the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Krissy Lenz, Nathan Blackwell

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Booking Overview

A comedic film-fan show where a filmmaker and a comedian revisit iconic 1980s movies with modern perspective and lots of affectionate snark. It’s a fun, culture-forward format that works well for PR outreach aimed at entertainment, comedy, fandom communities, and creators.

Metrics

Episodes: 167

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 117 followers

Contact Information

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Host

Krissy Lenz - Comedian and director at Neighborhood Comedy Theatre; co-host who brings humor and performance/context from the comedy community to 80s film discussions.

Nathan Blackwell - Independent filmmaker at Squishy Studios; co-host who approaches 80s films with a filmmaker’s lens and contemporary creative perspective.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Active podcasters and writers, comedy/improv figures, or dedicated music/film fans with a credible content presence; guests appear to be community-based rather than mainstream celebrities.
Required Achievements:  
Runs or produces a podcast, Publishes writing related to pop culture/entertainment, Leads comedy/improv projects, Demonstrates strong film/music fandom expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Jenna Jacobsen - 80s Action Cinema; Comedic/affectionate Analysis Of A Landmark 1980s One-man-army Film

Francis Zagarigo - 80s Action Cinema; Rewatching And Interpreting The Tone/structure Of An 1980s Film Through Fresh Eyes

Pete Wright - Film Context And Performance/structure; Creative Craft Lens Applied To A Prince Film

Kyle Olson - Purple Rain As Cultural Artifact; Music/performance Vs Narrative Structure

Recent Topics

Film, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, 80s, Music

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast
:

The Untouchables (1987)

June 03, 2026

Nobody Gets Off This Staircase: Krissy, Nathan, and Pete Take On The UntouchablesWelcome to this episode of The Most Excellent 80s Movies. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell are joined by special guest Pete Wright—podcast impresario and pod boss at TruStory FM—to dig into Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987), where the real question isn't whether Al Capone goes down, but how far a straight-arrow fed is willing to bend to make it happen.The central tension here is a juicy one: Kevin Co...

The Right Stuff (1983)

May 20, 2026

Breaking Barriers: Krissy and Nathan Strap In for The Right StuffWelcome to this episode of The Most Excellent 80s Movies Show. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell strap in for Philip Kaufman's sweeping 1983 epic The Right Stuff — a film so genuinely, stubbornly good that it nearly breaks their ability to snark about it.The central tension here isn't between astronauts and gravity — it's between Krissy and Nathan and a movie that refuses to be easily summed up. With an extraordinary ensemb...

Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

May 06, 2026

One Man Army, Zero Armadillos: The Invasion U.S.A. SituationWelcome to this episode of The Most Excellent 80s Movies Show. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell are joined by special guests Francis Zagarigo and Jenna Jacobsen of the Very Fine Friends podcast to take on Invasion U.S.A. (1985) — the Chuck Norris one-man-army spectacular that Nathan has been lobbying to cover for years.The big question the crew keeps circling: is this a movie, or is it a spectacle? Because there's a difference,...

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