The Commentary Podcast
Welcome to the Commentary Podcast! A podcast where the host, Pat Brennan (along with some guests), provide an audio commentary track while watching your favorite films. Hope you are able to join us on this journey and experience your film watching a different way! Music by: Patrick Baxter
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Episodes
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
A new episode of the podcast is out now! My co-host/best friend Tony Mikel joins me as we discuss the film news from the prior week! Hope you all enjoy and be sure to follow Tony on his channels below:
https://www.instagram.com/tonymikeltalksfilm/
https://letterboxd.com/clappernoise69/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be kicking off our Classic Cinema Series with 'Casablanca' (1942). Joining me on this episode are my cohosts Vikash Patel and Tony Mikel. You can find their social channels below:
Vikash Patel:
https://twitter.com/oshkoshvikas
https://letterboxd.com/merry722/
https://www.tiktok.com/@oshkoshvikash
CINEMA PURSUIT PODCAST:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-pursuit-podcast/id1716825579?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
https://www.tiktok.com/@cinemapursuitpodcast
Tony Mikel:
https://www.instagram.com/tonymikeltalksfilm/
https://letterboxd.com/clappernoise69/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Welcome to a new series in the podcast where my co-host/best friend Tony Mikel joins me as we discuss the film news from the prior week! Hope you all enjoy and be sure to follow Tony on his channels below:
https://www.instagram.com/tonymikeltalksfilm/
https://letterboxd.com/clappernoise69/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be watching 'Sinners' (2025). Joining me on this episode is my cohost Martin Padilla, as well as one of my best friends Tony Mikel. You can find their social channels below:
Martin Padilla:
https://twitter.com/alejandroxpadi
https://letterboxd.com/alejandroxpadi/
https://www.tiktok.com/@alejandroxpadilla
Tony Mikel:
https://www.instagram.com/tonymikeltalksfilm/
https://letterboxd.com/clappernoise69/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be revisiting 'All the President's Men' (1976)! Joining me on the podcast today is my cohost Vikash Patel. You can find his social channels below, as well as their excellent podcasts:
Vikash Patel:
https://twitter.com/oshkoshvikas
https://letterboxd.com/merry722/
https://www.tiktok.com/@oshkoshvikash
CINEMA PURSUIT PODCAST:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-pursuit-podcast/id1716825579?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
https://www.tiktok.com/@cinemapursuitpodcast
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Today on the podcast, I am incredibly lucky enough to interview someone who I have admired for 20 years and that is the host of Turner Classic Movies, Ben Mankiewicz! I hope you all enjoy this interview, as it meant a lot to me:
Ben Mankiewicz:
https://x.com/BenMank77
https://www.tcm.com/articles/TCM%20Host%20Article/021923/ben-mankiewicz
Talking Pictures:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pictures/id1722148571
The Plot Thickens:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plot-thickens/id1504732282
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be revisiting 'Field of Dreams' (1989)! Joining me on this episode is a good friend of mine, Drake. You can find his social channels below:
https://x.com/AverageFilmGuy
https://letterboxd.com/afdontwitter/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be continuing our James Cameron Directors Series with 'Titanic' (1997). Joining me on this Directors Series journey once again is my cohost Martin Padilla, as well as one of my best friends Tony Mikel. You can find their social channels below:
Martin Padilla:
https://twitter.com/alejandroxpadi
https://letterboxd.com/alejandroxpadi/
https://www.tiktok.com/@alejandroxpadilla
Tony Mikel:
https://x.com/tonymikel94
https://letterboxd.com/clappernoise69/
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be revisiting 'The Fugitive' (1993)! Joining me on the podcast today as a guest is the host of the Movie Draft Podcast, Ethan Simmie, as well as my cohost Vikash Patel. You can find their social channels below, as well as their excellent podcasts:
Ethan Simmie:
https://x.com/EthanSimmie
https://letterboxd.com/ethansimmie/
https://x.com/draftmoviepod
MOVIE DRAFT PODCAST:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4odBy9UHbElyeUE74omxNc?si=CD0cMgRgSDGw-DMY-sGgRw&nd=1&dlsi=bf9b7934f1194cf3
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movie-draft-podcast/id1720893368
Vikash Patel:
https://twitter.com/oshkoshvikas
https://letterboxd.com/merry722/
https://www.tiktok.com/@oshkoshvikash
CINEMA PURSUIT PODCAST:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-pursuit-podcast/id1716825579?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
https://www.tiktok.com/@cinemapursuitpodcast
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Today on the podcast we will be continuing our James Cameron Directors Series with 'True Lies' (1994). Joining me on this Directors Series journey once again are my two cohosts Vikash Patel and Martin Padilla. You can find their social channels below:
Martin Padilla:
https://twitter.com/alejandroxpadi
https://letterboxd.com/alejandroxpadi/
https://www.tiktok.com/@alejandroxpadilla
Vikash Patel:
https://twitter.com/oshkoshvikas
https://letterboxd.com/merry722/
https://www.tiktok.com/@oshkoshvikash
CINEMA PURSUIT PODCAST:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-pursuit-podcast/id1716825579?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
https://www.tiktok.com/@cinemapursuitpodcast
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Intro/outro music created by Patrick Baxter! You can find his social channels below as well:
https://spamcaller.bandcamp.com/