the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Krissy Lenz, Nathan Blackwell

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Booking Overview

Two hosts (a filmmaker and a comedian) break down beloved and overlooked 80s movies through humor and nostalgia, often with a third special guest joining the conversation. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach aiming at pop-culture creators and entertainment-adjacent voices who can bring perspective, fandom, or craft to classic films.

Metrics

Episodes: 169

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 0.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3k subscribers

Instagram: 117 followers

Contact Information

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Host

Krissy Lenz - Identified in the podcast description/episodes as a comedian (of Neighborhood Comedy Theatre) who co-hosts the show.

Nathan Blackwell - Identified in the podcast description/episodes as a filmmaker (of Squishy Studios) who co-hosts the show.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Entertainment/culture adjacent creators or media personalities (e.g., nerd/pop-culture outlets) and/or people in podcast/media production roles who can speak to film appreciation and craft.
Required Achievements:  
Association with a pop-culture/nerd media brand, Role in podcast production/publishing (e.g., studio/community leadership)

Recent Guest Discussions

Mandy Kaplan - Revisiting When Harry Met Sally (1989); First-time Viewing Vs. Long-time Attachment; Screenplay Details; Notable Scenes; Romance Vs. Friendship Discussion.

Pete Wright - The Untouchables (1987); Filmmaking Techniques And Audacity; Performances And Characterization; De Palma/mamet Discussion; Iconic Staircase Sequence.

Recent Topics

Film, Nostalgia, 1980s, Pop Culture, Screenwriting

Episodes

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

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

July 01, 2026

Nerds, Fringe, and the $1,000 Question: Can't Buy Me Love Gets Its Day in CourtWelcome to this episode of The Most Excellent 80s Movies Show. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell are joined by special guest Grace Campbell of Adventures in Collide Podcast to dig into Can't Buy Me Love (1987)—a Patrick Dempsey gem perpetually swallowed up by the John Hughes canon that deserves its moment.Krissy comes in as the episode's Sherpa, having loved the film for years, while both Grace and Nathan are ...

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

June 17, 2026

Can Two People Just Be Friends? When Harry Met Sally… Says: Complicated.Welcome to this episode of The Most Excellent 80s Movies Show. Hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell are joined by special guest Mandy Kaplan of Make Me a Nerd to revisit When Harry Met Sally… (1989), and the stakes are personal, because one of them is seeing it for the very first time, one has it as a gold standard, and one literally danced to its music at her wedding.The central question this crew wrestles with isn't j...

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...

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