The Strange Harbors Podcast podcast

The Strange Harbors Podcast

Welcome to The Strange Harbors Podcast. Hosted by Derek Wong, Jeff Zhang, and Amir Touray, The Strange Harbors Podcast is a weekly discussion of all things pop culture, with an emphasis on film and television. Join us every week as we dive deep into big blockbusters, indie favorites, and under-seen hidden gems.

Welcome to The Strange Harbors Podcast. Hosted by Derek Wong, Jeff Zhang, and Amir Touray, The Strange Harbors Podcast is a weekly discussion of all things pop culture, with an emphasis on film and television. Join us every week as we dive deep into big blockbusters, indie favorites, and under-seen hidden gems.

 

#269

"The Long Walk"

Short and sweet episode this week as Derek is on a much-deserved vacation. Jeff and Amir g... more

17 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:01

17 Oct 2025


#268

"One Battle After Another"

"No fear. Like Tom f---ing Cruise." One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson like ... more

05 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:00

05 Oct 2025


#267

"Highest 2 Lowest"

This week we review Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee's brazen remake of the 1963 black and whit... more

26 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:26

26 Sep 2025


#266

2025 Summer Box Office Wager Results

It's that time of year again where we reveal the winner of our annual summer box office wa... more

20 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:56

20 Sep 2025


#265

"Caught Stealing"

Darren Aronofsky follows up his divisive Oscar-winner, The Whale, with a throwback to 90s ... more

14 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:57

14 Sep 2025


#264

"Alien: Earth"

Xenomorphs get the prestige television treatment with Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth. Mashing ... more

05 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:56

05 Sep 2025


#263

"Weapons"

Zach Cregger follows up his 2022 surprise hit Barbarian with another bout of sneaky horror... more

25 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:14

25 Aug 2025


#262

"Eddington"

Leaving Cannes critics perplexed and polarized this spring, Ari Aster's Eddington takes ai... more

09 Aug 2025

53 MINS

53:20

09 Aug 2025


#261

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

New Earth. Fresh start. The MCU's latest brings Marvel's First Family to the big screen in... more

04 Aug 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:15

04 Aug 2025


#260

"28 Years Later"

As Jeff calls it on his Letterboxd review: "A movie of surprisingly gentle compassion but ... more

26 Jul 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:26

26 Jul 2025


#259

"Superman"

James Gunn stewards a new DC Cinematic Universe with the hotly anticipated Superman. Starr... more

18 Jul 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:10

18 Jul 2025


#258

"Ballerina" and "F1"

Jeff is on vacation this week, so it's up to Derek and Amir to pull off the rare double fe... more

12 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:26

12 Jul 2025


#257

"Materialists"

Celine Song's followup to 2023's gem Past Lives explores the world of matchmaking through ... more

04 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:18

04 Jul 2025


#256

What We're Watching, Summer 2025

This installment of our What We're Watching series is a television catchup episode, where ... more

19 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:36

19 Jun 2025


#255

"Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"

Arguably one of the best action franchises of all time comes to a presumed end with Missio... more

04 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:20

04 Jun 2025


#254

"Andor" Season 2

Critically-acclaimed Andor has returned. Politically sophisticated and emotionally bracing... more

23 May 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:11

23 May 2025


#253

"Thunderbolts"

In 2025, do the MCU doldrums continue, or is Jake Schreier's Thunderbolts a return to form... more

12 May 2025

55 MINS

55:56

12 May 2025


#252

2025 Summer Box Office Wager

It's that time of the year again where we make our friendly bet on the season's box office... more

04 May 2025

45 MINS

45:36

04 May 2025


#251

"Sinners"

Ryan Coogler's Sinners is one of the year's best films: a purposefully messy vampire metap... more

27 Apr 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:46

27 Apr 2025


#250

"The Pitt"

On this week's podcast, we review the latest streaming sensation on Max and the spiritual ... more

19 Apr 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:46

19 Apr 2025


#249

"A Working Man"

Director David Ayer re-teams with Jason Statham for another professionally titled actioner... more

04 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:39

04 Apr 2025


#248

"Daredevil: Born Again"

For our first television episode of 2025, we review the long-anticipated revival of Marvel... more

30 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:24

30 Mar 2025


#247

"Black Bag"

This week, we review director Steven Soderbergh's second film to be released in as many mo... more

20 Mar 2025

44 MINS

44:27

20 Mar 2025


#246

"Mickey 17"

It's been six long years since the last Bong Joon-ho film, Parasite, swept through the 202... more

15 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:14

15 Mar 2025


#245

The 97th Oscars Recap

A welcome respite from Jimmy Kimmel's irony-pilled sarcasm, the 97th annual Academy Awards... more

06 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:36

06 Mar 2025


#244

"The Monkey"

This week, after a long month of lists, recaps, and Oscar nominated heavy hitters, we ligh... more

27 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:02

27 Feb 2025


#243

"The Brutalist"

It's incredibly easy to overpraise something like Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist just for it... more

15 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:33

15 Feb 2025


#242

"Nickel Boys"

This week we review RaMell Ross's Nickel Boys, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel o... more

08 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:17

08 Feb 2025


#241

The Most Anticipated Films of 2025

As per tradition, we follow up the best of 2024 with our Most Anticipated Films of 2025 ep... more

31 Jan 2025

49 MINS

49:51

31 Jan 2025