Podcast: Deja View

Deja View – Gangster Films

By Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser • May 1, 2026

In the final episode of the semester, hosts Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser discuss the strengths and weaknesses of gangster films while covering "The Godfather" (1972), "Goodfellas" (1990) and "City of God" (2002).

Deja View – Detective Films

By Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo • April 17, 2026

Continuing their discussion of the crime genre, hosts Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo cover the ins and outs of detective mystery films while taking a look at "The Third Man" (1949), "Vertigo" (1958) and "Knives Out" (2019).

Deja View – Heist Films

By Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser • April 3, 2026

Join hosts Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser as they dive into the expansive world of crime in film! In this episode, Christopher and Nathan break down the tropes and themes behind the heist films "Baby Driver" (2017), "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) and "Heat" (1995).

Deja View – Revisionist Westerns

By Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo • March 20, 2026

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo conclude their discussions of the western film genre by diving into the revisionist western films "3:10 to Yuma" (2007), "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Django Unchained" (2012).

Deja View – Western Parodies

By Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser • March 6, 2026

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Nathan Glasser take a new look at the western film genre as they discuss the subversive nature of the western parody films "Blazing Saddles" (1974), "City Slickers" (1991) and "Rango" (2011).

Deja View – Spaghetti Westerns

By Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo • February 20, 2026

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo continue their discussion of the western film genre as they focus on the qualities of "spaghetti westerns" such as "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964), "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966) and "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968).

Deja View – Traditional Westerns

By Christopher Meadows, Jordan Costolo, and Nathan Glasser • February 6, 2026

Host Christopher Meadows is joined by first-year student Jordan Costolo and junior Nathan Glasser as co-hosts in a discussion of United States' Wild West through the lens of the traditional western films "Stagecoach" (1939), "3:10 to Yuma" (1957) and "Rio Bravo" (1959).

Deja View – Biopic Movies

By Christopher Meadows and Nolan Sheehan • December 5, 2025

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Nolan Sheehan close out the semester by diving deep into the controversial American figures portrayed in "The Social Network" (2010), "Oppenheimer" (2023) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013).

Deja View – “Muppet” Movies

By Christopher Meadows and Nolan Sheehan • November 21, 2025

Host Christopher Meadows brings on junior Nolan Sheehan to co-host for the remainder of the semester. The two delve into the wacky world of Jim Henson in "The Muppet Movie" (1979), "The Great Muppet Caper" (1981) and "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992).

Deja View – “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Re-Run Episode)

By Sydney Brumfield and Therese Kinirons • November 8, 2025

This is a previously aired episode of "Deja View." Co-hosts Sydney Brumfield and Therese Kinirons talk about “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (2019), a film that tells a terrific love story and breaks...

Deja View – “Fantastic Four” Movies

By Christopher Meadows and Mateo Berman-Sample • October 24, 2025

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Mateo Berman-Sample discuss the dynamics of Marvel's classic team in "Fantastic Four" (2005) and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (2025), then they break down the disastrous production of "Fant4stic" (2015).

Deja View – “Batman” Movies

By Christopher Meadows and Mateo Berman-Sample • October 10, 2025

Hosts Christopher Meadows and Mateo Berman-Sample discuss Gotham City's Dark Knight in "Batman" (1989), "Batman Begins" (2005), "The LEGO Batman Movie" (2017) and "The Batman" (2022), breaking down the character's weaponization of fear and iconic rogues gallery.