Schindler’s List was the film Steven Spielberg spent years avoiding because he feared he was not ready to make it. The result became one of the most important historical dramas ever filmed and…
Jurassic Park changed visual effects forever and redefined what audiences believed movies could show on screen. Based on Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel, Steven Spielberg combined practical…
Jaws created the modern summer blockbuster and made Steven Spielberg the most important young director in Hollywood. But the film nearly collapsed during production as mechanical shark failures,…
Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced Indiana Jones and reinvented the action-adventure movie for a new generation. Directed by Steven Spielberg and created with George Lucas, the film blended 1930s…
Ready Player One is Steven Spielberg’s return to the world he helped create: blockbuster pop culture obsession, 1980s nostalgia, and escapist fantasy. But beneath the references, Easter eggs, and…
Minority Report is Steven Spielberg’s dystopian science fiction thriller about predictive policing, surveillance technology, and the danger of believing the future is already written. Tom Cruise stars…
Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds transformed H.G. Wells’ alien invasion story into a post-9/11 nightmare about fear, survival, and collapsing American security. Tom Cruise stars as an ordinary…
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial became one of the most beloved movies ever made and helped define Steven Spielberg as the emotional storyteller of his generation. In this episode of Spielberg Reloaded, we…
Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind changed the modern science fiction film forever. In this episode of Spielberg Reloaded, we explore how Spielberg turned UFO obsession, government…
Three months after the podcast launch, an unprecedented phone call arrives: Catherine's series has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Talk Series. The palace convenes in stunned…
