Cinematic Stories Podcast

Back in July, Deadpool & Wolverine took the world by storm and became one of the year's biggest films! While I found it action-packed and hilarious, I was taken aback by how much it moved me. This movie came at a moment in my life just when I needed it most to help lift me from a dark abyss. Listen and find out more about how Deadpool & Wolverine helped save my life!

It's time for some more processing through life with some of my favorite movies and music. In this episode, I share more about how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Wakanda Forever, Frozen 2, Ed Sheeran, and the band Judah and the Lion have been influential for me over the last few weeks.

In this very personal episode, I share some recent difficult experiences. I also talk about how movies and TV shows such as The Dark Knight Rises, Wakanda Forever, Dunkirk, WandaVision, Ted Lasso, X-Men 97, and others have helped me process my grief.

We are a little late getting this episode out but we couldn't pass up an opportunity to talk about our favorite movie-watching experiences from 2023! On this episode, Dallin Curtis joins us once again as we talk about not only our favorite movies released in 2023 but also the other memorable films we watched this past year!

The legendary Dallin Curtis joins us today to share more about his life through his favorite movies! Dallin's passion for film is infectious and on this episode we get to know more about the kinds of movies he likes and how they have affected him. It was a blast to chat with Dallin! If you want to follow more of his work you can do at the link below: https://dallinthefilmfanatic.blogspot.com/

After a long break, we are finally back and on this episode, we welcome Victor Mosconi to the show! Victor is a father, coach, recent Ph.D. graduate, an expert in understanding imposter syndrome, and of course a movie fan! In our conversation, you’ll learn more about his interest in movies, his love for the character Loki, why the quote “Change your stars” from A Knight's Tale is so meaningful to him, and much more! Tune in to listen to the whole interview! If you want to find out more about Victor and his work as a coach make sure to check out the link below! https://victormos.com/

My brother Matt Olsen joins us today to share more about his life through his favorite movies! Matt is a husband, father, teacher, passionate fan of movie franchises, and much more. In this conversation, you'll learn more about the films he shares with his family, his love for the Star Wars franchise, one of the best movie quotes of all time, and so much more!  

In the latest episode, I am experimenting by trying something different by introducing a new segment of the show called Story Time! In this new segment, I plan to dive a little bit deeper into one specific film and some of the more personal stories associated with that film. To start I decided to share some of my thoughts and life experiences that I've had with the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. I share some stories about loneliness and friendship, complicated father-son relationships, traumatic loss, and more. I'm excited to introduce the first episode of Story Time and look forward to doing many more!