Not To Talk About

SHE'S BACK! | The Japanese Director that Inspired Star Wars & More

Movies That Make Us Feel Some Type Of Way

Our Most Underrated Blockbusters

Most Quotable Movies!

Our Favorite Movies From 2023 | Season 1 Finale

Director Edgar Wright and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (with Josh Nicolas)

Tierlist of all Pixar feature films

How the Mafia Got Involved in the Making of ‘The Godfather'.

Can we review 32 MCU movies? Yes! March Madness Style!

Hayao Miyazaki & the Birth of Studio Ghibli | Episode 6

(Finally) Reviewing Across the Spider-Verse

3 Colors | The Movie Trilogy Based on the French Flag

Best Low Budget Movies

How Wes Anderson’s Short Film Got Him Famous

Watching Each Other’s Favorite Movies for the First Time