Film critic Katie Walsh (Tribune News Service, Los Angeles Times) braves facehuggers, chestbursters, and hordes of xenomorphs to talk about James Cameron's "Aliens." We examine producer Gale Anne Hurd's role as "Cameron Whisperer" during the early phase of his directing career, reflect on what makes "Aliens" such a satisfying sequel, and discuss the evolution of Cameron's storytelling as his movies have become more ambitious. Plus, we debut a brand new segment called Good Movie/Bad Movie! (Special thanks to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation for sponsoring this episode.)

Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins the podcast to discuss Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," and helps us trace the film's journey from once being considered a minor effort to now being viewed as one of the most pivotal movies in Scorsese's career. She also names the Scorsese film she'd most like to see added to the Criterion Collection, and offers her theory as to why Scorsese's work is often more fully appreciated a decade after the fact.

New York Magazine and Vulture film critic Bilge Ebiri offers wide-ranging insights into the career of Steven Spielberg, helps put American cinema of the 1980s into proper perspective, and discusses why he thinks "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" might be Spielberg's best-directed film. Truly, anything goes!