I wanted to mix things up a bit by letting you know that Danny Peary has been interviewed on a couple of podcasts recently — check them out if you’re interested in hearing him discuss films live!

In Part 1 of his talk with Dan Fisher from “Let’s Talk Ten,” Peary and Fisher discuss the first half of each of their top ten childhood favorites, listed here in chronological order; sound bites from the films themselves are liberally smattered throughout, which is fun.

• The Cocoanuts (1929)
• Shane (1953)
• Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
• Them! (1954)
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
• Pardners (1956)
• The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
• The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) (not listed in GFTFF)
• Fool’s Parade (1971) (not listed in GFTFF)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977/1980)

And here are their selections from Part 2, once again in chronological order:

• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
• The Searchers (1956)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
• Tiger Bay (1959)
• Psycho (1960)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
• That’s Entertainment! (1974) (not listed in GFTFF)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Finally, here is Danny being interviewed on the TV Guidance Counselor podcast very recently, in March 2025. A random cult film he recommends near the end is Deep End (1970). Enjoy!